Raising a puppy takes a village and you’re not alone! Let us give you the support you both need.

Our Drop-off Puppy Playschool program in SE Montavilla, Portland offers dogs ages 8 weeks - 5 months opportunities for dynamic enrichment and training with our team of certified professionals. This program provides ample time and space for both indoor and outdoor enrichment activities and follows a rhythmic schedule that fosters intrinsic canine learning in a peaceful and nurturing setting. The focus of the program is to give puppies the chance to develop and learn at their natural pace.

Each puppy gets regular potty breaks, sniffari strolls, play time with well matched puppies and ongoing training through the day with three Certified Professional Dog Trainers. The group size is maximum six puppies.

Some puppies may show us that this training set up is too much for them to handle. Even if they start off doing well in the program, as puppies grow up their temperament and behavioral needs change. Sometimes puppies need to be pulled from this program before they reach 20 weeks of age because they are showing behaviors that indicate that this type of training set up or environment is not conducive to healthy learning or socialization. While we cannot offer refunds, should this happen we will work with you transfer your Playschool credits into another Noble Woof service that is more suitable for your pup's needs. We most commonly will recommend Private Training, or our Group Classes!

• Controlled and strategic socialization to different people, puppies, surfaces, sounds, and sights

• Appropriately greeting people

• Settle on a mat

• Impulse Control

• Better play communication

• Positive separation from their person and comfort being alone

• Loose Leash Walking

• Engagement around distractions

• Recall

• Drop it

• Leave it

• Ability to settle around other people and dogs

• Sit/Down

• Stay

• Wait for food or wait at doors

• A trick of choice and enrichment

• Harness phobia desensitization

• Cooperative care training

Training & Enrichment

This program prioritizes meeting your puppie’s species-specific core needs through enrichment and training. This is a holistic and evidence-based approach intended to help your puppy learn how to navigate modern living with ease while considering their unique personality and needs.

Every puppy gets one-on-one focused training time with our Certified Professional Trainers.

Nap Time

Providing ample time to rest and decompress after each activity is a very important aspect to holistic and effective canine learning. We ensure all Playschoolers get enough quiet time to down-regulate from stimulating activities.

Being able to settle is an incredibly important skill, especially as it’s transferable to other activities and environments, such as working from home or sitting at a cafe or patio.

Socialization & Play

We will systematically expose your puppy to novel sounds, surfaces, handling, and husbandry procedures in a way that builds positive associations. Puppies will also spend time playing with a well-matched classmate or group of classmates.

All puppies get solo training time to practice their unique goals with one of our Certified Professional Trainers.

Our goal is to shape optimism and confidence into your puppy so they have a positive lens on life. We do this through meeting their core needs, capturing desirable behaviors, and facilitating healthy play with other pups. Exercise, structured training, and enriching, mentally stimulating games will ensure your puppy is wholly satisfied by the end of their stay.  

Single Session: $200

Save when you buy a package! As low as $180 per session. We also offer reasonable Payment Plans for all packages. Please familiarize yourself with our CANCELLATION POLICY before making a purchase.

Book a single session if you want to dip your paw in to see if this program is right for you and your puppy - or if your puppy will be over 17 weeks when you start the program.

If your puppy will be 17 weeks when you start the program, this package is for you!

If your puppy will be 14 weeks when you start the program, this package is for you!

If your puppy will be 11 weeks when you start the program, this package is for you!

If your puppy will be 8 weeks when you start the program, this package is for you!