Focus K9

Highly recommend working with Focus K9! In only a few weeks, Sydney turned our pup from a reactive puller on leash to a calm and controlled walker, plus she took the time to teach us how to be better handlers ourselves, which has been immensely helpful. Thanks for everything, Sydney!

Sydney was amazing with my pup! He didn’t trust easily but after just 2 sessions he waited at the door for her arrival and without hesitation would head out. She is super informative and flexible for the individual dogs needs. My dog who couldn’t get within 20 feet of another dog without reacting can now walk by another dog with little to no reaction. He now looks at me as his leader and I could not be more thankful! 10/10 would recommend!

I'm very happy I stumbled across Sydney's business card. She radiates professionalism and confidence which is super important for handling big dogs. Good results, and our puppy loves her! Very calm, very dog oriented person. Totally recommend!

I did the 6 week puppy class with Sydney. She was awesome. Very insightful, provided awesome guidance, and has wonderful insight into managing a puppy and dogs in general. She was very patient with me - a new dog owner. I highly recommend Sydney to anyone looking for help with their loved one.

If your walks with your best friend have become a source of anxiety and frustration for yourself and your dog, do not fret, Sydney can help. My once friendly and playful Ella, after a couple of unfortunate events at a dog park, became reactive to other dogs and was starting to shut down at home. Thanks to Sydney, Ella is almost back to normal. Sydney showed us how to reconnect and engage with each other in an easy and fun way. As our communications are improving so are our walks. We couldn't have done it without Sydney.

We are so grateful that we came across Sydney and Focus K9. Our Mini Aussie (Tucker) was so full of energy and excitement that walking him, passing other dogs and having company over was almost impossible. He was having no part in the traditional training techniques and tools that we were using from reputable videos and books and we were at our wits end. Sydney came to our house for the consult and was friendly, professional and began giving us amazing ideas and tips right away. By the end of our first session Tucker was in love, lol. He took to Sydney quickly and responded to her techniques and commands with ease. Sydney gave us “homework” that was specific to Tuckers needs and always made sure that we practised these during sessions until we were comfortable and familiar enough to be practising on our own. These techniques were easy and manageable and most importantly, really made a difference! Sydney also sent us homework /information sheets online that related to our sessions and also followed up after each session with a personal email to ask how Tucker was doing. I also really appreciated that she was easy to talk to on our training walks and was someone who’s company we enjoyed. After an 8 session private package, Tucker graduated today. Together my husband and I (and Sydney) strolled through the busy off leash dog park at Beacon Hill with our pup (almost 2). He was calm, greeted other dogs appropriately, responded to our commands and corrections on leash and was successful. I can’t even begin to express my gratitude, my relief and my excitement at this new future with my furry boy. We will be doing follow ups and group walks with Sydney to be sure that we continue to stay on top of our new found training skills and to be sure that Tucker still gets to see her ?. Thank you Sydney! We will be forever grateful for your expertise, your passion for the field and your professionalism. You made a difference in our world ? ! Melissa & John

Sydney is a competent and skilled trainer! I highly recommend her. She helped me gain confidence and tools to be able to communicate and guide my dog through her leash reactivity issues. I can do things with my dog now, that I didn't think possible a month ago.

Sydney was a great help with our puppy Boomer. We’d already done some basic obedience with him at a younger age and started doing classes with Sydney when he was about 7 months old. We worked on improving his leash walking skills, recall, socializing, facing some of his fears, taking him to new environments among many other things. She was very professional and patient with our enthusiastic little guy! Thanks so much Sydney we’ll definitely be contacting you again in the future.