Wind River Canine Partners, Dog Training & Boarding
  
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 Naomi Williams 
 
February 21, 2019
 
 
  
Had the privilege of working with Alle for service dog training and it was a wonderful experience during the process but the helpfulness after my dog Rocket graduated was beyond what was required.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Genevieve Krause 
 
June 22, 2023
 
 
  
Wind River and Kevin Alford helped me to train my two rescue dogs, one of which was reactive.  The skills we learned not only made my dogs better behaved but created a greater sense of calm for the whole family. Worth every penny. Happy dog, happy life.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Thomas Kostelnik 
 
July 14, 2021
 
 
  
Ally is a great trainer and has been a great resource for us. All the staff is friendly and really willing to help. You can definitely tell everyone's heart is all in on the animals they get to interact with. Highly recommend!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Jason Ditsworth 
 
March 8, 2024
 
 
  
Great place to take your dog to play with other dogs. Our Bernedoodle has a blast at daycare. Great boarding service as well.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lydia Buescher 
 
February 22, 2019
 
 
  
Wind River has changed my dogs life! My dog aggressive dog is now better at making friends than I am! 😉😍
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 John Sullivan 
 
January 21, 2024
 
 
  
We have been boarding our dogs at Wind River Canine Partners for many years and we highly recommend them. The staff is personable and professional and we never have any concerns when boarding at Wind River. In fact, we think our dogs look forward to staying at Wind River! Highly recommended!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Ruth Blacketer 
 
July 24, 2024
 
 
  
This is our favorite place to board our  7 yr old active GSD. Dogs can be boarded with similar size/personality or boarded separately. Pens are large and grassy. The staff is fabulous, and everyone I've met loves animals. After boarding there for 5+ years, I have to say we won't go anywhere else!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Elizabeth McNeilly 
 
February 22, 2019
 
 
  
The new owner trained my black lab Maggie, did amazing job. She also goes there for daycare it is always tired when she comes home and loves every minute of it. The staff is wonderful everything is clean and organized. And my dog is always tired and happy I’ve never been happier with the training I received when my dog was a needed it. I would refer any dog family to canine partners
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Elizabeth Warriner 
 
May 26, 2025
 
 
  
The best review I can give is from my dogs. They lose their minds they are so excited when we turn off the hwy to go there. They absolutely love it.  It's a wonderful place to kennel the dogs when we aren't able to take them with us. Kevin was the trainer for 1 of my dogs, he will stop and return from chasing a jack rabbit. He is the best trained dog I've ever had.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Hannah Tellier 
 
January 2, 2024
 
 
  
I brought my first dog here in 2020 to start service dog training. We worked with Ally and have had the best experience. The whole team was amazing with my pup. We planned on doing owner training with support from a professional. Nothing could have been more perfect. Ally gave me space to work on what I knew how to do and helped me learn how to train things I didn’t know yet. We worked hard and the outcome was amazing. With my newest puppy, I trained him with Kevin. He was very gentle and kind to him and trained him the way he needed. Kevin pays close attention to your dogs and works with them to support their learning style. He is very knowledgeable and explained everything in a way I could easily understand. All four of my dogs love coming here. They have made wonderful friends and have a place to run and play. The facility is set up so there are multiple small groups of dogs. Rather than just one large play group, dogs are separated by size, temperament, and play style. I feel confident that my dogs are safe and happy when they board or come for daycare. Best part is, my puppy comes home tired and ready for a nap!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Ken Marshall 
 
February 22, 2019
 
 
  
Much wow!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 George Havens 
 
October 24, 2021
 
 
  
Nice facility with an outstanding staff.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Emily Adams 
 
September 18, 2022
 
 
  
Wonderful people working for a wonderful cause
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Gene Haire 
 
March 11, 2025
 
 
  
Picked up my 8 month old Mini American Shepherd, Maggie, yesterday after three week board and train. Great experience! Our trainer, Elena Wickman, has been wonderful! Extremely knowledgeable, kind, accessible, and effective. Provided frequent photos and videos of Maggie's progress. Looking forward to our first followup training session on March 1. Highly recommend.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 MariahLynn Macy 
 
August 17, 2025
 
 
  
Absolutely an ama,8ng place with ama ing staff.  My dog loves it there
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Steven Carlston 
 
June 16, 2023
 
 
  
Very knowledgeable trainers We have had several rescue pups  come out of there with skillz!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Jen Premselaar 
 
August 6, 2026
 
 
  
I have been seeing Caleaha for private lessons for my dog Bodhi.  I've worked with tons of trainers in the past with my rescue dogs and their various behaviors and Caleaha is the best I've ever worked with.  She is very clear, explains things in a very articulate manner and the difference she has made with Bodhi has been amazing.  Most importantly, she has trained me beyond the skills I had so I can continue to work with Bodhi in between lessons.  I highly recommend her and Wind River for boarding as well.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Jeff 
 
January 25, 2024
 
 
  
I felt extremely comfortable recommending wind Rivers services during the time I managed a competing facility, unleashed. I received exclusively positive feedback about wind River from clients and acquaintances. Recently I had two of my dogs in for a temperament assessment at wind River. I was very impressed with the smooth and professional operation I found. I received a detailed behavior report on both my dogs, compiled by one of the wind River trainers Hannah. I've had the pleasure of working with Hannah in the past at another facility and I trust her implicitly. The owner was kind enough to come out and go through my dog's assessments with me personally and in depth. It was the end of the day, there was only one dog left, but The owner still took the time to give me the very best one-on-one service. Boarding is hard. It's hard on the dogs and it's hard on the people. Knowing there's a place I can trust to care for my dogs when I'm away is literally priceless! Thank you so much
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Terri Phillips 
 
March 31, 2025
 
 
  
Dogs seemed well taken care of and were ready to go when we got there. No kennel cough
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Elizabeth 
 
January 20, 2023
 
 
  
We love Wind River Canine Partners for several reasons. 1) We feel confident and safe leaving our dogs in their care. I have 3 dogs. 2 of our dogs need medication and they are able to administer it to them. Our border collie, bull dog is scared of gun shots, and fireworks. They make sure she feels safe and confident. Our chihuahua can be grumpy but he is so happy when we come here. Our American Bully gets plenty of outside time, play and socialization. 2) Their training results speak to their dedication and hard work. We did a two week board and train last April with several follow up sessions for our American Bully. She was 4 months at the time. Lydia did such a great job with her. Our dog is now 1 and is still very motivated to do all of the training Lydia helped her with. The training we learned from Lydia also transferred to our other 2 dogs and helped us form new habits creating a more peaceful home environment. Also, our dog loves Lydia! 3) They are continuing to work with us as we prepare our American Bully to start training to become a service dog. We highly recommend their services.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Emily Weaver 
 
December 12, 2022
 
 
  
I have had a great experience with Wind River Canine Partners and I cannot recommend them enough. We put our black lab through the two-week foundation board and train with Kevin (who was absolutely fantastic) and it changed everything! He taught us how to more effectively communicate with our dog and gave us a running head start with her on-leash manners, on top of polishing up all her basic commands. Walks with her used to be exhausting and now they are enjoyable for both of us! I plan to send her back for the advanced training as soon as we can.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Tracey Rogstad 
 
April 15, 2024
 
 
  
My dog loves going to Windriver Kennel! They take great care of the animals.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Katlyn P 
 
April 10, 2021
 
 
  
We kept our dogs there for a few days. They’d slept a few 24 hours after because they were so exhausted. Beautiful property and great service.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Emily Rogers 
 
August 10, 2020
 
 
  
My shih tzu, Tucker, loves this place!! I was nervous with him being a little dog and most of the dogs there at the time being large. But they were very careful to place him with gentle bigger dogs :) Everything went very smoothly. Tucker will definitely be back!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Joy Elzea 
 
March 8, 2024
 
 
  
Kevin has done a wonderful job instructing and training our dog.  We highly recommend him!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Anna Cohen 
 
February 12, 2026
 
 
  
Elena worked MIRACLES with our Vizsla! I am so very thankful for all that she’s done to help us and our dog!!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Steven Goodsell 
 
August 24, 2021
 
 
  
My 4 obnoxious pups absolutely love coming here for the weekends. When we pull on to the road they start hopping around and whining because they know where they are. That they get to get out and play with the staff, and other pups.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Loren Mostad 
 
September 4, 2016
 
 
  
The dog trainers are awesome!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Michelle Navarro 
 
October 29, 2022
 
 
  
Kevin is a phenomenal dog trainer! He's knowledgeable, patient, and thorough. I appreciate the extra time he took to educate my family in dog behaviors and how those behaviors relate to training. Every session, he made sure we were comfortable with the training exercises and continuing those exercises beyond the lessons. His teaching style is the reason we were able to gain the success we have and I will continue to use him for future training needs. Thank you, Kevin!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 R Gal 
 
February 22, 2019
 
 
  
Awesome trainers. The staff here knows what they are doing and gets the best out of a dog. My golden retriever loved staying here and doing service dog training with the staff. The results are impressive if you as the owner are willing to work with their staff and implement their suggestions on how to interact with your dog. Can’t recommend them enough.