Canine Culture Club
give your dog the complete socialization experience
Did you know that socialization is much more than dogs playing and saying hello to each other?
Socialization is all about building an entire repertoire of appropriate social behaviors and learning to take novelty in stride. Your dog can go on a hike with friends, learn to focus on you and relax in dog-friendly locations, and, yes, enjoy play dates with compatible dogs.
Join the Canine Culture Club to have access to amazing socialization opportunities! Members can go to as many or as few outings as they want.
Become a Member of the Canine Culture Club!
$120 for 1 month
$300 for 3 months
$500 for 6 months
Outings are $40 each for non-members. Members just have to text (717-318-4046) or email (heartandsparkdogtraining@gmail.com) to claim their spot. Most outings have a maximum number of dogs who can attend.
A month of membership is a full calendar month or 30 days, whichever is the higher number. Membership is by household, not by dog, but each dog who attends must be assessed before joining to gauge the dog’s readiness to attend outings.
Once membership is purchased, you may have up to two outings before requesting a refund. The refund would be the price you paid minus $40 or $80 dollars (the cost of one or two outings for non-members).
Carlisle Pike Shopping Center
Carlisle Pike Shopping Center in Mechanicsburg has several dog friendly stores to visit and practice polite manners in public.
Shippensburg Shopping Center
Enjoy a cup of coffee on Starbuck’s outdoor seating, practice manners at the Tractor Supply or Marshall’s stores. This outing is going to be focused on learning to be calm around other dogs. There are several opportunities to practice parts of CGC, CGCA, and CGCU tests. Due to nature of CGCU testing, we can discuss scheduling for teams who feel prepared.
Norlo Park
We’ll start at Norlo Park for a walk around this beautiful park. Lots of fun activities to do here along with the walk while practicing polite manners. After the walk, if dogs are wanting to practice in a store, we’ll go right down the street into Tractor Supply and Hobby Lobby to collect pets and fun.
Letort Park
Starting in Letort Park for a nice walk around with the group and then going to Home Depot for socialization and practicing good manners inside of a dog-friendly store.
Southampton Park
Start with a group walk in Southampton Park. After a lap or two, we’ll head over to Shippensburg Shopping center to practice settles and calm behaviors as well as socialize in the dog-friendly areas like Tractor Supply and Starbucks patio.
Southampton Park
Visit Southampton Park in Shippensburg. There is a short trail (Cleversburg Sink) for everyone to enjoy and explore as a group.
Shippensburg Community Park
We’ll meet up at the parking lot and then head to the Rail Trail. We’ll practice trail manners while there. Then we’ll take a walk around the college campus with our pups. If any pups want to play together, we can see if the dog park is open for play between interested dogs.
Carlisle Crossing Shopping Center
Meet up at PetSmart to hang around and shop with your buddies, practice calm manners, and take a biscuit at the register. Then, we go down to Michael’s to continue our practice.
Charcoal Hearth Trail
In Caledonia State Park. Meet up at the parking lot near the intersection. Then we can tackle the Charcoal Hearth Trail! This is a challenging trail in the beginning due to the steep climb. We can take breaks as everyone needs.
Southampton Park
Start at Southampton Park in Shippensburg for a group walk with friends. Afterwards, anyone who wants to go to Shippenburg Shopping Center can come with to practice settle while hanging out at Starbucks or to practice manners at Tractor Supply or Marshalls.
Oakside Park
Meet up and enjoy a group walk around the park. Just dogs learning to relax together in a group as we move around Oakside Park. Lots of beautiful photo opportunities, which is create incentive to practice stays! There is also a dog park available for dogs who seem to hit it off and want to play together.
Caledonia State Park
Enjoy a group walk on the various trails in the park. Learn and practice trail etiquette. There’s also water to introduce your dog to getting their paws wet, Biothane long-lines are provided if you need them. Dogs can improve confidence with so many natural obstacles to climb onto, jump over, and other dog parkour stunts.
Dogs must remain leashed at all times.