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Mock Obedience/Rally & Agility Trials
October 12/13, Cottonwood, AZ
The Verde Valley Dog Agility and Obedience Club is hosting a mock obedience and rally trial on Saturday October 12th and agility trial on Sunday October 13th. There will be 3 rings. Cooler days to practice for the fall shows.
Obedience classes: all preferred and regular (Utility, Open, Novice, Beginner Novice). Rally classes: novice, intermediate, advanced and excellent. PRE-REGISTRATION suggested since trial entries are limited to 50.
ENTRY FORMS on CALENDAR page.
Obedience classes: all preferred and regular (Utility, Open, Novice, Beginner Novice). Rally classes: novice, intermediate, advanced and excellent. PRE-REGISTRATION suggested since trial entries are limited to 50.
ENTRY FORMS on CALENDAR page.
Avoid Heat Exhaustion or Stroke in Your Dogs
Have you ever considered giving your dog the summer off to recharge their training batteries and to help keep them cool during the hot months of summer. A big part of successful training is building CONFIDENCE and MOTIVATION and it is very hard for a dog to be happy and motivated to work when they are hot and perhaps on the verge of heat exhaustion.
Avoiding Heat Exhaustion in Dogs
Of course, the best cure is prevention. You can help keep your pooch from overheating with some basic safety practices. These include limiting exercise or outdoor activity on excessively hot or humid days, providing plenty of shade and water when your dog is outdoors, and never, under any circumstances, leaving your pet in a parked car—not even in the shade with the windows rolled down. On mild days with temperatures in the 70s, the inside of a parked car can reach 120 degrees in minutes, making this an extremely dangerous environment to leave your dog, even for a short time.
Additionally, if you take your dog on long walks it might be better to take him during the cooler hours of the day such as early in the morning or later in the evening (keep in mind hot sidewalks and pavement can burn his footpads). Be sure to keep water with you and let him take a break every once in a while. If you run with your dog make sure to not overdo it. Just as hotter temperatures make it harder for you to stay hydrated on a nice run, it's even more true for your pup.
The above information is from an article by published by Jean Marie Bauhaus June 13, 2019,
Heat Exhaustion in Dogs: Signs Your Dog Is Overheating
Avoiding Heat Exhaustion in Dogs
Of course, the best cure is prevention. You can help keep your pooch from overheating with some basic safety practices. These include limiting exercise or outdoor activity on excessively hot or humid days, providing plenty of shade and water when your dog is outdoors, and never, under any circumstances, leaving your pet in a parked car—not even in the shade with the windows rolled down. On mild days with temperatures in the 70s, the inside of a parked car can reach 120 degrees in minutes, making this an extremely dangerous environment to leave your dog, even for a short time.
Additionally, if you take your dog on long walks it might be better to take him during the cooler hours of the day such as early in the morning or later in the evening (keep in mind hot sidewalks and pavement can burn his footpads). Be sure to keep water with you and let him take a break every once in a while. If you run with your dog make sure to not overdo it. Just as hotter temperatures make it harder for you to stay hydrated on a nice run, it's even more true for your pup.
The above information is from an article by published by Jean Marie Bauhaus June 13, 2019,
Heat Exhaustion in Dogs: Signs Your Dog Is Overheating
The Month of July Features STACY SARVO and GUS
This month we feature Stacy Sarvo who competed in her her first AKC nosework trial in Phoenix June 15/16th after making the very competitive draw with only 12 spots open and over 50 entries TEAM GUS had an AWESOME weekend of nosework earning 5 first places, 1 second place and one 5th place in Novice A. See Video below of her first and second places in EXTERIOR SEARCHES. Below are 4 of Stacy's AKC searches.
VISIT STACY AND GUS'S NEW WEB PAGE....
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There will be no obedience or agility fun runs until September when hopefully the days are a little cooler.
Have a great summer and please keep your dog COOL!!! ____________________________________ SUMMER IRRIGATION SCHEDULE... Please read. The VVDAC fields will be irrigated starting late day Thursday and turned off Saturday. Please do not drive on the wet fields. ______________________________ |
Agility
VVDAC offers beginner, intermediate and advanced agility classes and private lessons.
OTHER REMINDERS... PLEASE pick up after your dogs. Watch when they are not on leash in the arena or if they are in the open field area. Please respect the Jochim’s privacy and keep your activity contained to our training field. |
Obedience
VVDAC offers beginner, intermediate and advanced obedience classes and private lessons.
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