Tens of thousands of dogs and their humans have benefited from our program’s unique and fun-filled approach to training, both online and in person. We believe that learning is a lifelong process for both humans and their dogs. So we make sure our program is accessible and convenient for dog lovers!
We’re proud of the effectiveness of the Kathy Santo training method. And we’re even prouder of the number of current and former students who keep coming back for more. As a Kathy Santo Dog Training graduate, you become part of our dog training family!
We’re available 24/7, so if you have a problem that needs an immediate answer, you can call us for a solution. Contact us today to get started on training your dog!
Owner | Head Trainer
Kathy Santo (IACP CDT, CDTA, PDTI, CCAS) is owner, CEO, and Head Trainer of Kathy Santo Dog Training, Inc. in Waldwick, New Jersey. Kathy is a published author and an accomplished AKC Obedience Competitor as well as a guest on major media outlets and other publications.
Since 1984, Kathy Santo Dog Training has been dedicated to helping individuals and families enjoy better relationships with their dogs, to help develop wonderful dogs that people enjoy having in their presence. Tens of thousands of dogs and their humans have benefited from Kathy’s proven methods in dog training, and her fun-filled approach to both online and in person development.
During the national tour for her Knopf (Random House) book, ‘Kathy Santo’s Dog Sense’, Kathy made TV appearances on the Today Show, Fox and Friends, CNN, CBS Early Show, Diane Rehm’s NPR Show, and was featured as a regular guest on the Martha Stewart Show, TBS Movie and a Makeover, and many other national tv shows.
She’s also created a puppy training video series for IAMS, has written articles for Good Housekeeping and was a contributing editor/columnist for House Beautiful’s ‘Ask The Dog Shrink’. Since 2007, Kathy has been the AKC Family Dog’s “Behavior and Training” columnist.
In addition to teaching at her school, she also is The American Kennel Club’s (AKC) ‘Master Trainer” and is a frequent guest and contributor to AKC.TV, creating training videos and making regular appearances on AKC.TV’s Ask The Expert.
Kathy's
Kathy has earned the prestigious “Obedience Trial Champion” title several times over and has competed in AKC trials at the national level for more than a decade.
Trainer | Therapy Dog Program Director
Stacey has been a dog trainer and involved in therapy dog work for 20 years and teaching at KSDT since 2011. She’s worked with animal shelters and rescue groups teaching them how to be better trainers to increase successful adoptions. Her achievements include numerous American Kennel Club performance awards in conformation, field trials, earthdog, tracking, and obedience trials with wire-haired dachshunds of her breeding as well as training other breeds small and large to achieve their titles. Her college degrees include Elementary Education and Psychology.
Head Trainer
Lauren has been training dogs at KSDT for over 6 years now. She has her Animal Sciences degree from Penn State University. During her college career, she worked with both domestic and wild animals, volunteered at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, and interned at the Central Park Zoo. She’s an IACP Certified Dog Trainer, and a Certified Canine Athlete Advisor for Canine Conditioning. She also holds her CGC/CGCA Evaluator for the AKC.
Follow Lauren: @ksdtlauren
Sarah Ballard
Trainer & Class Instructor
Tori Freymuth
Trainer & Class Instructor
Rosy Garcia
Trainer & Class Instructor
Noah Riegelhaupt
Trainer & Class Instructor
Court & Kris
Management
DOG SENSE
A Podcast by Kathy Santo
Kathy's goal is to reach as many puppy and dog owners as possible with effective, relationship-building training advice, Kathy launched a podcast, ‘Dog Sense with Kathy Santo’ in April of 2021.
Kathy Santo Dog Training has been a leader in virtual training. Kathy offers multiple online training courses with the primary goal of helping dog owners who can’t attend her in-school sessions, yet still require effective, fun, and relationship-building training. Her online offerings helped her students in NJ, throughout the US, and internationally during the pandemic, as it ensured her students continued to receive the training that they (and their puppies and dogs!) needed during an extremely difficult time.
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