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on Jan 06, 2008 - 2:01am

Winter Activities

Does anyone know of any indoor playtime/activities I can participate my dogs in? I freeze just walking down my block in the Winter time. I used to take my pups to a daycare for playtime, but they no longer offer the service. How does everyone keep their dogs entertained during the cold Chicago Winter?

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Jan 06, 2008 - 5:13pm

you could see if you could find an agility class. i have one going on now in mc henry county, il

Jan 07, 2008 - 2:35am

I wish it was closer to me. :-(

Jan 07, 2008 - 3:19am

Lida, where do you live? At Paw Law Dog Training, www.pawlaw.com, in Roselle, we offer daycare, agility classes and flyball training.

Jan 07, 2008 - 3:41am

Thanks for the link! Unfortunately I’m in Chicago but would definitely be willing to hike out there for any special events. Please keep me updated! :-)

Jan 07, 2008 - 11:47pm

wouldn’t it be cool if this summer there was a huge pinic for the members of are group.

Jan 08, 2008 - 1:19am

I think that’s a fantastic idea angeldog. :-)

Jan 08, 2008 - 1:30am

i think i’ll make the suggestion!!!

Jan 09, 2008 - 12:20am

depending on where in chicago… Stacy Hawk offers agility at Best Friends on North and Elston or you could drive out towards O’Hare and check out For Your Canine (www.foryourk9.com). they have agility, rally-o, competitive obedience, off-leash class, and many more.

i play clicker games in the house. 101 things to with a box is fun and never ending. right now i’m teaching Kayla to fetch the remote and get my keys. we also work on some of our comp. obedience. bailey is working on his contact behaviors.

Jan 09, 2008 - 12:44am

hey, know anyone who does agility in lake county?

Jan 10, 2008 - 4:12pm

K-9 Playtime in Mundelein offers agility. There is also Candy’s Canines in Antioch that offers agility. They are a NADAC agility group so the equipment may be different than what you’ll see in AKC. Specificly there is no teeter or pause table in NADAC. The dogwalk and A-frame are lower and covered with rubber. NADAC focuses a lot on distance work, where USDAA, AKC, and CPE focus more on handler skill and technique. The websites for both are:

http://www.k-9playtimeinc.com/k-9schooltime/k-9schooltime.html

http://www.candyscanines.com

Jan 10, 2008 - 9:38pm

Try looking on mmetup.com there are a TON of dog meetups on there.

All for Doggies has some agility classes in the city.

Windy City K-9 has Flyball and Agility too.

Also the Anti-Crulty society has an open play group I think on Saturdays?

A lot of doggie daycares have open playgroup too I think. The Barking Lot is a good one to call on that.

Jan 11, 2008 - 12:24am

thanks

Jan 20, 2008 - 8:25am

I am at a facility on the north side of Chicago- We have time every night when you can bring your dog in for playtime. You bring your dog in (around 6pm or whenever), and I will bring out either my dog, or some friendly boarding dogs we have, and they can play, the floor of the large room is rubber, so it’s great. We also do agility lessons and daycare.

Jan 20, 2008 - 9:47pm

thanks for the info

Jan 21, 2008 - 1:54am

Jennifer, what is the name/address of your facility? Is there a website, and is there a fee for playtime? Thanks!

Jan 26, 2008 - 4:35am

Fee for playtimes, yes, but you can come for a week for free. We also do Doggie day Care, which is especially good if owner is at work long hours or wants the dog out of the house. We even have dogs that come 7 days a week, and they are treated like our own pets.

We’re not far from Clybourne and Diversey. Please Email me for name and website, JenniferTheDogTrainer@yahoo.com

Jan 26, 2008 - 3:50pm

i know of a couple in antioch, il

 
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