MEET KYLE
From the time Kyle brought home his first bird dog at ten years old, dogs have always been in his blood. Kyle's passion for the companionship of dogs and their abilities has brought him to where he is today. To date, he has worked with more than 3,200 people and 4,400 dogs, encompassing nearly 100 breeds, in over 50,000 hours of one-on-one programs.
Since 1996 Kyle has been connecting with people and their dogs in a professional canine leadership capacity improving the bond and goals one pack at a time. Kyle works with people and their dogs in relationship fundamentals of basic & advanced obedience, rehabbing aggressive behaviors, problem solving undesired behaviors, upland bird and waterfowl hunting; search and rescue in area search, both live-find and cadaver, and tracking / trailing.
Kyle's experience with dogs goes well beyond training and behavior as he has a wealth of field experience with medical and nutritional needs of the canine. He has worked in animal hospitals, both private and emergency clinics, for several years, as well as in a family-owned pet food and supply store of twenty years. His dogs are his family— his dogs, his students are his life. His pack.
Since the early 1990s Kyle has been working with people all over the Northeast and in his lifelong home area in the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley regions of New York. At present Kyle, his family and pack reside in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on their homestead and camp property. The training grounds is a total of 350 acres of outdoor paradise that they’ve owned since 2012.
Kyle works with local residents and dogs for all their needs, schedules 20+ virtual lessons weekly with clients all over the country, especially from Upstate New York and New York City where his full time dog training career has been since 1996. Additionally, Kyle hosts several kinds of dog training boot camps in the summer months: Family Dog Fundamentals Clincs to enhance the relationship and control in the human-dog relationship, SAR Dog clinics to teach owners the skills sets for these amazing utilities, and grouse dog clinics to help handlers as hunters make the most out of their hunting team in the Northwoods.
So whether it’s a single phone consult to get organized with your puppy, problem solve together or doing a program to further you and your dog’s education— Kyle is a terrific resource that can bring you and your dog to where you want to be!
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Have questions and need a plan for your dog? Talk to Kyle! Sign up for a 45 minute phone consult today and we will get back to you to schedule it as soon as possible!
A comprehensive 45 minute phone consult where you and Kyle review detailed dog history, have an extensive Q&A, and outline the next steps or training plan for you and your dog. additional time is billed accordingly at the equivalent rate paid by Venmo, Apple Pay or on website store page under “Add-on lesson payments.”
Want to train your dog but don't have the time to train in person? Download my step by step guide for training the Family Dog!
This is a comprehensive handbook that is conveniently packaged as an ebook. It covers every aspect of owning a puppy through training it by yourself or in tandem with a training professional. Take advantage of Kyle's 20 year career experience of teaching thousands of people how to teach their dogs. This is the one stop shop for the fundamental commands in print!