Chicago Dog TRAINING Services
Lead certified dog trainers, Maren Lavelle (CPDT-KA, PMCT1) Dani Pedraza (CCDT) and Amanda Yakes, will curate a personalized training program specific to your pup's needs.
Please contact us to inquire about our Training options!
Are you looking for help with leash walking, reactivity or want to improve certain obedience skills? Our dog training options allow you to work with your pup on their individual needs. Our training programs range from virtual to in-person sessions, group classes or even working with your dog independently while you’re at work! We focus on Positive Reinforcement only training methods.
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VIRTUAl training workshops
These are 1 Hour Workshops via Zoom to tackle all things pup-related! Each workshop will be focused on a specific behavior or topic, such as loose leash walking, or recall. The workshop will be split into three parts: Education, Management, and Training. You’ll work in real time with your pup during the workshop and get immediate feedback from the Lead Trainer during the work sessions. Each participant will have a chance to get individual attention and have questions specific to their pup answered.
Contact us at woof@thebigcitywoofwalker.com if you’re interested to learn more!
enrichment services
*$40 for 30 minute session / $55 for 1 hour session
This is a specialized 30 Minute or 1 Hour in-home service where our BCWW Enrichment Certified Pet Pros spend quality time with your furry-family member, engaging their brain and encouraging species-specific behaviors. For dogs that includes sniffing games and activities, puzzle toys, and structured play. For cats that includes puzzle toys and structured play including hunting games. For dogs, a brief potty break is included in the service.
private training sessions
*Virtual and in-person sessions available
Are you looking to work with a Trainer one on one? We provide 1 hour in-person or virtual training sessions to help with your specific training needs.
Contact us at woof@thebigcitywoofwalker.com to schedule a consultation!
What People Are Saying
I can’t begin to describe how helpful Big City Woof has been for us in training our new pup! Dani is SO kind, sweet, and extremely patient with her clients. She makes herself available outside of training sessions (which has made all the difference fur us new fur parents) and thoroughly thinks through unique situations to problem solve for and with us, which is a true testament of how much she CARES. She’s always offering brilliant nuggets of information that really help you understand the language of your pup. It has made all the difference in training our shelter pup. Kind of don’t know what I would have done without her, so if you’re looking to train your dog, or leave your dog in the hands of an excellent dog walker, I HIGHLY recommend Dani and Big City Woof. You won’t regret it.”
— ASHLEY P. FROM YELP
Ps we LOVE that with every interaction they send us picture or video updates of playing, walking, feeding, training tips and tricks etc! We’re working diligently to train our new puppy and they’ve made it a walk in the park! Archie is extremely receptive to how they train him! He even gets excited when he hears their voices in the video if I watch them around him. He genuinely loves them both! They go above and beyond anything we could have ever expected. and more!!!!”
— Ashley F. from Yelp
“Dani has been working with our little Yorkie for a few weeks now, and we've seen such a wonderful transformation already. Dani helped to get our dog crate trained and to follow some basic commands. In addition, she worked on leash reactivity and how to settle our dog down when she sees other dogs on walks (still working on the squirrels!). Dani has been really patient and led our daughter through all of the training techniques. She is wonderful--highly recommended!”