Main Stage

Entertainment, Speakers, Professionals, and more!

See the schedule for speakers and presenters at the Mid Michigan Pet Expo

Savannah Hughes

Einstein Dog Training

  • Savannah an expert dog trainer representing Einstein Dog Training a the 2026 Mid Michigan Pet Expo.

    On Saturday and Sunday, she will be hosting AKC Canine Good Citizen testing! In addition to CGC testing, she’s also offering CGCA and CGCU for the dogs that have already earned their CGC.

    Sign up is required for this event, which will be available onsite or as pre-registration. It is not required to pre-register, but its recommended as testing is likely to fill.

    Pre-registration is available by clicking here!

  • Savannah is a certified AKC CGC evaluator.

    Savannah has been competing in dog sports for 8 years now. She currently has 6 dogs who are titled in multiple sports (obedience, rally, barn hunt, nosework). She’s been working with dogs professionally for about 3 years. She started my journey in 4H, then continued onto competitive showing. She specializes in family pets and low level working dogs, and occasionally service dogs.

    In 2024, she placed 1st overall at our county fair (obedience & rally). She also placed 1st at the state show for her age group (Obedience). This was her last year in 4H, then she started working towards becoming a dog educator.

    In 2025, her malinois earned her ORT (oder recognition test), Novice in Barn hunt, Rally, and nosework (AKC) . They started their IGP journey and started training towards their BH title. She started her conformation journey this year as well.

    She joined the grand rapids kennel club had the opportunity to handle 2 dogs, both receiving reserved in their classes. Her GSD started working towards her open obedience title and advanced rally title. She has started to regularly teach classes and mentor a few students as well.

TBD

Genesis Reptile Rescue

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John Skalski

K9 Hero Guardians

  • Join several police officers and their K9 partners from across the Mid Michigan region and beyond as they demonstrate the extensive training Police K9s have.

    Their demonstrations will consist of narcotics detection, handler protection, and criminal apprehensions.

    The demonstrations will be narrated by Retired Detroit Police K9 Handler & owner of Central Michigan Dog Training, John Skalski.

    John will talk about the training involved with these dogs, and give you an inside look into the daily life of a working Police K9. You may even be chosen from the audience to voluntarily participate in one of the demonstrations and get to meet these K9 heroes!

  • K9 Hero Guardians provides funding & support for Law Enforcement K9’s. Established in 2010, K9 Hero Guardians has donated several K9’s to agencies in the Mid Michigan region, provided funding for veterinary care, and donated numerous pieces of equipment for training and safety.

    In 2019, they raised over $55,000 to fully outfit 4 new K9 vehicles for the Saginaw Police K9 program. For more

    information on K9 Hero Guardians and the officers they support, visit www.MiK9Cop.com.