About Blake

Blake Rodriguez, a NYC 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.

In 2018, Blake purchased a residence in Delray Beach, FL after working with Clients in the area and really falling in love with South Florida. Through word of mouth, Blake started to gain more clients in Palm Beach County and now is able to work with many dogs in the area while he is there.

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