The Best Reactive Dog Trainers in New York, NY of 2026

Welcome to the Sniffspot list of top-rated dog trainers for Reactive dog training in New York, NY. Based on feedback and votes from our Reactive dog training community, we've curated a list of top-rated trainers in the New York area.

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  Toni Walton

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  She is a professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) and the Pet Professionals Guild (PPG), as well as Grisha Stewart's Animal Building Blocks Academy. Toni is an approved evaluator for AKC's S.T.A.R Puppy and all levels of Canine Good Citizen (CGC).Growing up in South Africa, Toni developed a passion for animals and their wellbeing. She had always wanted to work ...

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  Alexis Toriello

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Alexis is a certified professional dog trainer, behavior consultant and canine cognition researcher. She has nearly two decades of experience in dog behavior modification and has worked with thousands of dogs over the years, with needs ranging from fear to reactivity to separation anxiety and beyond. Her methods avoid the use of force and rely on molding pet dogs' behavior by building positive ...

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  Moriah Shapiro

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Moriah was born and raised in Brooklyn. She initially started dog walking and boarding as a young child as a ruse to get dogs in the house, and quickly moved up to fostering dogs in her teen years. After working at various Animal Clinics in NYC and North Carolina as a Veterinary Assistant, she realized that her heart lay in the realm of animal behavior. Moriah has since taken courses in dog tra...

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  Robert Haussmann

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Robert Haussmann is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Canine Behavior Consultant, and Co-founder of Dogboy NYC. He is licensed under the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers and has been working with dogs and advising their humans since 2003. He founded Dogboy NYC in 2005 to help canine and human clients navigate the complex urban jungle of New York City. Through creative, pr...

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  Corinna Bhasin

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  After 20+year career in coaching human in business, I am now a Professional Dog Trainer. Dog training is as much training the human as the dog. I am skilled in human psychology and mastered canine behavior.
  
  I am certified and continue to pursue tougher certifications. You are in good hands (references as proof).

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  Corinne Fritzell

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Corinne is a Certified Behavior Consultant ( CBCC-KA) . Corinne grew up with dogs from a young age, and has always been fascinated by them, from how they interact with each other to how they manage to successfully live in the human world they find themselves in. Wanting to learn more, Corinne earned a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Animal Behavior and joined the SSDT team in 2014. A long th...

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  Ariella Lisker

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Ariella is a positive reinforcement trainer working towards her CPDT-KA certification who absolutely loves working with pet parents who want a deeper, more meaningful relationship with their canine companions. She helps them understand their dogs on a fundamental level by establishing effective communication.As an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and a graduate of the CATCH Canine Academy, Ari...

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  Emily Komer

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Emily is a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer, living in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and rescue Poodle, Penny. Growing up as the only human child with dogs and other pets, Emily has always had a huge passion for animals. With a BFA in art/psychology, Emily moved to NYC in 2007 and began volunteering at a local shelter in 2011, which led to her interest in dog training. She began her apprenticeship...

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  Daniel Neale

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Daniel is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC). Daniel holds his Masters of Science in Animal Welfare and Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as CPDT-KA and CPAT-KA certifications . Daniel first fell in love with dogs and animal behavior when he rescued a Beagle-Corgi mix from his local SPCA when he was 10. After graduating from Carnegie M...

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  John Scott

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  John is a dog trainer based in Astoria, Queens who has worked with animals for the last sixteen years. For many years of his career, he worked at various zoos and aquariums across the country as an animal trainer. The start of his career involved training free-flight birds of various species for shows at facilities like Disney's Animal Kingdom, Dallas Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, and more. After moving...

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  Sabrina Sosnick

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Sabrina ( CPDT-KA) is an animal trainer with a deep passion for understanding and improving the lives of animals. She looks to use her skill analyzing complex animal behaviors to help dogs build confidence and strengthen the human-animal bond.Sabrina is a dedicated advocate for animal welfare. She has worked in animal rescue organizations and wildlife sanctuaries, providing her with the experi...

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  Laura Folsom

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Laura (CPDT-KA) knew that she was always meant to work with animals and felt the need to understand them at a deeper level. She went on to get her Bachelor's in Marine Biology from Roger Williams University, and became a marine mammal trainer, focusing on working with seals and sea lions. Over the years, she's worked with a number of different species of animals, but she now applies the same po...

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  Frankie Banaag

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Frankie is a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer, who grew up with a desire to work with animals in some capacity. She pursued an Animal Veterinary Science degree at Clemson University, with the intention of becoming a veterinarian one day. Once she began volunteering at the New York Aquarium in 2013, she knew she belonged in the animal training world. She worked for over five years as a Trainer at t...

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  Jay Andors

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  I've worked with thousands of dogs in New York City over the last twenty-plus years. Beginning as a professional groomer with my own business on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, I trained dogs to cooperate in their own self-care, shaping their behaviors to turn the stress of grooming into a positive experience. Next, I transferred these skills, including a lot of patience, to ...

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  Stephen Baum

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Hi fellow dog lovers! Since childhood, dogs have been an essential part of my life, and I'm excited to come full circle with Spot-On K9 Training. (The Best In-Home Dog Training In Manhattan.)Lives in Hell's Kitchen, NYC, and has three beautiful children who all love dogs. 2017+ Volunteer trainer for dog rescue BARC-CT.org, training hard-to-place dogs Graduate of the NK-9 Learning Center for Dog...

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  Katrina Krings

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training

  Katrina has been with our team for 20 years. She has a wealth of dog experience and knowledge, and works with nearly 100 dogs and puppies per week!
  
  Katrina teaches a variety of group classes including: Puppy Class Part 1, Puppy Class Part 2, Adolescent and Adult Obedience, Small Dog Obedience, Intermediate Obedience, Intro to Agility, Agility Part 2, and Puppy Agility and Enrichment. S...

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  Hannah Richter

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training

  Hannah is the author of two dog training books, Teach Your Dog New Tricks and Clicker Training for Dogs. Hannah joined our team after five years in pet care, completed a two year apprenticeship with us, earned her CPDT-KA certification, and has since been part of the training team for seven years. Hannah has worked with hundreds of dogs and their families to develop deep bonds and strong commun...

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  Elisabeth Weiss

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  I decided to make dog training my main interest and focus because I loved dogs and because it tickles me endlessly to communicate with them. I apprenticed with a dog trainer for three years and read, studied, took classes and became quite fascinated with behavior science and learning theory.This brings me back to Briards. A friend of mine lived in the same building that Laurie Anderson has her ...

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  Nancy Meara

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Nancy MTrainer & Day School ManagerNancy's training career started with her pet rats and cat. Unable to have a dog as a child, Nancy set out on a journey to explore positive reinforcement and clicker training with the pets she could have. Her hard work and dedication paid off, strengthening the bond between Nancy and her unusual pack, while proving to her mother that the time was right to test ...

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  Amanda Kontakos

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Amanda Kontakos began training at a young age, working with horses and competing in Hunter/Equitation. Interested in training, she stopped competing and began to work using natural horsemanship techniques. With continued research in positive reinforcement training, Amanda even taught horses targeting and other tricks using clicker training.Amanda spent nearly a decade working as a Dog Trainer w...

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  Michael Schaier

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  It is our firm belief that dogs learn from being motivated to learn. All of Michael's Pack trainers are certified professional dog trainers, schooled in positive reinforcement training. Some feel that you can get a dog to listen by using heavy handed techniques but that's not us. We want you to have a happy dog and a wonderful relationship with your pet.

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  Philip Smith

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Meet Philip Smith, our premier Suffolk County dog trainer. Phil embraces the Michael's Pack philosophy of behavior modification which focuses on positive reinforcement and consistency.Philip has been adopting rescue and shelter dogs since childhood. His passion to train dogs came to be when he started preparing his Border Collie Mix, Pepper, for a drive across the country. Being able to safely ...

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  Nicolette Marino

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Nicolette Marino has been a huge dog lover since she was young. Her passion for dogs started when she got her first puppy, CoCo, as a child. Since then she had attempted to read and learn all she could about dogs. Ever since then, Nicolette knew she wanted to have a career that involved animals. Nicolette's enthusiasm for dog training came when she adopted a new member to her family, a Havanese...

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  Alexandra Mann

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training

  Alexandra fell in love with dog training when she fell in love with Allie. She adopted her from 'A Cause for Paws', a New York City based rescue group; she was volunteering with during her Sophomore and Junior year of college. Allie had a host of behavioral problems. Alexandra spent the next two years researching, studying, and working with trainers on how to help Allie with her socializatio...

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  Jean Keesler

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Protection/guard dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Jean has been providing dog walking and pet care services in Brooklyn, NY since 2005. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest with a wily Siberian Husky and a variety of rescue cats that she kept bringing home. Jean moved to Brooklyn, studied Architecture at Pratt Institute and has a background in visual and graphic arts, however she has always had an interest in animals and science from an early...

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  Cynthia Okimoto

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Cynthia Okimoto, is the founder and head trainer at New York Dog Nanny. She is devoted to the sacred person-dog bond and created several services since 2010 to enhance this bond which is now provided through holistic dog training. She is the proud dog mom of Coco (11) and Max (10) as well as the curator of a Dog Blog which covers topics from CBD oils to how to choose the right dog for your fami...

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  Christina Shusterich

  Aggressive dog training, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  A little about me: Becoming a recognized Dog ExpertMy life mission and passion to literally save dogs' lives and prevent them from going to shelters and likely euthanization, behavior problems the number one cause and free their struggling, devoted owners. Creation of my Total Harmony Dog Transformation System Welcome! I started studying and training dogs when I was 12 with my first dog, i...

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