TESTIMONIALS

Alex Bassett is an absolutely phenomenal dog trainer! She helped set our 5-month-old puppy up for success with basic obedience and went above and beyond to treat our pup as if she were her own. Our dog boarded with Alex for three weeks, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Alex provided detailed reports, photos, and videos throughout the process, which made us feel like we were right there every step of the way. The follow-up visits were incredibly helpful, giving us the tools and confidence to continue the training at home. It’s clear Alex is passionate about what she does, and her love and attention to every detail make all the difference. We will absolutely go back to Alex and highly recommend her to anyone looking for an amazing trainer. Thank you, Alex, for giving our puppy such a great foundation! - 1/21/2025 

We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with Suburban K9 Dog Training. Our trainer was John and he was fantastic with our dog! A lot of the behavioral issues we were struggling with were squashed in the two weeks with John and we learned the tools necessary moving forward to have a well behaved pup at home! John gave great updates, and did a good job making my partner and I comfortable with the new training at the go home visit. 10/10 would recommend! - 1/21/2025 

Best decision we made was going with Suburban K9 and doing the in home training classes for our 9mo Amstaff Ellie May. Our trainer Holly has been wonderful to work with and has help us with the basics to now working off leash/e-collar training. Our girl has come along way in such a short time. We originally signed up for 15 classes and realized quickly we'd benefit from the 1 year package as we head back into warmer weather. Can't say enough nice things about our trainer Holly. She has been extremely patient with my wife and I as training a Amstaff/Pit has it's challenges and they are extremely stubborn. Thank you again for getting us on the right path. - 1/18/2025 

Nick was awesome in helping our puppy learn obedience! We noticed a huge difference in her behavior within a few weeks. Very grateful to Suburban K9 and highly recommend their services! - 1/16/2025 

Erin. You are without a doubt the best person I have ever met to train dogs. Your patience, compassion and love of animals goes above and beyond all expectations (To say nothing of your patience with me the new dog owner). There are not enough words to praise your ability, kindness and attitude Thank you so much. - 1/02/2025 

I was introduced to Suburban K9 through a friend's referral. My miniature dachsund, Toby completed a 2-week board and train with Sabrina Lopez and also completed follow-up training and an additional board and train with John Hughes. Both Sabrina and John were fantastic. After the 2-week board and train, my puppy learned basic obedience commands (heel, sit, down, stay, etc.), became so much better with potty training and went through crate training which has made such an impact on my day to day routine. In addition to the incredible training received, Sabrina and John gave Toby one on one attention, helped with his socialization skills and I have some of the most adorable pictures of him playing with other dogs, people and more. I would recommend Suburban K9 - especially Sabrina and John - to anyone and everyone. It was worth EVERY penny. - 12/26/2024 

Nick was great. He's direct, firm, and patient to name a few. My family had an excellent experience with him and will likely continue training on a needed basis. - 12/23/2024 

It was SO helpful to work with Nick and K9. We adopted a rescue puppy and had no idea what we were in for. Having the home visits with Nick was so helpful in our understanding on how best to take care of her. She was a super tough client too. I really appreciated Nick's patience and the flexibility in which he looked for the best approaches for our unique girl. We are so grateful for the support we got from Nick and lessons we learned. - 12/23/2024 

We’re a family of three in Chicago with a 7 year old dog who either loves people or despises them. Meeting new people is really hard for our dog and having new people over has been really challenging for many years. She will bark her head off and get right up close to people and scare them (she’s almost 60 lbs). We eventually stopped having new people over or we’d stuff her in a room with the door close and a sound machine on to try and calm her down, but it wasn’t a great solution. Our son is just starting school and he’s making friends and we wanted to be able to have his friends and their parents over for playdates so we decided to contact Suburban K9 after hearing a recommendation from an acquaintance. Our dog has gone through multiple rounds of training so we were skeptical and viewing this as a last ditch effort to see if we could get her comfortable with strangers in the house. We’ve been working with John for a few months and the results have been amazing. Absolutely life-changing. Last weekend we had new people over Saturday and Sunday with our dog off leash - something I never would have thought possible. The training methods make sense and are easy to practice on our own and John has been great at coaching how we should interact with our dog and the people who come over. Training is fun and productive and we love working with him and are so pleased with our new found lease on dog owner life. - 12/23/2024 

We are repeat training clients for Alex Bassett after a recent rescue adoption of Mira, a 7 month old Saint Bernard puppy. Not having a puppy in the house for over a decade we were quite lost on how to address certain behaviors and where to start in puppy obedience. Since we had training tools from our prior sessions with Alex, we incorporated what made sense while Mira acclimated in the family and with our other well trained dog. We signed up for several weeks of Board & Train to make sure Mira would have a great foundation of obedience, as well as to work on specific behaviors and Mira’s lack of socialization. Alex was available with answers and suggestions to our questions before, during and after the Board & Train and brought Mira so much further than we anticipated in training and turned her into a wonderful puppy citizen. Months since training have passed and Mira continues to excel at obedience and quickly warms up in social situations with people and other dogs. The “homework” plan after training is invaluable and offered options for every scenario we could encounter. We are forever grateful for the training skills and wisdom Alex provides us, and to Mira & Mac! —————————————————————————————————————————————————————- We trained our 5 year old Cane Corso Mac with Alex Bassett to work on leash walking, obedience, socialization and to build his confidence. Background on Mac, he was a rescue from Animal Foundation at 2 years old and initially it took 6 months to get him healthy and medically stable. He previously was attacked by a litter mate while in rescue, and had several unprovoked attacks by our male dog in the house. This led to fear/anxiety when encountering dogs or people outside of the house and restricted our leash walking to only when necessary (like going to the vet). She set out a thorough and realistic plan for the course of our 20 sessions and checked in weekly to see if our goals for training had changed or if we had any new areas of concern. Alex offered a variety of in-house and off-site training locations, always coming up with the right place and method for what we were focussed on and providing many options for “homework” to practice between sessions. We have a whole new relationship with our dog and are beyond impressed and grateful for all of the tools acquired during training. Not only did the training build Mac’s confidence, but ours as well knowing we have the skills to handle whatever we encounter while out on adventures with Mac. If you are skeptical, had previous trainers or “failed” training attempts, I encourage you to contact Alex with Suburban K9. Her talent, determination, kindness and humor are on constant display and make her a joy to work with. We had no idea this much progress and potential was possible for Mac - the training exceeded expectations. Can’t wait to run into Alex at one of the many locations we visited during training to show off how great Mac is doing! - 12/23/2024 

I am absolutely wowed by Erin Reid and what she was able to accomplish with our dog. We rescued him from a place where he was very neglected and needed a lot of help. She worked her magic and he is such a happy and obedient dog now. Her communication was consistent and thorough, keeping us informed with his progress every few days. Additionally, she sent lots of videos and pictures which showed us just how sweet he really is. We weren’t sure he would ever be able to socialize with other dogs and now he does! I can’t say enough about how happy we are with her work. We highly recommend her! - 12/23/2024 

Molly is an amazing trainer!! My 5 month Aussiedoodle was pure energy and training was a nightmare but Molly made it possible! She taught her all of her basic commands and more! Maggie can now heal which has helped tremendously on walks (no more trying to chase anything that moves). I can’t recommend Molly enough, she will transform your dog into the perfect pup! - 12/23/2024 

Molly had our 6 month old Aussie Doodle for 2 weeks and she is nothing short of a miracle worker. Our high energy puppy learned to heel and sit, even in the presence of other out of control dogs, which had been a huge struggle. He learned all of the important commands of sit, stay, come and heel and went thru an unbelievable transformation in terms of paying attention, following commands and just being more calm. He is much more pleasurable to take out as he is always well behaved. We can’t say enough good things about Molly’s training and most importantly our puppy loved her, which is always a concern when leaving your dog with someone. - 12/23/2024 

My dog and I worked with Molly. She was great. Her techniques really work. Molly was kind, caring, and approachable. She answered all my questions and provided excellent training for me to continue to train Maya. Thanks so so much. I highly recommend Suburban K9. - 12/23/2024 

We did a 2 week board and train for our 1.5 year old boxer with Molly at Suburban’s K-9. I was very nervous sending her off with a stranger to train. The results are amazing. We had issues with Maggie jumping on visitors when they came to our home and little control over her. She now sits and stays until I release her and there is no more jumping. Walking with her is so pleasant now, she no longer pulls. Maggie was always excited to see Molly when she came for follow-up visits, which made me feel good. Molly is so knowledgeable and professional, she explained everything and gave us the tools needed to keep up the training. it was a pleasure working with her. I would highly recommend Molly at Suburban she is a miracle worker!! - 12/23/2024 

Molly took my German Shepard in for a week. she was excellent!! my dog came back with improvement on her obedience, learned to heel, and a down stay. My dog also had reactivity issues, and she came back corrected and with tips and tricks to keep improving her reactivity. she took the time to properly teach me how to continue my dogs education and build our relationship. My dog is prone to anxiety but had no problem with molly! She continues to check up on my dog even months after her training! - 12/23/2024