About Downtown Dogs Chicago

<h2>A three-week intensive at a West Town facility</h2>

<p>Downtown Dogs Chicago builds its offering around focus: "Focus is our main initiative in this in-depth training program." The flagship <strong>Board &amp; Train</strong> is a three-week intensive in which, the site says, "our experienced dog trainers will go through a 3 week intensive with your little one, setting up a system of communication and working on individual issues." The program is listed as including a training collar, an e-collar, a bed and one-on-one instruction — worth knowing up front for owners with a view on tools.</p>

<h3>Programs</h3>

<p><strong>Private lessons</strong> run one-on-one at the facility, covering basic training and behavior modification and, in the site's framing, teaching owners "how to communicate with your dog," with a free consultation included. <strong>Puppy Preschool</strong> is pitched as "a great way to develop a solid foundation for life" in "a safe, structured environment," and includes basic training, two private lessons and a free consultation. The named focus areas across programs are basic training, positive reinforcement, behavior modification and impulse control. In-home lessons are available for clients who cannot travel: "Not able to come to us? Don't worry, we will come to you."</p>

<h3>Method in their own words</h3>

<p>The system is marker-based and staged: "The Dog Trainer sets up a communication system with your dog through markers. The learning phase is positive reinforcement. As the dog become fluent in the communication system, The Dog Trainer then introduces other quadrants of learning for the dog to be able to work through distraction and learn to control his/her impulses." The stated product is "a happy eager and obedient dog."</p>

<h3>Background</h3>

<p>The facility is in Chicago's West Town area, with a Google 360Âş tour published on the site. The about page names Ari Fleishman as trainer and credits him with having "spent the better part of the past 25 years training and studying from the greatest dog trainers" in the field.</p>