MindfulPups

We had our first session with Dina. It was fabulous. She went over what to expect now from our 1 year old rescue poodle and what is needed in order to get the desired results. The session was as much about giving us understanding of how and why dogs behave as they do, training us and managing our near term expectations as it was about training our dog. We could not be happier. We also received the session training recap - thoughtful and complete, with detailed instructions and advice about how to follow the yellow brick road. Wm Ludolph

Dina has been an absolute game changer with our pup! We did the two week board and train with our 8 month old borzoi and the results have been incredible. We asked Dina to focus on loose-leash walking because our girl was getting bigger and was becoming more aggressive on the walks with pulling and saying hi to everyone that would pet her. Dina provided Frannie with the structure and confidence that she needed to take our cues on walks. Borzois are notoriously hard to train and stubborn, but the results speak for themselves. Dina also worked on recall and structured play with Frannie, which were our secondary goals. We are so happy we found Dina and Mindful Pups!

I couldn’t be happier with Dina and her incredible team! As a first-time dog parent, I was overwhelmed and unsure how to handle training, but they’ve made the process so much easier. Since starting, my puppy’s confidence has soared, and I’ve seen remarkable improvements in his behavior. I love how they focus on teaching basic manners and staying calm, which has really helped my pup feel more at ease. I also enrolled my pup in the Puppy Intensive program to help him feel more comfortable with his crate, as I couldn’t get him to go in on my own. After just the first week, he finally stopped resisting going into his crate! I was so relieved. The Puppy Foundations course was a game changer—it not only helps train the puppy but also equips owners with the knowledge of canine psychology and effective communication. I highly recommend attending their Pup Socialization sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays to get a feel for their methods; it’s a great way to start. My only wish is that they had more availability, but given how amazing they are, it’s no surprise they’re in such high demand. I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my puppy’s care and training!

One day as I was walking my puppy, I passed a gentleman with his dog. They were engaged in training exercises and his dog was practicing incredible self-restraint. I was so impressed that I asked a friend in my neighborhood for a referral to the trainer she had used. For background, I sent our puppy to a two week board and train with another local trainer when she was 13 weeks, but we had A LOT more to work on. I contacted Dina from Mindful Pups and expressed my training needs and she suggested my dog enter her two week intensive puppy training program. On my first day, I dropped my puppy off and noticed that the “dog owner” I had passed on the street was one of the trainers at Mindful Pups. In two weeks, my family saw a huge behavioral difference in our puppy. Our walks are much more pleasant, her interactions with other dogs are far less stressful, and her ability to quickly disengage has grown significantly. She no longer picks things up on our walks and focuses on us instead of sniffing the ground constantly. She sleeps longer hours in her crate and walks herself in when she is ready for rest time. While dog training requires more than a two week session, I’ve seen incredible growth and we will continue to work with Mindful Pups to keep up with all that our dog has learned and build upon that. I HIGHLY recommend their services.

We absolutely love Mindful Pups! Kennedy, Dina and the whole team have been a huge help with our reactive puppy - helping give us the tools to make him more confident and independent, especially around other dogs and while on his leash. We have done a mixture of group puppy socials, private training, and puppy foundation workshops and are grateful for how responsive, flexible and proactive the team has been in supporting us as we adjust our Cavapoo to life in the city. Truly would be lost without them and highly recommend for anyone in the Brooklyn area looking for help with training and guidance!