The following information is provided as a community service. Greater Boston area Dog Obedience Clubs & obedience classes New England Dog & Obedience Clubs Other sources of information about clubs & classes   Greater Boston area Dog Obedience Clubs & classes [listed by town where classes are held] Cambridge MA - New England Dog Training Club; Puppy Kindergarten, Beginner and Competition Obedience classes Thursday evenings at the Cambridge Armory, 450 Concord Avenue. FMI: 617-868-1713 Danvers MA - North Shore Kennel Club FMI: NorthShoreKennelClub@yahoo.com Danvers MA - Old Colony Obedience Club; Monday evening classes at the Armory, beginner to advanced. FMI: Beth Piekardski 978-687-3947 or email Hanson MA - Cave Canem 4-H Dog Club, For youngsters ages 6-19. Meetings Wednesday nights, 7:00-9:00 pm. FMI: Club Leader, Ms Rita LaPointe, 781-585-3282 Holbrook MA - Plymouth County Cranberry Canines 4-H Club, meetings Friday evenings 7:00-9:00 at Canine College. Learn obedience, show handling, agility. FMI: 781-767-3908 Ipswich MA - Old Colony Obedience Club; Thursday evening competition classes for members. FMI: Beth Piekardski 978-687-3947 Marshfield MA - South Shore Kennel Club FMI: Maxine Clawson, 781-659-2979, mclawson@southshorekennelclub.org or Gerry Kimball, 781-826-6012 New Bedford MA - Wampanoag Kennel Club; Beginners & Advanced obedience classes, Wednesday evenings at the Portugese Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall. Instructor: Ed DuPont. FMI: 508-673-3066, wampanoagkc@yahoo.com Osterville MA - Cape Cod Kennel Club; Puppy Kindergarten; Basic, Intermediate, & Advanced Obedience; Show Handling classes Wednesday evenings at the Osterville Community Center. FMI: Ellie Dibbern, 508-394-1681, capecodkc@sataylor.net Quincy MA - South Shore Dog Training Club; Beginners & Advanced Obedience Training and Breed Handling, classes Thursday Evenings at the Quincy Armory. FMI: Sue Ellen Healy - Springers64@yahoo.com; Pat Lydon - quiltdogs@comcast.net; Joan Chrusciel - jchrusciel@worldnet.att.net Rochester MA - Plymouth County Canine Club; Classes Friday evenings at the Rochester Grange Hall. FMI: Gull Reidy, 508-947-5606 Waltham MA - Charles River Dog Training Club; Classes Monday evenings at the UMass Field Station: Beginner, Clicker, Advanced Beginners, CGC, Rally, and Competition obedience. Puppy classes Friday evenings. FMI: class info, crdtc@geocities.com; Margaret Stubbs, 781-894-4315 Waltham MA - Weston Dog Training Club; Obedience classes Tuesday evenings at the Boys & Girls Club. FMI: Sally Jean Alexander, email sallyjalexander@juno.com West Bridgewater MA - Pocksha Canine Club; Beginner and Advanced classes Tuesday evenings FMI: info@pocksha.org West Concord MA - Concord Dog Training Club; Puppy Kindergarten Friday evening (Instructor Arlee Recktenwald, 978-667-7411); Beginner & Advanced Beginner obedience classes. FMI: 978-371-1133 New England Dog & Obedience Clubs CONNECTICUT Mansfield - Nathan Hale Obedience Club, 860-429-0256 Old Mystic - Mystic Dog Training Club, Mondays, all levels, 860-572-2772 Oxford - Obedience Training Club of Waterbury, 11 Robinson Lane. www.ODTCW.com Somers - East Longmeadow Dog Training Club, Obedience and agility classes, Tuesdays. FMI: Al Woff, 860-749-7617 Stratford - Trap Falls Kennel Club West Hartford - Hartford Obedience Training Club, hotc1937@cs.com, 860-956-1589 Search for AKC Clubs in Connecticut MAINE Bath - Casco Bay Dog Training Club, 207-615-9663 Fairifeld - Tri-County Obedience Club, 207-397-4105 or 207-778-9261 Kittery - Piscataqua Obedience Club, Inc. Sue Walsh, 207-363-2574, swtgrss@aol.com or Mary Peterson, 207-439-1640, mkp@nh.ultranet.com Norway/S. Paris - Oxford Hills Dog Club, Linda McSherry, 207-527-2141 South Portland - Vacationland Dog Obedience Club Westbrook - Saccarappa Obedience Club. 207-854-DOGS Search for AKC Clubs in Maine MASSACHUSETTS (OUTSIDE THE GREATER BOSTON AREA) East Longmeadow - Springfield Kennel Club East Longmeadow - East Longmeadow Dog Training Club, Obedience and agility classes, Wednesday & Thursday evenings. FMI: Al Woff, 860-749-7617 Great Barrington - Great Barrington Kennel Club Greenfield - Pioneer Valley Kennel Club Westford MA - Nashoba Dog Training Club - [not currently offering classes]. FMI: 508-649-6338, email: Tpollard@CompuServe.com Bristol County Dog Training Club. FMI: Kris Ashton, 508-992-3528 Search for AKC Clubs in Massachusetts NEW HAMPSHIRE Bedford - Souhegan Kennel Club; Puppy Kindergarten, Beginner and Intermediate Obedience classes at the Humane Society facility; Instructor: Michele Houghton, Kennel Manager for Greyhound Placement Service. FMI: souhegankennelclub@yahoo.com Dover - Piscataqua Obedience Club, Inc. Sue Walsh, 207-363-2574, swtgrss@aol.com or Mary Peterson, 207 439-1640, mkp@nh.ultranet.com Search for AKC Clubs in New Hampshire RHODE ISLAND East Greenwich - Key Dog Obedience Training Club, beginner and drop-in advanced obedience classes on Tuesdays at Rocky Hill Grange. FMI: 401-885-1829. Providence - Obedience Training Club of Rhode Island. Classes Friday evenings at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf. FMI: Jim 401-231-4709, Priscilla 401-949-0578, or Debi 401-437-2753. Search for AKC Clubs in Rhode Island VERMONT Burlington Obedience Training Club, botcvt.com, botcinformation@botcvt.org Search for AKC Clubs in Vermont Other sources of information Dogpatch Dog Obedience Page - A list of Clubs & Schools in the US and around the world. Many Town Recreation Departments and Community Education Programs offer basic dog training classes. Some examples: Framingham MA - Keefe Tech Continuing Education Acton MA - Acton-Boxborough Community Education Wayland MA - Wayland Park & Recreation Adult Courses Commercial dog training schools are usually listed in the Yellow Pages. Search for AKC Conformation, Agility, Obedience & Tracking Clubs Return to CRDTC home page

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