Success Stories

Our family is so thankful for Kathryn and the entire team at A Sound Beginning. With so many trainers in the Chicagoland area to choose from, we ultimately selected A Sound…

We were very pleased with our personal training sessions with Erica through A Sound Beginning. We wanted to get off to a great start with training our pup, Gracie, but needed…

We were new dog owners in 2021; neither of us had owned a dog since we were kids. We adopted a sweetheart of a dog from a local rescue, but she had some serious anxiety issues….

Our Experience with Kathryn and Sound Beginnings. We couldn’t be happier with our experience working with Sound Beginnings to train our Australian Shepherd, Archie. Before we…

Being the owner of a rescue dog from the south is a roller coaster full of ups and downs. We were at a low point when we began searching for a trainer or behaviorist who could…

Clover came to me as a breeder release rescue at age 5 ½, having lived in a kennel her entire life indoors for breeding purposes. She had never touched grass, walked on a leash,…

When we brought Griff home in January 2025, we had no clue how old he was (turns out he was about 7 months). Since he had that certain puppy energy that’s both adorable and…

We adopted our goldendoodle, Sami in May 2025.  My wife and I have had at least one dog in the household pretty much since we got our first house with a fence – we are a dog…

“Meet Louie! We adopted our bundle of love and energy from the As Good As Gold organization. Some of Louie’s background is a mystery, but we know he came all the way from South…