3266 N. Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL

Group Training Classes in Chicago

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January & February Classes

New classes and sessions open every month! Check back frequently.

Wednesday, January 14 • 6pm
Saturday, Jan 17 • 10am - FULL
Wednesday, Feb 18 • 7:15pm
Sunday, Feb 22 • 10am

5-week course - $250

Foundational Obedience

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Sun, Jan 11 • 11:15am
Sun, Feb 22 • 11:15am

5-week course - $250

Intermediate Obedience

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Tue, Jan 13 • 6pm

5-week course - $250

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Advanced Obedience

Puppy 1 (10–20 weeks)

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Mon, Feb 9 • 6pm
Sun, Feb 22 • 12:30pm

5-week course - $250

Puppy 2: Teen Edition (5–12 months)

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Mon, Feb 9 • 7:15pm

4-week course - $200

Leash Walking & Polite Greetings

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Wed, Feb 18 • 6pm

4-week course - $200

Sat, Feb 21 • 1pm

5-week course - $250

Intro to Agility

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Sat, Jan 17 • 11:15am – 1 spot left!
Sat, Feb 21 • 11:30am

5-week course - $250

Buff Pups Canine Fitness

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Thu, Feb 19 • 6pm
Sun, Feb 22 • 2pm

5-week course - $250

Intro to Nosework

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Saturday, Feb 21 • 10am
Tue, Feb 22 • 7:30pm

6-week course - $450

Reactivity

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Tue, Feb 24 • 6pm

5-week course - $250

Calm Copilot

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All Group Classes

From beginner basics to advanced real-world skills, designed to improve leash skills, focus, impulse control, and urban behavior.

Obedience & Calm

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Foundational Obedience

$250 / 5 classes

This class is all about building a solid foundation for you and your pup! Our goal is to help you start off on the right foot with foundational skills.

  • Foundational skills such as

    • Sit, down, stay

    • Leave it

    • Recall

    • Touch

    • Leash walking

    • Find it

    • Eye contact/engagement

    • Release cue

  • Best for dogs who are new to training, easily distracted, or need help focusing in busy environments. Great for high-energy dogs or recent rescues starting fresh.

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Intermediate
Obedience

$250 / 5 classes

This class will work on proofing existing skills like stays, recall, and leash walking as well as more advanced skills like place and heel.

  • Build on skills learned in Adult Dog 1, plus

    • Relaxation

    • Heel

    • Place

    • Tricks

  • Best for dogs who know the basics but struggle with consistency, impulse control, or working around distractions like other dogs or people.

    • Has taken Adult 1, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Advanced
Obedience

$250 / 5 classes

This advanced level group class will work on proofing skills to and learning complicated sequences of behaviors.

  • Build on skills learned in adult 1 and 2, plus

    • Combining behaviors

    • Long distance sit and down

  • Best for dogs ready to level up their obedience with advanced skills, off-leash reliability, and real-world challenges like public spaces or group settings.

    • Has taken Adult 1 and Adult 2, OR by instructor approval

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Puppy 1
(10–20 weeks old)

$250 / 5 classes

A complete puppy foundations class featuring obedience skills, confidence building, social play, and weekly Q&A on common puppy issues.

  • 🐶 Engagement & focus games

    🎓 Obedience basics
    ‍ ‍ Sit, stay, down, stay

    🔄 Drop it and Leave it

    🐾 Leash walking & recall

    👋 Polite greetings

    🐕 Appropriate play with other puppies

    💬 Preparing for vet visits & city life

  • For families looking for a balanced mix of training, socialization, confidence work, and real-life puppy guidance.

    • 10–20 weeks old

    • At least 1 round of core vaccines

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Puppy 2
(5–12 months)

$200 / 4 classes

Designed for teen pups who already have some handle on the basics. Strengthen listening skills, work on impulse control, and start tackling relaxation and regulation.

  • We'll work on strengthening behaviors like leash walking, stays, and leave it along with introducing a few new ones. We'll also be giving some tips about how to tackle life with an adolescent pup!

  • Best for teen pups 5–12 months of age who have some handle on the basics.

    • Some basic obedience basics

    • Your pup is 5 months - 1 year

    • Vaccinated

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Loose Leash Walking & Polite Greetings

$200 / 4 classes

This class teaches polite greetings and leash walking skills to help your dog navigate city streets and meet people with confidence.

    • Ways to approach (and be approached) by people as well as skills to call your dog away when needed.

    • Loose leash walking in the city.

    • Games and leash walking exercises that you can add as additional tools in your leash walking tool belt.

    • How to teach your dog not to jump on others

  • Best for dogs who get overly excited or unsure when meeting people and need help with leash manners in busy environments.

    • Has taken at least one basic obedience class, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Canine Good Citizen (CGC)

$250 / 5 classes

Designed for you and your pup to build real-world skills and prepare for the official CGC test.

  • CGC Test Prep Skills:

    • Polite Greetings

    • Handling skills

    • Leash Walking with distractions

    • Stays with distance and duration

    • Recall from a distance

  • For dogs over 6 months who are looking to grow their obedience and temperament skills in a goal-oriented class.

    • Has taken at least one basic obedience class, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Calm Copilot 1

$250 / 5 classes

A mix of relaxation techniques, focus exercises and pattern games to give you the tools you need to navigate city life.

    • Pattern games

    • Relaxation

    • Redirection techniques

    • Look at That (LAT)

    • Calming touch and massage with Caragh from Wellness & Wags

  • This class is perfect for adolescents, dogs with leash frustration, and any city pup that could use a little more calm and focus in their life!

    • Has taken at least one basic obedience class, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is 12 months or older OR instructor approval

    • Vaccinated

Specialty & Sport

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Reactivity 1

$450 / 6 weeks

This class is for dogs with leash reactivity/frustration in a safe, group setting.

Class size is 4 dogs and taught by two certified trainers.

    • Improving handling

    • Management skills to help you navigate city walks.

    • Counterconditioning exercises to help reduce reactions over time.

    • We will give you more information about why reactivity happens, body language, and changes we can make in our daily lives to help you and your pup.

  • Dogs with leash frustration or reactivity towards other dogs to learn in a controlled, safe group setting.

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Buff Pups Fitness

$250 / 5 weeks

A fun fitness class for dogs that builds strength, balance, and confidence with wiggles, wobbles, and bonding!

    • how to safely use fitness and agility equipment

    • how to build strength, balance and stability

    • new ways to engage your pup in distracting environments

  • Best for folks who want to work on new ways to engage and enrich their pup’s life through exercise, strength, and agility training methods. Great for folks who might want to dip their toe in dog sports to learn a bit more about how to get started.

    • Has taken at least one basic obedience class, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

Intro to Nosework

$250 / 5 weeks

Sniff out a new adventure with this beginner nosework class! We’ll introduce your dog to the joy of scent work, build their search confidence, and teach you the handling skills to be the perfect search partner.

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    • Foundational agility obstacles (jumps, tunnels, low-contact equipment)

    • Safe handling techniques and directional cues

    • Confidence-building skills for dogs new to obstacle work

    • How to work as a team with clear, calm communication

    • Dogs who love movement, problem-solving, and learning new skills

    • Owners looking for a fun activity that builds focus and connection

    • Dogs who need confidence, enrichment, or an energy outlet

    • Has taken at least one basic obedience class, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated

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Intro to Agility

$250 / 5 weeks

Start your agility adventure with a class that boosts confidence, sharpens handling skills, and keeps you and your dog joyfully connected. It’s all about learning the basics while having a blast together.

    • How to introduce scentwork using simple, positive search games

    • Building your dog’s independence and search confidence

    • Reading your dog’s body language during a search

    • Basic handling techniques so you and your dog work as a smooth detection team

  • Best for folks who want to work on new ways to engage and enrich their pup’s life through exercise, strength, and agility training methods. Great for folks who might want to dip their toe in dog sports to learn a bit more about how to get started.

    • Has taken at least one basic obedience class, OR instructor approval before signing up for a class

    • Your pup is six months or older

    • Vaccinated