Comprehensive Canine Training

Kate was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and always had insightful suggestions that made a real difference. Her approach focused on positive reinforcement and small, manageable changes that had a huge impact. My dog is 91 pounds and used to bark, jump, and practically drag me down the street just to say hi to every person and dog we passed. Thanks to Kate’s guidance, he’s become so much calmer and more responsive on our walks. I truly can’t recommend her enough—if you’re looking for a trainer who understands both dogs and their humans, Kate is the one to call!

Prior to working with Kate we were dealing with a reactive dog who would lose it at the sight of any other dog, no matter the size or breed. This happened after he was attacked by an off leash dog. We dealt with reactive behavior for over a year until we decided to seek professional help. From the begging Kate seemed confident we could make positive changes if we put in the time and work. We chose the 8 training sessions. I def feel like we got our moneys worth! Each week we worked to teach our dog new commands that were easy and effective. Within a week we started to see positive changes. Kate helped us teach our dog that not all dogs are a threat and how to manage his behavior if he decided to react to other dogs near us. We worked hard to train each day and made the most out of our 8 se

I rescued a eight month old Rottweiler from a rescue that I have worked with previously. When he first came to me, we started realizing the people that “found him“ had not treated him the way he should’ve been as a puppy. I seriously questioned if this dog was way outside of my ability, five Rottweilers, and this was the first time that I was actually borderline scared of a dog. I contacted several trainers throughout the area all of which said they didn’t do this kind of work. One of them finally referred me to Comprehensive k9 and Kate. With our first meeting, she was able to let me know, he was not aggressive. He was scared and that there was work to be put in, but that he was going to be a really good dog, he is a punk, but he’s amazing. We did one on one trainings for almost 5 months

If you are looking for a dog trainer in Jacksonville, kate is great! We had already done a lot of training, but there was more we wanted to work on when we met her and she’s been so helpful. We mainly worked on dog/handler relationship, leash walking/pulling, neutrality and building confidence. Leash walking has been progressively getting much easier and we’ve had opportunities to work with other dogs in her training which was so helpful and fun. We’ve learned tools that we can continue to work on to better the relationship and communication between my dog and I, as well as continuing to work on his leash manners when we are out in public. We are looking forward to potentially doing scent work in the near future as well :)

Kate worked with my 6 month old puppy for several lessons, both with and without me present. Myself and the pup learned so much. I really appreciate her gentle and effective approach to dog training. We quickly figured out new commands, what should be expected of the dog and when she should be given grace. Incredibly professional and knowledgeable! Highly recommend for the Jacksonville and Atlantic Beach area. Accommodated our schedule well and always placed safety as the highest priority.