Events
4-H Exploration Days
Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Annual MSU pre-college program that attracts approximately 2500 youth participants and chaperones representing all 83 Michigan counties.
State 4-H Dog Show
Location: MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI
This show offers agility, showmanship, obedience and service dog classes. 4-H members aged 9 to 19 (by January 1) of the current year can exhibit up to 2 dogs of any breed. Spectators welcome!
Companion Animals
Your pet—your dog or cat or bird or even your turtle!—could be the perfect 4-H project for you. You may think you know all there is to know about Fido or Fluffy, but through 4-H, you could learn so much more.
Or how about raising a puppy to become a Leader Dog or a special friend and companion for someone with a disability? It might hurt to give away an animal you’ve worked with so hard, but just imagine how good you’ll feel inside knowing how much you’ve enriched someone else’s life!
Contact
For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:
Katie VanderKolk, 4-H Animal Science Educator
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: (517) 432-5270
Resources
- 4-H Animal Project Record for Beginning Members (4H1457)
- 4-H Dog Junior Showmanship Manual (4H1523)
- 4-H Dog Patch Program
- 4-H Dog Project Member’s Record Book (4H1213)
- Animal Judges Lists and Permission Forms
- Companion Animal Organizations
- How do proposed changes to federal child labor laws affect you? (10/17/11)
- Member’s Personal 4-H Record Book (4H1192)
- Michigan 4-H Dog Project Snapshot (4H1610)
- Recommendations for Managing Public-Animal Contact
- Veterinary Science Organizations
