Back To Basics Dog Training

We hired Jenn for five private training sessions for our standard poodle puppy Winnie. Jenn was absolutely wonderful to work with. She started in our home, with suggestions to reduce barking and improve behavior around visitors. We then moved outside our busy apartment building in Streeterville, and Jenn helped teach us how to get Winnie to focus on us, reduce pulling, and pass other dogs. In one of our last sessions, we met Jenn at Posh Pet Club, which gave us the opportunity to really focus on Winnie’s reactions to other dogs. Through our training sessions, we learned numerous skills and strategies to improve Winnie’s behavior and the methods we use to train her. Since our training sessions, we have sent Winnie for daycare and boarding at Posh Pet Club and have been equally satisfied. Winnie always leaves happy and worn out!

Wen, Connor, and her staff at Back to Basics have been an absolute game changer for our 4 month old Blue Heeler/ Border Collie mix Salami. She completed the 2 week Board and Train program. I was so nervous and anxious about leaving her in the care of someone else but Wen and her team at PPC have taken such good care of Salami and sent daily report cards and photos (the highlight of my day). Wen also sent training updates with videos 3x a week, which was so cool to see her progress during her time there. Salami has successfully learned basic commands such as “sit”, “lay down”, “stay”, “place”, “leave it”, and “off”. She is much less reactive on walks, her leash walking skills are much better, and her separation anxiety is almost entirely gone. We are now able to leave Salami in her crate to help with potty training and she no longer cries and barks incessantly. We also have noticed a huge difference in how Salami interacts with our 7 year old son. She is gentle, does not bite, and is able to regulate herself. When Salami returned home from her training we could immediately see a difference. Wen and her team are so good at what they do and we could not have asked for a better experience for our Salami. Wen is also very responsive to any questions and additional help we need with Salami. She truly values her clients and pups!