Our Pal’s Place offers fun-filled, week long camp programs June-July for rising 4th - 9th graders. Campers receive hands-on experience interacting with orphaned puppies and dogs housed in our Pet Adoption Facility while learning about solutions to the problems animals face. Registration for Camp O.P.P. will begin in February. In the meanwhile, if you have questions regarding our camp, please contact gigi.graves@ourpalsplace.org.
Camp O.P.P. programs include:
Pet Companions: What better way to learn about dog companions than through hands-on activities! Our Pet Companion camp combines the fun of playing with puppies and dogs with learning how to care for a pet companion. Activities include understanding how dogs communicate with us, learning dog breeds, shopping for pet supplies and training including a talent show!
Rescue & Adopt: This camp combines fun, hands-on activities with the dogs at Our Pal’s Place with learning how rescue organizations operate. Campers will team up to create their own rescue organization which they will operate for the week. They will learn about dogs, choose who to “rescue”, care-for their rescues and prepare them for adoption.
Kindness & Compassion for All Animals is the signature program of Camp O.P.P. Campers learn about rescued dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and birds through hands-on activities with these orphan pets. This camp includes an off-site visit to Bearfoot Ranch and possible on-site visits from Georgia House Rabbit Society and Papyago Bird Rescue House.
Helping Animals is designed for rising 7th – 9th graders who are interested in animal related professions or just want to learn how to help animals. Throughout the week, we meet professionals working in animal-related fields and learn how we can help animals, just as animals help humans. Campers learn about veterinarian medicine from Dr. Shepherd at North Roswell Vet Clinic, visit Cobb County Animal Shelter to rescue dogs, experience agility and frisbee competitions with Marni Brown and talk to Cobb County K9 Police Officers. Throughout the week, campers have plenty of hands-on activities and opportunities to help the orphan dogs and cats housed in our Pet Adoption Facility as well.
