Our trainer, Mary, was recently featured on the "Unmuzzled Pawdcast with Sarah Lauch", talking about her training experience and the inspiration for Happy Hound University!
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Dog and Puppy Training and Behavior Consulting serving the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
Group Dog
Training Classes
Do you want a relationship with your dog built on mutual respect and trust? Do you want your dog to be able to focus on you and offer polite, reliable, desirable behaviors?
Our group dog training classes lay the foundation you need to succeed with your pup!
All of our group classes are held in the basement of St Martin's Episcopal Church, located at 1095 E Thacker St, Des Plaines, IL.
Our classes use positive reinforcement training techniques and prohibit the use of prong collars, choke chains, and electric collars. Class sizes are kept small (4-5 students per group) to allow individual attention to all students.
PLEASE NOTE: If your dog has a history of barking and lunging at other dogs that cannot be interrupted, or any history of aggressive behavior towards humans or dogs, you will need to schedule an initial behavior consultation before signing up for group classes. See this page for more details, or email info@happyhounduniversity.com.
Good Manners 1 Class (for dogs over 5 months):
This class is appropriate for dogs five months and older (got a puppy younger than 5 months? Join our puppy classes!). Using enjoyable positive reinforcement training methods, dogs will learn sit, down, stand, stay, come when called, walk politely on leash, and leave it, and more. We will also discuss problem behaviors such as jumping up, counter surfing, and excessive barking. Class is 5 weeks long with each class running approximately 50 minutes.
Good Manners 2 Class (for graduates of Good Manners 1):
This class is for graduates of our Good Manners 1 course! Continue to build on all of the skills learned throughout good manners 1. Increase your dog's focus, and give them a real challenge with new exercises and new behaviors to work on!
"Extra-curricular" Classes (Offered on a changing, seasonal and rotating basis, see this link to see if any classes are currently enrolling)
Other class offerings:
- Canine Life and Social Skills
-CGC Prep Class
- "The Big Three": Polite leash walking, Polite greetings, and Come when called
- Impulse Control Mini Class
-Beginning Tricks
-More Tricks
-Polite leash walking mini class
-Fun and Games
Please email mary@happyhounduniversity.com if you have any questions!
Got a young puppy under 20 weeks? If so, check out our puppy classes!
