Rochester NY Dogs

I highly recommend Rochester NY Dogs for all of your dog training needs!Charlotte is a Weimaraner / Pitt mix. She is the sweetest dog, but wasn’t always the best listener. We hired Mike from Rochester NY Dogs to train Charlotte as a service dog for our developmentally disabled daughter. Thanks to him our rambunctious, high energy pup now knows all of the basic commands & MUCH more! I honestly thought she couldn’t be trained (I’ve had many dogs over the years and was able to train all but her myself! She was a stubborn one!) He works miracles. We fondly call him the “dog whisperer” because it’s amazing how fast he can get difficult dogs to listen to his every command! Mike is also fantastic at connecting with neurodivergent kiddos - which makes the training sessions go so smoothly!If you’re looking for a trainer - look no further!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mike was very professional and attentive when it came to communicating. While on my week and a half vacation Mike sent photos and video of my 12 year old American Eskimo. He treated him as if he was one of his own. Milo has some health issues and Mike made me feel very comfortable knowing he was in good hands. When we picked up Milo I honestly don’t think Milo was to come home with us, that’s how much he loved Mike. Anytime I go away for a long period of time I will definitely make the 2 hour drive to have Mike watch my pup. Highly recommend!!!

Found Michael on line when looking for a pet sitter, which was coming up fast! Mike was very flexible and prices extremely reasonable. We left our anxious 5 yr old German Shepard rescue on Saturday and came back on Friday to more confident, happy dog. Nevada enjoyed playing with the other dogs, is more relaxed and hides less in her safe corner. Before we left she would run from the room when the TV was on, last night she stayed with us for hours! Will be calling Mike again and can say with confidence you will love your experience too. Thank you Mike!!

Within hours of finding him, Mike reached out to me and was able to watch my dog the very next day. My dog, Bear, is a handful and has some severe separation anxiety, but Mike updated me regularly and worked great with Bear to build his confidence and make him comfortable. Mikes experience as trainer for so may years really made me feel comfortable that he could handle anything! I will most certainly be using Mikes services again!

Mike helped us with our adopted, rescue 8 month old American Bully and we are extremely grateful for all of his knowledge and experience and help. Before we met with Mike, our 45lbs pup had no socializing, no pup training, didnt know basic command, come, sit, stay, his hind legs were very weak. After Mike worked with him he now understands basic commands, goes up and down stairs, socialize with others, walks without pulling, hes becoming very energetic guy. I would and have recommended Mike service to others..

Michael is a phenomenal trainer. He knows dogs inside and out and I don’t think he’s met a dog yet that he couldn’t train, including dogs that other trainers gave up on. Our GSD, Tori, has an excellent 3 week board and train. Michael’s follow up sessions for training the humans were targeted and informative. I thought I knew dogs well, and I learned so much. Highly recommended!!

We adopted a dog recently and found out she had some separation anxiety, and since we live in an apartment we couldn’t have constant barking while we were gone. I found this out the second day we had her, and Mike got us in 2 days later! Due to the pandemic, we were not eager to meet in person, so he was able to coach us via Skype. We have had a couple sessions so far and she now only barks for a couple minutes and settles herself in. His help was greatly appreciated!!! Highly recommend Mike!

We found Michael through google after looking all over the place for someone who could come to the house and assist us in training our dogs who are in pretty different stages. We have a 7 year old dog who needed a refresher in some of the basics as well as helping me to make our walks fun again as she has gotten more leash-reactive as the years have gone on. We also have a 6 month old puppy who needed the basics. I knew that no class was going to give me the training for both dogs at the same time and my and my partners schedules are both pretty busy. Our experience with Michael was an absolute pleasure, he was quick to respond, professional and able to fit us right in. We did the 5 class package with him, which has worked out beautifully. We both loved his style of training as he ensures to explain the reasoning behind his techniques and behavioral interventions, which really helped with understanding the greater concept and how to apply it across a variety of behaviors. He always made himself available to answer any questions we had between sessions and our dogs were absolutely exhausted after every session (which was an added bonus). His pricing is fantastic for any in-home dog trainer based on the research that I did into other trainers in the area, especially for 2 dogs. I would recommend Michael to anyone looking for help with training their dog and will definitely be keeping him in mind for if we have more dog training or boarding needs in the future.

Mike is an excellent dog trainer in the Rochester area who I can readily recommend without reservation. He has worked closely with my Shiba Inu puppy since I brought her home from the breeder and has expertly guided me through crate training, teething, basic obedience, and socialization training. He is extremely knowledgable, accomodating, friendly, and patient with dog owners of all experience levels.

I’ve owned dogs my entire life and have considered myself pretty educated in dog behavior. When I first got Lucy, I wanted to take her to obedience classes just for the mental stimulation, but what Mike gave us was way more! He’s so in tune with the dogs and has an incredible way with them. We learned so much in his classes and he is wonderful at explaining why he does things a certain way. I will absolutely be getting in touch with him for our next dog!Annelise R. | Dog Training in Corn Hill Rochester

My entire family was going out of town for a week for a wedding and we had no one to watch my families 4 dogs. We worried about being about to find a reputable place that would take all 4 (one being a pit bull) on such short notice. I contacted Rochester NY dogs and they assured me it would not be a problem. They had experience dealing will all types of dogs and even met with us and the 4 dogs beforehand to put us at ease that they were okay with taking all 4. They provided us with updates and photos almost daily which allowed us to enjoy our vacation and not have to worry about the dogs. Rochester NY dogs is a very professional, easy to contact and always willing to answer any questions or concerns of ours. I would highly recommend them and will be using them again!

Mike was so good with our little Westie. She was treated like a family member and that certainly was a comfort to us. Thank you for the excellent service!

We started puppy training with Mike the day after we got our 9 week old chocolate lab puppy, Diesel. We were nervous first time dog owners and Mike did a great job to make us feel comfortable in training our new puppy! Mike gave us the tools, confidence, and support to ensure Diesel was a well trained dog!Thank you Mike!-Kalin and Derek

Great service