The Fireplug. The Official Newsletter of. Northwest Obedience Club, Inc.

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1 The Fireplug The Official Newsletter of Northwest Obedience Club, Inc. Training Hall: 735 Industrial Drive, Cary, IL Phone: (847) Website: January / February 2010 NOCI Officers Tim Dyer President (815) agilevs@verizon.net Bob Arens Vice President (815) robert.arens@att.net Amber Perri Secretary (847) amber.perri@accenture.com Patricia Burgess Treasurer (847) shamusetal@comcast.net Board of Directors Barb Novak (847) bnovak1@sbcglobal.net Kim Martens (815) kimartens@att.net Ed Barys (815) razbarys26@sbcglobal.net Director of Training Joan Nebesky (815) joan7638@comcast.net Director of Agility Please contact a board member for information on agility. Training Hall Secretary/ Obedience Class Sign-up Shari Hoffman (815) rottenmom2@yahoo.com Fireplug Editor Lisa Strandberg (815) strandbergfamily@comcast.net Webmaster Candy McGill candymcgill@foxvalley.net

2 President s Message 2010 is starting off like a rocket. It is already February. The club has a lot of functions coming up so I would ask you to refer to the Calendar of Events that is printed in every issue of the Fireplug to keep you up to date. You can also access the calendar on our web site: Many of you have inquired about things coming up that you can earn service credits for and the Calendar of Events is a great place to look. See you at the meeting... Tim THANK YOU!!! We would like to thank the following members, friends, and family for their donations to our annual raffle this past December. Without your generosity and support, there would be no raffle. We had a very successful raffle. Thanks also to everyone who bought tickets - both the winning and losing ones. Kathy Anderson Jean Baumann Pat Behles Gary Bozee Karen Braun Charisse Bruno Patti Burgess Anne Copeland Ray Czubek Tim Dyer June Garand Wendy Hagenback Anne Marie Hayden Barbara Hufnus Haley Laumann Ellen Lifson Kim Martens Katie McIntyre AKC Animal Feeds and Needs Direct Pet Superstore Flexi, USA FURminator H & H Pet Products J & J Diane and Gavin Murdoch Joan Nebesky Wally and Gail O Brien Ken and Ursula Orzolek Amber Perri Stephanie Pietrzak Kathy Reiland Marla Richardson Karen Schaubel Yvonne and Ken Smith Sherlynn Stancil Jan Sund Dana and Gary Vierck Chris Wagner Evelyn Wakeman Donna Witkowski Kim and Peter Young And many anonymous donors Kong Lupine Overby Farms Pet Stages SO Bright UPCO Vitakraft Thanks again!

3 Nanci Lorenz and Sandy Lewandowski Freestyle Fun! The freestyle class is having fun learning new moves and creating new sequences to use in routines. Our group routine looks so great we are planning to video tape it and put it on YouTube. The class did a Holiday show at Friendship Village in Schaumburg this past December; the residents really enjoyed watching the dogs perform. We are planning to do more performances for retirement homes and fundraisers this coming spring and summer. There will be two sessions of Canine Freestyle offered the next session on Wednesday mornings. The Beginning class will begin at 10:00 am and the Intermediate class will begin at 11:15 am. Any dog that loves to learn new things will enjoy these classes. The focus of the class is to teach new behaviors in a fun and easy way. The dogs have so much fun they can t wait to learn new things. Many of these behaviors are also useful for Obedience, Rally and Agility. I am looking forward to seeing some of you the next session. Cheryle Homuth CPDT A very special way to say Thank You! NOCI 2009 Service Award Nomination Form NOCI s Service Award is voted on by the whole membership and is presented to the member who receives the most votes for having given outstanding and dedicated service(s) to the club in This is your opportunity to recognize the member who you feel has contributed outstanding effort to our club through their work at events, maintenance of the facility, instruction, management, and/or any other benefit that you feel was exemplary. Only one ballot per member. The member receiving the most votes will receive the award. Please fill out the form and mail it to the Awards Chairperson, Judy Gemperline, before February 25 th, Elizabeth Ave Prairie View IL I would like to nominate: I think this person deserves the award because: Nominated by:

4 General Meeting Minutes 10/16/2009 Attendance: Per attendance sheet. The meeting was called to order at 7:40 pm. Tim motioned to accept the minutes as published in the Fireplug, Marsh Barton moved, Yvonne Smith seconded, all in favor, none apposed. CHANGES TO PREVIOUS MINUTES: 1) Marla made mention that UROC is a champion title and not novice UKC rally initials. This should be URO1. 2) Under COMMITTEE: the sentence is to read Targeting THE next trial Marsh moved to accept, Yvonne seconded, all in favor, none apposed, 1 abstain. REPORTS: President: None Vice President: None. Secretary: A Thinking of You card was sent to Kim Sipple regarding her son, Danny. Sympathy cards were sent to Tim Dyer on the loss of Riot, and Chris Wagner on the loss of Austin. Treasurer: We have a total of $178,841 in total assets. Copies of the financial report will be brought to the club if needed. Applause was given to the club on the wonderful achievement over the past year despite the trying economy. DOT: Signup sheets are out for next session which is 7 weeks long due to the holidays. There are NO discounts in class fees due to 1 week shorter session. DOAT: Tim thanked Grace for her last year s dedication to the position. Until a new DOAT is named, the Board will oversee the position. All classes are full at this time and there is a waiting list. Tim asked if there was anyone willing to step forward and take the position. If interested, persons were asked to contact the Board directly. Training Hall Secretary: Sign-up sheets are out. NEW MEMBERS:" Patty Reigle Golden retriever Talbott Harris Border collie, Rottweiler, Shih tzu Shelly Carson Miniature poodles Pauline and Ryan Boyle Chesapeake bay retriever, Old English sheepdog Heidi moved to accept the new members, Pat seconded, all in favor. WELCOME! LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP: Tim stated Carol VanDerMay was up for Lifetime Membership. Carol has had numerous positions with the club including secretary, instructor and outstanding volunteer for various duties. Requirements for Lifetime Membership were discussed. COMMITTEE REPORTS: " AKC Rally/Obedience Trial and UKC Obedience Trial (December 11, 12 and 13): Premiums are out and entries are coming in. Thursday night will be set-up for the trial. Volunteer sheets are available in the volunteer book. " APDT Rally (February 6-7): Kim Martens is the chairperson, Patti Burgess is the secretary. More information to follow at the next meeting. " NOCI Annual Banquet: Date of March 14, 2010 was set. Discussion ensued regarding holding the party at the club or at D Andrea s again. Motion to have banquet at D Andrea s was made by Karen Stoltz, seconded by Lisa Strandberg. All in favor, none opposed. " " UKC Rally (March 27-28): Dana Vierck chairperson. More information to follow. NOCI AKC Agility Trial (entries open on March 10 and close on April 16): Trial to be held at Crystal Lake Regional Sports Center. Tim Dyer is chairperson and Kathryn McIntyre is trial secretary. ELECTIONS: Elections were held with the following seats being filled: President: Tim Dyer, Vice-President: Bob Arens, Secretary: Amber Perri, Treasurer: Patti Burgess, Training Hall Secretary: Shari Hoffmann. Cheryl Moore moved, Yvonne Smith seconded, all in favor, none opposed. Board elected Joan Nebesky: Director of Training and Kim Martens: Service Credit Manager. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: " " " " " Yvonne Smith stated the landscaping was to begin this week and should be done by next week. Outdoor lights agility light works and now the obedience light was out. Parking was reviewed by Tim After 7 pm, we are allowed to use the Fed-Ex parking lot. The first 8 spots and the very back of the lot are allowed to be used. We are NOT to park in any spot that would block the trailers/trucks from turning or backing into or out of the lot. Dana Vierck presented a mini fashion show of NOCI club wear. Many items are available for purchase with the NOCI logo on them. T-shirts, Polo shirts, sweat shirts, hoodie sweatshirts, hooded/zip jacket, blankets, fleece vest, knit cap, ball cap, etc. All are available in a number of sizes and colors of sand, gold and forest green. Order forms are available through Dana at or at the club. Roof leak was fixed. If further leaks are found, notify the Board.

5 NEW BUSINESS: " Obedience equipment clean-up date: November 21. Service credits will be issued. Tim noted that the club will provide coffee and donuts for the workers! See Barb Novak for further information. " Agility Run-Thru: Jean Baumann stated these will be starting November 22. Volunteers are needed for these run-thrus. Sign-up sheets are on the agility side of the club by the door. All future run-thru dates will be listed in the Fireplug. " 4-H Dog Club: Will use the Club facilities on July 10, 2010 for practice and July 17, 2010 for their show. BRAGS: (although I attempt to capture data correctly, please advise the Secretary of any errors. There are many titles, initials and placements to decipher. By signing the attendance sheet, your name will be listed correctly.) Before brags were mentioned, Tim noted that ANY therapy dog titles, therapy dog achievements or therapy dog brags of any kind are welcome with no monetary donation to the club. We are always proud of our dogs and their accomplish-ments, but therapy dogs go out and do selfless acts of kindness with no recognition or reward expected. " Beauty, therapy dog, was accepted at Loyal Friends at Seasonal Hospice, given a certificate for volunteering at Hearthstone Manor and honored at Centegra for their dedicated services. She is also a participant at dog classes at McHenry County College. " Sue Cassidy and Gospel: CD, CGC, RE, Novice Standard agility, Novice Fast agility " Arlene King: new dog Sophie and needs 1 RAE leg, J.P. and Sophie UDI, Sophie APDT title, and also was interviewed in Family Dog s issue due in Nov/Dec. " Cheryl Lynn T.D. testing passed, Punky 2 legs for CD, Rally legs received " Silvia Simmons Hailey CD 2 legs, placed in the top x2 " Gail Hundley Chloe RA with 1 st place, Teacup TG1, and therapy dog " Adrienne Ostrowski Rascal APDT RL1, new puppy Saffron " Robin Denver champion, Indy/JH rally leg novice " Kathy Koritko Marco CD leg #1 " Suzi Scholtz Maya CD, has her Collie back and RN with two 1 st placements " June Garand Clifford TT, Chance herding instinct and youngest Rhodesian Ridgeback with a CGC " Kylie TD tracking certificate " Kim Young Connor entered utility and did not make a fool of himself (or Kim) " Betty Juergensmeyer C.C. CD with two 2 nd placements " Gary Vierck Adelaide is officially retired with numerous titles and achievements " Marla Richardson D.J. URO-1, UCD, CD; Donny 3 Donny kids, 4 weekends, 5 titles. Pat Behles Britta 1 st place in AKC Rally trial " Margaret Barton Zeke Excellent Fast title, MACH " Cathy Gallagher Winston Group X2, Breed X4 " Doris Barys Kacie ARCH " Ed Barys Kodi RL1X, RA " Cindy Arens Travis USDAA preferred level 3 rd place " Yvonne Smith Riley NAJ " Barb Novak Gracie RL1 with two 1 st placements, Novice Standard preferred, Jumpers novice preferred leg with 1 st placement " Kim Martens Sienna ARCH; Ginger Read to the Dog " Stephanie Pietrzak Shadow RE " Tim Dyer Frankie Border Collie Nationals, two 2 nd placements, herding instinct " Katie moved the meeting be adjourned and Pat seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 pm. Respectfully submitted, Chris Wagner Want to be on the club list? NOCI members: send a message to Member-list-noci-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Leave the subject line blank. If there are problems, please contact Arlene King at mzking.tdx@sbcglobal.net.

6 OBEDIENCE CLASS SCHEDULE" For the session of: March 1 through April 19, 2010 Monday Beginner 9:00-10:00 a.m. Bev Mills Novice 10:00-11:00 a.m. Bev Mills/Jessica Frost Adv. Novice 11:00-12:00 noon Laura Kokaska Beginner 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sandy Shivers/Jessica Frost Beginner 7:30-8:30 p.m. Patti Burgess/Marla Richardson Novice 8:30-9:30 p.m. Joan Nebesky/Jim Nicholson Tuesday Beg. Rally 10:00-11:00 a.m. Ellen Lifson/Suzi Scholtz/Ken Orzolek Open 7:00-8:00 p.m. Jean Baumann Utility 8:00-9:00 p.m. Cheryl Kistner Wednesday Freestyle 10:00-11:00 a.m. Cheryle Homuth Novice 7:00-8:00 p.m. Joan Nebesky/Betty Juergensmeyer Novice 8:00-9:00 p.m. Kim Young/Kathy Korito Pre-Open 9:00-10:00 p.m. Toni Reeves Thursday Novice 10:00-11:00 a.m. Rich Spetka Open 11:00-12:00 noon Rich Spetka Puppy 7:00-8:00 p.m. BJ Theorin/Chris Wagner/Kim Martens Rally 8:00-9:00 p.m. Patti Burgess/Dan Buckley/Gary Vierck Note: If classes DO NOT have at least 5 people signed up before the beginning of the session, it will be canceled. Questions? Please contact Joan Nebesky, Director of Training. UPCOMING TRIALS March 27, 28 UKC Rally May 7, 8, 9 Agility Trial July 31, Aug 1 UKC Rally/Obedience Agility equipment must be put back the way it was found. Please be courteous to those coming in after you. \ General Membership Meeting Don t forget to turn in your score reports to Judy Gemperline! You can now turn them in online at: tinyurl.com/nociscore. February 19, 2010 April Fireplug Deadline March 31, 2010

7 The NOCI awards program At its annual awards banquet, NOCI recognizes titles and major awards won by its members by giving each handler/dog team a plaque listing its accomplishments. Each year the plaque is updated to reflect new accomplishments. As written in the club bylaws, this is what you must do to be eligible for a plaque. 1." Submit a written record of your accomplishment on a NOCI score report form. Score reports should be placed in the Woof Box in the club office, mailed to the awards chairperson (currently Judy Gemperline) or submitted online at tinyurl.com/nociscore. Score reports MUST be submitted by December 31 of the year in which the title was earned. If you do not meet the deadline, the club will not pay for the engraving / plaque. 2." Provide one service to the club during the calendar year. Fill out the service form so we have a record. 3." Attend at least one general membership meeting during the calendar year. Be sure to sign the attendance sheet whenever you attend a meeting. Due to the increasing number and expense of these awards, the club will be adhering to these guidelines very strictly. AKC Obedience Report: Obedience Report Judy Gemperline Debbie Antlitz and Genie ( Border Collie) 12/12/09 NOCI AKC Nov B CD Title Ed Barys and Kodi (Shih Tzu) 12/12/09 NOCI AKC Nov A Judge: A. Lorenz /13/09 Flying Paws Judge: E. Willems UKC Nov B Pat Behles and Roscoe (German Shepherd) 12/13/09 Flying Paws Judge: E. Willems AKC Nov B nd place Patti Burgess and Furbie (Papillon) 12/13/09 Flying Paws Judge: E. Willems UKC Nov B /13/09 Flying Paws Judge: C. Pischke UKC Nov B rd place 1/17/10 Car-Dun-Al Judge: R. Czubek UKC Nov B 189 U-CD title Ray Czubek and Annie (AMBOR) 6/13/09 UKC Premier Judge: C. Leung UKC Nov C /27/09 Illowa KC Judge: K. Davidson UKC Nov C nd place 12/13/09 Flying Paws E. Willems UKC Nov C st place HIT 12/13/09 Flying Paws Judge: C. Pischke UKC Nov C st place Nadine Greiner and Duffy (Rough Collie) 12/12/09 NOCI Judge: A. Lorenz AKC Nov B Kathy Koritko and Marco (Min. Poodle) 10/3/09 Great Lakes Poodle Club Judge: D. Allen AKC Nov B /7/09 Car-Dun-Al Judge: S. Jacobson AKC Nov B /8/09 Fox Valley DTC Judge: D. Probst AKC Nov B CD title Joan Nebesky and Bindi (Australian Shepherd) 12/12/09 NOCI Judge: A. Lorenz AKC Nov B /13/09 Flying Paws Judge: E. Willems UKC Nov B st place UCD title Amber Perri and Jet (German Shepherd) 12/18/09 Chgo Gold Coast Judge: N. Aguirre AKC Grad Nov st place 12/20/09 Skokie Valley Judge: T. Masterson AKC Versatility /20/09 Skokie Valley Judge: T. Masterson AKC Open A /20/09 Skokie Valley Judge: P. Sample AKC Grad Nov Suzi Scholtz and Maija (Afghan) 2/13/09 Hoosier KC Judge: E. Haas AKC Nov B E. Haas 174 7/25/09 Waukesha Judge: D. Darland AKC Nov B CD title Kenneth & Yvonne Smith and Riley (Cairn Terrier) 12/12/09 NOCI Judge: A. Lorenz AKC Nov Rich Spetka and Rebel (Rottweiler) 12/12/09 NOCI Judge: E. Willems AKC Util A st place

8 Sherlynn Stancil and One in a Million (Bernese Mountain Dog) 11/8/09 Fox Valley DTC Judge: D. Probst AKC Nov A /12/09 NOCI Judge: A. Lorenz AKC Nov A rd place Sherlynn Stancil and Out of the Blue (Bernese Mountain Dog) 7/6/09 Greater Dekalb Judge: R. Comp-Zelles AKC Nov A th place 9/26/09 Rockford- Freeport KC Judge: J. Yunk AKC Nov A th place 12/12/09 NOCI Judge: A. Lorenz AKC Nov A nd place CD title Karen Stoltz and Akelei (German Shepherd) 12/12/09 NOCI Judge: A. Lorenz AKC Nov B Lisa Strandberg and Tony (Australian Shepherd) 12/13/09 Flying Paws Judge: C. Pischke UKC Open A st place Other titles and Awards: Kathy Anderson and Ava (Doberman) 1/3/09 GLBTC AKC NF 2/28/09 Smack-Dab AKC AXJ 9/6/09 RACE USDAA SSA 9/6/09 RACE USDAA SG Kathy Anderson and Spring (Doberman) 6/27/09 Forest City DTC AKC AXJ 9/6/09 RACE USDAA SS 9/6/09 RACE USDAA SSA Debbie Antlitz and Genie (Border Collie) 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RN Margaret Barton and Zeke (Border Collie) 10/7/09 BCSA National AKC XF 10/3/09 Golden Retriever Club IL AKC MACH 11/1/09 Glenbard AKC RE Marshall Barton and Suzi (Border Collie) 11/1/09 Glenbard AKC RE Pat Behles and Britta (German Shepherd) 2/27/09 NOCI AKC STAR puppy 4/24/09 NOCI AKC CGC 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RN Gary Bozee and Murphy (Irish Wolfhound) 12/5/09 For Your Canine UKC URO2 Chuck Bubert and Gertie (Portuguese Water Dog) 9/25/09 Columbus All-Breed AKC MJP5 9/26/09 Columbus All-Breed AKC PAX Chuck Bubert and Jack (Portuguese Water Dog) 11/27/09 Illiana Collie Fanciers AKC MACH3 Patti Burgess and Furbie (Papillon) 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RA Debbie Butt and Mandy (Labrador) 10/31/09 Agility Junkies NADAC O-OJC Fred & Donna Chevaleau and Breeze (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) 12/5/90 For Your Canine UKC URO3 Fred & Donna Chevaleau and Mustang (Australian Shepherd) 12/5/9 For Your Canine UKC URO2 Fred & Donna Chevaleau and Rosie (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RE Mary Ann Christie and Kylie (Australian Shepherd) 4/25/09 USDAA PJ3 9/18/09 WAG AKC NJP 12/4/09 Cream City AKC OJP Mary Ann Christie and Maggie (Sheltie) 5/15/09 K-9 Obedience AKC MXJ 6/7/09 GSDTC AKC MX 12/27/09 RACE NADAC TG-N 12/28/09 RACE NADAC WV-N Anne Copeland and Lucy (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) 3/22/09 Flying Paws UKC U-RO1 4/19/09 Car-Dun-Al AKC RN 11/21/09 For Your Canine APDT RL1 Jessica Frost and Phoebe (Giant Schnauzer) 4/24/09 NOCI AKC CGC June Garand and Chance (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RN June Garand and Clifford (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 11/15/09 Chicagoland Hound Assoc AKC RA Annamarie Haden and Sammy (Papillon) 4/18/09 FunDog Agility CPE CL2-R 11/21/09 Run-N-Fun CPE CL2-H Gail Hundley and Chloe (Papillon) 8/23/09 Flying Paws TDAA TIAD 9/1/09 TDI TDI 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RE Sue Kelderhouse and Harley (Giant Schnauzer) 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RN Arlene King and JP (Yorkshire Terrier) 10/10/09 Bark River DTC UKC URO1 11/21/09 For Your Canine APDT ARCH

9 Arlene King and Sophie (Yorkshire Terrier) 8/2/09 For Your Canine APDT RL1 8/2/09 APDT RL1 Award of Excellence 10/10/09 Bark River DTC UKC URO1 10/17/09 Rock Valley UKC URO2 10/18/09 Rock Valley UKC URO3 10/29/09 Peoria ODTC AKC RAE 11/21/09 For Your Canine APDT RL2 Carolyn Lemay-Strass and Beauty (All-American) 4/3/09 TDI Active Volunteer 11/23/09 TDI TDIADV 12/1/09 TDI Loyal Friends Kim Manasa & Joe Wieczorek and Will (Alaskan Malamute) 12/11/09 Starved Rock AKC CH 7/24/09 Waukesha AKC RE 10/4/09 Pilgrim Village AMCA WWPD Kim Manasa & Joe Wieczorek and Zayk (Alaskan Malamute) 10/24/09 WAG UKC UAGI Kim Martens and Ginger (Std Poodle) 3/14/09 Kay-9 Petiquette APDT RL3X 3/15/09 Kay-9 Petiquette APDT ARCHEX 6/6/09 Kay-9 Petiquette APDT RL2X3 7/25/09 Flying Paws UKC URO1 9/12/09 Proper Paws APDT RL1X5 11/8/09 Trail Creek DTC APDT RL2X4 11/21/09 For Your Canine APDT RL3X2 11/22/09 For Your Canine APDT RL1X6 Kim Martens and Sienna Cara (Std Poodle) 3/14/09 Kay-9 Petiquette APDT RL2 4/26/09 Rand Park AKC RN 6/7/09 Kay-9 Petiquette APDT RL1X2 7/25/09 Flying Paws UKC URO1 9/13/09 Proper Paws University APDT ARCH 11/7/09 Trail Creek DTC APDT RL2 11/21/09 For Your Canine APDT ARCHX 11/21/09 For Your Canine APDT RL1X3 Joan Nebesky and Bindi (Australian Shepherd) APDT National Ranking #12 RL1 Joan Nebesky and Otis (Boston Terrier) 6/27/09 Paws and Effect APDT RL3 APDT Level 3 Award of Excellence Rosemary Nero and Remy (miniature poodle) 1/2/10 GLBTC AKC OF Adrienne Ostrowski and Rascal (All-American) 9/13/09 Proper Paws APDT RL1 Cheryl Peterson and Styx (Vizsla) 1/1/10 Run N Fun CPE CTL1-H Susan Scholtz and Libby (Rough Collie) 7/25/09 Waukesha AKC RN Linda Schwartz and Asti (Bichon Frise) 10/9/09 Petit Prix National TDAA TG1 10/25/09 WAG UKC AG1 11/8/09 Proper Paws TDAA TBAD 11/21/09 Family Dog Center TDAA TG2 12/6/09 Bark River TDAA TG3 1/3/10 GLBTC AKC NAJ Linda Schwartz and Chablis (Bichon Frise) 2/21/09 WAG UKC UAG-I 4/26/09 Proper Paws TDAA TG1 4/26/09 Happy Feet TDAA TG1 7/26/09 Family Dog Center TDAA TBAD 7/26/09 Family Dog Center TDAA TG2 8/23/09 Flying Paws TDAA TG3 8/22/09 Flying Paws TDAA TIAD Ken & Yvonne Smith and Rusty (Cairn Terrier) 11/28/09 RACE NADAC S-NJC 11/29/09 RACE NADAC S-NAC Laurie and Jerry Stecker and Aleeza (Golden Retriever) 12/4/09 German Shepherd Club AKC CGC 12/4/09 German Shepherd Club TDI TDI Karen Stoltz and Akelei (German Shepherd) 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RA Dana Vierck and Sydney Olympia (Australian Shepherd) 8/2/09 APDT RLVX2 12/11/09 NOCI AKC RAE Evelyn Wakeman and Cherub (Bouvier) 12/3/09 Cream City AKC AXJ Tim & Anne White and Kate (Labrador) 11/28/09 Illini Collie Fanciers AKC OA Other Teams reporting Qualifying Scores: Michelle Colbert and Mia (Rottweiler) Michelle Cufr and Reed (Golden Retriever) Jessica Frost and Atlas (Giant Schnauzer) Nadine Greiner and Duffy (Rough Collie) Sandy Lewandowski and Ernie (German Shorthaired Pointer) Candy McGill and Sadie (Australian Shepherd) Barb Novak and Gracie (Golden Retriever) Ken Orzolek and Felix (Sheltie) Ken & Yvonne Smith and Riley (Cairn Terrier) Tim & Anne White and Gina (Labrador)

10 Agility Run-thrus Sunday, February 28th Sunday, March 21st Membership Renewals Our annual Membership Renewal time is coming soon. I will have the renewal letters for you to pick up during the February General Meeting. Those that aren t picked up during the meeting may be found in the Obedience office in a box on the round table through February 25. After that date they will be mailed to you. Renewals are due by April 1, Please enclose your payment and be sure to fill out the backside of the form with rabies tag information and your signature. I will not be calling you to remind you to do this. If you want to pay the discounted rate for classes, this must be turned in on time. Dogs without health certification are not allowed to come into the training hall. Please be prompt April 1 is the due date! Barb Novak Membership Chairperson 2010 Fun Matches Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with judging at 7:00. There is no pre-registration. Non-members are welcome. March 5 September 3 April 2 October 1 June 4 November 5 August 6 December 3

11 NOCI Calendar 2010 December, 2009 Friday 4th- Obedience Fun Match Friday 11th- AKC Rally Obedience Trial Saturday 12th- AKC Obedience Trial Sunday 13th- UKC Obedience Trial Sunday 20th- Agility Run-thru Sunday 27th- Agility Run-thru January 2010 Friday 8th- Board Meeting Sunday 10th- Agility Run-thru Sunday 17th- Agility Run-thru Sunday 31st- Agility Run-thru February Friday 5th- Obedience Fun Match Saturday 6th- APDT Rally Obedience Trial Sunday 7th- APDT Rally Obedience Trial Friday 12th- Board Meeting Friday 19th- General Membership Meeting Sunday 28th- Agility Run-thru March Friday 5th- Obedience Fun Match Friday 12th- Board Meeting Sunday 14th- NOCI Banquet Sunday 21st- Agility Run-thru Saturday 27th- UKC Rally Obedience Sunday 28th- UKC Rally Obedience April Friday 2nd- Obedience Fun Match Friday 9th- Board Meeting Friday 16th- General Membership Meeting May Friday 7th- AKC Agility Trial Saturday 8th- AKC Agility Trial Sunday 9th- AKC Agility Trial Friday 14th- Board Meeting June Friday 4th- Obedience Fun Match Friday 11th- Board Meeting Friday 18th- General Membership Meeting July Friday 9th- Board Meeting Saturday 10th- 4-H Fun Match Saturday 17th- 4-H Show Sunday 31st- UKC Rally Obedience Trials (2) August Sunday 1st- UKC Obedience Trials (2) Friday 6th- Obedience Fun Match Friday 13th- Board Meeting Friday 20th- General Membership Meeting- Nominations Due September Friday 3rd- Obedience Fun Match Friday 10th- Board Meeting October Friday 1st- Obedience Fun Match Saturday 2nd- Track laying for tracking test Sunday 3rd- AKC Tracking Test Friday 8th- Board Meeting Friday 15th- General Membership Meeting- Elections All dates subject to change, additions and/or deletions.

12 2010 Training Sessions at NOCI Session #1 -- January 4 February 22 Session #2 -- March 1 April 19 Session #3 -- April 26 June 21 No classes the week of May 31, Memorial Day. Session #4 -- June 28 August 16 Independence Day is on a Sunday, so no week off. Session #5 -- August 23 October 18 No classes the week of September 6, Labor Day. Session #6 -- October 25 December 13 (7 weeks) No classes the week of November 22, Thanksgiving Day. No classes the weeks of Christmas and New Year s (weeks of 12/20 and 12/27) Optional Classes now offered by AKC AKC is now offering new obedience classes that you may not have heard of, starting in January Graduate Novice (GN) title combines elements of Novice and Open, providing an intermediate step between the two. Dogs entered in Graduate Novice may also be entered in any other obedience classes. What s involved: 1. Heel on Leash & Figure Eight 2. Drop on Recall 3. Dumbbell Recall 4. Recall Over High Jump 5. Recall Over Broad Jump 6. Long Down (3 minutes out of sight) Graduate Open (GO) title is a modified Utility class. Dogs entered in Graduate Open may also be entered in any other obedience class. The differences between Graduate Open and Utility are only one scent discrimination instead of two and points for a Go Out: 1. Signal Exercise 2. Scent Discrimination 3. Directed Retrieve 4. Moving Stand and Examination 5. Go Out 6. Directed Jumping

13 Tails from the Southwest By: Lora Seale Welcome into the New Year y'all! As we begin the New Year, I would like to look back once again over the past year. As mentioned before, it was filled with the thrills of victories and the agonies of defeat. We as a Club and as individual members each had our ups and downs. One of the best things I have noted about our members is the staggering amount of combined knowledge and experience and the willingness to share that with other members. If you are fortunate enough to be on the NOCI Yahoo group, you will have seen over time how if one person has a question about a training issue, health issue, or where to get what, there always seems to be another member or bunches of members who have experienced something very similar or know someone else who has. Where to get something? How to do something? What do we do for? Wow once again the experience is astounding. The two agility clubs I am associated with here in the Dallas area are the same. Need a plumber who knows how to get the dog hair out of the drain? Sixteen people know plumbers, numbers, and references. Read a good book on dogs or training? Share the experience and your opinion, good or bad. Then come training issues. I swear there are, and always have been, as many ways to train a dog as there are breeds of dogs recognized by the AKC. As we have come to learn over the years and through either generations of, different breeds of, different types of (etcetera) dogs there is no way to utilize the same method of training with all dogs. And once again membership comes to the rescue with vast knowledge and experience. I have been very fortunate for the past 11 days to have Diane Propst and her husband and dogs visiting with me. She reminds me this evening that when you get into the sport of obedience, as we did many years ago, you don't just gain the sport of obedience, but you gain lifelong friends Back in the dark ages, like around 1973, there was a terrible gas crunch. Bonnie Barry and I were both living in Cary and we were both in our first-ever obedience class in McHenry with Julie Cepulis, our instructor and mentor. Came time for our class graduation (do we still do those?) and Julie contacted Diane Propst to judge it for our group. Since we had such a terrible gas crunch, Bonnie and I were already carpooling it from Cary to McHenry once a week (our classes were held in the old roller rink there). As mentioned, Julie had invited Diane to judge, and asked if Bonnie and I could bring her that evening. I contacted "Mrs. Propst", who was already a real live, official, licensed obedience judge, to get directions to her home. After several minutes of detailed instruction, it was discovered that we lived all of three blocks from each other and since they were short country blocks (as opposed to the long ones), we could easily walk from one home to the other. We still laugh about that. In any case, I picked up Diane, we went and picked up Bonnie, and off to McHenry we went. And that, my friends, was the start of our incredible 30+ year (to date) friendship. We were invincible and truly best friends and still are with the exception that we lost Bonnie along the way. As with all our very wonderful friends, be they human or canine, they live in our hearts forever as this friendship always will. We have such great stories of judging matches together in the Chicago area and up into Wisconsin. We traveled together for many years the three of us and our dogs in a Toyota pickup truck. If you remember these from the 1980s, they were rather small and had no jump seat. Duz, Bonnie's first Border Collie, would be loose in the back of the truck, closed in by cap, and would "herd" passing cars for the entire trip, wherever that particular one might be to/from. Of course, we were a lot younger then and had a lot less 'baggage' to carry around on our hips, thighs, etc. and let's not go there! We had "pacts" about who was driving when, who got the bed closest to the bathroom, and who had to sit in the middle. Keep in mind, we didn't have seatbelts in our vehicles back then and could sit three-across almost comfortably. Ah those were the fun days of travel and showing in obedience, back when the classes were full and showing was an entire day. During Diane's stay this trip we have managed to get in two weekends of agility trials. Last weekend was the Lone Star Poodle Club trial. Who better to compete than Dancer, her son Tango, and Topper. We had quite a bit of success then and again this weekend for the Texas Kennel Club trials. As you all know, we hold most of our trials in exhibition barns. These were here in McKinney, four miles from my house, so why not? Except the place is not heated and both mornings started at 26 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrrr. While not quite Chicago, it was colder than we cared to be. The dogs LOVED it and ran great. There is nothing like trying to run a fast dog while dressed up like the Michelin Man Diane says at least it wouldn't have hurt had we fallen. I shall hold off telling you the really fun part of last weekend for my next column. The only hint I can give is that it should probably be saved for Halloween kinda spooky! Until next time. Qs to y'all! Lora (Cunningham) Seale and Friends

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