Dog training in Chicago focused on joyful partnership, sport foundations, and real-life skills.
Chicago · Relationship-First Dog Training · Dog Dance · Sport Foundations
Lineage of love dog training Is For You If
You’re the kind of guardian who:
• knows your dog’s life is short and precious
• wants to do things with your dog, not just manage behaviour
• enjoys learning together
• believes joy and skill can coexist
• wants partnership, not pressure
Dog Dance:
Where Partnership Becomes Art
Dog dance is more than tricks; it’s a way of learning to move, think, and communicate together.
In class, dogs choose their guardians again and again — even in a room full of distractions — because what we’re doing together is joyful, meaningful, and fun.
Dog dance becomes a laboratory for:
• communication
• emotional regulation
• creativity
• deep partnership
Dog training for people who want to play, train, and build a good life with their dogs
Training that supports an active, thoughtful life with your dog — built through play, practice, and shared learning.
Dog training is often framed around correcting behaviour or fitting dogs neatly into human lives.
Many of the people who find their way here are looking for a better path to connection — a way to live with their dogs that feels active, considered, and genuinely enjoyable, rather than like an ongoing project to manage.
I approach training as a practical, shared discipline. My work starts with your dog’s needs, capacities, and natural ways of moving through the world, and builds skills that support a good life with them.
I teach dog dance and sport foundations, offer puppy education grounded in real life, and provide support for senior dogs and end-of-life care. This training is structured, participatory, and grounded in everyday practice.
If you want to train, play, and learn alongside your dog — and to enjoy them as dogs, not accessories — you’re in the right place.
Ready for a relationship that feels easier and more connected?
Clear, Compassionate Communication
We help you communicate in ways your dog naturally understands, and give your dog clear, welcomed ways to communicate back. This creates ease, reduces frustration, and builds a shared language you’ll use for life.
Emotional Safety & Growing Confidence
Dogs learn best when they feel safe. We support your dog’s confidence through gentle guidance, choice, and clear expectations — never fear, intimidation, or force.
Kind, Comfortable Tools
We use humane, comfortable equipment: no choke chains, prong collars, vibration collars, or shock collars. If you’re using one now, there’s no judgement. We can help you explore gentler options if you’re curious.
Choose Your Lineage
Start with the training path that fits you and your dog right now
Group Classes & Workshops for Dog Dance, Fetch, Sport Foundations, & Agility
PLAY & PRACTICE
Play & Practice is the heart of my work.
These classes are for people who want to actively train with their dogs through movement, skill-building, and shared learning.
We focus on clear communication, body awareness, and building skills step by step — whether you’re exploring dog dance, learning a better way to play fetch, laying sport foundations, or simply looking for an engaging way to train together.
This is low-pressure, structured training designed to be enjoyable to do, not something to push through or perfect.
Best for: dogs and humans who enjoy learning together, including sensitive dogs, unconventional sport dogs, and people new to training through movement.
Day Training
Professional training sessions done for you
Day Training is an option for people who want support building skills through consistent, thoughtful practice — without needing to be present for every session.
I work directly with your dog on specific skills and routines, then transfer what we build back to you so training fits into everyday life. This approach emphasizes clarity, communication, and progress that holds when you’re the one doing the work.
Day Training is structured, relationship-centred skill-building designed to support the kind of life you want to share with your dog.
Best for: busy households who value thoughtful training and want practical support integrating skills into real life.
The Puppy Path
Virtual puppy foundations program
The Puppy Path is a structured, virtual program for raising puppies with clarity, intention, and respect for who dogs are and how they learn.
This work centers on early skills, routines, and communication that support everyday life together, including settling and handling, play, learning, and exploration — while also making room to actually enjoy this brief, formative stage.
The Puppy Path is designed to help you understand your puppy’s needs, build useful skills through practice, and develop habits that grow with your dog over time, without turning puppyhood into a race or a problem to manage.
Best for: people welcoming a puppy who want guidance that’s organized, dog-centered, and grounded in real life — and who want to move through this fleeting stage with care rather than overwhelm.
Senior & End-of-Life Support
Care at important thresholds
Senior & End-of-Life Support is for people navigating change with an aging or complex dog — and who want clear, compassionate guidance rooted in the realities of daily life.
This work may include quality-of-life conversations, support around routines and comfort, and thoughtful guidance as you consider end-of-life or behavioural euthanasia (BE) decisions. The focus is not on fixing or prolonging life at all costs, but on helping you make informed choices that honour your dog’s experience and dignity.
This support is steady, practical, and respectful of how personal these decisions are. It’s designed to help you feel grounded and clear as you care for your dog through their later years.
Best for: guardians of senior or complex dogs, including those considering or navigating end-of-life or BE decisions, who want calm, non-judgmental support at meaningful thresholds.
join our dog dance & tricks class!
join our dog dance & tricks class!
Unleash Your Inner Dance Partner:
A Tricks & Dog Dance Class Like No Other!
Does your dog love learning new things? Want to build teamwork, connection, and joy — with a little artistic flair? This playful class blends creative tricks (like spins, bows, leg weaves, paw shakes, and more) with the flowing, expressive style of canine freestyle… also known as dog dancing!
What’s Dog Dance?
If you’ve never seen it before, imagine your dog’s favourite tricks woven into a musical, movement-based routine. It’s not about fancy choreography or costumes (unless you want them!); it’s about celebrating the bond between you and your dog. Every wag, spin, and step becomes part of the story you’re creating together.
Why You’ll Love It:
- Teach your dog new tricks (and polish old favourites)
- Learn how to blend movements into simple, joyful routines
- Build confidence, focus, and body awareness
- Strengthen communication as your dog learns to move with you, follow gentle patterns, and check in with happy anticipation
- Share laughs, applause, and encouragement with a warm, dog-loving community
And if you’d like, you’ll have the option to earn AKC Trick Titles during class!
No experience necessary — just bring treats, enthusiasm, and your favourite dance partner.
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
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Connected Fetch Foundation Class
Saturdays, 5:15pm - 6:15pm
What’s Fetch?
Fetch is more than throwing a ball. When taught thoughtfully, it’s a cooperative skill built on communication, clarity, and connection.
📍Urban Pooch Training Center: 5400 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
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Dog Dance & Tricks Class
Fridays, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fridays, 7:15pm - 8:15pm
Saturdays, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Saturdays, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
What’s Dog Dance?
If you’re new to dog dance, imagine your dog’s favourite tricks woven together into a playful, flowing routine — all set to music.📍Urban Pooch Training Center: 5400 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
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Beginner's Agility Class
Thursdays, 10:30am - 11:30am
Thursdays, 11:45am - 12:45 m
Dog agility develops communication, confidence, and coordination through clear cues, movement, and shared practice.
📍Urban Pooch Training Center: 5400 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625