- Great Neck, NY 11021
Top Dog Training provides in-home, personalized training for any dog, any age, any behavior. Based in the Great Neck area, we proudly serve all of New York—from Nassau County to most parts of Queens and Western Suffolk.
At Top Dog Training, we understand the struggle—and we’re here to help. Sometimes, all it takes is the right approach, the right tools, and a little extra support. Based in the Great Neck area and serving all of Nassau County and most of Queens, our experienced trainers bring proven, compassionate techniques right to your doorstep. We’re dedicated to creating a harmonious home where every dog feels understood and valued.
At Top Dog Training, we’ve helped hundreds of owners transform frustration into freedom. Our programs are tailored to your lifestyle and your dog’s unique needs—so you can finally enjoy life with your dog, not stress about it.
At Top Dog Training, we help owners address aggressive reactions using proven, positive methods. Our compassionate experts guide every step to transform hostility into calm, controlled behavior with lasting results.
If your dog leaps excitedly at visitors, we’re here to help. Our gentle, rewards-based training calms exuberant greetings, turning overwhelming jumps into remarkably polite and welcoming behavior.
At Top Dog Training, we transform unreliable recalls into consistent, responsive behavior. Our science-based approach ensures your dog confidently answers every command, reinforcing a strong, dependable bond built on trust.
At Top Dog Training, we create positive car experiences for your dog. Our tailored methods build confidence, ensuring every ride becomes a calm, enjoyable journey, shared by both of you, making lasting memories every single trip together.
Positive reinforcement is simple: reward the behaviors you want to see. When your dog behaves in a way that you like, you reward them immediately with something they value—whether it’s a treat, praise, a favorite toy, or even playtime.
Natural training involves understanding your dog’s unique instincts and working with them, rather than against them. Instead of forcing behaviors or relying on tools like prong collars or shock collars, we focus on techniques that complement your dog’s natural way of learning.
Empowering your dog means teaching them to make the right choices by giving them the opportunity to succeed. It’s about showing your dog that they have control over their behavior and that their actions can lead to positive outcomes.
At Top Dog Training, we understand the struggle—and we’re here to help. Sometimes, all it takes is the right approach, the right tools, and a little extra support.
At Top Dog Training, we believe in force-free training because it’s the most effective, ethical, and compassionate approach for both you and your dog.
E-Collars, also known as shock collars are training tools used by most New York trainers to correct a dog's behavior by applying discomfort or pain. At Top Dog Training, we find that to be abusive and unethical.”
Our training services are designed to address a wide range of behavior concerns and goals, helping you build a better relationship with your dog, improve their behavior, and enhance their quality of life.
We address and modify challenging behaviors using compassionate, science-based techniques. Our tailored approach helps create balance and a harmonious home environment while strengthening your bond with your dog.
Empower your service dog with the skills needed to assist and support you daily. Using in-home, task-specific training, our program builds confidence and reliable performance for a more independent lifestyle.
Our in-home puppy training focuses on gentle socialization and basic obedience, setting the stage for a lifetime of good behavior. We use positive reinforcement techniques that make learning fun and build lasting confidence.
Experience convenient, personalized training in the comfort of your home. Our trainers work directly with you and your dog to address specific needs and create a supportive, familiar learning environment.
Our obedience training program is designed to build clear, reliable communication between you and your dog. Through positive reinforcement, we teach essential commands and manners for a well-behaved companion.
At Top Dog Training, we offer a free zoom or phone consultation. This gives you an opportunity for you to evaluate us while we evaluate your dog, taking note of your dog’s specific behaviors and temperament. We listen carefully to understand your needs. We share our training style and will answer any questions you may have. Once we evaluate your dog, we can make proper recommendations for personalized training specific to your dog. This allows you to make an informed decision on working with us.
We use the positive method. Our training is safe, confidence-building, and free of confrontation, conflict and confusion. We teach a healthy level of clear guidance, direction, and enthusiastic praise. Through repetition and proper progression, excellence and proficiency is achieved.
We teach basic and advanced commands and manners to puppies, adolescents, and adults. We address nearly every behavioral issue and then some: barking, jumping, chewing, aggression, behavioral issues, pulling on leash, separation anxiety, sibling rivalry, territory marking, advanced obedience, off leash reliability, special needs (deaf, blind), and counter surfing.Lastly, we offer Psychiatric Service Dog training. For more information click here
Private, In-Home Lessons – Each of our personally-tailored, 45-minute sessions will help you and your dog become a team. This personalized training may be for puppy training, or be used to teach basic or advanced commands, to eliminate behavioral problems and develop impulse control, confidence and attention. Private lesson programs are designed for the family who wants to be directly involved and personally responsible for the success of the dogs’ training. Private lessons are similar to a teacher coming to teach you how to “home school” for your dog’s primary education. Private lessons are conducted at your home, at a park, or in another location of your preference. You will be very involved in each lesson, as the sessions are very interactive. The number of private lessons to reach your goals will be determined during your phone or zoom (free) consultation.
Yes! Small dogs and large dogs learn by the same basic principles of attention with motivated learning. One general difference we have seen is the owner’s tendency to tolerate more extreme behaviors from their smaller dogs as opposed to their larger dogs. These behaviors include aggression, fear, excessive barking, and even housebreaking or marking problems. Our customized approach to training dogs of all sizes and temperaments, allows us to fine-tune our training progressions to suit even the smallest of dogs, with the biggest of challenges.
Yes! We do not discriminate based on people or dog aggression. We also welcome all breeds, all ages, and all behaviors. Aggression or Dog Reactivity should be addressed promptly by a Certified Dog Trainer. This is to ensure the highest degree of safety for both you and your dog, and to induce a positive change in an aggressive or reactive dog. There are different variants of dog aggressiveness and reactivity, and regardless of the severity, Top Dog Training can address it, but note these types of behaviors often take months to correct – patience is a virtue!
At your home, outside your home and at a nearby park, we do not have a facility.
Nassau County, Queens, and Western Suffolk.
Certified trainers undergo rigorous training in all areas of dog behavior. They study a variety of methods and are further tested to prove their knowledge. In addition, certified trainers shadow real-life trainers to further their studies in real-life situations. They learn not only how to train puppies and dogs, but are also taught how to properly instruct their owners on the commands and managing any problem behavior.
As stated above, all lessons are conducted in your home, but we do venture out to area parks and pet stores in order to teach among distractions later on in the course. Lessons are 45 minutes in length, and can be scheduled according to your preference. We focus on any problem areas you point out, and then move on to teach basic commands, intermediate commands or advanced, depending on which package you decide on. We start at 9AM and end at 9PM.
Never – we can teach pretty much the same commands and adjust the behaviors of the most senior of citizens
It really depends on the pup. We assess and do an evaluation and go through a complete checklist of questions during the consultation. Then we will be able to give you a more educated answer. Normally, it takes 3 to 7 lessons to meet the goals of most owners.
At Top Dog Training, we’re always learning, evolving, and excited to share the latest insights and developments in the world of dog training.
