PD360 Assessment
PD360 Dog Behavior Assessment: Your Dog's Starting Point
PD360 is the proprietary Partners Dogs 360° in-person assessment and progress-tracking system that powers every program we run. Twenty-eight years of refinement. 70,000+ dogs of data. One in-person visit at our Scottsdale or Cave Creek facility, and your dog walks out with a fully individualized program plan.
Required before Behavior Camp and Transform Camp. $199 first dog, $149 second dog, applied as store credit when you enroll in the camp or program we recommend, or in a membership; the credit does not apply to à la carte bookings or general reservations such as a boarding stay, drop-in daycare days, or grooming booked on their own.
What is the PD360 Assessment?
PD360 is Partners Dogs' in-person, 360-degree behavioral assessment: one full day at our Scottsdale or Cave Creek facility where a senior trainer reads your dog across nine dimensions, then walks you through a personalized program recommendation, a realistic timeline, and an honest prognosis, all built into your dog's PD360 profile. It is the starting line of a progress-tracking system that measures real outcomes from intake through graduation and follows you home. The fee is $199 for your first dog and $149 for a second, applied as store credit when you enroll in the camp or program we recommend, or in a membership; the credit does not apply to à la carte bookings or general reservations such as a boarding stay, drop-in daycare days, or grooming booked on their own.
A Complete Picture of Your Dog
Nine dimensions in every PD360 assessment
One visit, nine dimensions. Every PD360 reads the behavior in front of us and the full picture behind it that decides whether training sticks.
- Behavioral Evaluation How your dog actually responds to real triggers, handling, and distraction, not a sanitized demo.
- Temperament Profile Confidence, drive, frustration tolerance, and how fast your dog recovers from stress.
- Learning Profile What motivates your dog, food, toy, praise, or pressure, so we pick the fastest path to progress.
- Environmental Factors Home layout, yard, other pets, and neighborhood triggers that shape every behavior.
- Lifestyle Match Your goals, schedule, and household, so the plan fits the life you actually live.
- Custom Program Plan The exact program, duration, milestones, and skill sequence your dog will build.
- Progress Baseline A measurable starting score for every dimension, the yardstick every future report is measured against.
- Tool Compatibility The equipment that fits your dog and your comfort, balanced and never one-size-fits-all.
- Family Coaching Plan What every handler at home needs to learn so the work transfers off our floor.
How It Works
The PD360 assessment process
Book your assessment day. Pick your campus, Scottsdale or Cave Creek, with the schedulers below and reserve a full day. Bring your dog; the primary handler should plan to be at drop-off and pickup.
Drop-off, 9-10am. You meet the senior trainer running your dog's day, walk through history and goals, and flag the behaviors that worry you most. Bring your dog's usual collar and leash; we handle the rest.
Morning evaluation block. Behavioral evaluation and temperament profile. We watch live responses to real-world triggers, handling, distractions, and structure across multiple environments, the behaviors you live with at home, not a staged demo.
Afternoon evaluation block. Learning profile, tool compatibility, and real-floor testing. We work out how your dog learns, which equipment fits, and set a measurable baseline for every behavior we track.
Pickup walkthrough, 2-4pm. A 30-minute meet with you. The trainer walks you through what we saw, what it means, and answers every question before you leave the building.
Your plan built into PD360, same day. You leave with a personalized program recommendation, the skill sequence, a realistic timeline, and an honest prognosis. The fee is $199 first dog, $149 second dog, applied as store credit when you enroll in the camp or program we recommend, or in a membership; the credit does not apply to à la carte bookings or general reservations such as a boarding stay, drop-in daycare days, or grooming booked on their own.
See It In Action
Watch a PD360 Assessment
A look at how we run a full PD360 evaluation, from the first greeting to the verbal breakdown and revised score you leave with, at each of our two campuses.
Our Scottsdale campus on Shea, and our Cave Creek desert campus.
What It Costs
One assessment day. One honest plan.
The PD360 assessment is $199 for your first dog and $149 for a second dog. That covers 4+ hours of hands-on evaluation with your dog plus a 30-minute pickup meet, and the fee is applied as store credit when you enroll in the camp or program we recommend, or in a membership; the credit does not apply to à la carte bookings or general reservations such as a boarding stay, drop-in daycare days, or grooming booked on their own.
Required before Behavior Camp and Transform Camp, and the smartest first step for any family unsure which program fits.
Measured, Not Guessed
Six tracking dimensions, one dashboard
Most programs go quiet the day you pick your dog up. PD360 keeps measuring. Every dog is scored across six dimensions at baseline and re-scored at every milestone, so your dashboard shows real progress, not a vague impression.
- Behavior Scorecard A composite score for the behaviors that matter to you, re-scored at every milestone so you see how the score moves between milestones, and where it lands.
- Skill Milestone Tracker Every skill mapped through Teaching, Reinforcing, Proofing, and Maintenance, timestamped as your dog advances.
- Real-World Test Results Recall at distance, heel past a trigger, settle in a busy room, tested at graduation and follow-ups, never staged.
- Owner Confidence Scoring Your own confidence with each skill, tracked at intake, mid-program, and graduation, because confidence predicts whether it holds at home.
- Trigger Response Mapping Each trigger cataloged by intensity, threshold distance, and recovery, so you know exactly what is solved and what still needs work.
- Maintenance Plan Compliance After graduation we track whether the at-home plan is holding, and catch regression before it costs you the work.
Real-World Testing
Real-world testing, on the floor
Recall under distraction. Heel past a trigger. A long line out across a working floor. The numbers on your dashboard come from real tests like this one, run at graduation and again at follow-ups, so the progress you see is progress you can trust.
Built Different
What makes PD360 the smartest dog training system
It is not one thing. It is six things compounding on top of each other, the way 28 years of building, measuring, and refining stacks.
- Proprietary 28-year methodology Refined by Leighton and Christopher Oosthuisen and 30+ pro trainers since 1997, iterated against the real outcomes of tens of thousands of dogs.
- Tool-agnostic by design Balanced training means the right tool for the right dog in the right moment. The equipment serves the dog, never the dogma.
- Real-world reinforcement Sit-stay on a quiet mat is the first ten percent. PD360 is built around recall under distraction and calm at the door when life is loud.
- Family-first program design Every plan is built for the household that carries it home, because that is where retention lives or dies.
- Continuous progress tracking Six dimensions, scored at baseline and re-scored at every milestone, on a dashboard you open from your phone.
- Backed by 70,000+ dogs of data Every plan is calibrated against the dogs that came before yours, so we know which patterns predict success and which predict regression.
Two Arizona Facilities, One Standard
Why in-person beats any quiz
An online quiz can guess. An in-person assessment knows. There is no substitute for a senior trainer putting hands on your dog, watching the actual response to actual triggers, and reading the family dynamic in the room.
That is why every PD360 is conducted at one of our two Arizona facilities, Scottsdale or Cave Creek. Same standard, same proprietary system, same senior-trainer roster. Pick the campus nearest you.
Explore in 360
See Where Your Assessment Happens
Walk the training floors and classrooms in 360 before your visit, so the building feels familiar the moment you arrive.
Book Your PD360
Pick the facility nearest you and book a PD360 assessment
Pick a full assessment day at the campus closest to you. Drop-off is around 9 to 10am, pickup around 2 to 4pm, and your dog is welcome. Both schedulers below pull live availability straight from our calendar.
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Talk to a Real Trainer
Still deciding? Talk to a trainer first.
Tell us what is happening at home. A senior trainer will tell you straight whether a PD360 day is the right first step or whether another program fits better. Build your program online for an instant recommendation, or call 480-595-6700, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PD360 assessment?
PD360 is the proprietary Partners Dogs 360-degree in-person evaluation. A senior trainer assesses your dog across nine dimensions over a full day, then walks you through a personalized program recommendation, a realistic timeline, and an honest prognosis, all built into your dog's PD360 profile before you commit to training.
How much does the PD360 assessment cost?
$199 for your first dog and $149 for a second dog. The fee covers 4+ hours of hands-on evaluation with your dog plus a 30-minute pickup meet, and it is applied as store credit when you enroll in the camp or program we recommend, or in a membership; the credit does not apply to à la carte bookings or general reservations such as a boarding stay, drop-in daycare days, or grooming booked on their own.
How long does the assessment take?
Plan for a full assessment day: 4+ hours with your dog plus a 30-minute pickup meet. Drop-off is around 9-10am and pickup around 2-4pm, with flexibility for your schedule.
Is PD360 required before camp?
Yes. A PD360 assessment is required before Behavior Camp and Transform Camp, and it is the smartest first step for any family unsure which program fits.
Where is the assessment held?
At one of our two Arizona facilities: Scottsdale (8642 E Shea Blvd) or Cave Creek (4640 E Forest Pleasant Pl). Both run the full PD360 system with the same senior-trainer roster.
Do I need to bring my dog?
Yes, bring your dog. An in-person assessment is the whole point: there is no substitute for a senior trainer putting hands on your dog and watching real responses to real triggers. Bring the primary handler for the pickup debrief.