THE BAR K JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB Issue 7 T Ba k 9/ 201 5 In This Issue Upcoming Events Board Meetings will be combined with the general meeting. September 3- Regular Meeting at Ponca City Library at 7 PM. September 18- Kay County Animal Response Team meets at Kay County Health Department in Ponca City at 11: 30 AM September 25, 26, and 2r h - agility trial at the Garfield County Fairgrounds Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 Purdue, Enid. October 1- Regular Meeting at Ponca City Library at 7 PM. October 5 - Orientation for Obedience Classes at 7 PM at the Armory (no dogs). October 12 - Obedience Classes begin at 6:00 and 7:15 PM. November 5 - Regular Meeting at Ponca City Library at 7 PM. Dec. 4 - Christmas Parade in Ponca City Agility Trial Page,2 Activities for You & Your Dog Page 2 Club Brags Page 4 Quiz Page 5 To Chew or Not to Chew Page 6 Got a Nose for Science? Page 7 From the Dog's Viewpoint Page 8 '"
THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB I Issu e 5 2 Agility Trial Our agility trial will be held in Enid this year on September 25, 26, and 27. It's an indoor horse arena located at the Garfield County Fairgrounds at 111 Purdue, Enid. Follow US 412 to Enid. Turn right onto US 81 (Van Buren) and travel north about 3 miles to Purdue Avenue. Turn right onto Purdue and the Fairgrounds will be Yz mile on your right. The Trial will be held in the southeast corner of the Expo Center Pavilion. Judging starts at 1:00 PM on Friday and 8:00 Am Saturday and Sunday. Entries close on September 11at 5:00 PM. Find forms at www.kay9dtc.com. Concessions are available on Saturday and Sunday. Activities for You and Your Dog Speak doglish! Muffins - Slang for the pompoms left on the hips of a Poodle's shaved hindquarters in the Continental clip favored in conformation dog shows. Make it! Chicken Jerky Ingredients 2 to 4 chicken breasts Directions *Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. *Remove any excess fat from the chicken. Turn the chicken breast on its side and use a paring knife to slice the chicken breast into 1/8 inch thick strips. *Set the strips on a baking sheet. Bake for 2 hours. *Check the chicken before removing from the oven. It should be dry and hard, not soft or chewy. Allow the chicken to cool completely before serving. *Store the jerky in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks.,.
THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB IIssue 5 3 Activities for You and Your Dog continued. Exercise! P. -~ r _~. " A simple game of fetch can be all that is needed for your dog's daily exercise fix. Fetch is easy to squeeze into busy schedules, as there is no need to travel far to fit in a game. A close-by park or backyard works great and on rainy days, fetch can be an indoor sport, played from the comfort of your couch. Have Fun! September-Take a hike. Before you hit the tra"ils, there are a few tnings to remember. Most parks require dogs to be on a leash at all times, and many trails don't allow pets at au. Make sure to do research on your nearby hiking trail to ensure they have pet-friendly trails and hikes. Bring doggy bags to discard waste s'ince many parks don't have them on-site. ln addition, bring plenty or water and snacks for your pet so they don't overheat or get too tiredo October - Make a Halloween costume for your dog. Rapper pup - let your streetwjse hound exercise his vocals wearing a hoodie and gold medallions. Make the bling out of Yoptait yogurt Uds and pick up a hoagie in your dog's size at PetSmart. November- leaf-pile mischief Remember the fun you had as a kid jumping into/running through leaf piles? Lots of dogs enjoy this type of autumnal mayhem, too. For older dogs, a fluffy leaf pile can be a nice bed to relax in. Travel! Sleep inside of a beagle in Cottonwood, Idaho at Dog Bark Park Inn. It is dog friendly. There is a loft in the muzzle and a bed in the nose. Shop! Buy your dog a Tuffy's Ultimate Ring from amazon.com. It is the most durable soft dog toy that I've found. It is made of multiple layers of materials, multiple rows of stitching, and multiple squeakers. Comes in lots of shapes and sizes.
TH E BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB I Issue 5 4 Club Brags Polly Feezel-Katie earned her CGCA Linda Higgins-Honey earned her CGCA. Ruth Daugherty- Lily earned her CGC and her CGCA. Marilyn Epley-Savannah earned her CGCA. AKC Community Canine is the advanced level of AKCs Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program. As with CGC, AKC Community Canine has a to-step test of skills that dogs must pass to earn the official AKC Community Canine title. This isa title that appears on the dog's title record at AKC.
THE BAR K JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB IIssue 5 5 What Type of Crazy Dog Person Are You? This quiz is on the AKC website. Take this quiz to find out what type of crazy dog person you are. Count how many of these you say on a semi-regular basis, then scroll down to get your diagnosis. 1. "Leave it, leave it. NO! Drop It!" 2. "Such a handsome boy! Who 's my handsome boy?" 3. "Go to your bed!" 4. 'Were you in the kitty litter?" 5. "Get back here!" 6. "Leave the cat alone." 7. "Ok. Who farted?" 8. "Don't give me that look." 9. "Can I go to the bathroom alone please?!" 10. "Hey, that was my spot!" 11. "Gotta go potty?" (Add two points if you say this squealing.) 12. 'What did you roll in?" 13. "Outside again? You just went!" 14. "Just. Poop. Already." 15. "She never does this at home! I swear!" 16. "Stop sniffing his butt! Sorry." 17. "Hmm, it's a good thing you're cute, buster." 18. "Another treat? You just had one! Well, ok." 19. "Someone needs a bath." 20. 'Who's my fluffy-wuffy, baby-waby?" 21. To older dogs: "Just one more step. You can do it." 22. To puppies:"yeeooucccch!" (Puppy bites are the worst.) 23. "Don't grow up!" 24. 'Where's your (ridiculous name of a dog toy here)? Huh? Where is it?!" 25. "You're my best friend.", ---. RESULTS: o to 1: You're Suspiciously Normal: Are you sure you have a dog? 2 to 12: You're A Little Weird: You'll break out the baby talk from time to time and you've definitely got a doggie sweater or two packed away, but you're not totally obsessed with your dog YET. Don't worry-there's still time. 12 to 20: You're a Borderline Crazy Dog Person: You plan doggie playgroups and refer to your pets as "furbabies." You might do some dog sports and throw the occasional birthday party for your pups. People may laugh, but they only WISH they were as loved as one your dogs. 21 to 26: You're Nuts: You are in the club! Look down-are you wearing anything with your breed's picture on it? We knew it. You love your dogs more than most people, and you're OK with that. Maybe your dogs have their own rooms, maybe they get homecooked meals every night of the week, maybe they're on their way to being on Amedca's Got Talent. You're proud of your pooches, and if they could talk, they'd be even prouder of their parents. -------- - - - "
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THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB IIssue 5 7 Got a Nose for Science Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently reported that scent-trained dogs can detect thyroid cancer with incredible accuracy. Their findings were based on a study in which dogs were scent-trained with fresh tissue taken from patients diagnosed with urine samples from patients-some with thyroid cancer, some with benign nodules. The dogs' detection of thyroid cancer matched surgical pathology diagnoses in 30 of 34 cases, or 88.2% accuracy.a news story that just came out of England provides an excellent example: Britain's National Health Service is now looking into how dogs can be used to detect prostate cancer by sniffing urine. Dog nose close up via Shutterstock This isn't an entirely new development. A study in Italy last year first brought up the possibility when two trained dogs turned out to have a 98% accuracy rate in telling the difference between urine samples from men with prostate cancer and men without. ~.---.-.~~ =-...
THE BARK JOURNAL KAY 9 DOG TRAINING CLUB IIssue 5 From the Dog's Viewpoint Can You Smell That? I smell the air I smell the dew I smell that rock I smell your shoe I smell the leaves I smell a slug I smell the dirt I inhale a bug I smell the grass I smell the grass I smell each and every B lade of grass I smell a butt Oh hey, it's Lou! I smell frustration Oh hey, that's you! I sniff, I snort, I even snuff And with every scent my nose does sing But you say quite sharply it's been two hours So let's smell what the next foot of our walk does bring This poem comes from I Could Chew on This written by Francesco Marciulliano >