volume 27, issue 11 the tailwaggero u a c h i t a v a l l e y d o g t r a i n i n g c l u b , i n c...
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Board of Directors
President - Katharine
Wall
Vice-Pres. - Mary Linda
Huggins
Treasurer - Mona Ford-
ham
Secretary - Patty Hilburn
Board Members:
Suzanne Laird
Cristi Theriot
Alicia Bennett
Diana Murray
Committee Chairs:
Newsletter - Suzanne
Laird
Show Records and
Awards - Patty Hil-
burn
Agility Training Director
- Tanya Lee
Conform. Training Di-
rector - Patti Savage
The Tailwagger
O U A C H I T A V A L L E Y D O G T R A I N I N G C L U B , I N C .
November 2015
Volume 27, Issue 11
Monthly Membership Meeting
November 10, 2015, 7:00 pm
Program: Angie O'Pry from Fiesta Nutrition Center will be speaking on essential oils and supplements to enhance your pets health. With all the problems regarding substandard food and treats, this will be an informative session on ways you keep our pets healthy and happy. Refreshments will be served for dogs and their people! Be sure to mark your calendars!
We will also be discussing our upcoming Christmas party which will be held on December 8th at 6:00 pm. We will have fun, food, and fellowship with our human and canine members. We will also play “Dirty Santa Paws” so start thinking of fun gifts under $20.
THANK YOU!!
Thank you very much to everyone who volunteered at our summer agility trials! Everything ran smoothly and we couldn’t have done it
without you!
The Tailwagger Volume 27, Issue 11
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Upcoming Upcoming
Events: Events:
AKC AGILITY:AKC AGILITY:
11/1311/13--11/15: Dallas 11/15: Dallas
Agility Working Agility Working
Group, McKinney, TXGroup, McKinney, TX
11/2011/20--11/22: Cal-11/22: Cal-
casieu Kennel Club, casieu Kennel Club,
Lake Charles, LALake Charles, LA
11/2711/27--11/29: Den 11/29: Den
Tex Agility Club, Tex Agility Club,
McKinney, TXMcKinney, TX
12/512/5--12/6: Paw Prints 12/6: Paw Prints
Agility Club of Shreve-Agility Club of Shreve-
port LA, Greenwood, port LA, Greenwood,
LALA
12/1812/18--12/20: Tyler 12/20: Tyler
Obedience Club, Tyler, Obedience Club, Tyler,
TXTX
AKC OBEDIENCE & RALLY:AKC OBEDIENCE & RALLY:
11/711/7--11/8: D’arbonne 11/8: D’arbonne
Kennel Club, Haughton, Kennel Club, Haughton,
LALA
11/1411/14--11/15: Mobile 11/15: Mobile
Bay Dog Training Club, Bay Dog Training Club,
Vancleave, MSVancleave, MS
12/412/4--1212--6: North 6: North
Arkansas Kennel Club, Arkansas Kennel Club,
Harrison, ARHarrison, AR
AKC CONFORMATION:AKC CONFORMATION:
12/412/4--12/6: Texas and 12/6: Texas and
Trinity Valley Kennel Trinity Valley Kennel
Clubs, Dallas, TXClubs, Dallas, TX
12/512/5--12/6Mississippi 12/6Mississippi
Gulf Coast Kennel Gulf Coast Kennel
Club, Gulfport, MSClub, Gulfport, MS
BARN HUNT:BARN HUNT:
11/1411/14--11/15: CT Dog 11/15: CT Dog
Services, Downsville, Services, Downsville,
LALA
12/1112/11--12/13: NOLA 12/13: NOLA
Barn Hunt Friends, Barn Hunt Friends,
Kenner, LAKenner, LA
1/11/1--1/3: CT Dog 1/3: CT Dog
Services, Downsville, Services, Downsville,
LALA
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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NOVEMBER 2015
Hosted by CT Dog Services
November 14th-15th
At Willow Creek Farm
Downsville, LA
Opportunities available for obtaining CGC and CGCA during trialing hours
Judge: Margaret Worth
Trial Secretary: Ann Bridges [email protected]
Premium available at: www.ctdogservices.com
Please join the OVDTC as we participate in the Wag & Walk for Alzheimer’s! We will have a booth with information about our club and some goodies for our canine friends!
On October 3rd, members of the OVDTC attended ORVAL’s annual “Bark in the Park” at For-sythe park in Monroe, LA. We set up a table with informational handouts on our many pro-grams including: obedience classes, agility classes, therapy dog programs and community outreach plus we had some beautiful crate pads, fleece tugs, and harnesses available for people who donated to our cause.
ANNUAL DUES ARE PAST DUE! Please support our club. Your dues
help us to keep offering our classes and trials.
Mona Fordham and Linda Booker took Quad and Ryder to a Dock Diving Clinic with Karen Kroyer (Canine Headquarters) in
Hutto, TX. We had a blast and 2 very quiet pups for the ride home! Dock Diving is a relatively new sport and is fun and ex-
citing for both the handler and dog. It is very high energy and the excitement of the crowd lends itself to the dogs perfor-
mance!
A little bit about DockDogs® diciplines…taken from the DockDogs® website.
Big Air® is a long jump for dogs. The dog, which may be placed anywhere on the
40’ dock, runs & jumps into the water after a throw toy. The distance is judged from
the end of the dock to where the tail set of the dog breaks the water’s surface.
Extreme Vertical™ is a “high jump” for dogs. The dog starts off at the 20’ mark on the dock & jumps up to grab a bumper toy
extended out 8’ from the end of the dock over the water. The starting height for Extreme Vertical™ is 4’6” & goes up in 2”
increments as competition progresses.
Speed Retrieve™ is a “timed event”. At the far end of the pool a bumper toy is suspended 2” above the water with a starting
indicator light above it. The dog is then placed at the 20’ white starting mark on the dock, when the light turns green the han-
dler releases the dog, the time clock stops when the dog has pulled the toy from the Speed Retrieve™ bracket.
We hope to bring the sport of Dock Diving to the Monroe/West
Monroe area! The OVDTC may be able to host a Dock Diving
event in conjunction with one of our summer agility trials in
2016.
Diving into Dock Diving!
P.O. Box 2432
West Monroe, LA 71294
Ouachita Valley Dog Training Club, Inc. Ouachita Valley Dog Training Club, Inc.
Upcoming Meetings 1
Calendar of Events 2
Walk for Alzheimers 3
Bark in the Park 4
Diving into Dock Diving 5
Inside this issue:
Editor: Suzanne Laird
2269 Hwy 135
Winnsboro, LA 71295
(318) 435-7990
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MONTHLY MEMBERSIHP MEETING NOVEMBER 10TH AT 7:00 PM . SEE YOU THERE!