Classes

Purely Puppy
6 months and under - teaches: bonding and communication skills; best behaviors; how to prevent and respond to unwanted behaviors; socialization; introductory manners and obedience

This class focuses on teaching proper and preventing unwanted behaviors; socialization; and an introduction to basic obedience.

Course Content

mouthing
house training
chewing
object possession
crate acclimation
food-related manners
greeting manners
grooming/handling
puppy frustration coping tools
vet visits
starting basic obedience (sit, down, stay, come, attention, leash-walking)
games
socialization

5 weeks
Tuesday 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$165.00 to register call (773) 384-595

Puppy Plus
For pups up to 9 months (instructor approval required for pups over 6 months)

Purely puppy content, customized levels of manners/obedience and choreographed Covid-save and behavior-healthy combinations of play styles for off leash socialization.

Classes

5 weeks
Tuesday 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$165.00 to register call (773) 384-595

Purely Teen
6 months to 24 months - tackles challenging adolescent behaviors and polishes foundational skills

This 5-week course is perfect for reminding your young adult about the importance of his basic manners. We will help him round out his adolescence- tackling the behaviors you thought you had left behind while helping you solidify your relationship and journey into the next statges of your dog's development.

Classes

5 weeks
Mondays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$165.00 to register call (773) 384-5959

Bettering Beginning Behaviors
4 months and up - introduces or improves the reliability of basic manners and obedience

Get started with a solid foundation and a good relationship with your pet by introducing new behaviors and reinforcing familiar ones in the right way.

Course Content

Attention
Leash walking
Sit & down
Stay
Come
Object release
Leave it
Distraction Settling
House & crate manners
Home & sidewalk greetings

Classes

6 weeks
Wednesdays & Mondays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$185.00 to register call (773) 384-5959

Leash Reactivity #1
6 months and up - for handlers whose dogs exhibit leash reactivity. Class focus is on improving dog and handler on-leash skills and strategies around other dogs or arousing targets

Starting with distance and visual barriers, this class teaches a variety of exercises that fall within 4 basic strategies for navigating neighborhood walks with a reactive dog.

Classes

5 weeks
Mondays 7:30 pm-8:30 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$200.00 to register call (773) 384-5959

Leash Reactivity #2
For teams who have graduated from Leash Reactivty #1

With the help of Leash Reactivity #1 exercises, students practice exercising the best judgment and correct strategies while helping their dogs better navigate leash walks while occupying spaces closer to other dogs.

Classes

5 weeks
Mondays 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$200 to register call (773) 384-5959

More Manners, Obedience & Fun
6 months and up - improves the reliability of manners and obedience around distractions plus an intro to tricks, sports, and therapy skills.

This class has a progressive approach allowing students with a varied set of more advanced skill levels to be challenged in achieving personal goals of reliability, consistency, and responsiveness to cues along with an introduction to some fun sports.

Classes

5 weeks
Tuesdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$165.00 to register call (773) 384-5959

Intro to Nosework
Introductory session for dogs and handlers with no nosework experience

In this first 5-week session you will begin teaching your dog to love searching and prepare him for finding the odor source. This activity is energy expending, confidence-building, and offers great bonding opportunities for the dog and handler.

Classes

3 weeks
Sundays at 10:15 am -11:15 am TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$90 to register call (773)-384-5959

Beginner Nosework
For dog-handler teams who have graduated to working on odor

Students will be introduced to the basics of working their dogs on order in a variety of search areas including interior, exterior, containers, and the exterior of vehicles.

Classes

5 weeks
Sundays 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm TBD

and Wednesday evenings need to contact Janice for registration in the appropriate class. Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$150 to register call (773)-384-5959

Advanced and Competition Levels of Nosework
For dog-handler teams who are searching for odor at competition levels in a variety of venues

With coaching and instruction, students will encounter a variety of search challenges in order to increase their and their dogs' scentwork skills.

Classes

5 weeks
Sundays 11:45 am - 12:45 pm TBD
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$150 to register call (773)-384-5959

Seasonal classes: Winter sports, Spring swing, Summer fun, Back to school, Holiday manners
Get a punch up on basic manners with an emphasis on seasonally significant skills and a fun flair.

Ready to have some fun with your best friend both in and out of the snowy weather this winter? Each week we will learn different games for the days it is too cold to go out and add some fun ways to up your game on manners and obedience. Make sure winter is just as fun as spring for your pooch. We will include some indoor sports and wait, leave it, stay, drop it, recall, targeting, fetch basics. All ages and stages welcome.

Classes

5 weeks

(TBD)
Best Friends Windy City K9 Club
1628 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
$165.00 to register call (773)-384-5959