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Sunday, January 27, 2013

SEMINAR FEBRUARY 9TH

Although we concentrate on CKC Rally at our club days, many of our members also compete in APDT Rally.  So..... because Sit Happens! is holding an APDT trial in March of this year, we asked Denise McKay, of McKay Dobermans, if she would spend some time
with our club members going over the rules for APDT (more challenging than CKC). 


On the morning of February 9th, starting at 9:30 sharp, Denise will go over the rules and will set out an APDT Level 1 and Level 2 course for us to negotiate under her supervision.

Cost for the session will be $10.00 per member, payable at the door.

Everyone is welcome to attend.  Snacks will be provided.

Following the Rally workshop, we will open the floor for obedience practice, carting, and scent hurdle racing. 

Prepare for a day of fun and entertainment. 


"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, ....... eh, Maureen. Just saying  ......



Members of Due South Scent Hurdle team welcome our newest members, Sylvia Howard and her standard poodle, Julie.

We also welcome new SAWHDA member Chantal and her Amstaffs to our club. Chantal does agility, obedience and rally

We are pleased to have Laura Scherle and Max practice with our scent team. They had a great time and Max just keeps on getting better and better. Time to bring out the wooden dumbbells. 


Here is the 'other' poodle..... waiting while Sir does his thing.
Levi taking a break after 'shooting' over the jumps practicing for our spring relay demos. 
Who would think that the words, "Bang, bang," are actually code for 'over'? 
And barrel racing is done with laser beams? 
Unique....
Check out the expression on Levi's face.... what in the world just happened?




And this week, at the Cowley Hall Deli & Bakery...... more YUM!!!!


Great to see Barb and her poodle, Lanny, at club. Barb has just recuperated from a bout of pneumonia.

Deb won the 50/50 draw of $27.50 .....








Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Sad Day

Last week we lost a long-time member of our SAWHDA team, Nancy Keenan's wonderful white standard poodle, Alf.  He was a great dog.  He endured hours of admiration from all the residents of the    seniors' lodges we visited over the years with our square dance team, and he and Nancy were part of the Therapy team that visited bi-weekly at Vista Village in Pincher Creek.  Everyone knew Alf and greeted him on his daily walks.  He will be missed by all of us who knew him.

The Prez

Monday, January 14, 2013

2013 Club Kick-off a Success!

First Club Day 2013 a Success!!

Saturday, January 12th,  kicked off the Southern Alberta Working/Herding Dog Association 2013 year with members from Calgary, Cranbrook, Lethbridge, and the Crowsnest Pass.

We did three challenging rally O courses and left the other half of the hall open for those members who wished to work on obedience routines, Draft Dog work or puppy socialization.  This works much better than a regimented routine of obedience.

We set up our scent hurdle course and started off with our team practice with our new member, Sylvia's
black standard poodle, Julie, who never missed a beat.  It was really neat to see Laura's black miniature poodle, Max, doing scent hurdle, using his obedience dumbbell.  We will be able to use Max at club demos and I am sure that Laura will be putting his talent to use in the PALS program as well.

 Even Castle had a try at scent hurdle and with careful placing of his dumbbell, he never made a mistake.  Hunter did well but lost his cool when we put two wooden dumbbells in the box along
with Bailey's pink plastic bell.   He brought as many as he could..... such dedication.

To imitate the conditions that our team will meet at the regular scent hurdle competitions and to give our   demo dogs a chance to practice their relay sprints, we asked Jeff, Sharlet, Nikki, and Kerri to use their dogs and race them alongside our scent team.  Wow!!!  Nikki's Sophie is MISS COMPETITIVE and she simply burns up the course.  Shar took Deb's shiba inu  and the little dog actually did well
going over the jumps on lead.  Jeff had a blast with his shepherd, and so did Kerri with her Newf pup, who picked up the idea right away.  We will have such fun this summer at the community events we attend.

At our Christmas luncheon, we decided that every time our club meets, members would have the opportunity to buy 50/50 tickets.  One member will go home with 1/2 the 'pot' and the rest will be retained by the club for the year and then contributed to a charity of our choice.  Cheryl Popoff won the first 50/50 draw!!!!   The cost of a ticket is set at $1.00.

 We next meet on January 26th at 9:30 a.m.  We will have a rally course set out for practice and we will also have 1/2 the hall set aside for obedience, draft work, and scent hurdle. 

We will being with the following obedience exercises for all levels:

  • Figure 8's 
  • Sits
  • Downs
  • Recalls  
  • Heeling
  • Dumbbell work
  • Jumps
  • Rally drill 
As members finish the obedience exercises they want to work at, they can move over to the rally ring and try their skills at that. 

At noon we will do scent hurdle practice and then Draft Dog work.  

As usual, cost is $5.00 for  2013 members and $10.00 for non-members. 

We hope to see you there.

Good luck to everyone entered in the CKC Alberta Kennel Club Dog Show this coming weekend.
Maureen has put together a basket of goodies from Due South (our demo team) and will be giving it away at the show.

The Prez 

Come to the land of the big sky........Due South ...........Windmill country......Cowley.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Happy New Year

Happy New Year, Everyone!!

By now we have all made some goals for our dogs and ourselves for the upcoming 2013 season.
So let's get busy and make some training dates at our Club Hall available for use.

First of all, I swiped the news of upcoming events from the Canuckdogs website.
Check them out.

Next, decide which of the following dates would be most useful for you to practice at the Cowley Hall.

I will try to book the following Saturdays for our use.

January 12th and 26th
February 2, 9th, 16th, and 23rd
March 2nd

Hopefully each of these days will allow our new scent dogs to do some work together.
As well, we will offer obedience and Rally O.
If there is an interest, we will offer Draft Dog work (drop-in.... no lessons)  from noon until 1:00 p.m.
(Please let us know if you wish to make use of this time.... dates, please).

As well, we are planning a Draft Dog Workshop sometime in March and will let you know as 
soon as things are finalized. 

The Prez



Upcoming Show Closing Dates


Shows Closing Today (Wednesday, January 02, 2013)
Alberta Kennel Club
Closing @ 10:00 p.m.
Show Secretary: JM Show Services


January 18 to January 20,2013 Calgary, Alberta (Indoor)
ALBERTA KENNEL CLUB

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 3 Shows & 2 Obedience Trials & 3 Rally Trials
Closing Date: Wednesday, January 02, 2013  @ 10:00 p.m. (Mountain)
Judging Panel:
Conformation - Lowell DavisConformation - Kim Hamel
Conformation - Susan Norris-JonesConformation - Michael Shoreman
Conformation - Rosemary ShoremanObedience - Jeffrey Lunder
Rally Obedience - Nancy HowardRally Obedience - Jeffrey Lunder

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January 26 to January 27,2013 Brandon, Manitoba (Indoor)
PRAIRIE DOG DAYCARE & TWO BROWN DOGS CANINE CONSULTANTS

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: CARO Rally Obedience Trial for all dogs
Judging Panel:
Rally Obedience - Ayoka BubarRally Obedience - Patty Rollheiser
Rally Obedience - Renee Will

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February 2 to February 3,2013 Dewinton, Alberta (Indoor)
HYPER HOUNDS DOG TRAINING

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: CARO Rally Obedience Trial
Closing Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013  @ 9:00 p.m. (Mountain)
Judging Panel:
Rally Obedience - Kathy AulsteadRally Obedience - Kim Boyes

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February 9 to February 10,2013 Regina, Saskatchewan (Indoor)
REGINA KENNEL & OBEDIENCE CLUB

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: CARO Rally Obedience Trial
Closing Date: Monday, January 28, 2013  @ 12:00 midnight (Central)
Limited Entry: Yes
Judging Panel:
Rally Obedience - Kathy AulsteadRally Obedience - Sarah-Jane Petti

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February 22 to February 24,2013 Brandon, Manitoba (Indoor)
CROCUS OBEDIENCE & KENNEL CLUB

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 6 Shows & 3 Obedience Trials & 3 Rally Trials
Closing Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2013  @ 9:00 p.m. (Central)
Limited Entry: Yes - Limit 175 dogs
Judging Panel:
Conformation - Sandra AndersonConformation - Murray Eason
Conformation - Rick FehlerConformation - James Ham
Conformation - Kim HamelConformation - Barbara Heal
Conformation - Fred HealConformation - Butch MacDonald
Conformation - Susan QuesnelConformation - Cec Ringstrom
Conformation - Robert RowbothamConformation - Ben Wasylyshen
Obedience - James HamObedience - Pierre Lalonde
Rally Obedience - James HamRally Obedience - Pierre Lalonde

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March 16 to March 17,2013 Calgary, Alberta (Indoor)
SIT HAPPENS!

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: APDT Rally Obedience Trial (Levels 1, 2, 3)
Closing Date: Friday, March 01, 2013  @ 12:00 midnight (Mountain)
Judging Panel:
Rally Obedience - Jill DextraseRally Obedience - Sarah-Jane Petti
Rally Obedience - Kim Wells

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March 22 to March 24,2013 Camrose, Alberta (Indoor)
BATTLE RIVER CANINE ASSOCIATION

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 3 Shows & 3 Obedience Trials & 3 Rally Trials
Judging Panel:
Conformation - Sharon DerrickConformation - Neil Graves
Conformation - Shirley HubenigConformation - Grant Townsend
Conformation - Brenda WilsonObedience - David Denis
Obedience - Shirley HubenigObedience - W.J. (Bill) Rogers

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April 5 to April 7,2013 Red Deer, Alberta
RED DEER & DISTRICT KENNEL CLUB

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 3 Shows & 3 Obedience Trials & 3 Rally Trials
Judging Panel:

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April 20 to April 21,2013 Edmonton, Alberta (Indoor)
LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB OF ALBERTA

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 4 All Breed Obedience Trials & 2 Rally Trials
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May 3 to May 5,2013 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Indoor)
HUB CITY KENNEL & OBEDIENCE CLUB

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 3 All Breed Shows & 3 Obedience Trials & 3 Rally Trials
Judging Panel:
Conformation - Joy Lynne HuntleyConformation - Jack Ireland
Conformation - Margaret JonesConformation - John Rowton
Conformation - Brenton WrightObedience - Lynda Brown
Obedience - Lawrence KlassenRally Obedience - Lawrence Klassen
Rally Obedience - Jill Werle

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May 10 to May 12,2013 Medicine Hat, Alberta (Indoor)
MEDICINE HAT CANINE ASSOCIATION

Conformation  Obedience  Rally  
Type of Event: 3 All Breed Shows & 2 Obedience Trials & 3 Rally Trials
Judging Panel:
Conformation - Fred DewsburyConformation - Polly Smith
Conformation - Maribel SyObedience - Michelle Armitage
Obedience - Gwen RoswellRally Obedience - Michelle Armitage
Rally Obedience - Karen Graham BanmanRally Obedience - Gwen Roswell


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