Community Involvement
We enjoy a positive relationship with our Community and have participated in, and presented many events and programs:
Educational Presentations for Local Shelter Volunteers - Lincoln and Knox County
Fund Raisers for a Local Rescue Group - Boothbay Railway Village "Family Free Fur All"
Rabies Clinics - at our facility with Dr. Tammy Doughty, Woodbrook Animal Clinic
Canine Good Citizen Evaluations - as part of our ongoing educational programs
Therapy Dog Evaluations - as part of our ongoing educational programs
Therapy Dog Visits - We provide "Comfort Dog" visits to students at Bowdoin College during their stressful Final Exam weeks each semester. Our Working Therapy Dogs visit with as many as 150 students in an evening.
Involvement with Local Dog Clubs - We participate in hosting Casco Bay Dog Training Club's Obedience and Rally Trials each Spring.
Educational Visits to Local Schools - Presentations on Dog Safety and the Importance of having a well trained dog.
Here is what some of the kids had to say about a recent visit.
"Dear Marcia and Pam",
"Thank you so much for traveling and transporting your equipment. You taught me many things. I love to learn. You also let us pet your dogs and do tricks with them. I loved it"
"Thank you very much for coming to our school and talking to us about training and dog safety. I enjoyed watching you talk to the dogs when they were doing the course."
Thank you for coming and taking time out of your day to teach us stuff about dogs...Also thank you for teaching me more about how to approach a dog better".
"Thank you for coming to our school. I had alot of fun seeing and patting the dogs. I learned alot about how to pat dogs safely."
"Thank you for coming and we all had fun and we loved the dogs and we hope you come again."
"Thank you for coming to MMS. It was very fun having you here and teaching all of us. You guys are really fun. I learned alot from both of you."
"Thank you for coming to our school. I learned a lot. Especially that dogs can get anxiety."