Naperville, Geneva, St. Charles, Oswego IL, Wildwood, MO| Dog Training

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Training Options

In-Home Training

In Home Training is the best first step in training because you are training your dog in its most familiar environment with individual instruction from Julie that is focused on your dog’s needs.

Field Training

Julie has decades of experience in the field with her bird dogs, including multiple placements at field trial National championships. Julie has amassed experience and training from some of the finest professional bird dog trainers in the world, including Bob Burchett, Ed Tillson, Scott Johnson, Jon Hann and Ronnie Smith. Julie applies what she has learned from these pros, and what she has learned on her own over the past 3 decades, to her training sessions.

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Why Choose Lifestyle Dog Training

Experience

How many of us can say we have 50 years of experience doing something? Lifestyle Dog Training can. Julie Nelson has been training dogs her entire life.

Reality TV Show Worthy

People who know Julie Nelson, and have benefitted from her training first-hand, often say that her knowledge, skill, intuitiveness and, most importantly, results, should be on a TV show. She’s simply that good.

It's a Gift

Ever know someone who is particularly gifted in a certain area? Well, that’s Julie Nelson, applying the natural gifts she has been blessed with to work with dogs. And it shows. She does things with dogs that make owners consistently say “I can’t believe what I just saw!”

Results

Start from the beginning with a puppy, or pick up where you are in your dog’s life. Get the issues you face with your “rescue” addressed, or get the most out of your pure bred dog, Julie has seen it and done it all. Get the results you are looking for with Julie’s Lifestyle Dog Training.

Proven Strategies That Really Work

Fitting Into Your Lifestyle

Julie understands what a busy life most people have these days. And your dog has to fit into that lifestyle somehow. Much of the time that can’t be fully addressed away from where you and your dog live. This requires both you and your dog to work with Julie to address the challenges a dog faces in a people centric world in and around your home, on walks, and in the car.

Positive Reinforcement

Julie firmly believes in training with positive reinforcement. She believes that dogs will respond better when they know they are doing what you want them to do. They want to please. Julie prefers this over negative reinforcement because it becomes their choice out of the desire to please you rather than because they are afraid of the consequences.

Training With A Group

At times we offer group classes that help teach the five basics commands amongst the distractions of a group setting, or public place, to test your dog’s ability to stay focused. You’ll be an active participant with this training, plus, in-between sessions, you’ll be given homework that will pay off long-term for you both.

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Lifestyle Dog Training Blog

Relational Training: Obedience That Holds

Relational Dog Training: Obedience That Holds At Lifestyle Dog Training, we don’t train dogs for performances. We train them for life. Recently, while working my own dogs — Hannah, Johnny,

The Crate Is Your Dog’s SOP

The Crate Is Your Dog’s SOP The other day, I had an unexpected lightbulb moment. My husband Mark was reading me part of an interview he gave about Standard Operating

Taking Your Prius (Bird Dog) For A Spin Offroad

Taking Your Prius (Bird Dog) For a Spin Offroad Showing up to a pointing dog field trial with a beautifully trained dog but almost no handler experience is a lot

Reviews

Julie exceeds expectations over and over, her gifts amaze people. Here are just a few of our testimonials…

Julie and her husband Mark ensure that every moment has a learning opportunity! Even in the breaks, there are amazing discussions, problem-solving, eureka moments, question & answer time for every participant… Julie is incredibly experienced and talented in dog handling over multiple venues and has taught me more in the short time I’ve trained with her than I could have acquired in a lifetime with someone else! Julie provides a foundation for you and your dog to learn and demonstrates the flexibility needed to switch gears as needed for EACH individual dog! And… we all just have fun together as well. 5 stars all the way!”

Emily F.

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