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Working with Jonathan has completely changed my experience as a dog owner, my relationship with my dog, and my dog's confidence in the world! I adopted a Pomeranian mix a few years ago who has a fearful personality. I was struggling to guide him through his triggers, and it felt like his fear and reactivity were getting worse over time. We needed to improve specific situations. I heard about Jonathan from a friend who worked with him, who raved about his approach and ability to work with difficult dogs. Jonathan met us for a consultation and evaluated Arlo. He provided a thorough report and insights on my dog’s behavior as well as a path forward with multiple solutions to achieve all of our goals. Jonathan’s strong understanding of dog behavior and analysis made me feel like it was possible to get Arlo’s challenging behavior in a better place. We’ve had multiple sessions since then, specifically working on a better exercise and stimulation routine, leash pulling, begging and barking during meal time, and Arlo’s triggers with guests entering our tiny city apartment, men, and people approaching the car. I have seen progress in each of those scenarios thanks to our work with Jonathan. In the beginning of our work together, Jonathan evaluated Arlo’s personality and energy levels even more by taking him for a day to test different activities and build a relationship with Arlo to support training. I was so impressed this was part of his process. I did not believe Arlo would be a happy camper spending the day with a stranger, and Jonathan showed me pictures of him having fun and relaxing which demonstrated to me even more his talent, intentionality, and ability to dog whisper. After working with Jonathan for a first round of sessions, I booked him for more to get even better at my dog mom leadership skills and training for Arlo. One of Arlo’s biggest triggers was people approaching the car while he sits in the backseat. This was my biggest training challenge as he would be reactive while I was driving/pulled up to a traffic light. Within an hour session, Jonathan was able to help me create a plan and reinforce the desired behavior during those triggers, completely turning one of our most difficult scenarios into one we navigated with confidence where I felt I had full control of Arlo. Arlo was immediately responsive to the approach and I’ve been able to completely manage the scenario since that one session. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend working with Jonathan. His special understanding of dogs and human beings as well as his demeanor is game changing for dog owners who are stressed out and losing hope about their dogs behavior. His process completely transformed my confidence as a “leader of the pack” and my dog’s confidence as well. This improved me and Arlo’s relationship and made life in the city much more enjoyable for the both of us. Thank you Jonathan!!!

I trained my 55 lb pit mix Finn with Jonathan for about 4 months (18 sessions total) and can’t say enough good things about our time. My dog struggled with anxiety and resource guarding. By the end of our training, Finn has shown noticeable improvement and confidence with what felt like minimal effort on my part. Every trainer will tell you (and it’s correct) that dog obedience is only as good as the effort and consistency you put in. With Jonathan, he carefully takes the time to provide instruction that works with your lifestyle. I also found that he was able to explain the canine mentality in a way that made sense and therefore allowed me to unconsciously make daily decisions within this framework. He could read my dog’s behavior very quickly and by extension taught me how to as well. Here’s a quick overview of the training I received with Jonathan (for reference I did the full premium package - 18 sessions for about $1800. 60% up front and 40% at the end): - Detailed behavioral assessment - Mix of hands on training and knowledge transfer sessions - 4 day stay at Jonathan’s to assess the dogs activity level and optimal daily routine (he provided a thorough activity assessment at the end). He also takes the time to try out activities with the dog that you have expressed interest in. I found out my dog was a great candidate for bike rides and we now take weekly rides together! (Bonus points for hooking me up with the best equipment on the market for this activity)

Jonathan is the best! He started training with our dog, Onix when he was 4 months old. At the first training, Jonathan analyzed his behavior, personality, energy level and more. Jonathan worked with Onix to build his confidence, leash training skills & work on his reactivity around other dogs. Onix has made great strides because of working with Jonathan! He is also such a great and reliable sitter for when we are out of town! I highly recommend working with Jonathan for any of your dog training/ urban pup needs! ☺️