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AnimalSense Creates Community for Dogs & Parents    

December 2011

Dog on Laptop 

AnimalSensibility: Making Heads & Tails of Your Canine Conundrums 

The AnimalSense blog has arrived!
Welcome to AnimalSensibility: Making Heads & Tails of your Canine Conundrums. Our goal has always been to educate dog owners on how to have better lives with their dogs. This new forum for our trainers allows us a wider reach. Our posts will include new training techniques, case studies from the many classes and private lessons we conduct each week all over Chicagoland, stories from our volunteer work with local rescues and shelters, as well as our experiences with our own dogs.

Read our first post from our owner, Lindsay Rapp, and check back regularly for more from our staff.

Dog Question
Ask a Trainer
 

Have a dog training question? Our new feature allows you to submit questions that will be answered by our trainers in future blog posts. Put us to the test; we are here to help!

Submit your question now. 

Pound Puppy
Help Homeless Animals with the Help of AnimalSense

We love working with rescues and shelters. When we designed our new website, we knew that needed to play an important part.

Each session, we will offer the opportunity for you to donate to our charity of choice when you make an online purchase. Choose any dollar amount to help homeless animals when you check out and we'll donate that amount to the non-profit organization.

We are happy to announce that our first charitable partner is Animal Welfare League. Read all about our donation program.

Dog in Box
Give the Gift of AnimalSense

Training is the perfect gift for any pet parent. We proudly offer gift certificates in any denomination good for any training service. Call 312-564-4570 or email train@animalsense.com to place your holiday order. 

Spanish Dog
Se Habla Espanol

We are now offering in-home private lessons in Spanish with our amazing trainer, Ivonne Acevedo.

Our Amazing Partners

Biscuits & Bows
Canine Crews
Canine Massage Chicago
Central Bark Doggy Day Care
Glenview Animal Hospital
Integrative Pet Care
Out-U-Go
Morris Service Dog Program
Paradise 4 Paws
Pet Ki Do
Pet Vets Animal Hospital
Pooch Hotel
Soggy Paws
Stella & Chewy's
Trio Animal Foundation

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Old Town is AnimalSense's New Home

Storefront
It's a new era for AnimalSense! We've moved our office from a West Loop basement to an Old Town storefront. As we've been preparing for tomorrow's opening, the beautiful, big windows have allowed us a glimpse at all of the cute dogs in the neighborhood. We can't wait to meet you all! 
 
Our new address is
1407 N. Wells St.
in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood. 
 
We'll be open seven days a week and offering
FREE assessments of your dog during business hours: 
 
Monday thru Friday 10am-6pm 
Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm 
 
Stop in anytime with your friendly dog to speak with a trainer.  
 
We are officially OPEN FOR BUSINESS at 10am on Wednesday, December 7. Stop by for a tour of our new office space! 
 
Retail
We are also pleased to offer a small, trainer-tested selection of training aids, from head collars to training treats to harnesses. We've been using these tools for years and are excited to be able to offer them to our clients in the city. You can even add on a Training Starter Kit
to a class or private lesson, which includes a nylon leash, treat pouch and bag of our preferred treats for training,Stella & Chewy's. We'll have your kit ready for you on the first day of class or during your private lesson. 
 
Stay tuned for a Grand Opening party announcement to come!  
Experience the New AnimalSense.com

We like to do things big here at AnimalSense. So, not only do we have a new storefront, we also have a new website complete with a new online scheduling system. This is a dream come true for us!

Our new website is beautiful, yet functional. It's designed to create a community for pet parents. It's a place for you to go for dog training answers and help for all things relating to your dog.

Learn why we choose to use positive reinforcement training on our Methods webpage. View upcoming area dog events on our Event Calendar. Catch up with all AnimalSense news with our Newsletter webpage. Peruse our Services, which detail our many training offerings from Group Classes to Pre-Pet Consultations to serious issues which may require a Behavior Consultation.

Read about more of our new website features like our new blog and donation campaign throughout this newsletter.

New Online Scheduling = Easy Registration

Gone are the days of registering for a class online and then receiving a phone call from our office for payment. There will be no more back and forth to schedule a private lesson with a trainer. We've developed an automated system that lets you do it all online!

Dog on PhoneOur new online scheduling system allows you to sign up and pay for a class or private lesson online. You can also search our many services, sign waivers online, keep track of your dog's training history and email your friends about training.

Peruse the system throughout our new website.

Of course, if you prefer to talk to our lovely office staff to accommodate your training needs, we are here for you just as before. Please call 312-564-4570. Our office is staffed seven days a week with happy dog trainers!

Start the New Year Off on the Right Paw
 
A new year will soon be here. It's the time of resolutions, usually meant to improve our lives. Include your dog in on the fun this year and resolve to improve your dog's life through training.

Dog in SnowIn our new Winter session of classes, we've brought back our famous Puppy Pre-School and Puppy Grade School to better group your puppies with others of the same age.

Doggone Issues is city-bound! For the first time, we're offering our special class for aggressive dogs in Chicago at the spacious Central Bark.

Many of you may have opened your homes to a rescue dog this holiday season. If so, you can't miss our class designed specifically for dogs from rescues or shelters: Welcome Home.

Classes begin in January 2012 at our 11 Chicagoland locations.  

Check out our entire schedule of Winter Classes and note our super-cool, new way to view class descriptions. Just roll your mouse over each class to see what it's all about!  

Don't see a class that fits your needs? Our private, in-home lessons can address any issue in YOUR environment. View our private lesson offerings here.
New Class: Canine CPR and First Aid

 

Dog CPR
Our new Canine CPR and First Aid class will leave you feeling calm, cool and collected in the event of a canine emergency. In this two-hour workshop, you will learn how to assess a dog and determine a course of action in a potentially life or death situation. 

Saturday, January 7, 2012
9am-11am
Oak Park
(behind Pet Vets Animal Hospital)
$40/person

Click here to reserve your spot.

Meet our Trainers & Four-Legged Friends
 
Desi & Bodie
Erin P's Desi and Bodie
With their years of experience and professional educations, the AnimalSense staff can tackle any dog issue. But what about the dogs behind the trainers?

One of our new website features gives you a look at not only our trainers, but also their four-legged friends. Visit our Trainer webpage to read the trainer bios then click on "My Dog" to meet their faithful companions. Meet our AnimalSense family!