4-H Dog Obedience Course

4-H is hosting a dog obedience course for youth ages nine and up who want to learn how to train their dogs and compete in the dog obedience class at the Schoharie County Sunshine Fair.  This nine week program teaches youth responsibility, communication, patience, and sportsmanship, while training dogs to behave in the home, in public places, and in the presence of other dogs. 

Classes will be held Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunshine Fairgrounds, May 6 through June 24.  An orientation class will be held on Wednesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Center in Cobleskill.  Please leave your dog at home for the orientation meeting but bring proof of rabies vaccination. 

The cost of the course is $55.  Participating dogs must be at least six months of age. For more information or to register, call Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties at (518) 234-4303, 296-8310 or e-mail schoharie@cornell.edu.  For more information you may visit their official website here.

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