THE BAR K JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB Issue 14 Playing fetch at the Beach! Upcoming Events J u n e 1 -Pic nic at Li n d a Higgin's house. Dogs are welcome. June 17-Woofstock at Lake Ponca July 6-Regulaar Meeting at Ponca City library at 7 PMmay cancel this meeting for summer break August 3- Regular Meeting at Ponca City Library at 7 PM. September 7-Regular Meeting at Ponca City Library at 7 PM. September 11-0bedience Class Orientation at 6 PM at Armory Club Brags Several club members received CGC's for their dogs. Becky Phillips-Gracie Stevie Bowhay-Linus Bryan and Kathyrn Hand Roxie and Harley Club News Page 2 Activities for You & Your Dog Page 2 Dogs and Science Page 3 Dogs and Stress \ Page 4 Trick Dog Titles Page 5 Benefits of Basic Nose Work Page 6
THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TR A INING CLUB IIssu e ~4 2 Club News Ruth Daugherty wants to thank those who came out and participated on May 20 for the agility trial workday. They are: Brian and Becki, Katie and Bryan, Jason, Kay, Maxine, Bill Bob, Dave & Vicki, Paula, Linda, and Becky Phillips. Great job! You saved the club a lot of money and made it safer for the agility dogs. A big WOOF from them. Also, we pulled off another successful obedience dog trial. There were fewer dogs entered overall, but more dogs than we have had in the past in rally. We had lots of good comments from exhibitors and we even did an OC match after the trials ended on Saturday. That's where exhibitors buy time in the ring and use our equipment. Ruth arranged for it and stayed to supervise. It did help to bring in some money. Thanks to Dave Boyer for helping with the Obedience solutions software to set up armband numbers, judging schedules, and running orders. Thanks to all who worked at the trial including Ruth, Marilyn, Bill Bob, Cathy Robinson, Paula, Becki, Becky P., Maxine, Katie, Bryan, and Dave Boyer. Jeff Baughman drove the trailer and Laura Colson arranged for the Ponca City cheerleaders to help load and un -load with the help of Michael Daugherty and Marilyn's friend, David. James Cummings and Jaimee Gabriel gave a presentation about Dro's Cause, a non-profit rescue group, at our May meeting. They told us about their fund-raiser, Woofstock. It's on June 17 out at Ponca Lake and costs $3.00 per person. Hope to see you there to help support their good works. Activities for You and Your Dog Shop! Buy doggie ice cream from Schwans.com and get it delivered to your house. Make it! Make a Facebook account for your dog. Read!! Darling, I Love You: Poems from the Hearts of Our Glorious Mutts and All Our Animal Friends bydaniel Ladinsky. It melted my heart but then I have always known that I love mutts. $17. Amazon.com. Have Fun! June-Make a home video and put it on Dogwork.com. Play Frisbee in your backyard and get your dog some exercise.go to an outdoor concert in the park with your dog.play in the sprinklers. July-Float some treats in the kiddie pool. Have a photo shoot with your dog. Invent a new sport with your dog-how about extreme stick carrying, anyone? Get a travel water bowl for your summer adventures. August- Take your dog to the pool at the end of the season. Ambucs? Wentz? Go fishing with your dog. Put some finger paint on your pet's paws, set them down on a canvas, and make some abstract art.
THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB Iissue 14 3 Activities for You and Your Dog continued. September-Dance with your dog. Let the dog lead the way and take you on a walk. Paint a portrait of your dog. Go rollerblading with your dog so you can keep up. Teach a Trick! Shake paw. The easiest trick to start off with is to "shake". Tell your dog to sit first. Just take your dog's paw (either one but choose only one) and place it in your hand and give it a small shake. Then say "shake" and immediately praise, pat your dog, reward it. Do this 5 times in a row to reinforce the lesson. To err ;s human-to forgive, canine. -Unknown Dogs and Science A new study suggests that what you do after a training session may have an influence on how much your dog remembers and how well he later performs. For a study in the journal Physiology and Behavior, a team of researchers of the University of Lincoln in England explored the theory that the occurrence of heightened emotions immediately after a dog's training session can help stamp in what the dog has learned. They studied 16 Labrador Retrievers. The take-home message without all of the scientific mumble-jumble is that a session of playful activity after a period of training can add to the effectiveness and performance of a dog who is learning a new skill. They recommended 30 minutes of activity consisting of a 10 minute walk, 10 minutes of off-lead play with a ball, Frisbee or tug toy, and then a final 10 minute walk. Worth a try. A Doggie Joke A Canadian psychologist is selling a video that teaches you how to test your dog's IQ. Here's how it works: If you spend S12.99 for the video, your dog is smarter than you. -Jay Leno,.
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THE BAR K JOURNAL KA Y 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB IIssue 14 5 Trick Dog Titles Marilyn and Bonnie can now test dogs to earn trick dog titles. If your dog has a CGC certificate, you are half-way there. Take a look at what is needed. Instructions: Include this page with the AKC Trick Dog Title Application. A TOTAL OF 10 TRICKS ARE REQUIRED TO EARN THE AKC NOVICE TRICK DOG TITLE. CGC Skills Foundation Behaviors for Trick Training 1. Accepts friendly stranger 2. Sits politely for petting 3. Appearance and Grooming 4. Out for a Walk 5. Walking through a crowd 6. Sit, Down, Stay in place 7. Coming when called 8. Reaction to another dog 9. Reaction to distractions 10. Supervised Separation If you have a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, you may count the CGC as 5 of the required tricks for the NOVICE TRICK DOG TITLE. _ Balance beam (walk on low board a few inches off floor) Bark on cue ("Speak") _._ Crawl (dog on belly, crawls at least 5 feet) Fetch it and give (ball, toy, etc- bring to handler, release) Find it (find treat hidden under cup) _ Get your. (Leash, brush, name of toy) Get in (gets in box) Get on (gets on low platform or step - 4 paws) Hand signals (down, sit, or come) High five _ Hold (3 seconds) _ Jump (thru a low hoop or over a low bar) _ Kennel up (go in crate, stay in until released) Kiss (point to cheek) Paws up (2 front paws on low stool or step) Push-ups (sit, down, sit, down, sit, down) Shake hands _ Spin in circle _ Touch it (hand or target stick) Tunnel (agility tunnel or child's tunnel) Other: Handler's choice: Other: Handler's choice: CGC is on record (counts as 5 tricks). 5 additional tricks have been observed by evaluator and are checked below. For the Novice title, handlers may use a food/toy lure if needed. May use food/clicker reinforcers
THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TR AINING CLUB Iissue 14 6 The Benefits of Basic Nose Work for Dogs Nose work & scent games offer your dog a fun way to use their natural talents. Even though a dog's sense of smell is more than 2000 times more powerful than our own they still rely on visuals, especially in familiar environments such as your home. Nose work games can help your dog hone in on their natural talents, and it's a easy way to keep them entertained. The benefits of nose work for dogs include: 1. Mental stimulation 2. Physical Stimulation 3. Confidence Builder 4. Gives them a Job to Do 5. Easy Way to Bond with Your Dog 6. It's Fun & Rewarding for Dogs Your dog should have a good stay command and reliable recall in place before you begin. Your dog is going to need a command such as "find it" that you can use to signal when the nose work starts. If you already use "find it" for something different, say having your dog go fetch a specific toy, you may want to come up with a different term specific for nose work. To start the game have your dog stay at a given location. While he's watching you go place a bit of food or his favorite toy at the other end of the room. When you give the cue to release your dog tell him to "find it." After a few repetitions he'll know what you're expecting him to do. Once your dog seems to know "find it" you can step it up a notch. While your dog is in the stay position put the treat or toy out of his line of sight. The idea with this search activity is to gradually build up to new distances and areas. When first starting out keep the game centered in one or two rooms. If you're confident that your dog knows the "find it" command it's time to move onto the next step - hiding things around the house. From puppyleaks.com Learn from Your Dog! A dog is a living exclamation point! Laugh at yourself. We all have bad hair days. Nap. Play. Eat. Repeat. ",