Training Day Change

Tracking will be held on SATURDAY, December 29 at 8:00 am, at our Mission Blvd -Whipple Road location .

The Oakland Dog Training Club is hosting an introductory Variable Surface Tracking event at Cal State University -East Bay (Hayward) on Sunday, December 30 at 8:00 am. I am going to watch the event. Join us there!

See you SATURDAY,
Dave Port

Sunday's Training

Our next training session will take place on Sunday, December 23 at 8:00 am. A light drizzle will not cancel the class, but if it's raining hard enough that you have to run from the house to the car I'll understand if you stay home! Competition people, that doesn't apply. We'll need to be out in all types of weather; trials aren't cancelled due to weather unless it's tornadoes and golf ball-sized hail. :-0

Dave Port

Dawn and Penny Pass their Orange Star!

Dawn and Penny passed their Orange Star test today! Dawn introduced a new twist to her Orange Star test - the training of article indication. Penny has been trained to lay down upon finding an article dropped by the tracklayer. While they were tracking, Penny found two articles dropped by Dawn, with a beautiful down-in-place that was "fast, close, and straight." I have seen trained Schutzhund dogs that only wished they were that well trained! Congratulations!

Janet and Pepper rejoined us after an extended absence due to illness. Unfortunately I didn't get to see their first track; Janet arrived early to train so she could meet another obligation. Janet reported that she and Pepper were a little rusty. Here's hoping we get to see them next weekend, and in the future!

Lorril and Dottie tracked with their usual enthusiasm this morning. Dottie once again displayed her unique way of "indicating" the end of the track: Her tail wags so hard it literally swings all the way from one hip to the other! It's always fun to watch her find the treasure trove at the end of the track.

See you next Sunday,

Dave

Sunday's Tracking

Class will be held Sunday, 9 December 2007 at 8:00 am (7:00 am for Elissa if needed), at our new location at the north end of the field (see map). Britta track for her FH 1 title on Saturday at 7:00am in Manteca. I will keep you all posted on how she does.

There is an "Introduction to VST Tracking Event" being put on by the Oakland Dog Training Club on Sunday, 30 December 2007 at 8:00 am at CSU Hayward. All eligible AKC, ILP, and FFS dogs can enter. I don't know if Britta's titles will transfer since they're not AKC titles, but I'm going to watch if I can't enter. Anyone up for a field trip?

Dave