HSO to Offer Dog Training Classes; Seeks Volunteers

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he Humane Society of the Ouachitas is starting a new program to train shelter pets to make them more adoptable.  As this is a task requiring more than one person, the HSO is looking for a few good recruits to volunteer.  Minimum age is sixteen, and volunteers must make a commitment to attend a one hour class weekly and practice those lessons with shelter dogs at least twice a week during shelter hours.

Training collars and leashes will be provided for the basic obedience classes, which will be held at the shelter on Saturdays at 10 a.m. starting August 6th. The classes will be ongoing until the Thanksgiving weekend and will resume when it quits snowing, by February or March.

Students will learn basic obedience commands such as, “Heel,” “Sit,” “Stay,” “Down,” and “Come.”  With any luck, the dogs will learn these commands as well, which will greatly increase their chances of finding good forever homes.

The class is free for HSO members and to the volunteers, who will no doubt find the information useful for training their own dogs.

To become a member or sign up for the class, please call the shelter at 479-394-5682.   

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