Prestige Dog Training

Prestige Dog Training is a training-focused facility at 348 N Laflin St in Chicago's West Loop that offers dog boarding, daycare, and board-and-train programs. Boarding is listed at $60 per night on its website. The focus here is obedience and behavior work, so it suits owners who want more than a place for their dog to sleep.

What does a stay at Prestige include?

Dogs sleep in suite-style kennel accommodations. During the day they have indoor and outdoor play yards, plus an outdoor heated pool. The website describes structured, supervised group play meant to build social skills, so a stay here tends to be active.

• Suite-style kennel accommodations
• Indoor and outdoor play yards
• Outdoor heated pool
• Dog daycare and obedience training
• Pickup and drop-off service

Who is it a good fit for?

Training is the main reason to choose this Chicago facility. Its listed credentials include Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and Certified Behavior Consultant Canine (CBCC-KA). Prestige also offers behavior modification for reactivity and aggression, which makes it worth a call for owners of a dog with those issues.

Puppy owners and anyone working toward a Canine Good Citizen title have options too. Prestige is an AKC Certified Evaluator and is AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy certified, and it runs evaluations for both. When a board-and-train stay ends, owners get transitional handler training and a Go-Home lesson. That handoff matters, since a trained dog only stays trained when the people at home use the same cues.

Practical details

Prestige Dog Training is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM. It is closed on Sundays. Bookings are handled by phone at (312) 380-1474, and vaccinations are required. Questions can also go to info@prestigedogtrainer.com.