About Dog Life Pro

<h2>Certified, science-based training in Oak Park</h2>

<p>Dog Life Pro works from Oak Park under the line "Be your Dog's Hero," offering "science-backed dog training tips and puppy socialization advice from a certified trainer." The credentials are stated plainly: "We are CCPDT® and APDT certified trainers using humane and science based training concepts (LIMA)." The site explains its own framing of that credential, describing the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers as "the gold standard for dog trainers and owners looking to work with a dog trainer."</p>

<h3>Services</h3>

<p>Alongside <strong>training</strong>, the business runs <strong>daycare</strong>, <strong>boarding</strong> — "No crates and a comfy home environment" — and <strong>dog walking</strong>, where the site says walkers are "insured, CPR certified, background checked and proficient in dog body language." A distinctive extra is <strong>K9 Playtime</strong>, described as a free service that helps owners "find your dog's perfect match" for play, on the stated basis that "socialization is critical for your dog's development." Services and rates, a products area and a knowledge base are all published on the site.</p>

<h3>Background</h3>

<p>The about page is written by Neville Mistri. He describes being a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer in 2012, 17 years into an IT career and approaching burnout, while caring for a German Shepherd with a rare neurological disorder that made it difficult for the dog to relieve himself. He writes of walking two hours a day, trying chiropractic, acupuncture and homeopathic care when university clinics could not solve the problem, and of realizing after the dog's death how much he had learned from him — the account the site gives for the career change into dog training.</p>