About Dream Come True K9
Since 2011, Dream Come True K9 has been educating and coaching owners on how to strengthen the relationship between humans and canines, while transforming dogs into the best versions of themselves. The Dream Come True K9 Team, founded by Blake Rodriguez, is known for helping and rehabilitating some of the toughest cases of anxiety, fear, and aggression, but also specializes in teaching, nurturing and reinforcing healthy habits for all dogs to create the best relationship possible with their handlers.
New York City is a unique place to raise a dog, and Blake and the DCTK9 Team have been helping dogs and their owners adapt to the city life for over 10 years.
Blake Rodriguez - Owner and Founder
Certificates, Education, and Professional Training Opportunities
Certificates
NYC Animal Care and Handling
Canine-Human Relationship Institute (CHRI) with Nelson Hodges; in progress
International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP)
Seminars Attended and Continued Education
Jay Jack (GRC Dog Sports) - Private One Week Study Program
Jay Jack - Private two day seminar
Cheri Wolf Lucas and Brian Agnew Seminar
Cesars Way Seminar
Tyler Muto - Private Shadowing
IACP Conference
Sarah Brueske - Intro to Sports: Scent Work Course
Bart Bellon Nepopo
Professional Training Opportunities
TruTV Dog Behavior Specialist/Expert: World’s Best Videos
Travel Channel Dog Behavior Specialist/Expert: OMG Caught on Camera
Investigation Discovery with Tony Harris: Trained his dog Soco to be the Cadaver dog in the episode
The Dodo x Clorox - Dog Behavior Expert for 2021 Virtual Event
The Growth of Dream Come True K9
Blake Rodriguez, a Manhattan, NY native is a highly sought after dog trainer and behavior specialist and mentor known for his ability to successfully rehabilitate extreme cases, while also providing a common sense and realistic approach to dog training for his clients. Blake has had a long time compassion for dogs and in the early years of his career, he and his infamous dog Soco, attracted attention in the local dog parks with how well behaved Soco was. As Blake started gaining recognition from NYC residents, they began asking him to walk their dogs that had behavioral issues. Blake quickly became well known in the area for walking large numbers of dogs simultaneously, that previously didn’t get along. Soon enough, his skill and natural training ability was helping transform dog’s behaviors all over New York. Blake soon realized the necessary need to help owners who faced these challenges and within two years of Blake’s highly sought after services he opened his first company in 2011, Dream Come True K9, LLC, with the logo inspired by his dog Soco.
By 2012, Blake’s talent had sparked attraction from dog owners and dog trainers not only in NYC but across the states. As Blake started traveling to help owners in need, he started growing a small team based in NYC to continue offering dog walking services while he focused on his true skill as a dog trainer.
From 2013 to 2014, Blake was traveling internationally and the demand for his services was steadily increasing, which allowed him to open a two floor dog training facility on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NY. To date, Blake and his team have continued to help rehabilitate hundreds of dogs and help educate and coach dog owners on how to have the best relationship possible with their canine companions.
Blake is a member of the International Association of Canine Professionals and in 2016 was asked to present at the yearly conference alongside other well known dog trainers in the industry. In February of 2017 Blake was featured on TruTV as the Dog Behavior expert on an episode of World’s Greatest Pets. In April of 2017, Soco was trained by Blake to be the cadaver dog in an episode on Investigation Discovery’s Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris. Blake has studied under and worked alongside some of the best in the industry such as Jay Jack, Tyler Muto, Nelson Hodges, Cesar Milan, Cheri Lucas and Brian Agnew, to name a few.