Dog Behavior Solutions

I have nothing but great things to say about Janice. She has helped us with our two dogs we have recently adopted. First with out very shy and unsure adult dog, then with our overly confident and rebellious puppy. Even though we were in a group class each time, Janice took time with each dog, addressing their individual needs. She made sure each dog (and owner) was set up to succeed. She helped our shy trembling dog gain confidence and learn how to let loose and be a dog. She helped us learn how to recognize the signs of when our rebellious pup was going to act up and cut him off before he could get a step ahead of us. The follow up classes she recommended were the perfect ones for each of our dogs. She truly cares about each dog in her class and wants them to succeed.

When we brought Otis home, we noticed that he was biting everything and growled when we tried to take certain things away from him. Janice explained that he is «guarding» his prized possessions and helped us learn how to manage and train him. Otis is now 8 months old and his guarding issue is under control. We couldn’t have done it without Janice. We also attended the puppy class with Megan who gave us great tips and was very supportive as we learned how to live with Otis. Thank you both.

Janice Triptow and her colleague Megan Ores-​Uhrich are, in short, awesome. This is more of a review of Megan’s work because I don’t know Janice that well since I have Megan has been my point of contact and my pup’s trainer. When Janice was in the class, I was super impressed. And, she works with the Chicago Court Case Dog Program… so awesome!
Okay, long story? Here goes:
I have wanted a dog for a long time. At my friend’s graduation party last year, she recommended that I contact Megan. Megan acted as a dog head hunter for my friend. Wait… that reads/​sounds bad. Lemme rephrase: Megan hunted a dog down for my frie… wait. Megan searched for a dog for my friend (okay, better). My friend said that Megan would do the same for me and, dang it, she did! Interestingly enough, she found the perfect dog for me the same day that I adopted the most perfect dog for me! Even more interestingly enough, Megan trained the dog that she originally found for me and my dog. ANNNNDDD, my dog and the other dog are now in the same walking group! It’s like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, but for dogs! In almost serious, I tell that story to point out that Megan is dedicated to connecting people and dogs so that all parties are happy as clams! Oh!
Megan is also a great trainer. She is very attentive to the pups and the people. I think dog training is not only about training the dog, but also — and potentially more importantly — it is about training the people. Since we were learning so many skills each class, she gave us homework sheets so that we could practice the way she taught us in class. If we had questions, we could ask her pretty much at any time. She is also amazingly available on email. I mean, I have sent her frantic emails at 12a asking why the hell my dog won’t walk, what type of harness goes with what type of dog seatbelt, why does she insist on chewing the wood in the apartment versus the thousands of chewies I bought, so on and so forth, and she has emailed me back within the hour or by 7a the next morning (disclaimer: she might not do that all of the time, but I was impressed when she did it for me).
Overall, I heart Megan and Dog Behavior Solutions. I would be lost without them… in fact, I am about to break into song about my heart-​ing of these folks and the way they care about dogs…*nods to Robin Thicke, clears throat*
I’m lost without you
Can’t train my dog
Why won’t she siiiiit?
Down when I ask her to…

I just completed a six-​week Bettering Beginning Behaviors training course with Megan Ores-​Uhrich, and she was amazing with my slightly neurotic AussiePoo, Jackpot. I thought after she was bitten on the nose by another dog at a young age, that she was always going to be a bit crazy. NOT SO!
Six weeks with Megan and I have a confident, social pup who is excited to go to training! While she is still a little crazy, Megan gave me tons of natural product recommendations and armed me with great tips to navigate her neurosis with ease! Jackpot and I will be taking another class with Megan in the near future and I can’t wait :)

I’m so lucky to have Megan, Janice, and Dog Behavior Solutions to support me and my puppy family. Every time I’m with Janice, I learn something new and helpful. I took my frightened Chi to Janice’s small dog class at Earth Pups. It helped Maya come out of her shell. Janice is an amazing read of dog behavior. Her insight is very helpful.
Megan is awesome. We had a doggie emergency after the holidays. My two girls had a spat, and it looked like the only resolution would be for them to forever live separate lives in our home. Megan was there to help right away. She was supportive and understanding. She offered suggestions and solutions that were within my scope of skill, that worked for our family, and were tailored to my dog’s special needs. Also, a few months later, she was right there to offer follow up help, even though she was under the weather at the time. That’s devotion to your client, and it shows real love for the work that you do. I can’t say that for a lot of businesses these days. You can really trust Dog Behavior Solutions. I can’t recommend them enough.

After adopting a puppy, I desperatley needed some help in training him. He is very energetic and needed to learn some manners. I am happy to say that Dog Behavior Solutions was tremendous in helping me and my dog. With humor and expertise, Megan did a wonderful job in getting to the point with what was needed. I highly recommend Dog Behavior Solutions.

I am currently enrolled in her Growl class and this is the first class that I have taken where I feel like my dog is being set up for success. It’s truly amazing. The class is small and Janice has someone else teaching it with her who is also amazing. They both will answer any questions I have without making me feel silly. I plan on taking Growl 2 and her tracking class. I highly recommend her and this class!

Janice really goes above and beyond being a trainer. We took home another chihuahua, Sophie, in May. During our search, I talked with her a few times about how to find the best fit for Matilda. Since she works with so many shelters, she was going to keep an eye out for a good match for us. She even offered to come out to meet potential dogs if they were in the Chicago area!
Janice was at our house the very next day after Sophie came home to evaluate her and to evaluate Sophie and Matilda’s relationship. She has been «on call» for our numerous questions and worries. With her guidance, the girls are getting along great! Like Matilda, Sophie absolutely and immediately bonded with Janice and is so excited when she sees her.
We also have them enrolled at Earth Pups for Janice’s Small Dogs Manners class. It is such a great class, and we are learning so much. It’s also nice to connect with other small dog owners. Janice runs the class so smoothly. You really see all the dogs progress, too.
If you are looking for a wonderful trainer, go with Janice!

Janice Triptow is amazing!!! We have two american bulldogs and last year we moved, after we moved our dogs were horrible! They were constantly getting into fights being extremely aggressive with each other and it was to the point where we were considering getting rid of one of them. We couldn’t have them in the same room, we couldn’t have them out together at the same time, it was really sad. We called dozens of trainers who would either not come to our house to train them or just flat out wouldn’t work with our breed of dog.
I should also mention that my one of my dogs had absolutely NO manners. The frist time Janice met Sarge he jumped ALL over her for about 10 minutes. He was so extremely hyper! I kid you not She worked with him for and hour and taught me and my husband how to work with him. She gave us instructions for training him every day for about 15 minutes then she came back in two weeks… He stayed in his place and WAITED for her to come pet him… AFTER TWO WEEKS!!! The woman is a genius when it comes to dogs. He is sooo well behaved now, friends and family come over and they can’t believe it is the same dog! I love it!
Sarge now is extremely well behaved… Don’t get me wrong he still has his hyper moments but they are few and far between. He walks nicely on his leash now when he used to practically rip the skin off my hand he pulled so hard. Now he walks by my side at all times. He used to freak out when he saw other dogs now she has taught me how to direct his attention away from other dogs and now he could care less. He sits and waits for his food by his bowl instead of jumping and running all over the place. He knows his commands and he listens! He is seriously a great dog!
Ok one more thing about my dogs, They can now be in the same room with each other and not attack, They haven’t had a fight for six months. Janice taught us how to identify their triggers and eliminate them. At this moment they are cuddling each other in their beds!
Another thing I love about Janice is she works on reward based training… trust me it is better and makes a huge difference. The dogs actually WANT to work for their reward! We have used other trainers in the past that used shock collars even sending Sarge to a boot-​camp for 10 days… Clearly that didn’t work for us! If anything it made my dogs more aggressive.
We worked with Janice for 6 months, her coming to our house every two weeks and working with the dogs for an hour. We stopped around the holidays because that is my busy season at work. I’m planning on picking back up with her soon. My dogs are not perfect yet but they have come a long long way and it is all because of her! I could never thank her enough!