Scents & Nonscents. Inside this issue: 11 Things An AKC Agility Trial Secretary Wants You to Know. August, Meeting Schedules Back Cover

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1 Scents & Nonscents August, Things An AKC Agility Trial Secretary Wants You to Know Teaching People and their Dogs for over 50 years. Inside this issue: Herding Seminar 2 News Notes 3 June Minutes, con t 4 Call for Stewards! 5 The Pres Sez June Meeting Minutes Brags Double Q July Meeting Minutes July Minutes, con t Meeting Schedules Back Cover Page Know the rules! The current Regulations for Agility Trials can be downloaded off the AKC website. And I have often have some extra copies that I am happy to share with new exhibitors especially as well. 2. Fill out those entry forms completely and legibly, making especially sure that your dog s registration number and your phone number and address are correct. And please double check the amount of the entry fees you owe and who the check should be made out to! 3. Trial entry services such as Oaklines and LabTestedOnline, which quickly print out completed entry forms ready for the exhibitor to sign and drop in the mail, are wonderful for both exhibitors and trial secretaries. Oaklines is free (the site owner requests donations via PayPal), and Lab- TestedOnline charges a $10 annual subscription fee. It only takes a few minutes to set up an account and input your dog s and your own information, and then all you need to do when you want to generate an entry form is enter the name of the show, dates, classes entered, and entry amount, and hit print. Completely and accurately filled out every time, and easy to read to boot! 4. If you decide to enter a trial electronically, via an online entry service such as the one offered by AKC, please make doubly sure you fill in all the information fields correctly. I recently had an electronic entry I was downloading crash my trial software program because the owner forgot to include the dog s height measurement and jump height. Another exhibitor accidentally put the name of her dog s dam where the owner s name was supposed to go, the end result being that the dog ended up being listed twice in my database, which wouldn t allow me to input entry information under either one until I had tracked down and eliminated all the redundant information. Check those trial entry confirmations I send you, and let me know of any changes or corrections as soon as possible (it is always much easier to fix things before the trial!). The most important items for me to have recorded correctly are the dog s registration number and the classes/jump height entered. 5. Keep careful track of the qualifying legs and titles you earn, so that you can enter your dog in the correct classes. You don t need a fancy record book hold onto your qualifying ribbon labels and the summary of qualifying scores that you receive by after the trial, or even take a snapshot of the posted results with your cell phone. And you can access your dogs AKC records for free simply go to set up an account using your address and a password, and then you may check your dogs records at any time from a computer or mobile device by signing in and clicking Manage My Dogs. 6. I really wish the AKC would do away with Novice A classes in agility (just agility--obedience and rally are fine). Not that I have anything against newbies I love them! but there are way too many people losing qualifying legs/titles because they do not understand the rules concerning eligibility for this class. In a nutshell: neither the dog nor the handler (who must own or co-own the dog, or be a member of the owner s household) can have ever earned an agility title, ANY agility title. And, as soon as the dog earns an agility title, ANY agility title (including FAST and T2B), it must be entered in Novice B in all its remaining Novice classes from then on in. So say your Novice A dog earns a Novice FAST title, but not Standard or JWW, your first weekend out. You must then enter him in Novice B in Standard and Jumpers for the remainder of his Continued on p. 4.

2 How to Contribute: SDOC s newsletter Scents & Nonscents is published 11 times per year. Contributions are welcome at any time, provided they are in an electronic format (*.txt, *.doc, *.jpg, *.tiff) and received by the deadline. Send your items and ideas to the Editor. Laurel Drew or Deadline for each issue is the 5.th of each month! Information is believed correct at the time of printing, however the Editor and staff bear no responsibility for errors or omissions. The Editor is deeply indebted to Lisa Frankland for Co- Editing, and Allie Wimber for copying and mailing, and to Clinton Wolf for posting to the Club s website. SDOC Class Schedules and Notes For full information concerning up-coming classes whether obedience or agility, please refer to the Sandia Dog Obedience Club website. It is found at Call Betty Pearson at to sign up for classes. ALL TRAINERS MUST STILL SIGN UP FOR CLASSES, EVEN IF THEY ARE GETTING ONE FREE. Herding Seminar To Be Held By Claudia Saiz Our club, the New Mexico Herding Dog Association (we put on the Instinct test every year at the May Show on the Fair Ground), is holding a 2 day very much hands-on Herding Workshop. We will have 4 instructors for 15 working spots plus 2 or 3 additional instructors for theory, whiteboard, question and answer sessions (All instructors are Club Members,and/or AKC, ASCA, USBCHA and AHBA Herding Judges). Included is also the every popular "Dog (human playing dog) and Handler (Human) role game to make stock move through obstacles and patterns :). Participants will be busy being engaged and learning about herding the entire time. The Seminar is titled, Herding 101 and Beyond Herding from the Round Pen to the Arena, to the Field. It will be held in Edgewood, NM Sept. 26/27, from 9am to 5pm. Cost will be for Working Teams $150 for one day, $200 for both. For audit people (no dog), it will be $50 for one day and $75 for both days. Lunch and beverages are included. For further details, please contact Ann Embry, or alsbxrs@aol.com. Page 2 Scents & Nonscents

3 Newsnotes From the Neighborhood Your Editor The SDOC Agility Fun Match is scheduled for Saturday, August 29 at the Sheriff s County Posse grounds. There will be 2 rings running at all times, Standard and Jumpers. There will be a Novice course and an Advanced level course in each ring, designed by AKC Judge, Linda Kipp. Each participant is allowed 2 minutes per run with Course Walk Thrus each hour. Food and toys are allowed as long as no food is dropped in the ring! Registration forms may be found on the SDOC webpage. This is a great opportunity to practice in a trial environment prior to the SDOC September agility trials. Don t forget that the SDOC Obedience Fun Match will be held August 30, also at the Sheriff s Posse Grounds. This is just one week before SDOC s Labor Day Trials and is being held at the same venue as our Trials so this is a perfect time and place to practice. Conformation practice and CGC/CGCA testing are also being offered in addition to obedience and rally! Entry forms are on the Club website. Also, remember that we need lots of Stewards for these matches as well as the Trials so be sure to let Dede know if you can help out at either one! Her phone number is ! SDOC WEBSITE ADDRESS IS Be Sure to Check the Website for complete class information, class applications and special updates. Nosework drill will resume at 3:00 pm on Wednesdays starting on August 19. The Rio Grande Valley Golden Retriever Club is holding a Yard Sale on September 12 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Location is: 9417 Freedom Way NE. Should be some good stuff there so be sure to check it out. Lobo Lure Coursing will be holding their Fall Coursing Ability Tests in Rotary Park in Bernalillo on September 26th and 27th (2 tests/day), and then the following week on October 3rd and 4th in Alamogordo in conjunction with the Chaparral KC all breed shows and obedience trials. The premiums should be out soon on their website, newmexico-sighthounds.jigsy.com/events If you ve never done this before with your dog, give it a try! You MUST have proof of vaccinations which must be presented on the first night of you class at SDOC. If you do not have them, you ll need to go home and get them, and you may miss the first and very important class. One good way to keep them will you is to make a copy and keep it in your vehicle. Another is to take a picture with your cell phone and keep it on that. What would we do without cell phones?! The October dog shows in Los Lunas have a new superintendant (Foy Trent) and a new name: The Cottonwood Valley Long Weekend. The shows are being held October 9-11 this year, and will still include obedience and rally! Check Foy Trent s website at for the premium. Training Year (per the SDOC Training Regulations) For these purposes, the training year will be from December 1 to November 30 of the following year. The total hours of any class which begins on or before December 1 will be credited to the following training year. Page 3

4 Obedience Director s Tidbits By Toi Tschohl Not received. To register for any Agility class, contact: Stephanie Koretsos at bixbyb@ aol.com Or Continued from page 7 Old Business: 1. Suzanne Ratchner is working on Safety Protocols. There will be new first aid kits in kitchen and Agility bathroom. Estelle Metz suggest another to use at trials. There will be a safety seminar for instructors. New Business: None Membership readings, Karen Provine: 3 1 st readings: Judy Anderson, Lori Vernon, Chris Dahl 3 2 nd readings: Dee Cline, Cricket Mara, Rich Cummings Motion to accept all in membership was made by Barb Peterson Seconded by Chris Norfolk. Motion carried. Brags: Karen Norfolk, Annie Newsted, Jeff Robb. REMINDER: Drills cost $7 per dog per session. To register for any Obedience class, contact: Betty Pearson At Page 4 Note by Len Stans that the video surveillance system is temporally down. Next meeting will be July 24, Motion to adjourn meeting t 7:34 PM Jeanne Gill, second Chris Norfolk Things You Should Know, con t. novice career, including moving him from Novice A to Novice B for any trials you ve already entered that haven t yet closed. If in doubt, enter Novice B! 7. You can always ask, but please don t be upset with me if the answer is no. I ve had exhibitors that did not realize until the morning of the first day of the trials that their dog was in the wrong class or the wrong jump height, and I ve fixed it for them. On the other hand, if it s not something I am required to change (i.e., not my mistake) and I am too busy, or if it s something I absolutely cannot do (e.g., changing your dog to a lower height class or switching between regular and preferred midway through the trials), yelling at me or running off to appeal to the judges or trial chairman isn t going to help you. 8. I cannot change anything that is written on a scribe sheet without the judge s okay. So if there is a mistake on your scribe sheet, there is not much the secretary can do about it, especially if enough time has lapsed so that the scribe and the judge no longer remember your run. Likewise, there is nothing I can do about a bad call on the judge s part. If you have a concern about your run or your score, try to talk with the judge as soon as possible. 9. FAST classes are a lot of fun. From a trial secretary s standpoint, however, not so much. It easily takes twice as long to score FAST than any other class, and both scribing and scoring errors Scents & Nonscents

5 Call For Stewards By Dede Brownstein On September 5 th, 6 th and 7 th, SDOC will be hosting our Labor Day Obedience and Rally Trials. In order to have a successful event, we will need volunteers to serve as stewards. Why steward? Here are two important reasons. First, you will perform an indispensable service to SDOC. After all, we cannot have a trial without stewards. Second, you will have an opportunity to personally benefit from this experience. There are many important points you ll learn about which will be of value to you as you continue to compete in Obedience and/or Rally. 1. You ll find out about ring procedures. 2. You ll become more familiar with the intricacies of the exercises at the level in which you re stewarding. You ll have a chance to interact with judges, which can not only be really fun but will make you more comfortable when you show because you ll realize that they re human beings with faults and failings just like everyone else. Plus you can watch your fellow SDOC members and exhibitors go through their paces close up and, albeit silently, cheer them on. You ll even get a free lunch! There are 3 stewards for each obedience ring and 4 to 5 for Rally, so take your pick and add your name to the Steward Sign up sheets at SDOC or call Dede at I cannot encourage you enough to take advantage of this opportunity. You ll be glad you did! are very common. That s the reason FAST scribe sheets are usually printed onto NCR paper (those yellow carbonless copies) so that exhibitors can check for themselves after their runs. 10. And, speaking of NCR paper, those yellow copies are provided to exhibitors for a reason. They cost extra and typically need to be sent out to be printed, so if a club is nice enough to provide them, please take them and check them for accuracy immediately after your run. 11. Finally, keep in mind that agility trials are supposed to be fun for both you and your dog! I m including two of my all-time favorite quotes from judges briefings. The first is, Be fair to your dog. You entered this trial; the dog is your guest. And then, Remember that, no matter what kind of a run you are having, there will come a day when you would gladly trade every ribbon and award, and even that MACH bar, for one last run with your dog. (I can t remember who said the first one, but the latter quote is from Blair Kelly. Thank you Blair truer words were never spoken.) Join SDOC s YAHOO! group: Contact Rosemary Burtch at rosybee@earthli nk.net with questions Page 5

6 The Prez Sez By Jeff Robb It's August and things are starting to get busy. We have both our Agility and Obedience Fun Matches this month. Please contact the Fun Match Chairs and offer to help (Lisa Frankland for Obedience and Phyllis Collier for the Agility match). We always need help setting up and packing up for the matches. The German Shepherd Club is also having a Fun Match, Sunday 8/9 so be sure to take advantage of all these matches to get ready for the Fall Trials. To order SDOC t-shirts and sweatshirts, contact Estelle Metz Stay warm or be cool, in style! Speaking of the Trials, They are coming up quickly as well Obedience over the Labor Day weekend and Agility mid-september. The Obedience Trial Chair is Dora Cressey and Melanie Mead is our Agility Trial Chair. Please contact them and volunteer, even if only for an hour or 2. Again, always need help setting up and packing up after the Trials, we are in special need of stewards for the Obedience Trial - please contact Dede Brownstein. Hoping for good runs for everyone. A few weeks ago a small group got together and replaced some of the training room mats and retaped the entire room. Many thanks to: John Clendenin, Len Stans, Maggie Gee, Jane Winkler and Toi Tschohl. Looks much better and torn mats have been replaced, so tripping is much less of a hazard. Hope I didn't forget anyone. We continue to work on improvements for safety and security. If you have experience in this area, please contact me (jeffreym.robb@verizon.net or Suzanne Ratchner (ratchner34@msn.com) to help. Our Nose Work Instructor resigned, so classes are canceled for the time being. A group is working on developing a plan for classes in the near future stay tuned to our web site/yahoo list/facebook for developments. Finally, it's time to think about the election of next years officers/board members. Betty Pearson is organizing the Nominating committee. If you are willing to serve in one of the positions, or know someone who is willing, please contact Betty. Page 6 Scents & Nonscents

7 Minutes of the June SDOC General Meeting By Estelle Metz Meeting was called to 7:07 PM on June 26, 2015 Present: Jeff Robb, President: Karen Provine, Vice-President, Betty Pearson, Treasurer, Estelle Metz, Corresponding Secretary, Suzanne Ratchner, Board. Absent: Karen Naughton, Recording Secretary, Michele Lommasson, Board, Pam Sehmer, Board, Terri Brown, Board. A motion to approve the minutes of the May meeting as published in Sense and Nonsense: Len Stans Second: Dan Metz. Motion carried. Presidents Report: 1. Fall Trials: Steward sign-up sheet is on training room bulletin board. The trophy sign-up sheet was passed around. 2. Building Maintenance: Len discussed the new lights, explained the various options available. Please contact Len or John Clendenin if you have strong feelings about them as the goal is to change all the fixtures. Treasurer s Report: $ Corresponding Secretary: May Income: $ , May Expenses: $ , Loss: 1. Note of thanks and appreciation from Dan Metz 2. Custom Utility gloves are available. Secretary will hold onto contact info. Tracking Director, Annie Newsted: 1. Test dates for coming year are set. Has your dog accomplished something new? all the details to the Editor. AND if there s a CH or X anywhere in that title, please include a picture of your dog! 2. Rosemary Burch reports the current tracking class is going well. Obedience Director, Toi Tschohl: Absent. See Board Meeting report. Agility Director, Barb Peterson: It is hot! Classes are being scheduled around the heat. Watch the website for info. Announcements: Marco Banales announced there will be a Fire Cracker Show and Go on July 4 th! Everyone is welcome, fun and hot dogs will be the order of the day. Continued on page 5 Page 7

8 Brags, Brags and More Brags Any venue, any breed Barb Peterson and Peggy Chandler, Agility Directors can be reached at SDOCNM.org Or Clint Wolf reports that Kaia Golden finished her Masters FAST Preferred title at the Durango Trials with a triple Q! Little Skylar, who isn t so little anymore picked up her first Triple Q at the Master s level! It s delightful to see this youngster having so much fun with Clint. Pam Jones and Golden boy, Sandy had a great freestyle competition up in Denver July 18/19. He earned his Perfect Dog Partner x 2 (PDP2) with two first places and also picked up 2 legs toward his PDP Heelwork to Music with scores of 9.8 technical and 9.8 artistic both days. Wow! He sue does have fun in Freestyle. Little Cody, the Toller, earned 2 Intermediate Freestyle legs and also finished his Novice Pairs title. What a nice weekend, Pam!! Dona Faulkner s Papillon, Kwik, earned his first 2 points this past weekend at the New Mexico Toy Group shows. He went WD, BW! Keep it up, Kwik!!! Officers, Board of Directors & Others 2015 Members of the Board: Officers: President: Jeff Robb Vice President: Karen Provine Treasurer: Betty Pearson Corresponding Secretary: Estelle Metz Recording Secretary: Karen Naughton Board of Directors: Pam Sehmer, Terri Brown, Michele Lommasson, Suzanne Ratchner Ongoing Programs: Obedience Director: Toi Tschohl Agility Director: Peggy Chandler & Barb Peters Tracking Director: Editor: Laurel Drew Production Staff: Lisa Frankland and Allie Wimber Web Wizard: Clint Wolf Maintenance Projects: John Clendenin Thank you one and all! Page 8 Scents & Nonscents

9 DOUBLE Q SDOC Board Meetings are held on the Agility Yard Work Day -- Calling all Agility Enthusiasts and Dog Aficionados The Agility group will be having a work day on August 22d and want (i.e., NEED) your help. We will be building new jumps for the yard and will even show you how to build your own jumps!! Early is always better in the heat, so let's start at 9:00 am and hope to be out by 12:00. Hope to see you there. Please ALWAYS check doors! (And other things!) The most serious thing for the club is the door issue. All of us are responsible for checking all of the doors every time we leave. Whether we think that we have used them or not, just give a yank on both the training room door and the restroom door as you leave. That simple thing could save the club great losses! The other two issues that continue to plague are: *The poop problem: All of us need to take a quick walk around the perimeter and pick up poop before we leave the field, every time. Personally, I don't think it is intentional negligence. I think we get distracted, dog wanders off, we don't notice... Litter and weeds can be added to the poop collection and we will all appreciate it! *Water bowls: Please dump them out when you leave. Birds and rodents and their droppings need to be discouraged from the field for both sanitary and dog-focus reasons! *Tunnels and equipment: Please make sure that all equipment is either safe to use or inaccessible when you leave! Sorry if this seems like nagging, but it is really important for the safety of our dogs and our club! And a final note! Let's all remember that we are all volunteers. Basically, training directors and head instructors who teach year-round receive the same benefits as first time assistants. That is the way it should be. That is the way to encourage the growth of our program. It just helps if we mix in a little patience, kindness, and attention to details. And a final, final note, thank you all for what you do for the club and the agility program. We do absolutely depend on you all! And let's not forget a big Thank You to Laurel Drew for taking care of the newsletter for us. Thank you, Laurel! Peggy Chandler & Barbara Petersen SDOC Agility Co-Directors chuckchandler1@comcast.net & Bep2003@aol.com & Tuesday prior to General Membership meetings at the SDOC Training Building. Minutes are available for review by contacting the Recording Secretary at kknaughton@g mail.com or at any General Membership meeting. Want to become a member? Get an application in the lobby at the Club building, or download from the SDOC web site! Page 9

10 Minutes of July General Meeting By Estelle Metz Meeting was called to 7:01 PM on July 24, 2015 Present: Jeff Robb, President, Karen Provine, Vice-President, Betty Pearson, Treasurer, Estelle Metz, Corresponding Secretary, Suzanne Ratchner, Pam Sehmer, Terri Brown Directors: Peggy Chandler and Barbara Peterson, Agility Toi Tschohl, Obedience Annie Newstead, Tracking Absent: Karen Naughton, Recording Secretary Michele Lommasson, Board Member A motion to approve the minutes of the May meeting as published in Sense and Nonsense: Terri Brown Second: Peggy Chandler. Motion carried. Presidents Report: The training room mats were replaced and taped as needed. Thank you to all who worked. The damaged mats are up for grabs. Nominating Committee will be formed headed by Betty Pearson. Input from membership will be appreciated. Fall Match and Trial trophies need to be sponsored. Contact Jeff and Cathy. Stewards are needed. Lunch will be provided. OC match being considered. Trial Chair Dora Cressey will appreciate your help. Obedience Fun Match Chair is Lisa Frankland. ASCA (ASANM) requests they share in the set up and costs for the trial beginning next year making it mutually beneficial for their organization and SDOC. Treasurer s Report: Income $ Expenses $2, Balance $ Corresponding Secretary: Warm thanks from Donna Sloan for all the cards and get well wishes. Donna is doing well, sends all her best. Terri Brown tells us ABQ The Magazine Best Of voting is in progress and we need to vote for SDOC as best dog training facility. Re: Facebook, we are Sandia Dog Obedience Club not Sandia Dog Obedience Club Inc. No idea who is running that page. Continued on page 10 Page 9

11 Tacking Director, Annie Newsted: VST will be Thanksgiving weekend. TD will be January 17, 2016 Judges: Wendy McCleery and Jane Jonas TDX will be held March 13, 2016 Judges: Sharon Jolley and Jon Bishop Lynn Wilson will be TDX Secretary. A tracking Committee will be formed. Obedience Director, Toi Tschohl: Nothing new to report re: classes The Firecracker Show and Go was a success. A big thank you to Marco and Kim Banales. Agility Director, Barb Peterson: Watch Home Page for class changes during the hot months. Punch Card Classes are going well. Old Business: None New Business: Barb Mitchell on behalf of Golden Retriever Club Rescue has Emergency Kits for sale for $ Membership readings, Karen Provine: Three 2 nd readings: Judy Anderson Lori Vernon Chris Dahl Motion to accept all membership was made by Peggy Chandler Seconded by Len Stans. Motion carried. There were lots of lovely membership brags. Dede Brownstein reminded us the sign-up sheet for stewards was posted on the bulletin board. We need stewards to have a trial! Alan Borkin from Central New Mexico German Shepherd Club announced there would be a Fun Match at Hoffman Park August 9, 9:00 AM. Anyone to help by judging will be appreciated. Rena Covell announced the Toy Club will have a match including an Eye Clinic. Meeting was adjourned at 7:33PM. Page 11

12 Sandia Dog Obedience Club, Inc. P.O. Box Albuquerque, NM Prsrt Std US Postage PAID Permit 759 Albuquerque NM ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Teaching People and their Dogs for over 50 years. (505) Visit us on the web: Upcoming Club Meetings More details... F uture Board Meetings (in the Office at the SDOC training building) - always at 6:30 p.m. August 25 September 22 October 27 November 17 December 15 January 26 February 23 March 22 Future General Membership Meetings (in the SDOC training building) - always at 7:00 p.m. August 28 September 25 October 30 (Halloween Party) November 20 December 18 January 29 (Banquet held earlier) February 26 March 25 Remember: see for local events. Page 12