After the presentation, the kids got to watch Opal perform some of her service dog tasks and thanked her with a belly rub, a ball and some treats!

Cindy Ludwig, Owner/manager of Canine Connection has been invited to contribute articles to the website, Animalinfo Publications.  From the website: "Animalinfo Publications is about "All Things Animal". We aim to bring together the latest information on all aspects of animal and pet ownership, brought to you by professionals in the animal world."  To view Cindy's article on clicker training and accompanying video, click here.

Canine Connection announces the closing of our downtown training studio on First Street.  For two years Canine Connection has served the tri-state area at the downtown studio with group classes, private lessons and consultations, but due to the cost of parking, the number of parking tickets given out by the city in front of the studio, parking congestion, high utility rates and the littering of glass by area bars we will be discontinuing group classes at this location.  We will continue to offer group classes at several other locations, as well as private lessons and in-home training – look for information on innovative new programs coming soon!