Professional Dog Training in Seattle and Tacoma

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Marianna and her team have been a dream to work with! I enrolled my new puppy, Stewart, in a 4-week training program to help him get his basics down, and work on his reactivity and impulse control. Stewart is now just 7 months old and is so well behaved. He will eventually be my service dog, and I...

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Thank you, Amani K9! If I could give more than five stars, I would in a heartbeat. Sending Omen here was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. Before finding Amani K9, we were at our wit’s end. We felt completely lost and had no idea how to help his reactivity and anxiety. We had already tried...

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Marianna and her training team have an amazing facility and a solid training program that not only rehabilitates your dog but you as a dog owner! I 100% reccomend Amani k9 to people with reactive and agressive pups because she has changed both of my dogs’ life. She sets you up with sessions during...

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Amani K-9 are truly legitimate trainers. We enrolled our 15-month-old Dogo Argentino in their 8-week training program after adopting him from the Humane Society. He had been struggling with anxiety, recall, tantrums, and self-regulation. After just four weeks, during our parent training session, we...

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I'm 97% sure they gave us back a changeling because the complete 180 we've seen in Kirby feels too good to be true. Kirby has struggled with immense anxiety his whole life making it impossible to work with him. We used other trainers for a while, but he has no motivation or reward. For years we...

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I've been so lucky to have found a community not just for myself, but for my fur baby - the trainers are intensely knowledgeable, have so much love and patience for our pets, and are just as patient and flexible with us as owners. I did the 6 week boarding program for my girl: got THE best photos...

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My partner & I are so incredibly thankful to have found Marianna and her team (thankful is honestly an understatement). We had been struggling with our 8 y/o boy who suffered from reactive anxiety after being attacked by another dog at a dog park. Because of this, taking him for walks became...

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We enrolled our dog in the 6 week board and train program because she was struggling with reactivity and anxiety. Despite the difficult decision to leave our dog for 6 weeks, the Amani K9 team made us feel so comfortable. Trainer Marianna is so detailed and thorough in her analysis and updates; you...

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We are so thankful to Amani K9 for all that they have done to help us with Rocco. I hate to think about what may have happened if we didn’t find Amani K9 and trainer Niquolette. Rocco did an 8 week board and train with Niquolette, but it doesn’t end there! They also train the owners on how to...

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Amani K9 was a life changing choice for us. Niquolette and Marianna truly are the dream team. From the first phone call Niquolette made sure to be clear about how they train dogs in their program, and wanted to make sure we were on board and comfortable with the methods they use. There are plenty...

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I cannot say enough good things about Amani K9. After going through 2 trainers, including a behaviorist, we thought there was no hope for our extremely anxious mini Aussie Abbie. Abbie was terrified of the world. She would bark, shake and sometimes even defecate herself in fear when around other...

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We took our pup Milo, and our little one Blue is currently in training. Their team is amazing and full of qualified and knowledgeable trainers. They did an amazing job with Milo. He used to be super reactive and it was impossible to take him out or even have him at our house without him constantly...

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I wish I would have come to AmaniK9 sooner. As a little dog owner, it's easy to overlook problems, and that's what I did for far too long. We moved from a house into an apartment, and it became quickly obvious that we couldn't avoid it any longer. My Ollie is a sweet boy but developed severe...

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I got my French bulldog, Frankie, in August of 2020. By the time we brought him home, Frankie was already 4 months old and had already developed bad habits. Although he could be sweet and cuddly, he was equally disobedient and destructive. He also had severe dog aggression and constantly barked for...

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100% recommend AmaniK9. We have 2 adopted anxious doggos, and were struggling with all the behavioral challenges that come with that; especially leash/dog aggression and doorbell craziness. We had tried another board-and-train for one of our pups, but she came back more nervous, emaciated and worse...

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If you’re currently looking for a dog trainer, you’ve found the BEST company to work with. We reached out to Amani after we realized our recently adopted dog had severe separation anxiety, pushy behavior, and reactivity that we weren’t sure how to handle. From the first phone call I had with...

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Can’t say enough good things about the Amani Dog Training team, and especially Trainer Synclair! We enrolled our dog, Cash, a 10-month-old Golden Retriever, in the 4-week board-and-train program because he was lacking some serious house manners and had started showing signs of resource guarding...

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I sent my dog, Levi, to Amani K9 for six weeks after I noticed his reactivity and anxiety was getting worse, and I felt so lost on how to help him. Trainer Niquolette was amazing—she provided constant updates, answered all our questions with detail and care, and was so so supportive through the...

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...We felt completely lost and had no idea how to help his reactivity and anxiety. We had already tried another trainer without success, so I was hesitant to try a board and train. After searching everywhere for a reputable program, I came across Amani K9. I read through the reviews and saw nothing...

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...I 100% reccomend Amani k9 to people with reactive and agressive pups because she has changed both of my dogs’ life. She sets you up with sessions during the board and train to help you build skills prior to taking your dog home and has you read through a 90 day go home packet to recreate structure...

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...We had been struggling with our 8 y/o boy who suffered from reactive anxiety after being attacked by another dog at a dog park. Because of this, taking him for walks became extremely stressful for us, and were more often centered around avoiding other dogs rather than learning how to be neutral in...

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We enrolled our dog in the 6 week board and train program because she was struggling with reactivity and anxiety. Despite the difficult decision to leave our dog for 6 weeks, the Amani K9 team made us feel so comfortable. Trainer Marianna is so detailed and thorough in her analysis and updates; you...

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...He used to be super reactive and it was impossible to take him out or even have him at our house without him constantly barking as soon as he would hear anyone. After their training Milo is obedient and is able to self regulate. He went from being the loudest dog in the neighborhood to the quietest...

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I sent my dog, Levi, to Amani K9 for six weeks after I noticed his reactivity and anxiety was getting worse, and I felt so lost on how to help him. Trainer Niquolette was amazing—she provided constant updates, answered all our questions with detail and care, and was so so supportive through the...

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...I had tried to work with many many trainers in the past to address his dog reactivity and impulse control, and we made progress, but I felt I had hit a plateau with his growth and was feeling lost. From the first consultation session, I could tell Marianna was dedicated to truly understanding...

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...We were struggling with our 65 lb dog, Melado, who displayed serious reactivity to dogs and people. Finding help was beginning to feel impossible. We'd looked for dog walkers, sitters, and even other trainers, but nothing seemed like the right fit. Not being able to find someone to train and board...

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...We were struggling with our 1 yr old labrador, Opie, who was unruly on a leash, reactive to everything (people, dogs, cars, even falling leaves!) and impossible to leave alone. We tried every no-pull harness we could find, special toys to burn energy, day care, and other trainers, all of which...

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...What once was an anxious & reactive dog (with chronic digestive issues) is now a calm, grounded pet, no longer suffering from stress-related gastro upset. The world was a scary place for my pup, and the team at Amani taught him how not to be afraid. And they taught me how to help him feel safe &...

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My 4 year old golden Oakley had been struggling with dog reactivity and aggression. Walks were spent avoiding other dogs and holding him back when others were spotted. We were not longer able to include him in our lives as much due to the fact that he wasn’t able to be in public places where I...

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...Our pit bull Luna, as sweet and loving as she is, was reactive to other dogs and wildlife. The second she would see a dog she would start barking, lunging and whimpering to the point of no control. She would also lung at cars, which was incredibly dangerous. We were exhausted and desperate to help...

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...She taught us how to effectively communicate with our young pup, a fearful and reactive GSD. The program has ultimately changed our relationship with our dog - so much so that she now trusts us to navigate her through everyday life and challenging situations without having to fend for herself and...

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Our corgi just got home from a 3-week board and train to deal with reactivity. We are already seeing major improvements and are committed to the (extensive) training plan created for her. We’d both had previous dogs but had run out of ideas on how to solve thus one’s problem behaviors - they...

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...He was having aggressive reactivity to othe dogs and now he has a healthy friendship with one. Amani gave me the tools to continue helping him become a happier, more social, and more confident dog.

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...Link had leash reactivity, dog aggression, and impulse control problems. Link went from being one of my worst behaved dogs to the best. After sending Link to Mariana, he is a completely different dog in all the best ways. Link is now a confident pup who has great obedience. He is now so confident...

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...Milo went from having animal/human aggression to being a big baby! And blue is currently counter conditioning her reactivity! When yo board your dogs with them too they have refresher training to keep their skills they were taught refined!!! 100% reccomend.

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...We have never had a dog like Rocco that would get aggressive whenever he didn’t get his way or if he was around other dogs (amongst many other behavior problems) and we did not know how to handle it or fix it. Niquolette was amazing with Rocco and we couldn’t be happier with how things are going...

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It doesn't look like it but my girl, Ivy suffered with human aggression, dog aggression, and severe anxiety. We had taken her to a different trainer who did not set Ivy up for success and misused the e-collar. Trainer Marianna and her team helped to undo this harm by correctly utilizing the...

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...He also had severe dog aggression and constantly barked for attention. Since we got him during the pandemic, there weren’t many options for training. We did individual sessions at PetSmart, which helped with basic commands but didn’t help with any of his major issues. And the additional training we...

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...King went from being reactive and aggressive and dominant to following commands and redirecting his energy into playtime or structured walks. He isn’t perfect and neither are we, but now he has a chance. I don’t know what we would have done without them, they truly did change our boy for the better...

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...Since then he’s had some trust/aggression issues towards people. On the first call with Amani, we were immediately struck by how professional and reassuring they were. We were able to meet for an initial session where we learned some pretty important basics that had an immediate impact on our dog...

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...I enrolled my 1 year old Corso in the 4-Week Board & Train program due to her fear aggression. The difference that Marianna was able to make in just 4 weeks is unlike anything I would’ve been able to do. The Amani team was able to invest the time in correcting my Corso’s behavior that I couldn’t...

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...Both dogs have a bite history and were ( << past tense) incredibly reactive with strange people, dogs and situations. We have seen multiple trainers and our trainer before Amani helped us get to a stable place where we could go out on walks but avoided triggers to help keep things calm, but they...

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My fiancé and I were struggling with our pup’s dog and people aggression (never towards us thank goodness), leash pulling, reactivity, and being distracted easily. While we both know what a big loving dopey boy he is, not everyone got to see that side of him. There ended up being a biting incident...

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...I went on vacation for a few days and came back to having Sam bite me over a bone. A few days later Sam bit another dog. I reached back out to the Amani team and they got Sam into their 4 week board and train program. Now he’s been home for almost 3 weeks and I get compliments on walks about how...

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...Our beautiful boy Rufus Lee is a smart and sweet boy but began exhibiting possessive and aggressive behavior towards family members at around 4-5 months. He had even bit a few of us. We tried everything we could think of: taking advice we foundonline, we exercised him often, we neutered him, we...

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...He was the boss of the humans in the house and scared us with his dog aggressive tendencies. The team at Amani K9 took Tyson in while no other dog trainer would. They saw the worries we had but also saw all of the amazing things we love about him. We learned about equipment, feeding and keeping him...

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...Bear was very reactive (fear aggressive) to other people. With their help, we now can be be around people and know how to help him and guide him through those scenarios. The guidance and opportunities for us to learn along the way has helped so much! I look forward to continue our training with...

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Our dog Chance had severe anxiety and aggression towards other dogs to the point where me and my wife could not leave the house due to his destructive habits. After looking up all the great reviews for Amani K9 we decided to do the 4 week board in train. Not only did Amani K9 teach Chance how to...

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...We felt completely lost and had no idea how to help his reactivity and anxiety. We had already tried another trainer without success, so I was hesitant to try a board and train. After searching everywhere for a reputable program, I came across Amani K9. I read through the reviews and saw nothing...

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...He had been struggling with anxiety, recall, tantrums, and self-regulation. After just four weeks, during our parent training session, we noticed a remarkable difference in his temperament. He was able to manage his anxiety around other dogs and outside distractions, follow commands consistently...

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...Kirby has struggled with immense anxiety his whole life making it impossible to work with him. We used other trainers for a while, but he has no motivation or reward. For years we were enabling bad behaviours, learning to deal with his ever increasing anxiety instead of giving him tools to cope. My...

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...I did the 6 week boarding program for my girl: got THE best photos of her, learned a lot about management, and the dog that came back to me was calmer and less anxious over all. I cannot thank my trainer enough for the time and energy she spent on us!! This is my girl practicing "place", a skill...

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...After going through 2 trainers, including a behaviorist, we thought there was no hope for our extremely anxious mini Aussie Abbie. Abbie was terrified of the world. She would bark, shake and sometimes even defecate herself in fear when around other dogs. She wouldn’t allow other humans besides my...

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...My Ollie is a sweet boy but developed severe anxiety around other dogs and even people. Trying to take him for a walk was exhausting for us, him, and our neighbors. Taking him out for every potty break was a nightmare. He barked at anyone and everything that walked past our front door. If we wanted...

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...We have 2 adopted anxious doggos, and were struggling with all the behavioral challenges that come with that; especially leash/dog aggression and doorbell craziness. We had tried another board-and-train for one of our pups, but she came back more nervous, emaciated and worse behaviorally. We swore...

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...Our anxious adopted dog who was lacking basic social skills is a different dog and we are too as his owners! Endless gratitude to Amani K9!

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...They helped us so much with our dog's stranger danger, anxiety, stubbornness etc. They helped us with how to communicate with him and help him feel at ease out in the world. I wish I had found them sooner 💚 …

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...My dog has struggled with fear his whole life, and it got to the point where I couldn’t take him anywhere due to the risk he was to myself and others. I was desperate to help him, and tried different trainers and other methods on my own, but in the end nothing worked. Reaching out to Amani was in...

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...Trainer Sinclair turned our shelter dog (working/herding breed) from an anxious, nervous, unconfident dog to a stoic, well-behaved companion for us and our senior dog living with us. Will absolutely be exploring more training in the future (off-leash, etc) and boarding our pup with Amani whenever...

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...Jake is a very anxious white German shepherd. We also have another WGSD at home as well. We got him as a puppy and shortly after my husband got really sick and training and socialization went by the wayside. Our older female and Jake became codependent on each other. That sometimes happens when...

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...She was afraid of everything and everyone and we were concerned that she might hurt someone. We thought of trying to rehome her to someone else but we were pretty sure that would make things worse for her and we had become attached to her. We talked to a few “behavioral specialists” and it was...

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Our dog, Lucy, came to us with severe anxiety, which left her terrified of the outside world. After a year of different medications and trainers, we finally decided to try the board & train option. That's when we discovered Amani K9. We knew after our first 90-minute session that we wanted to board...

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...At the adoption event where I found him, he was so fearful of everything that the volunteer was outside the PetSmart with him on the sidewalk. He was too afraid to go into the store. He was terrified of stairs, automatic doors, elevators, going from carpet to tile floors, and he was awful on the...

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...From very early on, he showed signs of fear and reactivity to people, especially when coming into our home. As he got older it got worse and worse. He was very anxious, reactive to any noise outside, anyone coming to the door, people talking, us picking up the phone, going to the vet, etc., and we...

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...We reached out to Amani after we realized our recently adopted dog had severe separation anxiety, pushy behavior, and reactivity that we weren’t sure how to handle. From the first phone call I had with Marianna, I knew we were making the right choice for our family. We had Marlo go through the 9...

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...Since adopting our rescue, Teddy, he has struggled with severe separation anxiety and prey drive. We weren’t able to leave him alone for longer than 20 minutes without him becoming panicked and destructive. After he got to the point of self injury and his escapes became increasingly expensive we...

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...Our German Shepherd puppy Lola suffered from Covid-19 related separation anxiety and other generally frowned upon puppy behavior. I had to swallow my pride and admit that we needed some professional help with training her. I knew right away from my first phone call with Marianna that she was...

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...My dog, Jasper, had separation anxiety and slight reactivity toward others dogs after being attacked by another dog when he was 2 years old. I had tried private and group training sessions, but progress was minimal. His agitation continued to get worse during the pandemic as exposure to other dogs...

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...One dog was dealing with severe separation anxiety developed after the pandemic as well as some resource guarding and aggressive tendencies. The other dog was dealing with trauma (he is a rescue and was abused prior to coming home with us) so he had trouble with fear aggression, running away from...

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...This was an accidental pandemic puppy, unsocialized, untrained, velcroed to me, extreme separation anxiety, and pure husky chaos. I was losing my vision, and for everyone’s safety, I had to do something to help us both manage our lives together. Niquolette instilled in Harriet the love of rules and...

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...Prior to our arrival she was biting, barking, mouthing, whining, she couldn't be left alone and had major impulse control issues. We could see a sweet and playful dog but unruly and disobedient. After a month of training, we could not believe what an amazing difference in behavior she demonstrated...

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...We were struggling with our 1 yr old labrador, Opie, who was unruly on a leash, reactive to everything (people, dogs, cars, even falling leaves!) and impossible to leave alone. We tried every no-pull harness we could find, special toys to burn energy, day care, and other trainers, all of which...

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...He was able to manage his anxiety around other dogs and outside distractions, follow commands consistently, and walk calmly on a leash beside us—no more pulling or wandering aimlessly. This program has completely transformed our relationship with our pup. He now trusts us more deeply because not...

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...They pulled us all over the place while walking on the leash. They were out of control. Thank goodness we met Marianna and Nick. When I called her I knew instantly she knew what she was talking about. We signed up Baxter for a four week board and train and Luka for a four week day school. Marianna...

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...Our dog struggled with mouthiness, leash pulling, and overall lacked engagement. We chose to do the 9 weeks so that we could really hone his obedience training and correct some bad habits. We are now two months out and our relationship with our dog is better than ever, thanks to Marianna and her...

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...He pulled on walk, does not response to simple command such as sit or down during stress. He disengages constantly and does not check in with handler at any time. I have always knew Boi is a sweet dog and the best companion there is around, but i needed to find way to improve my relationship with...

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...From a dog pulling leash and has 0 attention for us, Eddie starts paying attention to us, excels at structure walk and could place for the entire morning. Training is a life-time thing, and we feel grateful to have Amani K9 along the way!

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...He was incredibly anxious and I was a wreck and felt completely helpless as he was jumping on counters and constantly pulling the leash. In a couple short months my dog now walks beside me, has mastered “sit” (with implied stay), “down”, “place”, and has recently gotten really good at “come”. He’s...

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...Despite walking him for nearly an hour twice a day, he couldn't settle down and was constantly disrupting my work. He was also displaying leash pulling, anxiety, and over-stimulation behaviors that made it difficult for him to stay neutral in cars and other environments. On top of that, he would...

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My fiancé and I were struggling with our pup’s dog and people aggression (never towards us thank goodness), leash pulling, reactivity, and being distracted easily. While we both know what a big loving dopey boy he is, not everyone got to see that side of him. There ended up being a biting incident...

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...Our puppy that once pulled on the leash, barked at almost everything, and ignored most commands, has done a complete 180. We are amazed and can't reccomend Marianna and Nick enough!!

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...At the adoption event where I found him, he was so fearful of everything that the volunteer was outside the PetSmart with him on the sidewalk. He was too afraid to go into the store. He was terrified of stairs, automatic doors, elevators, going from carpet to tile floors, and he was awful on the...

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I reached out to AmaniK9 after realizing that although my new pitbull/lab rescue pup was awesome, I needed some more help on his impulse controls and leash training, especially since we live in a very busy city neighborhood. We decided that the board and train program would be best for Leo and I...

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...We were struggling with our 1 yr old labrador, Opie, who was unruly on a leash, reactive to everything (people, dogs, cars, even falling leaves!) and impossible to leave alone. We tried every no-pull harness we could find, special toys to burn energy, day care, and other trainers, all of which...

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...He was barking nonstop, pulling, completely overwhelmed, and unable to relax enough to follow any guidance. Even after seeing all of that, Trainer Marianna and Trainer Synclair never made us feel discouraged. Instead, they walked us through the training process and gave us confidence that Omen...

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...He used to be super reactive and it was impossible to take him out or even have him at our house without him constantly barking as soon as he would hear anyone. After their training Milo is obedient and is able to self regulate. He went from being the loudest dog in the neighborhood to the quietest...

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...He barked at anyone and everything that walked past our front door. If we wanted to go out for a whole day, I'd have to arrange sitters because he couldn't come with us for the car rides let alone getting out to explore. It got to the point where, if I tried to redirect him from his barking and...

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...Both Luka and Baxter were dog reactive, barking at everything and everybody. They pulled us all over the place while walking on the leash. They were out of control. Thank goodness we met Marianna and Nick. When I called her I knew instantly she knew what she was talking about. We signed up Baxter...

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...He also had severe dog aggression and constantly barked for attention. Since we got him during the pandemic, there weren’t many options for training. We did individual sessions at PetSmart, which helped with basic commands but didn’t help with any of his major issues. And the additional training we...

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...No more barking at every car door that closes on our street, or every neighbor walking by). This training was the best investment in our quality of life & peace of mind that I have made in a long time.

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...She was difficult from day 1, barking and acting crazy even during all her puppy and obedience classes. I tried everything I could, followed all my trainers advice but I wasn't getting anywhere. After having a baby and having no extra time to work with her, I called Amani. I'm so thankful I did...

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...Our puppy that once pulled on the leash, barked at almost everything, and ignored most commands, has done a complete 180. We are amazed and can't reccomend Marianna and Nick enough!!

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...The second she would see a dog she would start barking, lunging and whimpering to the point of no control. She would also lung at cars, which was incredibly dangerous. We were exhausted and desperate to help the situation. Just when we were about to lose all hope, we found Amani and could feel our...

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...He started barking, snarling, and growling at people and other dogs. He was awful on a leash, I couldn’t take him anywhere. He was very misunderstood as he is just a very anxious dog but I was very afraid someone would push him to the edge or someone would hurt him because they are scared. He is...

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...I came to her when our son took on a Labrador with more spirit than we knew what to do with. We have had many dogs in our lives and they have always been well behaved but we were not prepared for his exercise of will. We started with private lessons and on the first lesson she gave us tools of...

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...Being a lab, Gracie has boundless energy that is fun, but needs to be contained during different situations. When the 3 weeks were over, Marianna and Nick brought her home and spent hours going over what we needed to do to keep up with all Gracie had learned. They were patient and helped my...

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...We have been so impressed with their accessibility, communication, and comprehensive support - start to finish - with our wild 1 year old dog. Trainer Niquolette exceeded all expectations and hopes we had for this journey and we can confidently say it was money well spent!

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...What we quickly realized is that no amount of love would prepare us for how to support a high-energy, high-anxiety, and highly intelligent dog like Ellie. Ellie's behavioral problems began manifesting shortly after the beginning of the pandemic and only intensified with time. She was reactive...

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...They helped us so much with our dog's stranger danger, anxiety, stubbornness etc. They helped us with how to communicate with him and help him feel at ease out in the world. I wish I had found them sooner 💚 …

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...Marianna and her team took a loving, but stubborn northern breed to new levels of command compliance and achieved the off leash recall I was most interested in and least successful at. Marianna’s understanding and patience in teaching me how to successfully communicate with Leo has made a huge...

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...Ace is smart, he is bossy, and is bursting with puppy energy and behavior. I quickly realized that training Ace was going to be beyond my own personal capabilities and that I was going to need some help. We had our initial onboarding session where Marianna from the start was clearly knowledgeable...

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...At the time he was a reactive, headstrong and BIG pup with a huge heart. We did not have the tools and guidance we needed to set Bodhi up for success, particularly with two little kids at home. We tried a few different training options before finding Marianna and team. Finding Amani K9 was the best...

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...Handsome but headstrong, I found him difficult to train using the positive reinforcement methods I was used to using. Casey had several bad experiences with aggressive humans and dogs when he was young, but everything seemed okay until he was about 3. He began to lunge and bark at strangers when he...

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...Despite walking him for nearly an hour twice a day, he couldn't settle down and was constantly disrupting my work. He was also displaying leash pulling, anxiety, and over-stimulation behaviors that made it difficult for him to stay neutral in cars and other environments. On top of that, he would...

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...This was an accidental pandemic puppy, unsocialized, untrained, velcroed to me, extreme separation anxiety, and pure husky chaos. I was losing my vision, and for everyone’s safety, I had to do something to help us both manage our lives together. Niquolette instilled in Harriet the love of rules and...

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...She was difficult from day 1, barking and acting crazy even during all her puppy and obedience classes. I tried everything I could, followed all my trainers advice but I wasn't getting anywhere. After having a baby and having no extra time to work with her, I called Amani. I'm so thankful I did...

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...I enrolled my new puppy, Stewart, in a 4-week training program to help him get his basics down, and work on his reactivity and impulse control. Stewart is now just 7 months old and is so well behaved. He will eventually be my service dog, and I am already able to take him into so many businesses...

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...We also sent our newer addition to their 4-week program to help curb those *insane* destructive puppy tendencies. While she's still a diva, she's definitely more polite ;) Most importantly, our dogs were quite obviously well-loved and taken care of while they were under Amani K9's care, and...

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...If you don't feel like you have the time or know you won't commit to a lot of training, then this is the perfect place for your puppy/dog. Being a lab, Gracie has boundless energy that is fun, but needs to be contained during different situations. When the 3 weeks were over, Marianna and Nick...

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...I reached out to them when it became clear that I would need help training my 10 month old cockapoo puppy. After assessing Bentley’s behavior with their team, we decided that the 4 week board and train program was the best route for us. Trainers Niquolette and Marianna helped set my expectations...

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...Our German Shepherd puppy Lola suffered from Covid-19 related separation anxiety and other generally frowned upon puppy behavior. I had to swallow my pride and admit that we needed some professional help with training her. I knew right away from my first phone call with Marianna that she was...

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As first time dog owners, we were anxious about finding the right person to trust to train our puppy, but after speaking with Marianna on the phone, we felt completely confident that she was the right person for the job. Marianna is knowledgeable, patient, and made us feel completely comfortable...

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...After my girlfriend and I brought home a large breed puppy we decided we wanted to teach him more advanced obedience. Without marianna we would have been lost, even on the basics. She worked with us on handling our young pup, properly socializing him, introducing him to our older dog jack and our...

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I’m not an experienced pet owner, but I found the process of working with Marianna and Sam to be top notch because they helped to break the process of puppy rearing into manageable chunks. I found their perspective to be very easy to understand and assimilate. They see training from the point of...

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We brought our little land shark German Shepherd Puppy Gianna to Mariana for board and training. Prior to our arrival she was biting, barking, mouthing, whining, she couldn't be left alone and had major impulse control issues. We could see a sweet and playful dog but unruly and disobedient. After a...

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...Ace is smart, he is bossy, and is bursting with puppy energy and behavior. I quickly realized that training Ace was going to be beyond my own personal capabilities and that I was going to need some help. We had our initial onboarding session where Marianna from the start was clearly knowledgeable...

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...We enrolled our 15-month-old Dogo Argentino in their 8-week training program after adopting him from the Humane Society. He had been struggling with anxiety, recall, tantrums, and self-regulation. After just four weeks, during our parent training session, we noticed a remarkable difference in his...

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...We have 2 adopted anxious doggos, and were struggling with all the behavioral challenges that come with that; especially leash/dog aggression and doorbell craziness. We had tried another board-and-train for one of our pups, but she came back more nervous, emaciated and worse behaviorally. We swore...

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...Since adopting our rescue, Teddy, he has struggled with severe separation anxiety and prey drive. We weren’t able to leave him alone for longer than 20 minutes without him becoming panicked and destructive. After he got to the point of self injury and his escapes became increasingly expensive we...

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...Trainer Sinclair turned our shelter dog (working/herding breed) from an anxious, nervous, unconfident dog to a stoic, well-behaved companion for us and our senior dog living with us. Will absolutely be exploring more training in the future (off-leash, etc) and boarding our pup with Amani whenever...

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We got our dog when he was about 8 months old from a local shelter. He was a pretty good dog until a stranger accidentally stepped on his tail. Since then he’s had some trust/aggression issues towards people. On the first call with Amani, we were immediately struck by how professional and...

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...The other dog was dealing with trauma (he is a rescue and was abused prior to coming home with us) so he had trouble with fear aggression, running away from noises, and it made it very difficult to have people over or bring him out of the house with us. I ultimately did a lot of research of many...

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When we adopted Josie we became her third home. She was afraid of everything and everyone and we were concerned that she might hurt someone. We thought of trying to rehome her to someone else but we were pretty sure that would make things worse for her and we had become attached to her. We talked...

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...Jake had been a starving street pup in Puerto Rico when he was taken in by a local rescue and sent to a rescue organization in Virginia. At the adoption event where I found him, he was so fearful of everything that the volunteer was outside the PetSmart with him on the sidewalk. He was too afraid...

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...I came to them with my 9-month-old rescue German Shepherd mix who I could not figure out what to do with. I had watched video after video of dog training tips and had taken him to a puppy class (which he was already way too reactive to handle) and was starting to feel hopeless. He was reactive on...

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...We had just recently adopted a rescue from Costa Rica that had a lot of rescue baggage - she was terrified of everything, hated change/uncertainty, and would resort to fear based behavior. She was also very undersocialized in her past life so everything was stressful to her. We knew that we had to...

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Sterling is our “problem child”, being a rescue with a rough start to life, he struggled with adjusting to integrating into our pack. After 3 years of spending thousands on training from 4 different trainers (many of which suggested euthanasia) with little to no results. I was at a loss. He’s such...

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I reached out to AmaniK9 after realizing that although my new pitbull/lab rescue pup was awesome, I needed some more help on his impulse controls and leash training, especially since we live in a very busy city neighborhood. We decided that the board and train program would be best for Leo and I...

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...I was close to despair when I found Amani K9 My Casey is a Rottweiler/Cattle Dog I adopted after a shelter found him abandoned in open country in eastern Washington. Handsome but headstrong, I found him difficult to train using the positive reinforcement methods I was used to using. Casey had...

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Thank you to Amani K9 for enabling us to keep the dog we adopted! I couldn't be more grateful for the work they've done training our dog and also training us. We turned to them after Daisy ended up being very reactive to strangers, to the point where we did not know if we could keep her. They were...