Wolfkeeper University Chicago, Illinois

Toriano, Tyrone, and all of the associates at Wolfkeeper University have a passion for dog training. Not only do they focus on training your dog to be well composed in any situation, they teach you how to be an excellent handler. They focus on the relationship and bond between animal and human to make this the best relationship you ever have. I highly recommend them and their services - I've seen them transform do many animals, including my rottweiler. If you listen to their methods and make the investment in private lessons or doggy bootcamp, it'll be the best decision you make for your pup.

Amazing trainer and expert knowledge in training!!

Wolfkeeper University is an Extraordinary Training Facility! This is the no.1 Dog Training Company in Chicago. The master dog trainer Toriano Sanzone was friendly and professional. Toriano is natural with dogs - all dogs love him as he loved all dogs - which makes him the perfect trainer. He trained my dog Tzuyu. I highly recommend Toriano for any kind of dog training!

Perfect Place to get your fur baby trained!!!! Really cute and clean facility! Book now!

Toriano was friendly and professional.

If I could give 0 stars, I would. This guy is DISHONEST and I would never leave my dogs with him. Please consider anyone else for training. You don't want to get involved here.

BUYER BEWARE Toriano Sanzone took all my dogs for a board and train program. We arrived home from Florida the 10th, to find the Toriano “lost” Princeton, at about 3pm. He said he had taken him out to a “park” to do some leash training when Princeton saw another unleashed dog, and Princeton took off after the dog and his training collar broke, Toriano was unable to catch my dog. He said he was handling everything and him and his team were out looking for him, to stay home and not tell the kids, as he knew he would show up.He told me he was hanging flyers (which I provided the template for), talking to people around the neighborhood Sunday and Monday, in addition to checking the shelter. I was doing leg work from home, listing him lost with all the local agencies, and getting his picture out on all the lost dog sites. I realized Monday that things didn’t quite add up with the location. I assumed Saturday night my dog got loose around the Wolfkeeper University facility which is on Taylor and Loomis. When I asked him exactly where my dog was lost he said Central Park and Ogden, which is a 15 minute drive from the facility, wondering why my dog would be doing a walk and/or training that far away. August 13th I found out, when my oldest son and I went out there to hang flyers, and visit shelters that there were NO flyers anywhere between the facility address and Central Park and Ogden. He had lied to me about hanging them. Not 1 flyer! At this point I lost it, and called him and told him I was getting my dogs immediately! I waited at the facility for him for 40 minutes, when he called to tell me my dogs were ready and he didn’t see me. I said I am at the facility, that is when I found out my dogs were at his HOME, which is right around the corner from where he supposedly lost Princeton. He never told me my dogs were not at the facility, and I never would’ve okayed them being at his home, and I am sure his home is not licensed for boarding or training! I really laid into him when I got there, I told him he’d been lying to me all this time, and that I don’t even know what the hell he’s done with my dog. But he better find him or he would be sorry because I would flip his life upside down for my dog (which I am doing). The whole time looking at me with this stupid blank expression, and no more smooth talking. On our way home I noticed my dogs were not acting normal and that my little guys bones were poking out, now I’m devastated, clearly knowing I gave may dogs to a whack job who neglected them I drove hysterically to the vet to get them checked out. My Bulldog was yellow, like she had been sitting in pee, she had a low fever, diarrhea and had lost 9 pounds, my little mixed dog looked starved went from 12 to 11 pounds, both started antibiotics for diarrhea.I'll add these were VERY accurate weights as they'd just seen the vet prior to going to him. Everything is documented. You would think the very person who lost the dog would’ve shared it on his social media. Nope, he decided to share it that Tuesday when I lost it. That was also when he started hanging some flyers, not many, and would text me photo proof of everything he was doing because he knew I didn’t believe him at all.Flyers are the most important thing to finding a lost dog, apparently he didn’t get the memo. He also waited 30 hours before even filing a police report, and the report was FALSE. He told me to NOT neuter my dog, and made sketchy posts about my dogs “designer breed”. What kind of professional trainer LOSES a dog they’ve been training for 2 weeks? I’ll tell you what kind. The kind that isn’t professional, and neglects them, the kind that with holds food for training purposes. I came back with an extra 30 pound bag of food!A bulldog that lost nearly 10 pounds! Just find all his different business review pages. He’s closed and reopened under new names.My dog has been missing now for 16 days, just vanished into thin air #PrincetonTheDood

I live near this establishment and have seen workers often take dogs outside and not pick up after their waste. The establishment also blasts loud music late into the night that can be heard down the street.

I highly recommend Wolfkeeper University. In August I rescued my dog Gigi in my neighborhood. She was wondering the streets, had no tag or chip, had no place to call home and she was severally underweight, guarded and scared. Once Gigi was settled in my home with my other two doggies, I immediately took her to Wolfkeeper University. Toriano and Tyrone where very responsive to my situation at the time, and willing to work with us. Gigi was only 6 months, and had no training with basic commands. We started with group classes once a week with Tyrone. Gigi loves Tyrone and connected with him almost immediately. Due to my demanding work schedule I could only take her once a week. I really like the practical training approach used by Tyrone. He utilizes both positive reward and correction and Gigi is very responsive. Currently, Gigi is attending theLil Wolf Bootcamp, where she is resident onsite, where her training is intensive with groups and individual instruction. I have seen such an improvement with her. She is learning to how to deal with distractions appropriately, learning advanced verbal and hand commands, increased play activity with dogs her own size, and learning agility training with obstacle courses. She still has a lot to learn , but I am completely confident with and highly recommend Tyrone and Toriano; where they truly are passionate about their work, love what they do, and love the dogs they work with, as if they were their own! There is only 5 star rating on this app but I give them 10 plus stars!!!

Toriano is currently under investigation for stealing a dog who was left under his care. Return Princeton to his owners and the bad reviews will cease.

Great Energy, Nice People, I'm Happy, Pups Happy!

Is your best option,if you want to train your dog

I was so nervous with my new big guy, but working with Toriano made it a dream. I had to do a bootcamp bc my guy is so big and I just knew after i got him i might have bit off a bit more then able to chew. Yet after a few weeks i saw such great improvements with responsiveness and even myself! I can't wait to see how much more he develops!!! So excited and fortunate - I just can't say enough. Thank You!!!

Great training. Professional and personal.

It's a very nice place I love it ❤

Lost a dog while in his care. Has done nothing to help find it.

Toriano is a real deal dog trainer. I have known him since 2000. As a Master Dog Trainer myself, I can personally attest to Toriano"s exceptional skills as a dog person. Speaking on a personal level, Toriano is also one of the best people I know.

ABSOLUTELY the BEST place for my 2 girl Akitas to be! The 1st day of Boot camp was extremely effective for me and my dogs! I'm very eager to start Service Dog training next month for Veterans. It is an Amazing Program free to Veterans! Call them and check out the services they have to offer for you and your pet!

They deff The Best Nobody would Take My Chinese Chow Chow! But Toriano took him at 3yrs old & did not give up 2 1/2 months & we got back A Trained Good Great King!!!!! His Employees The Best & So is he & he works with you & Dont put no price on your Dogs!!!! Every dollar was worth it.

When I first brought queen to Toriano my dog was a mess! Pulling on the leash, running off, didn't know how to sit when commanded, it was terrible! But after a month of doggy boot camp queen listened to all the basic commands with the help of Toriano showing me what to continue at home, now when we go to the park I'm proud to show off how obedient she is! if you are looking for a dog trainer there's no one better than Toriano sanzone!

Toriano was a God send for us. He taught us how to work with our head strong, alpha male intact 100lb doberman... he's was the most well behaved dog we've ever seen. When we lost our Diezel, we turned to Toriano again to help us with Blue, our great dane. Again, we had excellent results. I highly recommend Toriano and have sent friends and family his way over the years, and he has not steered us wrong yet. Thanks again, Toriano!!

Toriano is a natural with dogs - all dogs love him as he loved all dogs - which makes him the perfect trainer. He trained my dog Henri as a puppy. Not only house trained him, he trained basic commands and socialized him so that Henri can be placed in any setting - people, dogs, kids, etc. I highly recommend Toriano for any kind of dog training!

Toriano is the dog whisperer of the Midwest. I have had two beautiful children of fur work with him that were quiet difficult and he improved them and our quality of lives substantially! I would not have taken on our second rescue without his support. Toriano's energy and command around our wolf family members gave me confidence that we could work out any issues because he was mainly training me and my family how to work with our canine friends. I owe him beyond in the improvement of quality of life for us and our relationship with our furry family members. I can't say enough about Toriano and his passion for educating parents on the relationship with our canine children. Thank you eternally! Lisa Kuehl

Toriano trained my Presa Canario over nine years ago and it has been one of the best investments that I have ever made! Anyone that knows anything about that breed knows that they can be very challenging! Whenever I take him for a walk I am …

Wolfkeeper University has been responsible for many amazing transformations! I have seen puppies and dogs grow and learn through doggie yoga (DOGA), obedience training, and skills & agility training. It is amazing to see the work of Toriano Sanzone and his trainers in action! They have transformed the energy of dogs and their owners!

All I can say folks is that it's amazing to watch a top-notch world-renowned trainer at work. Don't take my word for it go and see for yourself.

A trained dog, is a happy dog!!! There is no one better then The Wolfkeeper! He performs miracles! Run ! Don't walk for this training!!

My daughter and I have been fortunate enough to purchase two Doberman puppies from the wolfKeeper. …

A year ago I started Toriano Sanzone's Train the Trainer program. I started the program expecting to learn new methods for dog training, what I finished with was much more valuable then I would have ever initially expected! I learned …

Toriano recently completed the Boot Camp Dog Training for our 1.5 year old Cavalier Poodle Mix (Cavapoo) and we couldn't be more please. I felt like a pretty good pet owner, however our dog is my husband's 1st pet and we were incredibly inconsistent with the handling of our dog. Thus it had annoying behavior habits that we could no longer tolerate. Our main concerns were the subtle dominate issues and velcro clinginess of the pet. Because the dog is smaller (30lbs) and super cute, he was assumed a Labordoodle pup and gushed over by all he met, leaving it getting away with jumping, leash pulling, lunging, persistent licking, separation anxiety, whining, following us everywhere and unable to take even a quick car ride without massive drooling and vomiting. So, we felt the Boot Camp full service option was the best, as we wanted to be certain all these concerns were resolved, and Toriano was highly recommended from a friend who's Great Dane he also trained. From initial consultation at our home, thru the entire process of the month+ long program, Toriano maintained professionalism and we saw immediate improvements and retention with our dog. During the programed on boarded trainings, private sessions (indoors and outdoors), Toriano educated us to change the dynamic with our dog and be consistent in leading the dog to a happy well adjust animal appropriate lifestyle. He kept our medium haired dog groomed, healthy, in good shape, well fed and full of personality. We observed Toriano showing our dog an entire new World of city living, by training him in real life scenarios of going to outdoor street fests, and about the city as we hoped to always do. He even taught him proper dog socialization, as we didn't really engage with other pets as much as we knew we should have, so he was always chasing and anxious to met, or run from, other animals. When the boarded training was complete, he delivered us a happy and well trained dog! All comment on how calm, obedient, and shockingly more pleasant our dog is. It's like a complete 180 turnaround, so worth every dollar spent! We can now ENJOY being pet owners, take our dog with us almost everywhere (car rides included) and not fear our dog will offend guests and passerbys with frowned upon puppy misbehaving.