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Top Five - Best Dog Trainer Category

Our trainer Debbie was voted in the top five in the Best Dog Trainer category in 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the Chicagoland Tails Readers' Choice Awards.

She was also voted as the 'Runner Up' in the Best Agility Instructor category in Chicagoland in the 2010.

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Current Training Promotion:

Sign up for any of our 6-week training courses and receive a free night of boarding, free day of daycare, or 50% off your next grooming reservation. Does not apply to training competitions.

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Benefits of obedience training. Asking about the benefits of obedience training is like asking about the benefits of school for a child. If we don't teach our dogs about our expectations, rules, and communication signals, how can we expect them to do what we want?

Training is especially important in a city environment like Chicago, where you need to be able to walk down the sidewalk, cross the street, safely get out of a car that is parked on the street, pass other dogs in the park, and so forth.

Benefits of agility training. Agility training is a great extra-curricular activity for you and your dog. Whereas obedience classes are like taking your child to school, agility is like getting your child involved in soccer or gymnastics. The benefits are obvious, and they are many.

Here's just some of the many benefits:

It's fun for you and your dog!
It sharpens your dog's listening and obedience skills.
It's healthy and is great exercise. Your dog will sleep soundly when she arrives home.
It can help raise your dog's confidence.
It can help you get involved in agility events in and around Chicago as a hobby.

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A Happy Customer

I think the class is great. Debbie allows you to realize that your dog's behavior is a reflection of the owner's behavior. It was also refreshing to see there is hope for your little one. She also makes it look so easy. I learned the timeout techniqu ...(more)

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Fun Class Series

In our new Fun Class series, you choose which dates and classes you attend, in an open enrollment format. Pay for one at a time, or prepay for multiple classes and receive a discount.

Classes in the series:
Agility
Treibball
Freestyle Dance
Tricks
Rally Obedience

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