Urban K-9 Dog Training

I cannot say enough good things about working with Dani and the quick results achieved. Our puppy, Juna, needed help with resource guarding, on leash walking, and off leash recall. Juna immediately took to Dani, shed her bad habits, and picked up all the lessons with flying colors. Dani is very patient (most importantly with you as the owner who she is also training), always available outside of lessons to help as needed, and provides videos of the lessons you worked on together. Our relationship with Juna is in a completely different place compared to our time before meeting Dani. Do not hesitate on Dani - she is the best.

I have had dogs my entire life. I guess I must have been lucky because we never formally trained any of them but never had issues. Fast forward to the pandemic and we adopt a pure bred Hound. When I say I had to throw out everything I though I knew about dogs it would be an understatement. Dani got us started from scratch with a dog controlled only by his nose. He would pull, snap, even bite. He stole food right off the table the moment we turned our backs and would lung and constantly search for street treats on walks. After a few sessions and then some more meticulous e collar training Dani helped us redefine our relationship with Elfie (the Hound). Not only does he listen, we have learned place, stay, come, leave it, drop it, and lets go. We have been able to do off leash walks in Prospect Park and even on trails in nature preserves. The best part though has been the bonding and emergence of his goofy personality. I strongly urge anyone that is struggling with their dog to seek out the guidance offered by Urban K-9 Dog Training.

Dani is an absolute godsend! We were working with a positive reinforcement trainer who just didn't understand our dog's prey drive. We know we needed to find someone else when our good boy lunged into the street almost dragging my partner along with him nearly getting squished by a turning car. Enough was enough. We had to find someone who understood what he needed so that he could be safe, and we could be safe walking him. We went from stressed filled walks to calm, even off leash jaunts through the park. The change was transformational for our relationship and ultimately our good boy is much happier and healthier because of it. Dani knew the exact tools we needed(prong collar) after having tried all of the collars in existence.

My partner and I could not possibly recommend Urban K-9 enough. Special shout out to Natasha Domanski, who was the trainer we worked with. We took on a series of private classes through her and found they were worth every penny. We adopted a 2 yro Husky mix in December 2021 and quickly found that, while wonderful, he certainly had a few behavioral issues to work through. Namely, he was an intense puller when on a leash and far, far, far too reactive whenever he saw a dog or person on the street (both of which are in excess in Park Slope). Furthermore, we had a pair of cats that we wanted to make sure Chamchi would get along well with. We knew he was a great dog in need of just a bit of help, and Natasha gave us all the tools we needed to get him there. No longer do we need to feel the pain of having an arm pulled by a 50 lb dog for twenty straight minutes! He gets along so lovingly with his cat siblings as well. Natasha was always responsive and eager to provide more information around not just the how but the why's behind the techniques she was teaching us. I feel as though my partner and I both left the training sessions with a much deeper understanding of dog drives and behavior. As a bonus, our dog was completely in love with her! He looked forward to each and every one of our classes, and to this day I have not met a person who brings him as much joy as she did from the very start. Even after our private training sessions were done, Natasha would check in every now and then to see if there was anything else she could help with. All around, this was an excellent experience. Thank you Natasha and Urban K-9!!!