About lake county dogs

<h2>Behavior modification first</h2><p>Lake County Dogs is led by Gary Boots and positions itself around canine behavior modification for what it calls even the most challenging behavioral issues. The about page describes the approach as force-free and science-based, saying the practice tries to stay on the cutting edge of animal behavioral science, and that no pet is untrainable. Training happens either in the client's home or at the business's own facilities, and the service area is given as Lake County, IL and the Chicagoland area.</p><h3>Programs</h3><p>The services page lists a Fear Recovery Program for fearful dogs, Puppy Foundations over 4 sessions, Basic Obedience over 5 sessions, Advanced Obedience aimed at off-leash reliability, Board and Train, Behavior Modification for aggression, fear, anxiety and reactivity, Trick Training, AKC Canine Good Citizen testing, and cat training. Three specialized services sit alongside them: board and train, service dog task training for qualified candidates, and multi-dog household training. A free evaluation and a free discovery call are both offered.</p><h3>Background</h3><p>The site credits Gary Boots with over 25 years of hands-on experience – one passage on the about page puts it at over 20 years – and says the business has been training pets since 2003. It describes him as an AKC-approved evaluator, an instructor at Animal Behavior College, a former president of two American Kennel Club breed clubs, and a breeder of AKC award-winning Karelian Bear Dogs and Great Danes, and presents that breeding background as the source of his grounding in canine genetics, temperament and development. Pricing has its own page but no figures appear on the pages held here.</p>