About Custom K9

<h2>In-home dog training across Kankakee County</h2>

<p>Custom K9 Dog Training describes itself as providing &ldquo;professional in-home dog training in Bourbonnais, IL and across Kankakee County,&rdquo; and names Bourbonnais, Kankakee, Bradley and Manteno as the communities it serves. The argument the site makes for the in-home format is stated plainly: training happens &ldquo;where the behavior actually lives: your home, your yard, your neighborhood,&rdquo; and &ldquo;No facility your dog will never live in.&rdquo; A line from the owner on the same page puts it as &ldquo;A dog that behaves in a training facility and falls apart in your kitchen is not trained.&rdquo;</p>

<h3>The four programs</h3>

<p>The site lists four ways to work with it. In-home dog training covers obedience, manners and structure built into daily life. Family dog obedience addresses jumping, pulling, ignoring commands and &ldquo;chaos at the door,&rdquo; and teaches the whole household to handle the dog. Behavior modification covers reactivity, aggression, fear and guarding, and the site says serious cases &ldquo;get an in-person evaluation and a plan built on safety first, structure second, controlled exposure third.&rdquo; The fourth is working K9, protection and PSA sport, taken from foundation through advanced work, with the site noting Malinois, Shepherds and other high-drive breeds and &ldquo;off-switch training so the working dog can live in a home.&rdquo; The site sets the two halves against each other deliberately: &ldquo;family dogs get the precision of working-dog structure, and working dogs get the patience of a family trainer.&rdquo;</p>

<h3>Who runs it, and what it costs</h3>

<p>The site names Mark Harwood as owner and describes him as a U.S. Navy veteran with 25 years of experience across family obedience, behavior modification, sport, protection and working K9 disciplines. It also credits the business with 100+ dogs trained and says owners rate it 5 out of 5 stars on Google. Pricing is published rather than quoted on a call: training packages &ldquo;start at $600 for 5 one-hour in-home sessions,&rdquo; covering obedience, leash work, manners and owner handling, with behavior modification and advanced K9 programs quoted after an evaluation.</p>