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1 NORTHWEST OBEDIENCE CLUB, INC. The Fireplug March - April 2015 NOCI Officers President Patti Burgess (708) shamusetal@att.net Vice President Ed Barys (815) razbarys26@sbcglobal..net Secretary Amber Perri (847) dogtrainr2@live.com Treasurer Jim Doescher Nosework Coordinator (847) jadoes55@gmail.com Board of Directors Barb Novak Membership Coordinator (847) bnovak384@gmail.com Karen Haberkorn Fun Match Coordinator (847) khaberkorn@sbcglobal.net Dana Vierck Service Credit Coordinator (847) danadogz@yahoo.com President s Message...by Patti Burgess Spring has sprung and I hope the warmer weather is here to stay!!!! A special thanks to Arlene King for taking us all to Paris for a couple of hours-the Banquet was a success and enjoyed by all. At this time I would also like to thank Arlene for all the hours she has volunteered for which includes being president, training hall secretary, chairing trials, judging, CGC Tests, Banquet, teaching and anything else asked of her. She will be retiring and moving to her home in Michigan the beginning of April. I know she will be back to visit! Upcoming events and of course Volunteers are always needed: Director of Obedience Training Bev Mills (847) Mckbam@gmail.com April Therapy Test May AKC Agility Trial July UKC Rally and Obedience Trial August-Barn Hunt Trial We are still looking for someone to Chair the AKC December Obedience/Rally Trial; Arlene has done all the leg work on this one. If you are interested please contact me privately. Enjoy Spring! and thank you to everyone who continually gives their time to the club! Patti Training Hall Secretary/ Obedience Class Sign-up Adrienne Ostrowski (815) adogz2@comcast.net Director of Agility Charisse Bruno (847) knightsport@aol.com Webmaster/Facebook Candace McGill cmcgilldesign@aol.com Fireplug Editor Jennifer Rudolph (224) jenrudolph1@gmail.com Don t miss our AKC Agility Trial May 1-3 McCook Athletic & Exposition Center McCook, IL

2 CANINE CONDITIONING PRESENTATION! Join us at the April 17, 2015 membership meeting at 7:30pm to hear a brief presentation about creating a fitness program for your canine companion! Led by Kathleen Sanderson of EPPI llc and Dr. Odette Suter of Odette Suter DVM. Have you seen pictures and videos of dogs doing cool stuff on fitness equipment and want to know more about why and how to do this too? Did you purchase a FitPAWS peanut but don t know what to do with it? Are you interested in creating a strength and conditioning program for your dog but don t know where to start? Conditioning is very important for all dogs. From puppies to seniors, couch potatoes to competitive athletes, strength and conditioning exercises are a fun and important way to improve your dog s overall well being. Whatever your choice of activity with your dogs, whether it be agility, flyball, herding, IPO, nosework, obedience, lurecoursing, or just hiking, making sure that your canine companion is up to the task is critical. Engaging in a fitness program can improve performance and help prevent injury! At the April 17, 2015 presentation, Kathleen will discuss how strength and conditioning exercises can increase range of motion, flexibility, reflexes, muscle tone and endurance. In addition to the incredible physical benefits, she will discuss how these exercises provide mental stimulation, strengthen the bond between handler and dog, and build confidence and focus. Dr. Odette Suter will discuss how fitness is an important piece of the puzzle leading to optimal health in your companion or sport dog. Make sure you attend the membership meeting on April 17, 2015 so that you don t miss this exciting new presentation! For more information about Kathleen, visit her website at For more information about Dr. Suter, visit her website at

3 About the Instructor Kathleen owns EPPI llc, Enhancing Peformance Preventing Injury, a canine fitness center located in the Barrington, IL area. EPPI offers a number of strength and conditioning services, including indoor swimming with a resistance current, land treadmill work, and exercises using various FitPAWS equipment. Private instruction, group workshops, and Drop In Gym sessions are all available at EPPI s facility. Kathleen is also available for outside workshops and presentations/demos. EPPI llc was founded out of a combined love for canines, training, and fitness. Kathleen s personal dogs are canine athletes who compete at a high level in a number of competitive sports, including IPO, agility, and dock diving. They train hard and play hard, and recognize the need for a good strength and conditioning program to enhance their competitive performance and prevent injury. The desire to improve the performance of her own dogs, and prevent future injuries, inspired Kathleen to reach out to specialists in their field to develop a strength and conditioning program for her personal dogs. That quickly developed into a realization that all dogs, sport dogs and pet dogs alike, can benefit from specialized training in strength and conditioning. To date, Kathleen has participated in a number of canine strength and conditioning courses, including the following: 2013 Sports Medicine Conference - The Canine Athlete, hosted by University of Tennessee's CARES (Canine Arthritis Rehabilitation Exercise Sports Medicine) Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine The Enigma of the Iliopsoas!, K9 Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Course with Dr. Debbie Gross Saunders, DPT, MSPT, Diplomat ABPTS, CCRP and Bobbie Lyons, Cert. C.F., 2013 Balance Your Blades, Understanding Shoulder Injury in Performance Dogs, K9 Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Course with Dr. Debbie Gross Saunders, DPT, MSPT, Diplomat ABPTS, CCRP and Bobbie Lyons, Cert. C.F., 2013 K9 Conditioning I with Bobbie Lyons, Cert. C.F., 2013 K9 Conditioning II with Bobbie Lyons, Cert. C.F., 2014 K9 Fit Bone for K9 Fitness with Bobbie Lyons, Cert. C.F., 2014 Canine Fitness Trainer Certificate Program, taught by Dr. Debbie Gross Saunders, DPT, MSPT, Diplomat ABPTS, CCRP, 2015 At the conclusion of the Canine Fitness Trainer Certificate Program in September 2015, provided successful completion, Kathleen will be a certified Canine Fitness Trainer. In addition, Kathleen has worked closely with her local rehab/chiro/sports medicine vets over the years including Dr. Michelle Herlihy, DVM, ACVA, Dr. Karen Turner, DVM, CCRT, CVA, cvsmt, and Dr. Robert Gillette, DVM, MSE, DACVSMR in diagnosing and assisting with her personal dogs. Moreover, in 2015 Kathleen has arranged to spend a number of hours shadowing Dr. Karen Turner, DVM, CCRT, CVA, cvsmt at her veterinary rehabilitation and integrative medicine practice at Companion Animal Specialty and Emergency Hospital in Crystal Lake, IL. And finally, EPPI is hosting Bobbie Lyons, Cert C.F. for a weekend of canine conditioning workshops March 7-9, This opportunity will provide Kathleen with the opportunity to closely observe Bobbie work with more than 40 dogs over a three-day period. EPPI has previously hosted a number of local strength and conditioning workshops, the first of which was specifically attended by Dr. Karen Turner so that she could provide her feedback on the exercises and the way that Kathleen was presenting the material. Kathleen has received all positive feedback from her workshops, and the material was well received by all attending, including Dr. Karen Turner.

4 General Meeting Minutes The meeting was called to order at 7:32 PM. Silvia moved to accept the October 2014 minutes; Gary C. seconded. Secretary: Updates since our October 2014 meeting: Nancy Golemba broke both wrists. Jan Mysliwiec lost her dog Kaia. Suzi Scholtz her mother passed away. Carol VanderMey her mother passed away. Member Tom Treptow passed away on January 19 th. The family specified in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: As Good as Gold-Golden Retriever Rescue. A $100 donation to As Good as Gold in memory of Tom Treptow was sent on January 23 rd. Lisa Deal - mother passed away. Ed and Doris Barys lost their dog Kacie. Eleanor Jackson had surgery. Kimberly Barker lost her dog Gusto. Nancy Foster - lost her dog Lark. Carolyn Grieves - was in a car accident and broke her hand. Lifetime Membership: Amber presented Anne Copeland. The current roster indicates that she was voted in as a member in April The caveat is her prior membership from 1969 to 1984/1985. The records that I personally have only go back to I don't have anything older than when I became Secretary at that time. When we moved from Palatine to Algonquin, most of those old paper files that pre-dated me were destroyed as they were in very bad shape. That being said I have no means to neither prove nor disprove her prior membership with us, or her active participation from 1969 to 1984/1985. Heide moved to vote Anne in for Lifetime Membership; Gary V. seconded; all approved. Treasurer: approximately $141,000 combined, which is an increase compared to 2013 at this time (was approx. $101,000) and 2012 (was approx. $114,000.) Please feel free to see Jim if you have any questions or would like more information. President: none. Vice President: none. DOT: sign-up sheets are out for new classes. Training Hall Secretary: Ditto. Sign-up sheets are out. DOAT: Two new Foundation classes haven been added and are being held on Saturdays at 3:00 and 4:00 PM. There are only 5-6 people per class. Two new sets of weaves are coming soon. Review of New Members: Lisa Pittman BC/Lab mix Bill Brownell Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Judy Nicholl Goldens Lisa McManaman Boston Terrier Patricia Nesler Portuguese Water Dog Nancy Gatza German Shorthair Pointer/BC mix Susan Willoughby Golden Jennifer Nebesky Boston Terrier Ralene Gumma Terrier mix Jeff & Jodi Balbino Lab mix & American Eskimo Michele Borrelli & (son) Vince Jindo mix Secretary s sidebar: The Korean Jindo Dog is a breed of hunting dog known to have originated on Jindo Island in South Korea. Brought to the United States with South Korean expatriates, it is celebrated in its native land for its fierce loyalty and brave nature. The Jindo was approved to compete in AKC Companion Events effective January 1, The Jindo has been assigned the Non-Sporting Group designation. Ellen moved to accept these new members; Cheryl Moore seconded. Welcome!

5 The Contact Zone Committee Reports: Fun Matches: Karen advised they are going well. We now accept PayPal which is up and running. Service Credits: Dana advised that they are up to date through our Barn Hunt event. Patti then took a moment to explain volunteering requires no experience. We will train By you! Debbie J Butt Membership: 215 members {44 F, 135 I, and 36 L.} The renewal forms are out. Please return them ASAP. Please send them in early so Barb doesn t have to chase you at the last minute! Nose Work: Added a new class on Mondays at 6 pm, which is now full. Jim advised that we will be holding a fun match at St. John s Lutheran Church in Algonquin. We need to practice at different areas. We are looking for inside areas more so than outside. It is harder to find venues willing to let us inside. Jim added that Nose Work searches entail the following: exterior, interior, outer vehicle searches, and container searches. AKC Rally & Obedience 2014: $1200 profit at last year s trials. Barn Hunt Match 2/14/15: turned the building into a barn! J Lots of straw. We received a lot of good feedback. Cheryl Moore s husband took great pictures which are posted on his site. We will be holding a Barn Hunt Trial on 8/22 & 8/23 which will be a titling event. Stay tuned on that! Awards Banquet 3/8/15: Reservations close on Weds 2/25. We have 66 attendees to date. $25 per person. Brunch is being held at the Cary Country Club. The brochure was in the newsletter. UKC Rally Trials: 3/21 & 3/22. Agility Trial 5/1 5/3, 2015: We will have our 2015 trial at the McCook site. It will offer the same 3 days (Fri-Sun) and 2 rings. First Received. Please volunteer! New for this year: Glory Run on Friday only, specifically for older dogs who have an agility title. We re renting our equipment from Annette Narel this year. Cheryl Moore Hospitality. Adrienne Ostrowski and Ken Smith are Co-Chairmen. Due to the new location which is further south, we will be opening up the worker list for non-members as well. There is currently an on-line sign up available. Lots of jobs to do! Adrienne will post the link to the on-line sign up on our member list. The premium is on our website. Member Ring Rental: Patti reminded all -- please contact her if you want to rent a building or ring space. She maintains the book, and this will make sure there are no conflicts. AKC Rally & Obedience 2015: Arlene King is retiring and moving to Michigan this spring. We will need a *new* trial chairman. Yvonne Smith will be trial secretary. New Business: (Amber) we will be having a guest speaker at our April 17 th general meeting. Our guest speaker will be presenting on the topic of Canine Strength and Conditioning. A vet will accompany her. Amber encouraged all to attend as this topic is relevant to the health of all our dogs, and transcends to any venue you are involved in. We will offer a subsequent 3 hour Workshop (for members only) depending on interest. Stay tuned. A flyer will be published shortly. Old Business: none. Brags: were shared. Karen moved to adjourn the meeting; Ed seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM. Respectfully submitted, Amber Perri, Secretary Join the list! NOCI members, please 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 Nose Work NOCI Awards Program News Score Reports are due by December 31, 2015!! During the weekend of February 27, 28, and March 1, several NOCI teams competed at a NW 3 trial in Joliet. Sandy Fuller and Misty earned a 1st place in Exteriors on Sunday. Jean Bauman and Cody earned a 3rd place in Interiors and were one hide from a NW 3 title on Saturday. Cheryle Homuth and Holly did very well passing 3 of 4 elements. On Friday, Jim Doescher and Denver received their 3 rd NW 3 title which earns them a NW 3 Elite title. 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 an NOCI score report form. Score reports should be submitted online at tinyurl.com/nociscore, placed in the Woof Box in the club office, or mailed to the awards chairperson (Judy Gemperline). 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 two services to the club during the last 12 months. Fill out the service form so we have a record. 3. Attend at least one general membership meeting during the last 12 months. 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. Nose Work Class Schedule Monday 6:00-7:00 p.m. Intro To Nose Work Suzanne Kushner and Lisa McNerney 7:00 8:00 p.m. Intermediate K9 Nosework* Jim Doescher 8:00 9:00 p.m. Intermediate K9 Nosework* Jim Doescher and the Burris 9:00 10:00 p.m. Intro to Odor* Jim Doescher and the Burris Tuesday 8:00 9:00 p.m. Advanced K9 Nosework* Jean Baumann/Sandy Lewandowski 9:00 10:00 p.m. Intro to Odor* Sandy Fuller Wednesday 10:30 11:30 a.m. Intermediate K9 Nosework* Cheryle Homuth 12:00 1:00 p.m. Intermediate K9 Nosework* Cheryle Homuth Please note: All nose work classes are full and there is a waiting list. Please contact Jim Doescher to be added to the wait list.

7 New Members Michelle and Vince Borrellis Jindo mix Bill Brownell Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Jeff & Jodi Balbinot Lab mix & American Eskimo Dog Nancy Gatza German Shorthair Pointer Ralene Gumma Terrier mix Jennifer Nebesky Boston Terrier Patricia Nesler Portugese Water Dog Judy Nicholl Golden Retriever Lisa Pittman Labrador Retriever/Border Collie Susan Willoughby Golden Retriever Lisa McManaman Boston Terrier Agility Class Schedule Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. - Foundation - Tracey Kent 10:45 a.m. - Advanced Foundation - Tracey Kent 12:15 p.m. - Advanced - Tracey Kent 7:00 p.m. - Advanced - Charisse Bruno 8:00 p.m. - Foundation - Charisse Bruno Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. - Advanced/Excellent - Debbie Butt 8:00 p.m. - Advanced - Debbie Butt Thursday - 7:00 p.m. - Advanced -Shari Hoffman 8:00 p.m. - Excellent/Masters - Grace LaSota Saturday - 3:00 p.m. - Beginning Foundation - Charrise Bruno 4:00 p.m. - Beginning Foundation - Charisse Bruno Non Members - $120 Members - $85 Members with 2 Service Credits - $60 Note: All students coming into any agility class, must first be evaluated by the Director of Agility Training or a person appointed by her.

8 April Score Report Titles and Awards: Skip & Kathy Allison and Ryder (Keeshond) 2/21/15 Agility Junkies NADAC TN-N 2/22/15 Agility Junkies NADAC WV-N Pat Behles and Fritzi (German Shepherd Dog) 1/11/15 CarDunAl UKC UCD Patti Burgess and Phil (Rat Terrier) 1/17/15 RACE CPE CL1-H 1/17/15 RACE CPE CL1-S 2/22/15 For Your K9 Barn Hunt LLC RATN Debbie Butt and Toby (Lab Retriever) 2/22/15 Agility Junkies NADAC S-WV-O Pam Daniels and Beau (Polish Lowland Sheepdog) 2/15/15 Narnia NACSW ORT (birch) Susan & Craig Emery and Oliver (Am. Staff.) 2/23/15 NOCI AKC CGC Sandy Fuller and Brody (Shetland Sheepdog) 1/2/15 Greater Dekalb AKC T2B 1/4/15 CarDunAl AKC MJS Judy Gemperline and Escher (flat coat) 2/23/15 NOCI AKC CGC Judy Gemperline and Libby (flat coat) 2/23/15 NOCI AKC CGC Shawn Hacker and Diamond (pit bull mix) 2/23/15 NOCI AKC CGC 2/23/15 NOCI AKC Star puppy Cheryl Moore and Brigid (Australian Shepherd) 1/17/15 RACE CPE CL3-H 1/17/15 RACE CPE CL3-F Marianne & Bates Noble and Juno (Rottweiler) 1/10/15 CarDunAl UKC UCDX Ken & Yvonne Smith and Rusty (Cairn Terrier) 1/17/15 RACE CPE ChWC 1/18/15 RACE CPE ChJP 1/18/15 RACE CPE ChCL 2/22/15 RACE CPE C-ATCH3 Sherlynn Stancil and Pinkie (Bernese Mountain Dog) 7/26/14 Flying Paws UKC UROC Jan Sund and Carly (Parson Russell Terrier) 2/22/15 For Your Canine BHA RATI Jan Sund and Triple (dachshund) 1/17/15 RACE CPE CTL3-F Jan Sund and Ripley (dachshund) 3/20/15 WAG AKC NJP Chris Wagner and Maverick (sheltie) 1/11/15 CarDunAl UKC UCDX 2/1/15 CarDunAl AKC CDX Denise Wiedmeyer and Gracie (APBT) 3/7/15 K-9 Petiquette UKC URO 1 Patti Yuswak and Ian (NSDTR) 1/25/15 Chain O'Lakes AKC Ch Other teams reporting qualifying scores: Richard Spetka and Grant (Rottweiler) Sandy Christman and Janet & Frank Weimerslage and Cody (Golden Retriever) To submit your score, go to: tinyurl.com/nociscore Linda Petrus and Shanti (Belgian Sheepdog) 12/20/14 Tree Town Boxer Club AKC OA 1/3/15 Car-Dun-Al AKC OAJ Linda Schwartz and Jazzy (Shih Tzu) 2/21/15 RACE CPE CL3-S 2/22/15 RACE CPE CL3-R Silvia Simmons and Delilah (American Staffordshire Terrier) 1/31/15 CarDunAl AKC RN

9 Dear NOCI members- Over the past several years, many members have approached me with questions about the awards program (plaques). I sense that there are many more people who are unaware of or confused about the procedures. So I have put together the following FAQs. Hope it helps! Judy G PLAQUE FAQs 1. I hear people talking about their plaques - what are they? Each plaque is a wooden board, about 12 inches wide and 17 inches tall. On top is a large plate with the dog s name and breed. Below are 18 brass plates, each listing a title or award earned by you and your dog. Each year, the plaque gets updated with new titles. A smaller plaque, about half the size, with only six plates is also available. 2. What do I have to do to get one? You have to meet three criteria to be eligible 1. Submit a score report for each title you and your dog earn by the end of the year. 2. Provide at least one service for the club during the year. (Fill out the service form) 3. Attend at least one general membership meeting during the year (sign the roster) If you are eligible, you receive a letter in January listing the titles and awards for the plaque. Check it for accuracy and return it so that the plaque can be made or updated. You will receive the plaque in March at the awards banquet. Detailed instructions come with the award letter 3. How do I submit a score report? Go to tinyurl.com/nociscore and enter the information about your title. Don t forget to hit submit. Or download the form from the club website, fill it in, and place it in the WOOF Box in the club office, or mail to the awards chairperson (Judy Gemperline) 4. Do I have to wait for my official title certificate before submitting a score report? No. You may submit a title as soon as you earn it. Waiting for the official certificate may cause you to miss the deadline. You may wait until December to submit score reports for the entire year, but it is recommended that you submit titles as they are earned. 5. I got a qualifying leg, but not a title. Do I need to submit this? You may, but it is not required. Members who submitted Qs but did not earn titles are listed in each issue of the Fireplug. 6. I received a national ranking for 2014, but it wasn t announced until Have I missed the deadline for reporting this award? No. Since these rankings are not issued until the following year, the deadlines for these are the following December. For example, 2014 rankings have a deadline of December 31, I made a mistake entering my information online. What do I do? the awards chairperson (Judy Gemperline djj1988@yahoo.com) and explain the error. She will get it corrected in the club s record. 8. I forgot whether I submitted a particular title. What should I do? The entire spreadsheet is available at tinyurl.com/nociscorereports. You can search within the spreadsheet, but you will not be able to edit it. Or you could just enter the title again. 9. I missed the year-end deadline. Now what? If you submit a title late, the club does not pay for the engraving. If you have a plaque on which the title will fit, you will have to reimburse the club for the engraving. However, if you do not already have a plaque, or your plaque is full, you would have to pay for a new plaque as well.

10 NOCI BARN HUNT FUN MATCH FEBRUARY 14, 2015 Meet the committee that put together the club s Barn Hunt Fun Match.: Patti Burgess, Yvonne Smith, Bonnie Gutzwiler, Jan Sund, Cheryl Kistner, Cheryl Moore, and Carol Block. After our Barn Hunt seminar back in November 2014, the committee spent many months planning (building gates and ramps, loading programs, organizing volunteers, purchasing straw & making novelty items) for the club s Barn Hunt Fun Match. On Valentine s Day, we had approx. 95 dogs with their handlers come out in the extremely cold weather to play Barn Hunt. Many dogs were successful in finding the rat(s). Some like myself, as with Riley, need to recognize our dog s signal when locating a rat. As the phase goes, Trust your Dog s Instinct! There was a enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm provided by handlers and dogs at the match. It was a great learning experience for our Barn Hunt newbies. All our volunteers were super! And let s not forget our wonderful little helpers The Rats. Without them, there would be no Barn Hunt. We performed an orderly/smooth Fun Match that ended on a positive. Currently, we are planning for our Sanctioned Barn Hunt Trial in August. Hope to see you then. Yvonne Smith Barn Hunt Trial Secretary Upcoming NOCI Events April 3 - Obedience Fun Match 10 - Board Meeting 17 - General Meeting 27 - Session 3 Begins May AKC Agility Trial 8 - Board Meeting June 5 - Obedience Fun Match 12 - Board Meeting 19 - General Meeting 29 - Session 4 Begins July 10 - Board Meeting 25 - UKC Obedience Trial August 7 - Obedience Fun Match 14 - Board Meeting 21 - General Meeting 22 - Barn Hunt Trial 24 - Session 5 Begins

11 2015 Obedience Class Schedule Monday: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Beginner (Bev Mills) 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Novice (Bev Mills and Jessica Frost) 11:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. Novice/Pre-Open (Toni Reeves and Chris Wagner) 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Pre-Utility (Toni Reeves and Karen Haberkorn) 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Beginner (Lisa Deal and Natalie Dobrolinsky) 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Beginner (Elizabeth Jennings and Jen Rudolph) 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Novice (Patti Burgess) Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Rally (Ellen Lifson, Suzi Scholtz and Ken Orzolek) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Novice (Heide Jakiel and Lisa Monge) 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Open (Sandy Lewandowski and Kim Young) Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Beginner (Kristin Vesely and Peggy Roesner) 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Novice (Elizabeth Jennings and Peggy Roesner) 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Pre-Open (Joan Nebesky and Silvia Simmons) Thursday: 9:00 am - 10:00 am Beginner (Marla Richardson and Bev Mills) 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Novice (Rich Spekta and Marianne Noble) 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Open (Rich Spetka) 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Puppy (Patti Burgess, Silvia Simmons, Jan Sund) 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Utility (Cheryl Kistner) 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Beginner Rally/Advanced Rally (Patti Burgess) Friday: 10:00am - 12:00pm Drop-In Training -- Sits & Downs at 11:00am Non-Members $ Unlimited number of dogs Members $ Unlimited number of dogs *Free fun match certificates earned at NOCI Agility Trials will be honored: Non- Members 1 Certificate = 1 Friday training session Members 1 Certificate = 2 Friday training sessions 2015 Training Sessions Session 2: Begins the week of: 3/02/2015 Ends the week of: 4/13/2015 Session 3: Begins the week of: 4/27/2015 Ends the week of: 6/15/2015 Session 4: Begins the week of: 6/29/2015 Ends the week of: 8/10/2015 Session 5: Begins the week of: 8/24/2015 Ends the week of: 10/12/2015 Session 6: Begins the week of: 10/26/2015 Ends the week of: 12/14/2015 All 2015 class sessions will be 7 week classes. Non-Members: $ Members: $60.00 Members with 2 Service Credits: $35.00

12 NORTHWEST OBEDIENCE CLUB, INC. PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Crystal Lake, IL Kwik Kopy Printing Training Hall 735 Industrial Drive Cary, IL Phone: (847) We re on the web! northwestobedienceclub.org General Membership Meeting April 17, :30 p.m. April 2015