The Maine 4-H Dog Clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 13 at the University of Maine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road in Old Town. Photo courtesy of UMaine Cooperative Extension
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a dog training clinic from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 13, at the University of Maine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road in Old Town.
The Maine 4-H Dog Clinic is open to all youth ages 9 to 18; owning a dog is not required.
Participants can learn how to teach behaviors based on the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen program, including accepting a friendly stranger and sitting politely for petting.
Members of the UMaine Extension 4-H dog animal science committee will lead the clinic, according to a news release from the extension office.
The clinic is free; registration is required.
To register by Aug. 4, visit extension.umaine.edu.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact 207-942-7396 or sheila.norman@maine.edu.
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