K9dness

Megan is phenomenal with animals! We are blown away by the incredible improvement in our (previously) overly anxious, high-energy, nervous system-always-set-to-max kind of pup after just a 2-week board-and-train program with Megan. We absolutely recommend her to anyone needing help bringing out their pet's best self! Megan is the most compassionate, empathetic, and understanding trainer we have ever met. She truly takes the time to truly understand your dog, their needs, and cares for them as her own—qualities she extends to her human clients, too. Our initial consultations provided extremely valuable insights and strategies that immediately helped us manage our pup's triggers and anxiety levels even before the board-and-train program. Megan was never judgmental or pushy, and always honest and upfront. She actually cared about our feelings as dog-parents and worked with us to truly understand our concerns and desires for our pup. We decided on our own that the board-and-train would be the best route for us and our pup. The immersive board-and-train program allowed our pup to flourish under Megan's expert guidance. Our pup now follows basic commands instinctively, exhibits patience during routine activities (feeding, leashing, door entry), can self-settle without intervention, walks beautifully on leash, and is quickly growing into her best possible self! It is such a relief to see our formerly overwhelmed and overly anxious dog now calmer, happier, and finally enjoying her life! We're beyond pleased with Megan’s constant communication and photos/videos throughout the program and continued support long after the program ended. We still keep in touch, and she’s always ready to offer advice or cheer us on when we share in our pup’s successes. Megan is a dedicated professional and overall wonderful human with a rare and powerful connection to both animals and their human parents. She will be your lifesaver for all your dog training and behavior needs! P.S. she also takes awesome photos of your pets!

I can’t even recall how I stumbled across Megan when my bulldog Zola was a puppy but I am forever grateful that I did! Zola was perfectly behaved and well socialized her entire life all due to Megan and her tried and true approaches. When we couldn’t make timing work for my next bulldog Zina, I had to go a different route. Well three years later, Zina finally got to go to board and train with Megan and the results are remarkable!! Zina came home so much more calm, walks better on the leash, obedient, and an overall happier pup. Megan’s techniques are top notch and her customer service to both Zina and Mom are superb. She genuinely cares about both of us and that’s so very special. I’ve learned my lesson now…Megan will train and love all my fur babies from here on out. 🐾🦴💕

If you have a dog that needs training in the Baltimore area, you NEED Megan from K9dness Training! Our pup was SO SO SO good on FOUR cross country flights over the past 8 weeks, and SO SO SO good in lobbies, around lots of people and dogs. He used to whine when one of us left the room, and would scream when he saw other dogs - going absolutely nuts. Megan's techniques WORKED! Be aware that YOU, the human, will need to make a LOT of changes. If you aren't able make changes yourself, it won't work. We pushed back in the beginning, and that was a mistake on our part and just prolonged the process. We are just thrilled with how our sweet boy is a changed and well-behaved boy...even at 8 years old! She CAN teach an old dog new tricks! TL;DR - MEGAN IS THE BEST. THANK YOU, Megan, for helping us make our boy the best version of himself!

We recently worked with Meghan and it was so helpful. She has a holistic approach in addressing our dog's challenging leash walking and reacting to other dogs. She was able to provide us a good understanding of how her recommendations would benefit and help with our dog's behavior. I really appreciated that she also had realistic expectations of what behavior modifications we could manage. She was positive and supportive and obviously is super knowledgeable. She was flexible and easy to schedule. But the best part is that we have seen a significant improvement in our dog's behavior and walking him is so much easier/less stressful. It was easy to put her trust in her after meeting her for the first time and it definitely paid off.