About K-9 Specialist | Dog Trainer

In-home training led by Dennis Urrutia

K-9 Specialist is an in-home dog training company in Miami, serving Miami-Dade and Broward County. It is led by founder and CEO Dennis Urrutia, whom the company describes as Miami's most experienced in-home dog trainer, with 32 years of expertise serving Miami-Dade since the 1990s and over 14,000 dogs trained in his career. His team of supervisors and senior trainers, school certified with between 4 and 32 years of experience, brings personalized training to the owner's home. The business also offers in-home boarding, and its site is in English and Spanish.

Programs

Basic Obedience and Puppy Foundations covers potty and crate training, chewing, jumping, play biting, heel on leash, sit, down, place and socialization. Basic Advanced Obedience refines those commands for high-distraction settings and adds off-leash work. The Elite Obedience Program is described as a master-level, military-style course with all commands off leash, inside and outside the home. Other programs cover service dogs, therapy dogs, behavior rehabilitation for aggression, anxiety and destructive habits, housebreaking, problem solving and advanced protection.

What to ask

Ask which trainer would be assigned, how many sessions each program includes and what they cost.