Empire State K9 Services

Empire State K9
Wonderful Wonderful Training!
Our Sussex Spaniel “Oliver” has been trained by Rick Sanders as a service dog, for Jim a veteran.
Rick’s experience, expertise, in all his years of training all breeds with all kinds of different personalities & issues, is the reason we went to him.
I never had a dog & I also needed to learn too. We started his training a bit later at 4 years old. Best as early as possible. When Jim was having more problems in balance & 2 knee surgery along with arthritis. I had to do something. Oliver heard a motorcycle at a restaurant close to route 9, he bolted out of Jim’s hand. Luckily the higher power didn’t let him get there.… read full review

In my professional life as a Montessori and positive parenting educator, I teach the value of 'freedom within limits'—the idea that individuals thrive when they have clear, firm boundaries delivered with kindness. However, when it came to raising my own dog, I completely missed the mark at first. I fell into the trap of thinking love meant a boundary-free lifestyle, relying solely on treats and purely positive methods. The result was a chaotic household and a dog struggling with severe separation anxiety, intense leash pulling, and reactivity.

Everything changed when we hired Rick. Rick's mastery of behavioral modification and structured corrective methods provided… read full review

Rick trained our 3 year old German shepherd. She had really bad anxiety/separation anxiety. Rick was able to fix all of her problems and train her to be my service dog! He is the best trainer. Highly recommend