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Tailwaggers 4-H Club

The Tailwaggers 4-H Club Dog Training Project has been around for many years. Our volunteer adult leaders enjoy teaching the youth of Brown County and their dogs about dog training. Our program is open to any youth in Brown County enrolled in third grade through the 13th grade. They may train any dog that is 6 months and older, purebred or mixed breed.

We offer four different types of classes for our youth. They are obedience, showmanship, agility, and rally. For our obedience students we offer beginner and advanced classes. In the beginner class, 4-H members learn to teach their dog basic commands including sit, down, stand, heel, and stay. In the advanced classes they learn how to do off-leash work and progress to retrieving and jumping. Rally obedience is an extension of these exercises put onto a numbered course.

In our showmanship classes, youth learn how to present their dogs for the show ring. They learn how to gait and stack the dog. They also learn about the history of their breed and some basic grooming skills. In showmanship, the dog is not judged, only the way the handler presents the dog is judged.

In agility classes the dogs learn how to jump, climb up A-frames, walk over dog walks and teeter totters, go through tunnels and navigate through the weave poles.

Our training sessions run from April through the end of July, approximately 13 weeks of training each year. At the end of our training session each year we hold a graduation for all of our participants in each of the four areas: obedience, rally, showmanship, and agility. Youth may also win trophies, ribbons, and fair premiums through their participation in the dog show and other events.  

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Club Forms

Tailwaggers 4-H Dog Training Agreement Form

Tailwaggers 4-H Class Registration Form

Tailwaggers 4-H Requirements & Guidelines

Tailwaggers 4-H Shot Record Form

 

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Club Events

 

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If you are interested in having the Tailwaggers 4-H Club do an exhibition of obedience and agility for your club, business, or program, please contact Angela Duckart 920-680-9001.

 

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