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Northwoods Canine Connection, LLC

Helping Dogs & People build a Better Connection. Every dog deserves a well trained human.

Small, family owned and operated facility offering dog boarding and dog training services. Please visit our website for a list of our services and don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.

01/17/2026

Some challenges and skills you can easily do in your home this weekend:

1. Sit on the Dog

2. Tether your dog to you or something solid (only while supervised—safety first)

3. Room cues using spatial pressure—asking your dog to stay in/out of a certain room

4. Have someone in your home help you practice greetings. If you’re by yourself, practice ringing the door bell and asking your dog to stay away from the door space.

5. Prepare your dogs for loud sounds, such as fireworks, by playing YouTube videos on low volume while feeding your dog.

6. Crate games and crating your dog during meals, while given frozen food bowls or bones.

7. Back Off

8. It’s Your Choice

9. Muzzle conditioning

10. Handling and examination—preparing
for the vet and groomer

11. Handling your dog’s toes/nails while incorporating their nail clippers

12. Using a broom to support your dog away from a door or space

13. Molding your dog into a sit or down

14. Place bed

15. Marker training and playing with fun tricks or getting your dog to engage with different objects

16. Paper Plate Recall

Want to learn more about training and these exercises? Join in on a class, coaching or private lesson.

📷 Ollie at Pet Supplies Plus

01/16/2026

❄️❄️The forecast for this weekend in Northwest Wisconsin is looking pretty cold. You may find yourself cooped up a little more with your dog.

Here are some things to consider when dealing with frigid weather.

1. Work your dog’s brain. So many of us get caught up and focused on physical exercise we can forget the value of mental exercise. Work their brain. Take some time to work on fun training tricks or revisit some old training skills from that obedience class from way back when.

2. Integrate training into your life. Sitting on the couch catching up on Netflix? Put your dog on leash and practice Sit on the Dog. Getting some cleaning done around the house? Put your dog on leash and have them walk and work with you to get things done. Cooking a meal? Practice asking your dog to stay out of the kitchen. Getting their dinner ready? Take some time to ask for some sits or downs for some of their meal, or practice Its Your Choice.

3. Work their brain by working their nose. Hide some treats or kibbles around the house and have them go and find them. Interactive food toys can also be helpful ways to bring some fun and work their brains.

4. Frozen food bowls can implement licking and chewing, slowing down eating and giving them something enjoyable. Take their stainless steel bowl, fill with kibbles and high value foods (canned food, veggies, fruits, chicken breast, canned pumpkin, etc. can be good options), add water and stick in the freezer. When you pull it out, their food bowl should be a frozen food ice cube.

5. If you’re venturing out, bring your dog to pet friendly stores. Walk them around the store, practice training and even get them a special treat. 😉

6. Go for a car ride. You don’t have to get out, but just taking your dog in the car can be helpful for training and maybe appreciated for just getting out of the house and doing something different.

📷 Luna and Ollie enjoying the snow ❄️

01/11/2026

Virtual Hands On Meet Up
Monday, January 12th
6:00pm-6:30pm, $10.00

Want to work with your dog from the comfort of your own home?

Want to apply training you’ve learned in classes and lessons in your home environment?

Want to have the structure and support of a group class but the thought of going anywhere is too much for a Monday night?

Already home and out of your “in public clothes” and settled in your comfy at home clothes?

Don’t want to deal with nighttime driving?

Want to do training but after a full day of decisions and getting stuff done you don’t want to structure a training session?

Want a session that is short, but beneficial?

Want me to just get to the point so you can stop reading this post? If you’ve made it this far, thank you.

Our Virtual Hands On Meet Up is done over Zoom in the comfort of your own home. I will be listing challenges and exercises for you to do with your dog and then allowing time for you to play around with them as I talk through some helpful tips, answer questions and give feedback.

The session starts at 6:00pm, so please have your dog on leash and ready for training!

See comments for link. :)

📷 Luna snuggled on the couch under a blanket and with some pillows.

01/06/2026

Life Skills Meet Up
Saturday, January 10th and 17th at 9:30am

Our Life Skills Meet Ups are for clients who have done classes or private lessons with us before and are looking to continue building on their skills with their dogs.

These sessions build on skills with different exercises, challenges and games while also providing a socialization opportunity.

01/05/2026

🐾❄️ January Schedule ❄️🐾

Foundation & Basic Obedience Class
Thursday, January 15th at 6:15pm
4 week class, first night without dog, $85

Introduction to Approach & Behavior Q & A
Wednesday, January 21st at 6:00pm
Virtual Session, Free

Life Skills Meet Up, $20
Saturday, January 10th at 9:30am
Saturday, January 17th at 9:30am

Tricks & Challenges Meet Up, $20
Saturday, January 24th at 9:30am
Wednesday, January 28th at 9:30am

Virtual Hands On Meet Up, $10
Monday, January 12th at 6:00pm, 30 minutes
Monday, January 26th at 6:00pm, 30 minutes

Training Night with Me & My Dogs
Monday, January 19th at 6:15pm
Free

Monthly Member’s Meeting, Free for Members
Monday, January 26th at 6:30pm

Socialization Sessions
Saturday, January 31st
9:30am Medium/Large Dogs
10:30 Small Dogs/Puppies
**Pre-approved participants only, registration required

**All events require pre-registration. In person events require dogs to be current on Rabies, Distemper and Bordetella vaccine as well as current on flea/tick preventative.

Other Service Options Include:
Private Lessons, Private Lesson Packages
Coaching Packages
Support Sessions

11/29/2025

There’s still room in our Foundation & Basic Obedience Class starting Monday night at 6:15pm. This four week class is $80 and will be covering foundation behaviors and skills such as loose leash walking, greetings, manners, sit, down, place bed, stay, recall, handling and examination, etc.

If you have any questions or would like to register, please call or text Jana at 715-642-1506.

📷 throwback to warmer weather and a walk at Irvine Park with Roo.

11/18/2025

SCHEDULE UPDATES:

🐾 The Meet Up that was scheduled for this Thursday the 20th has been rescheduled for Sunday morning the 23rd at 9:30am. The format will remain for it to be the $5 Meet Up where I will be working my dogs.

🐾 The in person Meet Up on December 4th
has been pushed back a week to Thursday, December 11th. There will be no session on the 4th. There will be no Virtual Meet Up on the 11th, just the in person session at 6:15pm.

To be contacted directly for the schedule and schedule updates, please text Jana at 715-642-1506 to be added to the contact list.

Thanks!

📷 Throwback to this summer day walk with Dolly Jo, AKA Honey Rat. She took a little dip in the lake to cool off.

11/11/2025

🐾🍁🐾❄️🐾 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER SCHEDULE 🐾🍁🐾❄️🐾

November

Foundation & Basic Obedience Class, $80
4 Week Class, First Night No Dog
Starts Tuesday, November 18th at 6:15pm

30 Minute Virtual Meet Up, $10
Saturday, November 22nd at 9:00am

In Person Meet Up, $5
**Discount price because I will be working my dog(s) in this session
Saturday, November 23rd at 9:30am

Monthly Member’s Meeting
Wednesday, November 19th at 6:00pm

December

Foundation & Basic Obedience Class, $80
4 Week Class, First Night No Dog
Starts Monday, December 1st at 6:15pm

In Person Meet Up, $20
Thursday, December 11th at 6:15pm

30 Minute Virtual Meet Up, $10
Thursday, December 18th at 6:00pm

Monthly Member’s Meeting
Wednesday, December 17th at 6:00pm

Registration required.

To receive text updates on the schedule and pop up events, please contact Jana at 715-642-1506.

Other current training services include private lessons and coaching.

10/28/2025

🐾 20 Minute Virtual Meet Up 🐾

Tonight at 6:15pm

Get your dog ready for this hands on Meet Up you get to do from the comfort of your own home!

Don’t worry about loading up your dog, unless you’re working on travel training.

In this session we will be focusing on implementing training in your home.

Please join the session a couple minutes early and be prepared with your dog. Registration link in comments.

10/19/2025

Pack Walk on Sunday, October 19th

10:00am, meeting in front of KJ’s

10/06/2025

🎃 👻 🐾 OCTOBER SCHEDULE 🐾 👻 🎃

Foundation Class (Basic Obedience Included)
4 Weeks, $80
Wednesday, October 15th at 6:15pm
Text or call Jana with questions or to register.

Meet Up
In Person: Thursday, October 30th at 6:15pm, $20
Virtual, 20 Minutes: Tuesday, October 21st at 6:15pm, $10 or both sessions for $15
Virtual, 20 Minutes: Tuesday, October 28th at 6:15pm, $10 or both sessions for $15
Virtual, 1 hour: Thursday, October 23rd at 6:15pm, $20

**Virtual Meet Ups Require online registration.
All other Meet Ups can register by texting or calling Jana at 716-642-1506.

Pack Walk
Sunday, October 19th at 10:00am in Chetek, meet in front of KJ’s

Monthly Member’s Meeting
Thursday, October 16th at 6:15pm

09/23/2025

Last weekend’s Pack Walk at Irvine Park was a lot of fun! Beautiful weather and a great group of people and dogs!

Tonight’s Pack Walk will be in Chetek at 6:15pm.

Address

2775 8th Avenue
Chetek, WI
54728

Telephone

+17156421506

Website

https://www.northwoodscanineconnection.com/

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