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1 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 The Tailwagger Monthly Membership Meeting Board of Directors President - Katharine Wall Vice-Pres. - Mary Linda Huggins Treasurer - Mona Fordham Secretary - Patty Hilburn Board Members: Suzanne Laird Cristi Theriot Alicia Bennett Diana Murray 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! Committee Chairs: Newsletter - Suzanne Laird Show Records and Awards - Patty Hilburn Agility Training Director - Tanya Lee Conform. Training Director - Patti Savage 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!

2 The Tailwagger Volume 27, Issue 11 NOVEMBER 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Upcoming Events: AKC AGILITY: Page 2 11/13-11/15: 11/15: Dallas Agility Working Group, McKinney, TX 11/20-11/22: 11/22: Cal- casieu Kennel Club, Lake Charles, 11/27-11/29: 11/29: Den Tex Agility Club, McKinney, TX 12/5-12/6: 12/6: Paw Prints Agility Club of Shreve- port, Greenwood, 12/18-12/20: 12/20: Tyler Obedience Club, Tyler, TX AKC OBEDIENCE & RALLY: 11/7-11/8: 11/8: D arbonne Kennel Club, Haughton, 11/14-11/15: 11/15: Mobile Bay Dog Training Club, Vancleave, MS 12/ : North Arkansas Kennel Club, Harrison, AR Hosted by CT Dog Services AKC CONFORMATION: 12/4-12/6: 12/6: Texas and Trinity Valley Kennel Clubs, Dallas, TX 12/5-12/6Mississippi 12/6Mississippi Gulf Coast Kennel Club, Gulfport, MS November 14th-15th At Willow Creek Farm Downsville, Opportunities available for obtaining CGC and CGCA during trialing hours Judge: Margaret Worth Trial Secretary: Ann Bridges barnhuntsec@gmail.com Premium available at: BARN HUNT: 11/14-11/15: 11/15: CT Dog Services, Downsville, 12/11-12/13: 12/13: NO Barn Hunt Friends, Kenner, 1/1-1/3: 1/3: CT Dog Services, Downsville,

3 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!

4 On October 3rd, members of the OVDTC attended ORVAL s annual Bark in the Park at Forsythe park in Monroe,. We set up a table with informational handouts on our many programs 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.

5 Diving into Dock Diving! 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 exciting for both the handler and dog. It is very high energy and the excitement of the crowd lends itself to the dogs performance! 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 handler 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.

6 MONTHLY MEMBERSIHP MEETING NOVEMBER 10TH AT 7:00 PM. SEE YOU THERE! Ouachita Valley Dog Training Club, Inc. P.O. Box 2432 West Monroe, Editor: Suzanne Laird 2269 Hwy 135 Winnsboro, (318) Ouachita Valley Dog Training Club, Inc. Inside this issue: Upcoming Meetings 1 Calendar of Events 2 Walk for Alzheimers 3 Bark in the Park 4 Diving into Dock Diving 5 W e r e O n T h e W e b : w w w. o v d t c. o r g & w w w. f a c e b o o k. c o m / p a g e s / 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 /