Kathy Santo Dog Training

Kathy and team are great. Highly recommend. UPDATE: 09/14/2025 - My wife and I are so happy that we found Kathy's Dog Training. Our Boerboel is now 8 months old and is a powerful yet loving dog. He's been going to puppy, beginner, and agility training with Kathy for several months. He loves going for Play days and training classes to interact with Kathy and all her wonderful support staff. Kathy is always present and shares her expert knowledge with everyone. We have boarded Rocky with Kathy and team (Courtney) on multiple occasions and he is always so happy to see them. Kathy and Team are the best.

I am so happy that I found Kathy Santo Dog Training. My three year-old dog is excellent at learning and following commands in the home, however, We needed to find an environment that would help build her confidence in doing things when there are other dogs, and people, and distractions around. Lauren, Kay, and Kathy and all the other trainers at the school have been fantastic with helping me and my dog learn how to relate better when we’re in public. A new puppy just came home to join the family and she will absolutely be starting with the puppy package as soon as she has all of her vaccinations!

Group classes are such an amazing way to keep improving my bond with my dogs and stay consistent in their training. Playcare is a great and SAFE option for them to socialize while I’m working or just out for a busy day. And the boarding is the best. They get to play all day at KSDT then go home with a trainer at night. All of their feeding and meds instructions are followed to a T and I know they are well cared for and all dog interactions are closely supervised and fun.

My husband and I have been attending group training classes with our dog on Saturday mornings with Kathy Santos for the past year or so. Every week she gives the dog owners time to ask her questions about how to handle various situations with their dogs. After this question and answer period, Kathy instructs the dog owners to implement different training exercises with their dogs. She always adds challenges to each training exercise. It is amazing how much all of the dogs learn, including ours, who successfully generalizes what he has learned into our home setting. It is also incredible that Kathy can work with up to 10-15 dogs in a session, and the dogs know they are there to work and learn, not to socialize and disrupt the class. Kathy also e-mails the dog owners follow-up notes on what

We have been training with Kathy Santo since we rescued Elly. She was a Tasmanian Devil when we adopted her. Kathy and her team have helped significantly train Elly and me so that she is now a well-behaved dog. I recommend Kathy to everyone that I meet who has a dog that needs training (and the owners, too). We have a second rescue dog, Aida, who has begun training with Kathy. My older son adopted one of Aida’s puppies and has begun puppy class Also, my daughter’s dog, Myelin, needed remedial training. Kathy and her team identified some health issues which were addressed and he is now a very well behaved dog , almost ready to be returned to my daughter’s family