DTA NEWS May 09 - Dog Town Training Academy LLC

NEWSLETTER
MAY- JUNE 2009
Dogtown Has ’Em Jumpin’
“Dog Days In The
Vineyard” Heralded
Great Success!
What do dogs and wine have in common? They actually go “paw ‘n hand”
together! GlenMarie Winery, in Mebane, also boasts of having a dog park! On a
sunny Saturday, March 21, dogs and their owners enjoyed a fun-filled, “Dog Day In
The Vineyard”.
DTA, with the help of students and their dogs, hosted entertainment for
the springtime event. Agility demonstrations opened the festivities, followed by open
play, games, contests, and more. Vendors were stationed near the parking areas...and of course, there was the wine-tasting as the main event!
The dog park is open to all, with a membership enrollment… but what a perfect way to spend a few moments on these lovely
days… enjoy a glass of “Daisey May” (their resident dog) wine, watching your dog romp in the park! For photos of our March event and
updates on our repeat performance on Sept. 19, check out their website http://www.dogdaysinthevineyard.com
Dogtown students demonstrated their dog’s agility skills, helped run the open play sessions, coordinated games,
handed out prizes, set-up, take down, and so much more! Thanks for your help in making this a successful event!
Join Us! For An Amazing & Amusing Performance at the
Alamance Co. Fair—
Fair—Tuesday, May 5
Dogtown will be “performing” at the Alamance County Fair from 6:00—6:30 pm
Please join us for a few minutes of fun (and probably laughter) as we “showcase” our dog’s talents.
DOGTOWN TRAINING ACADEMY
336-570-1144
2846 Rob Shepard Dr. Burlington, NC 27215
www.dogtowntrainingacademy.com
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Note Worthy News
Murphy, a Standard Poodle, owned by
Susan Apple has just completed his TDIRVA (TDI
Remarkable Volunteer Achievement) status with
250 documented visits. A huge Congratulations!
Stephanie Thomas’ Chessie, Talley
finished her UCDX January 18 with a first place
under Judge “Mike” Williquette at the C2P2 Durham UKC trials, as well as being awarded a Highest Scoring Chesapeake prize. That same weekend, she earned two DQs toward her APDT Rally
ARCHX title with placements, receiving a perfect
score of 210! Chocolate Lab Jake earned his
first two UCD legs January 18 & 19 & an APDT
Rally Level 3 leg with a 2nd place at the same
Murphy, TDIRVA trials. Sully, another Chessie earned his first RN
leg Feb. 27 at the Winston-Salem DTC under
Judge Barry Roland. Littermate Ciara Kells finished her RA title in
Charlotte during the Sat. January 31 trial, while mom Talley earned her
5th RAE DQ, both with placements under Judge Glenn Pollack. Ciara
also took Chesapeake Bay Retriever Winners Bitch the two days she
was entered in the Winston-Salem shows, earning her first major from
the American Bred classes under Judge Robert Slay and her first BOW
under Judge Wendy Willhauck. She also took RWB in Charleston January 25. Niya, also a littermate, finished her APDT Rally Level 1 title in
the January Durham trials earning a third leg under Judge Ali Brown &
receiving an Award of Excellence from APDT for high scores on all three
titling legs. Niya is also pictured in the new 2009 J & J Dog catalog.
Another littermate Rya earned a 4 pt. major in Charleston, SC January
24 under Judge Karen C. Wilson from the Bred by Exhibitor Class.
Rya earned her first agility title March 29, at the two day UKC trials in
New Hill, NC. Talley received the High Combined prize for her perfect
200 scores in two different UKC agility levels. (She placed 1st, 2nd & 3rd
throughout the weekend.) Talley is only 7 pts. away from her 100 pt.
UACH (United Agility Champion) title.
Whew! That’s a lot of brags!
Cathy Beck & her Aussie, Ellie
are headed for MA for the CPE Nationals!
The team qualified to attend in only 7
weeks!
Samson, another Standard
Poodle, shown by Connie Yarbrough,
earned the second leg of his Novice Rally
A in Winston-Salem on Feb. 28. I Greensboro, they completed their Rally Novice title
with a 2nd place win!
Liz Stewart and her GSD, Alina,
earned their first Rally Novice leg at the
Carolina DTC trial on March 14. Congratulations!
Lois Miller and her Sealyham
Samson, RN
Terrier, Jennie, earned their first RAE leg at
the Carolina DTC trial as well!
Betsy Wilburn, and Standard Poodle, Abby, earned their first
leg towards a CD at the Greensboro shows. Two more!
Paula Boothby’s Corgi, Toby earned his second CD leg, as
well, as earning his Novice Rally title with a first place win!
“Thanks to previous training and coaching by Mary, we got
our Rally Novice title in Raleigh, March 19-22. Forever grateful are:”
Lindi Lucas and 2 year old Rottie, Bambi, who make a round trip of
150 miles to continue lessons with DTA!
Allie and Jesse, both Shelties, owned by Nancy Jenkins,
received their Rally Novice Title on March 20th at the Durham Kennel
Club. Allie got two Qs in standard at the DKC trial on April 18-19,
earning their Novice Agility Title. Allie also earned her first leg in
Open JWW with a clean run and with two seconds over time. Jesse
got his first leg in Novice JWW. In May at the Winston Salem trails,
Allie earned a 1st place in Novice obedience for their CD title! They
also earned a 4th place in Rally. Jesse earned a Q in Novice Rally.
Another brag from Stephanie Thomas of Sanford, Ciara
got her 2nd major (Sat. April 18, in Aiken, SC). Now we just need six
points to finish our Championship.
Saturday evening at the Columbia
show, in Aiken, Talley’s grandson,
Nash, took Best Puppy in the AKC
sanctioned B Match his first time
ever in the show ring.
Hunter, a Golden Retriever owned by Brian & Jeanne
Stringall of Durham, was quite
successful at the DKC agility trial!
His first time out on Sat, he earned
a Standard Preferred leg, with a
2nd place with a score of 95 .
Sully with WD award
Sunday, being a little cooler temperature, he took another 2nd
place in Standard Preferred with a perfect score of 100 and the Jumpers Preferred was a 2nd place also with a perfect score of 100. Way
to go!
Cindy Singleton and her Collies, Holliday & Abbey had a
good day in Winston Salem: Holli Q’d in Advanced Rally with a 1st
place, and Abbey Q’d in Novice obedience!
Mason, a Doberman, owned by Joyce Henderson, earned
his first Rally Novice leg at the Greensboro obedience trials. Yea!
Rusty, a Dalmatian showed in Winston to earn a 2nd place
win in Novice obedience on Sat. and another Q on Sunday! Rusty is
owned by Donna Gump.
Millie, a PW Corgi,
owned by Amy English had a
clean run in Novice Preferred
JWW to finish her NJP title at the
DKC agility trial on Saturday.
Roxy, a Lab, & Cathy
Odee earned their Novice Rally
title at the Winston Salem shows
on May 1-2 with a 1st & 3rd
placement.
Max, a Boston Terrier,
owned by Caryl Schmidt, earned
his RE title in Winston, while
Rowdy earned his 2nd CDX leg!
Monte enjoys agility at a
Both are shown by Mary Isenhour
recent trial!
-Long.
Make plans to attend!
Dog Day at Cedarock Park
May 16, 10:00 am—2:00 pm
Another day of fun, games and demonstrations, at beautiful Cedarock Park. Last year we had
agility presentations and free play, demonstrations in the wonderful world of dog activities
and sports, and lots of games and prizes. We have vendors this year—come see what they
have to offer! Bring your best costume for our Best Dressed Dog! Our sponsors have donated
some wonderful prizes!
Dogtown
Students
Excel In Area
Obedience Trials
Above: Dogtown makes a showing at the Winston-Salem obedience and
rally trials Feb. 27-29. Shown are (L-R) Cathy Odee. Nancy Jenkins,
Jackie Ginn, Mary Isenhour-Long, Cindy Singleton, and Paula Boothby.
Right: Toby (Paula Boothby) & Winston (Jackie Ginn) earned 2nd &
3rd place wins in Novice Rally On Saturday, Feb. 28.
Below, Right: The winning line-up for Rally Excellent at the Carolina
DTC shows on March 14-15… that’s Lois Miller with Jennie in the very
middle!
Below, Left: Connie Yarbrough and
her Poodle, Sampson, displaying one
of their winning ribbons from the
Spring shows.
Obedience can be fun, especially when you are enjoying the company of other dog enthusiasts and friends. This spring, Dogtown
students have been earning new titles in obedience and rally trials
in the Winston-Salem and Greensboro area.
It takes a lot of planning and work to host these trials… we appreciate those clubs that do, and thank them for their hospitality!
Dogtown is extremely proud of all of our students that are entering
the show ring… Keep up the excellent training!
About 165 canines cavort
at Danville Kennel Club’s
agility trials
By DENICE THIBODEAU
Published: March 14, 2009
www.GoDanRiver.com
Agility
Workshop
Saturday, May 9
10:00 am -12:00 noon
Novice—
Novice—Open
Competition Level
Charlie, an English cocker spaniel owned by Ann Cantrell, of
Brown Summit, N.C., clears a jump during Danville Kennel
Club’s Spring Agility Trials on Saturday. Bars on the jumps
are adjusted depending on the dog’s height.
About 165 dogs strutted — and ran and jumped and wove
— their stuff Saturday during Danville Kennel Club’s agility trials at
Averett Equestrian Center in Providence, N.C.
Paige Wiseman, the agility trial chairperson for the kennel
club, said the dogs compete on two courses.
The first is a standard course, with many jumps and weaves — a series
of upright poles the dogs must twist their bodies through — as well as
contact equipment like seesaws and a bridge-like apparatus they climb.
The second course eliminates the contact equipment and has just
jumps and weaves.
The dogs are divided by size and skill level for the competition, though Wiseman said the dogs “are really competing with the
course, not with each other.”
Novices are the greenest, youngest dogs, Wiseman said.
They get a little more time to run the courses and are allowed a few
mistakes; however, a dropped bar on a jump disqualifies dogs at any
level.
The “open” class is for the intermediate dogs, which are
allowed two mistakes in their runs. The “excellent” class is for the
most experienced dogs, and they are allowed no slips. “They have to
be perfect in the time allowed,” Wiseman said.
The courses are set up with a series of numbered jumps and
other challenges that the dogs must run in perfect order. Their handlers
get eight minutes to walk the course before competition begins, but the
dogs don’t get any test runs; the first time the dogs see the course is the
first time they run it, following signals from their handlers.
The competition is good exercise for both the dogs and
their handlers, Wiseman said — and watching owners and their dogs
stretch before the competition confirmed the concern for the animals’
well-being.
“All the training at Danville Kennel Club uses positive
training methods,” Wiseman said. “Agility is all about training and fun
and bonding with the dog in a fun and positive manner.”
Improve
handling
skills, work
distance,
practice
weave pole
entries, and
more.
$35.00
Dogs must be doing all equipment
FMI: Call or email
336-570-1144
[email protected]
“To learn agility, dogs have to learn focus and the skills.
It takes a good relationship and trust between the two of you,”
Akers said. “That’s why people who do agility love it: It’s about the
relationship with the dog.”
Any dog of any size and any breed — purebred or mixed
— can take agility training at the kennel club, as well as some other
classes, including obedience.
“A lot of the people here do tracking, herding, obedience; we’re multi-tasking with our dogs,” Wiseman said.
• Contact Denice Thibodeau at [email protected] or
(434) 791-7985.