The happiest hour of my week is at class with Lora and Agility Junkies! It is pure joy running with my girl. With Lora's training, we continue to work as a team and break new ground and have a blast while we do it! And fellow trainees are a joy to watch and support. Best hour of my week. read more

2.5 years ago my rescue dog and I joined the great people at Agility Junkies! We have had a blast learning how to do agility and met a lot of awesome dogs and their people! Don't be shy if you have never done agility - neither did we! You'll learn with other beginners and have a blast! Great facilities, awesome owner and instructors and great peers! The fun my dog has each week and the big smile on his face driving home is priceless!!!! So is his post-agility nap! :-) read more

Agility Junkies - Pet Services Near Me - Barrington, Illinois

I have been training my dogs with Agility Junkies on and off for nearly 20 years. Since my breed of choice is Bloodhounds, we are obviously not the typical agility students. Lora and her staff are remarkably capable of understanding and explaining dog behavior, using positive training methods to make agility goals attainable even for my usual choice of breed. I have trained my hounds extensively in obedience, rally, and agility over the last 35 years, depending on the individual dogs, and Agility Junkies gets my highest rating for any trainer I've ever worked with, in any discipline. Come join the fun! read more

My wife and I started going to Agility Junkies 20 years ago. We took our bloodhound Susie, just expecting to play around. Susie loved agility, and people loved seeing a bloodhound do agility. We have been taking dogs there ever since. Lora has helped us understand and work with some potentially difficult dogs, to play with them and have fun. All our dogs are rescues, and some of them have had issues in their pasts - but whenever we have a suitable dog, we introduce them to agility. We've done obedience, and my wife currently does rally with yet another of our hounds, but we both agree that Lora and her facility have given us some of the best experiences we have ever had with our dogs. Simply great. read more

I started training with Agility Junkies soon after adopting a two year old Aussie mix. She is now fourteen years old and still going strong with agility. Not knowing anything about agility, I began training there after meeting two friendly instructors at an agility trial near me, and have been training there ever since. About six years ago my wife also began training with our most recent addition to the family - a Samoyed. It's a great way to have fun with your dog! The classes are relaxed, enjoyable, and stress positive training techniques to keep your dog in 'The Game'. The facility includes an indoor area and when the weather allows, a large fenced outdoor area. Give them a try! You'll love it. read more

I tried getting my dog into classes here... After trying twice to get ahold of someone there, I gave up. I got their message both times, even though I called during their business hours. I left my e-mail and phone number, so they had ample chance to contact me. I never heard back. Obviously, they are just far too busy to be bothered with getting new dogs enrolled, so my dog, money, and myself will go elsewhere. read more

If you are not a part of the "in crowd" - you will not be treated nicely. There are a handful of students that are all friends and hang out together. If you are not a part of this crowd you may as well go to a different school. I was very unhappy here and have switched schools and my dog is doing MUCH better at the new school and I am treated much better here. Don't waste your money - find a different school! read more

I originally started with Agility Junkies back in 1997 when I was 15 years old. I trained with Lora for a year and a half with my German Shepherd, Trina. Trina and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Agility was a great way for us to bond and to socialize my dog a bit more (as she was originally trained as a police K9 dog). Due to school sports and activities, I had to cut my young agility career short with the idea I would someday return. Fast-forward 15 years...I was looking for ways to build confidence in my overly shy, energetic female Aussie, Fergie. I remembered the fun I had with Agility Junkies and set out to find them once again. My pack of Aussies (Fergie, Maddux, and Halas) and I have had the privilege to train with Lora, Barb, and Agata at Agility Junkies now for over a year and we all LOVE it! In fact, my husband and I can't even say the word "agility" out loud at home without our pack going completely berserk with excitement. The pups know the route to agility class, and tend to start whining with excitement once we are about 2 miles out. All of the trainers are extremely knowledgeable- especially in the area of dog behavior. It is a fun and supportive environment that helps grow the bonds between owners and their canine teammates by teaching them to understand each other and how to work together. Lora, especially, is able to pinpoint why dogs are exhibiting certain behaviors- she is like the agility whisperer. Having only been familiar with German Shepherds from when I was growing up, it has really helped to have someone who knows Aussies and how to work with them. I am not sure what the other posters meant by "in-crowd," as I have never once noticed anything like this happening- even as a young kid. Having worked 4 dogs with Agility Junkies, every owner and dog are treated equally and given appropriate attention. We are constantly laughing and cheering each other on in classes- even in my recent Beginners class with my youngest dog. Over a 6 week period I was with others who have never experienced training with the Junkies before and everyone was treated as if they had been attending for years. Regardless of the class level, we regularly play agility-related games, and even the shyest dogs have built confidence over the course of the classes. Ask any student currently there and they will all say the same thing as myself. My pack and I have found our permanent homes with Agility Junkies, and without any hesitation, I HIGHLY recommend Agility Junkies, Inc. to anyone and everyone who loves their dog and wants to have an hour of fun as a team each week. read more

To say that I am not impressed is an understatement. The class is way too crowded, so your actual training time is extremely limited. The folks don't like my dog, so I am inclined not to like them. A waste of money. There's got to be a better place. read more