About Our Dog Training

All of our trainers are certified dog trainers with many years of hands on experience. We continue our education each and every year by attending seminars, workshops, being members of professional dog training educational organizations, shadowing other reputable trainers, and by studying books as well as videos. 

By being a member of several professional dog training organizations, we have access to and learn from some of the absolute best and most respected trainers in the industry. Through these experiences, we grow our skills, learn from the best, and spends much-needed time training dogs. 

We understand that the reality of owning a dog, especially one with behavioral issues isn’t the same as the relationship you envisioned prior to getting a dog. It can be embarrassing, frustrating and down right dangerous. Our goal is to get you as close to your ideal relationship as possible. With the right knowledge, tools and hard work you will be amazed at what we can accomplish together.

Wagging Rights offers comprehensive private lessons rooted in rewards-based balanced training methods. Through our customized lessons, we provide effective training solutions that are proven to dramatically increase your dogs reliability, extinguish their problem behaviors, improve their quality of life and improve your relationship with your dog. Additionally, Wagging Rights ensures that you’re involved in every step, so you have the tools and knowledge you need to maintain what you’ve learned long after formal lessons have concluded.

We offer Private Dog Training Lessons.

All of our dog training lessons are customizable. We start by training in the comfort of our client’s homes and then based off our client’s goals we venture out to public places such as downtown areas, dog friendly stores, dog friendly restaurants, forest preserves, bike paths and outside of majorly distracting areas like dog parks. 

TRAINING IN OUR LESSONS INCLUDE:

Barking Issues

Behavior modification

Calming training

Jumping issues

Leash walking

K9 Nose Work

Obedience training

Trick Training

Fear / aggression

Leash Reactivity

Puppy Socialization 

Off-leash training

Potty Training

Mouthing

Chewing

Food stealing

Separation Anxiety

MEET OUR TRAINERS


Founder/ Certified Dog Trainer

Fellow dog lovers,


My name is Tim Rains and I am the owner and dog trainer of Wagging Rights dog training. I am proud to be serving the fox valley area. One of my biggest joys is helping people learn to communicate with their dogs and increase the bond between them. It’s amazing to watch dogs learn and equally as amazing when people realize their dogs can be helped. I greatly enjoy being able to solve behavior problems always with the goal in mind to improve the lives of families and dogs.


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Mike

Certified Dog Trainer

Hello dog lovers, 


My name is Mike and I'm one of the trainers with Wagging Rights Dog Training. When I was 4, we had a German Sheppard named Jack. While I don't remember living with him, I do remember very clearly the day my parents decided to put him down because he was chewing on the furniture. I remember thinking "why does he have to leave our family" and so began my love for helping animals. 

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Dane

Certified Dog Trainer

Ciao everyone!


My name is Dane Gonzalez and I'm a dog trainer with Wagging Rights. Dog behavior is fascinating to me and understanding it is a fun yet challenging riddle. Dogs are capable of doing great things. Understanding them and knowing what works for YOU and YOUR dog is key! Patience as well never hurt anybody!

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