Urban Pooch Training & Fitness Center

This is a really great dog center that offers a variety of services that include classes, training, and social events. I will say they are not the cheapest, but they offer such a unique experience, you can justify paying a little more. My personal favorite event so far was the Halloween party. Free food, a costume contest, and pooches running everywhere! Customer service is also an A+.

I have been taking Salty and Charlie to Love & Fitness for months now– this place is a total dog dream during the Winter and hot Summer. Sometimes Salty is a pain the butt when it comes to running around and wearing himself out– he loves it here :-) He gets one on one time with the trainer and then a few treats and lots of love!
Charlie loves it too! Charlie is a runner and loves to play with hyper dogs– he gets his yayas out every time. They come home pooped after only 2 hours! So worth it! Jessie and the gang love dogs– they are patient and understand each dog’s quirks. I feel very confident when I walk out the door– it’s nice to know that their trainers are dog lovers too! Some just do it as a job– not these guys. The staff is exceptional here!
On Saturday they have an indoor doggie park where you get to join the dogs! Genius!!! I really can’t say enough good stuff about this place. It’s snowing out, so round up the pups and drive them here while you run some errands! It’s amazing!

I started bringing my dogs to Urban Pooch a month ago, and I am very happy with them. I have a grumpy, geriatric Chihuahua and a pug puppy with A LOT of energy. I needed a place to get the Chihuahua a little more social interaction since he has become too attached to and possessive of his people. And the puppy… my God the puppy!!! I had forgotten how much energy a puppy has! I know, silly of me. Luckily Urban Pooch is a place where she can go and play non-​stop for hours. This means she harasses the older dog less, runs for hours and is exhausted and happy when we get her home. Peace is restored in the house! And with UP’s flexible drop off policy, I can take them and pick them up whenever I need to. The small dog group means that my older guy doesn’t feel like bait, like he usually does in large groups of dogs. Thanks Urban Pooch! You make my dogs very happy. In fact, every time I go to the door to leave, the dogs think they’re going to day care!

David was our trainer for basic obedience class. He was detailed in his training customizing a plan specific to the personality needs of our pitbull boxer, Colt. Every week was a new experience which began with a review of what was learned the week prior. It was incredible how fast the class picked up on instructions. Thanks for your guidance, we will definitely be back!

Unfortunately, for me this was a waste of time and money. I would hope that my experience isn’t typical but considering it happened each week…
I signed up for the AKC STAR puppy class. We had a different trainer each time.
At any given session there might be people who were just starting or were one or two sessions ahead of the core group. There was rarely an explanation of why the instructors kept changing. Due to all of this, we spent a good deal of time during many sessions letting the dogs «play» while a plan was worked out.
Taking my dog to another trainer in the neighborhood.

I can’t believe I’m the first to review this incredible facility. I have a 7month old german shepherd and we started coming to Urban Pooch Training when he was about 4 months old. This place has become like a second home for us. We have completed intermediate obedience classes and the proud pooch class with Tilman, one of the outstanding trainers here. This place offers just about every type of training from beginner to advanced you could want for your pup and an abundance of space and equipment for training and play. The staff and other trainers are very passionate about what they do, several of them still compete/​judge in outside agility and obedience competitions.
Overall, I’m extremely impressed with the trainers and the quality of the facility at Urban Pooch Training and Fitness. We will keep coming back here, there’s absolutely no other place like this in Chicago and my pup and I love it!