UPDATED one year later: happy to report that our pups have maintained the progress we made with Kristen on the skills we worked on together. Unrelated to the things we worked on with Kristen initially, one of our dogs was becoming extremely barky and reactive in the backyard recently. Kristen came for a session on her own time and helped address the barking/reactivity. After one session, things have improved so much! We’re forever grateful for Kristen and the work she doesOriginal review: Kristen helped us so much with our two dogs—we are forever grateful for the work she did with our girls! We interviewed a few other trainers who left us feeling defeated and like our goals for our dogs were impossible (one trainer remarked that with our dogs being 7 and 8, it would be really hard to see progress).Right off the bat, Kristen’s confident, non-judgmental approach put me at ease. It’s clear how passionate she is for this work, but also how skilled she is at what she does. We really appreciated her collaborative approach when identifying goals and talking about paths forward to reach those goals—other trainers we spoke to had a very strict black or white, “my way or the highway” sort of approach, whereas Kristen was very willing to work with us on our goals in a way that felt comfortable and realistic for us.More specifically, Kristen helped our dogs become loose leash walkers and we can now confidently and safely walk both dogs with our toddler in our stroller. Our younger dog’s confidence and reactivity has improved SO dramatically. We’re better able to manage our dogs at home if energy gets high and they need to be redirected to “place.”To summarize, working with Kristen significantly improved our and our dogs’ quality of life, which is priceless. We are so, so grateful we found her and will always look to her for training needs in the future. Less

Our 8 month old puppy adores Kristen. This was clear from day 1. She has such great control of her interactions with our puppy and is professional and so intelligent. She was able to remedy his kennel/separation anxiety issues after two sessions. That has been worth everything! Additionally, she has been building his confidence the past two weeks and also has taught us how to continue building his confidence. I appreciate all the tools and tips and tricks she has shared with us to continue growing our relationship with our puppy. Thank you so much! 🫶🏻 Less

Kristen was an absolute joy to have over the last few weeks. I got referred to Kristen and it was the best referral anyone could have given me. I have an amazing french bulldog who loves people, but hated other dogs we had to time our potty breaks to where there would be minimal dogs to encounter. The first day of training my dog whined as Kristen left which has never happened in the 5 years I have had with my dog so I knew it was a good fit. Now that we’re out of training walks are whenever we want and she has gotten so much less reactive on walks, we’re still working through it with the tools Kristen gave us, but this experience changed our lives. I couldn’t recommend someone more. Kristen was the best and easiest decision we have made. Mahalo Kristen! Less

We are so grateful we were referred to Kristen for dog training. We were in the midst of some major puppy blues and not quite sure what to do next with our Labrador Retriever puppy who had all the happy puppy energy and none of the discipline when outside of our home. We discussed our priorities for our pup’s safety and well-being, and Kristen talked us through different options and took the time to educate us on different training tools available while understanding/addressing our overall concerns. Our pup attended Kristen’s tailored 3-week Train While you Work program and it feels like we can finally breathe again. Our pup has better impulse control especially with other dogs barking around her, she can walk loose leash rather than drag us across the street, and we noticed she was generally happier from the structure and “work” from training. We plan to continue our training partnership with Kristen as our pup grows and matures and we are excited that our pup can now be included in our daily activities without the stress and worry we had before. Again we are so grateful for Kristen’s extensive experience, patience, and encouragement, we highly recommend her training services! Less

Very satisfied with the service I received! Kristen is very knowledgable and knows how to tackle many different scenarios. She definitely put down the base for me and my pup to have a great life together. Thank you Kristen! ❤️ Less

Had our initial conversations consult with Kristen for both of our King Charles cavaliers went by great! After meeting Kristen and going over our goals we are very confident our boys are going to be in good hands gaining new skills. Less