Youth

February After School Club

February After School Club is for students in grades 2-5. It begins on Thursday, February 1 and runs every following Thursday until February 29, 2024. During Club meetings, led by our Youth Programs coordinator, students will dive deeper into animal…

High-school students in IDEXX lab coats learn from a lab specialist.

AWS’ Animal Care Intensive (ACI)

AWS’ Youth Programs is pleased to announce that the application for AWS’ Animal Care Intensive (ACI) is now open! What is ACI? ACI is a five-day series of workshops for high-school students who have a serious and deep drive to…

SOLD OUT Junior Summer Camp: Week of August 12

During this week-long day camp, students help enrich the lives of AWS animals through interaction and tasks, participate in games and lessons, and take several off-site field trips. Every day of camp, students engage their curiosity, use their imagination, and make new friends of all kinds!

SOLD OUT Senior Summer Camp: Week of August 5

During this week-long day camp, students help enrich the lives of AWS animals through interaction and tasks, participate in games and lessons, and take several off-site field trips. Every day of camp, students engage their curiosity, use their imagination, and make new friends of all kinds!

SOLD OUT Junior Summer Camp: Week of July 29

During this week-long day camp, students help enrich the lives of AWS animals through interaction and tasks, participate in games and lessons, and take several off-site field trips. Every day of camp, students engage their curiosity, use their imagination, and make new friends of all kinds!

SOLD OUT Senior Summer Camp: Week of July 22

During this week-long day camp, students help enrich the lives of AWS animals through interaction and tasks, participate in games and lessons, and take several off-site field trips. Every day of camp, students engage their curiosity, use their imagination, and make new friends of all kinds!

SOLD OUT Junior Summer Camp: Week of July 15

During this week-long day camp, students help enrich the lives of AWS animals through interaction and tasks, participate in games and lessons, and take several off-site field trips. Every day of camp, students engage their curiosity, use their imagination, and make new friends of all kinds!

SOLD OUT Senior Summer Camp: Week of July 8

During this week-long day camp, students help enrich the lives of AWS animals through interaction and tasks, participate in games and lessons, and take several off-site field trips. Every day of camp, students engage their curiosity, use their imagination, and make new friends of all kinds!
child and dog receive training certificate

Junior Dog Trainers

Empowering Kids Through Dog Training! Where kids learn responsible pet ownership and positive animal interaction. In this 5 week class (week 1 is for humans only), our experienced trainer guides children through the process of understanding dog behavior and dog…

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Are you looking to get your cat fixed? Our Community Veterinary Clinic now accepts online bookings for FELINE SPAY/NEUTER appointments. That means you can head right to our website to schedule your cat's appointment while kitty sits in your lap. Slots are currently available for late September through October, so make sure to book today! 

Head to our website and click under Vet Care > Veterinary Clinic > Spay & Neuter Services for more details, and to schedule your appointment!
Do you have a young puppy eager to get out and play? Are you looking to socialize them with other puppies and their people? If so, then Pop-Up Puppy Playgroup is for you! 

In these sessions, puppies learn to foster positive associations with other dogs all while having fun. Playgroups are like gym class where you get to learn, get exercise, work together, and have fun all in one go! Some playgroup activities that you and your pup might do during these sessions include:

🐾 Playtime with enrichment toys
🐾 Learning activities and games
🐾 Puppy obstacle courses
🐾 Supervised free playtime with other pups to explore and interact

Of course, all of these activities and games will be supervised under the watchful eye of our certified trainers, and owners will gain insights into their puppy's behavior. Our next session is tomorrow, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱 @ 𝟭 𝗽𝗺. Register your puppy today for a day of fun tomorrow!

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!