Jumpstart Dog Training -

Aaron Gitlin

We've been so happy with Chelsea's work with our dogs Babka and Blintz. We did a few classes up front last year and still have her over periodically to help with new situations and behavior changes. The pups love her too, and are thrilled every time she comes over.

Our two dachshunds both have their unique challenges: one more anxious and defensive, the other a bit aggressive, and both very barky. Chelsea took the time to understand each one's unique needs and came up with a plan for each one of them. It was particularly helpful to understand the importance of training them separately sometimes. She also provides notes after each lesson, which is hugely helpful.

Thank you Chelsea, see you again soon!

Amy Chung

Chelsea has helped my dog with both separation anxiety and dog reactivity tremendously! Chelsea is very thorough and detailed in her approach -- for instance, she will list out everything you need to work on with your dog as homework in between sessions. Her scientific approach combined with her genuine affection for the dogs she works with has improved my dog's quality of life (and mine as well). Thank you Chelsea!

Emily Ewbank

We love working with Chelsea! She helped us understand our dog Charlie's behaviors better and provided us with useful exercises to help our dog gain much needed confidence. Chelsea is kind, patient and has good intuition. We have really benefited from working with her. I highly recommend Chelsea!

Lucas King

Chelsea is a fantastic dog trainer! Our labradoodle was having a lot of reactivity on leash and we were also working on obedience commands in the home. Chelsea showed us the perfect way to address these issues in a positive way and our pup made huge progress! I’d highly recommend her for your dog training needs. She is very personal and takes the time to learn about your relationship with your dog.

Malloy Moseley

Chelsea is a phenomenal trainer. She's been working with me and my 3-year-old rescue mini-poodle for about six months, and the transformation we've seen in his separation anxiety in that time has been unreal. Working with a rescue who's come from unknown circumstances can be challenging and frustrating, but Chelsea's made it seem possible. She's been patient with me and my pup, Popcorn, when we've both wanted to give up. I'm so grateful she hasn't given up on us! Her flexibility and availability on Zoom and IRL has also been a life-saver. Couldn't recommend more.

Meg DeFoe (Ada Biro)

Chelsea is an absolute superstar. She has been so patient and encouraging as we've been working to help our very anxious 2 year old mini schnauzer, Quimby, with a host of issues. She has helped us teach Quimby the basics - sit, down, stay. We are working on crate training - something we thought would be impossible with our fearful girl and it's been going great! Chelsea's helped us to have guests in our house again - before her it was impossible to have friends over because of our panicky barking pup. She's also taught us games and tasks that have been helping with our pup's confidence and thereby decreasing her anxious behavior. Chelsea's calm and positive outlook make her a delight to work with. Her guidance has helped us create a stronger, happier, healthier bond with our dog and we are so grateful to have her as Quimby's trainer!

Irene Yoon

Chelsea was very responsive and answered all of our questions regarding our newly adopted dogs separation anxiety. She was very attentive during our sessions, making sure our dog never became over anxious. It’s a long road ahead to fix separation anxiety, but Chelsea gave us a path that has already seen great results!

Whitney Obr

Working with Chelsea has been a game changer! Our dog Lily is very reactive, fearful of strangers/other dogs, and prior to training the only trick she knew was “sit” (which she only did occasionally)— Chelsea has helped her to make HUGE strides, all across the board. Lily loves spending time with her, and gets excited for class every single week!