Urban K-9 Dog Training

Natasha is the GOAT. We've been working with her for over a year now. She has helped our family navigate a challenging (and idiosyncratic) doggy personality. She has taught us methods for managing our spirited dog in an apartment with two small children; and we've seen massive improvement since we started working with her. Natasha is smart, funny, and is always willing to troubleshoot when new issues arise. She know the BK dog community and has made fantastic recommendations for walkers, dog sitters, and vets. We are big fans and would recommend Natasha to anyone looking for a thoughtful, reliable trainer.

We loved working with Natasha! We did a 5 pack of training and was the best investment we made when we adopted our puppy. Each session she came with a plan of certain techniques to work on, but also came ready to listen to what has been going on and always had answers and suggestions for things to try. We feel so much more comfortable as dog owners now. 10/10 will recommend working with Natasha to any new dog parent!!!

A woman walking a well behaved hound dog in Prospect Park told my husband about Urban K-9. After reaching out to Dani about training for our 1.5yo Treeing Walker Coonhound, who had become leash reactive and visitor reactive, I’ll admit I was skeptical when Dani explained that her training, while rooted in positive reinforcement included balanced training methods as well, something she suggested was essential for our breed. Fast forward several months later — we ended up doing two cycles of training with all the lessons building upon one another, starting with learning to walk properly on a leash and not reacting to dogs or people like a crazy, and visitor reactivity, followed by a focus on recall — and I can’t say enough good things about Dani and Urban K-9. I had literally been at a point where 1) I was dreading every walk and 2) I felt like I’d never be able to have friends over. I now love my walks with Hubie, and my husband and I are comfortable having people over to the house. Plus, Hubie and I have continued to make progress in recall. Dani offered to do a beach training run with her dog, Daisy, and Hubie did great! I’ve since taken him to the beach and am building up to off-leash hours in Prospect Park. He was trained with an e-collar, another tool I was adamantly against, but lately I barely need to activate it; it’s enough for Hubie to just wear it. Prior to working with Dani, I’d done a couple of sessions with a positive reinforcement only trainer, and I did not feel like she understood the breed and the kind of training required to keep him safe and well behaved. My bond with Hubie was strong prior to working with Dani, but it’s so much stronger now. Hubie likes the training, he likes making good choices, and we are all better because of our relationship with Urban K-9.

Dani is an amazing dog trainer! Our pup, Bagel, used to bark and react to other dogs on walks even if they were across the street. It got to the point where I felt embarrassed taking him out. We asked Dani to train Bagel for two weeks, and he truly came back like a different dog!! What I appreciated most is that Dani didn’t just train Bagel, she trained us too. She showed us how to continue the structure she built and explained why Bagel was reacting the way he was. You can really see the bond she built with Bagel. She also checks in to see Bagel’s progress and gives us advice, which has been incredibly helpful. We truly can’t think of anyone better when it comes to dog training. (I also love her chill vibes!!) Thank you, Dani!!