August 2015 Volume 71 • Issue 7

ObichaffThe Monthly Newsletter of theCapital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C., Inc.Proud Member Club

of the AKC Since 1938

In This Issue

I knew something was up, Dianne was packing thecar with bags full of my food, bowls, treats, my softcrate, and training bag. Then she walked me and

we went for a very long car ride; I fell sound asleep inmy hard crate. We stopped for a potty break and con-tinued on our journey to camp in Upstate New York.

We arrived in Lake George, New York, the site of Canine Camp Getaway, on Tuesday afternoon and werestaying until Saturday morning. Our room was at RoaringBrook Ranch on the second floor of a motel like structure. I had my own bed! Dianne unpacked all ofthe tasty treats and put them way up high in the closet.

The camp had various activities to choose from eachhour including agility, lure coursing, nose work, swim-

ming, rally,barn hunts,bark andcrafts,freestyle,DOGA (dogyoga), Fris-bee, looseleash walk-ing and various sem-

inars. Our first activity was swimming in a pool, whichI love! Dianne brought my bumper and a tennis ball. Iretrieved the bumper but grew tired of it and Diannethen threw the tennis ball. I jumped off the side of thepool and brought the ball back to Dianne many times.

We had a rest and then we attended a camp intro-duction, outside on a grassy hill, where I met a lot ofother dogs. In all, about 100 dogs were attending campwith me! There was afabulous wine and snackfest with cheese andcrackers, cookies andbrownies, fruit and veggies, some of whichDianne shared with me.Then we played games.We played musical sits,using hoola hoops. Theobject was for me to sitinside the hoop everytime the music stopped.I won the game and gota lovely prize: a large anddelicious cookie!

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Summer Fun With Your Dog—

Canine Camp Getaway!By Bosco Harab

Bosco Goes To Summer Camp ........................1From the Editor..................................................2From the President............................................3AKC Delegate’s Corner.....................................4Annual Rewards Dinner ....................................5CDTC Trial Brags ...........................................6-7A Very Special Brag...........................................8

July Obedience Run-thru ..................................9Seen At the Club .............................................10CDTC Goes To the County Fair! .....................11Tribute to Abbey ..............................................12Calendar.....................................................14-15Back Cover ...............................Announcements

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2015 Board of DirectorsPresidentCarrie Solomoncssolomon@mmm.comVice PresidentEileen Freedmaneileenmark@msn.comSecretaryBrad Smithjloucks1@verizon.netTreasurerJake JurgensCDTCTreasurer@gmail.comTraining DirectorWendy Wilkensonwendla276@gmail.comAssistant Training DirectorAbigail Cartercdtcagility@gmail.comTraining SecretaryShannon Hallcdtcclasses@gmail.comTrial ChairBurton Goldsteinburton@bgcommunications.comTrophy ChairSue Faberbobf1040@verizon.netAKC DelegateJoyce Dandridgejustuschows@verizon.netObichaff EditorPam Coblynpamcoblyn@comcast.netAssociate Editor: Melitta CarterMembers at LargeLisa Barrylisabarry9@aol.comCharma Le Edmondsce@shelterstudios.comNan Marksnjmatmarks@aol.comNew Membership InformationCharma Le Edmondsce@shelterstudios.com

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From the Editor— by Pam Coblyn, Editor, Obichaff

It’s Hard Getting Good!Success is when preparation meets opportunity—or Rome wasn’t built in a day.

Luck is that you are in the right place at the right time in order totake advantage of an opportunity. But you can influence the oddsand make your own luck by being prepared.

Knowing you don’t have to depend on sheer luck allows you to takeadvantage of more opportunities. From taking a relaxing loose-leash strollaround the neighborhood to entering the Utility ring, training the behaviorsyou want will give you the chance to relax and enjoy the experience.Ift’s time to target your weaknesses and work them out of your life.

Ask yourself, “Am I prepared enough?” Make sure you are being honest.Yours truly once spent a solid hour on a Friday night before an obediencetrial practicing dumbbell throws. Rubber matting can wreak havoc withbouncing bells so it was important to know that attention to detail hadbeen paid. I did the work and stepped into the ring knowing I could giveFenway the best possible tosses. He had been proofed over and over toretrieve the crazy bouncers but I wanted to give him the most accuratethrow I could as his team leader.

Our CDTC instructors are there to help you move forward. Become agood student by doing your homework (also known as training and prac-tice!) and accept constructive criticism. Sometimes this is a very hardpart of being a “good student” for a lot of people. Always remember thatyou are taking classes to LEARN and IMPROVE! Check your ego at thedoor and don’t be afraid to acknowledge your weaknesses. All you haveto do is ask! Our instructors and members are there to help, offer sugges-tions and guide you. This interaction is what makes our club great andour members successful.

Consistently good teams get that way because they work hard, sacrificeand pay attention to detail. All any of us can do is go out and do our best.Preparation allows that to happen. If you know in your heart that youhave done the work, anything can happen—including success!

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From the President—August, 2015

The Rally Training GroupTrain, polish, learn and have fun with your dog!

Set up for Rally Training Group is 1:00-1:25pm. Walk-thrus 1:25-1:40, run-thrus 1:40-2:45. IF you need walk-thru—which is highly recommended—please come early enough to do so. IF you come late and miss the opportunity to do a walk-thru, you can look at the posted map

and watch others. There are always people around to offer help with the course and training ideas.It can get quite BUSY this time of year with lots of pending trials,

so please come early to help set up the course or stay late to help take it down (it’s easy!).We want everyone to get a chance to participate!

Also, if you have adequate knowledge of all rally signs, please offer to assist in judging.

Come by on Saturday afternoons—check the back page for dates!

We had a wonderful Annual AwardsNight and Instructor Appreciationdinner at the clubhouse on Tuesday,

July 14th. Many thanks to our Awards Chair, SueFaber, our Training Director, Wendy Wilkinson,and their team of volunteers for pulling togetherthe awards, the catering and room set-up. It waswell organized and perfectly executed! Also,congratulations to our newest Lifetime Member,Jerusha Gurvin, and our AKC SportsmanshipAwardee, Dr. Joyce Dandridge. Both of you aretruly deserving of these awards and Capital isdeeply appreciative of all you have done for our club.

As we enter into the hazy and hot days of August, we are looking ahead to the fall canineevents, particularly Capital’s annual Obedienceand Rally trials. This year’s trials will be held onFriday, October 2 (two Rally trials and a Novice-only Obedience trial), and Saturday/Sunday, October 3-4 (Obedience trials) at the Catoctin

Kennel Club clubhouse—the samelocation as in the recent past. Therewill be many volunteer opportuni-ties and we will be counting onyou, our members, to help out and make theseevents the best they can be. Please mark yourcalendars now and plan to join us!

And, finally, a reminder that Capital’s GeneralMembership meetings are held on the secondTuesday of each month at the clubhouse beginning at 8:00 PM and ending at 9:00 pm. A lot of information is conveyed during thesemeetings. In addition, we usually have a presen-tation on a canine topic of interest to our members. Our next membership meetings will be held on August 11 and September 8. We would love to see you there!

Happy Training!

Carrie SolomonPresident, CDTC

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Delegates Corner— by Joyce Dandridge, CDTC AKC Delegate

First, I would like to thank the member-ship for awarding me the 2015 CDTCAKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award

at the annual awards dinner. As mentioned atthe dinner, I have trained at the club for over25 years and have always found instructors/members to be friendly and helpful to me andmy dogs. For a long time, I could only train mydogs with little involvement due to a 24/7work schedule. However, I always said, thatwhen I could, I would give back to the clubthat supported me and my dogs and allowedus to accomplish titles in obedience and con-formation for so many years. As an instructorand Delegate for the club, I have tried to dothat.

� As you may have heard, China is trying tomodify history of particular breeds of pure-bred dogs by removing “Tibetan” in some

breed names. I have been informed that at thelast AKC Board meeting, AKC wanted clubs toknow they will make no changes to breed his-torical references in its records unless there isa formal, documented and substantiated re-quest made by the applicable AKC ParentClub.

� I received a notice from the AKC Pet Disas-ter Relief Task Force stating that 24 trailershave rolled out across the country. There arealso 11 more in the pipeline ready to roll and16 others that are actively fundraising. It wasgreat to see some members come to HowardCounty Fairgrounds on July 5 to see the trailerour club sponsored.

� I have been notified by AKC Events Opera-tions Department that our event representativeis Elizabeth Fogleman. She will be in charge ofprocess and approval of all club event applica-tions and judges panels.

� Finally, I received notification from the AKCin reference to the Board’s position to YulinDog Meat Festival held in China which has cre-ated outcries around the world. As you know,FCI has designated the World Dog Show to bein China in 2019. AKC believes these protestsare completely justified and imperative forthere to be any chance of eliminating institu-tionalized and heinous treatment, torture andconsumption of thousands of dogs each year.AKC urges China to implement educationalprograms to help end the barbarous practiceof torture and eating of dogs. AKC offers assis-tance in this effort in any way possible.

2015 CDTC Annual Dinner—A Great Success!

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6 August 2015

News From Jennie!Jenny Larkin’s reports, “Tali turned one year old. Yes, weall (including Bo and Tip) have survived—so far! She alsoearned her first performance title (Cynosport Puppy Rally)so she is now Kol Tuv Fuligin Tali RLP.

In addition. we went to the Blue Crab Cluster shows inRichmond, VA on June 27-28, where she earned WinnersBitch both days (2 points each day for her first breedpoints!), and won Owner-Handled Best of Breed each day.On Saturday, she got fourth place in the Owner-HandlerHerding Group! She is (quite amazingly) placed in theCanaan Dog breed rankings and owner-handler rankings.”

What a fine performance for a young dog in a pressurecooker of an atmosphere—a champion in the making!

Specialty News From Brad & Jim!Brad Smith & Jim Loucks have exciting news about Tula:

“What a great weekend we had in Richmond, VA at the Potomac Valley and Standard Schnauzer Club of America’sSpecialty Shows! Windsong Autumn Whisper CD RAE (Tula)displayed her first-rate Rally Advanced Excellent skills beforeJudge David Brobst at the Southern Maryland Kennel Clubtrials on June 26 and June 27. On Friday, Judge Brobst awardedher first place in Excellent (96), second place in Advanced(97) and High-in-Trial (Rally). On Saturday, scores of 98 inboth Excellent and Advanced earned her two 3rd Placements.These two pictures tell it all—Tula needs a trophy room!

This is such a big accomplishment at Tula’s breed specialty!We are so happy Team Tula got to strut their stuff in front ofthe Schnauzer Nation!

Brags—CDTC Members & Dogs Take To the Ring!

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New Obedience Title!Pam Coblyn is overjoyed to announce that Fenway(Ch. Tartan Bay Green Monster, CDX, AX, MXJ, XF, RAE,CGC) nailed his final Open A leg with a 2nd Place at theNortheastern KC trial on July 12. This makes Fen’s fourthupper level title in four different venues: conformation,agility, obedience and rally. Pam says, “This was the hard-est title to earn but it is the most satisfying because of thestronger bond and teamwork we forged. Many thanks toinstructor Shirley Harry!”

Believe in your dog, decide your criteria and give it 110%!

Lotsa News from Megan’s Posse!In Centre Hall PA, On Thursday July 16:

• Gracie turns 11 years old!!!! Happy birthday,Miss Gracie!

• Lilly earned her 1st Open leg with a 1stPlace!!!

• Lilly also earned her 1st RAE Rally leg with a2nd Place in Advanced & 3rd Place in Excellent!

• Jasper earned his 1st RAE leg with a 4th Placein Advanced!

For a fun celebration, we all hiked Bear Meadows& Indian Wells!!

Megan Hemmer is also proud to announce thatLilly earned her 2nd Open obedience leg with a2nd Place at the Salisbury, MD trial on July 19!!!

Way to go, Lily—just one more! Good job Jasperand have a wonderful 11th year Gracie!

Field Trial Trophy for the Welsh Family!Milly B Welsh is overjoyed to announce:

“Pictured above is the Del Bay Retriever Club’s BestBitch revolving trophy. It is given at the Spring FieldTrial to the Best Bitch (highest placing). This springthe trial was May 23-24, 2015.

This year it was won by Holly, (Holland Cliffs Seaside Sanibel, MH, QA2, CD, RN) (on left)

In 2011, the trophy was won by Bunny (FC/AFC LilMac’s Black River Rabbit, MH, CDX, RA, CGC) (onright)

Both dogs are owned by Milly B Welsh & CharlesHayden, who handled them for the trophy.

Hearty congratulations for consistently splendidhandling!

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A Very Special Brag!Making A Difference—Making People Smile!Pat Wells and Rika joined other People Animals Love (PAL) dogs were invited to Dulles Airport over the July 4thweekend. The “de-stress” passengers and staff. Rika was quite the star as she rocked the United sun glasses allthree days. She got to visit the United Operations area and go on an empty airplane. She posed with passengersand staff and many people remarked at how well behaved she was. She even made some of the TSA people smile.United made a nice donation to PAL and also donated $1 for every posting to social media using #UnitedPaws.

Once again I have to thank all of the people that have helped make Rika the dog that she is. I could not have doneit without the training and support that I have received at the club.

Rika is helping to make a more peaceful world and bring smiles whereever she goes. Way to go, Rika!

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July Obedience Run-thru

Seen At the Club—

What good dogs!

Cute Shoes!!!

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Canine Camp Getaway!, continued from page 1I was allowed to go attend each meal in the dining

room as long as I behaved myself. At dinner, I lay underthe table and Dianne shared some of her flank steakwith me. The food was pretty good. There was achoice of three entrees, salad and dessert. Then wewent for a walk with two of my new friends. Theweather was lovely: a nice cool evening for June.

On Wednesday morning, Dianne and I had our firstagility class. It was outside and there were a lot of distractions. I wanted to try every obstacle but had towait for the instructor to tell me it was my turn. I triedthe Tunnel, Jumps, Tire, A-frame, Dogwalk and Chute—all on lead. It was fun!

We went back to the room for a rest and then wentswimming before lunch. I got to go to the dining roomagain for breakfast and lunch. I was being good so Icould get some of the yummy food Dianne had: eggs,sausage and bread. Lunch was a tuna sandwich andchips—Dianne shared the chips. After lunch, we had acamp photo taken: everyone was on the grassy hill; humans wore purple camp shirts. Then we went to aloose leash walking seminar. I had been pulling Diannedown the stairs from the day we got here. The instruc-tor taught Dianne how to use the leash and do somesmall pulls on the leash. It worked and I stoppedpulling—Dianne was so happy and proud of me. Thiswas a busy day because Rally instruction was before

dinner. Dianne helped the instructor set up the courseand I was the demo dog for the Novice course. When itwas time for me to do the Excellent course, I was takenoff lead. Everyone oohed and aahed. At lunch and din-ner, the camp director made announcements, and wehad a game of the day. Today’s game was to guess howmany treats there were in the cookie jar.

On Thursday morning, we went to our second Agilityclass and I tried the Teeter Totter and Table. Then we rana short course with the table, jump, dogwalk, twojumps and the Chute: this was awesome. Again, I got togo swimming and then onto lunch. Dianne decidedthat we were going to have a nice quiet time before thepool games as she knew I was going to be very excited.

I also jumpedoff the side ofthe pool and thegame was to seewho could jumpthe farthest; Iam no competi-tion for the bigdogs. After din-ner, we went fora walk with ournew friends.

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Canine Camp Getaway!, continued from page 10

We attended Barks and Crafts where Dianne deco-rated a flower pot for Cara, her granddaughter, usingdog stickers, and put the seeds inside it that we got inthe camp goodie bag. The pool games included relayraces where two balls were thrown to two dogs; therewere about 10 dogs total. I made it to the finals wherea Lab beat me. Dianne was thrilled that I made it to thefinals!

Friday morning we drove into the town of LakeGeorge for a lovely walk by the lake and through thisscenic small town tucked into the Adirondack Moun-tains . Talk about a dog friendly place: there was a K9Station where they offered us food and drink and therewas a dog beach. We had a nice stroll and a profes-sional photographer took a picture of Dianne and I sit-ting on a bench.

When we got back to camp, we went to Agility class.This time we linked together the Aframe, jump, tunnel,jump, and tire. I was having a blast with this-no formalobedience. After lunch and a rest, we went swimming.

I noticed Dianne starting to pack up and putting thingsin the car; looks like we were leaving tomorrow. Din-ner and a walk finished off the day. Saturday morningwas the best day ever. We went to Agility and I got torun several short courses off lead!

We then headed out for a long drive. At dinner, I wasso tired that I fell asleep and was snoring loudly.

The camp also offered a camp store where humanand dog products were sold and a silent auction: eachattendee brought items and the monies collected weredonated to a charity. A professional photographer tookpictures of us participating in various activities.

By the end of the week, Dianne was very relaxed.There was no pressure to do anything formal. I made alot of friends, some of whom were obedience andagility dogs, and some of whom were just on vacationwith their owners. Some dogs were given rides instrollers and some were very athletic, some were pupsand some were as old as 17 years of age. All in all wehad a great time and Dianne and I bonded even more.

Editor’s Note: There are all sorts of dogcentric campswhere you can spend quality time with your belovedcompanion. From pure “just for fun” (like luckyBosco’s vacation) to competition obedience andagility, there is lots to choose from. Lots of options canbe found on the internet. Learn, have fun get awaywith your dog!

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Coppertop’s Abigale Alert, MH, QA2Abbey

7/2/02 - 6/26/15

Rest in PeaceMilly B Welsh and Charles Hayden

Davidsonville, MD

Running Free...At the Rainbow Bridge

NO!

Reminder!Our club is doing a greatjob of keeping equipment away from the mirrors. Congratulations to everyone!

Once more Capital has been askedto put on the final demonstration onthe last day of the MontgomeryCounty Agricultural Fair in the largestpavilion on Saturday, August 22 at6:30 pm. This is B I G!We put on demonstrations of obe-

dience, rally, and agility. We havedogs at every level, and dogs thatjust “work the crowd”, as good am-bassadors. Whatever you can andwant to do is appreciated!As with any sport, dog performance

sports done absolutely perfectly,looks easy. We know that it is far from easy. To the very large crowd of spectators, theylike the “miscues” perhaps more than the flawless performances. So don’t worry that yourdog is still training—we are a training club).We need folks to assemble equipment to be taken out there, unload and set up, assist

with the performances, take down and haul away. And of course we need lots of teamsfrom our training programs—obedience, rally and agility and everything in between—toput on the performances and work the crowds.It is typically hot and humid. You will be working on sawdust that is probably full of ani-

mal poop and urine—it is the county fair—with a zillion folks all around and lots and lots ofnoises. But it is also the most satisfying thing that you might do with your dog—knowingthat you are presenting what we do at CDTC to the largest audience you might encounter.It is an incredible feeling to show the broader community what dogs (and even their ownpets) can do!“Many, many years ago, I was at the fair and saw this demonstration. I was so impressed that

dogs could do that, especially in that type of environment, under those conditions, that Iwanted to try to train that in my own dog, and here I am today,” says Burton Goldstein.So hold the date, Saturday, August 22!. The shows starts around 6 pm, but we need

a crew to get there earlier and help set up. We hear that the grilled cheese sandwichesand the “almost” homemade ice cream right next to where CDTC is set up are reasonsenough to attend!Shannon Hall will be the Mistress of Ceremonies for all the demos and entertain the

adoring crowds.We need club members to volunteer their dogs for tricks, obedience, rally and agility!

We could also use more therapy dogs and friendly dog teams. In addition to demo dogs, weneed help with setting up courses and help with hauling equipment to and from the Fair. The demo will start at 6:30 pm on Saturday, August 22. But, folks should be there ear-

lier to help set up and go hang out and enjoy the Fair! Please check your club emails forinformation about how to volunteer.

Come To the County Fair!Come To the County Fair!

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14 August 2015

Day Date Time Instructor Time Class Instructor

CLASS SCHEDULES

PUPPY KINDERGARTENSat 7/18-9/19 11:00-11:50 B. Smith

BEGINNER, ADVANCED BASIC & SUB-NOVICEMon C 7:15-8:05 pm Adler/DwyerTue 7/21-8/25 6:00-6:50 pm ReinhardtThur Sub-Novice 9:30-10:20 am AdlerThur Adv. Basic 6:00-6:50 pm S. MillerSat 7/25-8/29 9:00-9:50 pm SolomonSat Beg. Novice 3:00-3:50 pm Faber

NOVICEMon C 7:30-8:20 pm DanielThurs C 9:30-10:20 am HoltThurs C 6:00-6:50 pm Dwyer

OPENMon C 6:00-7:15 pm LaDieuTue C (Beg.) 7:00-7:50 pm McMunn/CleverdonTue C (Retrieve) 7:00-7:50 pm MerchantThurs C 8:00-9:00 pm Harry (Intermed.)

UTILITYMon C 8:15-9:05 pm AdlerThurs C 6:00-7:00 pm Harry/PrepThurs C 7:00-8:00 pm Harry

HEELINGSat C 12:00-1:00 pm Larkin

RALLYThurs Rally Class Set Up 11-11:30 amThurs C 11:30-12:15 pm Daniel/Comp.Thurs Rally Take Down 12:15 to 12:30Sat Rally TG 1:30-3:00 McAuliffe, et. al.

TRICKSTue 11:30-12:20 pm RosenSat 7:30-8:45 am Melchior/Henderson

AGILITYWed 6:15-7:30 pm TaitWed 7:30-9:00 pm BriefelSun 11:00-12:15 pm deBremondSun 5:00-6:15 pm GreenSun 6:15-7:30 pm CarterSun 7:30-8:45 pm Hall

FREESTYLEMon C 10:00-12:00 pm ElySat 11:00-12:30 pm Guzman

FLYBALLSat Beginning 6:30-7:30 pm DwyerSat Intermediate 7:30-8:30 pm DwyerSat Competition 8:30-9:30 pm Dwyer

TRAINING GROUPSMon C 10:00-12:00 pm Ely (Freestyle)Tue C 6:00-6:30 Cleverdon (Open & Util)Wed C 9:30-10:20 am McCownWed C 11:30-12:00 pm Spodak (Obedience TG)Wed C 12:00-1:00 pm Spodak (Open Discussion)Wed C 1:00 pm Spodak (Freestyle TG)Wed C 4:30-5:30 pm CleverdonThurs C 10:30-11:30 am HoltThurs C 12:30-2:20 pm GoldsteinFri C 7:00-9:00 pm McAuliffeSat C 12:00-1:00 pm LarkinSat C 1:00-3:00 pm McAuliffe/Harab/SmithSun C 9:00-11:00 am Bob Reinhardt

BUILDING CLEANINGTues C Before 8 am and 1-4 pm

Montgomery Cleaning Company

TG = Training Group C = Continuing Class

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Time Class Instructor Ring Time Class Instructor Ring

CLASS SCHEDULES

MONDAY10-12 noon Freestyle TG Ely 1-2-36:00-7:15 Open LaDieu 2-37:15-8:05 Sub-Novice Adler/Dwyer 37:30-8:20 Novice Daniel 1-28:15-9:05 Utility Adler 2-3

TUESDAY11:30-12:20 Tricks Rosen 1-2

1-3:30 pm Building Cleaning6:30-6:50 Basic Reinhardt 7/21-8/25 16-6:30 Open/Utility TG Cleverdon 26:00-6:50 pm Puppy K, 6/2-8/4 Hathaway/David 37-7:50 Open Retrieve Skills Merchant 1

6/16-9/157-7:50 Beg. Open Cleverdon/McMunn 2-3

8-10:00 CDTC Meetings Bldg.

WEDNESDAY9:30-10:20 am Novice TG McCown 1-211:30-2:20 pm TG: Obed. Handling Spodak 1-2

Discussion & Freestyle6:15-7:30 Agility: Adv. Handling Tait Bldg.

Starting 8/ 5 - 10/77:39-9:00 Agility: Competition Briefel Bldg.

Starting 8/ 5 - 10/7

THURSDAY9:30-10:20 am Sub-Novice Adler 39:30-10:20 Novice Holt 1-211:00-11:30 Rally Set-up 2-311:30-12:15pm Competition Rally Daniel 2-312:15-12:30 Rally Take Down 2-312:30-2:30 Open/Utility TG Goldstein Bldg.6:00-6:50 Novice Dwyer 1-26:00-7:00 Utility Prep Harry 36:00-7:00 Advanced Basic S. Miller 1

7 23-8/277:00-8:00 pm Utility Harry 2-38:00-9:00 Open Intermediate Harry 1-2

FRIDAY10:00-12:00 Freestyle Ely 1-2-3

SATURDAY9:00-9:50 am Adv.Basic Solomon 7/25-8/29 2-3

11:00-11:50 Puppy K B. Smith 37/18-9/5

11:00-12:00pm Fun With Freestyle Guzman Bldg.

12:00-1:00 pm Heeling Training Class Larkin 1-2

1:00-3:00 Rally Training Grp. McAuliffe/ 1-2-3Harab/Faber/Smith

3:00-3:50pm Beginner Novice Faber 1

7/25-9/12

3:00-3:50 CGC Prep Jeweler 2-37/25-8/15

6:30-7:30 Beg.Flyball Dwyer 1-2-3

7:30-8:30 Intermediate Flyball Dwyer 1-2-3

8:30-9:30 Competition Flyball Dwyer 1-2-3

SUNDAY9-11:00 am Open TG Reinhardt 1-211-12:15 pm Agility: Beginner deBremond Bldg.

Starts 8/9 - 10/11

2:00 pm CGC Test, 8/23 Harab Bldg.

2:00 pm CGC A Hall Bldg.9/20

5:00-6:15 Agility: Foundations Kate Green Bldg.Starts 8/9 - 10/11

6:15-7:30 Agility: Handlng B Carter Bldg.Starts 8/9 - 10/11

7:30-8:45 Agility: Handling A Hall Bldg.Starts 8/9 - 10/11

More Doings At the Club!• General Meeting/CDTC Annual Dinner: August 11, 8 pm• CGC Test August 23, 2 pm• • Board Meeting: August 25, 8 pm

ObichaffThe Monthly Newsletter ofCapital Dog Training Clubof Washington, DC, Inc.

Pam Coblyn, Editor2758 Garfield AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20910-1823

Originators of AKC’s Braceand Graduate Novice classes

General Membership Meeting

Tuesday, August 11 at 8 pm

ObedienceRun-Thru

Sunday, August 2 at 9 am

CGC TestComing this Summer!

Advanced-CGCTest

Coming this Fall!Please contact the

Training Secretary to register

Clubhouse/Information Phone: 301-587-5959 (K9K9)Yahoo! Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/cdtcWebsite: www.cdtc.orgObichaff email: pamcoblyn@comcast.netClasses: www.cdtc.org/classes/classes.htmlEvents: www.cdtc.org/events/events.htmlFacebook: Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, DCTwitter:@CapDTCeCommerce Site: www.CapitalDTC.blogspot.com

July Rally Training Group ScheduleSet up at 1pm. Walk-thrus at 1:25.Runs start at 1:35, end by 2:45 pm.The next training dates will be:August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Please check our club’s listserv forany cancellations.