The Enlightened Dog

Dara is an amazing trainer. She helped us with our now one year old Lab- Spikey. It was a nightmare to take Spikey for a walk as he use to bark and lunge at people, bikes, birds rather everything. With Dara's training now we can take him to crowded places, restaurants , trails pretty much everywhere with him walking beside us :). Not only that spikey can now go out on loose long lease, listens when called. She also trained Spikey on other commands. The best thing about Dara is she is very patient and would listen to your problems before sharing her thoughts. I am very impressed with her professionalism. Her guidance has helped us in understanding and handling our beloved pup. I would definitely recommend her. Thank you Dara for all your help.

We take our pup Luna to daycare at Dogtopia Dulles and that was where we heard of The Enlightened Dog. We've gone to a few puppy social sessions with Dara hosted at Dogtopia and as the pups are playing, she gives insightful comments on what is considered normal and what to look out for. Luna is very rambunctious and excited towards other dogs so with Dara guiding us on how to manage her around those situations, we've been able to practice certain methods which has helped. We've also completed her 7 week Basic Manners Class. What I liked about it is that she taught us how to reinforce the goal(s) we had for each week and everyone gets involved. She has answered any and all questions we had regarding training methods and recommendations on equipment, etc. Luna definitely still has a long way to go but she's done very well so far compared to weeks ago. There are definitely a lot of resources online that you can refer to but training in person with Dara has been a great experience and reassured many aspects in raising our little one, especially as beginners. I would definitely recommend Dara and The Enlightened Dog for any training needs you have for your pup!