Long story short, I would not recommend this trainer for behavioural correction. I was looking for help with barking issues for my 2-year-old dog and found Hope for Dogs on Google. After answering several questions over WhatsApp, I booked an evaluation and review session costing over $300. The trainer came to my home for the evaluation but stayed for about 40 minutes. Because my dog was barking non-stop, he never really tried to get close to him. Instead, he mainly threw treats from a distance to distract him and stop the barking. said my dog was not calm enough to train and advised us to do calming exercises instead. We were sent a few training videos to follow on our own. Over the next 3 months, he only checked in about once a month. There was no mention of when the review session would happen, and eventually the review session that was included was never carried out. There also did not seem to be much concern about whether my dog’s behaviour had improved. On the 4th month, I contacted him again to ask if there was anything that could help with leash pulling. He simply suggested buying a two-point leash from their website, which I did, but no instructions or guidance were provided on how to use it. Overall, I felt disappointed with the experience and did not receive the behavioural training support I was hoping for.

kinder puppy program: jacky provided great guidance for me and my family on how we can help doudou achieve more confidence and ultimately have a more enriching life 🙂 he patiently guided us and gave advice specific to our struggles as first time dog owners and all training were for the best interest for dou, overall a great and enriching experience not only for dou, also for us!

I’m really glad to have engaged Jacky for training my Chihuahua puppy, Man Man. He was very patient and tailored the curriculum at the start of each session. Jacky always took the time to ask if I had any questions or specific areas I wanted my puppy to focus on. I opted for the Kinder Puppy Training private classes (comfort of own home and neighborhood), which provided a targeted learning approach, perfect for my rescued puppy’s needs. Jacky offered detailed explanations and suggested enrichment activities and remedies to help build my puppy’s confidence. I also appreciate that he uses a fear-free approach in his training. Jacky is also very generous in sharing the enrichment and remedy items with my family! This experience made me realize that puppy training is an ongoing process. It’s not just about the sessions with the trainer but also the day-to-day practice at home. I would definitely be happy to engage Jacky again in the future if needed. Highly recommend! Man Man can now walk when he has a collar on with confidence and can perform simple commands such as sit and down. Will continue to train him 🙂

Jacky has a fear-free training method right from the beginning. I have a whippet named Mocha, he’s 8 mths old. For context, whippets are slightly more complex to train , sometimes their minds wander off somewhere and this being Jacky’s first time with whippets I was skeptical. However, as soon as first session commenced my doubts were diminishing. We saw how patient Jacky was in reiterating commands to Mocha and explaining concepts to us . In due course after few lessons, Mocha had made significant progress with his demeanor, behaviours .. all of these significantly reduced our anxiety as pawparents. The let go command truly works … on an excited young puppy like Mocha. Mocha is now behaving a lot better even when he bumps into other dogs … Grateful for the training and certainly highly recommends Jacky to any other dog lovers in need of obedience training.

I cannot recommend Jacky enough as the best dog obedience trainer in Singapore! He trained my dog, Chewie, using the non-stress training method, and the results have been incredible. Jacky's approach is all about positive reinforcement and creating a calm, supportive environment for dogs to learn. Chewie responded so well to his techniques, and I could see the bond between us grow with every session. Jacky's patience, expertise, and genuine love for animals really shine through in everything he does. If you're looking for someone to help train your dog with kindness and care, Jacky is the person to go to!"