Venus and Mars K9

16/07/2025

07/06/2025

Sorry I'm so bad at updating facebook! Here's the latest news.

23/12/2024

My group class schedule might finally be regular, and thus now has a web page home! Check out all group classes here:

Group classes for basic pet training, tricks, freestyle dog dance, competition obedience, fitness, and more in Chicago and the Chicagoland area.

17/11/2024

New things alert!!! Inquire via email.

09/09/2024

If hitting the books with serious studies such as distractions and leash walking has become a bore, perhaps your dog would prefer to invest in trade school like AKC Fetch to earn their keep....(???) (LET ME HAVE THIS)

Here's where to find me in the upcoming months!

Teamwork on the Town Class
Starting November 17th
Rotates every week Sundays @ 2pm & Tuesdays @ 6:30pm
New outdoor location each class!
(DM me for more info)

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K9 Fitness and OB Classes
10/12 - 11/2 and 11/16 - 12/14
Saturday morning and afternoon
Found Training Center in Chicago

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Rally-Obedience and OB Classes
Starting October 10th
Thursday evenings
Spot On K9 in West Chicago

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Competition Heelwork and AKC Fetch
Starting September 30th
Monday mornings
For Your K9 in Elmhurst

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Multisport Coaching
Mondays 7-10pm
Adogtrainerlife's Gotham City Dawgs in Berwyn

02/05/2024

I am creating a lot of free resources for clients because in my perfect world, they would know all of this stuff before even coming to me! Even with the foundations in place, there is usually still plenty to work on. Check out these articles and let me know if you have any requests:

Dog training and canine behavior tips, thoughts, unique ideas, how-to guides, blogs & vlogs - all from a certified professional trainer.

14/04/2024

Big news! Venus and Mars K9 is officially reopening in Chicago.

Check out our website: venusandmarsk9.com 🐾

01/01/2022

Reminiscing about puphood. I actually lost a lot of Cupid's puppy pictures due to a phone dying. (Rookie mistake.)

30/12/2021

Special Mars addition

05/12/2021

I guess I have officially decided to fix Mars's heel. Her issue was going flat in the ring, only during heeling. I learned about heeling from the trainers that worked in my first daycare in brief snippets, before I was a trainer, and Mars had to soldier through a LOT of mistakes. I learned about engagement ring prep probably at the END of all that, and that fact combined with her inconsistent understanding of focus/head position criteria lead to a dog that checked out in the middle of our CDX attempts - where heeling comes before all the "fun stuff." Anyway I'm training her to be crazy and pushy now. This is like session 10.

24/11/2021

Wow, sports medicine is so cool!? Cupid was a super good boy and therefore got to have a super thorough exam this morning. He even got a chiropractic adjustment at the end. We used chin rest, stand-stay's, and side-lay/down-stays on and off for almost 3 hours. He is looking pretty good, and we are still thinking his issue was a neck nerve thing. After today we will be slowly reintegrating exercise, and hopefully he will be on the straight and righteous forever and ever.

20/11/2021

I introduced handler discrimination over the last couple of weeks. One card in the pile of cards is heavily scented like me (from rubbing it against my skin). I am just starting to wait for a little bit more of a pause before I reward him.