4G & TB

4G & TB 4G&TB is a not for profit club composed of members interested in growing dog sports through practice, trials and education.

CHECK YOUR EMAIL!!!  Holiday Photos have been sent out!  Let's see Santa photos.📸: Willard Wilcox
11/10/2025

CHECK YOUR EMAIL!!! Holiday Photos have been sent out! Let's see Santa photos.
📸: Willard Wilcox

OH MY GOSH!!!  I just wanted a safe place to take my dogs for some holiday photos.  What started as a side conversation ...
11/03/2025

OH MY GOSH!!! I just wanted a safe place to take my dogs for some holiday photos. What started as a side conversation quickly developed into an amazing plan. And I cannot thank you all enough for being a part of this.
We had Santa-who was good with dogs and people. Santa was quick to recognize when dogs were nervous and needed extra time. He was happy to hand out treats and hold leashes. Hands down, he was simply the best.
In addition, we had six individual themed photo booths where you could take your own photos with your dogs.
I had a plan, but you all made it happen-and it was amazing.
Shout outs:
--Santa from Santa Services Illinois, not only was he the best, but also he donated a Santa home visit to our raffle
--Will and Nikki Wilcox for the ace photography (we are all so excited to see those photos!)
--Always and forever to the Trial Minions, Nancy and Nikki. You two sure made a lot of things happen
-- Kelly and Franco for sharing in the vision and scoring *the* Santa chair
--Amanda for playing receptionist
--Ashley at RejuveNate for her generosity of plants for our raffle.
--Brian and Krystle for begrudgingly tagging along, building things, setting up, cleaning up (literally cleaning the s**t), playing Elf, finding *the* best Santa, and making it happen!

And to all of you who came out to join us-THANK YOU!! It was a joy to see you and your dogs. We hope you had fun and got some great photos with your dogs and family today!

If you haven't already shared, we would love to see your photos!!

If we missed you this year, plan ahead- November 7-8 next year for the same good time.

Holiday Photos today at Weitendorf.  We have room for walk ins, but we won't be here past 2 if no one shows up. We would...
11/01/2025

Holiday Photos today at Weitendorf. We have room for walk ins, but we won't be here past 2 if no one shows up. We would love to see you!!

We are done with trials for the year, but we aren't done having fun yet...November 1st and 2nd in Joliet, IL come see us...
10/21/2025

We are done with trials for the year, but we aren't done having fun yet...
November 1st and 2nd in Joliet, IL come see us for your Holiday Photos! Pet and family friendly environment.
You can sign up here for a specific time to have photos with Santa - THE REAL SANTA, 15 minutes of just you and your family/pet. No stress of others watching, no worries of other dogs in your space. A photographer will send your 5 images of your Santa session (you can also take your own photos).
In addition, we will have six 'do it yourself' photo booths (We will have volunteers at each booth to assist you), where you can take fun photos of your family and pets. These photo booths will include: "Naughty Dog Booth" with torn up toys and stockings full of coal, "Magic Of Holidays" with light up books, presents, and ornaments, and a "New Year's Booth" get your 2026 party photo ready.
We encourage signing up here to avoid a wait. If you choose to drop in, be prepared for a wait.

For our raffle, Santa is donating a home visit. You could have Santa visit you at your home!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Find more information and sign up online here: www.4gandtb.com/events

If you would like to volunteer, we always need help. Volunteers will be given time in the morning to take photos with their dogs before we open to the public. Sign up to volunteer here: www.4gandtb.com/events

Congratulations to everyone who came out to play this weekend. That's a wrap on our 2025 UKC year. Hats off to an amazin...
10/19/2025

Congratulations to everyone who came out to play this weekend. That's a wrap on our 2025 UKC year.

Hats off to an amazing crew:
Kelly in the scoreroom; Nikki and Nancy as the lead Minions; Dennis "The Fly", Doug, Keri, and Sandra being all judgey, Janet as our vehicle wrangler, Ruth keeping us all in line, and the slew of competitors who stepped in to help out ad needed.

It was great to see so many of you this weekend. Congratulations on taking the time to play with your dog.
Results have been emailed out. Please contact us of you dont get a copy.

We hope to see you all again soon!




We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow for the UKC Nosework trial.  Please drive carefully and plan for rain!...
10/17/2025

We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow for the UKC Nosework trial. Please drive carefully and plan for rain!

Don't forget, we have the costume contest at lunch! Gift bags for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place costumes!!

Holiday Photos!!  It's not too early to plan. The holidays are right around the corner. Join us with your family and pet...
10/05/2025

Holiday Photos!! It's not too early to plan. The holidays are right around the corner.
Join us with your family and pets for photos. We will have six DIY themed booths where you can take your own photos -and we will have volunteers to help. And Santa will be joining us!! We have a photographer who will take photos of you with Santa.
Find more information and sign up online here: www.4gandtb.com/events

UKC Nosework TrialJoliet, IlOctober 18-19Two trials each day, all levels from Novice to EliteSaturday: Container, Interi...
10/03/2025

UKC Nosework Trial
Joliet, Il
October 18-19

Two trials each day, all levels from Novice to Elite
Saturday: Container, Interiors, Exteriors, and Vehicles
Sunday: Container, Interiors, Exteriors, and HD

You can find more information here: www.4gandtb.com/events

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HOLY SMOKES!!! You all were on fire today!  Wow!!Our ORT was over before we could blink.  Nice job, everyone!  Many than...
09/27/2025

HOLY SMOKES!!! You all were on fire today! Wow!!
Our ORT was over before we could blink. Nice job, everyone!
Many thanks to Sue and Robin as our CO and Judge for the day. Nancy, Andi, and Nikki as our volunteers.

And hats off to the best competitors ever! You all were ready to race.

We hope you had a great day playing with your dog. And we hope to see you all again soon!




Final Info Emails have gone out for the ORT this Saturday. We are looking forward to seeing all of you.We also have a UK...
09/22/2025

Final Info Emails have gone out for the ORT this Saturday. We are looking forward to seeing all of you.

We also have a UKC Nosework Trial October 18-19 in Joliet, Il.

And last...it's time to start thinking about your holiday photos!! Join us November 1-2 to take your own photos and get photos with Santa.

You can find more information for all these events on our website: www.4gandtb.com/events

Join us for all the fun!

Looking for an ORT?  Come join us in Joliet, Il on September 27th. All three odors will be tested.  For more information...
09/04/2025

Looking for an ORT? Come join us in Joliet, Il on September 27th. All three odors will be tested. For more information or to sign up online, please visit our website www.4gandtb.com/events

We are looking forward to seeing you!!




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Joliet, IL
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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4G&TB is a not for profit club composed of members interested in growing dog sports through practice, trials and education. Our mission is to spread the availability of dog sports to the Chicago suburbs of Illinois and surrounding states. We currently host nose work trial events for UKC, C-WAGS, and NACSW and fun matches for practice and trial preparation. We understand the commitment you have made to have a dog. We would like to offer the opportunity for you and your dog to play with us! We welcome all competitors, novice to seasoned veterans, willing to learn, share their knowledge, practice, play and compete. Join us in building a strong relationship with your dog through nose work, games and hands on seminars. We welcome your feedback for additional activities and sports the dog sport community would like to participate in. Always keep in mind, the key to being successful with your dog is to have fun! While we welcome everyone, we highly encourage good sportsmanship between the dog/handler team and other teams.