CENTER CITY DOG TRAINING

Center City’s Professional Dog Training is a balanced, reward-based dog training and behavioral problem solving program, offered selectively, throughout Center City, Philadelphia area.

Our dog training programs are highly effective with dogs of all breeds, ages and temperaments. Dylan has been trained and certified by John Van Olden who has personally trained over 100 professional dog trainer, who are some of the most experienced and successful dog trainers in the United States, and regularly succeeds when other trainers fail.

Dog Training Programs that Work!

Veterinarians are not afraid to recommend John, Dylan, or any of the Canine Trade Group trainers, because we know how to create lasting changes in a dog’s behavior by using our training processes. If you have ever been informed by a so-called dog trainer to simply “live with” your dog’s behavioral problems, or if you’ve been told that your dog is beyond help, don’t give up! WE CAN HELP!

All Behavior Issues Welcome

If your dog is presenting you and your family with some “challenging” issues, Dylan can devise a plan to put your dog back in a good space where the dog and entire family will benefit on many levels. Your kids can play with the dog. You can walk the dog without worrying about an incident and your dog won’t keep you up all night barking. By working Dylan, you will be able to live amicably with your dog and thereby enjoy him/her for many years to come.

Aggressive Dog Training

Our Aggressive Dog Training program is designed to correct all forms of aggression including human, dog, territorial, food, resource guarding and more.

Puppy Training

We offer puppy training, ideal for dogs 8 to 16 weeks of age.

In-Home Dog Training

We provide in-home training throughout the Center City are for dogs of all breeds and ages.

Who is Dylan Hockstein?

Dylan Hockstein grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs of Cheltenham Township, PA. His parents acquired their first dog as a couple when he wandered into the teen enclave they supervised while on staff at a camp in the Pocono mountains. After they discovered that this cute little mutt had strayed from a litter belonging to the camps’ maintenance family and they were given permission to keep it. After all, they fell in love with little “Avo” the moment they laid eyes on him. Dylan also worked the same camp as CIT and as a NFTY counselor supervising children during their adventure gatherings.

Since that time, his family has always had a dog including Miniature Schnauzer, JD (Just Dog) and later a Bichon Frise called “Rasta,” since his family vacationed in Negril, Jamaica many times. His mother, taught science enrichment as an elementary school teacher and Dylan grew up around all different kinds of animals at a young age including: an iguana, rabbit, turtles, frogs, and a few parakeets. Dylan has always been an avid animal lover and spent many happy days at the local dog park with his and other dogs. He has always loved being around dogs big or small. He’s always felt naturally comfortable around them.

Dylan attended Montgomery County Community College on a liberal arts track with an emphasis on graphic design before transferring to Penn College where he focused on construction and ancillary studies, after which he worked for A.M.H. Creative Construction, LLC., a bi-coastal contractor in the Philadelphia and Utah markets. He also worked for a local food service as a line cook, doing food preparation and order management.

Dylan has lived in Philadelphia for five years and has been a live music enthusiast for his entire life. After starting a concert lighting business, it wasn’t until a little over a year ago that he finally realized how much he missed having a dog and made the commitment to get his first, very own dog; a Mini Australian Shepherd he named “Kudo”. They quickly created a strong bond, and Dylan didn’t realize how much of an impact Kudo would have on his life… for the better! They take long hikes in the Wissahickon Gorge and go swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. Kudo is his number one adventure pal and, of course, his best friend!

Through a fortuitous meeting with a family member, Dylan contacted a local dog training company, Canine Trade Group. Potential candidates go through a rigorous selection process and must complete an intense course of study involving hundreds of hours of training, regardless of their prior training background and experience. This course involves an extensive amount of bookwork on the scientific principles of canine learning theory and dog training, as well as an in-residence, hands-on dog training component. This is achieved by working with rescue dogs labeled “unadoptable” due to behavioral issues, and families with dogs who have behavior problems that put them at serious risk for surrender, or worse.

We worked with Dylan to address my rescue dog’s leash aggression and ankle nipping. Roscoe is a very loving, but stubborn, American Eskie and Dylan’s training worked wonders!! He is extremely skilled in assessing dog behavior and individual characteristics and then teaching how to implement the training based on the dogs unique needs. I am totally amazed at what we have accomplished in partnership with Dylan. He gets 10 stars!! I recommend him to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of their pets behavior and make long lasting changes that will put your pet at ease in potentially stressful situations. Thanks Dylan!!!

C. Allen