About DogRelations NYC

DogRelations NYC is Elisabeth Weiss's practice, listed on Seventh Avenue in Chelsea. Her own account of how she works starts from music: as a musician she was already used to practice technique, and she says recognizing the small component skills that have to be practiced separately before they are put together works the same way whether the subject is a violin or a loose-leash walk.

What she offers

The published services are puppy training, behavior training, psychiatric service dog training, and online wellness and enrichment classes. Virtual sessions are presented as a real option rather than a fallback, with the pitch aimed at owners whose schedules make in-person work hard.

The cases in her own material

The testimonials she publishes are behavior-heavy: a standard poodle acquired at four months who was already fearful, aggressive and barking constantly; a one-year-old chocolate lab that needed serious behavior work; and an owner training a psychiatric service dog who describes the work as setting the tone for the whole relationship rather than just teaching tasks.

Emphasis

A line she quotes from a client sums up the practice's angle on who is being taught: if you can't train the owner, you can't train the dog. There is also a section on common behavior problems and a blog of training resources.