Dog Care & Training

Teach your dog new tricks! Bring your dog and complete a basic obedience course in about 6 weeks. Have fun and build confidence as your dog improves.

You can do all sorts of activities, like:

Foster dogs, therapy or guide dogs,
Competitions such as rally, agility, obedience, showmanship or conformation
photography
career exploration
canine good citizenship testing

Texas 4-H Dog Show: The state 4-H dog show is held each year in July, and offers classes in agility, rally, obedience, costume, tricks, drill, showmanship and conformation. Some counties host 4-H Dog Shows. These contests will be publicized on this page and through e-mail as information becomes available.

At the annual State 4-H Dog Show, you can enter photos you have taken of your dog in the Dog Photography Contest. Photos are entered in four categories: dog still life, active, storyboard, and theme. .

Companion Animal Educational Presentation – A 4-H educational presentation is a demonstration of your knowledge and skills in a certain project area. This presentation is done in a way that is most comfortable to you. It can be accomplished using props, posters or media presentations (illustrated talk), or it can be you just speaking and convincing, or simply educating, with words alone (public speaking). The Educational Presentation Contest is a part of county, district and state Roundup.

You can enter your 4-H Record Book to be judged in the “Companion Animal” category of the 4-H Record Book competition.

Visit with your county extension office to find out about local opportunities in your area.