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The Highest Rated Dog Trainer in Downers Grove, IL

Chuck & Sara Farinella are waiting for your pups at Downers Grove Dog Training & Grooming. Google’s highest rated dog training in Downers Grove, Illinois!

Providing the highest quality dog training for you and your dog!

Does your dog jump on everyone and need better manners/obedience? Pull on the leash? Is your dog starting to show fear or aggression? Have too much uncontrollable energy? Suffer from separation anxiety? Chew or eat your stuff? Nip you? Play too hard with other dogs? Bark at everything? Run away?

Our Schools are taught by professional Trainers, that all attended various dog training Colleges. They continue their education by attending various training seminars. We use a unique Relationship based Behavioral Science Approach to training your doggie. Our trainers read your dog’s emotions thru its body language. We then use this knowledge to structure your dog’s training program.

These and many more behaviors are 100% fixable with our training programs. Our experienced team of dog trainers will meet any and all of your training needs.

I get asked often when the best time is to train a puppy. Your dog’s memory starts developing around 4.5 months. This is the optimal time to start their training. We will teach your dog in 30 full day sessions over 3-4 months while their brain is still maturing, this makes remembering the new positive behaviors much easier for your dog.

A properly trained dog is the gift that keeps on giving!!!

Training starts as low at $66.50 for a full day of school.

Alumni daycare as low as $26.60 per day.

We offer no credit check, zero interest financing, on all our training programs.

With over 200 5-star Customer reviews on Google, Yelp and Next-door Neighborhood our customers have ranked us as one of the top dog trainers in Illinois.

Our Training

Communicating:

Learning how to communicate with your dog at any age can help keep them safe and encourage good manners. Training is more than just “come,” “sit” and “stay.” Positive, rewards-based training teaches you how to redirect inappropriate actions and reward good behavior. Training helps solve many unwanted behaviors. PROPER SOCIALIZATION is one of the many keys to your family’s happiness with your little Girl/Boy in a dog suit.

Puppy/Adult socialization:

Is vital to your dog’s development. Proper introduction to Dogs and people and teaching them how to learn. It’s like preschool for your doggie. We focus on setting appropriate outlets for your dogs, as well as establishing windows for proper expression. Proper Socialization is a major part of this program since MOST FUTURE REACTIVITY IS DUE TO IMPROPER SOCILIZATION. Basic issues such as nipping, jumping, and leash pulling will be addressed. This program aims to teach your dog the ability to learn. That way in the future, anything that you want to work on, we are setting them up for success.

Basic Obedience/Manners training

This covers everything for Puppy/Adult Development. As well as proper introduction to Sit/Down/Place/Leave it. This part of the program is designed for owners who orient their life with/around their dog.

Life

We focus on building your dog’s emotional stability with multiple stimuli. In addition, setting windows of opportunity as cues, that way regardless of what is happening your dog will trust in you and other people and have the confidence to take on everyday life.

Many dogs suffer from anxiety. By coming to us for all day training this will help curb this anxiety. We will teach your dog how to function without their owners.

We are treat, toy, positive reinforcement, clicker, repetitive classical and operant conditions trainers.

You bring your dog from 7-9am and pick up your dog from 3-5:30pm, just like full day kindergarten. Your dog will come 10 full days a month for 3 Months or a total of 30 school days. (this is a flexible schedule and we only count the days your fur baby shows up).

Your dog will be in active playgroup training and receive private training sessions every day. They are training from the minute they walk in the door until you pick them up. Your dog will come home better behaved and tired each day.

At our school we will teach your dog how to meet dogs and people appropriately and READ THERE SIGNS.

Required every program are Four private Parent Teacher Conferences for you and your whole family. This is where we teach you what your dog is learning.

When you are done with our program both you and your dog will be trained.

Our Facility

Comfort & safety for your pet.

With over 150 5-star reviews our customers have ranked us as one of the top dog trainers in Illinois

Four professional Trainers, that all attended dog training colleges
A Relationship based Behavioral Science Approach to training your doggie. We will read your dog’s emotions thru its body language. We then use this knowledge to structure your dog’s training program.
20 Full days of training 6-8 hours each day they come to us.
Each dog receives over 50 private training sessions with our professional Dog trainers.
Included in every training program are, 5 private lessons for your family, 1st day 5th day 10th day 15th day and 20th day.
For puppies 3-7months we feature a 30-day training program. This Puppy socialization period is vital to your dog’s development. Proper introduction to Dogs and people and teaching them how to learn. It’s like preschool for your doggie.
For Dogs 8 months or older we feature a 20 day training program.
You bring your dog from 7-9am and pick up your dog from 3-5:30pm, just like full day kindergarten.

2. Each dog receives over 50 private training sessions with our professional Dog trainers.

3. You bring your dog 2-3 times a week for 8-16 weeks, each day they will have a full day of fun and activities, expect them to come home better behaved and Tired.

4. Our 4 professional trainers use Clicker ,Treat, motivational, Positive Reinforcement and repetition training .

5. Many dogs suffer various types of anxiety. By coming to us for all day training this will help curb this anxiety. We will teach your dog how to function without its owners.

6. At our school we will teach your dog how to meet dogs and people appropriately and read their signs. To stop jumping on everyone, pulling on the leash and much more. We can help with all types of dog behaviors.

7. Included in every training program are, 5 parent teacher conferences for your family, 1st day 5th day 10th day 15th day and 20th day, and much more.

8. You tell us your goals and we design your dog’s program to meet them.

9. Many of the behaviors you see developing Today are going to increase and get more pronounced over time.

10. When your dog finishes our School Both you and your dog will be well trained.