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Group Classes

Cori leads dog training classes on a variety of subjects in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

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Teamwork on the Town

Hello canine urban explorers! Do you find outings with your dog to be a bit intimidating? Or do you in fact already know your dog loves their city adventures? Either way, this class is perfect for you. Join a group of fellow dedicated k9 training teams on a new quest each week as we voyage to new neighborhoods together and practice loose leash walking, focusing around distractions, polite greetings, relaxing in public spaces, and bonus tricks. Strengthen you and your dog's bond, meet new friends as crazy about their pups as you are, and get your daily steps in. What’s not to love?

This class is open to current students of Venus and Mars K9 as well as to students of our friends Tailored Teaching Canine, Windy City K9, adogtrainerlife, Gotham City Dawg Sports, and others.

Price

  • Teamwork on the Town is free for Training Club Members

  •  Single drop in $45

  •  Sliding scale/pay what you can options are allowed in this class

Dates

  • Monday July 7 @ 6:30pm | Humboldt Park Location

  • Special Edition Advanced Class Saturday July 12 @ 9:30am | Humboldt Park Location

  • Monday July 14 @ 6:30pm | Central Logan Square Location

  • Special Edition Advanced Class Friday July 18th @ 6:30pm | Logan Square Location

  • Monday July 21 @ 6:30pm | West Logan Square Location

  • Monday July 28 @ 6:30pm | North Logan Square Location

  • Saturday August 9 @ 9:30am | Downtown/Lakefront Location

  • Contact us to sign up

 

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Rally Class (Outdoors)

AKC Rally is the perfect sport for newbies and seasoned competitors alike. Challenge your dog's skills by navigating a course of obedience-related signs: heeling, positions, tricks and more!

Additionally, this class will include the opportunity to work on distractions and settling with fellow classmates.

  • A session is currently in progress: Next series starts in August

  • 5 Week Class

  • Thursdays @ 6:30pm

  • $230 per series (or free for Training Club Members)

  •  Contact us to sign up



 

Dance with Your Dog

Canine freestyle dance is a fun challenge that strengthens you and your dog's bond. It doesn't matter if you have two left feet when your dog has four paws! Learn how to sequence tricks to music while you strengthen you and your dog's bond.

  • Future dates TBA

  •  Contact us to join the wait-list

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Intro to Dog Sports

This class will sample exercises from a wide array of dog sports such as agility, nosework/scentwork, AKC Fetch, Rally, AKC Obedience, Schutzhund/IGP, ringsport, and PSA. Exercises will be performed as a group and thus students must be relatively under control around action. 

  • Class is every Saturday @ 10am, located in Bridgeport 

  • This class is open only to Training Club Members

Distractions and Impulse Control

This class focuses wholly on putting our dogs’ good manners and polite behavior to the test. We will practice skills targeted in the Canine Good Citizen test, as well as higher level distractions such as staying focused around other dogs who are playing, coming when called past distraction, and long-duration settling. This class is perfect for dogs who are preparing to be well-behaved at patios, dogs proofing for sports such as Competition Obedience and AKC Rally, as well as dogs who are newer to the concept of ignoring distractions. Exercises are matched to the skill level of the class. The only prerequisite is that the student is under control in a group setting.

  • Class is every Saturday @ 11am, located in Bridgeport 

  • This class is open only to Training Club Members



 

Distractions and Fitness

In this class, we will have our dogs practice body awareness and strength training exercises as well as training drills for impulse control and ignoring distractions such as people, dogs, and other temptations. Dogs of all skill-levels, as long as they are under control in a group setting, are welcome.

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For Your K9 (Elmhurst)

Cori teaches the following ongoing series classes at For Your K9 in Elmhurst:

Competition Heelwork (Mondays, 11:15am)

Dance with Your Dog Coreography (Mondays, 12:30pm)

Competition Heelwork (Mondays, 1:45pm)

 

Contact For Your K9 (click here) to sign up

Rockin' Rally-O

This online course covers everything from foundation skills to trial prep for the sport known as Rally-Obedience. Curriculum focuses heavily on heelwork.

 

Upcoming dates TBA

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