Nex Meeting & Delayed Christmas Party

The next meeting is Jan. 28th.  Several people asked that we do our Christmas party then.  So we will meet at Cafe 37.  We will meet at 6:30 to order our meals.  I realize some folks can't make it that early.  You can still come to the meeting and order when you get there.

Please let me know if you plan on coming so I can give the restraunt an idea of how many people to expect.  Let me know also if you still want to do the gift exchange.

The next Monday night get together will be Jan. 6th.  Please let me know if you plan on coming so I can let you know if we should need to cancel. 

My phone number is 417-252-0349. - Beth

Canceling of Christmas Party and December Activities

We are cancelling the Christmas party that was supposed to be this Tuesday (12/11).  It sounds like the weather is supposed to improve over the upcoming weekend, but then turn bad again.  We were supposed to have a Monday night training next week, but it looks like the weather isn't going to cooperate.  So unless the weather changes drastically that is cancelled also.  See you in January.  Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. ~ Beth

Monday, December 2nd - News & Updates

This coming Monday we will be meeting at Risner's Stable in West Plains with the dogs to do obedience and rally.  Please let me know if you will be there.  I'll check my e-mail this evening, otherwise give me a call and leave message.  417-252-0349.  That way if we have to cancel I can give you a call and save you a wasted trip.  If you don't know if I have your phone number, give me a call and I can save it on my phone.  The last time I had to cancel, I was frantically calling my husband to get him to look up numbers and call folks for me.  For those who don't know me well, I work for the Forest Service and can get called at any minute to fight fires.  I may not be where I can get to e-mail or phone book, but I'll do my best to call you and leave a message that it is cancelled. ~ Beth

Our December meeting (Christmas party) is Dec. 10th at Cafe 37.  We will get together at 6:30pm.  If you need to come later that is fine.  We will be voting on officers and board members.  That should be it for business.  If you would like to participate, we do the dirty Santa game for a gift exchange.  Please bring a wrapped gift, $10 suggested value limit.  It doesn't have to be dog related.  If you would like to come but haven't already let me know you are coming, please let me know by Wed so I can give the restraunt a final total. ~ Beth

We are not doing the Christmas parade this year as there are conflicting events for that weekend.~ Beth

We need to get sponsors for the March fun match to help off-set the cost of the civic center.  Plus we will be having a silent auction.  So if you can get businesses to donate money or an item for the auction that would be great.  There will be a sign hung up at the event listing them as a sponsor if they donate money.  Any item donated will have a sign with it saying who donated it. ~ Beth

 

Incredible Dog Challenge - St. Louis MO

Incredible Dog Challenge Photos

More info on the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge 2013

We will be getting together Monday night at Risner stables starting at 6:30 until about 8. Please let me know if you plan on attending. Call me at 417-252-0349 or send an e-mail. My computer is acting up so the phone may be a safer option. Other dates will be Oct. 7 & 21 I know many of you weren't able to come to the meeting Tuesday night, especially since I didn't get a chance to send a reminder out. These are some things that were discussed that you may be interested in: A Nutro Rep will be at the next meeting to discuss dog nutrition. He won't be pushing his brand, so this won't be a sales push. The conformation/obedience/rally show will be March 22nd at the Civic Center. We are going to check on renting the sports matting from the civic center so we can have matting for all 3 rings. Haunting in the Hollow is Oct. 19th. We need folks to help staff our booth from 1-6. I know many of you will be at the show in Springfield. If you aren't going to be tied up otherwise, I would appreciate it if you can come help for a couple hours. We are going to try to do a better job of advertising our events. So if you know of any publications, radio stations, etc where we can get things advertised within Howell and the surrounding counties or publications like the Kennel Spotlight, please send their contact information to me. We are thinking about putting on a seminar in mid June. We are looking for topics that would be of interest to the general public. Please send in ideas or bring them to the next meeting. We are also considering putting on a fun show with costume class and other similar type classes in late spring. This would just be a fun activity to invite the public and their dogs too. ~Beth

New Album Posted for RDO & Agility Match

Uploaded 50 photos from the Agility Match & RDO from last Saturday 09/21/2013. Photo Album If more pictures were taken of the rest of the events, such as the various Demos and Meet the breeds, please send them to me at cjtitus @ yahoo.com (without spaces) and I will optimize them and get them posted with the rest of the photos. That offer is good for any event & activity, I would be happy to post them up for our members and web visitors! Cj L. Titus webmaster

Upcoming Activities Notes:

1. We will be getting together on Monday Sept 16 at Galloway Park at 6:30 for final agility and CGC practice before the fun match on Sept. 21st. 
2. The guest speaker for the Tues. Sept 24th club meeting will be speaking on dog nutrition. 
3. The club will have another get together on Monday Sept. 30th at Galloway Park.