October 2015 Open Meeting October 7, 2015 The Barking at 7:00 p.m. Times FORT WAYNE OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLUB CLUB PHONE: 260.637.2121 www.fwotc.com President s Message & Open Meeting I would like to welcome all of the new club members to our club. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the board members that are listed on the front page of the Barking Times. Please review the important dates below so that you are familiar with the class schedule and any upcoming events. Please remember to clean up after your dogs both inside and outside. Please remember to NOT let your dog go to the end of your leash when entering and exiting the building. It is important to keep control of your dog at all times. If you are using club equipment to practice with your dog prior to classes starting, please return the equipment to the storage room when you are finished. Also, try to be out of the rings about 10 minutes prior to classes starting so students may enter the rings with their dogs and keep traffic flowing throughout the building. Please note that the next open meeting will be held on October 7, 2015 at 7pm. The meeting will last about an hour and a half. All those in attendance will receive 10 paws points for the meeting. If you have a business matter that you feel needs to be heard by the club membership, please contact the President, Diane Townsend, at 260-485-2965 or townsend_diane@frontier. com prior to October 3, 2015. The executive board meeting will be held prior to the open meeting (place and time TBD). Diane Townsend, President CLUB OFFICERS Club President - Diane Townsend 260-485-2965 townsend_diane@frontier.com 1st Vice President - Sheila Dick Sadick8@embarqmail.com 2nd Vice President - Kelly Urick 260-341-2817 ksurick@gmail.com Treasurer - Vanessa Scott 260-348-4150 nes_85@hotmail.com Recording Secretary - Deb Ward 260-410-4662 Corresponding Secretary - Sharon Kersjes 260-416-1292 kerschna3@yahoo.com Club Member D.O.T. - Dean Lund 260-627-1067 BenCedar@aol.com Non-Member D.O.T. - Diane Townsend 260-485-2965 townsend_diane@frontier.com Co-Agility D.O.T. - Steve Wheeler 260-745-9943 crazyshelties@comcast.net Co-Agility D.O.T. - Cheryl White 260-418-9836 rcirish7@aol.com Co-Agility D.O.T. - Nanette Kersjes Board Members: Carol Sorg brita_carrie@yahoo.com Gary Decker gary.decker3@frontier.com Lynn Swager summer812@frontier.com Jeannine Brown shadeofjade@juno.com Tracking Coordinator - Pam Johnson 260-437-1546 blackyellowlabs10@gmail.com Barking Times Editor - Cory Dold 260-609-8129 info.fwotc@gmail.com PAWS Points Administrator - Dawn Taylor 260-637-0368 sunrscorgi@gmail.com
Minutes from our General Meeting August 5, 2015 Diane Townsend, President, called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM. Sharon Kersjes moved for the dispensing of the reading on the minutes from the last meeting, Sheila Dick seconded, the motion carried. TREASURER S REPORT Presented by Vanessa Scott, Treasurer. Vanessa reported that FWOTC has $27,697.49 in various accounts. The amount in the checking account is $19,499.77. The amount in the savings account is $3,617.63. The amount in the building fund is $1,760.09. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Sharon Kersjes reported that eleven dogs have enrolled in the 7:00 PM public class. Seven puppies have enrolled in the puppy class. Five dogs have enrolled in the 8:15 PM public class. 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Sheila Dick stated that she had no report. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Kelly Urick was not in attendance. No report. AGILITY DOT S Steve Wheeler, Cheryl White, & Nanette Kersjes are Co-DOT s. Cheryl & Nanette will handle the classes with Steve s help. Steve asked that the Dexter Agility committee meet on Monday, Aug. 10th at 6:30 PM. CLUB MEMBER DOT Dean Lund reported that the club member classes are full with the exception of 2 openings in advanced rally. Classes will take place on Wednesday evenings. NON-MEMBER DOT President, Diane Townsend, will act as DOT for the fall session. PRESIDENT Diane Townsend reminded club members to clean up after their dogs on the fairground property. COMMITTEES: AGILITY TRIAL (FORT WAYNE) This trial will be held at the Plex North on October 16, 17, & 18. Discussion was held about the facility and the classes being offered. BARKING TIMES No report PAWS POINTS No report OLD BUSINESS Website Sharon Kersjes requested that the calendar be more user friendly. Diane Townsend will address that issue with the webmaster. Three Rivers Festival Dog Showcase Deb Ward thanked FWOTC members that participated in this NEIKC event that was held on July 14th in Freimann Square. Obedience Match Deb Ward thanked Kate Barton, Nancy Wright, and FWOTC members who participated in this match on June 6th in Huntington, IN. Kate prepared the show catalog & premium list. She was also the obedience judge. Nancy Wright was the rally judge. NEW BUSINESS RDO DAY Responsible Dog Ownership Day will take place on Saturday, September 12th. Club members have been asked to participate in the agility demo and the breed showcase. Nancy Wright will do CGC and Community dog testing. SUNSHINE Our thoughts are with Kate Barton on the loss of her Flat-Coated Retriever Story. Our sympathy to Carolyn Pequignot on the loss of her Miniature Schnauzer, Beamer. Our thoughts are with Jeannine Brown on the loss of her daughter, Molly. Our sympathy to Andrea Cole on the loss of her husband, David. Respectfully submitted, Deb Ward, Recording Secretary
NEW MEMBERS Jackie Byerley Michelle Brandt Linda Eagle Dan & Sandra Harges Cinthia Lee Sarah Marner Kristy Richardson Tamela Stark Anne Hamrick (reinstate) NON MEMBER DOT I would like to thank all those who taught this session: Nancy Wright (puppy class) Steve Wheeler, Elke Stoeiger, & Chris Fuller (public class) Dean Lund, Sharon Cullman, & BreeAnn Beck OCTOBER AGILITY TRIAL Agility Trial October 16, 17, 18 at Plex North (across from the coliseum) FWOTC needs you to help move equipment, set-up, work the trial, & tear down. Sign up sheets will be at the next open meeting. Please sign up to do what you can. Questions & Concerns Use the Proper Channels I would like to remind all club members that the best way to resolve any concerns or issues would be to direct them to the appropriate club officer. From now on, I would like to stress that all questions, issues, concerns and suggestions for public night, club night, and agility night be directed to the DOT for the respective day. The DOT will then work with class instructors or president/board members as needed to resolve issues. This method of communication will help keep all issues clearly identified, address those issues, and maintain the appropriate line of communication to all club officers. Furthermore, if you have questions with regard to the following items, I have indicated the current contacts. Paw Points - Dawn Taylor Barking Times Cory Dold Dues - Diane Townsend Public night Diane Townsend Agility Trial / Trial chair Diane Townsend Club night - Dean Lund Obedience Trial / Trial chair Sheila Dick Agility (AM & PM sessions) Steve Wheeler Tracking Coordinator - Pam Johnson Brags Congratulations! CONGRATULATIONS to June Mintchell s Border Collie Joe! June and BC Joe won 1st in both OB and UB, and won High Combined both days in Oberlin OH. Plus won High In Trial Sun at their outdoor shows. Finished a UDX and picked up 26 more OTCH pts. He also won the UB class at Gem City last Sat with a 197 and got 6 more OTCH points. He now has 70 pts. Just 30 more to go:) Sunshine Jester s You Can t Bee Serious, RN, AJP December 5, 2001 September 5, 2015 Stratton It seems like yesterday she came home to live me at 12 weeks of age. She completed the Briggs & Stratton team at the time. Stratton was the beginning of so many things in my dog show life. I started showing in conformation because of her. I have met so many people that are now my friends along the way. I chose to have more Pointers because of her which is how Team Pointer got started. She would do obedience because I asked her to, but her passion was agility. She was ranked as the #1 Preferred Pointer in Agility by the AKC from July 2011 to July 2012 shortly before retiring. What an amazing ride we had together. She was simply the best and will be missed every day.? s THIS & THAT Tuesday Night Practice: If you want ring time to practice obedience on Tuesdays nights after 6pm contact Diane Townsend at townsend_diane@frontier.com. Please email by Friday of the week prior to when you want ring time. We are only reserving times on a week by week basis. The building is open on Tuesdays and can be used until 6:00pm without contacting them. Daytime Practice: The building is open 9am to 6pm on Tuesday and Wednesday for obedience practice only. If you would like to go out there to practice, then you may do so without contacting anyone. Just go out, turn the lights on, and turn the air on, if it isn t already. Make sure you sign the book so we know you were there. Please work in one ring at a time so if anyone else comes they can use a different ring. Please put any equipment away that you may have gotten out, turn the air, and the lights off before you leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
Member Obedience Classes WEDNESDAYS! Schedule beginning October 14, 2015 running through December 2, 2015 When requesting a class, have the following information ready: Handler s full name, e-mail address & phone number Dog s name, breed, & age Method of payment IT IS NOT MANDATORY TO TAKE CLASSES IN ANY ORDER-----REPEATING A CLASS SEVERAL TIMES IS ALLOWED. It depends on your dog s ability. DO ENJOY YOUR CLASS---- DO HAVE FUN-----NO HURRY. FYI: (in order) SUB-NOVICE---BEGINNER NOVICE---PRE-NOVICE---NOVICE 7:00-8:00 FLASH DANCE!! Instructor: Jane Bowman This is a pure FUN CLASS! Learn dance moves with your dog. All levels welcome. DO HAVE A GREAT TIME. 7:00-8:00 BEGINNER NOVICE Instructor: Sheila Dick Introduction into showing at Novice (beginner) level. This class follows Sub-novice. Here you have heeling --done with signs, figure 8, sit for exam, sit/stay while handler walks around ring and recall---with no finish. Request: HAVE FUN! 8:00-9:15 BEGINNER RALLY Instructor: Katie Sweeney LEARN TO READ!! You and your dog will move around the ring by reading signs that tell you what to do. EASY---FUN---GREAT TRAINING FOR BOTH OF YOU. 8:00-9:15 SUB-NOVICE Instructor: TBD This class will start to teach that stay means STAY! Basic SIT, STAY, COME & HEEL excercises will be covered each week. LAUGHTER is good here. Please bring lots of soft treats, a very hungry dog, and a great sense of humor! (Free to new members) PLEASE NOTE TIME FOR 8pm CLASS THEY WILL GO TO 9:15 WITH THE LAST 15 MIN. TO CLEAN. THIS IS PART OF THE CLASS. THANK-YOU! E-MAIL DEAN: BenCedar@aol.com / 260-627-1067 FOR ALL WEDNESDAY OBEDIENCE CLASSES ALL CLASSES REQUIRE A $20 Fee AND $20 OR 20 Paw Points (Except New Students) PHONE CALLS ARE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. Just leave class request, your name, dog s name & breed please. CLASS SIGN-UP: SUNDAY, OCT. 4-----AFTER 7:00 PM NOTE: OPEN MEETING Oct. 7, WEDNESDAY-------BE THERE!!!! FYI: please remember your instructor is teaching on their own time---volunteered. IF you have a problem with the class or instructor-------let ME KNOW! Read the write-up and/or ask questions about the class. PLEASE plan on attending ALL classes. Thanks, Dean
Member Agility Classes MONDAYS! Schedule beginning October 12, 2015 running through November 30, 2015 When requesting a class, have the following information ready: Handler s full name, e-mail address & phone number Dog s name, breed, & age Method of payment MONDAYS MONDAY MORNING OPEN RING This is for those who would like to have extra ring time and are able to make it on Monday morning. Teams must be working at the Intermediate level or beyond. A course will be available, but you can use your time to work on your teams issues. If you are able to help with set up please be at the club building at about 8:00 am with runs to start at about 9 am. This is done as a group so when the group is done everyone must leave and there is to be no further use of the building until the evening classes. 5:30-6:25 - ADVANCED Each week we will concentrate on an agility concept or piece of equipment on an excellent level. 6:25-7:20 - AFTER FUNDAMENTALS This is for those coming out of Tuesday Fundamentals class and those who need to continue to work on the basics of agility. 7:20-8:15 - ADVANCED Each week we will concentrate on an agility concept or piece of equipment on an excellent level. 8:15-9:10 - INTERMEDIATE Each week we will concentrate on an agility concept or piece of equipment on an intermediate level. Please notice that there are 2 advanced classes. This is to maximize the time you have working your dogs on course. If you are working with 2 or more dogs, if at all possible, please try to split them between classes. In the case too many sign up for one or the other time slot, we may ask you to change times to even the classes out. If you have a question about which class you should be in, please contact your instructor. TUESDAYS 8:15-9:15 - BEGINNING FUNDAMENTALS Please bring a crate, if you have one. This class will be offered pending that there is not a second 8:00 public class. If you have thought about trying agility, this is the class to start your training. Teams will be introduced to the individual pieces of agility equipment, basic handling techniques and simple sequencing. Teams must have completed at least one obedience class as a member of FWOTC. For sign up, please contact Steve Wheeler at Crazyshelties@comcast.net or call (260) 745-9943. FOR ALL AGILITY CLASSES ALL CLASSES REQUIRE A $20 Fee AND $20 OR 20 Paw Points PHONE CALLS ARE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. Just leave class request, your name, dog s name & breed please. CLASS SIGN-UP: SUNDAY, OCT. 4-----AFTER 7:00 PM NOTE: OPEN MEETING Oct. 7, WEDNESDAY-------BE THERE!!!!
In This Issue Page 1 - President s Message Page 2 - Minutes from General Meeting Page 3 - Brags & Sunshine Page 4 - Obedience Classes Page 5 - Agility Classes Important Dates: Oct 7 Open Meeting Oct 16-18 - Agility Trial @ Plex Oct 12-1st Agility Class Oct 14-1st Obedience Class December 9 Christmas Party Fort Wayne Obedience Training Club P.O. BOX 5076 Fort Wayne, IN 46895-5076