Marisha is very knowledgeable. All her training’s techniques involve positive reinforcement.

Discover Pet Training LLC
Ottawa, Illinois
About Discover Pet Training LLC
Certified Dog trainer with CCPDT and Animal Behavior College that uses up to date positive training techniques. Group classes held at Play and Stay Dog Lounge
Training & services
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- Behavior consultation
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- Canine Good Citizen preparation
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This group training class focuses on adding distractions, duration, and distance to cues learned in our Doggy Manners class while also going over the skills needed to complete the AKC Canine Good Citizen test.
- House training
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- Leash training
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- Obedience training
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- Puppy training
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- Socialization
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Behavior support
- Barking
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- Fear and confidence
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How training happens
- Board and train
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This is a great class to keep your dog busy! Have fun learning different agility equipment and Rally-O in a non-competivie setting. We will go over fun games and activities while learning jumps, pause table, weave poles, A-Frame and MORE! This class is for dogs 12 weeks and older. For safety reasons some obstacles will be modified for puppies and senior dogs.
- Group classes
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This class is great for burning off your dog’s excess energy and just creating a deep bond with your dog. No prior training is needed to participate. Each week will have a different theme with how you can have fun with your dog. Some of the themes used in this class include Treiball, Agility, Scent Games, Craft Night, Puzzle Night, Rally-O and more.
- In-home training
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- Online or virtual training
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- Private training
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Dog age
- Puppies
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- Senior dogs
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Training level
- Intermediate training
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Assistance and working dogs
- Therapy dog training
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Dog sports
- Agility
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- Rally obedience
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- Trick training
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Additional services
- Boarding
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- Daycare
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- Grooming
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Other listed services
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- 6 Week Class
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- Animal Rescue
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- Canine Conditioning
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- Dog Bite
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- Dog Bite Prevention
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- Dog Sports
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- Doggie Manners
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- Doggy Manners
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Basic obedience and manners group class that covers obedience cues such as sit, down, stay, leave it, focus, jumping, chewing, and intro to loose leash walking.
- Dogs Fitness
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- Fecal Test
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- Fitness Coach
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- Fun With Tricks
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This 6 weeks class is great if you want to have fun with your dog, burn off your dog’s excess energy, or build confidence in your shy dog. Dogs of all ages welcomed. We will learn over 20 fun tricks with the goal of earning a trick title by the end of the class. We offer all levels of trick titles from Novice to Expert, both with Do More With Your Dog and the American Kennel Club (AKC). Trick training is a great way to build a lasting bond with your pet. It is also a wonderful way to build confidence in your dog as well as yourself as a trainer. Marisha has helped over 150 dogs and their owners receive their trick titles and holds the title All Star Trainer of the Year with Do More With Your Dog.
- In Person Class
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- Life Skills Class
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- Nail Trims
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- Physical Exercise
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- Positive Dog Training
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- Stunt Dog
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- Training Programs
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- Training Schedule
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- Training Train
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- Vet Visits
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- Week Training Classes
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Questions & answers
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Do you work with elderly pets. Looking for a dog behavior specialist for anxiety and dementia. We are going to vet today but i also read about looking for behavioral specialists.
Hello, yes we work with dogs of all ages :)
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Customer reviews
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The Family Dog online training resources have been great! If I’m honest, I really wasn’t sure how effective it would be to follow online information, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. We’ve been given great advice and tools and have noticed big changes in our rescue dog’s behav…Read full reviewClose full review
The Family Dog online training resources have been great! If I’m honest, I really wasn’t sure how effective it would be to follow online information, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. We’ve been given great advice and tools and have noticed big changes in our rescue dog’s behavior in the short time we’ve been watching the videos and doing the worksheets. Marisha is also so helpful and full of great tips! Thanks for helping us!
We love Marisha! If I could give her more stars, I would. She's the best trainer you can find in our area. She uses positive reinforcement training, which we love! She has helped so much with our reactive German Shepherd, Atlas(all with positive reinforcement). We used to not be …Read full reviewClose full review
We love Marisha! If I could give her more stars, I would. She's the best trainer you can find in our area. She uses positive reinforcement training, which we love! She has helped so much with our reactive German Shepherd, Atlas(all with positive reinforcement). We used to not be able to take him for walks or, really anywhere, without him reacting to other dogs. We can now confidently take him for walks and even into dog friendly businesses around our area. We'll never be able to express how grateful we are. She is now helping with our nervous golden retriever, Luna. She offers puppy classes, group classes, private classes, and more recently classes that take you into local businesses with your dog. Her group classes range from basic obedience, CGC, trick classes, pedestal classes, walking classes and more. If you have a reactive dog, she also has private behavioral modification classes. We've taken more classes than I can count with her, and have no plans of stopping any time soon! We've even taken some of her classes multiple times. Marisha is always available to answer any and all questions and is an overall wonderful person. We send everyone we meet her way when it comes to training.
When I first came to Discover Pet Training with Marisha, I had a nervous and shy Border Collie mix. She was 2 years old and had only been with us for a couple of months. Marisha showed great patience with my nervous girl, and has earned both her trust and love. Since then (alm…Read full reviewClose full review
When I first came to Discover Pet Training with Marisha, I had a nervous and shy Border Collie mix. She was 2 years old and had only been with us for a couple of months. Marisha showed great patience with my nervous girl, and has earned both her trust and love. Since then (almost two years ago now) we've done ALL kinds of classes with Discover Pet Training- beginner and advanced obedience, agility, loose leach walking, stretching, and she even holds a trick title! My shy little dog was lacking some SERIOUS confidence (which I admit sounded crazy to me when Marisha said it out loud). My dog is a completely different dog today. While she can still be nervous with new some new people, she trusts me enough to know she's safe, and Marisha has taught me how to read her body language and remove her from situations if needed. My dog has very strong sit, stay, leave it, and recall commands. People love that she can wave goodbye to them, or jump through a hula hoop with just a one word command. Kids like that they can give her a hand signal to sit, she's learned to present her side to people when I tell her to "say hi", she knows that "focus" means to make eye contact with me, and not break it. She can "check in" on a walk, she sits to cross a street, and I'm not joking when I say that she will turn left or right on command. Marisha has totally changed the balance of our household with her training! I am forever grateful to her in teaching both my dog and I how to have a good relationship and build on basic skills. We love that she offers not just basic obedience classes, but fun and unique ones too that gave a smart dog the chance to build her confidence and both of us the opportunity to bond through training while she was adjusting to a new home. I know this is a long post, but I have so much positive things to say about Marisha and Discover Pet Training that I could go on forever! I HIGHLY recommend her to anyone with a dog that needs manners, confidence, or just got a new dog or puppy during the adjustment period. This is an actual photo of my very happy dog during an outdoor session of training class.
Great for basic obedience for puppies only.
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