Pet Training in Chicago, IL

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...

Live performances streamed to movie theatres across the world. Movies watched on television, computer screen and smartphones - and even, occasionally, on the kinds of screens for which they were intended. Plays reconstructed into text messages or as tweets or in blogs or vlogs. Everything from YOLO Juliet to a Downton Abbey Romeo. We watch Shakespeare...

Peter Stallybrass begins with a very simple proposition, although he hopes that it will have some surprising implications. The proposition is that the vast majority of letters written between the 1530s and the 1920s consist mainly of blank paper—and that they are designed to do so. This will seem particularly surprising to those of us, including...

Before you eat those leaves, flowers, and berries make sure they are edible! In this class you will learn the basics of edible wild plant identification focusing on plants found during the summer season. You will learn plant terminology, proper use of tools, and discover what parts of the plant help to identify it. Please bring a lupe (8x) magnifying...

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...

Full Course Name: Father Powell: a Winter Talk with an Elder of Spiritual and Scholarly Traditions Father Peter J. Powell is Senior Research Associate of the Newberry Library, with which he has been associated since 1973, and Founder-Spiritual Director of St. Augustine’s Center for American Indians in Chicago. His most recent scholarly work, In...

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,...

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.

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.

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: 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,...

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....

PAWS Chicago’s Polite and Playful Puppy Class socializes and nurtures young students, helping them become happy, healthy, polite and housebroken. The class also facilitates important socialization skills with other pups during group play periods. Classes are limited to eight dogs each. The small class size ensures an environment conducive to learning....

This 3 hour program will focus on accommodating people with disabilities in their use of service animals. Federal, state and local laws will illustrate the need for these accommodations.  Topics include: What is considered "Reasonable" in a prospect's or resident's request for an accommodation? What can and cannot be asked of individuals requesting...