Family Dog Center of Illinois
Professional Training for the Family Dog

Family Dog Center of Illinois
6200 Berkshire Drive
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
 
Phone: 815-893-7933
Fax: 866-508-1955
 
Our goal is for you to have a warm, loving, friendly and well-behaved family pet - not a dog brutalized into submission. As such, we only use Positive-Reinforcement training methods and we urge all of our clients to use No-Choke Training Collars.
 
At FDC, we recognize that every dog has it's own personality and, like people, they learn differently. By keeping our class size small (10-12 dogs) and with each class having a Two-Person Instruction Team (a highly experienced instructor and an assistant), our staff is able to recognize the specific needs of your dog and customize our training program, accordingly. Training the family dog can be a fun family-project.
 
As such, the entire family is always welcome to come to each class session (only one person in the training arena) to learn how the family, as a whole, can train the dog to become the type of family pet which you desire.
 
  • Relaxed Family-Oriented Atmosphere · Small Class Size - we average about 10 dogs per class 
  • Two-Person Instruction Team per class 
  • Personalized attention to meet your dog’s specific needs
  • Experienced and Certified Instructors with 5 to 25 years experience 

  • Positive-Reinforcement Training 
  • Large Indoor Climate-Controlled Facility with plenty of parking 
  • Regulation-standard Agility Equipment 
  • Entire training area is covered with 3/4" thick rubber matting to protect your dog (training on bare or thinly-coated concrete can injure your dogs hips and joints)
  • Classes are structured for having fun and success
  • In order to accommodate your schedule, our class schedule include Morning, Evening and Saturday sessions. 
  • Conveniently located in Crystal Lake at Virginia Road and Berkshire Drive