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October 2023 by Katherine Constan
Westchester K-9 is a fantastic resource to help you and your doggie have a happy life together! Stacy is an expert with dogs, and her team is wonderful. In particular, the stay and train 3 week program made a huge difference for our dogs.
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July 2023 by Jill W
Stacy and her team at Westchester K9 are hands down the best training and boarding facility you can ask for. From day one, I knew our puppy was in good hands. After training he came home a new dog. Sure it takes work to maintain the training, but that’s life.No wonder he always bounds into the van when they come to pick him up! The daily pictures posted when he’s boarding help us all to know that he’s having fun at “doggy sleep away camp”. He always comes home healthy and obedient after his stays and we never worry about them following his special diet or medicine protocols.
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July 2023 by susan brust
We got a rescue pup who was described as “extremely active “ before we got her. Babka was a sweet dog, but super strong and pulled on the leash and didn’t listen. We sent her to Stacy for a 3 week board and train. When she returned she was a different dog. No more leash pulling. She listened to our commands. We now had a manageable dog. We could see other dogs on the street and she would sit and watch them walk by. We could take walks around the neighborhood and have her under control all the time. Stacy was a lifesaver!! We also board Babka with Stacy when we travel. She loves going there and gets taken care of so well.
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July 2023 by Clara Melendez
Westchester K-9 has been fantastic!!! Kylo, our 9-month-old Belgian Malinois X, needed a professional, and we are so grateful we found this company. My sister and I have watched many YouTube dog training videos, but they weren’t helpful for the most part. The videos had an adverse reaction, which made us more anxious.Stacy and her personnel have tremendously helped Kylo‘s behavior improve. When we adopted Kylo, he was what we called “Kylo Phase 1,” where his lack of training made us experience high levels of anxiety, emotional distress, and exhaustion (I’m not kidding). After training, he is leaning towards “Kylo Phase 3.” We understand him much better, and Stacy helped train us to ensure that we continue instilling what he learned— after all, it’s crucial to instill discipline continuously. This was very important because we were doing everything wrong, which included enabling his bad behavior by giving in to his tantrums.Sometimes, the human needs more training than the canine - he was mirroring our anxiety. This was proven in our case when Stacy came over for our one-on-one training sessions. We are incredibly thankful to Stacy and her staff!!!
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July 2023 by yael laifer
Westchester K9 has been our dog Riley’s home away from home. Our first experience with Stacey was 13 years ago right after we got him as a puppy for a stay and train 3 week session. We had never had a dog before and Stacey answered my every call and text those first few months when I wasn’t sure what to do. Since then he has gone back every time we have gone on vacation, had a graduation, summer camp visiting day etc. Especially since Riley is now a senior dog I wouldn’t think of trusting anyone else with him. Stacey and staff treat him as if he’s their own which is very reassuring. (And of course we love all the Facebook pix letting us know that he’s enjoying his stay!!)
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July 2023 by Barbara sicuranza
My pup learned so much, radical transformation in his behavior. He seems to love his time Westchester K9, i sent him back for a brush up and playtime with other pups and the amazing staff. Oscar looks forward to coming back there soon!
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December 2022 by Candace Kava
I took my 10 month old miniature poodle puppy Louis to Stacy after I was told that he was aggressive enough to need a muzzle. Well that simply wasn't true. He was being leash reactive. Stacy and her team worked with Louis for a week as a day student and I have a different dog in my life. He was a sweet puppy before but now he is a pup who listens and responds to me because I know know how to get his attention. I had noisy workers outside and after one "leave it" command, he ignored them and played with me for 20 minutes with them right there. That would have never happened a week ago. I know I have to follow through with training but it's fun because he is so responsive. I also know I have a place to board him and a place to keep him for a day when I need to go out. Thank you Westchester K-9
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December 2022 by Chris Browne
The owner and chief trainer is well educated and a good teacher. From stem to stern is is an efficient and effective organization. I highly recommend Stacey and her staff.
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January 2022 by Diane Allen
I cannot say enough positive comments on the results that Westchester K-9 gave us. My 5 year old lab had become increasingly more reactive towards other dogs, particularly when she was on a leash, over the last 2 years. Her reactivity caused such difficulty for me -- I had been dragged to my knees, across the street into traffic, broken a finger, and got a black eye -- all because she could not control her reaction to other dogs and I could not control her behavior. I could no longer walk her so, my husband who worked from home during COVID took on that responsibility. In July 2021, we realized that he might be returning to his office in the fall and I had to so something. My neighbors recommended Westchester K-9 and I called Stacy. She listened to our story and offered her professional opinion. I had trepidations having never needed a professional trainer nor boarding program with my other dogs. After our conversations with Stacy, however, we were convinced this path was the best for all of us.Ella already knew many commands -- sit, down, extended stay, wait, retrieval of the newspaper, etc. -- but not when another dog was around. Once at camp, the trainers recognized this and quickly focused in on the behavioral issues.Three weeks later, Ella came back a changed dog. With much at-home practice and training and the recommended prong collar, Ella has become a delight to walk on the leash. I am no longer afraid to take her out! She still has her moments (as Stacy said, "You can't take reactivity out of the dog."), but I (my entire family) find walking her a much more enjoyable activity.In our experience, Westchester K-9 provided excellent and professional service. Ella came back to us happy and calmer. During her stay, the trainers communicated with me by phone and email. Once she was home, we had a home visit, zoom calls and follow up text and FaceBook messages. The home visits were amazing and so much insight was provided. Stacy was very responsive to each and every question or concern. It was a very supportive system.I feel confident that Ella's training was the best option we had and I would not hesitate to recommend Westchester K-9 to anyone in need of help.
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October 2021 by Corinne Zola
Stacey and the team at Westchester K-9 are my dog’s second family. Stacey trained our dog when she was a puppy and it changed everything about how my family related to our dog and she related to us. I can’t thank her enough. We continue to send our dog to Westchester K-9 for boarding when we go away- we call it camp - and our dog absolutely loves it. The best is that they posts pics of our dog playing with her friends so I can see how she’s doing . I recommend Westchester k-9 wholeheartedly.
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May 2021 by Michael Brown
Westchester K-9 is the best hands down. We have used them for boarding our two dogs as well as for training. They have stressed the need for us, as the dog owner to be consistent and follow up with what our dogs learned from them at home. We had a minor issue with our rescue dog and they came to our house to help evaluate. The underlying issue was with our kids and their approach with the dog, so they not only worked with our dogs but with us and made significant corrections. It is hard to leave our dogs while on vacation but always feel they are in good hands and looking forward to traveling soon and leaving them with Westchester K-9.
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May 2021 by David Skaggs
We initially brought our 6 year-old dog to Westchester K-9 for a 3-week board and train program in 2019 with an emphasis on training to live in NYC. We were moving into the city from the suburbs and were worried how our dog would adjust! K9 was wonderful; They helped our dog so much and us so much! Our dog has since had a few refresher courses and we board her there as well when we go away. Two other members of our family have sent their dogs to Westchester K9 for training, for a total of 4 dogs! Overall, I am feel very blessed to have Westchester K9 as a resource for dog training and boarding!
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April 2021 by Julia Lake
We took our now 10 year old dog Leo to Stacy and the staff of Westchester K9 for a couple of lessons when he was about 1 year old. Seven months ago we adopted a very energetic puppy Franklin and decided to send him to Stacy for a board and train 3-week program. Although Franklin is still very energetic, Stacy has "held our hand" after the 3-week program ended and we are now in her 6 month program. Stacy is very knowledgable, experienced, personable and very accessible. She is always available to answer every question or issue we have with our puppy. Franklin has come a long way from being an unruly puppy to a happily trained puppy. If not for Stacy and her help and patience I don't think we would have been able to keep Franklin. Now he and Leo are best friends and he loves training. I cannot recommend a better training, boarding or daycare facility. Franklin will be spending two weeks boarding in April, and our dogs mean the world to us and we cannot feel any more comfort than knowing Stacy and her team are watching him.
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April 2021 by Sharon Powell
I have been bringing my 10 year old rescue dog, Honey, to Westchester K-9 for many years now. I first brought her there after I was told she could not board at another kennel because she does not get along with other dogs. After an evaluation at Westchester K-9 Stacy told me they could have her stay with them in their training program boarding her during that time. When I returned to pick her up I received a well behaved dog who was happy and playful. What a pleasure. I still bring Honey to Westchester K-9 every week or so just for the exercise and play time. She loves going to 'play with the puppies' and all the people who care for her there, it's the best part of her week I think. Stacey keeps a well run, clean and professional kennel and I would not bring Honey anywhere else. I highly recommend Westchester K-9!
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April 2021 by Chase Aboozia
Our puppy went for 3 weeks and we were very happy with the results. She could sit, stay, leave it (drop things), no longer would puppy bite or jump on people and would stay in her special bed if you said "in your place." It was money well spent, I would recommend K-9 as it works. I also liked how they are in a group and get to socialize which is important for puppies but also as a mom, I liked to knowing she was having fun too. So as much as you feel bad sending your puppy away or the cost, it is well worth it with K-9!
