Sandra Roosna is a born and bred Estonian who shares a home with three dogs: Benny, Jess, and Waffles. Her career path began during her undergrad years at Brooklyn College, where she worked as a dog handler and overnight attendant at dog daycares around New York City. She then went from managing daycares to working and volunteering in animal rescues in New York and Phoenix.
Training Philosophy
Sandra Roosna is committed to employing strictly science-based methods that are fear-free, proven to change behavior, and improve the emotional state and overall well-being of dogs, as well as the relationship between them and their guardians. She recognizes and respects that every dog is an individual whose behavior is influenced by a combination of history, personality, health, genetics, and your social dynamic. She takes her time to get to know your dog and individualize her training plans that focus on humane and non-confrontational techniques.
Services
Benny’s Best offers help with the following:
- Basic and advanced skills (sit, come, stay, loose-leash walking, hand targeting, place, shake, and many more!)
- Impulse control and settle
- Barking
- Reactivity
- Separation anxiety
- House-and crate training
- Cooperative grooming care
- Enrichment
- Other tips and tricks on how to build and maintain a happy and healthy relationship between you and your pup!
We meet in your home or different location for one-on-one coaching sessions. Sandra will provide the tools necessary to set your pup up for success and help you develop skills to continue training on your own. Each session will be followed by a detailed email outlining the plan.
First in-person session:
Puppy training, basic manners, & trick training: $80/1hr
Reactivity/aggression: $100/1.5hr
Depending on the behaviors we’ll be working on, there will likely be follow-up sessions. We will come up with a more detail behavior modification plan during our first session.
We set up a video call on Zoom or Google Meet to help with aspects of behavior and dog care that don’t require Sandra’s presence to assess the full picture or give physical guidance. Such topics include housebreaking, crate training, and enrichment advice.
Virtual sessions also serve as a convenient means to follow up on private training.
$40/30min
$60/1hr
- An additional travel fee will be added for round trips over 40 miles
Certifications
Fear Free Certified trainer
Specializations
Puppy training, basic manners, trick training, reactivity/aggression, housebreaking, crate training, enrichment advice
Training Methods
Sandra Roosna is committed to employing strictly science-based methods that are fear-free, proven to change behavior, and improve the emotional state and overall well-being of dogs, as well as the relationship between them and their guardians. She takes her time to get to know your dog and individualize her training plans that focus on humane and non-confrontational techniques.
Customer Reviews
- – April & Zelda: “I highly recommend Sandra for dog training. She possesses an extensive knowledge of dog behavior. Sandra is caring, professional and skilled at seeing what is needed to help dogs and owners succeed in their relationship.”
- – Evelyn & Bodie: “We never felt comfortable hiring a trainer to work on Bodie’s separation anxiety since we felt embarrassed by it and were blaming ourselves for his behavior. Since meeting Sandra we once again felt empowered to tackle the problem, which we did! We can now go on day trips without taking him with us!! Sandra is obviously very knowledgeable and passionate about animals. She was very kind, understanding and patient with us as well as Bodie.”
- – Mary & Tate: “Fantastic!”
- – Sarah & Kona + Cumo: “Sandra has been a lifesaver! Feeling overwhelmed with a multi-dog household and first time dog owner, Sandra has been patient, compassionate, supportive, knowledgeable, and full of ideas for how to make our lives easier. Sandra is extensively trained and familiar with dog behavior and gives you many options for practicing and learning from her. She goes above and beyond in her responsiveness, individualized training plans, and follow ups-you can tell she really cares about the pups and their best interests! Highly recommend her services.”
- – Francine & Percy: “Sandra was recommended to us by a trainer at Petco. We recently adopted a husky mix who kept going after our cat. After a few sessions with Sandra they now get along perfectly.”
- – Vicki & Levi + Kira: “Sandra is prompt, conscientious, kind, loving, patient, safe, reliable and went beyond my expectations! I was looking for someone who could stay with my animals when we left on vacation. I was fortunate to have found Sandra! She did a meet and greet with all my animals, and they all fell in love with her. You could tell she truly loves animals, which made it easy to leave them with her.”
- – Michelle & Pongo: “Sandra is very detail oriented, caring and passionate about helping dogs and their owners. She was patient with my dog and let him acclimate at his own pace and comfort level. Strongly recommend for dog training.”
- – Ellie & Angel: “We have worked with dog trainers in the past but Sandra is by far the best. Her gentle approach worked wonders for your dogs and they were eager to learn from her.”
- – Jessica & Kaya: “Sandra is amazing to work with. Our pup loves her and she helps us understand how to best meet our doggo’s needs. She is very responsive and knowledgeable.”
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