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Eye to Eye Dog Training

$85
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Specific behaviors to address

Responds in about 1 hour


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About
Kim Cipolla is the owner of Eye to Eye Dog Training and has been working with dogs and their humans for over 20 years. Kim has extensive experience training dogs of all sizes, ages and temperaments. Her focus is on developing the relationship between the dog and their handler through the use of clear, consistent cues and body language. With an emphasis on rewarding “good” behaviors and ignoring and redirecting undesirable behaviors, she will show you how to communicate with your dog effectively and thoughtfully to achieve your goals. Kim specializes in addressing behaviors common among dogs adopted from shelters and rescue organizations. She teaches basic skills and provides solutions to typical unwanted behaviors such as leash reaction towards other dogs, housebreaking, inappropriate greetings, and unreliable recall. She offers group classes, virtual training and private sessions in your home. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), insured and an approved evaluator for Canine Good Citizenship titles. Kim finds it especially rewarding to assist customers in strengthening the bond with their dogs as they learn together. Practicing basic skills builds confidence, focus and makes every day with your dog a positive experience!
Overview

Hired 107 times

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Background checked

9 years in business

Business hours

Sun9:00 am - 6:00 pmMon9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, PayPal, and Venmo.

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Facebook, Instagram

Services offered

Dog size

Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs)

Small (16 - 25 lbs)

Medium (26 - 40 lbs)

Large (41 - 70 lbs)

Dog training type

Private lessons

Doesn’t offer: Board and train

Dog training package

Puppy training

Aggressive behavior modification

General obedience training

Therapy or service dog training

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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

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Brooke C.

Nov 15, 2025

From Google

Kim at Eye to Eye Training is an absolute wizard. I brought her two of the most dramatic, chaotic creatures on planet Earth and she somehow turned them into dogs who can function in society. Solo sessions with my pups were basically therapy for all three of us and she never once judged the nonsense they pulled.Gimli did the Basic Skills class and now walks around like hes the valedictorian of dog school. Miss Daisy is in the Caf Dog class learning how to sit politely at a table instead of acting like she owns the entire restaurant. Progress.Kim makes training hilarious, stress free, and weirdly easy. My dogs adore her, I adore her, and honestly if she opened a school for humans Id go too. If youre thinking about training your dog stop thinking and go to Eye to Eye. It will change your life and your dog will stop embarrassing you in public (most of the time).
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Taino P.

Jan 24, 2025

Hired on Thumbtack

Details: 2 - 10 years old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Private lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • Leash pulling • Barking • Biting • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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Elaina L.

Nov 16, 2025

From Google

Awesome trainer, very knowledgeable about dog behavior & provides individualized training as well as group classes.
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P D.

Dec 18, 2024

From Google

Kim is incredibly patient and has a natural way with dogs - our two Frenchies have become better socialized and better-mannered THANKS to the training.Kim taught US how to effectively communicate with our dogs and address their behavioral reactions in a POSITIVE way.Our dogs used to be extremely reactive towards other dogs & people, but thanks to Kims expertise, WE can now confidently walk them with less issues.WE highly recommend Kim to anyone looking for a professional and compassionate dog trainer- SHE knows her stuff!
Eye to Eye Dog Training's reply
Thank you! It's been a pleasure working with you and your family, and watching your boys build self-control and confidence!
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Joe P.

May 2, 2023

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We found Kim after searching through several trainers and training facilities. We had been struggling to find a trainer whose first “go-to” was not aversives such as prong collers, e-collars, or sprays that make scary noises, and all of the facilities were wildly unaffordable. I do understand these tools have their place, but it was our preference to avoid them with our puppy at least until we tried other options! She’s just a baby and we’d rather encourage her than scare her. Kim was very prompt in responding and was happy to hop on a call with us to go over what we were looking for with our puppy, Lily. During this call we actually learned a lot and were able to start working on a few things before even hiring Kim. We felt really good about the call so we went ahead and scheduled an evaluation for Lily, and during this first evaluation we learned a ton! Within the week we felt like we had tools to address a lot of the struggles that we had been facing. We had been training Lily for 7 months on our own and had just hit a wall. Kim was extremely knowledgeable and took the time to understand Lily and her needs, and find ways to help us meet those needs so that she could be better behaved. We’ve now had 5 total sessions and Lily is a new dog. She is still a work in progress, she likely always will be, but we are SO MUCH happier because of the training we’ve been able to do with her. Lily is becoming the dog we always wanted! We are extremely happy to have found Kim and plan on continuing to work with her to help refine Lilys skills as she grows into a smart confident dog! Attached is a photo of Lily napping with us after a day of working her brain :)

Details: 6 - 12 months old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Private lessons • General obedience training • Biting • Chewing • House training • Leash pulling • Barking • Digging • Destructive behavior • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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