Perky Pet Services LLC

08/25/2026

A silverback gorilla can be trained using force free, positive reinforcement methods. Tell me again why some dogs "need" harsh techniques and tools? 🤔

If a trainer ever recommends a shock collar, choke chain, prong collar, rattle can, spray bottle, leash jerking, alpha-rolling, or any other aversive tools or techniques to "train" or "dominate" your dog... Show them this video.

Humans use force free, positive reinforcement methods to train gorillas, lions, and bears.

The problem obviously isn't the dog.
The problem is the trainer.

No 👏 dog 👏 needs 👏 a 👏 heavy 👏 hand 👏 ‼️

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

08/25/2026

So far we've raised enough to cover Revy's x-rays, surgical consult, and the medications that he'll need for after the surgery 🥹 Thank you guys so so much. Every little bit is adding up and it means the world to our family, especially since we haven't even had the chance to pay off Reese's surgery from last month.

This boy is the light of our lives and it's been so difficult to watch him hobble around, unable to play or go for walks. It feels surreal to be on the receiving end of the donations, and we don't take a bit of it for granted.

The link to donate, if you can: https://gofund.me/24f39618d

I'm also still accepting new clients for Private Training in person between Hinsdale & Bolingbrook, as well as virtually. I can assist with life transitions (new rescue, new puppy, new baby), over-reactivity in the home and on the leash, and "care with consent" for dogs and cats--teaching them to tolerate and even enjoy tasks such as vet exams, grooming, and medication administration 🩷🩷

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

08/22/2026

Are you eligible for our new free spay/neuter program?
815.462.5633

08/21/2026

You may remember my recent post celebrating my dog Reese's recovery from her surgery. We are still extremely grateful for her to finally be feeling better. But, not to be outdone, my other dog Revy now needs a surgery of his own. 🙁

My husband and I were encouraged by many of our loved ones to start a GoFundMe to help us take on the cost of Revy's surgery while we're still working to pay off Reese's. We're reaching out to you guys, our village, to ask if you can please help.

- Even $5 donations will start to add up! 🎉

- If now is not a good time for you to donate, it would also be very helpful if you'd please share my business with pet lovers in your life. I am accepting new dog and cat clients for Private Training, both remote/virtual and in-person between Hinsdale & Bolingbrook, IL. 🐾💕

Thank you for your consideration. We're very much hoping to afford this surgery so Revy can return to his full life, playing with his sister and doing 360° spins in the yard.

Here is the link to donate:
https://gofund.me/4e158dedd

08/19/2026

The newest client in my Puppy Program has a 10-week old Bernedoodle named Peanut Butter, and a precious seven year old daughter who is passionate about helping with the puppy's training. Yesterday, my client showed me her daughter's back-to-school sign. Notice anything? 🥹😭🩷

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

08/16/2026

The face of a dog finally fully recovered from her hacky-sack-sized tumor removal! My dog Reese's first long walk after over a month of recovering 🤗🐾💕 And she didn't waste a moment. She got absolutely soaked, covered in mud and foliage...and she loved every second.

Her first walk back to normal is a great reminder that these walks are for them! Humans get the added benefit of fresh air and exercise, but these walks are for the dogs to enjoy: to stimulate their minds which helps ward off doggy dementia, to expand their small world, to offer them what is really the extent of any agency in their own existence, and (depending on the dog) to offer them social opportunities.

I thought that returning to walkies after so many weeks without them would mean that Reese would be (rightfully!) unhinged and that her training may have backslid a little... It didn't 👏 It would have been understandable if it did, but her behaviors and emotional regulation are so solid after all my hard work to be consistent, that she stayed cool as a cucumber even when garbage trucks passed and squirrels taunted her a few feet away.

This is why we spend their whole lives learning and teaching! So when the unexpected happens (actually expectedly), you can trust that your dog has the solid foundation to persevere through it. We refer to Reese as "the angel baby" because she is so gentle, so trusting, and so eager to work with you. She's very intuitive and naturally sweet, but she wasn't always so cooperative in her care!

Providing Reese with Cooperative Care Training for her entire life has meant that Reese held still for her vet exams and procedures, stayed calm during x-rays, wore her cone with no anxiety, and allowed us to give her repeated sanitary trims when she was having accidents from the medications. What could have been 10x more stressful for both Reese and me, simply wasn't. Because we put in the work 🩷

I am so proud of my precious old puppy and immensely relieved that she is feeling so much better after a long recovery from her surgery. Seeing her move freely and without pain reminds me of why I work so hard to be a good dog mom, and to be an excellent dog trainer so I can help other pet-loving families to have similar experiences of greatly mitigated anxiety during the inevitable times of severe stress.

I love you, Reesie Peesie 🩷🩷🩷

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

08/14/2026

The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior has spoken 🙌👏🐾💕

Aversive training tools and techniques are outdated and cruel, and they have no place in modern, science-guided, compassionate dog training.

There is a better way 🩷

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

08/07/2026

Tired dogs are happy dogs! Walks are only fun, enriching, and satisfying for dogs when their humans encourage curiosity, support their agency (ability to choose), and give them time to enjoy all the best parts!

Dogs that have their physical, mental, emotional, and social needs met are more likely to:
🐾 Be receptive to learning and engaging with their humans
🐾 Get good rest which helps them regulate their emotions
🐾 Adapt more easily to new things, people, and situations

Tips for giving your dog agency on walks:
🖤Let them choose the route you take (as much as is feasible)
🖤Let them set the pace, including taking breaks to sniff, roll, and people-watch
🖤Watch their body language to determine what interactions (if any) they can safely have, how well they're regulating their emotions, and how much longer it's productive for them to be out adventuring.



P.S. We had a blast at the Furry Friends & Fast Rides event benefiting ADOPT Pet Shelter in Illinois

08/07/2026

Tired dogs are happy dogs! Walks are not fun, enriching, or satisfying for them when their humans drag them along, hurry them up, and force them to skip all the best parts!

Dogs that have their physical, mental, emotional, and social needs met are less likely to:
🐾 Be destructive in the home
🐾 Vocalize excessively
🐾 Exhibit nuisance behaviors

P.S. We really did have a blast at the Furry Friends & Fast Rides event benefiting ADOPT Pet Shelter in Illinois

07/30/2026

FOUND SAFE! 🐾💕

Hinsdale Urgent Please Help! Birdie got loose from the foster during this terrible storm. She is a very very scared dog. Kathy has worked with her for 4 months and she is still scared of people. The best way to catch her is open your fence gate and hope she comes in and close fence gate. Then call me immediately. 708-542-8969. Do not chase. Just watch her. Last seen 12:30 pm one block south of of 55th and one block west of county line road. That’s oak street. I’m hoping she is hiding in your bush or under your deck.