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The Crafty Pup Dog Training

Glenview, Illinois

5/5· 75 Google reviews

About The Crafty Pup Dog Training

The Crafty Pup was created to educate people how to properly train their dog! Focused on building a strong foundation of Basic Obedience I specialize in training puppies and dogs to fit into your lifestlye! I approach training different than most - I use all praise and no treats thus resulting in your dog listening to YOU and not performing commands for food! I can train your dog to do anything you need but my emphasis is giving you the best trained dog in the neighborhood. One that walks nicely, performs each command on the first attempt, doesn't jump on your guests and comes off leash when called on the first command! I believe A Well Trained Dog Starts With A Well Trained Owner!

Training & services

Training goals

  • Crate training
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  • House training
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  • Leash training Customer-reported
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  • Obedience training
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    Designed to help you train your own dog with videos of me walking you through the process step by step! You can learn more by visiting my website!

  • Puppy training
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  • Recall training
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How training happens

  • Board and train
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    Your dog will live at my house with my dog and I! - Minimum of 2 weeks of Training for your dog. - For a fully trained dog I recommend 3-4 weeks of training with myself! Please head to my website to learn more!

  • Day training
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  • In-home training Customer-reported
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  • Online or virtual training
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  • Owner coaching Customer-reported
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  • Private training
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    60 Minute Lessons where you and I work together on whatever it is you need help with! Learn more by visiting my website!

Dog age

  • Puppies
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    My online Puppy Preschool is designed for puppies 8-15 weeks old and it will help you develop good habits and avoid bad ones! - Videos of me explaining & training dogs - Simple & Straight forward Learn more by visiting my website!

Training level

  • Beginner training
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Support between sessions

  • Follow-up support Customer-reported
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  • Photo updates Customer-reported
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  • Refresher training
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Additional services

  • Boarding
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Other listed services

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  • Begin Training
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  • Dog Jumps
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  • Dog Kennels
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  • Dog Learn
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  • Dog Pull
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  • Dog Starts
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  • Dog Training Facility
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  • Dog Training Program
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  • In Person Training Program
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  • Issues Dogs
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  • Long Term Training
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  • Owner Training
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  • Pup Courses
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  • Pup Dog Training
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  • Pup Pack
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  • Training Your Dog
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  • Video Training
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Customer reviews

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5
out of 575 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • leash control 22
  • leash training 15
  • obedience 11
  • private lessons 5
  • calm pets 4
  • recall training 4
All 10 topics
  • video updates 4
  • behavior modification 3
  • puppy school 3
  • reliable training 2

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75 collected reviews

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Katie Snyder
5/5
So glad we found the Crafty Pup! We had an over two-year-old golden retriever who had been trained using treat based rewards and it wasn’t working. She would counter surf, jump up on people and generally not listen. After three weeks with Jimmy, she was so well-behaved and would…Read full reviewClose full review

So glad we found the Crafty Pup! We had an over two-year-old golden retriever who had been trained using treat based rewards and it wasn’t working. She would counter surf, jump up on people and generally not listen. After three weeks with Jimmy, she was so well-behaved and would walk great on a leash. She came on command and would be sit and wait to be greeted instead of jumping all over you. All the neighbors noticed the difference when we brought her home. Jimmy even came to her house to help curb the counter surfing behavior. She even sits and waits for the "free" command to eat, get a treat or to exit or enter the house. Overall, his philosophy and how he trained Daisy was exactly what we needed and are so grateful to him. We will bring our next puppy to him from the beginning. Highly recommend Jimmy and the Crafty Pup Dog Training.

Rob Koewler
5/5
Jimmy is a great trainer for our two Australian Shepards. He is knowledgable, friendly (but strict) and our dogs look forward to seeing him. Our dogs were 6 months old when he started training. They are smart so learned quickly. We’ve had several follow up sessions-more to train …Read full reviewClose full review

Jimmy is a great trainer for our two Australian Shepards. He is knowledgable, friendly (but strict) and our dogs look forward to seeing him. Our dogs were 6 months old when he started training. They are smart so learned quickly. We’ve had several follow up sessions-more to train us than the doggos. Because of his work we have well behaved dogs. People on the street comment on how well behaved they are. I would recommend Jimmy to train your dogs if you commit to their training also.

cjkeating18
5/5

Crafty Pup came highly recommended and did not disappoint! Jimmy was able to work wonders with our 4 month old puppy. He heard our concerns and focused on them when training our pup. Training videos and communication were great also! We have already planned to board our puppy for an upcoming vacation where he will give her a little refresher- another great option to have!

Rachel Schlechter
5/5
We heard about Jimmy through social media. After reading his reviews and having our initial phone call my husband and I knew he was the real deal. He is so passionate about working with the dogs. We brought Ruby to Jimmy for three weeks and think it was the perfect amount of time…Read full reviewClose full review

We heard about Jimmy through social media. After reading his reviews and having our initial phone call my husband and I knew he was the real deal. He is so passionate about working with the dogs. We brought Ruby to Jimmy for three weeks and think it was the perfect amount of time for our dog to learn better behaviors. After bringing her home, we noticed right away a new and improved Ruby. We just completed our first at home lesson and she’s doing great. It’s definitely a work in progress to train a dog at any age and we are being consistent with the skills and tools that Jimmy has taught. This is definitely an investment, but we think it’s an investment worth making in your pet.

Sasha Papazafeiropoulos
5/5
Jimmy has been incredible in training our rescue German Shepherd Dog. We got her at 6 months old and she is a good girl but a bit crazy. She’s a big lover but does not know how big she is. She used to eat poop, run away, poop in the house, etc. in just a few weeks with Jimmy she …Read full reviewClose full review

Jimmy has been incredible in training our rescue German Shepherd Dog. We got her at 6 months old and she is a good girl but a bit crazy. She’s a big lover but does not know how big she is. She used to eat poop, run away, poop in the house, etc. in just a few weeks with Jimmy she is a whole new dog. In the picture below you can see her walking without a leash in downtown Chicago. It’s truly incredible. I don’t know how he did it, pure magic!!!!!!! I would recommend anyone to use Jimmy!

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