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Pawfect saved us, our dog and our friends. My husband and I rescued from a local shelter and went through the multi-week course they offer when you adopt. We then went through two additional training facilities and paid quite a bit more money than we ever thought we would only to be worse off than where we began. When we adopted, we chose to take on a dog that the rescue considered to be a more challenging case. We knew that this meant she wasn't going to be welcomed into too many homes and we knew we could take on the challenge and give her a better life and fresh start. The training through the rescue wasn't pointless as we did learn a few things, but it didn't do much in the way of educating us on behavioral management. The first facility we went to had us sign up for classes and for private sessions with their head trainer and after several sessions of no progress at all and us not learning much of anything new, we opted to separate from them. The second facility assigned us to their supposed behaviorist who charged an arm and a leg per session and did something very wrong when it was just him and our dog because she always came out of training much worse than when she went in. We had enough and left there and had little hope for success at that point but didn't want to give up. Our saving grace came at a best friend's wedding. Her brides mate told us about Pawfect. She had her therapy dog with her at the wedding and when we introduced ourselves, she told us all about how Pawfect changed her life and her dog's life by training them to be certified and her dog too was a "challenging case" from a rescue. We reached out and have never looked back. We opted to do in-home training and from the moment that they arrived to start the training, we knew, and Sheba knew, that we had finally found the right trainer. The moment that he walked into the house, it was different than any other trainer that we had seen. Sheba responded respectfully. Calmly. And so did he. There was no force. There was no verbal communication. There was just a pure, true connection that he had with Sheba. That doesn't mean that there wasn't training still to be done. It does mean that training was possible and it was incredibly successful. We learned so much. Sheba learned so much. The training was pawsitive. It was fun. It was actually easy. We learned about primary or direct training and secondary or passive or capture training. We learned about the types of rewards and how to give them. We learned how to pay attention to what Sheba is telling us and to respect her needs and wants. We also learned how to set rules and limits and stick to them. Everything we learned always came full circle and with each new bit of information and with each lesson our bond with Sheba grew stronger and she became calmer and happier. We have the pawfect dog for our family and we are forever grateful to having met our new friend at that wedding and we are forever grateful that Pawfect is in this world with us to share their love and their knowledge with all of us. We have the knowledge and skills to adopt more dogs in the future. In the meantime, we have the knowledge and skills to give Sheba the happiest and most balanced life possible as we share our unconditional love with her and she's shares hers with us. We don't know where we'd be without her and we don't know where we'd be without having met Pawfect. Thank you Pawfect. We love you!

We have an elderly dog and a young Anatolian (she weighs roughly 130 pounds) who is very exuberant ... so we were very nervous about having someone take care of them... well it only took one visit for us to be hooked on Simply Pets Pet Sitting... Taylor completely put our minds at ease. She is extremely professional, very very competent at handling all types of dogs... is very savvy with any dog-behavior issues ... PLUS our dogs are always very happy & exhausted (in a good way!) when we get home after Taylor has been to visit them! She makes them so very happy and takes care of all their needs. It is an awesome feeling knowing that you can have someone so trustworthy in your home with your furrchildren!! She is THE BEST!!!

I've had nothing but positive experiences with Beach For Dogs Lemont, both with their boarding and training services. When I boarded my dogs at another business last year, they seemed pretty unhappy when I returned from my trip and got them home, it was like they were mad at me. When I boarded my dogs at BFD my dogs seemed much happier when I picked them up and there was no boarding "hangover" at all. The training has been great. When we started our homework we saw marked progress almost immediately. We had issues with our dogs barking whenever someone so much as walked by our house, and as we applied our training our barking issues are getting better every day. When we've had questions about training, the owner Steve has come to our home and worked with us again at no additional charge. What more could you ask for than that? I've seen some pointedly negative reviews that don't match my experiences with Beach For Dogs Lemont at all. I think there are two sides to every story, and I'm completely comfortable leaving my dogs with Beach For Dogs Lemont and have recommended them to friends and family who (along with their dogs) could benefit from Steve's training help.