Sunset Training Center - Spring Grove, Illinois

Kjersten S.

I have two beautiful German Shepherds from Claudia and they are absolutely perfect. Not only are they very healthy and beautiful but their temperaments are so calm. Of course, if I was threatened I’m very sure they would protect me. With the training one of them is my ESA and is great for me. I couldn’t ask for a better trainer or breeder for my fur children.

Ana S.

We have gotten two dogs from Claudia. The first one is 4 years old, friendly, intelligent, and is all around amazing. However, the second one (Zelda) was problematic until we returned her. Zelda would just sit in the corner like a statue for hours, staring at us with a worried expression on her face. She wouldn’t play with our other dog, eat treats, peanut butter, or chicken, just dog food in a bowl. She wouldn’t follow her existing commands that she learned at Sunset Training. After 3 months she was unable/unwilling to learn any new commands and was not fully potty trained even after months of training.

When we called and texted Claudia, she kept telling us that Zelda just needed more time. After a month with no improvement, I had to be pretty firm that she needs to take a look at Zelda, something isn’t right. The conclusion of the training session was that when I gave Zelda a bath, I had somehow lost her trust. While my past and current dogs aren’t huge fans of baths, they never carried a grudge after being dried off and played with in the yard, so I’m not sure that her conclusion was right.

After another few months, more training sessions, vet visits, asking Claudia to take Zelda back, and countless hours of at home training, attention, and love, it became clear there was something going on inside Zelda’s head that we would never be able to fix. When Zelda started running away, that was when we knew Zelda needed to go back to the breeder. Zelda just wasn’t happy or thriving. We called Claudia and made it clear that Zelda would be dropped off the following day. No more excuses. When my wife dropped off Zelda, Claudia made numerous unprofessional remarks. As the previous reviews mentioned, getting any kind of a refund was a problem.

If Claudia is going to charge $2,500 for her dogs, they really shouldn’t be traumatized by a bath or whatever the real story is with Zelda. I’ve handed out Claudia’s contact info to many people interested in getting a quality German Sheppards in the past, but I think it’s time to find a new breeder.

Scott P.

We got our dog from Sunset Training Center and we love him to death. We get compliments on him daily and refer Sunset all the time. Our dog is extremely well behaved and listens better than any dog I've ever been around. He has ZERO health problems due to the correct German bloodline. Get your German shepherd from here!

Ramona B.

Extremely disappointed! We were assured they were not out to just take our money but after two sessions where we mainly sat in the trainers livingroom with little actual training happening we decided to cancel the remaining 4 session's. We paid upfront for 6 sessions with no signed contract and were refused a refund for the unused 4 sessions.

Nancyanne R.

The owner is one of the best trainer's I have had the pleasure of working with. So glad and satisfied we choose her. ❤️ TY

Silviu F.

We returned the puppy after couple weeks, no refund after 1 year