Always Faithful Dog Training of Central Illinois
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Dogs in Human Environments
When dogs are born in the wild, they are born in a natural environment. Their mother and older pack members instinctively guide them to learn all the skills for survival. The dogs learn quickly to use those instincts to thrive and survive.
Dogs living with humans are living in an artificial environment. The artificial environment can create artificial problems. We see a range of behaviors including leash pulling, jumping, excessive barking, nipping, anxiety and aggression.
The solution to ALL of these problems is found by using our leadership-based training. Check out the videos below to learn more.
At Always Faithful Dog Training, we teach you to lead your dog using the instinctive methods of a pack leader. Our founder, Abraham Mashal, explains what we call Leadership Training.
Our Founder Abraham Mashal explains how the human created artificial environment takes a dog away from their instinctual natural environment.
No Treats, No Clickers, No Shock Collars, No Gimmicks ®
Private Dog Training Services
Obedience Packages
All Packages come with a complimentary Leader Leash™ and start with establishing Leadership. Obedience work is a key element to Leadership resulting in a well-balanced, well-behaved dog.
Basic Obedience
This training package is 4 in-home lessons that include five basic commands: Heel (walking), Sit, Stay, Come and Down. For puppies, we also provide guidance and documentation about house training, crate training, socialization, and responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping.
Cost: $595 for 1 dog; $895 for 2 dogs
Advanced Obedience
This package is 6 in-home lessons that include the five basic commands and expands their application based on your unique needs.
Cost: $795 for 1 dog; $1245 for 2 dogs
Advanced Obedience with High Distraction
This 8 lesson training package includes everything in Advanced Obedience and adds skills to achieve obedience in high distraction environments (listening with other dogs/people/distractions around).
Cost: $995 for 1 dog; $1595 for 2 dogs
Foundations
Puppy Starter Lesson
This is a single in-home lesson to assist you & your new puppy to get started on the right foot. We’ll cover house training, exercise, feeding routine, crate training, socialization, responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping and laying the right foundations for leadership.
Cost: $150
Foundations
Puppy Starter Lesson
This is a single in-home lesson to assist you & your new puppy to get started on the right foot. We’ll cover house training, exercise, feeding routine, crate training, socialization, responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping and laying the right foundations for leadership.
Cost: $150
Specialty Training Packages
Behavior Modification
This training provides dog owners with the ability to:
✔️ Correct all anti-social, anxious, dominant or aggressive behavior.
✔️ Establish attention to and respect for human leadership.
✔️ Create a strong, trusting relationship with your dog(s).
✔️ Improve socialization.
Basic leadership and obedience training is essential to accomplish these goals. Dogs will learn to demonstrate several command responses while working on behavior modification issues. Number of lessons needed will be determined at the assessment based on goals and observation of your dog.
Cost: $450 for 3 lessons or $750 for 5 lessons
Therapy Dog Training
Teach your dog to provide affection, comfort and support to people in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, libraries, hospices, or disaster areas. At our assessment, we will evaluate your dog to determine if his/her temperament is a good fit for Therapy Dog work.
Cost: Starting at $1500
Service Dog Training
We train and provide the Service Dog certificate once training is complete.
To train your dog for service work, your dog must pass our behavior evaluation before he/she can be considered for Service Dog work.
Alternatively, we offer Service Dog Training where we select and purchase your dog. This package allows us to pick what is best for the client. We cannot guarantee a specific breed but will do our best to fulfill all breed specific requests.
Please call 630-225-8381 for pricing.
2-Month Tune-up
A single, 1 hour lesson 2 months following your last lesson to work on any new issues or difficulties you may have experienced since graduation.
Cost: $125
Board-and-Train Package
Board-and-Train is an opportunity for your dog to stay at a facility for 1-2 weeks depending on the training need and your schedule to receive daily training. We partner with a beautiful top-rated kennel on 9+ acres. Your dog will enjoy an indoor/outdoor run, one-on-one playtime and daily lessons/walks with our trainers.
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Board-and-Train
Board-and-Train is an opportunity for your dog to stay at facility for 1-2 weeks depending on the training need and your schedule to receive daily training. We partner with a beautiful top-rated kennel on 9+ acres. Your dog will enjoy an indoor/outdoor run, one-on-one playtime and daily lessons/walks with our trainers.
Contact us for pricing
All services are offered throughout Peoria, Bloomington, Normal and surrounding areas including: Dunlap, Morton, Mackinaw, El Paso, Eureka, Washington, Brimfield and Edwards
Meet the Pack
About Rachel
Owner, Pack Leader, Level 1 IDTA Trainer
Rachel was born and raised in Central Illinois. Upon receiving her bachelors degree in special education, she moved with her husband to the Chicagoland area. After residing there for nearly 15 years, they moved back to central Illinois with their five children and standard poodle/German shepherd mix. During the training of their dog, Rachel grew to understand the importance of calm, confident leadership. She desires to see pet owners gain the necessary wisdom to become confident pack leaders which leads to a lifelong loving relationship between pet owner and pet. Rachel loves spending time with her family and friends, serving at her local church, hiking and traveling.
About Patrick
Level 1 IDTA Trainer
Hello, my name is Patrick. I enjoy all pets; but my passion is working with dogs. I trained my German Shorthaired Pointer from a pup to a master hunter. I’ve also trained other hunting dogs and family pets. My wife and I were both raised in Illinois. We have 6 adult children, 14 grandkids, and 4 granddogs. We enjoy being outside in nature, hiking, hunting, fishing and volunteering at our church. Thank you for taking the time to read my bio. I would love the opportunity to assist you, and your family, to have a wonderful loving relationship with your pet.
About Patrick
Level 1 IDTA Trainer
Hello, my name is Patrick. I enjoy all pets; but my passion is working with dogs. I trained my German Shorthaired Pointer from a pup to a master hunter. I’ve also trained other hunting dogs and family pets. My wife and I were both raised in Illinois.
We have 6 adult children, 14 grandkids, and 4 granddogs. We enjoy being outside in nature, hiking, hunting, fishing and volunteering at our church. Thank you for taking the time to read my bio. I would love the opportunity to assist you, and your family, to have a wonderful loving relationship with your pet.
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Employment
Interested in becoming a dog trainer?
At Always Faithful Dog Training, we are looking for a very specific person that has great communication/people skills and wants to learn how to train dogs. Do you see the good in all canines and want to teach humans how to bring out the best in their dog? We are seeking people who have no work experience as a dog trainer because we want to train you with our methods. Love of dogs and comfort handling them is a must! We offer a flexible schedule and great earning potential.
Traits of a Pack Member:
Be calm and commanding at all times mixed with a lot of patience.
Practice humility and seek out help/advice when needed.
Understanding of our clients’ lives and accommodate them when necessary.
Use our proven leadership methods and trust our process.
Maintain openness to feedback and learning.
Use and demonstrate good social skills with dogs and humans. The client is the owner first, the dog second and the client needs to feel comfortable with our trainers.
Have a good sense of humor since silly, embarrassing, or messy things will happen when training.
Comfortable with all walks of life. Our human clients are as diverse as our dogs! We rarely turn down a client unless it is a service beyond our expertise.
Job Requirements:
This is a part-time, independent contractor position
No previous professional dog training experience
Must have reliable transportation
Ability to travel to people’s homes (within 30 mile radius) to conduct lessons
Must pass background check
Permitted to work legally in the US
Previous or current dog owner
Must be over 25 years of age
Due to significant training requirement, this is not a seasonal/summer job.
If you think that you have what it takes and want to help Always Faithful Dog Training make a difference in the lives of dogs and their owners, then click on the apply button and provide the requested information. We look forward to hearing from you!