Perky Pet Services LLC

10/22/2026

Halloween is coming! ...but your pets don't know what that means. 🤔

All they know is that suddenly an endless parade of strange-looking people are knocking on the door and ringing your doorbell for hours. 🥺

‼️ Don’t make Halloween night their first practice! Now is the time to prepare.

✔️ Positively condition them to their cute little costumes NOW, introducing slowly and with high value rewards. Remember: fast is slow and slow is fast. Go at your pet's pace and if they seem uncomfortable, stop the session. End on a positive/playful note and try again later. If they don't seem comfortable with the costume by Halloween, I recommend photoshop!

✔️ Prepare two degrees of safety for trick-or-treating time. Utilize leashes, pet gates, and/or separate closed-off rooms to ensure that escape artists or nervous pets can't slip out the door when you're distracted by the cute little kids.

✔️ Practice door manners by having familiar guests knock on your door and enter the house. Make this a fun game with high value treats and distracting activities for your pets. **If this is too big of an ask for your anxious pet, prepare soft rock/reggae music or TVs playing to help cover up the noise of the door activity.

✔️ For extremely anxious or behaviorally complex pets that will be severely stressed by the goings-on, prepare your home to NOT receive trick-or-treaters at the door. There is no shame in prioritizing your pets' welfare on Halloween. This may include but is not limited to turning off your lights at the front of the house, putting the candy bowl out near the sidewalk so people don't even come up to the porch, and putting a "please do not knock or ring bell" sign on your front door. Prepare your music or TV to play loudly enough to cover the noise. Prepare your enrichment activities. If your pet takes situational anxiety medication, check right now to make sure you have enough to last through Halloween!

✔️ Finally, when the festivities have ended, make sure to check your yards and walking routes the next morning for wrappers and candy that can endanger sneaky pets that like to scavenge.

🎃 Have a safe and happy Howl-oween!

10/18/2026

We had so much fun at the Trunk or Treat Car Show by ▫️SAVI THERAPY GROUP ▫️ & dirtbag__garage 🏎️🍬🎃

We ran out of Happy Dog Barkery treats in just two hours!! 😯 Head over to the Barkery in Downers Grove for custom pet cakes and baked pet goods! 🐾

We had an endless parade of the cutest kids with the nicest parents, and we loved hearing about everyone's pets 🤗😺🐶

The winner of the raffle will be contacted within one week to claim their FREE pet training consult! Thank you all so much for your support.

Happy Howl-o-ween! 😁🐾💕🍂

10/18/2026

Today is the day and we're ready for you 😍

🎃🏎️ Cars, candy, community, and fall fun have all come together at the SAVI Therapy Group x Dirtbag Garage Trunk or Treat Car Show!

Come visit us now, Sunday, October 18th from 12–5 PM for an afternoon featuring car builds from across the area, decorated trunks, trunk-or-treating, a live DJ, food vendors, local small businesses, costumes, kids activities, and plenty of photo opportunities.

🍂 Bring the family. Bring the crew. Bring the build.

📍 440 Quadrangle Dr, Suite C, Bolingbrook IL 60440

10/14/2026

Trunk-or-Treat Car Show this Sunday! 🤗🐾💕

🎃🐾 MEET OUR VENDORS: PERKY PET SERVICES LLC! 🐶❤️

Calling all pet parents and animal lovers! This one's for YOU! 🐕🐈

We're excited to welcome Perky Pet Services LLC to our SAVI Trunk-or-Treat Car Show!

Led by Sophia, a VSA-Certified Dog Trainer and Fear Free Certified Professional, Perky Pet Services offers compassionate, science-based training to help our furry friends feel safe, confident, and understood! 🐾💕

From puppy and kitten training to helping pets manage anxiety, reactivity, and stressful experiences like grooming or vet visits, Perky Pet Services is dedicated to strengthening the bond between pets and their families!

❤️ At SAVI, we believe mental wellness matters for everyone, including our four-legged family members!

📣 PET PARENTS, COME SAY HELLO!
Stop by their booth, meet the team, learn about their training services, and show some love to a local small business making a PAW-sitive difference! 🐾

🎃 JOIN US THIS SUNDAY!
📅 October 18 | 12 PM–5 PM
📍 SAVI Therapy Group | 440 Quadrangle Dr., Suite C, Bolingbrook, IL

👻 We're spotlighting TWO amazing vendors every day this week! Stay tuned to discover more businesses joining our community celebration!

10/11/2026

Just one week until the Trunk-or-Treat Car Show supporting mental health access! Stop by to support local, see cool cars, get some goodies for the kids...
..and of course, get a chance to win a free pet training consult with me! 🤗🐾💕

🎃🏎️ Cars, candy, community, and fall fun are all coming together at the SAVI Therapy Group x Dirtbag Garage Trunk or Treat Car Show!

Join us Sunday, October 18th from 12–5 PM for an afternoon featuring car builds from across the area, decorated trunks, trunk-or-treating, a live DJ, food vendors, local small businesses, costumes, kids activities, and plenty of photo opportunities.

🍂 Bring the family. Bring the crew. Bring the build.

🗓️ Save the date, share this post with your crew, and come spend the afternoon with us!

📍 440 Quadrangle Dr, Suite C, Bolingbrook IL 60440

10/04/2026

If I put Dexter in this situation a few weeks ago, he might have tried to drag me down, barking his scariest bark and lunging toward the dog that's a block away.

Dexter is not aggressive; he is afraid. His fear is amplified by feeling vulnerable on the leash and his overreactive episodes have been self-reinforced by the sheer frequency of rehearsal. Dexter is a sweet snugglebug and loves to play with other dogs in the right setting, but because of his overreactivity, he has a reputation around the neighborhood of being a big scary dog. With my help and Fear Free Certified training methods, Dexter and his family are finding hope that they'll be able to enjoy walks with him again.

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

10/02/2026

🐾 💕 Come get some goodies and a chance to win a free pet training consult 👀🤞 Stop by to visit Perky Pet at the Trunk-or-Treat Car Show October 18th 🤗

🎃🏎️ Cars, candy, community, and fall fun are all coming together at the SAVI Therapy Group x Dirtbag Garage Trunk or Treat Car Show!

Join us Sunday, October 18th from 12–5 PM for an afternoon featuring car builds from across the area, decorated trunks, trunk-or-treating, a live DJ, food vendors, local small businesses, costumes, kids activities, and plenty of photo opportunities.

🍂 Bring the family. Bring the crew. Bring the build.

🗓️ Save the date, share this post with your crew, and come spend the afternoon with us!

📍 440 Quadrangle Dr, Suite C, Bolingbrook IL 60440

10/01/2026

Once baby Peanut Butter discovered his first favorite toy, it became the perfect opportunity to teach him the "drop it" behavior. It turned training an otherwise challenging behavior (letting go of something valuable) into a super fun and rewarding game!

Peanut Butter is 15 weeks old and his "drop it" verbal cue is already becoming fluent enough to help keep him safe from things he's not supposed to chew both inside and outside the house 🙂

Peanut Butter is learning so much in my puppy program and we're having a lot of fun together 🤗

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

09/19/2026

Dexter the Norwegian Elkhound wants to know what indoor enrichment you're doing for your dogs during all this pouring rain? For dog-reactive dogs like Dex, today's the perfect day to practice pattern games in the house.

Pattern games are designed to create predictability in otherwise unpredictable situations, helping to lower stress and anxiety on walks and other uncertain environments. Some of my favorites are:

🐾 1-2-3 Game
🐾 Superbowls
🐾 Up-Down Game

Practicing pattern games in the distraction-free and stress-free house will help build a solid foundation for the games that you can start to take into other environments.

Want help with your over reactive dog? Contact me today 🩷

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote

09/17/2026

Congratulations to the graduates of my Building Blocks of Confidence class through A.D.O.P.T. Training with A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter 🤗🐾💕

This class is for dogs that are fearful, shy, and/or lacking confidence in new environments. We work on helping dogs feel safe and secure while introducing desensitization methods to build their confidence.

(*UPDATE: MAGOO HAS BEEN ADOPTED 😍)

Magoo the ~8 year old Boston Terrier mix is currently available for adoption and looking for his forever family!

Magoo is almost completely blind but he doesn't miss a thing. He loves to play, loves to learn, and is full of s***k. He came to class pretty timid, but with the help of volunteers and his foster family bringing him to class, he's coming out of his shell more every day!

If you're interested in adopting or in group class offerings, please visit the A.D.O.P.T. website: adoptpetshelter.org

For private one-on-one training with me, please visit my website 😊

✨ perkypetservices.com
🐾 Private Dog Training, Day Training Packages, and Cooperative Care Programs for Cats & Dogs
📍 Hinsdale ~ Bolingbrook, IL + Remote