✨ Before there can be learning, there has to be security. ✨
Our dogs need to feel safe in their environment, safe with their people, and safe in the world before we can ask anything more of them. 💕🐾
Lily is an anxious pup working on building that sense of safety at the training center. The first time she visited, she was too nervous to stray more than a foot or two from Mom and Dad. Now, look at this confident queen 👑 navigating simple obstacles!
We’re so proud of Lily’s progress and love seeing her confidence grow! 🌟🐕
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Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 from all of us at Do Better Training! 💕
We are thankful 🙏 for all of our wonderful and supportive clients and the fact that we get to spend each and every day with dogs 🐶 from sun up to sundown! ☀️
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🎉🎈 Happy 1st Birthday, Willow! 🎈🎉
Today we’re celebrating one of our sweetest Day School regulars as she turns the big ONE 🎉! Willow brings so much joy, curiosity, and just the right amount of chaos 😜 to Do Better Training, and we’re thrilled to watch her grow into a confident and happy pup! 🥳🐾
All the best birthday sniffs and wags for our lovely birthday girl! 🌸💖
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🌟 Just look at Rio RUNNING to Dr. Andy! After 26 years together, their bond is still pure magic 🦄💖. The love, trust, and connection they share is what inspires Dr. Andy every single day—it's that special bond we all dream of having with our animals. 🐾💫
Rio’s taught her so much about patience, joy, and learning together, and she carries that inspiration into her work as a trainer and behavior consultant! We’d LOVE to see the heart animals that light up YOUR life! 🥰🐕🐴 Drop a photo in the comments and tell us what makes your bond so special!
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🐾 Scoop loves shredding things, so Dr. Andy decided to embrace this natural behavior instead of fighting it. 🐶💥 When Scoop managed to plow through a few shoes during a brief unsupervised moment (oops! 😅), Dr. Andy didn’t get upset—she found a better solution: managing her shoes and giving him safe, **legal** shredding opportunities!
Now, she scouts pet stores for discounted stuffed toys specifically for Scoop to unleash his shredding superpowers. 🧸💣 But shredding fun doesn’t stop at toys! It can include stuffed toys, packing paper, or even cardboard boxes. 🎁📦 As long as it’s **safe** and your dog is having a blast, it’s a perfect way to satisfy their natural instincts!
At Do Better Training, we build moments like these into our everyday programs—whether it’s through Doggy Day School or our Board & Train options. Enrichment is a core part of what we do, allowing dogs to explore, play, and just be dogs! 💖 From shredding to puzzle-solving, we make sure your pup has plenty of "Yes moments" to reduce stress and boost happiness.
Want to give your dog safe, enriching experiences like Scoop? Join our Doggy Day School or check out our Board & Train programs to see how we let dogs be dogs! 🌟
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Guess 🤷 who has a meet and greet today! 🎉 Keep fingers crossed 🤞 for our girl Jenny 🦄❤️
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🐾💦 How has this precious angel *not* found her forever home yet?! Jenny is playful, sweet, and ready to fill your life with joy! 🐕💛 Available for adoption through DuPage County Animal Services—could she be the missing piece in your family? 🏡✨
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🐾✨ On this National Dog Day, we pause to honor the unconditional love, loyalty, and joy that dogs bring into our lives. They give so much of themselves, asking only for our care and compassion in return. At Do Better Training, we believe that our dogs deserve the very best we can offer—patience, understanding, and positive guidance that helps them grow, thrive, and feel safe.
"To know better is to do better." By embracing positive reinforcement, fear-free methods, and enrichment-based learning, we show our dogs the love they deserve in ways that truly support their emotional and physical well-being. Today, let’s celebrate the incredible bond we share with our dogs and commit to always choosing a path that lifts them up. 💛🐕🦺
Because when we do better by our dogs, they do better by us, and together, the love we share knows no bounds. 🐕❤️
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🐾💖 Healthy Playtime Fun! 💖🐾
We love seeing healthy play between dogs! 🎉 In this adorable video, Koji, our lanky husky mix, and Corky, a petite mini poodle, are having a blast! 🐕🐩
Koji is showing excellent handicapping—this is when a dog adjusts their play style to accommodate the size or abilities of their playmate. 🙌 Koji stays low to the ground and lays on his side to invite Corky into the play in a way that feels safe and fun for him! 🥰
Check out Koji demonstrating this beautiful play style! 🎥👇
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📹 **Video of the Day—Something Special!** 📹
We're excited to introduce Tinsel, an adoptable pup from Aurora Animal Control! Tinsel is spending time at Do Better Training, learning basic skills and building his dog social abilities. He’s having a blast and loves to tippy tap around after Dr. Andy. Here's to a bright future for this sweet boy!
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Training isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress, patience, and a whole lot of fun! 😄 Check out this video of Dr. Andy working with Stanley on his "middle" behavior. They've been practicing using just a verbal cue, and while Stanley didn’t get it right on the first try, that’s totally okay! 🐕✨
When dogs make mistakes, we just laugh it off, give them a moment, and try again. Learning should be a positive experience filled with celebrations of every victory, big or small! 🥳 Stanley's persistence paid off, and his happy tail wag says it all—training with us is always fun! 🎉
Remember, it’s not about getting it perfect on the first try; it’s about enjoying the journey and growing together. 🌟
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Brontosaurus 🦕 in disguise 🥸
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