About Urban K-9 Dog Training

What they offer

Urban K-9 says it is based in Brooklyn, NY and Monmouth County, NJ. Its rates page lists in-home puppy and basic obedience lessons and in-home behavior lessons for Monmouth County, covering separation anxiety, fear, leash reactivity and aggression. Behavior work also takes in resource guarding, excessive barking, housebreaking and lunging on leash. Puppy lessons start with crate training, housebreaking and nipping, then move on to basic manners and commands. Board and train in a trainer's home is open to clients who have completed a training package, and live virtual lessons, including a pre-puppy call, can be booked during the day or evening.

How it works

The site says lessons take place in and around your home unless you or your trainer choose otherwise. Behavior clients begin with a consultation where a behavior history is taken and a customized plan is built, and training begins during that first visit. The philosophy page calls the team balanced trainers: teaching through rewards and positive reinforcement, enforcing appropriate boundaries, and using humane, timely corrections only when necessary. Every program relies on owner participation.

Who runs it

Owner Dani Santanella, CPDT-KSA, covers Brooklyn, Manhattan and Monmouth County. Her bio says she started training in 2004, graduated from Triple Crown Academy (now Star Mark), is an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator and a professional member of the IACP, and trains her own Labrador for hunt tests.