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Kelly - Lisle, IL
"Before The Fine Canine's Boarding School, my 2-year-old corgi mix Scotch was
incredibly territorial and head strong. He was housebroken and knew basic
commands such as "sit" and "no", but only listened when he wanted to. He
rarely laid down, was always watching out the window and barked and was
aggressive towards anyone who came to my house. Since arriving home only 2
days ago, I have the dog I always wanted and the changes are permanent. He
lays down more and is generally more relaxed than he was before. We work
every day on the commands that Monica taught him so he retains what he
learned. He now knows he must listen to me the first time I ask him to do
something and life in general is easier for both of us because we now have
an understanding of what each other expects. We are still working on when
people come over but instead of the former 10-15 minute struggle, he usually
tries to be aggressive for 1-2 minutes and after that realizes he's not
allowed to be and is friendly towards everyone. I am sure that within a
week he will no longer even try.
With the training and tools Monica teaches along with consistently following
up at home, my expectations were met and exceeded. My once headstrong
aggressive dog is now the loving, submissive dog I've always wanted, and
more importantly, everyone else can enjoy him also.
Thank you, Monica!"
Val and Greg Biester - Aurora, IL
"My husband and I adopted our dog, Piper, from a shelter in May of 2001. She
was an active dog, and had been through a lot. We knew she needed training
and enrolled her in the Fine Canine Obedience program.
In the first 6 weeks of training, I saw a transformation. The calmness that
came over her was amazing. Piper could do what we asked. She was less
stressed, because she could now understand us. We were less stressed because
we could understand her. Training became fun for her, and her eyes would
light up when she got to class.
I was (and still am) impressed with how well Monica understood our dog's
behavior. She knew a solution for any situation Piper threw at us (she threw
us quite a few interesting ones) and her ideas have always worked. We continued
through the advanced obedience classes and Piper passed the AKC's Canine Good Citizen
test.
We just adopted Duchess, another rescue and have enrolled her into the Fine
Canine program. We are having a baby in September and we need the peace of
mind that our dog is trained.
To anyone I would recommend The Fine Canine's program. Their training is the
best thing you can do for your dog."
Perry and Margaret Colburn - Geneva, IL
"When Emma was about 12 weeks old we started our training with Monica and the Fine Canine. There are many things we like about their training methods. It is based on positive reinforcement and due to the size of the classes, you are able to get individualized attention to get the help you need to work on your particular issues. It is a very friendly and personal atmosphere.
We continued on with Monica for about the next 8 months and after that, Emma took the Good Canine Citizen test and passed. I feel the training we had was a wonderful foundation and we were so happy with it that we are now taking Maggie to their classes.
We intend to take Maggie through the same training program and finish her with the Good Canine test. I always recommend The Fine Canine to the people I know. If you take your dog there and put forth the effort to complete the work they assign to you, I am confident you won't be disappointed."
Dana P. Howe - Vernon Hills, IL
"I waited for a long time for Monica to start teaching agility classes (over a year). There aren't many quality instructors/facilities in my area and I knew that Monica competed in agility and I knew her style of teaching would be good for my Dalmatian since she owned two of her own, she knew the breed well. That was important to me.
After taking two sessions with her and now about to begin my third, I am very glad I waited. Monica's classes are calm, quiet and taught in a positive manner (which is very important with Dals, especially my rescue girl)! She teaches the basics, building on that instead of jumping ahead, which may result in the dogs being fearful of a certain apparatus and always having trouble in that area. She starts small and works up from there.
I highly recommend her classes to people, in fact, I have to four of my friends who are also in my class!"
Carole Bland - Deerfield, IL
"I just want to say that I feel very privileged to work with a knowledgeable trainer such as
Monica. Her gentle approach to agility training is building confidence in both my dog and
myself. She is always willing to answer any questions I have either about agility or canine
behavior and training. I enjoy her class tremendously and so does my dog."
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