CANINE TRAINING ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER 2018 MEMBERSHIPS ARE DUE February 2018 The 2018 Membership forms have been emailed to members. Please complete and return no later than March 1 st. This includes all instructors, obedience and agility members. Please note that the form has been revised and includes information about household trainers and vaccine records for each dog. Mandatory proof of vaccinations is required on the form and the signed veterinary papers do not need to be included. The form is included below and is also available on the CTA website. Please mail all completed forms and checks to Sue Beatty (address is on the application). AWARDS NIGHT NEW DATE MARCH 31 Please complete the Awards Night form below and join us for a fun-filled evening. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please consider volunteering for the remaining Beltsville run-thrus in February and March. Volunteering will afford you the opportunity to watch and learn how people train their dogs towards titles. You will be able to work your dog for free as a volunteer. Please sign up on the board in building 6826. A BIG THANK YOU TO: Susan Cox who cleans the facility in Davidsonville every week, Bill Schlichtig for his ongoing weeding and tidying of the area behind the Beltsville buildings, and Jeanette Hoover who has been keeping the bathroom tidy in the Beltsville building. Many thanks for your extra volunteer help. DONATIONS Have you noticed the new tunnels in the agility building? They were greatly needed and donated by Diana Thompson and the Hyattsville Dog Training Club. Thank you so much.
APPRECIATION A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to CTA by Ed and Grace Sakala of the Potomac Valley Standard Schnauzer Club. It reads as follow: Canine Training Association is thanked for the countless courtesies extended to the PVSSC over many years. Your generosity of spirit allows PVSSC members the opportunity to train their Standard Schnauzers in safe and comfortable surroundings. The certificate is displayed inside the entrance to building 6826. NEW Davidsonville Classes CGC Test February 20. 2018 11:30-2:30 Instructor: Terry Standridge (CGC Class students test first. Anyone coming just for the testing must preregister with Terry.) Fee: Fee: $10.00 members/non-members To register for testing please email Terry at Terrystandridge53@gmail.com or phone her at 410-535-4568 CGCA (Advanced Canine Good Citizen or Community Canine) Class February 20th-April 10 th, 2018 11:15-12:15 AM 7 week class with an AKC CGCA test on the last day Instructor: Terry Standridge Fee: $30.00 members/non-members Prerequisite: Must have completed a CTA Basic Obedience class and have passes a CGC test. To register for class please email Terry at Terrystandridge53@gmail.com or phone her at 410-535-4568
For more information about the CGCA test, go to www.akc.org for a description of the exercises or search AKC CGCA and it will be the first several results. NOVICE CLASS Gene Logan will start a Novice Class beginning Thursday, March 15 th at 7:00 pm. April 10, 2018 CGCA test 11:30-2:30 Instructor: Terry Standridge (CGCA students test first. Anyone coming just for the testing must pre-register with Terry.) Fee: $10.00 members/non-members Prerequisite: Must have passed a CGC test. To register for testing please email Terry at Terrystandridge53@gmail.com or phone her at 410-535-4568 AKC Urban Dog Class April 24-May 29 th, 2018 11:30-12:30 6 week class with an AKC Urban Dog test on the last day of class Instructor: Karen Long (Two fieldtrips will be included as part of class. One to a local business like Homestead Gardens and one to a more urban environment in Annapolis) Fee: $30.00 members/non-members Prerequisite: Must have completed a CTA Basic Obedience class and passed a CGC test. Contact Karen at kdlong88@aol.com or 410-757-0232 to sign up. For more information about the Urban Dog test, go to www.akc.org for a description of the exercises or Google AKC Urban dog test. NEW Beltsville Classes AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program Location: Beltsville Instructor: Susan von Suhrke Price: $100.00 (includes S.T.A.R. testing fee; last class is test date) Registration Closes: 28 March or sooner if class limit (10 pups) is reached. Participants must phone or text Susan at 410.440.5259 or susanvonsuhrke@me.com prior to registering. Session Length: 9 weeks Orientation Date: April 4, 2018-6:30 PM (No puppies attend that evening!) First Date with Dogs: Wednesday, 04 April 2018 Class Meets: 6:30 7:15 PM Last Class: Wednesday, 30 May 2018; AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test on that date
Saturday Morning Basic Class and Alternating Rally Skills Class We have a new basic obedience class on Saturday mornings at 10 am. It will run for 8 weeks and the current session started January 20 th. When this class finishes, there will be a two week break and we will start a Rally Skills class that will run for 8 weeks. These will be rotational: 8 weeks Basic, 8 weeks Rally. Rally Trial March 17 th and 18 th CTA is hosting its next WCRL Rally (World Cynosport Rally) trial Saturday, March 17 th and Sunday, March18 th. Our judges are Laurie Williams of Stafford, VA and Lynn Currie of Chesapeake, VA. We will be in the agility building. To get more information or to register contact Marlene Schlichtig at wilmarne@verizon.com. If you haven t done WCRL Rally before, please come and watch. Wear green and be Irish for the weekend! AKC Obedience Rules Revisions Effective May 1, 2018 Open Revisions Beltsville Tuesday, March 7 8:00pm Ilene Caroon will conduct a xx on the upcoming changes in the Open obedience exercises. She will demonstrate the xx and show how they can be taught. If you are working in Open or plan to, you should attend. No additional cost for CTA members. Board of Directors Ken Nagler, President and Training Director knagler20@gmail.com (NOTE: New email address) Karen Long, Treasurer kdlong88@aol.com Theresa Zuzworsky, Instructor tzuzworsky1@gmail.com Kerry Troxel, Agility k.kjt@verizon.net Canine Training Association www.ctadogs.org Beltsville Obedience Building 6826 Distribution Drive Beltsville, MD 20705 Agility Building 6822 Distribution Drive Beltsville, MD 20705 Diane Noe Gilliam, Instructor flyladydi8@aol.com Marlene Schlichtig, Instructor wilmarne@verizon.com Andy Brimley, Match Coordinator jd.brim@gmail.com Sue Nagler Beatty, Membership Chair susanbeatty77@gmail.com Davidsonville 3789 Queen Anne Bridge Road Davidsonville, MD 21035
Annual CTA Awards Banquet Put some glad rags on, leave your dogs at home, and come join us for fun and festivities! WHERE: Canine Training Association 6826 Distribution Drive Beltsville, MD 20705 WHEN: Saturday, March 31, 2018 6:00 pm Appetizers 6:30 pm Buffet Dinner 7:15 pm Presentation of Awards COST: $5 (Free for instructors and their families) The dinner will be a partial pot-luck. CTA will provide the meat (chicken and ham) and soda, wine and beer. Our members will be asked to bring appetizers, salads, side dishes, and desserts. Kim Dwyer Mullings will be the coordinator for the dishes that people will bring. Please complete and return the form below by March 26th. If you have not done so, please send the information as to any titles your dogs have earned in 2017 to Marlene Schlichtig ASAP. Her phone number is 301-577-4786. Her address is: 9403 Van Buren Street, Seabrook, MD 20706. Her email is: wilmarne@verizon.com. RSVP for the 2018 Awards Dinner Names of attendees: Enclosed is my check made payable to Canine Training Association for the amount of $ ($5.00 for each person instructors are free). I/We are bringing Mail to: as our dish to share. Kim Dwyer Mullings 6002 Montana St. New Carrollton, MD 20784 Questions: Kim Dwyer Mullings at (301) 731-5695 kdmullings@aol.com
Canine Training Association, Inc. 2018 Membership Application Canine Training Association, Inc. continues to be a strong hobby organization. Although our expenses continue to be high, we are ending the year with a positive balance. We are able to keep the 2018 membership costs the same as they were in 2017. Please note that there are a few changes to the form: Please have each household member who may train with us include his or her name, phone number and email address and sign the waiver. List the vaccination records from your veterinarian on the form for each dog you anticipate training. You don t need to mail us a copy of the records from your veterinarian. As always, no instructor or worker gets paid, and we always need volunteers for some of our activities, notably the matches. Please let us know of activities you may be able to help with. I look forward to your successful year of training. Ken Nagler President and Training Director of CTA
2018 Canine Training Association Membership The $180.00 per year fee for the Annual Obedience Membership in the Canine Training Association, Inc. covers all dogs in the home with no charge for any obedience class. For those finishing a Basic or Puppy class or transferring from another training club, the fee is $90.00 for half of the year or any part thereof, as shown in the table below. The Obedience Membership permits pre-scheduled, private use of the Beltsville obedience building for an hourly fee when there are no events or classes scheduled. The Annual Agility Membership is $150 (with the same half yearly cost reduction for those joining throughout the year.) Unlike obedience members, agility members pay for each agility class but at a reduced rate. Annual agility membership is open to anyone after completing a CTA agility class or transferring from another approved agility group. The Agility Membership permits pre-scheduled, private use of the agility facility for an hourly fee when there are no events or classes scheduled. The fee for the Combined Obedience and Agility Membership is $190.00, with reductions as shown below. The Associate Membership fee is $20 per year. This entitles members to newsletters and notice of the annual awards dinner and picnic, but does not include training classes. The associate membership can be upgraded to the annual obedience or agility membership at any time. Membership Schedule Full Year Prorated Jan 1 Dec 31 Jul 1 Dec 31 Obedience Membership $180 $90 Agility Membership $150 $75 Combined Membership $190 $95 Membership Type: Obedience o Agility o Combined o Associate o Instructor (no fee) o Name: Address: City: State: ZIP: Phone: Cell: Email: o Check to receive email newsletter I agree to hold harmless the Canine Training Association, Inc. and/or its officers, board of directors, members, stewards, helpers and the owners of the premises on which the training and workshops are held from any claim for loss or injury which may be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to me or to my dog(s) while participating in any event at any premise used for said purpose. I personally assume all responsibility and liability and enter said premise, training session, workshop, match and/or agility, obedience and any other dog activity, for whatever purpose, at my own risk. Signature Date
[Member Name: ] Additional household members to be included in membership: I agree to hold harmless the Canine Training Association, Inc. and/or its officers, board of directors, members, stewards, helpers and the owners of the premises on which the training and workshops are held from any claim for loss or injury which may be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to me or to my dog(s) while participating in any event at any premise used for said purpose. I personally assume all responsibility and liability and enter said premise, training session, workshop, match and/or agility, obedience and any other dog activity, for whatever purpose, at my own risk. Name: Phone: Email: Signed: Date: Name: Phone: Email: Signed: Date: Name: Phone: Email: Signed: Date: Payment: Make check or money order payable to Canine Training Association, Inc. and return to: Susan Beatty Membership Chairman 27 Wallace Manor Road Edgewater, MD 21037
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