4-H Dog Exhibitors: Paperwork, Clinics and Shows


Any youth registered for a 4-H dog project must submit a Permission to Participate form to the Extension Office by 4:00 p.m. on March 30.  Exhibitors must also submit a Identification and Vaccination Certificate by 10:00 a.m. on April 7.  Your veterinarian is required to sign the ID/Vaccination form.

2018 4-H Dog Clinic Dates:
All clinic will take place in the 4-H Hall from 6:00 -7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 28 – Obedience practice
Monday, April 16 – showmanship practice
Wednesday, May 9 – Rally practice
Monday, June 4 – general review #1 covering what will be at fair show and interest of participants
Friday, June 22 – general review #2 finish covering what will be at fair show and interest of participants
Saturday, July 7 – 4-H Dog Show

Clinic Details

  • All dogs on 6 foot leather or nylon lead
  • Bring lots of very small, tasty treats to each clinic.  Do not feed dog the afternoon/evening of clinics—they will eat lots of treats!
  • Bring a toy if your dog is toy motivated
  • Bring a simple cloth nail apron (a few dollars at Home Depot or Lowes) or a treat pouch to hold your treats on you while training
  • Bring a mat or towel your dog can practice “stays” on
  • For obedience and Rally, dogs must be controllable by youth using a Martingale collar (best) or simple buckle/snap collar.  These are also the best options for the show.  Harnesses are acceptable for training, but not for the show.  Chain choke collars are allowed but not preferred for youth training or during show.  Youth and dog cannot show in head collars or any harsher collars like prong collars.
  • For showmanship, a showmanship lead is required
  • ****4-H program dogs CAN NOT be dog or people aggressive****
  • If a dog is unsuitable for group training and the dog show, youth can still participate in the Dog achievement project and train their own dog at home
  • Anyone can enroll in the Dog Achievement in addition to other projects and do it though self-study.  It is a non-competitive learning program that does not show a dog at the fair.  If there is enough interest, we will start holding dog achievement/ skill-a-thon study group sessions.

If you have questions regarding the dog clinics, please contact Carol Stephenson at Carol at  575-4470.

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