About CLOUD K9 NYC

Cloud K9 NYC works out of 49 West 225 Street in Kingsbridge Heights, a few blocks east of the elevated 1 train at 225th Street, and the address appears in the header and footer of every page of its site.

What you can book

The Services page lists exactly three things: Behavioral Training, Cat Visits and Dog Walking. The footer widens that slightly, describing the business as offering dog walking, cat visits, pet sitting and overnight pet sitting for the New York City area. Behavioral training is a published service, but it sits inside a pet care business rather than a training school, so ask about schedules, program lengths and prices.

How they describe the work

The About page is written in the first person and is the closest thing the site has to a training philosophy. It says the writer's love of animals started young, that they studied Animal Care and Management at Bronx Community College, and that they worked at Riverdale Veterinary Group and, for about a year, at Pawrific Petcare. The stated lesson from that experience is the importance of what the page calls the right calm assertive energy, described as crucial to being a pack leader, together with knowledge of dog psychology and how dogs interact within a pack. The page closes by saying the goal is simply the best care for the animals and that it does not feel like work.

Who is behind it

The site's Our Team section names one person, Jennifer Kennington. The first-person About page is not signed, so ask who does the training, what credentials they hold and when the business started. The copyright line reads 2019.

What to ask

Ask about prices, group classes, board and train, and certifications. Anything beyond behavioral training, walking, cat visits and pet sitting would have to be asked about directly.