Midwest Dog Training

We took our 1 year old English mastiff to Midwest dog training for the 3 week training program. He was over 170 lbs and wanted to jump and play not realizing how big he truly is. So we reached out to Midwest. They are great, you can text them as much as you want and check in. They treat your dog like it’s one of their own! Sending pictures and telling you what they have been up to. We picked up our dog and he is a totally different dog, he listens and knows all the commands. I highly recommend Midwest for all your dog training needs

I have a difficult situation with one of our dogs and Chris spoke with me at length about some options for training him. Without a commitment of any kind on my part, he was very up front and realistic about my options and spent quite a bit of time discussing on the phone. It really seems like he truly cares about the family and the dog, and I would certainly recommend Midwest based on my experience so far.

We adopted our pup "Pika" at 12 weeks old back in June, 2023. After 3 and a half months of failing at behavior training at home with our busy family, we started searching for help. After reviewing several options we decide to go with Christian at Midwest Dog Training. We paid for 6 weeks of training. We are so very glad we did! Christian came all the way up to Spirit Lake to pick her up and drop her off. On the return trip he spent plenty of time meeting with us to both showcase what she learned and train us to continue her education. While she is still a puppy and has the tendency to naughty puppy behavior, she responds much better to correction and commands. We feel much better equipped to deal with those behaviors and she seems to be retaining her training well. As a small animal veterinarian with a solid understanding of how much time it takes to train a dog well, I had realistic expectations of how successful 6 weeks of training could actually be. I was very pleased with the results. Further, their dog caretaker Brian shared photos of Pika playing with the other dogs between training sessions which was super important to my wife and kiddos! I am pleased with our results. I will use Midwest Dog Training again for our next pups! Reid Den Herder, DVM Dickinson County Animal Clinic Spirit Lake, Iowa

Cairo, a rescue dog from animal control, was stressing me out to the point I was sure he was going to have to be returned because of his behavior. All around unresponsive to training, inattentive to commands, High anxiety, destructive behavior particularly when I left the home and much more. Problem rescue dogs were not new to me but for whatever reason Cairo was just unresponsive to me. To say I was at my end was an understatement. Midwest Dog training was my final hope before I made that heartbreaking decision to return Cairo to Animal Control. I spoke with Chris on the phone and he explained what he could and couldn't do, did not provide any false hope or claims but explained how through the training there was potential to relieve some of the issues with the dog. He explained that the separation anxiety is not something you can directly stop a dog from doing but through the training Cairo would possibly get the confidence that might make him more at ease. He made no promises about that and was very straight forward about it only being a possibility. After three weeks at Midwest Dog Training, Cairo was a completely different well behaved dog. He now pays attention to commands, has totally lost his destructive behavior, many of his behavioral issue associated with his separation anxiety are gone, I no longer have to give him anxiety medication every day to control his out of control behavior, He is just a total different well behaved dog now. I WAS AMAZED! I cant thank the staff at Midwest Dog Training enough for saving Cairo through their training.

Our son’s dog was trained at Midwest Dog Training and because of his dog’s amazing transformation, we knew our dog would be a great candidate to be trained there as well. Our dog is two and we recently adopted him from the humane society. He is a great dog and we knew with the training expertise from Midwest Dog Training, he could achieve his greatest potential. He has been home for 10 days now and I waited to write this review because I thought that the results were too good to be true. Each day, he becomes a better “great dog” and we are thrilled to have him as a member of our family! Walking him is a joy and he listens! An added benefit to his training is that our other dog’s behavior has improved, too. This training is an investment that pays dividends every single day. We highly recommend the team at Midwest Dog Training!