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Facility Description

This is a really nice place for running agility.
A new air-conditioned agility building with a turf floor was built and opened in 2019. It was built on land owned by the Ann Arbor club, formerly being used for a dog exercise and potty area. The outdoor 2-ring trials they formerly had will no longer be held.
Their former building still exists. It is used for non-agility classes, seminars, and for overflow crating during agility trials. This building is also air-conditioned.
The site sits back off the road, next to a disposal facility. I’ve never experienced any odors from that, although the trucks can be loud coming in and out of the drive or moving around the company’s lot in back.

Crating & Potty Area

Crating is a little tight in the new building, especially when a trial fills. Some people crated from their cars, right outside the door. Others crated in another building, which was also air-conditioned.
Dog potty areas are on a strip and along a chain-link fence, right outside the building. More green space is at the end of the strip across the driveway.

Lots of dog crates in front of an agility ring at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Crating directly in front of agility ring

Dog crates tight together in crating area at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Full crating area

Overflow Crating Building, A2 Dog Training, Whitmore Lake, MI — Building for overflow crating

Overflow Crating, A2 DogTraining, Whitmore Lake, MI — Crating in the overflow building (images from before new building was built)

Strip of grass along chain link fence, just outside the door at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Most popular spot for quick pottying, just outside the door

Mowed grass with woods at edge and garbage can, at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Larger field for pottying and sniffing

Cars parked on grass with some under large trees at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Field for pottying and overflow parking

Public Wi-Fi: No

Air Conditioning: Fully air-conditioned

Heat: Yes

Restrooms: Restrooms are very clean. There are three stalls, one handicapped, in the women’s. Two sinks and mirrors with paper towel dispensers.

Kitchen/club provided food: Workers get a free lunch, and the chef for the Capital City Club is superb.

Food Vendors: There are no food vendors on site.

Interior window and ledge to kitchen at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Kitchen window

Long tables set out for buffet continental breakfast at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Breakfast

Long tables set out for buffet lunch at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Lunch

thermostat set at 68 at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — A/C kept cool on a hot day

Vestibule entry/exit doors at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Exit doors

outside restroom doors with drinking fountains at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Short walk to the restroom

3 restroom stalls at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Women’s restrooms

2 sinks and 2 mirrors at Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, Whitmore Lake MI — Sinks in women’s restroom