K9 Master Dog Training

K9 Master Dog Training is led by Lena Abuarafeh, who grew up in nearby Pacifica and has been working with dogs in the Bay Area since 2011. According to her site, she started by volunteering with Rocket Dog Rescue in San Francisco before interning under established trainers and developing a focus on difficult behavior cases. She describes over twelve years of experience with aggression, reactivity, and resource guarding, and notes that she has helped clients prepare for dangerous dog court hearings.

The business operates from Abuarafeh's home on a half-acre property in San Mateo, where board-and-train dogs stay in a home environment rather than a kennel. Her site mentions that dogs socialize with her own resident dogs and get field trips to local parks and dog-friendly stores. She also offers in-home training and virtual sessions throughout the greater Bay Area, with pickup and drop-off available.

Abuarafeh is an AKC-approved Canine Good Citizen evaluator and co-founded Go Beyond Rescue, a San Francisco nonprofit where she currently sits on the board. Her site states that she continues doing temperament evaluations for area shelters and rescues. The training philosophy described emphasizes adapting methods to each dog rather than following a single approach, with what the business calls "lifetime ongoing support" after formal training ends.