The In-Home Training Experience
Crouse Canine
The work starts where your dog lives.
Our Philosophy
...it's OK to expect this to work in your house, not just in a facility.
...it's NOT OK to get a dog back that only listens somewhere else.
...it's OK to ask hard questions before anyone touches your dog.
...it's NOT OK to be sold "socialization" and called it training.
...it's OK to want an education, not a quick fix.
...it's NOT OK to line dogs up, run reps, and call it done.
what to expect with in-home training
Your dog acts different at home than anywhere else. So that's where we train. Real doorbells. Real guests. Real walks down your real street, not a controlled room built to make a dog look easy.
Pay as you go. No big upfront fee. Lessons run in rotations built around your schedule, not a one-size-fits-all package.
We go to Kankakee, Watseka, Champaign, Bourbonnais, Ashkum, Clifton, Rantoul -- all cities between Chicago and Champaign along the I-57 corridor.
Group Class
GROUP CLASS SUNDAYS 12:00pm
Sessions take place in Various Regions
(Limited Access Group Class/Pass Screening)
(In the Kankakee/Aroma Park Region
Board & Train
Available on a limited basis.
Where we work
Chicago. Champaign. Indianapolis. Michigan. Kankakee, Watseka, Bourbonnais, Manteno, Rantoul, Gibson City, Dwight, Wilmington, and more. Nearby and not listed? Ask.
Years in home
Towns & cities
States Trained
trusted by
WCIA 3
Iroquois County Sherrif's Department
WGFA
Kankakee County Sherrif's Department
WVLI
Manteno Chamber Of Commerce
Testimonials
Absolutely wonderful to work with. Very knowledgeable. Really builds a personal relationship with you and your dog.
Amber Robinson
Love working with Crouse canine. Very understanding of our needs and what we are wanting to accomplish and caters to that, not a set schedule of things we have to do, but looks at the overall goal/needs and works towards that!
Heather Wilken
Derek is SO knowledgeable about what he does and only wants the best for you and your dogs!! He is always so patient and does such a good job at explaining things in a way anyone can understand!