Heaven Sent K-9 Dog Training - Irvine, California

Brit Jasperson

Australian cattle dog owner here!! If you're looking someone who will heal your pup’s behavioral issues and change your family’s lives for the better, there is NO other choice than Heaven Sent K9.

Before working with Sogand, we spent $12,000 with a "renowned aggression specialist" at Crossroads whose lack of creativity and client-blaming led to our dog’s severe aggression getting WORSE over time.

By the time Sogand was mentioned to us (3.5 years in), we had given up. We felt we had tried every method with every trainer, and spent every dollar to our names. We decided to simply stop going out, stop having people over, and eventually got to the point where even simple, neighborhood walks were anxiety-inducing. Not a fun situation to be in when you live in a small condo with an active, working breed.

Sogand gave us HOPE during our darkest hour, and then DELIVERED. With her effective board + train program, she expanded our world again, and now Diesel gets to enjoy walks, off-leash hikes, meeting strangers + animals, etc. all WITHOUT STRESS because she helped us gain control.

ADDED BONUS: we got regular updates and photos of our dude enjoying his time on her safe, beautiful ranch.

We have since introduced a second cattle dog in to our pack, and Diesel has been a wonderful, stable leader who has patiently helped our fearful Shelby adjust, and taught him the ropes.

So if you want someone who will CHANGE YOUR LIFE, teach you leadership // non-verbal communication skills, and give your dog the healthy healing it deserves, I assure you that Heaven Sent K9 is the one for the job. Get your dog to Sogand before her name blows up like Cesar Milan and her prices increase.

She’s THAT good.
Just sayin'...!!

kathy pinkstaff

My new rescue was extremely difficult to walk. He had a high prey drive, and would pull me down for birds, lizards little dogs, you name it. Sogand did an amazing job with him. He walks so much better now. He is a pleasure to walk, heals well, and pays attention. I highly recommend her services. I’d give 10 stars if I could!

Lorena Beck

Having a small ranch with twin daughters and a disabled elderly mother, my husband and I decided to adopt a two-year-old female German Shepherd named Athena. However, we ended up with a WILD dog! Athena had already undergone a two-week positive reinforcement obedience program before arriving to live with us so it was quite unsettling when she was still growling, barking, nipping our hands/feet, bolting out the door, stealing/chewing our stuff, jumping on people, super hyper/agitated, being aggressive towards humans/runners/cyclists/dogs/sheep/chickens/goats/pigs/horses, chasing cars/lawn mower/vacuum, leash reactive, and being completely disobedient. At this point, we had two options either give her up or find another trainer who specializes in CRAZY dogs. We decided on the latter and found Sogand from Heaven Sent K-9. Within 5 minutes of our first training session, we knew our prayers were answered. Sogand immediately let Athena know that her behavior was not acceptable and put her to work. After a few one hour sessions and a two week Behavior Modification And Aggression Rehabilitation all of our stress and anxiety has been completely been wiped out. We no longer live in fear of Athena hurting family, friends, neighbors, and animals. Today, we are able to take her on walks, have company over, and even take her inside stores. We are so happy and thankful that Sogand helped Athena and gave our family an awesome gift! Sogand truly is a God-send!

Olivia Nortrup

Sogand is an absolute miracle worker. I was in desperate need of help for my Belgian Malinois puppy. She had extreme fear aggression to the point where I could barely take her on a walk without her lunging at runners, bikes, and especially dogs. I had gone through 3 different trainers and nothing seemed to be helping my pup. I feel so lucky to have found Sogand boarding and training program. After a quick phone call and research on the website I was hopeful this was the right place. Luna did the boarding and training back in July when she was 7 months old. Throughout the 2 weeks Sogand sent me videos almost daily and I couldn’t believe the progress I was seeing. She was hanging around the other dogs without a muzzle on and was comfortable around people. When I picked her up, Sogand educated me on her breed and behavior and explained this was not going to be an overnight fix and I would have to stay on top of the training. And wow I am happy I did. We went back for training weekly and the improvements are incredible. Fast forward two months and she’s a totally different dog. I moved across the country and was able to take Luna on the plane with ease. We now live with 2 other dogs and have people going in and out of the house all the time and she is doing phenomenal. We still have to stay on top of the training but I cannot thank Sogand and her dogs enough for guiding us through this training process. HIGHLY recommend her training program!

Alyssa Nambiar

Sogand is simply the best!!! We adopted our one and a half year old Husky/German Shepherd mix, Summer, and quickly realized she had major problems around other dogs. Though she was great in the house, we couldn't take her on walks or even introduce her to our family's other dogs - she would snap and bark and get VERY aggressive. As a bigger dog with a big growl, this was not a good look and often scared a lot of people/other dogs, which we definitely did NOT want. Summer's excitement would bubble into aggression and she exhibited a lot of dominance issues that we had no idea how to fix. No matter how many times we tried to get her to listen, she always wanted things her way. We knew we had to get her trained by a professional and wanted someone who had specific experience with aggression rehabilitation.

My husband and I were initially hesitant about sending Summer to a boot camp. Both of us were worried that she would listen to a trainer perfectly during camp but wouldn't listen to us when she came home. Finally, we decided to give it a shot after coming across Sogand - and we are SO glad we did. Summer stayed with Sogand for two weeks for her board and train program and it was the BEST decision we've ever made for her!!! Sogand sent us video updates every few days - within the first three days, Summer was being gentle with small animals like ducks and cats, and within a week, she was getting introduced to other dogs and not reacting aggressively.

Sogand also helped Summer with basic commands: sit, stay, come, down, play, look, heel, and off. When we returned to pick her up, we had an hour of training with Sogand to learn the ins and outs of corrections. When we came home, we began training Summer on our own to reinforce what she'd learned. She made so much progress on her basic commands, but still had issues around new dogs. We reached back out to Sogand for a follow up session (which she includes for two months with the board and train package) and immediately we found out we'd been correcting her the wrong way. Sogand offered really valuable and personalized corrections for Summer during the follow up session. We recently took Summer to see the family dogs she couldn't be around previously and the difference is night and day. With the proper corrections and with Sogand's help, Summer listened to us and even interacted perfectly with a small (5-10 lb) puppy!

The difference in Summer's behavior is truly night and day, and that's all thanks to Sogand's amazing training. She truly is incredible at what she does. If you're looking for a trainer who can specifically help with aggression and will really understand your dog, she's the one. Thank you Sogand for all your help!!!

Lorenzo Chaidez

Sogand is a true expert at what she does, she understands the psychology and behavior of each dog and their unique presentation. She worked with our puppy Zoey and after just 1 session our dog no longer pulled on the leash and walks weren't stressful anymore. We are so impressed with her work that we had our dog go through two board and train sessions (basic training and off leash training) and Zoey is now a completely different dog and we are happy dog owners! Sogand is amazing to work with, so knowledgeable, and very creative in her approaches to any issue your dog may have. Highly recommend reaching out to her for all your dog training needs!

Tanya Rangan

Sogand is amazing! We had been searching yelp and calling different trainers, but we were highly against positive reinforcement-only training. We had tried that the first year that we got our dog and it absolutely does not work! Our dog would only listen if we had a treat in our hands (and even then, sometimes he wouldn't). He began biting people that came over if he didn't know them, and even some people he knew if they hugged me or my husband. In addition to aggression, he would not listen, bark consistently, and pull while walking on the leash. Sogand taught us corrections for all of these behaviors! After he stayed with her for two weeks, he is better at listening, does not pull on the leash, and we are working with him on aggression issues and keeping up with training. We will continue to have follow-ups with Sogand to continue to address any issues and make sure that he is progressing. I also have to add that Sogand uses the money that she makes to save dogs that are on the red list at shelters, train them, and adopt them out. We adopted a new fur baby that she had been training for over a month and she completed our little family. She keeps up through text messages and always responds when we need advice for corrections or just to say hello and send a picture. She is an amazing trainer and an amazing person and I could not recommend her more!

Asa Greenberg

Sogand is an incredible trainer. She doesn't just get dogs to obey -- she explains her methods very articulately and teaches you how to get effective results on your own. And she doesn't use the same system for every dog. She really tailors to what your dog needs. Over the years we have seen 5 trainers including some of the most famous, most reputable, and most expensive expert trainers in LA. None of them come close. We are so lucky to have found her.