If I could give 10 stars I would! Long story short - If your sweet fur baby is struggling from any sort of aggressive reactivity due to fear and anxiety (or honestly any sort of behavioral issue / training need at all) than look no further than Calm Canine Academy. There are not enough good things I can say about Karishma, Nicole, Gem, and the entire CCA team. You will not find a more dedicated, knowledgeable, patient, trustworthy, humane, educated, or genuinely warm team who will be able to teach you practical and applicable training (backed by science) leading to truly long-term change which will bring both you and your dog peace from whatever troubles them. For those who are interested in the long story long (because I wish I had read reviews like this when looking for the right trainer) …... when adopted the love of our life - Fozzie - when he was 1 year old from the NYC ASPCA. We quicky realized that his ASPCA bio recapping his quirk, fears, and likes was very different from his reality. While an incredibly loving, goofy, gentle, loyal, and curious little pup at his core (and around hose in his safe circle), Fozzie had a troubled side inclusive of aggressive reactivity related to fear, anxiety, and trauma in his life before he joined our family. These truths would rear there ugly heads inconsistently from time to time, with Fozzie lunging at kids who ran past him on the busy side walks of NYC, nipping at the ankles of kids and adults who he wasn’t sure of, barking uncontrollably when anyone walked by our apt door (to get to their own apartment), and ultimately biting a stranger on the street when his dog walker dropped his leash during one of his fight-or-flight episodes induced by one of his triggers. During this bumpy journey we tried all sorts of different training techniques on our own and with professionals, however none of them seemed to work and most of them seemed to involve “alpha mentality” training which wasn’t something we were interested in applying. It wasn’t until the worst day of our lives when he bit a stranger (luckily they were okay and no stiches were needed) that we decided it was time for meaningful change. Karama was on our side when we found Calm Canine Academy as hours upon hours of digging for organizations, reading reviews, and having informational calls. We have thanked my lucky stars since then. CCA truly understands “dogs” and how they tick, they use positive reinforcement methods (vs alpha), they take the time to explain what they are doing, why and now it will impact change, all while genuinely getting to know you, your dog, and working with you to create an action plan that is truly achievable and can work with any schedule. Like any good and meaningful change, results from training will take time, patience, and practice on your end, but if you are consistent and dedicated the CAA team will get you and your dog to a place of peace and happiness that you never thought possible. Simply put, they have changed Fozzie’s life and ours. I cannot thank Karishma, Gem, or Nicole (fozzie’s in-person trainer and best friend) enough. Through our work with them they have given us the tools needed to communicate and set boundaries with Fozzie so that he feels safe and secure, resulting in less and less reactivity and an environment that allows him to make good choices and give us a better chance of offering him peace and happiness. Through our work with them, they have given us our lives back, reduced the stress we were feeling, and Fozzie was feeling, and given us hope of being able to provide Fozzie with a happy, fear-free life, where he can safely be around people and kids, and possibly even a big brother to a human baby as well – all things we thought would not be possible.