Your best customer in the kitchen has four legs and poops on the floor.

Pleasing pooch is peachy, but you should graduate to your peers.

Schedule a private class (with up to five friends for moral support) at August, where chef George Djurovic (Tru, Le Bernardin) will show you how to prepare a proper meal.

First, pick a protein: monkfish, lobster, lamb, guinea hen, and more. Then get tipsy BYOB style while Djurovic teaches you slow poaching, searing, and roasting and whips up sides from sustainable ingredients.

A few hours later, you’ll have digested the fruits of Djurovic’s labor and will leave with the know-how to recreate the meal.

Guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

August, 1500 West Division Street, between Greenview and Bosworth Avenues (773-252-9560). Classes by appointment only, Thursdays and Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.