Pet Training in Chicago, IL

Read the akashic records to access the archive of your soul for insight, wisdom, and guidance. Experience the healing power that comes from having a more conscious relationship with your soul. Join master teacher Linda Howe, author of How to Read the Akashic Records, to read your records and those of others. The akashic records are a universal filing...

Learn over 70 edible wild plants that you can forage in the fall during this five week course that includes both classroom instruction and field trips. Prepare food with what you forage and share with the class. This course is part of our Edible Wild Plant Certificate Program, so with just three additional courses and passing exam scores you can join...

The Permaculture Design Certificate course is a training program that utilizes the teachings of Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Design System. The goal is for you to achieve a basic working understanding in ecologically-based planning, site design, and management. Over three weekends (4-4-3) you will be taught the core permaculture ethics, principles,...

Taking your dog for a few hours of fun at doggie park or doggie beach starts out with good intentions. Unfortunately, it could result in you or your dog getting injured. For all it's benefits, taking your dog to these public dog area's can also be somewhat of a risky experience. The fact of the matter is that there are many dogs that should not be...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The objective of this class is to introduce dogs and their owners to this new fun sport known as K9 Nose Work®. The focus will be for the dog and owner/handler to have fun.  This class is well suited for all dogs with the exception of human aggressive dogs. The sport will strengthen the bond between dog and owner and build the dog’s...

Agility training is a blast! If your dog likes to run, jump and climb, then agility training is right up your alley. Agility training is an “obstacle course” for your dog. Learning how to complete the courses in the fastest time is a workout for your dog’s mind and body. You and your dog will learn how to work together as a team and have fun...

The objective of this class is to introduce dogs and their owners to this new fun sport known as K9 Nose Work®. The focus will be for the dog and owner/handler to have fun.  This class is well suited for all dogs with the exception of human aggressive dogs. The sport will strengthen the bond between dog and owner and build the dog’s...

This is a one time FREE course. In this installment of “Conversations at the Newberry,” Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf, co-authors of the recent book “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs” Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, engage in a conversation about Thomas Jefferson’s legacy and public memory. ...

Wing Foundation Lecture Series on the History of the Book The year 2017 marks the centenary of the death of John M. Wing, the remarkable and eccentric collector whose bequest founded the Newberry’s John M. Wing Collection on the History of Printing. Over the last one hundred years the collection’s curators have amassed an extraordinary group...

The year 2017 marks the centenary of the death of John M. Wing, the remarkable and eccentric collector whose bequest founded the Newberry’s John M. Wing Collection on the History of Printing. Over the last one hundred years the collection’s curators have amassed an extraordinary group of materials ranging from incunables to modern artist’s books...