Ditte Young | Copenhagen Profile #385

This week’s Copenhagen profile features author, public speaker, and animal communicator Ditte Young.

Ditte has spent the past 22 years helping animals and their owners. She specializes in helping dog owners develop stronger relationships with their dogs.

Her abilities have recently been featured on the Danish reality television series Forsidefruerne and the Netflix series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel).

Ditte is also the author of three books about animals, exploring her work with communication, behavior, and nonverbal communication. She is preparing to release another book on November 23.

LoveCopenhagen: What are you working on at the moment?

Ditte Young: I currently have several exciting projects underway, including various television productions.

For example, I was responsible for casting and helping train the beautiful and talented Great Dane featured in the current season of Netflix’s Money Heist.

I’m also appearing on The Real Housewife, where I help Janni and Carsten Ree with their dogs.

In addition, I’m producing a number of exciting online courses for animal owners.

LoveCopenhagen: Where do you live?

Ditte: I currently live in Lyngby. I previously lived in Frederiksberg, Østerbro, and central Copenhagen on Larsbjørnsstræde.

LoveCopenhagen: Where do you like to go for walks?

Ditte: I love walking through Frederiksberg Gardens and around the Copenhagen Lakes when the sun is shining.

LoveCopenhagen: Where do you drink coffee?

Ditte: I love getting my coffee at Mokkariet.

LoveCopenhagen: Where do you eat?

Ditte: I’m a huge sushi fan, so I’m a regular at Sushi Tsukiji.

I also love Llama near Magasin and The Market, where I prefer The Asian of the two restaurants they have.

LoveCopenhagen: Where do you go out and party?

Ditte: These days, I mostly attend private parties or go out with my friends at Club Riva.

I’ve always loved At Dolores, back when it existed. The last time I went out, I went to Babylon.

LoveCopenhagen: Where do you find inspiration?

Ditte: In nature, when I’m quiet and everything around me is quiet, which means going for walks alone.

I don’t need to meditate to feel inspired because inspiration simply comes to me the moment I become still.

LoveCopenhagen: What is your favorite place in Copenhagen?

Ditte: The Glyptotek, because it’s peaceful and filled with wonderful, calming energy.

When I was a child, I used to go there with a friend, and we would sit and draw the statues.

LoveCopenhagen: When was the last time you fell in love with Copenhagen?

Ditte: I experience that feeling every single time I land at Copenhagen Airport after traveling abroad.

When I drive into the city, pass Tivoli Gardens, and see City Hall Square, I feel this incredible sense of pride in being a Copenhagener.

It’s so completely MY city, and no other city can compare, even though I travel a great deal.

LoveCopenhagen: What is your best memory of Copenhagen?

Ditte: All those wonderful times when I was very young, hanging out with my girlfriends at Boltens Gård, believing we owned the entire world and could conquer anything.

It was a time before we had children, husbands, and adult responsibilities.

A youth filled with laughter and a completely different kind of “naive” freedom from the freedom I have today.

LoveCopenhagen: What would you recommend as the best experience in Copenhagen?

Ditte: There are SO many amazing places in Copenhagen, but if you’ve never experienced it, I would ALWAYS recommend Friday Rock at Tivoli Gardens.

LoveCopenhagen: Although Copenhagen is a wonderful city, if you could add one thing you think it’s missing, what would it be?

Ditte: I would love to see a stronger sense of community, like the one you find in many other cities, such as New York.

I’d love Copenhagen to offer more pop-up opportunities where young, creative people could contribute their ideas and afford to showcase their talents.

Something that creates the same atmosphere the city has during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival or Copenhagen by Night.

LoveCopenhagen: What’s your soundtrack to the city?

Ditte: “Over Byen” by the Danish band Noah.

Thank you so much for sharing your Copenhagen with us, Ditte!