The Family Dog
​Open To Companion Dog Graduates

The Family Dog is freedom for your canine companion and for you! Family dogs take everything they learned in The Companion Dog and build on it! They have manners everywhere they go and their veterinarians and groomers love them for it! They behave in public, which means that they have the freedom to go to all sorts of interesting places!

You get freedom too! You get the freedom to bring your dog to the park without worrying about what other people, dogs, or squirrels that you encounter. You get the freedom to sit in the veterinarians office with your dog quietly laying beside you. You get the freedom to bring your dog to places that others would never dare, and while you are there you'll have the freedom to listen to all the compliments you'll receive about your canine companions good behavior!

Lets Finish What We Started!

The Family Dog

Family Dogs are the crème-de-la-crème of the canine world. They are fluent with verbal and nonverbal cues and respond to them nearly flawlessly. They know how to act in any environment, with any variety of people or canines. Groomers and veterinarians compliment their manners and use them for examples. You'll notice them in the park walking politely with their family and at the Farmers Market calmly taking in the sights and smells around them. In short, they are the dogs that owners strive for!

Building Up To New Freedoms!

In The Companion Dog we built a strong foundation. In The Family Dog we build on that foundation. On one side we take the skills that your dog currently has and use them to introduce new exercises and new skills. On the other side we take those same skills and use them to introduce exercises that encourage them to build self-control. Before the end of the program we'll put everything together in "Real World" public outings!

Family Dog Programs

Board And Train Program - We Do The Training, You Get The Results!
Our Board and Train canines are treated like family. Their 3 week "Training Vacation" begins by being fully immersed into a positive training atmosphere on a 5-acre Country Homestead. They enjoy multiple private training sessions with our Lead Instructor each day, as well as Active Play and Down Time activities practiced daily.

​You can stay up to speed on their progress via daily updates on your private online communication station. At the end of their stay, enjoy watching your canine companion strut their stuff during your private progress demonstration. If you need some extra help learning their new cues you can find written instructions and videos of each new exercise on your communication station or you can schedule private sessions with the Instructor.
Private Session Program - Working Together To Get Lasting Results!
Private Session Programs allow you and your companion to grow together! Your Personal Instructor will walk you both through games and training exercises that work through canine problems successfully, build your relationship with your companion, and build your dog's confidence in themselves and in you!

Progress takes time, and Private Sessions allow you to take as much (or as little) time as you need to master each new skill! Your Private Instructor will help along the way by demonstrating each new exercise and providing feedback to help you and your companion communicate more effectively. Our customized "fluid" training sessions allow you to learn each new skill at your own pace without frustration and without feeling rushed.

Between sessions you can find written instructions and videos for each exercise of each new exercise on your private online communication station. You can also speak with your Instructor and upload videos!

There is a reason that Private Session Programs are our most popular Programs! We pride ourselves on our love of all things dog, and our clients continually show us that they do too!
Hybrid Program - We Teach You How To Get Results!
Hybrid Programs are new, and they are NOT your average program! We took our Private Session Program, stripped it down to the basics, and tailored it to work for our self-motivated clients who just need a bit of assistance getting started in the right direction. It combines the freedom of training on your own time with the personal feedback, training tips, and real-life experience of your Personal Instructor.

Hybrid Programs allow our clients much more freedom in their training. Instead of setting up a time to meet with your Personal Instructor, you simply log on to your Private Online Communication Station at your convenience and check out the new exercises. Practice those exercises on your own, take some videos to show your progress, then send those videos to your Personal Instructor on the Communication Station.

Our Hybrid Programs have helped many of our clients get started on the right "Paw". We hope that you'll let us help you too!
"Family Dog Programs are great! It's such a good feeling to know that there are people out there who are willing to put in the work to make sure that their dog succeeds!" - Kara Hollars

Personal Family Dog Trainer

We work with dogs of all breeds and humans of all training abilities to provide effective solutions for problems of all sizes.

Contact us today to find out more about how we can help you and your canine companion succeed!

Phone Number
(309) 738-9437

Address
2371 95th Ave.
​Viola, IL 61486