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"The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.

From the 1870 case Burden v. Hornsby wherein Charles Burden's dog, Old Drum, was shot by his brother-in-law Leonidas Hornsby.
Wichmannisms: Language for Dog People

What in the world is a Wichmannism, you ask?
Well, if you are a regular reader of Front & Finish you may have read Melinda Wichmann's column in the November issue and know the answer. Those of you still scratching your head can go to our new feature page and see what gave the rest of us the zoomies! Before I run amuk here is the link.

WICHMANNISMS

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Illinois

Antioch
Foster's Training Center
1080 White Road
Antioch, IL 60002
Contact person: Frank Foster
847-838-0523

Brighton
Rowens Kennels
2400 Owens Lane
Brighton, IL 62012
Contact person: Patricia Owens
618-372-3837 or 618-792-3780

Bloomington
Town and Country Kennel Club of McLean County, Inc.
2507 Foxcreek Road
Bloomington, IL 61704-5093
309-829-9313
www.tckc.org
Click Here For More Info!

Carpentersville
Care Dog Training
136 Golfview Lane
Carpentersville, IL 60110
847-426-5089
caredog@ameritech.net
www.caredogtraining.com
Click Here For More Info!

Cary
Northwest Obedience Club, Inc.
735 Industrial Drive
Cary, IL 60013
847-639-3377
www.northwestobedienceclub.org
Puppy, Beginner, and Advanced Dog Training Classes in Obedience, Rally, Agility, Flyball, and Conformation.

Caseyville
Mound City Obedience Training Club of St. Louis, MO
1951 Townsley Lane
Caseyville, IL 62232
314-995-1304
www.mcotc.com
obediencedogmom@sbcglobal.net
Only 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis!
Click Here To Read More!

Crystal Lake
Family Dog Center of Illinois
6200 Berkshire Drive
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815-893-7933
Contact person: Nancy Gatza
ngatza@tcecompany.com
www.FamDogCtr.com
Professional training for the family dog. Our goal is for you to have a warm, loving, friendly and well-behaved family pet. We offer puppy classes, obedience classes, agility classes and more.

East Moline
K-9 University
East Moline, IL 61244
Contact person: Norm Aguirre
K9U@mchsi.com

Maple Park
Kanosak Canine Training, Inc.
17318 Barber Greene Rd
Maple Park, IL 60151
Contact person: Ronnie Bizer
815-899-HEEL (4335)
www.kanosak.com

Milan
Quad City Dog Obedience Club
804 W. 2nd Ave
Milan, IL 61264
Contact person: Mary Grueskin
309-799-3859
mary@grueskin.com
www.geocities.com/QCdocdogs

Mundelein
B.C. Dog Training Club LLC
920 Turret Court
Mundelein, IL 60060
Contact person: Cathie Sabin
847-566-1960
Dobes8@aol.com
www.bcdogtraining.com
Click Here or More Info!

New Lenox
Stone City Kennel Club
PO Box 381
New Lenox, IL 60451
www.sckc.us

Ottawa
Starved Rock Kennel Club
PO Box 396
Ottawa, IL 61350
srkc@starvedrockkennelclub.com
www.starvedrockkennelclub.com

Peoria
Peoria Obedience Training Club
PO Box 183
Peoria, IL 61650
309-676-9472
webmaster@potcdogs.com
www.potcdogs.com
Click Here To Read More!

Poplar Grove
Enchanted Acres DTC
18222 Poplar Grove Road
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
Contact person: Pam Kinser or Connie Scott
815-765-3054

St Charles
Fox Valley Dog Training Center
3N161 Timberline Rd.
St. Charles, IL 60175
Contact person: Carolyn Pearson
630-231-5658
fvdtc.org

Schiller Park
For Your Canine, Inc.
4233 United Parkway
Schiller Park, IL 60176
Contact person: Nancy Reyes
my4dogs@ameritech.net
www.foryourcanine.com
We offer Obedience, Rally-O, Agility and Freestyle classes in addition to monthly Obedience correction clinics and Agility run-thrus. Our facility also hosts a number of agility trials per year and an APDT Rally trial.  We will also be hosting UKC Obedience trials in the near future.

Urbana
Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana
2210 E. Ford Harris Road
Urbana, IL 61802
Contact person: Charlotte Craft
217-643-7733 (answering machine)
217-893-4724 (6-9 pm only)
dtccu@prairienet.org
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Warrenville
Smack-Dab's Obedience Training, Inc.
30 W 125 Younghal
Warrenville, IL 60555
630-393-9549
www.smack-dabs.com
Puppy classes, Basic and Advanced Obedience, Rally, Agility and Conformation programs.

Washington
Dog Sports Training Center
1970 N Main St
Washington, IL 61571
Contact Person: Judy Jurgens
309-886-2366
jjurgens@ix.netcom.com
Household Obedience, Competition Obedience, Rally, Agility, Behavior Modification.

Wheaton
Glenbard All Breed Obedience Club
DuPage County Fairgrounds
County Farm and Manchester Roads
Wheaton, IL 60188
630-293-7870
leszinsk@mc.net
www.GABOC.org
We offer Obedience classes from puppy through Utility competition.  We also offer Rally classes.  Conformation classes are also offered. Training is on Mon. and Tues. evenings.




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