<\/a>Lucy, a 6-month-old puppy, with owner Janie Woolard participate in a No Bad Dogs class at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Saturday with Til Valhalla Working K9s and Honsigners Shepherds.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
“We’ve never had dogs in the restaurant, for one thing, and when the Downtown Business Association put this out, we asked the hotel if they’d mind and then said, ‘let’s do this.’ Myself and my staff worked pretty hard at putting the kissing booth backdrop together and we’ve had over 20 dogs so far. I’m happy to say no dog fights and lots of happy dogs. It’s been fun, it’s our first time doing something like this with dogs and I feel like it’s been a success.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
From noon-3 p.m., participating locations handed out treats for pups of all shapes and sizes, as well as special discounts and photo-ops with free belly rubs included at every stop.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Participating locations included, Bustin’ Out Boutique<\/a>, Juneau Drug<\/a>, Resolute Boutique<\/a>, McGivney’s Downtown<\/a>, Wolfsong Wellness Boutique<\/a>, The REAL Juneau Home Group<\/a>, Shoefly<\/a> and Juneau Arts & Culter Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t CC, 1, with owner Miranda Guizio attend Saturday’s No Bad Dog Class at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center to help with CC’s anxiety around other people and dogs. (Jonson Kuhn \/ Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Additionally, there was a dog training class offered at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center, No Bad Dogs, taught by Jaymie Gomez with Til Valhalla Working K9s<\/a> and Brittany Honsinger with Honsigners Shepherds<\/a>. Honsinger said the class was aimed at teaching dogs and their owners how to better communicate. Advocating for responsible ownership and correct methods as far as training tools go.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t “We try to bring this to Juneau quite often just because it’s really needed here in town, especially with COVID, Petco shut down its training facility, there are less options for dog training now,” Honsinger said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>