New York Wolfpack

I cannot say enough great things about Doug and Talia. First and most important they made it possible to keep our German Shepard in our home. My 7 month old GSD was having some really strong reactivity issues. She lunged at dogs and people while on walks. She barked aggressively at children as well. She even nipped at a young family members face. We recently had a baby and were so worried that our dog’s issues were going to ultimately be too high of a risk to our child. We had our then current trainer strongly suggest rehoming her. I was desperate and thank God I found Wolfpack. We were able to get our dog into their board and train. She was with them for just over a month. Dorothy (our pup) now can calmly walk beside me when we are out. She does not lunge or bark at dogs as we pass by, even if they are on the same side of the walkway. She hasn’t been aggressive towards people or children either. She no longer incessantly barks in our home and is just more mellow and HAPPY overall. She understands all of her commands and responds well. We of course have to keep up on the training but now that I actually have the tools and knowledge, it’s not difficult to do. Whenever we have run into any issues with Dorothy, Doug and Talia are very quick to respond to us when we reach out. Either they have a solution over the phone or they setup a session with us. I learned that Dorothy is not aggressive but actually very insecure. By her not having the proper structure and training she felt she needed to be in control. She used to be SO alert her ears would actually shake/vibrate. Now someone can ring the doorbell and she usually simply looks to us to see if alls ok. She now feels safe enough to just be chill. We are just so, so grateful. If you’re on the fence if you want to use Wolfpack, I highly suggest moving forward with them. This review was not incentivized in anyway. We just want everyone to know how happy we are. :):)

We cannot recommend NY Wolfpack enough! From the start, you can tell Doug and Talia are truly passionate about helping owners understand their dogs and setting them up with all the tools to build a stronger relationship with their pups! We sent our almost 3 yr old English Cocker Spanial named Homer to NY Wolfpack for a 7 week Board and Train to work on his dog reactivity, separation anxiety and basic obedience. Homer's a great derpy happy dog, but his dog reactivity started to increase to the point where we would be very stressed taking him out. We could never tell if he was going to react, so the unpredictability made us stop wanting to take him with us to a lot of places. We would even resort to carrying him out through the elevator/lobby of our building so he didn't have a chance to react. Fast foward to his B&T with NY Wolfpack and we couldn't be happier! Even from the first videos that were sent to us by Doug and Talia, we were amazed at the changes in Homer. Along with the video updates, Doug/Talia take the time to explain the reasoning behind everything they're doing and welcome any questions we have. They really want to ensure you understand how your dog thinks, which in turn helps you grasp how the training addresses those behaviors. One of the best part of Homers B&T was when we got to to have sessions with Homer during the final weeks because what's the point of having Homer trained if we as owners aren't trained as well? With these sessions, we became way more confident on taking Homer out and about and handling different situations, which in turn made Homer more confident as well. The 7 weeks flew by and Homer is back home and is doing amazing! Doug and Talia are not the type of trainers who drop off your dog and bid you good luck. They make it known they are available for any questions/concerns we have as we transition Homer back home. They also set up follow up sessions to make sure both us and Homer are doing well and keeping up the training. NY Wolfpack has made both our lives and Homers happier and stress free! Our dreams of off leash walks, dining out and holding his leash with a coffee in hand have come true and we can't thank NY Wolfpack enough! They are magical and our only regret was not sending Homer earlier! Trained dogs are definitely cooler!

There are not enough stars here to rate how thankful I am for Doug and Talia!! The TLDR is: We got Cudi (a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) not knowing we were pregnant so we unknowing ended up with 2 kids! We tried our best to train him ourselves, but once I fell heavily pregnant the efforts took a bit of a dive. This meant that we had him essentially 50% trained. He was great with some things, but not so great at others. Cudi was never a bad dog with crazy issues, but once our human baby arrived, Cudi started to become barky reactive to baby. We tried for a month to see if we could fix the situation ourselves, but the barky and unpredictable behaviour towards the baby was putting all of us in the house on edge (the sleep deprivation didn't help either). In the end we knew we had to get help! --- ENTER NEW YORK WOLFPACK!! --- and thank god we found them! I spoke to a couple of different trainers in the New York area. Talia was the only person I spoke to where I immediately felt like they knew what they were talking about and that they actually cared about the long term success of the dog! We moved forward with a 4 week B+T program and Cudi has come back as an AMAZINGLY well trained dog with the same goober personality! They have come in and literally restored the peace in our house and we feel like we finally now have the ability to breath and enjoy our fur baby Cudi and our new human baby together. What I love the most about Doug and Talia is that they really do care. It never felt like a 'we've trained him and here you go, goodbye and good luck!'. They really try to set you up for success. Explaining all the why's, giving you and teaching you all the tools to have in your back pocket to better your relationship with your dog. Cannot recommend enough!!!

We sent our 2.5 year old dog to New York Wolfpack to work on his reactivity with other dogs. After just a couple nights back, we've already noticed a tremendous difference in his approach (or lack thereof) to dogs outside, but also in his general obedience at home. Doug and Talia are always available to answer our questions, no matter how big or small, and always give us thorough answers to make sure we fully comprehend every training tool and the reason behind it. We are SO grateful and will recommend to any of our friends with dogs!