About Empire State K9 Services

Training and full-service pet care

Empire State K9 Services is a dog training and pet care business at 227 Hattertown Road in Newtown. It credits its team with over 40 years of experience training dogs of all breeds and ages, and says it works with dogs of any age or breed, including those with aggression and socialization issues. Its training programs are custom-tailored to each dog's behavior goals and come with a results guarantee.

Programs

Training topics include obedience and manners, housebreaking, barking, chewing and biting, jumping and aggression, fighting or reactivity, and protection training for home, business and personal use. Empire State K9 also offers basic and advanced service dog programs, including medical alert and assistance work, and describes keeping up with the requirements for different categories of service dogs, such as hearing and PTSD dogs. The team says it uses current scientific techniques and customizes routines to each dog.

Care services

Beyond training, the facility offers overnight boarding, professional grooming from basic baths to full blowouts, and structured doggy daycare. It describes itself as a clean, licensed and fully insured facility.

What to ask

Ask for specific pricing, the length of each training program, and the terms of the results guarantee. Evaluations can be booked online or set up as an in-home evaluation by phone.