My fiancé and I started with Marnie in September. We adopted a dog that was aggressive towards…read moredogs, our cat, and my partner. We were very fearful we would need to give up the dog for everyone's safety. Marnie was a literal miracle worker. She came to our home AND did work with our dog at her home. Marnie helped to make her into a more confident and safe pet. She is a completely different dog. She is able to be around other dogs and play, other humans and give love, and most amazing be around the cat and not bat an eye. All of this was achieved without any corrective therapy like shock or prong collars. Marnie was a god sent and I would recommend her to anyone with a dog. Regardless of how good or "bad" the dog is. She will help you to communicate and build everyone's confidence so that everyone is safe and happy.

We cannot recommend Marnie enough. Her years of experience and depth of understanding of dog…read morebehaviors sets her well apart from other dogs trainers we've had. One thing was clear from the start: Marnie loves dogs and understands them. The first time she came to our home, Jasper immediately took to her, and she to him. Jasper came to us through a shelter, a very sweet, high energy, 1 year old Australian cattle mix. He was smart and eager to please in some ways but pulled hard on walks and, after we had him for several months, became leash reactive and aggressive . We tried two different dog trainers, both highly recommended, but made little progress. From our first in-home lesson, it was clear that Marnie has a depth of understanding of dogs and how to work with them that we had not seen before. She has helped with us to understand the roots of Jasper's negative behaviors, how to help him feel secure, and how to recognize and avoid trouble with aggressive behavior He has improved so much in reactivity and aggression and generally in being more responsive. He's much better at walking without pulling and getting along with others at the dog park. Marni also does both day care and boarding at her home which is surrounded by an acre yard that is totally dedicated to dogs. She gives private lessons there too. With Jasper in among other dogs, Marnie showed us how to "read" his behavior and reactions to the other dogs and how to intervene with firmness and kindness. He loves going to her place and comes back home happy and even better behaved. We cannot recommend Marnie highly enough!

Carlos is really easy to talk to. Very friendly and obviously has a ton of experience working with…read moredogs and dog owners. I will definitely go back there for doggy daycare and boarding. Maybe some training as well, although training with Carlos is not cheap. I can only afford a few more sessions.

extremely friendly, making dog owner extremely comfortable with the whole process. It was a fun…read morealbeit expensive experience. Planning on doing one more session. They definitely know what they are doing and can "read" you and your dogs comfort level for training. Great time and learned a lot.

We have used Snappy! Pet Services many times and Marius is amazing…read more We left our beloved Ripley (Corgi and they rule) and he was gracious enough to take watch our Gecko Nigel as well when we were away for 2 weeks this summer. The photos and video updates were great and it kept us connected to her and him. We also have brought our fur baby over for a couple hours during the week and weekend, (which she loves), for some quality socialization and she loved that as well. She looks forward to her Wolf Pack. He is our goto person for our dog. He should be your as well.

Marius is excellent at what he does. He's extremely nice and possesses great customer service…read moreskills. He's very accommodating - has made himself available for last-minute visits both on weekdays and weekends when we've had to go out of town. He has also provided us with some great professional photography of our pet as a Christmas present :). Our dog completely adores him! She gets taken out on nice walks around the neighborhood three times per week. She has started walking on a leash better after we told Marius she has had some issues with pulling in the past. She seems very happy when we get home on the days that he walks her. I absolutely recommend Snappy Pet Services!

So the camp is out near Wisconsin Dells now. I went to the winter camp session and the one thing I…read morewish someone had told me...Kosher kitchen for breakfast and lunch on Saturday. I'm not kosher, had no idea what this meant. It means they can't use a stove. So breakfast was predominantly continental with fish and hardboiled eggs cooked the day or days before. Lunch was cold cuts, egg salad, cold chicken, salmon, brisket, etc that again was cooked the day prior. Needless to say, I wish someone had told me this prior as I would have packed a cooler with food I particularly enjoy or left campus for meals during the Sabbath. Dinners were catered from local restaurants pizza one night and famous daves the following. The activities for my dog were great. I thoroughly enjoyed the activities we went to and found out my dog loves the lure course and will seek out more opportunities for her to do that in the area. Everything was organized well. My dog had a fantastic time. She's a year and a half so pretty energetic still. Most activities required her to be on a leash and I knew she was dying to just run around and play with the other dogs...however...I don't trust her in an open field. As such, something that would have made camp even better would be to have an enclosed area where the dogs could just play with each other. All in all, I will most likely return with a cooler of my own food next time.

My dog loves Camp Dogwood. I love my dog…read more Though the address on Yelp says Camp Dogwood is in Chicago...it isn't. It's held at Camp Henry Horner in Ingleside, IL...which is a lovely youth camp near Round Lake. Over the long weekend...you can try out almost every dog sport and activity you can imagine...lure coursing...flyball...frisbee...trick training...agility...rally obediance...canine freestyle (dancing)...tracking...dock diving...and if you have a herding dog...herding. You can also take seminars in arts and crafts...dog massage...nutrition...and grooming. Really...it's a bargain compared to driving you and your pooch around to fifty gazillion dog activities and classes. You can try a little of everything...and see what your dog likes. If you've ever thought..."I wonder if my dog would like that..." no need to wonder. You'll get a chance to try it all. And as for the actual camping...there are air conditioned accommodations...non climate-controlled cabins...and the option to pitch your tent out in the open...which is what I usually do...being a bit more "campy" than most. (And sliding rates depending on accommodation.) And even if you're going by yourself...don't worry...you'll have something instantly in common with everyone else there. You're crazy enough to spend a weekend treating your dog to dog heaven on earth. And if you have fond memories of youth camp...or scouting as a child...the whole thing is like a trip on the nostalgia express...only with more dog hair. My dog is a big fan of lure coursing...so for him...it's "Lure Coursing Camp." If I let him...he'd run his pads off. One of the great things at Camp Dogwood are the photos...they have professional staff photographers who follow the activity schedule...and you have the option to purchase the photos they take right at camp. (For a small and completely reasonable fee.) How wonderful not to have to worry about a camera all weekend!

Parker came highly recommended to me as a first-time puppy owner. She came to our home once a week…read moreand worked with Charlie on the basics - sit, down, leave it, recall, down on the mat, find it, check-in with "mommy" when distracted on a walk. For the last of our six sessions we met at a dog-friendly store to show Charlie how to behave in public places. After each session Parker followed up with an emailed outline of what we'd covered and links answering questions that had come up. Parker has a natural rapport with Charlie and he adores her. She's consistently firm with him while taking into account his limitations ("He's a puppy!" she reminded me.) Parker's knowledge, experience and friendliness make her ideally suited for coaching canines and their owners. We're lucky to have found her and we hope to see her again!

I found this service through a mom group I'm on through Facebook . Melissa Parker came highly…read morerecommended through multiple moms in this group so I decided to give it a try with my new puppy that was driving me crazy , She is tbe "dog whisperer " of the north shore. She's incredibly knowledgeable and patient. She taught me how to continue my puppy's training to ensure success . She's incredibly likeable and made me feel at ease leaving my dog with her . Highly recommend her to anyone any everyone

We love YDG! The staff are great and they treat you and your dog like family! We use the play…read moreschool every week and we also use the grooming services- both excellent!

Amazing. Met Mike for 1 hr and he seemed to have already figured out how to train Chilli. Provided…read moregreat suggestions / clear explanations and then demonstrated it. Could see the tactics working and saw improvement in his behavior.

Today I had my 13-year old Havanese groomed at Rover's Place, and I'm thrilled…read more After a brutal groom at Wags on Willow (reviewed separately), our vet suggested Rover's, and I'm so glad. My senior dog can't take epic grooming sessions, and her hair was choppy and uneven after her last groom. Her ears and tail had been weirdly shaved, and I wasn't sure we'd be able to make her look normal again during her lifetime. The staff at Rover's is friendly, patient, and knowledgeable. The groomer we saw today has been grooming for 18 years, and had my sweet pup groomed in 45 minutes--and it's the best cut she's had in years. She did what she could to round out her ears, and to help set her up with a cut she can grow back into and look like herself again. My dog is fluffy, soft, adorable, and HAPPY! As a side note, all of the groomers there today were being so warm and friendly with the dogs in their care. I even saw one groomer sitting on the floor keeping a dog company while it waited for its owner. We will be going to Rover's for our grooming from now on!!

We boarded our 2 yo baby here over the summer after doing a trial day with them, where she did…read morewell. She is a dopey but strong dog, and super sweet and her definition of playing with other dogs frequently involves jumping over them, something we have beenn working on. Up until her boarding experience, she had successful play dates with doggy friends, ran around at the dog park with friends, overall did well. During her stay, we were out of the country. After a successful trial and all the positive reviews, we were confident she would do well. It was not her first time boarding, just her first time at Rovers. Well - in checking in with the Webcam, we would find that she would be let into the group room for moments, jump and then be created for 30 minutes or more at a time - repeatedly. Meaning she would get minutes of free time per day to play or get energy out. This went on every time we checked until I finally contacted them to ask what was going on. I totally understand needing to separate dogs that create issues with the group, but she was there for 10+ days and this went on every day. SHe was getting little to no interaction, just punishment from what we observed. After communicating with the team there via email, I felt slightly more confident although still a little worried. While traveling home, we found out she had been in a scuffle with another dog and was at the vet ER. While serious, this was also downplayed. When we finally got to her 24 hours later, she was shaved, in a cone, with stitches all over and on pain meds. She has not been the same since :-( A few months later and we are seeing residual issues. Out of the blue she sometimes growls or lunges at people she knows (outside of our family) each time looking like she feels as though she needs to protext herself. These are people she had spent time with here and there before without issue. She needs more encouragement to be able to perform certain things (climbing stairs, going outside) than she ever needed before (to note, she is a rescue we had had for 10 months before she was attacked at Rovers). She is scared of more things than before, irrationally hiding at times from things she was previously used to (my child practicing an instrument, the sound of the garage opening). I don't know for certain what really happened, we were never really informed, but all in all my baby girl is showing signs of trauma she didn't have before. We feel so bad that we left her there, and certainly caution others to do the same.

Just worked with Sophie with my two rescues. Sophie was so easy to work with, very communicative…read moreand responsive. She really does focus on rewarding the positive and setting dogs up for success. I felt really comfortable asking for her advice and expertise, which she offered in a very nonjudgmental and helpful way. I feel hopeful and ready to support my two pups, to decrease their reactivity and my feelings of overwhelm. Having been told by another trainer that one of my dogs was too much of a liability because of his bite history and behavior, I'm so thankful I found Sophie and now feel I have many new tools and strategies to try.

We used Sophie again, now for our second puppy and she is absolutely brilliant (nod to her British…read moreheritage)! 10/10 highly recommend! She really knows what she's talking about and even makes it fun. Not even a snowstorm that dumped 10 inches stopped her from coming either.

Brandon quite literally is one of the top 5 amazing humans I know. I met him 2 years ago to work on…read moresome behavior issues with my 2 year old sheltie, Leo. I had been told Leo needed anti depressants, anxiety meds, was a bad dog... you name it. I knew this wasn't true and knew that I needed a trainer who could observe us in some day to day settings and just take the time to listen to me and understand my relationship with my dog. Brandon's approach from our first phone call, to first zoom session, to subsequent trainings at home after that was nothing more than perfect. Every single time - he listened to what I had to share, and didn't make me feel bad or judge me if I made a mistake or slipped on some of our training. He explained dog relationships in NORMAL language for me and instead of loading my dog with treats or harsh corrections - he taught me how to communicate with my dog and build trust in VERY simple ways. I highly recommend connecting with Brandon to learn more about his approach. Even as an experienced dog owner now, I hope Brandon will pencil me in the schedule when I get a new furry friend some day. Brandon - thank you.

We had our first training with Brandon for two of our dogs. He's very informative and has a lot of…read morepatience. To give insight we have two very different dogs one pitbull Scooter and one miniature pincher Lola and they have very different personalities. Scooter needs more outside training work and Lola needs inside training work. Even within the first hour we saw significant changes, now it's up to us to implement the corrections and habits. Since the initial visit is a lot of information at the end he gave us booklet of everything we went through to help with referencing back. We decided to go with the lifetime and the price is reasonable considering you always have someone to text or call with any questions or concerns. We are excited to implement the new tools and can't wait to have our dogs fully trained. Thank you Brandon and looking forward to your next visit.

We brought our 1 1/2 year old Corgi to Lakeshore K9 with some minor behavioral problems. He did not…read morewalk well on a leash and needed to learn to accept being around other dogs. after 3 weeks of drop off training for 4 hours 5 days a week, we have a very well trained dog. I would recommend to anyone looking for a dog trainer as the trainers are very kind and do a great job with the dogs. After the training was completed we signed our dog up for a once a week playtime at K9. He loves it and 'learns" a little more every play-day. A great dog training facility!!!

We dropped off an unruly 2 year old Airedale, who had flunked out of 2 previous training classes,…read moreand 2 weeks later, we picked up a good boy! So happy we did this, our dog Beau can accompany me on long morning walks and is a great leash walker now, he listens alot better, and even follows commands when there's no treats involved!