Takacs Dog Training

21/06/2024

Congratulations to Misty and her Mom as our newest Obedience Program Graduates from Hammond, Indiana. They worked very hard and did a great job. 👏🐾👩‍🎓

21/06/2024

20/06/2024

Amazing Photographs!! 🥰❤️

20/06/2024

20/06/2024

Welcome to Goose, our newest Anxiety and Fear Program Student from Valparaiso, Indiana. We are working on Goose’s fear reactivity to visitors in the home and general anxiety. We had a productive first session and he and his family are off to a great start. 👏🐾👨‍🎓

19/06/2024

Congratulations to Flynn and his family as our newest Obedience Program Graduates from Chesterton, Indiana. We worked on Flynn’s impulse control, leash walking and general confidence building. They worked very hard and did a great job! 👏🐾👨‍🎓

19/06/2024

17/06/2024

Welcome to Bulleit, our newest Puppy Kindergarten Student from St. John, Indiana. His training was arranged by the organization Peace for Pits. He is a very eager learner, fun to work with and has a very loving family to help him. 👏🐾👨‍🎓

16/06/2024

14/06/2024

Jimmy Stewart loved dogs, and he and his wife Gloria had several throughout their long-time marriage. Stewart was especially fond of his golden retriever Beau, who would sleep in a corner of the bedroom at night, but would sometimes sneak onto the bed and lie between Stewart and Gloria. According to Stewart, "I know that I should have pushed him off the bed, but I didn't. He was up there because he wanted me to pat his head, so that's what I would do. Somehow, my touching his hair made him happier, and just the feeling of him laying against me helped me sleep better."
When Beau became terminally ill and had to be euthanized, Stewart sat in his car, following the procedure, for ten minutes to clear his eyes of tears. He later recalled, "After he died there were a lot of nights when I was certain that I could feel him get into bed beside me and I would reach out and pat his head. The feeling was so real that I wrote a poem about it and about how much it hurt to realize that he wasn't going to be there anymore."
The poem, titled Beau, was first recited on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1981. As you will hear in his poem, Beau (like all his dogs) was not good at things like 'sit', 'stay' and 'come'. Stewart said, "The difference between 'trained OK' and 'trained perfectly' doesn't really matter all that much to me.... I suppose the truth is that I'd rather have a happy dog than a trained one."
The poem starts out with humor and ends with sadness - with both Stewart and Carson trying their best to hold back tears.

14/06/2024

Welcome to Hazel, our newest Anxiety and Fear Program Student from Schererville, Indiana. We are working with Hazel’s generalized fear of being outside of her home and separation anxiety. She is a very eager learner and we had a very good first session. 👏🐾👩‍🎓

13/06/2024

Welcome to Finnegan, our newest Anxiety and Fear Program Student from Crown Point, Indiana. We are working with Finnegan’s reactivity to visitors and on leash and resource guarding. He worked very hard in his first session and needed a nap. 👏🐾👨‍🎓

10/06/2024

Congratulations to Bo and his family as our newest Obedience Program Graduates from Hammond, Indiana. Bo is a new rescue in the home. They worked very hard and are now off to a great start as a family. 👏🐾👨‍🎓

07/06/2024

Congratulations to Andy and her family as our newest Obedience Program Graduates from Hobart, Indiana. Andy was a stray that they took in and provided much love and dedication. They are now having a great life together. What a special story. 👏🐾👩‍🎓

06/06/2024

Congratulations to Kona and his family as our newest Obedience Program Graduates from Chesterton, Indiana. They did a great job and were alot of fun to work with. 👏🐾👨‍🎓

06/06/2024

🐶 Friendly Reminder: Check your dog’s teeth whenever you can. Ticks tend to hide in the gums. 🦷

05/06/2024

Welcome to Roxi, our newest Obedience Program Student from St. John, Indiana. We are working with Roxi on her general obedience, impulse control and leash walking. She is a very eager learner and fun to work with. 👏🐾👩‍🎓

04/06/2024

Welcome to Ruby, our newest Anxiety and Fear Program Student from Hammond, Indiana. We are working on Ruby’s impulse control and reactivity to visitors and on leash. She had a very good first session and has a very supportive family to help her. 👏🐾👩‍🎓

03/06/2024

Welcome to Honey, our newest Obedience Program Student from Crown Point, Indiana. We are working on Honey’s impulse control and general obedience. She got off to a really good start in her first session. 👏🐾👩‍🎓