DuPage County Animal Care and Control's Public Education Department provides many unique animal-related education programs for adults and children aged 5 - 17, such as:

• Animal Education Day Camp for kids 5 - 13 (summer)
  • Junior Counselors aged 14 & up
  • Ages 5-7 meet 9 am to noon, Monday-Thursday, Fee $75
  • Ages 8-13 meet 9 am to 2 pm, Monday-Friday, Fee $125
• School presentations for all ages
• Shelter tours for organized groups of all ages
• K9 Manners--training program for shelter dogs for ages 11-17
• Pet Crazy Kid's Club - after-school animal care & handling for kids 8 - 11(during school year)
• Undergraduate Internships (summer)
  

UPCOMING EDUCATION EVENTS:

K-9 Manners Teen Shelter Dog Training Program - Fall 2009
Thursdays, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
September 10th - October 22nd

K-9 Manners is a dog training class available to teens ages 12-17.  Participants will learn basics in canine behavior and humane training, and will teach obedience to DCACC adoption dogs.  Adoption dogs benefit from obedience classes, which help them to become more adoptable.

This Fall, DCACC is offering K-9 Manners.  This Session is for 12-17 yr. olds and will be held on Thursdays 4:30 pm -5:30 pm from September 10^th – October 22^nd (no class October 15^th).  The registration fee is $50 and class requires a minimum of 3 students and a maximum of 6 per session.

Click here to download the K-9 Manners Registration/Consent Form.

Registration is first come, first served. You may register in-person or by mail.  In the event that K-9 Manners is full, alternates will be placed on a waiting list.  For more information, contact Dina at (630)407-2805.


Pet Crazy Kids Club
Session #1  September 21st - November 2nd
Session #2  November 4th - December 16th

Pet Crazy Kids Club is an after school club for animal-lovin’ kids, age 8-11.   The club will meet once a week for 8 weeks.   Each session will include an animal related art project or educational activity and interaction time with DCACC adoption animals. 

Fall Session #1 will be held on Mondays from 4:00pm - 5:15pm.  It will start on September 21^st and go through November 2^nd (no club on October 12^th).  Click here to download the Fall PCKC Registration Form for Session 1.

Fall session #2 will be held on Wednesdays from 3:45pm - 5:00pm. It will start on November 4^th and go through December 16^th (no club on November 11^th).  Click here to download the Fall PCKC Registration Form for Session 2.The registration cost is $50 and the club is limited to 8 students.  You may register in-person or by mail.  Registration is first come, first served.  In the event that Pet Crazy Kids Club is full, alternates will be placed on a waiting list.  For more information, contact Dina at 630-407-2805.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

DCACC OPEN HOUSE & ADOPT-A-THON THIS SATURDAY!
Saturday, September 19th
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
DCACC Shelter

Join us this Saturday, September 19th for DCACC's Open House & Adopt-a-Thon from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the DCACC shelter where you can:

• Tour the shelter and meet our loveable adoptables
• Hear about the latest programs and initiatives benefiting homeless pets in our community
• Adopt a forever friend to be a part of your family
• Enjoy much, much more Fall Festival fun, food & activities for the whole family!

Adopy ANY pet during our Fall Festival Adopt-a-Thon and 100% of the adoption fee will be subsidized by the Friends of DCACC Foundation.  All adoption application and appoval requirements must still be met.  Adoption must be initiated during the Fall Festival Adopt-a-Thon in order to qualify for 100% subsidized adoption fee.  This free event is open to the public.  Ample free parking is available on the east side of County Farm Road.

Subsidizing the adoption fee does not lessen the merit of our adoption process.

• Adoption is a process that removes the impulse factor and enlists the realities of pet ownership, by addressing follow up care, annual care and what supplies are needed.
• We encourage first time adopters to the shelter to learn about the responsibility of owning an animal, and are here to help with questions and input.
• Families that decide to adopt, tend to adopt for a lifetime.
• DuPage County Animal Care and Control is working to make good matches that encourage the human animal bond.
• The process of making good matches involves education and information about each animal.