Love your dog but feeling the stress because he/she is not trained?

Free Weekly Dog Training continues each Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT 

This is an outdoor group class so dress for the weather. Class is held in the large parking lot.

Attendees please be reminded: Keep the 6 foot rule - measure with the leash & leave good space. Please respect and do not touch another person's dog.

First timers: Please have your dog outfitted with a "martingale" style collar and a 6-foot standard lead (no flexible leashes please) Bring your dog's current rabies vaccination record which can be obtained from your vet's office. This is the printed certificate - not the metal tag. This is needed for your first day registration information.

A martingale collar. Can be purchased at any pet supply store or online. Those with a snap clip closure are easiest to put on.

Two nonprofits, OPIN & the Bartlett Arboretum, join together as a community, offering:  FREE Dog Training with Trainer Rob Mullin of K9Wizard & Co. 

OPIN is pleased to announce this partnership with the Bartlett Arboretum; without their help we couldn't offer this service year round. Classes are open to everyone and are held every Wednesday night (6:30-7:30 pm) at the Bartlett Arboretum located at 151 Brookdale Road in North Stamford (map) (Silver Education Building-lower back entrance in cold and in inclement weather and outdoors on the Great Lawn in nice weather). Your dog will learn the basics: to walk nicely on a leash, to sit, stay, down, and to interact positively in the presence of other dogs.

Donations are always welcomed. 

Please sign up for our newsletter on our website or "like" us on our Facebook page to be notified of changes/cancellations to classes.  

Love your dog but feeling the stress because he/she is not trained?

We are happy to inform you that we will resume outdoor dog training classes in the parking lot of the Bartlett Arboretum beginning Wednesday, June 24th!  

As usual, it will begin at 6:30pm (until 7:30pm) and all are expected to have the proper dog training gear (6 foot leash, and preferably a choke, prong or martingale collar).  What will not be usual is that we will have to keep a safe distance from each other, with no petting of other dogs; and since it is outdoors, it is your option to wear face masks (and should you choose, complimentary temperatures will be taken with an infrared thermometer which will hopefully arrive on time.)  Please stay home if you feel unwell.

Two nonprofits, OPIN & the Bartlett Arboretum, join together as a community, offering:  FREE Dog Training with Trainer Rob Mullin of K9Wizard & Co. 

OPIN is pleased to announce this partnership with the Bartlett Arboretum; without their help we couldn't offer this service year round. Classes are open to everyone and are held every Wednesday night (6:30-7:30 pm) at the Bartlett Arboretum located at 151 Brookdale Road in North Stamford (map) (Silver Education Building-lower back entrance in cold and in inclement weather and outdoors on the Great Lawn in nice weather). Your dog will learn the basics: to walk nicely on a leash, to sit, stay, down, and to interact positively in the presence of other dogs.

Your dog should be outfitted with a 6’ standard lead (no retractable leads) and a choke collar.  Please bring a copy of your dog’s rabies and license certificate (not the metal tags) to the first class. 

Donations are always welcomed. 

Please sign up for our newsletter on our website or "like" us on our Facebook page to be notified of changes/cancellations to classes.  

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2019 will be the 10th straight year that OPIN (Outreach to Pets In Need) has participated in the Strut Your Mutt event. And each year, we have a blast!

You may be familiar with OPIN because of the work you've seen us doing for the community over the past 12 years.  Perhaps you've participated in our free dog training class, have had your pet microchipped, have been by an event or you've given toward our walk in years past.

We work hard every day to help pets in need by offering programs to keep pets healthy, safe, home and out of shelters - programs such as: 

• Free microchipping

• Free dog training

• Low-cost spay/neuter subsidy programs

• LAP - (Loved Again Program) re-homing help to find pets a new loving "lap"

• Financial vet services aid to qualifying pet owners

• Adoption/fostering for pets who have joined the OPIN family

• Lifetime vet care & fostering for terminal hospice pets

• Foster care for pets owned by victims of domestic violence

Strut Your Mutt, is a huge fundraising event for OPIN.  Best Friends Animal Society makes the walk possible by sponsoring and organizing the event.  Except for a small fee, OPIN keeps all of the funds that are raised by our team of walkers.

We'd be so grateful for your kind support and thank you if you've already made a supporting gift.  It means the world to us and the animals we help.  

You'll find the OPIN Team page and its roster of team walkers right here:  http://support.bestfriends.org/goto/OPIN2019

Please make a donation either in honor of the entire team or to support any one of our walkers.  No gift is too small, any amount will help.

We and the animals thank you for supporting us and helping us to save lives!

Team OPIN

Donate to Team OPIN
 

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2017 will be the 8th straight year that OPIN (Outreach to Pets In Need) has participated in the Strut Your Mutt event. And each year, we have a blast!

This year we are walking in honor of Bella, one of the first pets we saved this year.  After her visit to the vet, it was discovered that Bella had large bladder and anal tumors that needed immediate care.

Bella is just one of the stories we have this year. All year long, we are helping pets like Bella start a new life, or helping community pets stay in their homes or avoid euthanasia by offering financial assistance to owners who find themselves in a financial crisis but need emergency or other care for their furry family member. Or, maybe it's the pet owned by a victim of domestic violence. OPIN is there 24/7 to step in and offer a safe haven.

Please join us either by registering for our team or donating to one of our team members. Even if you're not planning to walk with us the day of the event, you can still register and help us fundraise or just pass along our link to family and friends.

Your donation is tax deductible and each participating animal welfare organization keeps 100 percent of the money that’s raised after transaction fees. And the best part? That money will help save the lives of homeless pets.  

.  Donate to Team OPIN or here on the OPIN website.
 

SAVE THE DATE. 2nd annual DSSD sponsored Bark in the Park event. Sunday, September 10th ~ 11am - 3pm, Latham Park, Stamford Downtown, Bedford Street. Come get a FREE microchip for your dog. Last year, OPIN chipped 60 dogs, this year our goal is 100. YES, FREE really does mean FREE. This is part of our community outreach and includes lifetime registration in the HomeAgain database.