Your dog is not stubborn.Nobody has shown him what you actually want.
Pulling on the leash, barking at every dog on the street, ignoring you the second the door opens. Tell Ed what is going on and he will call you and talk it through. The consultation is free, and so is the evaluation that follows if it is a fit.
About a minute of questions. Nothing is owed for the call.
You are not a bad owner. You have just been handed bad advice.
The walk is the worst part of the day
He drags you the whole way and locks on to every dog across the street, so you have started driving somewhere quieter just to avoid the scene.
He hears you and decides not to listen
Perfect in the kitchen, deaf in the yard. Which means the leash never comes off and everybody misses the part that was supposed to be fun.
You have already tried
YouTube, a group class, three different collars. Some of it held for a week. Nobody has watched your dog in your house and told you what is actually going on.
One trainer, in your house, working with your actual dog.
There is no facility and no class of twelve. Ed comes to you, which means he sees the doorway, the yard and the street where the behavior actually happens, not a training room your dog will never visit again.
He has been training dogs for more than twenty years, starting with his own and then for family, friends and now clients across Kendall County. Same trainer from the first session to the last, so nobody has to explain the dog twice.
Mostly reward based, with corrections used sparingly and fairly when they are needed. The plan you get is one you can actually run on a Tuesday evening.
- 20+ years with dogs. Four of them running Kouba's K9 Command.
- One on one, in your home. No kennel, no rotating staff.
- Family owned and local. Yorkville based, Kendall County served.
- In a local shelter every week, working the dogs nobody else lines up for.
From a first puppy to a dog you have stopped taking out
Every program is built around the dog in front of him. Same trainer, same method, different plan.
Real dogs, real sessions
Ed Kouba
Yorkville, Kendall County and the towns around it
Ed comes to you, which is the whole point of training in the place the problem happens. Further out than the list? Ask. You will get a straight yes or no rather than a runaround.
Three steps, no guesswork
Free consultation
A minute of questions here, then you pick a time and Ed calls you and listens. It costs nothing and you are not on a list afterwards.
Free evaluation if it is a fit
If you are both a fit, Ed meets you and your dog in person, hands on the leash, in the place the behavior actually happens. That evaluation is free too.
A plan you can run
What to do, in what order, and what to do when it falls apart on a Tuesday. You and your dog both get trained, because only one of you is there at 6am.
Straight from Kendall County families
Find out what your dog actually needs. The consultation is free.
One minute now, then a real conversation with the man who would be doing the training. Whether you go further is entirely up to you.
Tell Ed about your dog
About a minute. The consultation is free.
What is your dog's biggest challenge right now?
Pick the one that bothers you most.
How old is your dog?
Roughly is fine.
Which of these sounds closest to what you want?
Ed will tell you on the call if something else fits better.
Where are you?
So Ed knows the drive before he calls.
How soon do you want to start?
Straight answer is fine, there is no wrong one.
Last step, where should Ed reach you?
Then you pick a time on the next screen.
Got it
Ed has your details. Taking you to the calendar now so you can pick your time.