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West Michigan Dog Sports, 6757 Cascade Road #61 (Mailing Address), Grand Rapids, MI (2024)

11/01/2024

Happy Howlloween from WMDS to you! Here's one of our board member's dogs celebrating in style.

We'd love to see how you and your dog celebrated? Any good costumes?

10/15/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out to the try it day at Solid Gold Dog Training! It was such a great turn out and it was so nice to see so many people out and about and having fun with their dogs. We also really appreciate your support of our mission here at WMDS to bring more dog sports to our area.

Our team managed to snap a few photos, but if you've got more, we'd love to see them!

10/08/2024

Join us for a Try It Day - October 12, 2024 from 10am - 2pm at Solid Gold Dog Training 11887 Lincoln St, Grand Haven, MI

Come try out Agility, Scent Work, Rally Obedience, and Shed Hunt with West Michigan Dog Sports and Solid Gold Dog Training! This is a great chance to see if you and your dog may enjoy dog sports without committing to a training class or purchasing any equipment. For those who are already experienced, it's a great opportunity to get in some training practice in a new setting!

The weather looks like it's going to be great! But just in case of inclement weather, please check the WMDS page on Oct 12th. If weather forces us to postpone, we will post by 9am. Rain date is the following day, Oct 13th.

Try-It Runs are $10 each or 3/$25 and designed for those who are totally new to the sport. Experienced volunteers will guide you through the basics so you can see what it's all about.

Fun Runs are $5 each and designed for those who already know the sport and don't need an instructors help, they just want a little practice or to have some fun.

All sports will be running concurrently and do not require any sort of pre-registration with the exception of Shed Hunt. Just show up and have fun! Shed Hunt will have demos at 11am, noon, and 1pm and practice runs from 10-11am or 1-2pm. To pre-register, please email Laurie Witucki at [email protected] and indicate if you would prefer a morning or afternoon slot. Practice runs are for those who are already experienced in the sport as new dog tend to destroy the antlers otherwise.

We hope to see you there!

09/26/2024

Join us for a Try It Day - October 12, 2024 from 10am - 2pm at Solid Gold Dog Training 11887 Lincoln St, Grand Haven, MI

Come try out Agility, Scent Work, Rally Obedience, and Shed Hunt with West Michigan Dog Sports and Solid Gold Dog Training! This is a great chance to see if you and your dog may enjoy dog sports without committing to a training class or purchasing any equipment. For those who are already experienced, it's a great opportunity to get in some training practice in a new setting!

In case of inclement weather, please check the WMDS page on Oct 12th. If weather forces us to postpone, we will post by 9am. Rain date is the following day, Oct 13th.

All sports will be running concurrently and do not require any sort of pre-registration with the exception of Shed Hunt. Just show up and have fun! Shed Hunt will have demos at 11am, noon, and 1pm and practice runs from 10-11am or 1-2pm. To To pre-register, please email Laurie Witucki at [email protected] and indicate if you would prefer a morning or afternoon slot.

Try-It Runs are $10 each or 3/$25 and designed for those who are totally new to the sport. Experienced volunteers will guide you through the basics so you can see what it's all about.

Fun Runs are $5 each and designed for those who already know the sport and want a little practice or just to have some fun.

Check out the images for each sport for specific info on them and let us know if you have any other questions!
We hope to see you there!

09/23/2024

PLEASE JOIN US!!! Great offering of sports to try with your best friend 🐾❤️🐾

09/16/2024

Share your weekend successes with us! What did you and your dog do?

Many of our board members were at the GRAC trial this weekend, we loved getting to see you and your dogs! We also want to say a huge thank you to those who donated or took the time to give us leads for potential locations to rent. (Don't be afraid to send us a message if you know of anywhere that might be a good fit for us)

You probably saw Brittany and Orion hanging out at the table. Orion picked up some rally Q's and his intermediate title.

09/15/2024

Don't forget to stop by for the very last day of the trial and enter to win the FREE giveaway byndle! Or donate any amount to get an NQ ribbon.

We'll be here until around noon!

09/14/2024

Congrats to today's winner, Betty!

And a huge thanks to Ferris for helping pick the ticket.

We have one more giveaway tomorrow, be sure to stop by! Entries are free (though donations are always appreciated). We will be finishing up tomorrow around noon so get those entries in before then!

09/14/2024

We're back again today at the trial with Grand Rapids Agility Club. Stop by our table and enter a giveaway for a toy, treat, and leash!

Or make a donation and get one if these fun NQ ribbons.

09/13/2024

We drew a winner for today! Congrats to Anna B!

If you're at the Grand Rapids Agility Club trial tomorrow be sure to stop by and fill out a free entry to win tomorrow's giveaway. Or just come chat with us, we (of course) love to talk about dogs

09/13/2024

Come see us at the Grand Rapids Agility Club trial at MSA Sports Spot in GR all weekend! We have a drawing each day for a free leash, toy, and treat and you can get an NQ ribbon with any donation!

We're also happy to chat if you have any questions about our origination or want to know what we are up to. Or just want to show us your cute dogs!

09/07/2024

Don't forget this event coming up! It's going to be very fun! Definitely worth going to even if you just spectate. You may even shed a few tears, I don't think there was a dry eye last year MG

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Enter a demonstration run to honor our retired agility partners. Re-live your glory days together in a fun run specifically for retired dogs. Share a short history of your dog’s accomplishments to be presented as your dogs runs the field. Feel free to include a photo as well to be display on the Glory Wall.

If you wish to honor a dog partner that is no longer with us, bring along a $5 or $10 donation, photo, and info sheet to be presented during the glory runs.

See the premium for all the information.

Your entry fee is a donation to West Michigan Dog Sports which helps support our mission of bringing dog sports to the community and enabling more people to experience the joy of running with their dog.

The run is happening at the MSA Sports Spot 3701 - 32nd St. SE Kentwood, MI 49512 on Saturday, September 14, 2024 - after completion of the Novice Standard runs in Ring 1

For those not entered, we encourage you come watch the senior dogs run and help celebrate all they've done.

08/31/2024

Coming soon! West MICHIGAN DOG SPORTS and SOLID GOLD DOG TRAINING offering a Fall dog sports try-it day on October 12, rain date October 13. We will be offering agility, rally obedience, scent work and shed hunt demonstrations. More details to follow…please join us!

08/31/2024

▶ Find the Premium Here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:f5fdb503-0ded-4a73-aa12-e41b3ad538bf

Enter a demonstration run to honor our retired agility partners. Re-live your glory days together in a fun run specifically for retired dogs. Share a short history of your dog’s accomplishments to be presented as your dogs runs the field. Feel free to include a photo as well to be display on the Glory Wall.

If you wish to honor a dog partner that is no longer with us, bring along a $5 or $10 donation, photo, and info sheet to be presented during the glory runs.

See the premium for all the information.

Your entry fee is a donation to West Michigan Dog Sports which helps support our mission of bringing dog sports to the community and enabling more people to experience the joy of running with their dog.

The run is happening at the MSA Sports Spot 3701 - 32nd St. SE Kentwood, MI 49512 on Saturday, September 14, 2024 - after completion of the Novice Standard runs in Ring 1

For those not entered, we encourage you come watch the senior dogs run and help celebrate all they've done.

08/28/2024

Last dog day of the season! Don't miss out

Bring out your very good boy or girl to bark at the park with us on our final DOG DAY of the season!!!

🎟➡️ https://tinyurl.com/5db2aytw (No special ticket is needed for your puppers 🐕🦮)

Dog Day presented by BISSELL Pet Foundation

08/22/2024

A great fundraiser last night for WEST MICHIGAN DOG SPORTS at the WHITECAPS ballpark! Our Board Volunteers and spouses worked the main concession stand to raise funds for our effort. Many of us will never want to make pizza, French fries or hot dogs again! Well maybe for a couple of days at least 😊 Many thanks to Pam Smith for organizing our team and making pizzas🤗, and to Jodee, Tom, Jim and Tonja for the fries and hot dog brigade! Great night, and fun too!

08/20/2024

Lend a helping paw?

We'd love to know what sort of fundraising events you want to see. What fundraisers have you participated in with other non profits? Are there specific fundraisers you'd like to see us do or you think would be a good fit?

In the past we've hosted auctions, held try it days, sold merch, and more, but we want to make sure we're bringing you what you actually want to see!

(Also, if you're also in a non profit and you'd be willing to lend us some expertise on running fundraising events, let us know! We'd love to connect! )