Pack Leader Dogs

Steve is dog whisperer of the east coast. He's amazing and very talented at working with dogs. He basically speaks their language in a way no other human can. He's helped me with my dog where we can really understand each other on a high level and it's made my relationship with my pup so much better. Also, his dog walking services are excellent. I highly recommend them for all of your dog needs!
5 7 years ago (31-05-2018)

My dog just finished up 5 weeks living with the Team at Pack Leader Dogs with their Board and Train program and now gets walked regularly when I am not home! - over the past year I have tried to provide the best for my pup although I just wasn't understanding him and fulfilling his needs -- he had become extremely anxious and in a constant excited state. By sending him to Steve and the Pack Leader Dogs family I knew he was going to get the help he needed learning a more well balanced lifestyle. Although it was the hardest thing to do, I knew from the moment I handed Steve the leash Harvey would be in the best hands possible - We are beyond thankful and grateful to call the PLD team family. If you are serious about your pup this is the Team to call!
5 7 years ago (13-03-2018)

I couldn’t expect more from Pack Leader Dogs. They are a first class service in every way - applied use of a deep knowledge of dog psychology the walkers employ, to an obvious passion they have for their work. Always a pleasure to work with!
5 7 years ago (18-05-2018)

We can't speak highly enough of Steve and whole Pack Leader team.  We have two large dogs that were very excited. They were difficult to walk on a leash and they were just living in a heightened state of excitement.  They jumped up sometimes and would get overexcited when people ran or jogged past them.  From the very first evaluation meeting with Steve we knew we made the right choice in using them for help.  Steve never once criticized us as dog parents or made us feel like we were wrong.  He came from a place of teaching and helping us to understand what our dogs were feeling so we could work with them to make them calmer and ultimately happier. Steve diagnosed the main issues almost immediately and within minutes Steve had them sitting down and watching people run by without jumping at all.   He is all about the behavior and psychology of dogs and taking that approach helped us see how to respond to them and interact with them to calm them down and reassure them when they got excited. We decided to do the full board and train program and the results were simply amazing. Walking them both now is a pleasure and they walk right on our side without pulling or jumping.  Throughout the three week board and train program we had weekly training sessions with Steve and our dogs and he showed us what he was doing and how we can continue the program on our own.  We see a difference not only on walks but in all kinds of public settings including the vet which previously had made them very nervous.  Our dogs are 100 and 75 pounds and even our moms can now walk both dogs at the same time with no issues at all.  We decided to keep using Pack Leaders after the board and train for our daily walks and that experience has been great as well. They have an online program to schedule and cancel walks and are very accommodating. The walkers who come are the same people who worked with the dogs in their training programs and you can tell that our dogs are vey comfortable with them and enjoy when they come to take them out. Communication with Pack Leaders is great and they even send us photos every day of our dogs out on their walks around town.   Overall we feel like the training was not only worth it but absolutely necessary to have happier and healthier dogs.  We highly recommend using Pack Leaders for any training or behavior issue needs.
5 7 years ago (22-02-2018)

I called Steve to help me with my one year old XL American Bully & the results have been nothing short of AMAZING. My first concern was that I couldn’t have any visitors over my house without Diogi running up to them & jumping all over them, all the while not listening to me. Having him on a leash, trying to confine him to another room, & even bribing with treats did nothing to lower his level of excitement or to get his attention. I even went as far as not hosting Christmas Day at our house because I didn’t want anyone getting hurt with our 100lb pup, and I really didn’t want to deal with the aggravation that would come with each persons’ arrival. My second concern was our walks. My neighbors would often say “who’s walking who?” He was always full of energy, always smelling and looking to pee on everything, and always pulling me and leading me instead of the other way around. It wasn’t until I took a hard fall on one of our walks that my husband finally agreed to call Steve and set up a session. Getting professional help for Diogi had become a real point of contention for us; he didn’t think anyone but us should be training our dog and he was just skeptical about the whole ‘dog psychology’ thing. Nevertheless we set it up and before I knew it Steve was finally in our home. As soon as he walked in he acknowledged the state of over excitement Diogi was in & went on to explain the psychology behind it as well as explaining that when a dog is fulfilled through exercise, obedience, & affection (in that order!) it just makes for a happier, healthier & easy to manage dog. He basically covered EVERYTHING with me during our session: how to get him to stay calm when guests arrive, how to properly walk him where I am leading him, AND he was even able to get Diogi on our treadmill for the first time ever so that we can use that as a way to give him the exercise he so needs. It was incredible how much was accomplished in our two hour session!!!! And I’m happy to say that since that day I’ve continued to apply EVERYTHING Steve taught me and Diogi has been a completely different dog, FOR THE BETTER!!! He’s no longer jumping on anyone that comes over to visit, he hasn’t pulled me on any of our walks, and I’ve put him on our treadmill everyday which has been great with the amount of snow & frigid temperatures we’ve had in NY these past few days. –I went into this with an open mind AND heart, believing that Steve’s approach would work, and I’m happy to say I was right. My husband, the skeptic, is beyond shocked but even more so pleased with the results. We are truly beyond grateful for Steve & Pack Leader Dogs!!!!
5 8 years ago (06-01-2018)