University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a dog training clinic 8 a.m.–noon Saturday, Aug. 13 at the University of Maine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town.
The Maine 4-H Dog Clinic is open to all youth ages 9–18; owning a dog is not required. Participants will learn how to teach behaviors based on the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen program, including accepting a friendly stranger, sitting politely for petting and more. Members of the UMaine Extension 4-H dog animal science committee will lead the clinic.
The clinic is free; registration is required. Register on the event webpage by Aug. 4. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact 207.942.7396; or sheila.norman@maine.edu.