The Dog Behaviorist NYC

We just wrapped up a 6-session package for our 2-year-old German Shepherd/Beagle mix Bernie, and it was worth every penny. With Dominik, we wanted to fine tune and improve upon Bernie’s leash manners, separation anxiety, overexcitement/jumping on people, and recall, as well as address his fear/prey drive of skateboards. Dominik was straightforward, communicative and knowledgeable. He quickly identified key issues and walked us through everything from corrections to using proper equipment, but always explained everything in a way that was easy to understand. After every single session, we noticed a major improvement in Bernie’s behavior because Dominik provided us the tools to properly and effectively communicate with Bernie. Dominik taught us to reward Bernie’s calm behavior, and to also give Bernie a structured day where he is constantly told what to do because with his combination of breeds, Bernie needs to have a “job” to do the majority of the day. Understanding this was a game-changer for us because now Bernie is calmer and knows how to self-soothe in high-energy situations. If you are thinking about working with Dominik, DO IT! You won’t regret it.

Dominik has been an absolute joy and pleasure to work with -- the things that he's taught my partner and I as well as our dog Archie, a Great Pyrenees / Mountain Cur mix, are definitely information and techniques that we will carry on with us for the rest of our journey together. When we first adopted Archie a few months ago, we quickly noticed that he seemed to have some separation anxiety as well as some fearfulness and lack of understanding for basic commands. Within the first session, Dominik had shared so much knowledge regarding the right ways to handle our relationship with Archie as to not reinforce bad habits, showing Archie how to be eager to learn and listen, as well as teaching us how Archie thinks and behaves and how to use those patterns to our advantage in our training. Archie absolutely LOVED working with Dominik, and we are so grateful for everything that he has taught us. We HIGHLY recommend him to anyone in search of a trainer who truly understands dogs!

Dominik was wonderful to work with. We did 6 sessions to help with our rescue puppy's separation anxiety and reactivity and I can truly say it's made our lives better. Before, we couldn't leave our dog for more than 1 minute without barking uncontrollably, now we can leave him for hours at a time and we know that he feels safe and as comfortable as he can be. My only regret is not doing this sooner. Our puppy also LOVED Dominik, every time he came over our pup felt so comfortable and excited to work with him which made us feel even better. We also feel way more confident walking him around other dogs whereas before he was very reactive. The 1:1 training is worth every penny and I highly recommend him!!

We met Dominick in November of 2020 when our dog Otis was 3 months old. We worked with Dominick on all the training you would need for a new puppy and he was terrific. Fast forward to August of 2022 and our now 22 month old dog had developed leash aggression. He would lunge at other dogs on walks and . in addition, he was too wild when we had visitors. We reached out to Dominick and two session later Otis is so much more disciplined, secure and happier. Dominick has an incredible understanding of dogs and with his training, his gave us the tools to continue to work with Otis. Otis no longer lunges at other dogs and he has learned to remain calm when we have visitors. He is a different dog and we owe it all to Dominick.