Sue came to our house and talked us through training our new puppy. It was a very valuable…read moreexperience and we got so much out of it. Great strategies for reducing pulling on the leash and reinforcing listening behaviors and discouraging behaviors we want to avoid. We saw so much progress in such a short time and would definitely recommend her!

Sue is simply incredible with both dogs & their owners! I had a one hour, in-home session (today) &…read moreI already see a difference in my puppy!! I truly feel like I have a full tool belt to continue the training & practicing separation thanks to Sue's guidance and patience.

Andrea and her crew did an absolutely amazing job with our pup Zoey! We did a 3 week board and…read moretrain and are beyond impressed with the outcome! We highly recommend Presentable K9! Andrea is very responsive and actually takes the time to listen to any potential concerns or questions regarding your dog. After speaking with her on the phone just once I knew this was the best route to go down for amazing results!

Andrea is wonderful. I brought my naughty rescue dog, Goji,…read moreto her with little hope of him improving. Andrea was patient and loving throughout the entire process. By the end of his training weeks, Goji was a brand new dog--polished and obedient. I'm so grateful to Andrea for her incredible work. She truly transformed Goji, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Highly recommend Presentable Canine!

Ever since the new owners took over this place has gone unfortunately down hill. No one answers…read morethe phone to start. When you pick up your animal they struggle to find the name in the system. They charge to use a credit card. (Most businesses have learned how to incorporate credit charges into their pricing). Lastly, they struggle explain their pricing structure. A bath is $65 dollars but if you get a bath, cut the nails and get a full haircut it's $75.

Been taking my Shih Tzu's there for years and they do a FANTASTIC job and my dogs LOVE going there.read more

DISCLOSURE: First, I want to make it clear that this review is based JUST on Ian's ability and not…read morethe business. I can not rate the business because I used Ian when he worked for another training company. I have read the reviews here and the negatives seem to be about how the new business is being run and NOT about Ian's ability as a trainer. Hopefully Ian reads the reviews and fixes those parts of the business that are causing negative reviews. MY STORY: We adopted a rescue dog (a 80 lbs. Chow) and gets overly excited and therefore no one else wanted it. When we first got her it was difficult for me and impossible for my wife to walk the dog. Although it was funny to watch the dog pull my wife around the neighborhood, something had to be done. We called a company and Ian came over and spent about 15 minutes talking with us about the dog and about us. He asked us what we wanted to accomplish. He then took the dog on a 10 minute walk by himself. When he came back we all went for a walk and I was amazed we had a new dog. Our dog was walking behind him and was constantly looking at Ian for direction. Ian then let us walk the dog and show us how to hold the leash and to correct the dog. Within a couple more visits our dog was exercising on a treadmill and retrieving beers from the fridge for me (kidding on this one.) I will say you will have to continue to be consistent with the dog. Dogs are very smart and will want to follow a leader, the problem is when we forget to be that leader. Good luck Ian with the business and please fix the issues raised by others so you can continue helping other dogs.

Ian gave us some good tools to help train our lab who needed a professional to smooth out some…read morerough edges. We have had 2 sessions and a couple more to go. Immediate results on our most pressing concerns. Even tho we have had 3 dogs prior over many years, he still gave us better training knowledge! Very pet knowledgable.

Our dog adores Thunder and goes to hang out with him and the other dogs at least once a week. Our…read moredog has calmed and is very excited to go each week. He waits and cries at the door waiting for Thunder. It's been a great experience for us. When we travel, we also reach out to Thunder to board our dog. It's a great circle of trust, entertainment & support for our dog & us. We've been working with Thunder for several years now. He's a great guy and has a gift for working with dogs. We appreciate him and having him in our lives.

Thunder took my dog and my moms dog after a few aggressive fights between them. Both dogs had been…read moreslowly developing more aggressive behavior over time, and after their big fight they couldn't be together, when before they were best friends. After staying with Thunder for two weeks, they came back so much happier and calmer, and can now be together again. Would 100% recommend Thunder, he saved the family from a very stressful situation. Thank you!

Michelle and Dog Gone Good Dog Training is absolutely fantastic! We found her when we were…read moredesperate after adopting a rescue with some severe issues. There was a time where I thought we weren't going to be a good fit but Michelle was so amazing in helping us figure out our Sully and put plans in place when he was out of control. i look at him know and it breaks my heart we almost gave up on him but thanks to Michelle, we didn't have too!

We hired Michele after having a lot of trouble training our Giant Schnauzer puppy ourselves and…read morewith other options. We heard about Michele's services through word of mouth and after speaking with her felt convinced she was a good fit for us and our puppy. Michele is very engaging, hands on, and extremely knowledgeable. Her flexibility with being able to come to our home or train virtually was also great. She uses very positive training techniques followed up by downloadable email notes and articles related to what we just trained on and other training not covered during that session. She also provides many product reviews which was extremely helpful for purchasing items for our puppy. Throughout the training it became apparent to Michele that our puppy might be dealing with anxiety issues that at first was a major pain point for our family to the point of almost having to re-home our new puppy. Michele worked with us and pointed us in the right direction to have our dog evaluated with our vet. We did discover that our pup does indeed have an anxiety issue. After patience from Michele and medication for our puppy, the training literally changed for the positive within a couple of days which made us eventually change our mind about re-homing and continue to work with Michele until the end of our scheduled training. We would highly recommend Michele for any of your training needs for your new pup or mature dog . You will not be disappointed!

Sabrielle and her staff truly understand and care about dogs. I have a very special little dog who…read moreneeds a lot of training and attention to help overcome her behavioral challenges and they not only understood what to do immediately, we've been making steady progress since we first met everyone. The convenient Wheaton location of the facility is great for daycare and they also allow for half-day daycare too. Very flexible scheduling. When I pick my dog up, I can tell that she's received personalized attention from the staff and that she has been well cared for. Often she's been able to work one-on-one with a staff member for nearly all of her half-day session. We also attend the group classes which are incredibly unique and let my dog build up practice interacting with other dogs in a way that reinforce new, good behaviors. My neighbors are thrilled with the progress almost as much as I am - my dog no longer automatically barks at everyone outside now and is able to make new friends. The in home training we did originally was incredibly valuable to get us started on the right foot. We need to do that again very soon! Is it the least expensive daycare and/or training in the area? No. But it is ABSOLUTELY worth it. When I leave my dog in the care of The Canine's Voice I know that she's going to be safe, loved, and will learn a few things while she's there. The classes are incredibly valuable too. The results speak for themselves.

We've only ever rescued older herding dogs, so we decided to get a 10-11mo…read more.. Sabrielle helped us greatly in the process giving us tools to tame the little maniac. She had plenty of tips and techniques and it was nice having her visit the home for the sessions to see how he is in that environment. After several mixed purpose sessions I feel like we're on the path to success, maybe. We hope .

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR PETS HERE ESPECIALLY FOR GROOMING!!!! if i could give this zero stars, i…read morewould. we went to get our cat salt a haircut, nail trim, bath, and eye cleaning. i was observing how each person was handling the animals and the lady named lachea i believe, she was carrying our cat by the neck even though he is not a kitten anymore, which if you're a cat owner you would know that it's completely unsafe to carry especially a grown cat like that. she basically tried to yank him out of his cage. then, i saw this other person with tattoos handle the dogs roughly. the dogs were whimpering and shaking. i had a gut feeling this wasn't going to go well but i was such an idiot to not listen to my gut feeling. lachea called and said salt was very aggressive with her. keep in mind, salt is a very sweet cat. he never gets aggressive with others and when he is groomed at home, he is gentle. so if none of this was bad enough, this is very telling about the way these people handle pets. on the car ride home, salt vomitted and was very quiet. one thing i would like to add, we had to go in the back to get salt because he wouldn't let anyone carry him back into the carrier and he was in a cage in a room that looked like a pound. i was absolutely devastated and heartbroken to see salt under this much stress.

I usually have had good experiences with this location, but after today I will be moving on to the…read morenew Pet supplies plus across the street. I had booked an appointment at the pet salon at 11am, why were there also 4 other customers scheduled at 11 and with the their pets for a total of 6 dogs at the same time! One customer was holding the line while her husband shopped with their dogs and I unknowingly thought she was waiting for the gentleman already inside and when he opened the door I walked in the lady started screaming at me that I cut in front her even though she had no dog with her in sight. After she berated me her husband and dogs appeared. I told her to go ahead, that seemed to shut her up and her confused husband told me to go ahead and she starts again screaming outside the door at husband and pointing her finger at me through the glass. At first was upset with her (of course she was totally out of line, but sadly there are nut jobs everywhere you go) but when I turned around there are now two more customers all with 11am appointments behind me. Why would Petsmart book multiple appointments (5 total) at the same time? I've never even interacted with more than one customer when I've dropped her off in the past. Not to mention when we picked our dog up she was still wet and didn't smell clean, which I think is due to only two staff member, cleaning 6 dogs during the same time a slot! I won't be returning.

We reached out to Kendra at Canine Peace of Mind after recognizing we had training gaps with our…read moretwo Irish Terriers (1yr & 2yr olds) that we didn't feel we could overcome on our own. We were dealing with food & high value treat /toy aggression, leash & barrier aggressions, and their coming on call (especially when chasing rabbits were more fun situations than coming to mom & dad) was unreliable at best. Enter Kendra at Canine Peace of Mind. Kendra worked with us on the best board & train program for each of them, customizing their 'stay' schedules based on progress and behavioral shifts. We sent both our dogs to CPM from Sept 2018 - Oct 2018. Kendra knows how tough it is to leave your 'kids' for that extended period of time (because she's done it too!) and made sure to send us picture and video updates on how each of them were progressing. Seeing the quick process made the distance so worth it. Fast forward to picking our pups up on handover day and the difference was remarkable. But it was on us to take those skills & discipline home with us. A couple months into having them home (Jan of this year), we recognized we still needed help (user error!) and Kendra did a house call, free of charge, to help us in reigning in & tightening up their training & our/their behaviors. What an immense help as we saw immediate change and are continuing to build that owner/dog trust together. Here's the from / to for our pups and our family: - From never being able to walk in public on a leash for fear of lashing out against another dog (even when across the street) to walking twice a day at heeling position for 2-3 miles a day, despite what we encounter. - From not having reliable recalls in the least, to trusting our dogs (and because we have grown into much more confident dog owners, trusting ourselves) to have them off leash. We love to go get the mail, take out the trash, etc. together with our dogs. - From breakfast & dinner times being HORRIBLE experiences due to fighting, low growling, & crate checking to having peaceful feeding times. - From having no control during high energy times to having a tool & command for them to go to a dedicated 'place' in any room to calm down and give each other (and us) space. I could go on. But what I would say is if you are encountering any of the above issues, please consider Canine Peace of Mind and their board & train programs. As working professionals that knew we didn't have the time or expertise to dedicate in order to get our pups where they needed to be, we are so happy we did. It has transformed the time we get to all spend together from dread to time that we look forward to because it's happy & enjoyable (which is why we all got these guys in the first place, am I right?). They also offer day care & boarding. We have taken them up on boarding a few times as we know that they get a bit more attention than any standard boarding and they are held accountable to their training just as much there as they are at home.

We highly recommend this company. Our good friend recommended Canine Peace of mind and we are so…read morethankful she did. Our Portuguese Water Dog's main trainer was Kendra. She and her team are fabulous. Our puppy was fairly well behaved before training, however came back after training as a SUPER well behaved dog. People on the street frequently comment on how impressed they with his behavior. The best part of being part of Canine Peace of Mind is that they are available for you even after training with any questions you may have. Highly recommend this company.

I found this establishment from a referral from my previous kennel because they were already booked…read moreup. Big mistake on their part because I will not be returning to that kennel. This is my new "go to" kennel. On short notice, I needed to leave for a week and CLK was able to get me in. I was able to do a walk through the facility prior to leaving Amber. Since this was Amber's first overnight, I was nervous. I don't like "first time stays" to be a week. I would rather have a single night "starter" but I didn't have time. The staff was very receptive to Amber's arrival and most importantly, they could wonderful care of Amber. She had a spacious kennel and free time that was not group play, but one-on-one with a staffer. Sweet! Per my request, I was sent an occasional photo of Amber. Yes, I am that over protect dog Mom. I am somewhat hesitant to share this hidden gem, but I have to admit I have shared this location with a couple of my dog friends. This is a winner!

This is a family-owned pet kennel with friendly service and reasonable prices! They are also covid-…read moreconscious. It's located in Downers Grove, just past Woodridge (coming from Naperville). We have kenneled our dog here a number of times and have no complaints. They also do a great job with grooming!