Ingham County 4H Dog Project

04/01/2025

Reminder!!!!

Anyone can participate in the annual Fair Dog show...
If...
1) they are a registered 4Her with Ingham County 4H
2) they turn in a "May 1st Form"... to the county office, by 5/1/25

Need help with training and prep? Don't have a clue dog leader? No problem, just give us a shout and we will be happy to help!

03/29/2025

03/24/2025

Looking to level up your dog training, husbandry, and show skills? New to the 4-H dog project? Join us on April 12th, 2025 for our annual Spring 4-H Dog Workshop!
Youth and volunteers are encouraged to register!
Pre-registration is required for this event. Registration closes on April 4th, 2025 at MIDNIGHT! To register, and for more information, please visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2025DogWorkshop4H/

03/23/2025

Welcome to the all-new Michigan 4-H Animal Science page! This page will serve as your one-stop shop for all things related to your animal science projects, so follow along so you don't miss anything!

Note: This page will not replace our other pages but rather exist alongside them as a centralized location to find exciting upcoming program announcements, educational tidbits, and more for *all* species and program areas.
Michigan 4-H Livestock and Veterinary Science
Michigan 4-H Horse Program
Michigan Dairy Youth Program
Michigan 4-H Dog Program
MI State 4-H Rabbits
Michigan 4-H Poultry Programs
Michigan 4-H

03/23/2025

Attention 4-H Dog Program Participants!

The Michigan 4-H Dog Program Scoresheets have been updated and are live on our website! Most changes were minor corrections to existing errors. These will be used for the Michigan 4-H State Dog Show beginning this year (2025).

To see the updated scoresheets, visit: https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/michigan_4_h_dog_show_scoresheets

Questions? Please contact Kat at [email protected] or send us a message!

03/23/2025

Mark your calendar! Any 4her can show! Lots of opportunities to gain experience and get some wins! Classes are well broken up and usually small

We are excited to announce the date and location for the 2025 Michigan 4-H State Dog Show!

This year's show will be held on September 20th, 2025 at the Shiawassee County Fair Grounds. Additional updates, including show start times, to be announced soon!

We hope to have registration open on July 1st - registration will close at Midnight on September 1st, 2025.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us via messenger or email Kat directly at [email protected]!

03/15/2025

Join us for the 2025 Eaton County 4-H Pre-Fair Dog Fun Match! This fun-filled dog show will be on Saturday, May 17th at the Eaton County Fairgrounds. Pre-register by Monday, April 28th to save on registration fees! Registration on the day of the show will be available between 7:30am-9:00am. Please contact Jessie Gott for more information: [email protected]

Registration Packet can be found here:https://www.canr.msu.edu/eaton/uploads/files/2025%20Registration%20Form%20Packet.pdf

03/06/2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 Eaton County 4-H Pre-Fair Dog Fun Match!🐾

This fun-filled event will take place on Saturday, May 17th at the Eaton County Fairgrounds. Please note that registration costs are higher on the day of the show, so pre-registration is recommended!

For more information about this event, and to access the registration packet, please visit our website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/eaton/eaton_county_4_h/eaton_county_4_h_associations_and_committees/dog_committee

02/27/2025

Looking to level up your dog training, husbandry, and show skills? New to the 4-H dog project? Join us on April 12th, 2025 for our annual Spring 4-H Dog Workshop! Pre-registration is required for this event. Registration closes on April 4th, 2025 at MIDNIGHT! To register, and for more information, please visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2025DogWorkshop4H/

01/04/2025

HURYY! HURRY! HURRY!

Get registered for the MSU 4H Dog Project Trick Dog event!

Open to any 4hers... even if you don't have a dog, you can use a rabbit, gpig, rat or cat!...maybe even a chicken

01/02/2025

We do have a Trick class at fair dog show! Another reason to do it...

Don't forget! Registration closes tomorrow night!

Missed out on last year's 4-H Trick Training Challenge? Looking to try out some of those advanced level tricks this year? You are in luck!
Join us for our second Virtual 4-H Trick Training Challenge! This program will run from January 10th until February 14th, 2025. Youth are eligible for AKC Trick Dog Titles through this program, please contact 4-H staff for more information.

This program is fully asynchronous this year! Youth can work on tricks whenever works best for them.

To register, see: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2025TrickTrainingChallenge/

Please contact Kat VanDouser with any questions.
[email protected] or 517-552-6903

12/11/2024

And...there is a trick class at fair dogshow! 1 min to do all the tricks you want!

Missed out on last year's 4-H Trick Training Challenge? Looking to try out some of those advanced level tricks this year? You are in luck!
Join us for our second Virtual 4-H Trick Training Challenge! This program will run from January 10th until February 14th, 2025. Youth are eligible for AKC Trick Dog Titles through this program, please contact 4-H staff for more information.

This program is fully asynchronous this year! Youth can work on tricks whenever works best for them.

To register, see: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2025TrickTrainingChallenge/

Please contact Kat VanDouser with any questions.
[email protected] or 517-552-6903

12/05/2024

Hey gang!

Just wanted to share some new ideas for the ingham County 4H dog project area and get some feedback. I, for one, am excited by the possibilities!

1. Have different events on different days. This would give a chance to do somethings during the fair... maybe

2. Add in a "working Dog" section to include Nosework. Maybe draft/carting/sledding and Barn Hunt too! If added, we would put on some workshops early in the year to help everyone learn about these areas. The Working Dog section would not count towards limited on other performance classes.

Or

Splitting this project area into 2 different areas/groups/shows...whatever you want to call it. Such that they would be 2 seperate events with 2 different superintendents. 1 for the usual stuff we've been doing: showmanship, rally, obedience, Agility, educational poster, trick dog... and 1 show for Nosework. Maybe with other things like draft and Barn hunt.... these preformance events are becoming very popular additions to the working dog world and are usually held at bigger shows like Nationals...

3. Another thought... How about looking into having a "Dog Barn" at fair. I judged at Safinaw Fair and they have one! They do events over 2-3 days during fair. Members take turns having their dogs at the Barn and get rewards for each time session they take/do. Rewards at Saginaw include getting tickets for drawings for cool stuff donated by businesses...

Please let me know what your thoughts on these ideas. Currently, the 4H Office has decided to have two different shows/events as described in #2 second idea. Just not sure if we really want to divide the project. Tho open to it, if it's what the project area wants!

Sincerely,
Laurie Griffith
4H Dog Project Superintendent

12/04/2024

Don't think your dog has what it takes to be a part of the 4H Dog project????

GUESS AGAIN!

Young or old; pretty, or well, not; athletic or disabled; purebred or mixed; registered or not;... there is something for every dog and their youth to do Within the Ingham County Dog Project! It's so much more than just getting trophies!!! Not only do we have special classes within performance categories for "needy" dogs... And very understanding judging that takes into account progress and team work on an individual team basis... there are other ways to show off what the youth have learned with their dog throughout the 4H year!

* trick dog
*Educational Poster
* community service opportunities
*workshops, fun matches and a variety of training opportunities

And considering adding more!

So get signed up and let us help your child.get the most out of the 4H Dog Project!

12/04/2024

Any dog...of any age, breed, breed type or mix can be a part of the Ingham County 4H Dog Project. We do our best to accommodate for age and any disability too. It's all about the kids and learning to be good, caring, responsible knowledgeable Dog owners!!!

The potential 4H youth just needs to be registered with an Ingham County Community Club to participate. Registrations will close shortly after New Year.!!!

Oh amd needs to turn in the "May 1st Form" dur by, you guessed it... May 1st. That form can be found on the Ingham County 4H website under dog.project