Wild Blue Dog Camp

South Lake Tahoe, California 96150
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Local Phone: (775) 790-3446

The 2019 Wild Blue Dog Camp was a major success, selling out five months ahead of time, so they've added a second week for 2020! The camps will offer unique learning experiences, instructors and activities including agility, hiking, water sports, lure coursing, behavioral modification, tricks, rally, play with a purpose, do as I do, and obedience.

The 2020 Wild Blue Dog Camp registration is now open! This year's camps will take place in South Lake Tahoe at the 4H Campground May 31 - June 6 (Summer) and September 7 - 13 (Fall).

Located right on the lake with a dog-friendly beach, Tahoe Beach Retreat & Lodge will again be the base camp for Wild Blue dog campers. This gorgeous lakeside property includes a beachfront dining and reception area reserved exclusively for Wild Blue Dogs, a dog-friendly beach with a private pier, extensive hotel grounds, and ground floor rooms with direct access to parking, gardens and walkways. This is the perfect gathering place for the Wild Blue Pack!

This year's camp activities will include:

• Agility
• Hiking
• Water Sports
• Lure-Coursing
• Behavioral Modification
• Tricks
• Force-Free Training
• Do as I Do
• Nose Work
• Kayak & Paddle Boarding
• Doga (Yoga with your Dog on the Beach!)
• Canine Core-Conditioning & Balance

Training Classes and Testing for:

• CGC, CGCA
• Therapy Dog

Classes on:

• Pet Photography
• Fear-free Grooming
• General Wellness for Dogs
• Nutrition
• Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture
• Alternative Medicine
• Cancer Awareness & Symptoms
• Cancer Prevention
• Cancer Treatment

All of the profit from Wild Blue Dog Camp will go to canine cancer treatment and research. Wild Blue Dogs is the ONLY not-for-profit dog camp in the country.

Go for a beach romp, a hike or a tram ride—or, go to camp with Wild Blue Dogs! Summer is high season at Northern California’s favorite vacation destination, and now, with the state’s pandemic restrictions easing up, you can lower the mask and breath deep of that invigorating mountain air. Here are some tried and true DogTrekker tips on how to enjoy Big Blue with your four-legged sidekick. more »

Wild Blue Dog Camp

Still Booking for

September 7-13, 2020

Does it break your heart to leave your best buddy behind when it comes to vacation planning? Then your vacation dream has come true! Wild Blue Dogs is hosting two amazing camps this summer in gorgeous Lake Tahoe. Wild Blue Dogs is a non-profit organization raising awareness and funding for canine cancer treatment.

Bailey at Wild Blue Dog Camp

Wild Blue Dogs will be hosting two week-long dog camps (summer and fall) — held on the South Lake Tahoe waterfront, in a fenced, 33-acre campground. Wild Blue dog camps offer a full schedule of fun, training and camaraderie in activities ranging from agility and kayaking to nose work and dog photography. All activities and classes are taught by certified and professional trainers, and hikes are led by experienced trail guides. The choices are diverse, ranging from hiking to tricks, rally, recall, tracking, water sports, fun & easy training methods and more.

Dock Diving

Wild Blue Dogs is proud to announce the addition of several fantastic internationally known Trainers to our staff. Michael Shikashio will be joining us for Fall Camp, as will Moira Hechenleitner. Kelly Keebler, Lynda Piercy, & Terry Goodwin will be joining us in Summer Camp! We are so fortunate to have them!

Camp sessions can be all-inclusive with meals and lodging or arrange your own offsite lodging and enjoy our meals and activities.

Coursing at Wild Blue Dog Camp

Register Early and Save!
Several price points for Wild Blue camps are offered, depending on lodging choice. There is an early-bird discount of $150 for those who make their deposit for the fall camp by April 30. Refer a friend (or friends) and get a $100 discount for each one. There are limited reservations still available for both camps, but are filling up fast, especially the spring camp.

Arne and Bentley at Wild Blue Dog Camp

What is Wild Blue Dogs?
Cancer is the number one killer of dogs. Six million dogs will be diagnosed this year alone and most will die within the year. Wild Blue’s need-based treatment program offers grants to people lacking the resources to pay for their pet’s cancer treatment. Fundraising activities include two, week-long dog camps plus other fun get-togethers throughout the year. Wild Blue Dogs supports research in comparative oncology, which is focused on the link between cancer in dogs and cancer in humans. By finding ways to treat dogs we are also finding the most promising advances in treatment, including new drug therapy, gene therapy, immune system therapies, bone marrow transplants and advanced surgical techniques.

Lake Tahoe Summer Camp For You and Your Pup

Save $150 before 4/30

If you love Lake Tahoe, want to spend a fun time with your pack learning new tricks, all while supporting canine cancer treatment, we’ve got the perfect summer adventure. Wild Blue Dog's third annual summer camp is now accepting reservations for an activity-packed week in the company of other dog-lovers and their pets.

Wild Blue Dog Camp at South Lake Tahoe is just what it sounds like: summer camp for you and your dog(s). Held just one week a year (Sept. 2-8 in 2019) on a 33-acre, sandy-beach property between Edgewood Golf Course and Zephyr Cove on the Nevada side of the lake (the facility serves in summer as a 4H camp), Wild Blue offers a full agenda of training in everything from agility and lure-coursing to nose work and doga (yoga with your dog on the beach).

There’s swimming for both of you right off the beach or a pier, plus guided hikes, kayaking, paddle-boarding, and training and testing, for those interested, in Canine Good Citizen and therapy-dog certification. But there’s no need to stay constantly on the go: you’ll also want to make time to relax on a big green lawn in the shade of fragrant pines. more »

Wild Blue Dog Camp 2019

Wild Blue Dog Camp happens right on Lake Tahoe, and benefits canine cancer research and treatment.

*Sign up by April 30 to take advantage of the early bird special! more »

Off We Go, Into the Wild Blue Yonder

If you like camping and wouldn’t think about taking off for the wild blue yonder without your four-legged companions, consider giving your team an entire, activity-packed week together in the company of other dog-lovers and their pets.

Wild Blue Dog Camp at Lake Tahoe is just what it sounds like: summer camp for you and your dog(s). Held just one week a year (Sept. 3-9 in 2018) on a 33-acre, sandy-beach property between Edgewood Golf Course and Zephyr Cove on the Nevada side of the lake (the facility serves in summer as a 4H camp), Wild Blue offers a full agenda of training in everything from agility and lure-coursing to nose work and doga (yoga with your dog on the beach). more »

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