Monticello Dog Academy

10/20/2026

🎃👻 COSTUME CONTEST VOTING IS NOW OPEN! 👻🎃

We had 35 entries in our 6th annual costume contest! 🧡🖤 Thank you to everyone who participated and showed off their spooktacular costumes! 🕸️🧙‍♀️

📸 Check out all the entries and hit that like button 👍 for your favorite costumes! Every like counts, so show your favorites some love! ❤️

🏆 WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON HALLOWEEN! 🧛‍♂️🦇

10/15/2026

Only a few more days to submit pictures of your dog’s costume!! 🦇💀👻🎃

IT'S TIME!!!

We’re officially accepting entries starting TODAY through October 18th. Dress up your pup, snap a pic, and get ready to strut those spooky, silly, or stylish looks! 🦇🕸️ Who’s in?!

10/08/2026

Decorations are being hung with care for the best season of the year! 🎃👻💀🦇🧙

10/01/2026

IT'S TIME!!!

We’re officially accepting entries starting TODAY through October 18th. Dress up your pup, snap a pic, and get ready to strut those spooky, silly, or stylish looks! 🦇🕸️ Who’s in?!

09/29/2026

🐾 WE’RE BACK! 🎙️ After taking the summer off, the pawdcast is officially back—and we’ve got a lot to bark about! 🐶

Tune in, grab your pup, and let’s get this pawdcast started again! 🐶🎙️❤️

Spotify 🔗https://open.spotify.com/episode/6trxNbqPNW7ILvwIsu9r27?si=dbUbYlyrT_mVUaiU_e8SrQ
Rumble 🔗https://rumble.com/v7g584m-mda-pawdcast-11.html

09/21/2026

🎃🐾It's time to get those creative juices flowing!! 🐾🎃

Next Thursday kicks off our 6th annual costume contest!
👻 Starting October 1st, send us your pup’s spookiest, silliest, or most creative costume pic (one entry per dog). Entries will be accepted through October 18th.
🗳️ Voting kicks off October 19th, and the winners will be announced on Halloween!
So grab those costumes, snap the cutest pics, and join the fun — we can’t wait to see what your pups are wearing this year! 🐕✨

09/11/2026

Today we remember the lives lost and the hero’s who gave everything.
🇺🇸We will never forget those we lost. 🇺🇸
🇺🇸We will always honor those who serve. 🇺🇸

About 300 dog-handler search teams responded to 9/11, but only about 100 were prepared for the size of the disaster at Ground Zero.

09/10/2026

There is still time left to get signed up for the classes starting next week!!
We’d love to have you and your pup join us for all the fun classes!

If you'd like to join the therapy dog class, please message us! For all the other classes click the links below!

Thursday 5pm 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6318/fall-2026%E2%80%942/dog-stacles
Thursday 6pm 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6312/fall-2026%E2%80%942/puppy-kindergarten
Thursday 7pm 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6313/fall-2026%E2%80%942/basic-dog-obedience

CGC 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6360/fall-2026%E2%80%942/canine-good-citizen
Trick Dog 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6361/fall-2026%E2%80%942/trick-dog

-stacles

09/03/2026

Is that a new class👀

The world premiere of our BRAND new class, Dog-stacles, starts Thursday, September 17th!!

In addition to the new class, we have new sessions of Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedience starting!

Sign up today!!

5pm 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6318/fall-2026%E2%80%942/dog-stacles
6pm 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6312/fall-2026%E2%80%942/puppy-kindergarten
7pm 🔗https://monticello.arux.app/course/6313/fall-2026%E2%80%942/basic-dog-obedience

09/02/2026

🎡🐾 Come Visit our friends, Helping and Healing Paws, at the Minnesota State Fair! 🐶❤️
They’ll be at the Pet Pavilion TODAY from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., sharing smiles, wagging tails, and the heartwarming work of our amazing therapy dogs!

Stop by to:
✅ Meet certified therapy dog teams
✅ Learn how therapy dogs make a difference
✅ Find out how your dog can become a therapy dog too!

Whether you’re a dog lover, a future volunteer, or just need a cuddle break – they’d love to see you there! 🐕✨

📍 Pet Pavilion – Minnesota State Fair
📅 Wednesday September 2nd, 2026 | ⏰ 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.