Testimonials

” When I first adopted Tyson, my Saint Bernard-mix, at 5 years old, I was shocked to find out that he was aggressive toward other dogs… For my first 3 weeks with him, I contemplated returning him many times. It was a very emotional time and I cried many nights… I ended up going to other trainers who all pretty much said the same thing, “if he were younger, we’d have a real chance at changing his behavior”…. Without hesitation, you assured me that progress could be made with my dog, and just about any dog, regardless of age. You explained that my dog wasn’t a mean dog, but a scared dog and that his reactions toward other dogs likely came from fear and anxiety… After our 3 months of group classes, I can now walk him past unfamiliar dogs without issue. If necessary, I can have him sit off to the side and wait for another dog to pass us before we continue on our walk. And now, we are even walking around Delaware Park with a pack of 10-15 other dogs, without a single reaction. You’ve not only changed my dog, but you’ve changed me as well….My only regret is that I didn’t join your program sooner. Thank you for everything!” Read the whole statement here: Sandee and Tyson
-Sandee & Tyson

“I just wanted to take a minute to give an update on Remy, our GSD, who was there for a boot camp in early October. We brought her in with high hopes of bringing home a better mannered girl and I can say without hesitation our expectations were exceeded on every level. . .” Read the whole statement here: Remy Testimonial
-Carrie Cimini Mills

” When we tried calling K-9 connection we were at the end of our rope… Upon seeing another dog on leash she would turn very aggressive, pulling, barking, growling and snarling, building in intensity as the two dogs got closer together… The not so funny thing was that we were taking her to obedience school, and we had a trainer! We were trying to do the right thing for our dog, but both the obedience school, and our trainer at the time where unable to change her behavior… We had been trying to change her behavior for about 6 months with the obedience school and trainer before we called K9 connection.  They offered a free initial consultation were we met Josh (one of K9 connection trainers), and he was able to demonstrate in 60 minutes how her behavior was able to be changed. We signed up, and fired our other trainer who we were working with for several months….The very next day to make sure it wasn’t a dream we took Jasmine to the canal to encounter other dogs on leash to see what would happen. Now the happy ending, nothing happened!”  Read the whole thing here: Jasmine & K9 connection
Jim, Nancy, and Jasmine McGoldrick

” As a veterinarian, I certainly respect and thrive on scientific reports and studies…. .  I’d already contacted two behaviorists and had only seen worsening in Jesse’s aggression over the past few years…. . I went to Tyler Muto with my dog Jesse Mae as a last resort. If he were unable to help me control her dog aggression, I would have to euthanize her…. My dogs both attended boot camp,  Now three months after the initial visit, I cannot thank Tyler Muto and his staff enough for their help with my girls. Leila’s less fearful. Both Jesse and Leila attend socialization classes regularly, and no longer show the terrifying reactivity they had previously…” Read the whole thing here: Dr. Erik Testimonial
Dr. Ashley Erik DVM (Veterinarian)

” I just wanted to let you and your staff know how impressed we were with your facility and training that our Lab received… When he came to you, walking on a leash was just about out of the question, and he was awful at dinner time. He would charge food and we feared he might be aggressive with it at some point .he would run over my children to get to the door when someone was there knocking….Its rare that someone listens and follows through with what they say they are going to do. You did!!… After a 1 week of boot camp, Fletch is a dream to walk on a leash, he has figured out where he fits in with our family and is a pleasure to be around. I will highly recommend you and your business in the future…” Read the whole thing here: Fletch Testimonial
Pat Reardon

“I’ve been a dog trainer for over 6 years. Never have I had my eyes opened as much as I have in the last 7 days working with Tyler Muto and Josh Moran and the staff at K9 Connection. I’ve been shadowing these guys for 10 hours a day working with all types and personalities of dogs for a week and learned more then ever. I’ve learned the science and the natural way dogs learn and how to guide them to make the right choice, how to have happy, willing, fun, driven dogs with whatever tool on. Slip lead, prong collar, e collar, treat, no treat….. Doesn’t matter! Happy, understanding dogs that want to listen, who enjoy listening…. That’s what it is all about, or should be! I don’t need to force them to listen anymore. So excited for this change and to work my own dogs and incorporate all this into every dog and owner I touch. Check them out if you haven’t. I was stuck and unmotivated in my being a “dog trainer!” Now I’m fired up again to help build relationships between dogs and people that last. Even tho it was tough and a lot to take in and a LOT for me to change, it makes perfect sense to me and soon will be the natural way for me to work dogs.
Thanks guys!! I hope to see you both often and to be a trainer who always striving for a better, softer way to work dogs. You’ve changed everything!!!”
Malaika Venegoni, Dog Gone Amazing Education Center, Reno NV

“we adopted a little boxer, banjo!, who was a stray at one time and was still an almost grown puppy. he had mild fear aggression towards dogs and people told us about k9 connection right in our neighborhood. we went for an evaluation and did the 3 private lessons and 3 months of group classes and are extremely pleased at the end of it all. this is not our first dog and we have trained the others to the point of “good enough” on our own and would have been happy with a decent dog who we could bring confidently around other dogs. what we got was 10 times what i expected. we now have a confident dog who is very obedient on the leash for us or for others to walk him. we also have a dog who can be happily around other dogs due to the great work of the socialization program and is now polishing his social skills in daycare and all of it happened much faster than we anticipated by teaching us humans the right way to train him and understand him. 3 cheers.”
-Robert Townsend

“Today was a banner day for our GSD Clarence, an alumnus of K9. What was originally just going to be a very long walk with some leash and down-stay training, turned into a socialization exercise at the Bidwell Market. I used every tool I had learned from Josh, Tyler and Amber and was able to get Clarence to comfortably socialize with a wide range of dogs through the whole market. The ultimate was having him in a 20+ minute down-stay while strange dogs passed within 3 feet of him. The ultimate compliment came from an SPCA worker who, recognizing what I was doing, came up to us and said, “You’ve been working with K9 Connection haven’t you.” That meant I was taught correctly and I was carrying on correctly!”
-Pete Gottfried

“I just wanted to write and say thank you. I’ve been working with Amber over the last year with my bull terrier Adonis. It’s been challenging, but with everything Amber has taught us we have made great progress. I few months ago Adonis was hyper, inattentive, obsessive, and never ever laid down outside of his crate. When we moved he fell thru a double paned glass window when he went crazy and jumped on the couch, but only a few weeks later after calling Amber I finally have a calm, attentive dog.  I am less stressed out and so is Adonis, and I finally have peace in the house. I know that if anything comes up in the future I can call the staff at K9 Connection and get the advice I need.  Amber is a great asset to your facility and has been a very helpful,  thank you!”
– Angela Hennings

“I recently had the pleasure of meeting with the K9 connection staff! My Dog, Dexter, was a handful! Pulling on the leash , biting the leash, not listening and biting both humans and dogs! This was his last chance to turn around or I would have to give him up. After 4 weeks at K9 connection he is a new dog! It’s a pleasure walking him! No more pulling and antics! He listens to commands and obeys! Tyler Muto and Josh Moran are the best! The staff at K9 are the greatest! The areas are clean and well kept and they kept me up to date on his progress! I can’t say enough about how pleased I am! For those of you who have dog issues, give them a call! Trust them to be what your dog needs! You won’t be disappointed!”
–Dawn Amato

“I highly recommend Tyler. He was patient and very understanding with the issues. My dog liked him and welcomed him.”
– Suzanne Teagarden

“After about two months I have a different dog. It is hard to believe that people wanted me to put Breaker down and start with another.”
– Bernie & Breaker 

“All I can say is wow! Seeing is believing…I couldn’t believe my eyes that Josh got Jameson to behave so well on the first day. This is going to make such a difference in our lives.”
-Mary McEvoy

“I’ve used what I’ve learned on all of my dogs and it has created a great bond with the pack. Thanks Tyler!”
– Donna Stone 

“I think you would be hard pressed to find many people better than Tyler in the country. I have watched a ton of his footage and his training is spot on. ”
– Dan Audet, Modern K9

“Sadie had her first training session today – it went fantastic! We learned leash and door manners. When I first got there, Sadie physically dragged me through the door; however, at the end she walked out the door WITH me!! I feel like I have a whole new dog! THANK YOU TYLER!!!!!”
– Mariette Christopher

“Thank you Tyler and the crew at K9 Connection. You all have done amazing things to help Jack become more socialized with other dogs. He has made such great strides, all thanks to your dedication and hard work.
THANK YOU!”
– Shannon and Jack

“Thank you, Josh!!! We had a successful Easter dinner at our house thanks to the “place” command. We couldn’t be prouder of Lucy! We used to have to take her to overnight dog camp for parties, but not anymore. Lucy sat with all of us in the dining room instead!”
– Carey Gorski

“So in the last several days I was asked if I was a dog trainer at least three times and had multiple people ask me to train their dogs… All things that are so laughable thinking about me clutching gizmo outside village beer merchant terrified about what he would do next :-) just wanted to say thanks!!”
– Jamie Lee Palaganas

“Once again… I am 100% satisfied with Tyler. A home visit to work on unwanted behaviors from my bullies! My skills are improving with the help from educated, professional, caring individuals. Thank you K9!”
– Dorothy Fitzgerald

“Wow, what an amazingly informative (and fun) time I had visiting with Tyler, Josh, Amber, Adam, and the whole K9 Connection crew! All the dog owning folks (and all of the dogs) of Buffalo, you guys are truly blessed to have such an amazing group of supremely dedicated, talented, and passionate dog trainers as K9 connection. Few places in the country are able to offer the level of expertise as well as their complete and wholistic approach to training and rehabilitation – and you’d be hard pressed to find a nicer bunch of people. You guys have set the bar awfully high, and because of that, we all benefit. Thanks so much for your generosity and your hospitality! Be seeing you all soon I hope!”
– Sean O’Shea, ‘The Good Dog Training and Rehabilitation’ Los Angeles CA

“A very BIG THANK YOU to Amber Roath!!! We had 3 amazing private lessons with Amber and our 2 young boys – Ben and Brady. Amber has taught us how to teach the boys to respect their 14 year old brother – Dexter – our cat. We will consistently work on heel and place to help Brady and Ben mature in a positive manner! Many, many thank you’ s to a wonderful trainer and a special training facility.”
– Sandy Larkin

“So yesterday I took Willow for a walk and was a little nervous because I knew there would be lots of people and dogs. I was SO HAPPY, she was great. Willow even did a down at the playground while watching children play for 15 min :) Thank you thank you K9 Connection!!”
– Danielle Bachek

“After almost 6 months of positive training only my dog had done nothing but get worse and more challenging to deal with . I took her to k9 connection and Josh had her walking nicely on a leash and all around behaving nicely in less than an hour . I’m not going to lie I didn’t think it could be done in 3 sessions let alone in ONE. She would’ve previously put some of the best pullers to shame with how hard she was to walk. You are great at what you do and thank you so much!”
– Lauren Cameron

“I just wanted to say how happy I am with my boy’s progress. I am so proud of him, and also so impressed with how much he has improved since going through bootcamp. We definitely have a lot of work to do together but I am having a lot of fun with it, and him. L.B. and I are bonding more and more, and, I think, gaining much more respect for each other. I can’t wait for the rest of our training!!”
– Lindsay Farnsworth

“Ultra thanks to K9 Connection for getting Murphy and Snoopy to be best friends and snuggle buddies, when just a little while ago they couldn’t even be in the same room! Thanks for making my dogs best buds :) dog aggresive to buddies in just 3 weeks :D”
– Jill Holycross

“I cannot thank you all enough for everything! The fact that D.O.G. was able to be in a room, off leash, with all those dogs this morning is incredible. This is the same dog that dragged me (literally dragged me) on the ground to try to bite another dog walking by our house. When Amber told us that DOG is doing really well it made my year- to go from a vet suggesting we put him down to hearing that was a true testament to K9 Connection! As long as you all are around- We will keep coming! You all are the best thing to happen in D.O.G.’s life…I really do not know what we would do without you all!! Thank you and Happy New Year.”
– Jaclyn Schneider

“Gosh! i am truly humbled by your generosity and your donation of helping my foster girl and me get through some issues to make her into a super adoptable adult!!! i’ve had her one year now and went through some watered down training sessions with her at another place – and let me tell you that she is amazingly better at walking with just one session with you tyler! i can’t help but now think to myself: what was i thinking??? (shoulda started with you to begin with!) lol! thank thank thank you! abbie and i look forward to our next session!”

– Just a few months later –

“Does this lovely girl look familiar? IT’S ABBIE AND HER NEW MOM! thank you tyler! josh! amber! adam! miles! and jess! for donating the months of training for her to be the best adoptable girl i have ever fostered!!! her new mom says: oh my! she is amazingly well behaved and is already getting lots of compliments! you guys are the BEST!!!”
– JoAnne Tronlone

“Thank you so much for helping us with Jasper!! He’s only been to two group classes and I already see a change in how he acts around other dogs. In fact, he even got approved for socialization last night!! We are so blessed to have found you guys! I heart K9 Connection!”
– Rebecca Stone

“Parker and I went out to a semi-busy plaza over the weekend and practiced our leash work with distractions. By the end of our training session, we had a small crowd watching and strangers approaching to tell me how well my dog listens to me.”
– Elly Skerbetz

“We were so proud that our dogs were the “good ones” at the vet office today. Thats never happened before! We were so proud of Jack and Jonas and happy to brag about K9 connection!”
– Jennifer Goodine

“After moving back to Buffalo a few months ago, I started looking for a trainer to help socialize my dog Milo. After having a phone or in-person consultation with almost every trainer in the area, I knew K9 Connection was the only place that knew how to properly socialize Milo. Thanks so much for not labeling my high anxiety/dominant pit-mix as “unpredictable and dog-aggressive” like everyone else did!”
– Joy Butch

“Thank you thank you thank you! Just took Conrad on a walk and passed 3 other dogs. No pulling, no barking, no attacking – it was incredible…”
– Gina Siragusa

“Thank you to all the trainers at K9 Connection for your hard work. Our dog Murphy didn’t get into doggy day care when we first got him, and thanks to you, he finally got accepted and can socialize with other dogs! You’re the best!”
– Heather Morgan

“I knew I had a good dog in Lady when I adopted her, but when I took her outside she couldn’t control herself and would tug, pull and be unbearable to walk with on the leash. After 3 private training lessons she’s a better dog offleash than she is on! Thank you K-9 Connection for helping bring out the inner lady I knew was there all along! And She even knows place! :)”
– Maggie Martini

“I just want to say Thank You! Our last private session with Amber was yesterday. I am so thrilled at the success we have had, I feel so much closer and more bonded with Diesel than ever before. If anyone is looking for a good trainer, call K9 Connection in Buffalo!!! They are so nice and work at your own pace. Thank you!”
– Valerie Derosia