Chicago Canine Company

We started training with prentice when my puppy was 6 months and he was very unreliable. We would schedule for a day which he confirmed and MULTIPLE times he cancel on us very last minute and he would use the excuse of his car breaking down every time. He always showed up late like about 30mis-2hours late to our classes. Many times he didn’t even let us know until we had to call him ourselves and sometimes wouldn’t even answer or text back while we were waiting for him to show up to our in home training class. The last time we saw him he said it himself that we had 3 classes left and we went out of town for a family emergency and wanted to reschedule after we came back. When he tried to schedule for the 3 classes left never responded to any of our multiple calls, texts, nothing. We had to pay him full the first day of classes and I’m very disappointed he took the money without finishing our training class. We had a horrible and frustrating experience with this company and wish we could have gotten our puppy the training he had promised.

This review is LONG overdue! I hired prentice when I got my first puppy, Riley 4 years ago. From the beginning prentice instilled a confidence in me that I would be able to do great things with Riley. He came TO MY HOME and instilled the message that my dog and I are a TEAM and that I needed to get in my dogs head in order to set her up for success. He taught us both so much!! Within a few weeks Riley had graduated her star puppy course but we walked away with so much more then a certificate and a few commands. Riley and I had bonded over his training. Prentice taught us how to work together with respect and integrity. He was always honest with me and never sugar coated anything. He used ONLY positive reinforcement with Riley and she thrived!!!!! Fast forward a few years later I decided I wanted to to continue my training and I by mistake reached out to a different company with a similar name ... which ended up being a huge mistake and what a trauma!!! After arriving at the facility and realizing I was at the wrong place - I met with another trainer who proceeded to brag about his ability to get a dog to do anything! He asked to meet Riley and she jumped up in excitement. To my horror he SMACKED her on the muzzle and Riley came cowering to me behind my legs. I ran out of there so fast and when I got ahold of prentice and told him the story he couldn’t believe it! Prentice has been a pleasure to work with. He has been motivated to get Riley and I to our goals and stops at nothing to make it happen. I highly recommend him for ANY kind of training. He is truly a dog person and with his high standards, he will stop at nothing to get your dog as perfectly trained as mine. I can’t thank you enough for all you have done! Chicago canine company is Worth every single penny!!!!!

We've been training our now 10 month old Rottweiler at Chicago Canine Company since he was 12 weeks old. We have two children so training was imperative. Not only our dog already knows a bunch of commands, he's obedient, confident and happy. This is a different level of training where the happiness of the dog is of utmost importance. Prentice knows dogs and I swear he speaks their language, our pup is always excited to see him. We will continue the training from obedience to protection as we are extremely pleased with the outcome so far.