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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.

09/08/2025

When used correctly, I really feel like training tools can enhance the communication you have with your dog and be very supportive.

There’s so many different tools out there, each with their own use, styles and of course, feelings attached to them.

So many tools that I use have hate attached to them. Yet my dogs can safely go off leash with me while I’m riding horse, driving the four wheeler or just walking around. We kick up all sorts of wildlife and sometimes, my dogs being dogs, want to chase. With the e collar we have the support needed to keep everyone safe.

This weekend my family and I went for a walk with my 14 year old Chihuahua, Pepito.

The tool we chose to use?

The flexi leash, or retractable, or devil’s training tool—whatever you want to call it.

Is this a tool I use on a lot of dogs? Nope. Does it have its purpose at time? Yes.

Sometimes we get so stuck in our head about training tools we become so close minded. Sometimes we attach our ego to a tool, or lack of tools. Sometimes we may even fight, judge, hate on, or try to persuade for or against different tools. I try to not get too caught up on that with my clients. I want them to know about different tools, how and when to use them and different ways we support our dogs outside of tools.

Sometimes I’m successful at this and sometimes not. That’s okay.

Because today I’m going to take dogs out on e collars and enjoy the beautiful weather. And yesterday I took Pepito out on a flexi and had fun. And that’s what’s really important.

09/08/2025

🐾 SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE 🐾

Foundation & Basic Obedience Class
*This class has already started. If interested in the October Class, please let me know.

Meet Up
Thursday the 18th at 6:15pm
Monday the 29th at 6:15pm

Pack Walk
Tuesday the 23rd at 6:15pm in Chetek
Sunday the 21st at 10:00am at Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls

Monthly Member’s Meeting
Monday the 15th at 6:15pm

If you have any questions, would like to be added to a contact list for next month’s schedule, etc., please call or text me at 715-642-1506.

📷 Sullivan Michael

09/03/2025

Due to a cancellation I have a spot open in my Basic Obedience Class starting tonight at 6:15pm.

This class is a four week class for $80 and covers foundation skills, including basic obedience.

If you’d like to join, please text or call me at 715-642-1506.

Thanks!

📷 Random silly picture of Luna

08/18/2025

Looking forward to Pack Walk tonight at 6:15pm in Chetek. As of right now my forecast looks like we should still be good!

We will be meeting on the sidewalk in front of KJ’s and then walking as a group, doing some training exercises and then splitting up within a certain location (we will have maps) and then meeting back up.

Splitting up allows us to pass other people and dogs randomly and more realistically, allowing us to practice passbys in a more structured way.

Looking forward to tonight! 🐾 🐾

📷 Frank & his lil teefers

08/04/2025

🐾🐾 AUGUST SCHEDULE 🐾🐾

At the end of July we started a Basic Obedience Class that will be running through August. The next Basic Obedience Class is looking to start Wednesday, September 3rd.

For August I have two Meet Ups and a Pack Walk on the schedule, as well as our Monthly Member’s Meeting.

The Meet Ups are Thursday, August 14th and Thursday, August 28th at 6:15pm. Please make sure you register for these Meet Ups if you’d like to attend because I may change the location.

Pack Walk is set for Monday, August 18th at 6:15pm in Chetek. While registration is not required for this session, I would encourage it may be cancelled due to weather or the location changed.

Please note that sessions may be changed depending on weather, etc. Please feel free to check in with me at any time or check our page for updates.

There’s no socials on the schedule for this month, but they will be returning in the future.

📷 Pepito

07/24/2025

‼️ ☀️ Pack Walk Cancellation ☀️‼️

Due to the humidity and heat of today we are going to cancel pack walk.

📷 Pip and Dolly Jo on a walk

07/09/2025

🐾 JULY SCHEDULE 🐾

I hope your July is off to a good start! Posted below is the July Schedule.

Due to the busy time of the year, the schedule isn’t as full as it may usually are. Please make sure to register with Jana for sessions and if you have any questions, please let her know. You can also be put on a contact list for the August Schedule.

🐾 JULY SCHEDULE 🐾

Basic Obedience Class, $80
4 week class (first night no dog)
Wednesday, July 30th at 6:15pm
*Would add a 5:00pm class if interest, but usually in July there’s just one class.

Meet Ups, $20 per session
Thursday, July 17th at 6:15pm
Thursday, July 31st at 6:15pm
*Must be current/previous clients or have pre-approval to join

Pack Walk, Free
Thursday, July 24th at 6:15pm
*Plan to meet at KJ’s in Chetek. Please stay tuned for weather updates or location changes. Registration not required, but check in with Jana or Facebook day of walk to make sure no changes have been made. If you register, you’ll be contacted with any changes.

Thanks! ❤️

📷 Pepito

06/20/2025

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Due to the heat and high dew points/humidity for this weekend I have made the decision to cancel socials for tomorrow.

Hopefully we can get some good walks in the earlier morning or evening, or stay cool in the shade and AC. 🙂

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Stay cool and safe out there!

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📷 Frank

06/10/2025

Our Basic Obedience Class starts on Wednesday, June 11th with a 5:00pm option and a 6:15pm option.

In this four week class, our goal is to help you and your dog learn different skills and how to build on them while providing a socialization opportunity.

The main things covered in the class include, but aren’t limited to:

🐾 Behavior and relationship basics.

🐾 Communication with dog and handler-such as how to read stress and soothing signals, how to communicate verbally with markers and cues as well as non verbal communication such as spatial pressure.

🐾 Ways we can support our dogs while navigating certain situations.

🐾 Loose leash walking.

🐾 Handling & examination.

🐾 Place bed.

🐾 Sit.

🐾 Down.

🐾 3Ds: Duration, Distance, Distraction.

🐾 Recall (Come When Called).

🐾 Greetings.

🐾 Back Off.

🐾 Broom work.

🐾 We also have discussions about applications at home and participants can ask questions and get support on behaviors at home such as potty and crate training, separation anxiety, etc.

For more questions, or to register, text or call Jana at 715-642-1506.

06/07/2025

‼️ PACK WALK UPDATE ‼️

For tomorrow’s Pack Walk we will be meeting in front of the KJ’s in Chetek instead of in Rice Lake.

We will start at 9:30am.

Pack Walks are a free session we offer to past and current clients who want to get together, walk their dogs and work on skills.

If you have any questions text or call Jana at 715-642-1506.

🎥 May Pack Walk

06/02/2025

🐾 ☀️ JUNE SCHEDULE ☀️ 🐾

I hope your June is off to a great start! Below I will put the June Schedule for Northwoods Canine Connection.

If you are interested in registration, please let me know!

Please also feel free to share scheduling preferences. While I can’t promise anything, I try to make the schedule work for as many people as possible. I’m also open to having some more Sunday events if there’d be interest.

If you’d like to be put on the contact list for July, let me know. I can also add you to the Social/Pack Walk list so you’d receive text updates about those events as well.

Thanks and hope to see you sometime in June!

🐾 ☀️ June Schedule ☀️ 🐾

Basic Obedience Class
4 weeks (first night without dog), $80
Wednesday, June 11th at 5:00pm (if enough interest)
Wednesday, June 11th at 6:15pm

Pack Walk, Free
Sunday, June 8th at 9:30am on the Red Cedar Trail
Meeting at the Northwoods Tech Parking Lot Entrance

Recall & Relevance Meet Ups, $20
Thursday, June 12th at 6:15pm
Saturday, June 28th at 9:30am

Life Skills Meet Up, $20
Thursday, June 19th at 6:15pm

Socials, Free
*Dogs must pre-approval to join
Saturday, June 21st
9:30am Medium and Large Dogs
10:30am Small Dogs and Puppies

Monthly Member’s Meeting
**TBD, will contact members

05/07/2025

I will be doing a pop up Pack Walk this Saturday, May 10th at 9:30am, meeting at the KJ’s in Chetek.

During Pack Walk we will do some group training exercises as well as walking together as a group. This is a free session.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Address

2775 8th Avenue
Chetek, WI
54728

Telephone

+17156421506

Website

https://www.northwoodscanineconnection.com/

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