Track 1: Confidence, Creative & Enrichment-Based Fun
Tricks • Nosework • Dog Dance • Brain Games

📅 Tuesdays, June 9 – June 30
🕢 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

This playful introduction to dog sports focuses on confidence-building, communication, creativity, and mental enrichment. Dogs and handlers will explore fun trick training, beginner nosework searches, movement-based teamwork exercises, and interactive brain games designed to engage both mind and body.

Great for dogs who love to learn, sniff, problem-solve, and work closely with their humans.

Register here: https://Boslys.as.me/?appointmentType=93144049

4Legs has been a neighborhood institution since 2000, and they've moved just a few blocks down the road to their new home at 2036 W Montrose Ave.

We're celebrating with a pack walk from the old location to the new one. Bring your dog, bring a neighbor, bring anyone who loves this little shop and what it means to have a pet-obsessed community in your corner.

This is a free, casual walk — no registration required. Just show up, leash your dog, and let's walk together.

This 6-week class is for students who have taken agility classes before, and are either training a new dog or returning to agility with a dog in need of a basic training refresher. Dogs must be comfortable working around other dogs and people and also be eager to work for delicious food, treats, or an exciting toy. In this class, dogs will learn skills that form the foundation for safely and successfully doing agility. These skills include:

-Focus on the owner.

-Introduction to Sequencing.

-Introduction to agility obstacles.

-Introduction to Obstacles and Handler Skills.

Age Requirements: This class is designed for dogs over 6-months of age.

This six-week class is for students who are new to agility. Your dog must be at least 6-months old and be comfortable working around other dogs and people, and also be eager to work for yummy treats or a fun toy!

In Beginner Agility, dogs will learn basic skills that build the foundation for safe and successful agility runs, including:

-Focus on the owner.

-Introduction to jumping.

-Introduction to agility obstacles.

Because the bond between you and your dog is the most important factor in a successful agility team, our Beginner Agility Class not only teaches you how to best communicate with your dog but through one-on-one instruction and fun exercises we can help you create a powerful foundation for a successful relationship with your dog both in and out of the agility ring.

Age Requirements: This class is designed for dogs over 6-months of age.

Join us for an hour of guided mini painting on a 3×3 canvas. Working from a photo of your pet from behind, Justus will guide you through painting a luminous summer night scene: your animal small and present in a moonlit meadow, the sky full of stars above them. No painting experience needed. All materials provided. Participants should submit a photo of their pet from behind in advance so Justus can confirm it'll work for the composition. $45 per person.

A Five-Week Retrieve Skills Class
Connected Fetch Foundations is a five-week class for dogs 6 months and up that teaches a clear, cooperative retrieve by breaking the skill into small, dog-friendly steps. This class is appropriate for dogs new to organized fetch, as well as teams considering AKC Fetch titles, improving obedience or rally retrieves, or simply wanting a safer, more thoughtful approach to toy play.
Rather than relying on repeated throws, we’ll focus on communication, clarity, and body awareness. Dogs will learn how to confidently take, hold, carry, and release objects while staying connected to their handler. Guardians will learn how fetch fits into the canine prey sequence, why structure matters for safety, and how to build retrieve skills without creating over-arousal or physical strain.
Each week builds progressively, giving dogs time to develop understanding and emotional comfort with objects before distance and speed are added.

Join us for a two-hour experimental painting workshop unlike anything you've tried before. Justus will guide you through layering paint and texture freely — building up a rich, expressive background — then finding your pet emerging from within it. You'll outline, paint over, and slowly draw your animal forward from the surface. Process-led, intuitive, and surprisingly fun. All materials provided. Participants should submit a photo of their pet in advance.

$75 per person

Intermediate level dance classes are by invitation only.

Dog dance (canine freestyle) is a training practice disguised as art: you and your dog learn a shared movement vocabulary — so your cues become clearer, your dog’s choices become more confident, and the two of you feel more connected.

This class is for people who love their dogs deeply and want to make the time they have with them count — without pressure to perform, compete, or “look good.”

Over five weeks, you’ll learn beginner freestyle skills like spins, leg weaves, figure 8s, side switches, and arounds — then learn how to connect them into a small routine that feels like you and your dog, not a checklist.

Each week includes:

• A warm-up that builds focus through relationship

• 3–4 new dog movements taught with reward-based training

• Handler movement and timing made simple (no dance experience required)

• A mini routine that grows week by week

• Optional progress toward AKC Novice, Intermediate, or Advanced Trick Dog titles

Why dog dance?
Because it teaches a dog that coming close, moving with you, and choosing engagement is safe — and that’s a skill that carries into real life.

Who is this class for?

• Dogs 6 months+

• Beginner-friendly

• Great for sensitive, quirky, or “not a sport dog” dogs

• No prerequisites

Spots are limited (6 teams). When a cohort is full, join the waitlist so you’re first to know when the next series opens. Perfect for dogs of all ages, sizes, and experience levels.

Sign up here: https://app.punchpass.com/org/8136/series/48087

This six-week class is for students who are new to agility. Your dog must be at least 6-months old and be comfortable working around other dogs and people, and also be eager to work for yummy treats or a fun toy!

In Beginner Agility, dogs will learn basic skills that build the foundation for safe and successful agility runs, including:

-Focus on the owner.

-Introduction to jumping.

-Introduction to agility obstacles.

Because the bond between you and your dog is the most important factor in a successful agility team, our Beginner Agility Class not only teaches you how to best communicate with your dog but through one-on-one instruction and fun exercises we can help you create a powerful foundation for a successful relationship with your dog both in and out of the agility ring.

Age Requirements: This class is designed for dogs over 6-months of age.

Track 2: Movement, Focus & Teamwork
Agility • Retrieving • Rally • Free Work

📅 Tuesdays, July 7 – July 28
🕢 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

This track introduces dogs and handlers to a mix of movement, teamwork, focus, and exploration-based sports. From agility obstacles and retrieving games to rally obedience and enrichment-based free work, each week offers a new way to build confidence, communication, and body awareness.

Perfect for active dogs, eager learners, and teams looking to strengthen everyday skills through fun, engaging activities.

Register here: https://Boslys.as.me/?appointmentType=93144187

Track 3: High-Energy Sports
Treibball • Lure Coursing • Flyball • Disc

📅 Tuesdays, August 4 – August 25
🕢 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Designed for dogs who love movement, chasing, and action, this high-energy sampler explores exciting sports that tap into natural instincts and drive. Dogs and handlers will be introduced to ball-pushing games, lure chasing, flyball foundations, and beginner disc skills in a safe and supportive environment.

Great for energetic dogs, working breeds, and teams looking for exciting new ways to play and connect.

Register here: https://Boslys.as.me/?appointmentType=93144283