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Your puppy will be in great hands with his/her first trainer, Christine. This program is a six-week course, for puppies 12 weeks to 5 months old. It was designed to help you through the early stages of puppy-hood and includes the AKC S.T.A.R Puppy test, which is the precursor to the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen test, a nationally recognized program for well-behaved dogs and responsible owners. We’ll cover housebreaking, recall, how to walk on a...
This is a continuation and requires successful completion of Level 1 and Level 2 of the Intro to Nose Work series. We will review container searches, continue interior searches and introduce vehicle searches and exterior outside searches. All four of these elements (1: Container, 2: Interior, 3: Exterior & 4: Vehicles) are part of every level of K9NW competition. This and any of the classes may be repeated as many times as the owner ...
There is a new rapidly growing sport called K9 Nose Work®. This 6-week class will follow the guidelines and suggestions of NASCSW. The objective is to introduce dogs and their owners to this new fun sport knows as K9 Nose Work®. The focus on all of our Nose Work classes will be for the dog and owner/handler to have fun. Intro, as well as the following classes, are well suited for all dogs with the exception of human aggressive dogs....
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This class introduces the odors selected for use in K9 Nose Work. We return to the basics of the search games starting with box work and a pairing of the odor with a treat or a toy. This class will only introduce the Birch Odor in the first series. The difficulty will continue to increase at whatever rate is appropriate for the dog. Because dogs are worked individually we can customize as needed. The focus will be on obedience to odor, as...
Chicago Dog Nose @ 2524 N Mozart St, Chicago, IL
There is a new rapidly growing sport called K9 Nose Work®. This 6-week class will follow the guidelines and suggestions of NASCSW. The objective is to introduce dogs and their owners to this new fun sport knows as K9 Nose Work®. The focus on all of our Nose Work classes will be for the dog and owner/handler to have fun. Intro, as well as the following classes, are well suited for all dogs with the exception of human aggressive dogs. The...
This class is limited to people that have completed the Intro to Odor class. May also include students that have taken the Intro more than once and are already on more than one odor. The second odor, Anise and the third odor, Clove are introduced independently. Part of the focus will be on fine-tuning the handler’s techniques. There will be a refinement and increased difficulty in searching all four elements, Container, Interior, Exterior...
Chicago Dog Nose @ 2524 N Mozart St, Chicago, IL
This class is for dogs who have passed an ORT or have completed the Level 2 and have shown proficiency in finding the initial target odor. We will introduce the remaining two target odors (anise & clove) according to the team goals and skills. There will be a focus on fine-tuning the handler’s abilities while increasing the difficulty in all four elements of competition: containers, interiors, exteriors and vehicles. We will...
Chicago Dog Nose @ 2524 N Mozart St, Chicago, IL
This class builds upon the foundation skills learned in Level 1 and focuses on skill building while searching for a particular odor. The three target odors in the order introduced are all essential oils: birch, anise and clove. These essential oils have been selected by NACSW and are composed of a specific makeup. We teach to dogs to search for the birch odor and to develop “odor obedience” while the handlers will learn some techniques...
PAWS Chicago @ 1933 N Marcey St, Chicago, IL
Dog Agility is a competitive sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both accuracy and time. Agility 2 or instructor permission is required as a prerequisite for this class.
Prerequisite: Beginner course or instructor’s consent. This 1 hour class meets eight times per session to polish your beginner dog training skills, help you and your dog to work as a team, and to discuss any behavioral problems. An introduction to off-leash heeling and other new skills for you and your dog to master are also offered in this class. A choke collar and 4 ft lead is required for the first class. No class 4/04, 7/04 & 7/05.&nbs...
Prerequisite: Intermediate course or instructor’s consent. Rally is a companion sport for dog obedience consisting of three levels of competition: Novice, Advanced, and Excellent. Everyone will work at their own pace through each level. Teamwork between dog and handler is necessary. A 4ft. lead is required for the class.
Prerequisite: Intermediate course or instructor’s consent.This class meets eight times per session to continue working with your dog after the intermediate class to promote good behavior. Participants will continue to work on skills to maintain a well-trained dog. There is the option for participants to work on advanced skills or show dog training, if interested. Behavioral problems will also be addressed. A choke collar and 4 ft lead is required...
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