Leash and Learn

Rachel at Leash and Learn is absolutely fantastic!! I can't recommend her highly enough. She turned us nervous, first time puppy owners into capable trainers and taught our rambunctious pup tricks, manners, and overall good behavior. Thanks to Rachel, we now have an amazing, well socialized dog who impresses everyone with her attention to commands! We would have been lost without her help! Rachel is also a truly wonderful person and has become a good friend. We are so grateful! More...

Reviewed on Facebook

I can't say enough positive things about Rachel. She is dedicated, hard-working, professional and wonderful with dogs. She taught me so much about my own dog, Sasha. Rachel picks up on all the nonverbal cues dogs gives and really understands them. Sasha flourished while working with her. I saw Sasha's confidence build as she learned new tricks. My relationship with Sasha also strengthened through Rachel. More...

Reviewed on Facebook

Rachel has been working with our mini labradoodle, Louis, for over a year now. She has helped out with teaching him basic obedience and has also taught him some truly unbelievable advanced tricks like skateboarding, playing the piano, grabbing us a Kleenex when we sneeze. So many people are impressed by our dog and how well behaved he his, and we owe it all to Rachel. She is very thorough in her teachings to not only the dogs, but teaching us pet owners how to reinforce the behaviors. Rachel has become more like family over the year and has formed a special bond with our pup. We have a great relationship with our dog because of the training Rachel provided. I highly recommend her to anyone and everyone who has a dog or is thinking of getting a dog, as she works magic. More...

Reviewed on Facebook

I engaged Rachel to help me train my two-month-old Porcelaine hound, which will grow to be a medium-sized dog (60 pounds). I’m very pleased I chose Rachel, and I’m equally pleased with the results we achieve in my dog, Stella. I based my decision on the quality and professionalism of Rachel's website and her timely and articulate responses to my initial inquiries.

Rachel is a pleasure to work with-- pleasant, professional, and reliable. Rachel is able to observe and interpret the meaning of dogs’ body language, which I would never have appreciated had it not been for Rachel working with Stella and me. In addition, Rachel knows many effective techniques to train a dog to execute commands that don't come from books. Simple commands, such as sit, lie down, shake, and come, Rachel can teach in one lesson. Owners must know however, that it’s their responsibility to continue to apply these techniques to drill the dog regularly until it becomes second nature for the dog. For more complex behaviors such as walking backwards, jumping over an obstacle, crawling, and sitting up, Rachel breaks down the complex behavior into a series of more simple behaviors that can be taught and combined over a series of weeks. Rachel also was very effective in training Stella to overcome her fear of the vacuum cleaner, which is now one of her best friends, and socializing Stella on the streets of NYC. Stella is courteous to all types and ages of people and pets on the street and she remains calm and focused on her walk through sirens, trash trucks, jack hammers, mailmen, baby carriages . . . whatever. She's unflappable. I also found it very helpful to have Rachel benchmarking Stella’s social behaviors and training progress against other dogs, and knowing that Stella was progressing normally.

In summary I would, and have, recommended Rachel to anybody with any breed and age of dog. More...

Reviewed on Facebook

Leash&Learn (Rachel),
You are undoubtedly the most knowledgeable and astute trainer in NYC, with a remarkable range of knowledge for puppies and dogs that have differing needs. You helped us develop our baby Stella from a rebellious, undisciplined, aggressive-with-other-dogs, puppy into a beautifully respectful, attentive, plays-nice-with-other-dogs-but-still-has-fun pup that I always knew she could be. We owe ALL of this (& more) to you. Your innate insight and talent is beyond words.
THANK YOU!
We love you!
xoxoxo,
the jones family More...

Reviewed on Facebook

Rachel is the best!  She trained our Great Dane puppy Hamlet and he was house broken very quickly.  She came to our house while at work and did her magic.  He's super well behaved for a puppy and we owe it to Rachel. More...

Reviewed on Yelp

Rachel has been amazing; I feel so lucky to have found her for my little poodle Prosciutto. Rachel is not only extremely professional, but you can tell how passionate she is about her work. She is clearly invested in your puppy's success in becoming the best dog for your family. She is organized, quick to respond whenever I have a question, and can handle any problem thrown at her. Over the course of only two weeks, my puppy showed more progress than I ever expected her to, and that progress has only continued since! I truly cannot recommend her enough! More...

Reviewed on Yelp

I have been using Rachel and the Leash 'n Learn team for over 3 years and I would highly recommend them.  They are caring, enthusiastic, and true dog lovers, and use a truly positive approach to working with your dog.  They are genuinely concerned about your dog, and will take great of it when training, on walks, or while pet sitting.  My dog, Charlie, is always excited to see Rachel and has become an advanced trick dog.  In addition, Rachel is responsive and thoughtful with any questions that you may have.  Charlie has also done many overnights with Rachel and is always well cared for (and I get lots of pictures to see while he is there too).  I know that Charlie is great hands with Leash 'n Learn and I would highly recommend them. More...

Reviewed on Yelp