Lingo Dog Training, LLC

Lingo Dog Training offers various programs starting with an initial consultation to discuss needs and goals. Private Obedience Lessons are available at $100 per hour, offering options for owner-present teaching or day training where the trainer works with the dog. Dog Games Private Lessons are personalized for play, tricks, agility, odor detection, or Rally Obedience, suitable for those interested in competition. Remote Private Lessons are conducted via Zoom, with the trainer demonstrating exercises and coaching clients.

For ongoing support, they offer a 1 Hour Training Walk and a Dog Walk Package for regular training walks, both available after completing a private lesson. Specialized programs include 8 Puppy Private Lessons to establish correct training from a young age, and the Gold Standard Private Training, a 6-month weekly program for comprehensive development in puppies and adults.

Additionally, Lingo Dog Training provides Dog Consultation Services to help clients choose the right dog, including Shelter Dog Evaluation and Breeder Evaluation, each paired with two private lessons to facilitate integration and initial training.

Pricing Summary

Initial consultation is $125 for in-person, Zoom, or phone. Private obedience lessons are $100 per hour. Packages, such as the 8 Puppy Private Lessons and Gold Standard Private Training, are discounted, and payment plans are available. Clients can also receive up to 15% off services by participating in “Project tRade” and turning in qualifying aversive pet gear.

Lingo Dog Training, LLC provides comprehensive dog training services focused on creating, maintaining, and improving the relationship between dogs and their owners. They utilize science-based, reward-based, and positive reinforcement techniques, explicitly stating they never use methods or tools that involve pain, fear, or force. This approach aims to strengthen the human-dog bond and improve the dog’s mental and emotional health.

The business offers a variety of private training options, including in-person and remote (Zoom) lessons, day training where the trainer works with the dog, and specialized programs for puppies. They also provide unique services like “Dog Games Private Lessons” for those interested in tricks, agility, scent work, or Rally Obedience, and a “Gold Standard Private Training” program spanning six months of weekly lessons.

A distinctive offering is “Project tRade,” an advocacy program where clients can receive discounts on services by trading in aversive training equipment like choke, prong, or shock collars. Additionally, Lingo Dog Training offers dog consultation services to help families choose the ideal dog, including evaluations for shelter dogs and breeders, each accompanied by private lessons to aid integration and initial training. They also provide training walks and ongoing dog walk packages for clients who have completed private lessons.

Accomplishments

The trainer is a 2023 KPA-CTP certified graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Professional Program. They completed the L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® Professional Course in 2021, earning an FDM designation. Lingo Dog Training, LLC was established in 2017.

The trainer is also a 2014 graduate of The School of Dog Training at The Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago and completed the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Foundations course. They serve as a Mentor Trainer for both Victoria Stilwell Academy and Animal Behavior College. The trainer has extensive experience teaching group classes in agility, obedience, advanced obedience, Rally, and trick classes, and actively competes and earns titles with their own dogs in American Kennel Club and Canine Performance Events venues. Additionally, the trainer has over 12 years of background as a Veterinary Technician, primarily in emergency, ICU, and specialties medicine.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients should schedule an initial consultation meeting. This can be done by texting or calling 773-544-0155 or by emailing LingoDogTraining@gmail.com. The initial consultation is used to discuss the client’s needs and goals for their dog.