Community
More Than a School, a Community of Arizona Dog People
Real progress, shared wins, and a team that knows your dog by name. When your dog trains here, you become part of a Valley-wide community of dog people who get it.
What is the Partners Dogs community?
The Partners Dogs community is the network of families who train with us across Scottsdale and Cave Creek, and the shared stories that come with it. It is progress worth celebrating, advice from people a few steps ahead, and a team that remembers your dog. We have worked with 70,000+ dogs since 1997, and the human side of that, the sense of belonging, is what keeps families connected long after the first program ends. Training may bring you in. The people are what make it home.
WHY IT MATTERS
When Your Dog Trains Here, You Join the Pack
- A familiar team that knows your dog. The same people handle training, daycare, boarding, and grooming, so every visit feels like coming back to people who already know your dog's name and story.
- Families who have been where you are. From the first chaotic puppy weeks to a calm dog you can take anywhere, you are surrounded by owners a few steps ahead, happy to share what worked.
- A place to keep showing up. Graduation is the start, not the finish. Between training, daycare, boarding, and grooming, there is always a reason to come back to people who know your dog.
LOCAL ROOTS SINCE 1997
Family Owned, Arizona Grown
Partners Dogs started as one family's commitment to Arizona dogs and their people, and it has stayed family owned ever since. Our founding campus sits on the desert in Cave Creek, where owner Leighton Oosthuisen still lives on the property, and our Scottsdale campus on Shea brings the same team and the same standards closer to the heart of the Valley.
Since 1997 we have worked with 70,000+ dogs from neighborhoods all across greater Phoenix. We are not a franchise that rolled into town. We are your neighbors, and this is home.
WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED
Show Up, Connect, Keep Growing
Train together. From your first program to ongoing group classes and daycare, training with us is how you get to know the team and the families around you. Find your starting point
Stay in touch. Want to be part of it? Tell us about your dog and we will help you take the next step as part of the Partners Dogs family. Get in touch
SEE OUR CAMPUSES
A Look at Home Base
From the desert acreage in Cave Creek to our Shea campus in Scottsdale, this is where the community gathers. Press play for a guided look at where your dog trains, plays, and belongs.
HEAR FROM THE PACK
Real Families, Real Wins
- Read the reviews. More than 2,000 reviews at 4.8 stars from Valley families who came in overwhelmed and left with a dog they can finally relax around. Read the reviews
- Browse the blog. Training tips, dog-life stories, and Arizona-specific advice from the team who trains here every day. Visit the blog
- Refer a friend. The community grows when good dog people send other good dog people our way. See how referrals work
New here? Let us help you find your starting point.
Tell us what is happening at home and we will recommend the right training path and next step, then welcome you into the community that comes with it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to be part of the Partners Dogs community?
When your dog trains with us, you join a Valley-wide network of dog people and a team that knows your dog. The same familiar faces handle training, daycare, boarding, and grooming, and you are surrounded by families who have been exactly where you are.
I am new. How do I get started?
Schedule a call and we will help you find the right training path for your dog. From there, you are part of the community that comes with it.