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The next Fun Run Agility sho’n’go is fast approaching on Saturday October 31st at Site 1, Woodley Park, Van Nuys. IT’S HALLOWEEN so we thought we’d have some extra fun. There will be ……..
***** A toy and homemade doggie treats for everyone on arrival.
***** Halloween chocolates for us humans (why should the dogs have all the fun).
***** A dog best costume contest to be judged at 8.45 a.m., with the winners announced at 9 a.m. Gift baskets will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, including vouchers for free runs at one of our future events. Get in the spirit of things and dress up both yourself and your canine friend.
Visit the entry forms page of funrunagility.com, where you can either submit your entry form online and pay by PayPal or download the mail-in entry form to pre-enter. You can of course enter on the day but, if possible, download the entry form and fill it in beforehand to save time.
Below are the details:
Registration: 8 till 1; General briefing: 8.30; Best costume judging: 8.45; First walk through will be after best costume judging.
Round 1 will start as close as possible to 9.15 (One round consists of all of the jump heights: 4″, 8″, 12″, 16″, 20″ and 24″). There will be a jumpers ring and two standard rings (one for novice and one for open/excellent). There will be 3 rounds in each standard ring plus 3 rounds in the jumpers ring. You can only run the same dog once in each round in each event.
Cost: Pre-entry: $5.00 each run. Day of event entries: $6.00 each run.
Treats, leashes and training aids are allowed in the rings.
Directions: Take the Victory Blvd. exit off the 405 freeway. Go west on Victory to Woodley Avenue (2nd lights). Turn left on Woodley. Site 1 is on the left-hand side before the bend in the road.
FIRST TIMERS please go to the entry forms page of funrunagility.com where you will find a list of things to bring on the day. Hope to see you there. Jean
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:08 am
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February 16th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I am 25 and do voluntary work at a local animal shelter and have been there for 8 years and have unofficially re-trained a lot of rescue dogs and rehomed them successfully, but my friends believe i should do dog training professionally, how can i go about this?
February 16th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Hi Clyde,
The best way to become a dog trainer is to find a trainer near you to apprentice with. You can search for a trainer at http://www.apdt.com If you choose someone who has a CPDT-KA after their name it means they have passed a written exam on dog behavior and training, so that would be good. Ideally you can find someone who uses humane methods based on science, not made up stuff like some of the things you see on t.v. Often times it is beneficial to attend a trainer’s class with your own dog or a dog from the shelter or a rescue organization. That way you can decide if you like their methods and would want to work with them and learn from them. Best of luck to you.
March 4th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
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