Grayslake
Dog Training & Enrichment
Unlock your dog’s potential
A well-trained dog is a joyful addition to any family. At Central Bark®Grayslake, our dog training experts utilize fun and positive techniques, rewarding good behavior, to help dogs of all ages learn essential life skills and behaviors.
We provide individual training, enrichment sessions, and group classes to strengthen positive habits and nurture the loving bond you share with your dog. Training establishes a solid foundation for good dog behavior, creating happy, sociable, and well-rounded companions.
Discover the advantages of dog training at Central Bark Grayslake, IL:
- Personalized Training: Sessions customized to address your dog’s specific needs and goals. Our trainers provide guidance to tackle behavior issues or teach new commands.
- Group Classes for Reinforcement: Join our classes to reinforce positive behaviors and socialize your dog in a safe and supportive environment.
- Cultivating Good Citizenship: Lay the groundwork for responsible behavior. Teach your dog positive habits and essential commands, helping them become well-rounded and socially skilled.
- Strengthening the Bond: Training is more than just commands. It builds trust, effective communication, and understanding, fostering a loving and respectful relationship between you and your dog
Teach your dog:
Teach your dog: Unlock your dog’s potential with Central Bark’s services. Here are the key areas we focus on:
- Name Recall: Ensure your dog’s safety by teaching them to come when called using positive reinforcement.
- Basic Commands: Master essential commands like sit, stay, down, wait, and leave-it through positive reinforcement. Enhance your dog’s behavior and make them easier to handle.
- Door and Gate Control: Teach your dog to enter and exit calmly on command, waiting politely at doors and gates.
- Loose-Leash Walking: Enjoy pleasant walks by teaching your dog to walk calmly on a loose leash, eliminating pulling.
- Additional Behaviors: Address separation anxiety, excessive barking, or destructive chewing. Our dedicated trainers are here to help your dog reach their full potential.
Together, let’s improve your dog’s life and unleash their best potential
Dog Training & Enrichment Options:
Training Tutor
Personalized one-on-one training sessions during day care visits help your dog develop important skills and behaviors like name recall, sit, stay, down, wait, leave-it, door and gate control, and loose-leash walking. Excellent for your dog and easy for you! Your dog will come home tired and well-socialized, with the training and skills they need to be a well-behaved member of your family.
One-on-One Enrichment
Personalized One-on-One Enrichment sessions give your dog the extra attention they love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games. It’s fun and rewarding and exercise their bodies and minds and engage their senses. Add complexity with fitness and agility equipment.
Rest Period Enrichment
Your dog gets to relax and recharge in their own private space with calming interactive toys and healthy food pairings tailored to their preferences and diet. It promotes physical and mental relaxation which can help them achieve a healthy balance of play, learning, and rest. It can also help them become more comfortable in crates by building positive associations.
Dog Training Pricing
Training & Enrichment Add-ons
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Training Tutor One-on-one training session during your dog’s visit to practice important cues and behavior skills. Packages available. | 35 |
| One-on-One Enrichment Personalized session during your dog’s visit with interactive toys, puzzles, and games to exercise your dog’s body and mind. | 30 |
| Extra Rest Period Enrichment Private space with calming interactive food toy to help your dog achieve a healthy balance of activity and rest. | 5 |
Group Dog Training Classes
We are proud to partner with Debbie Robinson, CPDT-KA to host group dog training classes at our location. Classes may include Puppy Socialization, Adolescent Manners, Intro to Agility, Canine Good Citizen, and more.
Please call Debbie at (224) 374-5995 or email her at Debbie@hairytailspetedu.com. More information can be found at www.hairytailspetedu.com
Packages available. Prepaid packages are nonrefundable. All sales are final. If you have any concerns about food sensitivities or toys, please speak to an associate at the front desk to discuss options.
The FRONT DESK People I would like to give a shout out to HOLIDAY AND MICHELLE
The flexibility of scheduling has helped us many times. They will make sure your pups food is refrigerated if needed and medication will be administered. We had a grooming scheduled during his most recent kennel stay and he looked better when we picked him up, than when we dropped him off. Their groomers are professionals. Our dog can be difficult during grooming, however, they know how to handle that situation.
The staff even goes out of their way to provide owners with personalized report cards via text. Takes the edge off when you’re so far away from your dog. If it wasn’t for them, I don’t know if we’d be able to travel without him.
Frequently Asked Questions
For dogs, being comfortable in a crate is a life skill that is incredibly useful for them and their owners. If you have ever traveled with your dog or had the unfortunate experience of an overnight stay at the vet, knowing your dog is comfortable in a crate is immeasurably comforting.
Crate training can take just days or a few months, based on your dog’s age, temperament, and past experiences with crates. The two keys to successful crate training are to keep the experience positive and go slowly.
When your puppy is not in their crate, keep the door open and reward them every time they choose to enter, even if you didn’t ask them to enter it. When crating your puppy, give them a safe enrichment item (like a stuffed Kong) that will keep them busy and allow them to self-soothe while confined. Remember that crate training should take place in a series of small, slow steps that will help your puppy become more comfortable.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you care for your new puppy. Our Enrichment Day Care gives puppies all the socialization, exercise, mental stimulation, and rest they need for a lifetime of happiness with you and your family. We also offer expert training and classes so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes.
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Not at all! It’s never too early or too late to begin building positive associations and using reward-based methods to teach your puppy new skills and behaviors.
Establish a training schedule now to help your puppy learn desired behaviors like walking nicely on a leash and basic cues like sit, stay, and loose-leash walking. Practicing these skills at home is critical, but it’s always a good idea to enlist the help of a professional to get a jump start teaching your puppy all the things you want them to know and set them up for success! Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you train your dog, including expert training and classes, so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes.
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips.
As part of joining the Central Bark® family, our expert staff conducts a thorough behavior assessment at your local Central Bark store. These assessments help ensure that your dog is placed with a playgroup they’re comfortable with so they can play safely every day they’re with us.
This four-day evaluation, while your dog participates in our Enrichment Day Care, assesses your dog’s:
- Comfort and social skills with people
- Social skills and playstyle with other dogs to help determine the playgroup and play schedule they can benefit from the most
- Comfort in both indoor and outdoor play spaces
- Comfort in rest areas and a crate
- Ability to share resources like water and toys in social settings
- Level of comfort taking treats in social settings
This process gives us a chance to get to know you and your dog while your dog gets acquainted with their new favorite place away from home. Through the entire four days, your dog’s comfort and safety is our top priority.
Once your pup passes all the behavior assessment elements, you are welcome to sign up for any of our daycare services or a sleepover!
To schedule a Behavior Assessment for your dog, please contact your local store.
NOTE: Please bring all required signed forms, vaccination proof, and a collar and leash for your behavior assessment.
Our Training Tutor and Enrichment services are available as add-ons to your dog’s day care visit, and while single sessions are available, packages are also offered for your convenience. Please note that prepaid packages are nonrefundable, and all sales are final. We recommend speaking with an associate to determine the best option for your dog’s training needs.
Central Bark Whole Dog Care
Our whole dog care approach offers a full range of fun and personalized products and services. To promote your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional health and happiness throughout their entire life.
