We help Portland dogs and humans co-exist together, happily and peacefully. Instinct Portland is owned by board certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. Chris Pachel, DACVB and certified dog behavior consultant Dr. Caroline Spark, together with operations and client experience specialist Maren Couch. We are a passionate, experienced team of dog professionals who are committed to helping Portland dogs and owners through kind, practical, effective solutions.
“Instinct is a top-tier organization that builds genuine, supportive relationships with their clients and pets to improve everyone’s wellbeing.”
You have goals. Your dog has needs. Our flexible, custom programs are individually designed to help you achieve your goals, while meeting your dog’s unique behavioral needs – as a species, a breed/mix, and an individual. So you and your dog can live a happier life together.
Location scouting is currently underway for our brick-and-mortar canine behavioral health campus. Until then, we’re fully operational to help with in-home and virtual coaching.
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Get to know our behavior professionals, leadership team, and veterinary behavior partners.
Meet Team
Meet our canine helpers, who provide invaluable help to our coaches and clients.
Meet Helper Dogs
We use collaborative coaching and canine behavior science to help you make progress toward your goals while prioritizing your dog’s behavioral health.
We use a powerful combination of positive reinforcement puppy sleepaway camp and collaborative coaching sessions to help your puppy grow into a confident, resilient family
We work with your dog during the day, then provide collaborative coaching sessions to bring you up to speed.
