My wife and I have a Bernedoodle named Penny Pickles…read more Shes a great dog but was biting too much and causing a scene when we would eat dinner. We hired Michael & Alex to come over to house for 1 : 1 training. They came 5 straight days while we were at work making it extremely low lift on our end. After the 5th day, Michael dropped by for one hour to teach us numerous techniques to better support our little Peanut. Michael performed an extremely an informative meeting and we feel much more confident dealing with our little Pickle going forward. She's already shown a huge amount of improvement since Michael walked in our door - I'm writing this the next day. Michael was incredibly skilled, knowledgeable of dog behavior, and made us feel at ease. Him and Alex should be top of mind when selecting your next dog trainer in Chicago. -Yale Reardon

Every time I have come here there are extra fees for no reason. They charge late fees when they…read morehave openings. I have rude sassy text messages from them. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Overpriced and not even good grooming. Better options in town. Absolutely terrible experience detailing with the establishment. Specifically the River North location.

I can't say enough good things about Anything is Pawzible.  We have a very challenging foster…read morefailure, Darby, who came to us with severe anxiety, as well as resource guarding and aggression issues.  We started working with Yvonne Feeny a year ago, doing 1:1 sessions after failing with another trainer who did not have the skills or knowledge to help us with Darby.  The situation was dire.  We were scared and completely distraught. Yvonne has a wonderful way with dogs and is very equipped to deal with challenging dogs.  Darby quickly warmed up to her because she knew the right way to interact with him.  He quickly learned to trust and LOVE her.  She has become his favorite person by far!  She has helped us immensely by teaching us how to meet Darby where he is at and engage him.  Make no mistake- you have to do the work if you want your dog to get better. It is HARD WORK.  But you will have a knowledgeable, funny, and caring teacher right behind you if you work with Yvonne.   Darby is still working very hard, but he has made such huge strides. In a year, we went from a dog who was snapping and growling at us to joining a group class!!!  We never thought this would be possible!!!  We just can't believe he is the same dog!  We just finished the Basic class with Yvonne and it was fantastic.  The Avondale location is spacious, so you have plenty of space to work with your pup and the homework is helpful and just enough- not too overwhelming. It is great value for the price! I can't say enough positive things about experience. If you have a challenging pup, this is the place.  There is hope. Thank you, Yvonne and Anything is Pawzible!

We've taken two dogs here now. One 12 years ago and more recently just finished the puppy basics…read moreclass with Mario. Absolutely recommend it, class was and he was very knowledgeable and helpful! A+ across the board, bring your puppies here!

I hired Raza for puppy training in November 2024 and opted for the $800 package with 10 sessions…read more Why a 2-star review? Because Raza knows dogs, but he DOES NOT know business. For multiple training sessions and pick-up and drop-off appointments for boarding, he was significantly late or asking to change days/times at the last minute. He always has dog-ate-my-homework excuses: he and his girlfriend had a fight and she threw his phone across the room breaking it; he hit a deer and his car is totaled; his brother lost his house keys and he had to go home to let him in; he ran into traffic because of the weather; he left his phone at a restaurant and someone stole it; he got pulled over by the police, on and on, you get the picture. On average he's 10-15 minutes late, at worst he's been 30 minutes-1 hour late. On 3 separate occasions he offered to compensate me with an additional session. He refused to refund me unused sessions, so I was stuck. Frankly, he doesn't have the discipline to have a rigid business policy like that. We had a come-to-Jesus conversation about his behavior in which he promised the tardiness would stop. The final straw for me was him being unresponsive on the day of pick-up for boarding on February 11, 2025, the night before an early morning flight (which he knew). We agreed in writing and in-person on the day/time a week in advance. The day before, I get no confirmation. The day of, I messaged him throughout the day looking for confirmation with no response. I had to scramble at the last minute to find another boarding option that evening. An hour AFTER the agreed upon pick-up time, he messages me from an email address with another lame excuse, claiming he could pick up my puppy in an hour (which would be 2+ hours after the agreed upon time of 7pm). At this point, I've already taken my dog to another business for boarding. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I will no longer be using his services and cannot confidently recommend him. My puppy did make progress with play biting, potty training, crate training, and "sit" and "place" commands. However, any decent trainer could have accomplished that AND been respectful of my time, and a puppy's need for consistent complete sessions. I hope he finds a way to become a more responsible and polished business owner. Don't treat this like a side hustle, and don't think I'm your homie and your excuses are gonna slide. I am an Afrolatina woman, so I am not stereotyping him when I say: Do better.

Oh where do I even begin with Raza. We were going to do training with Raza but about 5 days before…read moreour training began we decided that we wanted to work with a different trainer who specializes in rescue dogs' anxiety and fear. We called Raza for a refund and he said he was driving and would "look into his system" and call us back but it has been over a week and he hasn't contacted us despite our numerous calls, voicemails and texts. I even went to the office location listed on his website in an effort to reach him and the concierge at the front desk of this luxury residential building said that he had never seen or heard of Raza or the training company. There were a few reasons why we decided to cancel the training with Raza including the fact that we didn't want to use an E-collar or a prong collar on our new rescue dog; both are tools that Raza relies on. Secondly, Raza called our dog "a little shithead" during the evaluation when our dog was barking at him which I was fine with in the moment but after a few days I felt uneasy about having a trainer who saw my dog's fear and anxiety as "shithead" behavior. I was concerned that Raza would punish him for this behavior through the e-collar. Someone who is ill tempered should not be training dogs with e collars. They can be used properly if the owners are comfortable with them but we don't believe that Raza would use them properly especially after finding out that he had been arrested and jailed for domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery (screenshots of newspaper release on this provided below and link to newspaper release is here: https://www.theherald-news.com/2017/10/23/will-county-felony-files-oct-23-2017/d8abnka/). Also, on the Canine Club of Chicago website it claims that the team has over 20 years of experience. On the Team section of the website Raza is the only trainer listed - Raza is 29 or 30 years old according to what I found online so he is counting training experience from him as a 9 year old. Every aspect of Raza's business seems illegitimate and he has scammed us out of $670 ($500 for the training and $170 for the collars which we never received from him since he would not call us back about the refund). Most of the 5 star reviews you see here are from friends and family so I don't believe he has legitimate customers Update: The day after I posted my review on Google, 4 new reviews (all very vague and short) popped up - this further makes me think that his reviews are fake. One even said he is the "real deal" which is very strange to note on dog training unless it is a fake review trying to make people think that this business is legitimate.

I had to stop taking my dog here because she just hated it so much. She didn't even want to walk…read morenear the building, in fear that I would take her there. The building lacks ventilation and they spray chemicals in the air to try to hide the smell. It was way too strong for me and I can't even imagine how awful it would be for a dog whose nose is 300 times more sensitive. They don't want to take your dog outside to relieve themselves and often I would pick her up and she couldn't walk 10 feet out of the building without having to go. Due to that, they are constantly mopping up pee all day, and then spraying more chemicals.

Nearly $300 for a bath, de-shedding, and tooth brushing. NO GROOMING, NO SPECIALTY SERVICES. I've…read moretaken my dog to multiple groomers and have never paid over $200 for these exact services. When I questioned the price, I was given a breakdown, but it came with being handed a "free toothbrush" and told it was included because it is "pet dental health month"... Even with the explanation, the pricing is wildly out of line and was not communicated. Ask for a written estimate before agreeing to anything.

We love good vets. Nice nurses, admin, and vets. Persephone is not a big fan of the vets, so this…read moreplace is great because they're so sweet to her. We're on a plan so we go every few months to maintain our spoiled Cav in the same way I'd imagine people maintain a race car

I spent over $700 at this vet and they still couldn't even provide a correct statement for my…read moreinsurance claim. I emailed them multiple times asking for an updated statement, and they just kept sending the same incorrect one back. When I called to explain the issue, they argued with me on the phone instead of helping. For a place that claims to be a "luxury" clinic, the customer service and professionalism were terrible. Extremely frustrating experience and definitely not worth the money. I would not recommend this clinic to anyone.

We first brought our two suburban pups for training to get acclimated to city life. not only were…read moreour pups trained quickly on the basics, but we were trained as well. We then utilized their boarding services and had a wonderful experience with this service as well. Our pups were treated like family from the moment they arrived. We also received daily video updates, which we absolutely loved. Highly recommended Bow Wow Behavioral for your training and boarding needs.

I used the automated yelp project system to research services I needed for pet boarding. This…read morebusiness replied in a very Detailed and responsive way which was appreciated and helpful.

My family moved back to Chicago 6 months ago, and with the changes we noticed our 2 8lb Chihuahuas…read morewere struggling with adapting to the city and to us having more visitors (we now live near family) After doing a lot of research - I set an initial conversation with TUCKER PUPS to discuss my dogs, their challenges, and our long-term goals with them. I believe I was in contact with KIM who honestly made me feel like I was just chatting with a friend! She was so approachable, understanding, and really went into the details of what option would best support my tiny fur children. Fast forward 3 months and we just wrapped up our in-home training package with Maureen! I cannot stress how amazing the entire experience was. Maureen has truly changed our lives for the better. Where we started to where we are now is night and day better, especially for my more aggressive dog Luna! We went from no one being able to enter our apartment with the dogs out to now the dogs just hanging out when people are here! Maureen is patient with pets AND people. She is always positive and really explains the WHY of the behaviors and outcomes. She's always on time, super professional, and gave us practical tools that actually work to truly set our dogs up for success but also US up for success as "parents" Honestly, I am a little sad Maureen is so great at her job because we will miss her coming over! If you want a trainer who knows her stuff and makes the whole process feel doable, Maureen is your person!

Hands down the best training in the city. We worked with Helena Love at Tucker Pups (drop-off…read moretraining) and our 6 month old golden retriever has made remarkable progress we couldn't have done on our own. Helena is truly a dog whisperer and was extremely informative with us every step of the way. Could not recommend Helena and the Tucker Pups Resort any more!!!

Patient and kind employees who ensured my dog was comfortable and able to make friends on the first…read moreday! I love that they texted me update pictures.

From the owner: This Facility caters to our small fur babies. All pups here are 35lbs and under. We offer dog…read morewalking for the building residents. Lots of one on one attention. We offer transportation from the facility to our full service facility for boarding, grooming and training. Please call us for more information.

My partner and I reached out to Megan after realizing that we were in over our head with our…read morenewly-adopted dog Juice, who was having issues with leash reactivity and acclimating to our resident cat. Megan was awesome from the jump - she responded quickly, patiently answered all of our (insane) questions, and showed us different exercises to help Juice learn to stay calm around the kitty. She has remained a fantastic resource through follow-up training and beyond by continuing to answer questions over email. Thanks to all of the insight that Megan gave us into Juice's behavior, continuing to work with our dog has become something we look forward to doing together every day. All of which is to say, Megan is the best and I can't recommend her enough!

Jennifer taught my family different techniques to calm our dog when she got overexcited. She is…read morevery defensive when new people come into our home. Jennifer taught us a command that we are still using and reinforcing with other commands as well. She was a great help!

We love BCW & have been a loyal customer since 2021. We started with the leash walking training…read morecourse & then moved on to weekly walks. We love Liz our walker. We have also used them for in-home visits with a senior dog. All the staff is friendly, super responsive & attentive! Always sending updates with photos. I have personally enjoyed getting to know the other dogs that walk with ours and look forward to giving out extra pats each week too.

As a new dog mom, I wanted to make sure I was setting my pandemic pup, Reggie, and I up for success…read moreand that meant calling in the professionals! I am SO grateful we found Dani. Her positive reinforcement training taught both of us so much and allowed us to form an amazing bond! I'm about to buy our third round of six sessions and honestly we may just keep Dani on a training retainer for life! Dani helps set expectations (for pup and parent) and is so great at reminding you of the pup's milestones. We're currently in the rebellion phase and I know I can always reach out to Dani for random tips and tricks in between training sessions. We've also began small pack walks with BCWW and this gives Reggie an amazing social life and time away from me to help curb separation anxiety. Liz deserves a shout out too because she is amazing with my big ole pup! I literally refer everyone I know to Dani and team. You can't go wrong with them!