Cyrus Heiduksa
Certifications: Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT-KA); Certification from Whole Dog Academy; American Red Cross Pet First Aid/CPR; Associates Degree in Science from Portland Community College
Memberships: Pet Professional Guild; Licensed, bonded, and insured independently and through Dog Adventures Northwest
Cyrus has owned, groomed, and showed Portuguese Water Dogs since 2006. They are very demanding and energetic, and he has learned that enrichment (like mental stimulation) is at least as important as physical exercise, for the happiness and well being of dogs. His off-leash adventures provide both. Cyrus understands that every dog has its own unique personality and needs, so he pays close attention to their history and their body language, and he tailors his handling, communication, and play style to suit each dog. Cyrus is dedicated to force-free, fear-free, positive training techniques. He is also happy to care for your cats, birds, lizards, guinea pigs, and any other sort of critter that shares your home. Your pets can expect an exciting day of fun and stimulating activity; and you can expect clear, prompt communication, and deeply attentive care for your animal family.
Cyrus uses he/him pronouns.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We LOVE Dog Adventures Northwest and all of the services they provide! We, like most folks, have busy, full lives so we knew when we got our Goldendoodle as a puppy we'd need some support to make sure she was safe and had a great time, even while we are traveling or had long days at work. When she was a puppy with skills to learn, she did Board and Learn while we went on vacation, and learned how to better walk on a leash (she was a big puller!) Our trainer not only greatly reduced the pulling, but also suggested the PERFECT harness and helpful training tools we could continue to implement at home. Now that she's older, she goes on one scheduled adventure a week with Cyrus and gets to romp and play with a small group (1-3) of other dogs. I love that Dog Adventures Northwest is careful to pair dogs with complimentary personalities and play styles! Safety is an obvious priority for them. She always comes home SO happy and tired. When her adventure leader comes to pick her up, you can tell it's her best friend in the whole world! Thinking about it actually makes me tear up - she just loves him and their adventures so much. We also use the house/pet sitting service when we travel; it's wonderful and SO convenient! The people at DANW that we've interacted with are all 100% trustworthy, professional and dog-loving folks. We honestly couldn't ask for more and couldn't have our beloved fur baby without them!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have been very happy with Dog Adventures NW so far. We have a large, dog-reactive Rottweiler that we adopted who gets very excited to see other dogs. Cyrus has been great in working and training with us for a few weeks now and we have seen improvements. Cyrus is such a dedicated trainer; he is even working with us in his off-time to try to introduce Jasper to another Rottweiler in our neighborhood. Very impressed so far and I hope we can get to the point where Jasper can go on adventures as they look super fun.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our dog has been on weekly adventures with Cyrus for about a month now and we couldn’t be happier! Cyrus is so attentive to the dogs’ individual personalities and we love seeing our shy pup gaining a little more confidence each week through the photos and reports. We haven’t boarded yet, but I will feel much less stress next time we leave town knowing our dog is in good hands.