Spot-On K9 Training

Stephen was so helpful with Bao and when we came to him we were not in a great situation. Bao had started chasing and biting/attacking people's feet. Sometimes he would attack someone's foot seemingly out of nowhere. I had lost trust in him after seeing this aggression and now after working with Stephen I have built back the trust between myself and my dog in addition to having more confidence as a dog owner and understanding my dog's behaviors. I learned how to pick up on Bao's agitation cues and control his response to triggers by intervening before his aggression resulted in an attack. A great perspective I learned from Stephen is #1 teaching your dog how to make better choices and #2 creating a safe environment suitable for your dog if they have triggers. I can proudly say that with our new techniques with all of the commands Bao learned and e collar training that Stephen provided, Bao is making better decisions every day! My dog responded really well to the boundaries we set in training. We can walk in the park off leash and I know I have an effective recall with the e collar in case any altercations with other dogs occur. I simply call him back to me and we keep enjoying our walk before anything escalates. Thanks to Stephen, the respect and understanding between myself and my dog has deepened and our lives have been changed forever! Thank you Stephen!!

Trey is our third Brittany and to be honest it was a difficult time for my husband and I to go from being pet parents of an 11-year-old ‘velcro’ dog to a curious, full of energy pup. We really wanted to be able to let him explore Central Park during off leash hours as well as hike with him outside of the city, but his recall was inconsistent. We truly were at a loss on how to exercise him… and keep his spirit and our sanity. Stephen was recommended to us by two sets of ‘dog’ friends who had trained with him – and we can’t thank them and Stephen enough. We initially went for e-collar training but got leash training and pointers on all sorts of aspects along the way. Stephen’s patience with us over the course of the summer proved invaluable. He let us learn at our own pace - which was weekly at the beginning and slowed once we went into the e-collar part as I was not comfortable with the technology and the coordination it took to operate. But fast forward to our ‘graduation’ class - we performed beautifully and comfortably (which I think is the key to e-collar training). These days we head to Central Park every morning to enjoy the off-leash hours. It is pure joy to watch Trey run free. We could not have done this without Stephen’s expertise (and patience) and can't recommend him enough!

We adopted our dog, Ziti, December 2023. Initially, he seemed to get along well with other dogs - especially the other dogs in our home. As time went on, he started to become extremely reactive and highly aggressive while walking on leash outside. We tried multiple trainers with no success. Stephen actually listened to our problem, understood it and taught us the tools we needed to improve Ziti’s behavior. Ziti’s reactivity on leash has greatly improved as a result. He’s more accepting and tolerant of other dogs on the street. Walking him is no longer the nightmare that it was. I highly recommend training with Stephen. Getting an opportunity to train your dog in NYC’s Central Park - a highly distracting area - yields great results