Chesapeake VA Dog
Fanciers Association
November 2009
November Meeting Notice
Date: Wednesday,
November 11, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Monarch Bank Meeting Room
1034 S. Battlefield Blvd.
(Intersection of Hanbury Rd. & S. Battlefield Blvd.)
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Take the Hanbury Rd. WEST exit off the by-pass.
Program:
Everything you always wanted to know about the Canine Good Citizen Test
(CGC)
Presented by AKC approved CGC tester, Jill Wright
If there is enough interest in the CGC test, we will
have a practice session at a later date.
Board Meeting @ 6:15 PM.
Board members please let Buddy Rountree
know if you cannot attend.
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Congratulations to All!
The Annual Awards dinner was
held October 14th at Franks’ II.
Everyone enjoyed a nice dinner and some friendly visiting with each
other. Thanks to Warren and Carol Cooke
for chairing the event. The award winners are:
Ch. Mar-C’s Merlin Is Magic
Ch. Mar-C’s Spellbinder
They both became AKC champions and are Standard Wirehaired
Dachshunds
Owned,Bred & Handled by Margaret Ricks
Ch. Milhaus Mint Julep
Juels
became an AKC champion and is a Miniature Schnauzer
Owned & Bred by Craig Mills
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Meeting Hospitality for November will be Sarah Wooten
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Canine Competitions for Mixed Breeds Scheduled Nationwide
With New AKC Canine Partners Program
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[Friday, October
02, 2009]
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On Day 1: Over 50 Canine Competitions
for Mixed Breeds to Enter Scheduled Nationwide!
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Check
out AKC.org to find an event near you! –
AKC
licensed and member clubs have been lining up to hold stand-alone
Agility, Obedience, and Rally events. During the first day of the AKC
Canine Partners program, AKC approved 51 events to hold mixed breed
classes. To date, the first event is an Agility trial to be held on April 2,
2010 by the Upper
Snake River Valley Dog Training Club, Inc in Rigby,
ID. To find an event near you, visit http://www.akc.org/events/search/.
Click on the Obedience/Agility/AKC Rally tab and narrow your search by
clicking the "Limit to Events Accepting Mixed Breeds" button.
With
mixed-breed classes beginning April 1, 2010, dog owners have time to kick start their competitive
training regimen. Go to www.akc.org
to the club search
function and look-up agility and obedience clubs in your area
where you can enroll in classes and begin learning about events so that
both members of your team can be ready to hit the ring and rake in the
ribbons come Spring!
AKC-affiliated
clubs may begin applying for events now by visiting: http://www.akc.org/eventplans/index.cfm
or contacting AKC directly at eventplans@akc.org.
AKC Canine Partners
specifically benefits mixed-breed dogs and their owners, however the AKC
has long included mixed breeds in programs such as AKC Canine Good Citizen®, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppysm, AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day
and the AKC CAR Canine
Support and Relief Fund’s disaster relief efforts. AKC
advocates for the rights of all dog owners and the welfare of dogs
through its Government Relations efforts and serves dog owners through
its affiliate organizations such as the AKC Humane Fund, AKC Canine Health Foundation and AKC Companion Animal Recovery.
For
more information about the AKC Canine Partners program for mixed-breed
dogs visit: www.akccaninepartners.org
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