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
August 2025
Rick and his team have been great! We are learning the necessary skills to properly handle our bullmastiff so that we can be confident in his interactions with other people and animals. We are thrilled to have found Rick! He is available for questions/help throughout the entire process. This isn’t a one and done type of training - this is a forever relationship. If you want to be able to have a well-trained dog, Rick is the guy to go to.
June 2025
5 stars — Empire State K-9 changed my dog — and honestly, changed me, too.
I don’t write reviews like this often. But this deserves it.
My dog Coco is family. She’s also high-energy, distractible, reactive, social to a fault — the mayor of every block. Walking her was a full-time job. I’d resigned myself to always having a leash-yanking, sidewalk-sprinting, bird-chasing kind of pup.
Then I found Empire State K-9.
After almost two weeks of immersive training, Coco came home a different dog — not in spirit, but in structure. She still has her spark, but now there’s focus behind it.... 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
Rick and his team have been great! We are learning the necessary skills to properly handle our bullmastiff so that we can be confident in his interactions with other people and animals. We are thrilled to have found Rick! He is available for questions/help throughout the entire process. This isn’t a one and done type of training - this is a forever relationship. If you want to be able to have a well-trained dog, Rick is the guy to go to.
5 stars — Empire State K-9 changed my dog — and honestly, changed me, too.
I don’t write reviews like this often. But this deserves it.
My dog Coco is family. She’s also high-energy, distractible, reactive, social to a fault — the mayor of every block. Walking her was a full-time job. I’d resigned myself to always having a leash-yanking, sidewalk-sprinting, bird-chasing kind of pup.
Then I found Empire State K-9.
After almost two weeks of immersive training, Coco came home a different dog — not in spirit, but in structure. She still has her spark, but now there’s focus behind it.... read full review