{"id":128622,"date":"2026-01-23T13:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128622"},"modified":"2026-01-25T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:39:49","slug":"fort-wayne-animal-care-and-control-to-host-canine-communication-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/01\/23\/fort-wayne-animal-care-and-control-to-host-canine-communication-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control to host Canine Communication classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FWACC_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"135\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FWACC_banner.jpg 374w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FWACC_banner-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FWACC_banner-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control will once again be hosting a variety of canine communication classes in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fort Wayne Animal Care &#038; Control to host Canine Communication classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 23, 2026) \u2013 Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control (FWACC) will once again be hosting a variety of canine communication classes in 2026. These classes will cover topics including canine body language, living with fearful dogs, and understanding canine aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Training will be led by Lindsay Pease, a CPDT-KA and CBCC-KA accredited dog trainer and consultant, and FWACC Deputy Director of Medical and Shelter operations, Laura Rowe. The cost to attend a class is just $15 per session, with all proceeds being donated to the FWACC Angel Fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Canine Communication classes are passion-driven, low-cost educational opportunities designed to support individuals working with common behavior and training challenges inside the home, in a career, or even in a volunteer capacity,\u201d says Rowe.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Classes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, February 5th, 2026 \u2013 Canine Body Language<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, February 12th, 2026 \u2013 Understanding Canine Aggression<\/li>\n<li>Monday, February 23rd, 2026 \u2013 Dog-to-Dog Communication<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 \u2013 Canine Body Language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration can be found in the What\u2019s Barking section of the FWACC website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.in.gov\/162\/Animal-Care-Control\" target=\"_blank\">www.fwacc.org<\/a>, on the Pet Behavior help page of the website, and on the shelters Facebook page. Space is limited &#8211; early registration is recommended. New classes will be added as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Animal Care &#038; Control is an open access shelter and will never turn away an animal. Anyone struggling to care for their animal can contact the shelter for assistance. If you are interested in learning more about the shelter including city ordinances, adoption process, how to surrender, ways to support including how to donate or volunteer please visit our website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.in.gov\/162\/Animal-Care-Control\" target=\"_blank\">www.fwacc.org<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d491c13182c5307e9adb6f93bd57b5ae' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d491c13182c5307e9adb6f93bd57b5ae' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d491c13182c5307e9adb6f93bd57b5ae' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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