D For Dog

KajTi is an expert with dogs. She cares deeply about what is good for the dog and how to best support the human who is responsible for the dog. I was introduced to her when we were looking for someone to care for our injured geriatric dog for 2 weeks, during a long-​planned family vacation. KajTi selflessly came up with options for us even though she would not benefit financially as the hired dog sitter. She put our dog’s welfare over her own business and that says it all. I would trust KajTi with my dog, and training my dog, because she clearly cares about what’s best for my precious pet.

KaTji is a passionate, gifted trainer and we highly recommend her.
We engaged KajTi to help us with our 3 year old lab/​greyhound mix, Tipper.
When we first rescued our dog, we didn’t know were inheriting a «project.» She had been through at least 6 homes in her short 6 month life, and had not had a chance to be properly socialized, exposed to the world, or even bond with anyone. Tipper’s behavior problems (plus elbow dysplasia) were bad enough that, if returned to a shelter, she would most certainly be euthanized.
We are experienced dog owners, but went through no less than 3 highly recommended trainers, plus a certified vet behaviorist, and worked incredibly hard with her. Tipper remained highly reactive to just about everything, and often aloof with us, preferring the safety of her crate to being petted or played with. She would seriously flip out around other dogs. She flipped out at a lot of imaginary things. We were all stressed, tired of judgment from others about our dog, and out of cope. But we didn’t want to give up on Tipper.
Enter Katji of D for Dog, recommended to us by our vet behaviorist. We decided to have one more try with a trainer, and she has changed our life. If only we had found her sooner, Tipper would have had much less bad stuff to unlearn (it’s really hard to find a truly qualified trainer, especially for hard cases like ours)!
From the beginning, KaTji made it clear that she didn’t know whether she could fix all of Tipper’s problems, but approached our project with unsurpassed dedication, enthusiasm, tons of support and lots of ideas. We really appreciate how she has made sessions fun for us and Tipper, and shows, in many ways, that she not only loves dogs in general, but our dog. No matter what craziness Tipper comes up with, KaTji takes it in her stride, always with support and encouragement, never judgement. Dogs love KaTji and so do we!
KajTi is a strong believer in focusing on positive training, and she knows how to make it work. She creatively finds ways around problems. She really knows dogs and continuously keeps up with her education and advanced training.
KaTji was clear that we would have lots of homework with Tipper – and we have worked hard. KaTji has worked very hard with us, going the extra mile for Tipper, showing incredible generosity. If we didn’t give up, neither did KaTji. As a result, over time we have seen many positive changes in our girl, and many others have noticed, too. She has gone from a «lost girl,» in KaTji’s words, to being happy and comfortable in her own skin. She loves pets and attention, can relax in front of the TV with us, and no longer has to be hypervigilant at home or everywhere she goes. We still have a long way to go with her – but she is gaining confidence day by day.

I’ve never written a Unilocal review before — never been angry or impressed enough too do so. Until now. I wholeheartedly recommend Kajti. We adopted a VERY spirited Brittany Spaniel around Christmas, then proceeded to ignore him due to my battle with breast cancer. 6 months later, our dog was completely out of control. He wasn’t house trained, he ate my kids toys, tore up our yard, ate food off the table & wouldn’t walk on a leash. Kajti was my last hope. We paid for 2 weeks of board n train & literally got a new puppy back! He was SO MUCH BETTER. I would have been completely satisfied with her work at that point, but she wasn’t…
Kajti continued to drive up to my house (an hour away), once or twice a week, for months, to work with me & the dog. She’s a perfectionist & wasn’t happy with «good enough.» She then, even went as far as to bring Dakota back to her home for 4 days for a refresher course. Did I mention that she didn’t charge me a penny for it? Seriously. Hows that for integrity? I was, AM, extremely happy with the changes I’ve seen in our puppy (worth every penny)…but Kajti goes above & beyond.
Also, I gotta mention that she is a really lovely person. She LOVES dogs & truly enjoys her job. Disclaimer: I am NOT a dog person. We gave Dakota to my two young sons for Christmas — and with the 2 young children territory comes that fact that I have very little time to myself. I would have DREADED the training sessions of Kajti wasn’t such a fun, sweet, kind, funny, LOVELY individual. She’s become a friend & I’m grateful.
Hire her. You won’t be sorry.

Kajal is amazing! My husband and I were so lucky to come across such a talented dog trainer. We have a very challenging female English Mastiff who has fear and aggression issues. We worked with Kajal to help our dog become more desensitized to sounds around the house that upset her and cause her to bark and to learn how to behave in a calm way when guests come over to our house.
Each time we’d meet, as busy as Kajal was, it always felt like our family was her #1 priority. She truly gets to know her clients (including the dog!) and puts all of her efforts and attention toward giving you the tools necessary to improve your dog’s behavior. I loved knowing that Kajal was going home and thinking about how to improve our situation, was doing further research, and was attending seminars geared specifically towards our kind of dog. She truly is an expert in her field! I always felt like I could reach out to her with any questions or concerns I had, and that she’d be there to put my mind at ease and give me her advice!
I always had a handful of «Ah hah!» moments when we were talking and working hands on with our pup. Kajal had new strategies to try that built on the previous steps we’d been working on, and it never felt as if anything was done in vain. It gave me confidence knowing that Kajal knows how to work with challenging dogs like ours. I liked that when Kajal came over, she would leave me with a manageable amount of «homework.» We could use the time between sessions to practice with our dog and prepare for our next session. There were times with my dog that I felt hopeless and concerned that her behaviors and personality would never change for the better. Yet, Kajal consistently helped me see that that is never the case.
The techniques we practiced and continue to employ have proven to work for us. I could see some changes in our dog’s behavior immediately, and others I could seen over longer stretches of time, as we (the owners) used them consistently. Our new practices and routines have given me such a renewed sense of relief that while our dog does have unique quirks, they can be managed and corrected.
Kajal has also been there for us on numerous occasions to watch our dog when we’ve been on vacation. She is the only person I know who I’d feel comfortable leaving our huge pup with. She would send us text updates and pictures which was always reassuring and I knew our dog was getting the best care possible in our absence!
We love Kajal and will be turning to her again shortly as we get our dog prepared to meet our new baby :) It will be a challenge, but I have no doubt that Kajal will be able to put our minds at ease once more and do whatever it takes to help us get our dog ready!

We were truly lost with our newly rescued dogs from India. They had always lived in fear when they were growing up on the streets surrounded by cruelty and ignorance. We opened our home to them but honestly, didn’t have a clue about how to raise feral/​stray rescued dogs who were conditioned to fear people and other animals. It was a herculean task that we couldn’t have handled by ourselves. We did our research and looked around for available trainers most of whom guaranteed a behavioral change in a given number of days but with use of some kind of forceful methodology. We weren’t comfortable about that and decided to look around some more.
It was by chance that we connected with Kajal but from the very first moment we knew that our rescued dogs were in loving, kind and truly capable hands. Over the next few months, Kajal spent time with us on a regular basis to understand our struggles that come with managing multiple dogs and created a step by step plan to TEACH US to manage their behavioral issues. She was always been honest and precise with her analysis on any given issue and shared it like it was. Her honesty was much appreciated.
That one thing that sets her apart from other professional trainers is that she is an A+ trainer, who uses her intuitive skills and deep knowledge to create harmony among dogs and their parents, and encourages you to adopt kind and cruelty-​free training methods. She gives you practical solutions that are easy to adopt and has always been accessible for advice during the training period.
When you start working with Kajal, you realize that she isn’t in this profession to make money; she is genuinely interested in creating harmonious relationships between people and their beloved dogs so that they may truly enjoy each other’s company for the rest of their lives.

I cannot express how great it is having someone whom my dogs absolutely love, and whom I totally trust, take care of my dogs!
Kajti from D for Dog is AMAZING! She took care of my 2 American Staffordshire Terriers. She treated them as if they were her own dogs and they loved all the attention she gave them. I loved that she texted me pictures and videos of how they were doing every day. It made going away so much easier knowing they were being loved and having fun with her.
My dogs are high maintenance because they have a lot of allergies and need medicine daily. Kajti was wonderful about giving them their meds and making sure they got them at the proper times every day.
I am so glad I found Kajti from D for Dog because seeing my dogs extremely happy with her is definitely a 5 star rating in itself. I definitely recommend her for taking care of your dog (s). I will have her watch my dogs every time I need to go away.

Spot On! Kajal worked with our Cocker Spaniel when we adopted him from a rescue at 2 years of age. We needed help integrating him into the family. She did the initial assessment/​evaluation (about 90 minutes), spoke to us at length to understand our goals and limitations, educated us on the best possible options and set up a training plan. What I liked about her is that she gave «workable» and «doable» solutions keeping our very busy lifestyle in mind (Both my husband and I have a busy professional life). Puzo loved Kajal and took to her instantly. She seemed a natural with dogs and very amiable with people.
We did a 10 session training package (I initially thought it was a tad bit expensive but realized it was SO WORTH IT), where she would show us a step by step approach on house training, crate training and teaching manners to our dog and most importantly building a bond. We learnt a lot of tools to effectively socialize him. We did sessions at home and also at public places like malls, coffee shops etc so Puzo learns how to behave in various situations and we learn how to manage him. She is enthusiastic, extremely patient and really cares about her clients — both the two and four-​legged ones (she made sure to follow up over the phone twice a week on what was working and what wasn’t considering our busy schedules and made necessary workable changes immediately). We highly recommend her to anyone who loves their dog as much as we do.

Kajal showed us effective and inventive techniques to train our dog and trouble-​shooted any problems we had implementing the training. She took the time to get to know us and our dog so that she could suggest ideas that worked for us. Kajal went the extra mile, checking in on our progress weekly and showing our dog love and kindness. Our dog is happier and calmer with the new routines and her parents are happier, too! Thank you Kajal for all your help!