About Discover Your Dog!

Day camp, training and dog sports in Westerly

Discover Your Dog! (DYD) is a dog day camp, training and sports center at 67 Tom Harvey Rd in Westerly, which it calls southwest Rhode Island's first and only center of its kind. It describes its work as science-proven, evidence and relationship based behavioral modification and training, starting by identifying the root cause of unwanted behavior and building a program tailored to each dog and owner. It offers help with pulling on walks, poor recall, chewing, resource guarding, jumping, lunging at dogs or people on lead, and symptoms of anxiety, fear, aggression and shyness.

Team and programs

Owner and Training Director Heidi Benson grew up in a family of canine professionals and has run training programs under her own business for the past 30 years; she opened DYD with a former client in 2021. In February 2026 she won Best of Breed at the Westminster Dog Show with her Lancashire Heeler, Ziggy. Private lessons and Barn Hunt are led by Heidi, while group classes cover obedience, agility, tricks, rally, puppy, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC and CGCA. DayCamp and DaySchool run Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm.

What to ask

Ask about class pricing, the current group class calendar and how private training is structured.