Are you a dog lover or pet owner? Interested in volunteering to help dogs, or working with dogs someday? Join us for a course all about our favorite, furry, four-legged friends…dogs! Class participants review the history of domesticating dogs, learn the difference between dog breeds, how dogs communicate, what is involved in the grooming process and the cool, helpful jobs that dogs can have.

Additionally, each week the group will spend a few minutes training a puppy a new trick after the lesson! By the end of the course, the group will get to see the pup perform the finished trick! Participants are encouraged to train their pup at home simultaneously, if possible.

To register for this class, please contact Victoria Gill, Director of Operations.

Details

Every Monday
10am

Facilitator Bio

Melissa Viera, also known as "MJ," is the owner of pet training academy and grooming salon, "MJ's Pet Training Academy," located in Acushnet, Massachusetts. Involved with dogs since childhood, she has developed a positive approach to working with dogs and people, which students will find motivational.

Melissa holds a diploma in Dog Obedience Instruction, and is a member of various organizations including the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and International Companion Animal Network. She is a Canine Good Citizen and Temperament Test Evaluator, as well as the developer of Positive Groomer. She enjoys all areas of dog training from sports and tricks, to grooming rehabilitation.