Unbreakable Bond Dog Training

12/23/2025

Rex and I 🧡

12/23/2025

Rex and I practicing our carnival act before we get started this morning 😛. I’ll be proofing Rex at Fashion Outlets of Chicago today before he goes back to rescue. He had a blast in the hotel last night, and slept in a bed for the first time.

This big teddy bear still needs a foster home! If you’re able to open your home to him this holiday season please give me a call at (630) 220-2583 and I can put you in touch with his rescue 🙏

12/20/2025

We call this “playing wrecking ball”…here you’ll see Rex hitting me with his wrecking ball because I wasn’t playing with him 😂.

He is SUCH a sweet dog, and is a blast and a half. He’ll have you laughing all night, is smart as a whip, is always up for anything but is also able to just chill, and will be a super loyal dog to whatever family is lucky enough to adopt him. If you’re in the market for a rescue dog (or even if you’re not), consider meeting Rex…he’s going to make a family extremely happy. I’m just praying he gets to spend his first Christmas with a family he can call his own. He drew the short end of the stick so far in life and it’s time he experiences what being a family pet feels like. Not being on the street or a kennel environment over the holidays, no matter how amazing the organization is….but a member of an ACTUAL family. He is so full of love and he absolutely deserves to find peace and to rest his head on the lap of someone he can call “mom” or “dad” on Christmas morning. If we can make that happen, my year will have been made.

Please call or text at (630) 220-2583 to setup a meet and greet if you can foster or are looking to adopt. And please share all of his posts so his future family is able to find him!

12/18/2025

12/18/2025

Rex’s routine every time he eats. “Stay” = lay down, wait for a belly rub, then I’ll eat your “kibble” hooman. He’s such a lovable dog and has a huge personality. If anyone can step up to foster this guy he would love to be in a home for Christmas. Please call or text me at (630) 220-2583 and I’ll put you in touch with his rescue 🧡

12/16/2025

DOG TRAINING TIP OF THE WEEK - “LEAVE IT” FEAT. REX THE RESCUE

Here I’m using Rex as my demo dog to show you a very effective way to teach a dog the “leave it” command. While Rex is training with me for the next 7 days, he is in desperate need of a foster home. If you are able to open you home and your heart this holiday season, please send us a message. Rex’s foster home will be backed by an amazing 501(c)3 nonprofit rescue that has been caring for Rex for the past year at their kennel location.

With “leave it,” It’s all about the timing of your verbal marker (“yes”), which is always verbalized in the same tone of voice each time (think clicker training, the verbal marker is your clicker, which makes the same clicking noise in the same pitch each time it’s pressed). The marker shouldn’t be given in an over excited tone…save this for your praise (“good leave it!”) after the marker is given. By definition, the marker instantly tells a dog they did something right, bridging the gap between the exact moment of correct behavior and the delayed food reward, ensuring clear communication for faster, more precise learning.

Another tip: do not give the “leave it” treat to the dog. At the end of the exercise you’ll be left with one treat, which is the treat you’ve been using as your “leave it” treat. Go through the same routine with that last treat, and when you go to treat the dog, transfer that last treat behind your back into your opposite hand to treat from the opposite side. In the dog’s mind, this is now a different treat. Why do I do this? Because when you’re asking your dog to leave a squirrel on a walk or a chocolate bar one of your kids dropped in the kitchen, you’re never going to release your dog and say ok go get that chocolate after he/she successfully listened to your “leave it” command. This exercise is to teach a terminal version of “leave it,” meaning whatever the dog’s leaving is now off limits entirely.

Take your time when going through each of the three stages (closed fist, open hand, dropping on ground). Make sure your dog fully understands a closed hand leave it before moving on to an open hand leave it. We want to make sure we set the dog up to succeed. With that being said, we want to keep these sessions nice and short (3-4 mins max), and you can do a few of these short sessions throughout the day. Hope this helps!

12/16/2025

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12/16/2025

🔹HOLIDAY TRAINING SALE🔹

We are currently running a 15% off holiday sale for all training services through the end of December. Whatever your training needs are, we can assist. Call today at (630) 220-2583 to reserve your spot or to setup an in-home consultation.

We offer both private/in-home training as well as a highly tailored board and train program done in a home environment, one dog at a time. Doing it this way allows us to get everything done that a training facility might otherwise be able to do, but in a fraction of the time. The dog spends morning/day/night with our head trainer doing obedience training, confidence building via agility work, leash manners, socialization and a whole lot more. Any and all behavioral issues you may be experiencing are also addressed. And instead of having to leave your dog at a facility for 4-6 weeks, crated most of the time, next to 15+ other barking dogs, you’ll have a fully trained dog back in your home in, on average, 7-10 days with our program.

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12/14/2025

Filled! Next opening for boarding and training is January 13th! I have openings for private/in-home training in the meantime. Call or text at (630) 220-2583 for more info.

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Our next available board and train opening is December 23rd! Call us today at (630) 220-2583 to discuss in more detail!

12/14/2025

Rex quickly gaining that confidence back. Showing off at Home Depot. Rex is still in need of a good foster home. Whoever is lucky enough to care for this guy will be a “foster failure,” I’ll put money on it. Such a great dog all around. If you’re interested in fostering or adopting, either shoot me a message or give me a call directly at (630) 220-2583 and I will put you in touch with his rescue!

PS - A woman stopped us by my truck when we were leaving to compliment my “beautiful police dog.” True story. Rex blushed.