Canis Kidz Alumni
Macie the Gold Star Puppy
"Lynn was an absolute lifesaver! At 9.5 weeks old we needed to board our goldendoodle puppy, Macie, and Lynn came highly recommended for a puppy board and train. Macie stayed with Lynn for a week and came back a different puppy! She knew tons of tricks, slept in her crate, and was a "place master" at just 10.5 weeks old!! We really appreciated how she kept us up to date with video updates and training support after the fact. She is now 8 months old and working toward her Canine Good Citizen. We were so impressed with Macie's results that Lynn trained our adult dog while we were on vacation, too. We recommend Lynn to everyone. This truly changed our life and we will always be grateful to Lynn for training our brilliant puppy Macie!"
-Carly Mitrovic
Oliver Koch
"Our 10-month old, 60-pound doodle (Oliver) is near perfect—AFTER—sending him through Lynn Gomez’ training program. Oliver had all of the good/bad attributes of a PUPPY. He counter-surfed, was not responsive to calling, chewed everything, “demand” barked, and became very strong, very quickly and was almost impossible to physically handle. After Lynn’s training, Oliver comes when you call him, sits and stays in place as needed, and has stopped doing all of the “bad” things puppies do!! We would highly recommend Lynn to all new and experienced dog owners.”
Bernie and Linda Koch
Ruti-the daddys girl
"Lynn is AMAZING. That’s it. She just has a way with the dogs and the “savage” in them like she calls them lol Our American Labrador Retriever Ruti was about 2 when we started training at home. Lynn would come out 1x a week and leave us homework but she was just so attached to my husband and not listen to any command from me or the kids. We decided to send her with Lynn to stay for 2 weeks and Ruti came back as a new woman!!! I tell everybody to take their fur babies to Lynn ASAP and not wait until the problem gets bigger like we did. Definitely recommend her 1000% "
-Nancy Martínez
KONA CORONA
"Well I don’t know where to begin Lynn is an amazing person she has so much energy and to be around all these dogs and train them like she does is unbelievable, When I brought my puppy Kona a German Shepherd, to Lynn, so she can train her for three weeks I was a bit curious about how she goes about training. Well she was so professional, and made me feel like I have known her for ever.
She has done such a fantastic job with Kona, I didn't recognise the puppy I had dropped of three weeks ago. Watching her handle these beautiful animals and making them stay in place was unbelievable! To this day I have made a amazing friend and when I have any questions about Kona she is there to help. Even travelling to my home to help with any training issues I was having. I trust and love this perky, amazing person to train any of my dogs. Thank you, Lynn, for being an outstanding trainer. You are unbelievable, and believe me, I tell everyone I know about my experience with you. Again you are an unbelievable dog trainer!!"
-Renee Beistek
Miso Hiltscher
Lynn is AMAZING! She was a true life-changer or us.
I can’t begin to say enough good things about her: she is wonderful. She is so kind, so professional; she knows and reads dogs VERY well, but she also understands the dog’s owners.
WE needed almost as much training as our pup, Miso did. She was organized, thoughtful, and very responsive to our needs and concerns. She put our worried dog-parent-minds at ease!
Early on, before we found Lynn, we’d been trying our best. We’d already been through a number of puppy obedience classes, socialization classes, pre-agility classes.
Even though our beautiful pup Miso was a good boy inside, he was so head-strong and willful. He was completely wild. Physically strong, he was a total handful despite everything we’d tried. I was feeling desperate. It was clear we were losing the battle. But we would never have survived age 7 to 12 months without Lynn. She is genius at what she does, and she is a true professional. The work she does is a challenging craft, but Lynn really excels at it.
During the time our boy was with Lynn and her pack, she gave us the calm reassurance we needed to turn him over to her. I didn’t have to worry about him even a second. I knew he was in such good hands.
We could see from the videos Lynn sent while he was away, and we could see how changed Miso was after he came home from Puppy Boot Camp. He was so happy, so self-confident! He’d learned so much. You could see it in his eyes and in his smile and body language that he’d gotten it!
Lynn had nurtured him an helped him figure out how to understand, how to be a good boy, and how to live happily in our home. He’d turned a corner, and he had a blast while doing it!
We are so grateful to have found Lynn! We could not have done it without her."
-Betsy and John Hiltscher
and Miso, too!
RIley Hanley
"Lynn has been awesome. I would highly recommend Lynn to help with dog training. We are first time owners of a yellow lab puppy. Neither my wife nor I had any experience of where to even begin. From my first conversation over the phone with Lynn, I knew that we were in great hands. Lynn came to pick up Riley when we were going out of town. I was looking for a place just to board Riley, but Lynn suggested her boot camp since Riley was a 5 month old puppy and could use consistent training. It was both reasonable and extremely beneficial. I could not believe the difference in a matter of a little over a week. When we got back in town, Riley knew a bunch of commands that made going forward so much more tolerable. Lynn not only taught Riley, but she also taught our family how to handle Riley as well. I would highly recommend Lynn for all of your training needs."-Kevin Hanley
Rex
"Lynn is an excellent dog trainer! Our Rex was afraid of everything at first and she taught us ways to build his confidence in order to move forward. After his training was completed, he was like a completely different dog. He listens to commands, plays, barks, and is an all around happy dog. Lynn is flexible with her schedule and always communicates well. She is professional and easy to work with. I recommend Lynn to everyone! She is wonderful! "
-Laura & John
Libby O.
"After having a couple of golden retrievers with different personalities I got one that really gave me a problem and I didn’t know what to do with her. She was a puppy with a bad behavioral problem , I honestly thought of getting rid of her because I could not handle her or figure out what to do with her. I was taking her to a K9 day care and that is how I got in touch with Lynn . She took my dog Libby for a week and did an amazing turnaround with my her , she also showed me what I should do to continue with the work she did with her, so far the training is going very well.
I’m very happy I met Lynn she is a true professional and very caring I know if I ever have a problem with my dog Libby , Lynn is very responsive and she would always be there to help me out." -Glenn O.
The Wolf(Gracie) & Gorilla(Hank)
"Lynn is amazing and I trust our dogs with her without an ounce of worry. When she comes to pick them up, they can't contain their excitement. I'm jealous we don't get the same reaction from them.🙂 She is also an excellent trainer and has helped us tremendously. I highly recommend Lynn and her services!"
Ryan Simmons
Frankfort, IL
Biggie
"We highly recommend Lynn and Ramiro. They are amazing at what they do. Our puppy Biggie was transformed after 2 weeks of training with them. He is an Old English Bulldog full of energy and personality. They were great at setting goals and boundaries that are easy to apply. It’s been a couple weeks now since boarding/training but we continue to see growth and improvement when we apply what Lynn and Ramiro suggested. Such a nice couple to work with. They are realistic with the goals and timeframe. Their suggestions and training tips are realistic and doable. They have a true passion for what they do and our puppy loves them both. He is always happy to see them. We have continued to board him and when we do he continues the training as well."
- Ilda Delgadillo-Sojda
Jasper Menzione
"We love Lynn and her Canis Kidz Academy!
This is such a wonderful pack training program.
We enrolled our Goldendoodle Jasper when he 10 weeks old for his beginner puppy training. We were really struggling with crate training and coming when called. He came home from training a new pup. Jasper loved his crate and was so much more obedient and more gentle with our children.
We have continued board training with Lynn and are so happy with her abilities and talent. Lynn is very knowledgeable, patient yet firm and so loving. Jasper loves Lynn, her family and the whole Canis Kidz pack. He is part of the crew! We are so grateful for everything Lynn has done! Jasper just graduated from intermediate training and we will continue to send him to Canis Kidz Academy to sharpen his skills until he reaches Therapy Dog status."
~ Kristin Menzione
Addi & Dolly
"I can’t say enough about Lynn and her care and training of our dogs. Call us crazy because we adopted 2 puppies at once🤪. Definitely a challenge but Lynn to the rescue. They were part of her 2 week basic training program and it was a huge help. They learned to stay in place on their mats with lots of distractions. They were interacting with Lynn’s “training pack” which is a huge socialization tool for the dogs. That was critical to them being calm and able to make better behavior choices. They walk on a leash very calmly too with the help of the proper collar Lynn provided. They are going to be attending her e collar training soon for more lessons. Obviously training is a journey and with 2 they feed off each other’s good and bad behaviors, so the next step is exciting. I would highly recommend Lynn for both training and boarding. My”girls” will be going for boarding when we are on vacation too where the training is reinforced during that time. "
- Jan Bouck