About The Distracted Dog

<h2>Method</h2>

<p>The Distracted Dog is unusually explicit about where it sits on the training spectrum. Its home page states: &ldquo;we use a balanced system of training utilizing all 4 quadrants of learning. However, our methods aren't 'cookie cutter' and we customize our training according to the dogs needs and our customers goals!&rdquo; The stated mission is &ldquo;to make training as easy and fun as possible because we understand, when you enjoy something it makes it that much easier to stay consistent.&rdquo;</p>

<h3>What is offered</h3>

<p>The services list on the home page reads: private lessons, board and train, group classes, general boarding, service dog training, and competition obedience. Private lessons are described as helping &ldquo;you learn how to communicate properly with your dog in a controlled, hands-on&rdquo; environment. Board and train is described as giving the dog &ldquo;hands on repetitions with a trainer multiple times a day.&rdquo; Group classes, the site says, cover &ldquo;socializing, generalizing behaviors, and even earning titles.&rdquo; Service area is given as &ldquo;All of Central Illinois,&rdquo; with hours listed as Monday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm.</p>

<h3>How you start</h3>

<p>The site sets out a three-step intake: fill out a request form or call; attend an evaluation where, in its words, &ldquo;we will meet with you and your dog to get a good assessment of your dogs starting point, as well as go over your specific goals&rdquo; and from which a program, duration and cost are recommended; then book. The evaluation is advertised as free. The site frames the typical client either as someone with &ldquo;a new dog&rdquo; who wants to be proactive or someone &ldquo;experiencing behavior problems,&rdquo; and lists the complaints it hears &mdash; jumping on guests, not settling, poor recall, and struggling &ldquo;to pay attention to you around distractions.&rdquo;</p>

<h3>Experience as stated</h3>

<p>The home page carries the heading &ldquo;OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE&rdquo; and states that &ldquo;our Trainers here at The Distracted Dog have over 25 Years of combined experience varying from house manners all the way through competition obedience.&rdquo;</p>