Certified Private In-Home Dog Trainer
You love your dog.Why is this so hard?
Private, in-home training that meets your dog where they actually live — and teaches you the half no one ever showed you.
Professional Dog TrainerIDTP Credentialed
Canine Good Citizen EvaluatorAKC-Approved
Trainer NetworkTADSAWHowever You Got Here, You're in the Right Place
Most owners arrive in one of two places. Both are normal. I work with both.
You can't name it yet — you just know it's not working
The walks, the chaos at the door, the feeling that you're losing the thread. You don't need a diagnosis to call. Tell me what your days look like, and we'll find the thread together.
Tell Ben What's Going OnOne specific behavior is driving you up the wall
Pulling on the leash. Jumping. Not coming when called. Barking. You've already named it — good. That's the fastest kind of call to make progress on, often in a single session.
Tell Ben the One ThingStart With One Session. Add More Only If You Need It
A session isn't an hour on a clock — it lasts as long as you and your dog need.
Most of what owners call about gets solved in that one session, because the work is coaching you, not drilling your dog. If your dog needs more, we add sessions as you go — at a price we agree on together. No package to buy into, and no commitment beyond the session in front of you. You only ever pay for what your dog actually needs.
Your dog isn't broken,
and you aren't failing.
Almost every owner I meet thinks the dog is the problem. Nearly every time, the real variable is the part no one ever coached them on — the human end of the leash. That's not a criticism. It's the good news: it's the part we can actually change, together, in your home.
I've trained nine dogs of my own. Milo is the proof of what's possible.
Milo wasn't a dog I went looking for — I'd just lost Leo, my Australian Shepherd, and wasn't ready for another. But he had nowhere to go, and I couldn't say no. Everything I believe about training I learned long before him, over many years and many dogs — and Milo is where that shows: today he holds a first-place AKC Novice obedience finish, is a certified therapy dog, and is my own service dog.
Read Ben's StoryStart Wherever Your Dog Is Today
Every problem is a rung on the same climb — toward a dog who listens everywhere.
Therapy and service-dog work is the far end of what training can reach. I'm certified for it, but it isn't a service you book — it grows out of the work, with the right dog and the right commitment.
Leash & Loose-Leash Walking
Walks you dread become walks you look forward to. Usually the first thing owners want fixed — and the doorway to everything else.
See how it works →
What Learning Stage Is Your Dog In?
Toddler, teenager, young adult, or grown dog — house-training, chewing, settling, the lot. It's never too late to start.
Find your dog's stage →
Manners → AKC Canine Good Citizen
Sit, stay, come, polite greetings, door manners — climbing to the AKC Canine Good Citizen, tested on-site by me.
Aim for the CGC →↑ One climb · One trainer · Your dog, your home, your pace ↑
A Calm First Visit
My first question is always “tell me what's going on with your pup,” and then I listen.
In your home, on your block, around your routine — because that's where the problems happen and where the fixes have to stick.
You decide if I'm the right fit for your dog. I decide too — I don't take every client, and that's part of why the work goes well.
Their Dogs. Their Words. Their Results.
“In one session he helped me gain real control and taught me how to handle her myself. You can tell he truly knows what he's doing.”
“Infinite out of 10. Ben is the Dog Whisperer with an MBA, a Ph.D, an M.D — heck, even a J.D, all in one.”
Elite review“Ben's knowledge isn't only extensive — he trained me to give my puppy the skills to lead her best life. We built a long-range plan together.”
“Countless positive experiences with my Lab come down to Ben's techniques, his patience, and his passion for healthy, safe dog-and-owner relationships.”
Questions owners usually ask
How much does private, in-home dog training cost?
My first session is $250, and a session isn't an hour on a clock — it runs as long as you and your dog need to make real progress. Most of what owners call about gets solved in that one visit, because the work is coaching you, not drilling your dog. If your dog needs more, we add sessions as you go at a price we agree on together — no packages to buy into, and no commitment beyond the session in front of you.
Do you come to my home, and which areas do you cover?
Yes — I train in your home, because that's where the problems actually happen and where the fixes have to stick. I travel to you across Hudson, Bergen, and Essex counties in New Jersey, plus Manhattan and the Bronx. Working in your own space also lets me coach you on your own block and around your real routine, not in a classroom that looks nothing like your dog's daily life.
Is the first conversation really free?
Yes, and it goes both ways. The first call costs nothing and carries no obligation — you tell me what's going on with your dog, I listen, and I tell you honestly what it will take. You decide whether I'm the right fit, and I decide too. I don't take every client, and that's part of why the work goes well when I do.
What kinds of problems do you work with — and what if my dog is aggressive?
Most of my work is leash and walking trouble, life-phase issues from puppyhood through the senior years, and everyday manners that build toward the AKC Canine Good Citizen. Dogs that read as “aggressive” are often just dominant and scared, and those I welcome. But if your dog has a genuine bite history, the most honest and safest thing I can do is point you to a veterinary behaviorist rather than take the case myself.
What are your credentials?
I'm an AKC-approved Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, a credentialed member of the IDTP, and part of the TADSAW trainer network. Beyond the letters, I've trained nine dogs of my own — including Milo, who holds a first-place AKC Novice obedience finish, is a certified therapy dog, and is my own service dog. The proof of the method is what it puts on the other end of your leash.
Tell Me About Your Dog
I'll listen, ask the right questions, and tell you honestly what it'll take. No pressure, no obligation.