RUFF NOTES Monterey Bay
JULY 2010 Dog Training Club, Inc.
President: Karleen Quick, [email protected]
Editor: Tammy Del Conte, [email protected]
From the President—the 2009/2010 Annual Report
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30 out of 37 dogs tested passed the Canine Good Citizenship Test
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Increased our membership by 6 this year
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750 dogs attended classes in Watsonville, Capitola and Soquel
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General Meeting attendance was up 28.42% over the same period last year. Guests made presentations at three meetings: Monty D Reitz of Monterey County Sheriff Search and Rescue, Author Joe Silverman discussed his book What Color is Your Dog, and Martha Diehl made a presentation on the Institute of Canine Studies
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12 issues of Ruff Notes were produced
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Club sign was installed at the Fairgrounds
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Gifts from the Heart funded protective vests for Dorro Watsonville Police Dept. canine and Tomi
canine with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff Dept
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31 members and non members participated in the fair demonstration
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Intersession had 155 entries and 2009 Workshop had 134 entries
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Club members participated in the AOCNC interclub competition and AOCNC Workshop
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The club put on a very successful 2 day agility trial in Scotts Valley and Obedience Trial in
Prunedale
I would like to thank the Board for its hard work. Our events this year have been won-
derfully managed and I would like to acknowledge the hard work of all the committees
and those who have volunteered to come out and help. Without a strong working
membership MBDTC would not be able to provide the high quality of training and
events for which we are known.
Ruff says THANK YOU, Karleen,
for a great year!
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Karleen Quick: MBDTC Agility Trial June 19/20
Lolly Open Fast 56 ; Time 25:01 SCT 35 1st Place & TITLE!
Cody Open Preferred JWW—Saturday
Score 100 Time 38.75 SCT 41 2nd Place
Open Preferred JWW—Sunday
Score 100 Time 37.31 SCT 43 2nd Place
Linda Lang: Rosie @ MBDTC Agility Trial
6/19 Rosie got her 8th MX leg with a time of 54.05 SCT was 66.00
6/20 EX A FAST Rosie got her 2nd leg with 1st place
Q’d in JWW with a time of 32.80 SCT was 41.00
Dale Noble: Arrow got his first Open Jumpers leg at the Redwood Belgian Tervuren Fanciers AKC
Agility Trial on June 12, and his second leg and 1st place at MBDTC on June 20th. At both trials he
was fault free until he went 4 seconds over SCT. He takes the advice “stop and smell the roses” as
his motto and I’m unable to persuade him to adopt “time is of the essence”.
OVERLOOKED FOR THE JUNE ISSUE:
From Sabrina Herring on May 19th: Gabbie received her Rally Advanced Title today. She received
3 qualifying scores in 3 shows: Gavilan (91), Gavilan (86 and 2nd place), Mission Trail (78).
More important than qualifying, she has let 2 different strangers touch and pet her at the Gavilan
shows and at the Mission Trial Poodle Club Show. She continues to move forward—maybe slow,
but she’s making progress. Thank you everyone for helping!!!
July’s Obedience Hot Dog is unknown….
July’s Agility Hot Dog is Linda Lang & Rosie.
Upcoming Events
July 6
July 7
July 8
July 12
July 13
July 27
August 2
August 7
August 8
August 17
August 24
August 25
August 26
Watsonville Classes Start
Pet Pals, Soquel Classes Start
Capitola Classes Start
Board Meeting
Conformation Classes Start
Ruff Notes Deadline
Board Meeting
Judges’ Dinner
Obedience Trial
Ruff Notes Deadline
Watsonville Final Classes
Pet Pals, Soquel Final Classes
Capitola Final Classes
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May General
Meeting
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Info from Luane on ASCA Rally signs:
Thought you guys may want to check these out... a club in Arizona has posted these videos of the new ASCA
RALLY signs and exercises on You Tube... there are supposed to be a few major differences between the
asca and akc programs... but it should be an exciting program...
ASCA rally is open to all breeds and you can get titles by either being ASCA registered (Aussies) or having a
Tracking Number (all other breeds and mixed breeds)
Definitely worth taking a look... Luane can you please pass this on to MBDTC , Cindy to your SLODOG
folk and Gina ... I thought that PASA members may be interested in the videos...
See below... for first two videos... the others are posted on you tube also..
have a great day
Trish
"Friend has posted two videos (more to come) on ASCA signs and how to do them on her site, Paw State U.
http://www.youtube. com/user/ PawStateU# p/a/u/1/hCZ5YE6B L5A exercises 1-10
http://www.youtube. com/user/ PawStateU# p/a/u/0/mQydiuZS v5w exercises 11-20
All of the exercises should be posted soon.”
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MBDTC supports Annie’s Blankets by providing a barrel at our Watsonville Classes. Here is a list of
Frequently asked questions from the Annie’s Blanket’s web site.
Who is Annie?
• Annie was the childhood dog of Annie'sBlankets' founder, Edie Achterman. The name is an homage to her!
What types of bedding does Annie’sBlankets accept?
• Blankets and towels are best. Fleece throws, pet beds and baby blankets work wonderfully, as well. Also, fuzzy
toilet lid covers and flat flannel sheets are fine.
Is there any type of bedding that Annie’sBlankets does not accept?
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For the most part, shelters and clinics do not want bed sheets—they are not absorbent enough and do not stand up to
repeated laundering. However, flat flannel sheets are soft and absorbent, so those do work well.
Anything too bulky is difficult for the shelter staffs to manage; this precludes comforters, bedspreads, heavy area
rugs, queen or king-sized quilts.
Please, no down pillows or down-filled comforters... feathers everywhere!
No human pillows, at all... we cannot even pass these along to other charities.
No clothes, please!
What else can we donate to the collection barrels?
• Think soft and washable: items that can soften the bottoms of crates and kennels, wipe down medical equipment
and keep animals’ noses, paws and ears dry.
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Bathmats work wonderfully, too.
Collars, leashes and dog/cat-food bowls are also welcome.
Does Annie’sBlankets accept synthetic blankets?
• Yes. Again, if it’s easy to manage and will hold up to repeated washings.
Where does the bedding go after we donate it to Annie’sBlankets?
• Once it’s washed, counted, tagged and bundled, the bedding is donated, on a rotating basis, to Bay Area animal
shelters and clinics. We try to keep blankets and towels in their county of origin; for example, bedding donated to
Collier Feed may get donated to the City of Salinas Animal Services Center, while bundles brought to Peet’s Coffee & Tea in Los Gatos will end up at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. However, if Annie’sBlankets receives
an urgent request for bedding we try to comply, as well as keeping a certain percentage of bundles set aside for
emergency outreach.
Is there anything else we can bring to an Annie'sBlankets collection barrel?
• Actually, yes! If you have dog food bowls, old pet toys, or even cat scratch-towers (if not too large) still in
"gently used" condition, feel free to donate those, as well. We deliver these treats along with the bundled bedding.
Please no pet food, however.
How else can we help Annie’sBlankets?
• It takes a village to raise a nonprofit! To donate bedding, time or financial aid, visit www.anniesblankets.org.
• Thank you for helping Annie’sBlankets give new life to old blankets and towels!
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Noreen Silva
Cindy Snow
Sylvia Holderman
Judy McLeod
7/23 Party Root-Strametz (5)
7/11 Zooom Green (7)
7/14 Bradie Runyan (14!)
Monterey Bay
Dog Training Club, Inc.
P.O.Box 1022
Watsonville, CA 95077
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