December 2015 Volume 71 • Issue 11

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

of the AKC Since 1938

In This Issue

Estate Planning For Your Pets ..........................1From the Editor..................................................2From the President............................................3Delegates Report...............................................4A Big Thank You! ...............................................4Hikes & Adventure.............................................5Training Outside of the Box...............................6Howliday Party Announcement.........................7Canine Freestyle Titling Event ..........................8

Future CDTC Agility Start..................................8Rally-O-Ween Costume Party...........................9CDTC Trial Brags.......................................10-12Lisa Bonker Conditioning Seminar ............13-14CDTC Dogs Celebrate the Howlidays ............15CDTC Board of Directors Nominations .....16-21Day Tripping with Fig.......................................21Calendar.....................................................22-23Back Cover ...............................Announcements

At our October GeneralMembership meeting,member Janice Kopp

arranged for Melinda Felinton ofFelinton Elder Law & Estate Plan-ning Centers to speak to us onthe topic of estate planning forour pets. Ms. Felinton is a mem-ber of the National Academy ofElder Law Attorneys, the Mary-land, D.C. and Florida bar associa-tions and has been practicinglaw for over 34 years. Her prac-tice is dedicated to estate plan-ning and elder law.

The issue of estate planningfor our pets is an important onefor many of our members, particularly if you have nofamily, siblings or other person to care for your petsshould you die or become incapacitated. However, it isimportant to select the right investment vehicle to pro-vide for your pets as was pointed out by Ms. Felinton.She went on to explain the differences between a tradi-tional will, a living trust and issues related to endowinga pet trust.

First, what happens if an individual dies without a

will or trust? In this case, the state the individual residesin will manage their estate. Pets owned by an individualwho dies or is no longer able to care for them will endup in an animal shelter. Obviously, this is not a goodchoice. Per Ms. Felinton, there are two options to con-sider for pet estate planning, i.e., a will or a living trust.

Ms. Felinton then went on to describe the disadvan-tages of having a will. A last will and testament is subjectto probate, a court-administered process where a person’sestate is distributed according to the terms of the will.The probate process is subject to public inspection andcan, and often does, take over six months to complete.In the meantime, the funds you have named in your willto take care of your pet(s) are not immediately availableuntil the probate process has been completed. Anotherdisadvantage of a will is that it doesn’t protect the sur-vivor from losing all the money set aside to take care ofyour pets through a new marriage, lawsuits or other unforeseen circumstances.

Ms. Felinton recommends setting up a pet trust, specif-ically a living trust, as the best option so that money setaside for an individual’s pets can be used immediatelyupon your death or incapacitation. In creating a livingtrust, a guardian caregiver for your pet(s) and a back-upmust be named. How do you determine how much

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Thinking Ahead—

Estate Planning for Your Pets!— by Carrie Solomon, President, CDTC

Obichaff is published monthly, except in January, for the benefit of members of Capital Dog TrainingClub. Members are encouraged to submit articles that would be of interest to other members. Allsubmissions to Obichaff must have the author’s name. Previously published material must includepermission from the publisher to use the material in Obichaff. The Editor has the right to edit forspace, content and tone. If significant changes are made (i.e., more than just for clarity, punctuation,spelling, etc.), the author will be given an opportunity to review the edited article. Material publishedin Obichaff does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editor or of CDTC. Newsletters of otherclubs may quote any part of this publication, provided proper credit is given and a copy sent toCapital Dog Training Club.

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

Coordinator for Capital PointsLisa Daniellisadaniel20814@gmail.comSunshine PersonLois Kieter lkietur@gmail.comOn-line Roster ManagerMary Carsonmaryccarson@gmail.comWebsite ManagerCarolyn Henrycaro.e.henry@gmail.com

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From the Editor— by Pam Coblyn, Editor, Obichaff

A Time for Gratitude,A Season of Joy!“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough—and more! It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into afriend. Gratitude makes sense."

—Melody Beattie

There are so many ways our club makes me happy for which I am immensely grateful.

The most obvious is for the training. And by training, I’m referring tomyself! From my first Puppy Kindergarten class and on to obedience, agility,rally and now utility, I’ve learned some new skills and helped teach a wild,young puppy how to be a joy to live with and be my partner in many ways.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to meet so many new and interestingpeople, most of which I would never have crossed paths with. It’s funny,isn’t it, how the love of dogs can usurp most differences. I look forward tothe comradeship and genuine affability our members show one anotherwithin our clubhouse and beyond.

Most of all, I’m grateful to witness the helpfulness, genuine concern andselflessness I see at CDTC. It makes me marvel at what a small miracle ourorganization is. Andm it’s all done in the spirit of giving, of volunteerism, ofwanting to help. We have so many members who DO—from teaching,cleaning up, organizing, fixing, beautifying, putting on trials, throwing parties,community involvement, exploring new technology, finding better equip-ment, scheduling and making sure our club functions as close to a well-oiled machine. I find this all very inspiring and it makes me want to jumpin and figure out how I can volunteer to help. I hope it inspires you, too!

Fenway and I would like to wish everyone at CDTC a wonderful holiday season and a very Happy New Yearfilled with lots of success!

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From the President—December, 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!

At our November 10, 2015 general membership meeting, I spoke about our desire for a newclubhouse and what we know about our current clubhouse, i.e., how much we lease,where our members live in relationship to our clubhouse location, and its deficiencies. I

want to share that information with you in this month’s column so the rest of you know where weare as we embark upon a new clubhouse search.

Here’s what we know so far:1. Our current lease expires March 2017.2. We rent 5,400 square feet of space. For the first three years we were paying $8.50/square foot. The rent went up to $8.75 this past year and will increase to $9.00 in April for the last year of the current lease.

3. We can extend our current lease if we desire for a period of time of our choosing while we conduct a search for a new clubhouse.

4. The search for a new clubhouse will begin in earnest in January 2016.5. Deficiencies in current location:a. Rings are too small for Utilityb. Columns present obstacles for agility, rally, obedience, etc.c. Parking lot frustrations

Where do CDTC Members Live?

By State % By Jurisdiction % Montgomery County %

Maryland 78% Montgomery County 65% Bethesda/Chevy Chase 14%

DC 13% Prince Georges County 5% Rockville/Potomac 11%

Virginia 9% Rest of MD <5% Gaithersburg Area 7%

Kensington/Silver Spring 27%

It will take time and money to find a new location and move there. We will keep you informed of our progressas we move through the process. Meanwhile, you can help out by letting us know if you have ideas or leads onpossible locations for us to explore. Thank you!

Carrie Solomon, President, CDTC

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First, I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season.

As December approaches, I am looking forward to attending the AKC Delegates Meeting in Orlando beforethe Eukanuba shows on Dec. 12 and 13. If any memberis participating in Conformation,Agility or the Obedience Classic, let me know your day and time (justuschows@verizon.net) and I will try to come andsupport you and your dog. The overall show entry thisyear tops 6,100 entries, making it the largest dog showheld in the United States in the past 20 years.

Television and live coverage of the Eukanuba eveningcompetition will be streamed live beginning 6 pm eachnight on www.akc.org and live.eukanuba.com. Theywill be televised live on FidoTV (Channel 245 on DISH).

FidoTV has announced that they will be carryingmany canine-oriented news, shows and other events.They have partnered with AKC to assist with program-ming dedicated to the interest of dog people. This couldbe a tremendous lift to the sport if marketed correctly.We have been asked to go to our providers—like Verizon,Infinity and Cox—and ask them to carry the networkFidoTV. Go to AKC’s website and learn how to bring FidoTV to your provider. Many Delegates have done thisgoing through the providers Marketing Department.

The latest edition of the AKC Obedience Regulationsamended to 12/1/15 is available. The regular price forthe book is $10 plus shipping charges. If order in bulk,they are $4 per book with a flat shipping rate of $5. The

CDTC Board has directed me to order50 books.

In the Companion Events Committee, WestminsterKC Delegate Harvey Wooding gave an update on theMaster Obedience Trial to be held in February in conjunction with their show in February. He also statedthe Agility final will be televised on Fox.

AKC logo: The question has been asked if it was ac-ceptable to use the old logo or must clubs use the newlogo. The answer from AKC is either logo is acceptable.

The new Obedience/Trial Manual is available fordownloading from the AKC site. It will not be availableto buy. The manual is a guide for putting on obedienceand rally trials. At the CDTC Board meeting, Carrie saidshe would arrange for us to have two copies, one forthe trial chair and one for the clubhouse. However, it isfree to download and it has a large number of pages toprint. A suggestion was made to put it on a drive thentake it to an office supply store to print out.

At the next Delegates Meeting, there will be anothervote on term limits for AKC Board members. This votewill be to eliminate the rule that currently exists. If youhave thoughts on this, let me know.

Under the Best Practices Project for our committee,the article on Novice Only Trials written by Larry Wilsonand Gail LaBerge is on-line in our Best Practices section.It gives ideas from their experiences on giving theirvery successful trials.

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Delegates Corner— by Joyce Dandridge, CDTC AKC Delegate

Contribution In Memory of Melitta CarterCDTC member, Linda Gordon, along with

her husband and Boston terrier Charlie, sent agenerous donation in memory of our belovedMelitta Carter.

Linda and Melitta took Jerusha Gurvin’sNovice Obedience classes together.

Our CDTC community is so grateful toLinda for her generosity, continued friendshipand for honoring the memory of dear Melitta.

Thank you, Linda!

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More from Megan Hemmer’s backpacking adventures.This time, the gang headed to South Carolina to hike thetrails and see the waterfalls. Oh, and to also go to a rallyand obedience trial which turned this weekend getawayinto a most successful trip!

Where’s Anna? She thinks she ishiding and quite stealthy!

Sleepy kids rest during the hike.

Early Saturday on October 10 , we headed down to South Carolina.There was a lot of rain in North Carolina, but none of the roads wereclosed due to flooding.

On Sunday, Lilly earned her 6th Rally Advanced Excellent leg and her1st leg of Graduate Open with a 4th Place! After the show, we celebratedby heading to Jones Gap State Park. There was a detour because a bridgewas out. We hiked part of the Rim of the Gap Trail, which was steep inplaces and required picking up the pups to get them up a 5-foot tall rock.

On Monday, we went back to Jones Gap and went to Rainbow Falls,which was gorgeous and then to the Jones Gap Falls, which was hardto see, but had a nice natural water slide. Then, we stopped at Dargan’sCascades before heading back. This area is definitely worth a return visit!

The gang poses at the South Carolina Cascades.

Hikes & AdventuresWith Megan and the Gang!

Get outdoors with your dog!

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Denise Parsons: Sits & Downs at the beach with LOTS of distractions!

Nan Marks: Gordon and Lucy show off theirgood Sits and beautiful grooming while on awalk by a lake!

Brad Smith: Tula practices her“Touch” amidst all the distractions indowntown Washington, DC!

Kathy Sheehan: Border colliesLucky, Dodger and Speedy doingscary “Crypt Sit” on Halloween!

Marsha Iyomasa: Koa and Kumapractice the Sit by a looming dog!

Our members say where there’s a will there’s a way. Look around at your surroundings to find opportunitiesto train—even on vacation! Don’t give up and miss training opportunities that are all around you!

Go out and have fun with your dogs—they won’t even know it’s training!

Sandi Atkinson :Somebody left awooden chair out inthe woods, just off the“River Trail” at GreatFalls Park tavernarea. Figaro eagerlyinvestigated it stand-ing, but had to be per-suaded to SIT for thecamera.

Think Outside of the Box—Training Challenges!

CDTC dogs are Good Dogs

and can prove itanywhere!

HOLIDAY PARTYC A P I T A L D O G T R A I N I N G C L U B

Celebrate the season at the

Bring your dog and have tons o’ fun!

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QTuesday, December 8

New Member Reception at 6:30 pmBrief business meeting at 7:00 p.m. immediately followed by the party!

Food Music Games Prizes!

It’s a pot luck dinner—please bring something scrumptious to share! Everyone brings something to share, preferably something made at home.

If you do not have time to cook, come anyway—there is always enough to go around!If your last name begins with A through E, bring finger food, or appetizers.

If your last name begins with F through J, bring a salad.If your last name begins with K through R, bring a main course or sandwiches.

If your last name begins with S ,bring a dessert.If your last name begins with T through Z, bring drinks.

OR, bring whatever you like—your favorite recipe! Please LABEL your utensils!Please contact Donna Cleverdon for any questions regarding food.

Charma Le Edmond will be decorating...come and help Sunday afternoon—it’s fun!Email Charma at ce@shelterstudios.com or call her at 301-437-2287

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money to set aside for a pet trust? The projected life expectancy of the pet is part of the formula plus inci-dentals such as visits to the vet, food, grooming and af-terlife care (cremation/burial) are other considerations.When averaging the monthly care of your pet(s), it’sbetter to overestimate when determining the amountto set aside in your pet trust. Ms. Felinton noted the importance of deciding who will be the beneficiary of

the trust when the pet dies so that any unused fundscan be distributed according to your wishes.

Our members had lots of questions for Ms. Felintonbut, bottom line, it is wise to seek out the help of a pro-fessional when developing a plan for the care of your petsshould something happen to you. Ms. Felinton concludedthe question and answer session by informing membersthat she often holds workshops on estate planning andextended an invitation to everyone to attend.

Estate Planning for Your Pets, continued from page 1

The Next Generation of CDTC Agility Stars!Meet two of the CDTC’s newest puppy members—Kathy Sheehan’s Speedy (SpeedDawg Racer) and Ken Briefel’s “Super” Max(Maxwell’s Silver Hammer).

Speedy and Max met one another for a spirited puppy romp on a beautiful autumnday. They entertained competitors at a recentUSDAA trial at the Hog Dog facility and willundoubtedly meet again in the ring!

There’s a Ping in Our Steps—Capital’s Friday Freestyle Class Steps it Up at Titling Event

—by Mary Sullivan

CDTC’s Friday Freestyle Class showed well and earned some top honors at the CanineFreestyle Federation’s (CFF) back-to-back titling events November 7 and 8. Very suc-cessfully hosted and run by the Sirius Guild Chapter (composed of Silver Spring’s class

and others in Virginia) of CFF, the trials took place at the Colonial K9 facility in Stafford, VA.Friday class members Wendy Ely and her Belgian Terv, Tenor; Marian Hardy and her toypoodle, Ping; Kathy Noble and her Golden, Rosie; Mary Sullivan and Belgian sheepdog, Journey;and Cinda Verbin and German Shepherd, Bandit all competed, while fellow class membersPat Mathews, Sharon Kirby, Nan Marks, plus husbands and friends helped run the trial.

Our class came home with numerous new titles, class placements, a High-In-Trial, and bestof all: a Hall of Fame inductee! Marian and Ping were inductedinto the CFF Hall of Fame, an award honoring dog and handler

teams who have contributed greatly to the development and furthering of CanineFreestyle Federation freestyle. Marian and Ping have been long-time members and partic-ipants of the sport, classes, workshops,and retreats, with their own unique, creative, andever-evolving choreography. Kudos to you, Ping and Marian! You have shown us howfilled with joy—and yes, occasional whimsy—freestyle can be.

I am extremely proud of how each of our performing teams showed. Elegance,grace, training, devotion, attention and humor abounded. Now, on to new routinesand more fun!

Jim Poor, Dog Sports Photographers

Photo by Ken Briefel

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In honor of Bosco Harab’s new Rally Advanced title, his owner Dianne hosted a costume party and celebration at the wildly popular and fun Saturday RallyTraining Group. Bosco and Dianne graciously thanked the training group for

all their support, help and encouragement—that’s what friends are for!

Rally-O-Ween CostumeParty at CDTC

Boo!

Howl!

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Brags—CDTC Members & Dogs Take To the Ring!

More Open A Success!Tom Tathams’s Maggie earned her fifth OpenA leg on October 24 at the Mount Vernon Trial inPoint of Rocks, MD!

You are a good girl, Maggie—5 times over!

Snooker Snooze Over New Agility Title !Pam Coblyn’s Fenway earned his USDAA AdvancedSnooker title with a 1st Place on November 15 at HogDog. He also got 2nd Place in his first Masters Jumpers!

Even border collies go to sleep!

Team Capital Dominates in the Rally Ring!“On the November 7-8 weekend, several Capital members trav-eled to The Dude Ranch in VA to show in Obedience and Rally.We had a great time doing Team Rally: Josie McAuliffewithAtlas and Xena, Sue Faberwith Stevie, and Bosco and Dianne took 1st Place with a team score of 393 out of 400!

Our rally program knows how to have fun and win. Way togo Team Capital—we are all so proud of you!

Atlas Brings Home Rosettes & Goodies!Josie McAuliffe reports,“Atlas earned his Gradu-ate Novice title with one1st Place and one 3rdPlace on November 8,2015, at the Greater Wash-ington Bouvier des Flan-ders Club at the DudeRanch in Glen Allen, VA!

Atlas then earned his 5thRAE leg (Rally AdvancedExcellent) with theHIGHEST COMBINEDscore, wining us a prettyrosette and a BIG bag ofsalmon dog food! Butmost fun of all was doingteam rally with his lab sister Xena, and friendsBoscowith Dianne Harab and Steviewith SueFaber. Naturally, our CDTC team earned FIRSTplace with a score of 393/400. Team rally anyone?Atlas, Xena and I will travel!”

Way to go, Atlas! You had fun, won and got fishydog food!

Bosco’s Rally Excellent leg,1st Place!

Bosco’s Graduate Noviceleg, 1st Place!

Blue Ribbons in Both Rally & Obedience!Dianne Harab and young Bosco earned his very first legin Rally Excellent with a 1st Place! Dianne writes, “We won’ttalk about his second try for another Rally Excellent leg!”Bosco turned it around in Graduate Novice and earned hissecond leg with a 1st Place! Dianne says,“Thanks to all! Thesupport and encouragement has been overwhelming.Bosco and I love being a part of the Capital Family!”

Our club’s support of one another and camaraderie iswhat makes CDTC the greatest place to train!

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New Rally Title With A Special Challenge!Dianne Harab’s Bosco earnedhis RallyAdvanced title on Octo-ber 23. “As you all know, ourbiggest challenge is the FigureEight with distractions—it wasthe first sign on the course!Bosco looked back at it severaltimes while going through thecourse but kept to his job!”

We are so proud of Bosco forowning that Figure Eight!

Junior Hunter & Rally Titles!Laurie Cookwrites, “Tessie finishedup her AKC Junior Hunter title on No-vember 1, handled by my husbandRandy. She also earned her final RAleg at Mount Vernon’s trial on Octo-ber 23. Her new official name is BearHug Joy to the World CD RA JH,NAVHDA NA-P3!

Tessie is the Queen of Multi-Tasking!

Gator Makes Master HunterHistory for Griffons!Laurie Cookwrites, “Gator (MACH BearHug C U Later CDX RAE2 MHA MXS MJGMXF T2B3, NAVHDA NA-P3, UT-P) earnedthe 5th and final leg of his AKC MasterHunter Advanced title on October 31.This is the highest AKC hunting title forpointing breeds, and he is only the thirdWirehaired Pointing Griffon ever to earn it.

It doesn’t get any better than Gator!

First Time in the Ring and First Q Earned!Kathy Sheehans’s young Speedy (Speed Dawg Racer) ranin his first agility trial on November 15th. Not old enough tocompete in USDAA’s Starters class, he was entered in theIntro class for both Jumpers and Standard. Intro courses aresimilar to Starters except that you can elect to train in thering—which was the original plan for Speedy but a last minutedecision was made to run them like “real” courses. Speedydid great—with just one fault in Jumpers and a few glitchesin Standard. There weren’t a lot of entries but he was the onlydog to complete the courses without an elimination. Heearned his first two blue ribbons and clearly had a blast! He

was desperately trying to get back into the Jumpers ring after his run!

We are so proud of Speedy and know we will be reading about lots of future Q’s !

Multiple Successes At Multiple Trials!!On November 7 & 8) at the Bouvier Specialty, Megan Hemmers’swonderfulJasper earned his 8th & 9th RAE legs! Then, on November 12 in Oaks, PA, heearned RAE title—a pretty terrific accomplishment considering he earned hisfirst Rally Novice leg in the beginning of January 2015! Not to be outdone,Megan’s pretty Lilly earned her second Graduate Open leg with a 2nd Place!

That makes FOUR rally titles in less than a year for Jasper—what a rock star!

New Rally &Obedience Titles!Ted deBremond andRyder began theirquest for for their BNand RN at the GermanShepard Club ofGreater WashingtonObedience Trials inBeltsville, MD withDouble Q’s on Sunday,August 2nd.

They acheived :2ndLeg of 3 Legs forRyder’s AKC BeginnerNovice title at the Hyattsville Dog Train-ing Club Obedience Trial on Sat. Sept 19 and the2nd Leg of 3 Legs for Ryder’s AKC Rally Novicetitle at the Hyattsville Dog Training Club Obedience Trial on Sunday, Sept 20.

Ted and Ryder received their BN on October 11at the National Capital Kennel Club Trial. Then, onSaturday, November 21 Ryder earned his RallyNovice title at the Rock Creek Kennel Club trial.

Well done Ted and Ryder—what a team!

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Jade Racks Up the Rosettes!Missy McMunn is rightfully proud of her Jade (Ch. AllGreen Wi’ Envy v Alpha Nordic,RN DJ). She has had abusy fall! Jade’s garnered a num-ber of grandchampion pointsand has beenracking up theCynosport qualifi-cations and titles!The new yearshould see hercompeting forthe upper cham-pionship levels inthat venue andbeginning herAKC career!

Jade is a super-star who can doit all!

Brags—CDTC Members & Dogs Take To the Ring!

Susie Is Superior & Perfect!Shannon Hall’s lab Susie Q had a perfectday—with Qualifying runs on all courses!—on November 21 at the Breakaway ActionDogs NADAC trial. She even finished her OpenTunnelers Superior title. Yay Susie!

Susie is perfectly wonderful!

Excellent New Rally Title!Dianne Harab’s Bosco finished hisRally Excellent title at the Rock CreekKennel show on November 20, 2015.Diane says, “I am so proud of him.Thanks to all for your support, encour-age and advice.”

Bosco is Mr. November with all his Q’s!

Carie Wohl and Elle took SchipperkeBest of Breed at the Rock Creek KennelClub All-Breed Show on Saturday, Nov.21 and then again on Sunday, Nov 22at the Upper Marlboro Kennel Club.

What an amazing Owner-Handlerteam you are!

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The Capital Dog Training Club Presents TWO workshops with…

SUNDAY • JANUARY 10, 2016

Morning: Conditioning for Puppies & Senior DogsA�ernoon: Conditioning for Jumping

Two unique 4-hour sessions—choose either the morning or afternoon!Only 8 Working Spots per Session! � Unlimited Auditing!

For ALL dogs, ALL disciplines: agility, obedience, rally, conformation, field work and more!

Lisa Bonker

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Are you interested in creating a fitness program for yourdog but you don’t know where to start? Have youseen pictures and videos of dogs doing cool stuff on

fitness equipment but you have no idea how to teach it? Doyou have some equipment and do not know how to progresswith the exercises? Canine Conditioning is very

important for all dogs.Frompuppy to senior, from couchpotato to the canine athlete,there are fun exercises to helpimprove your dogs overall wellbeing. These exercises improvebody awareness, balance, flexibility, mobility, and muscularstrength. If you have a canine athlete that competes in agility,conformation, obedience, flyball, herding,etc, a fitness plancan improve performance and help prevent injury. Besides theincredible physical benefits, doing these exercises will providemental stimulation, strengthen the bond with your dog, in-crease dog’s confidence and create more focus. Plus it is re-ally fun to do!!� CONDITIONING FOR PUPPIES AND SENIOR DOGSDuring this workshop, we will focus on teaching exercisesgeared toward the young dog whose joints and muscles arestill growing as well as for the aging dog. Performing condi-tioning with puppies is beneficial as long as proper form andtechnique is obtained. Older dogs benefit greatly from condi-tioning and can really enhance their life. We will go over whatto do, what not to do and how long to perform exercises withpups and older dogs.� CONDITIONING FOR JUMPINGConditioning is very important for agility dogs! Your dogneeds great core strength as well as front and hind limbstrength to jump properly. The exercises taught during thisworkshop will target the muscle groups used when jumping!

About Lisa Bonker, Ph.DLisa has been active in agility for over 15 years and gives

agility and conditioning seminars across the continent. Lisa hostsover 15 trials yearly as In The Zone Agility and In The ZoneAgility of Illinois and has won the NADAC Championships sixyears in a row with three different dogs.

Lisa’s dogs cover a widespectrum—from big to small, softto hard, slow to fast and noviceto multiple championships. Thisallows Lisa to bring real life experiences into her trainingthat include good foundation

training, skill training, motivation and consistent, clear handling—all in a fun positive way.To view a complete list of Lisa’s accomplishments, agility

videos and photos please visit http://inthezoneagility.com/.

Lisa Bonker’s Education—Conditioning Classes/Workshops� Sports Injury and Prevention Workshop with Dr. Fuoco� Yoga Fusion Workshop with Chris Ott� Canine Fitness Trainer Course taught by Deb Gross � Balance Your Bladestaught by Bobbie Lyons and Debbie Gross

� The Enigma of Illiopsoas taught by Bobbie Lyons and Debbie Gross

� Bobbie Lyons Instructor’s Conditioning Seminar� K9 Fitbone Class taught by Bobbie Lyons� K9 Conditioning and Body Awareness Classtaught by Bobbie Lyons

� K9 Conditioning 2 taught by Bobbie Lyons� Agility Foundation and Puppy Performancewith Bobbie Lyons and Daisy Peel

Prior to starting any exercise program, consult with your veterinarian to determine if your dog has any physical limitations or injuries.

Working Spots Sold Out!

Come Audit & Learn!

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Sunday, January 10, 2016Two Different Sessions: 8 am - 12 pm OR 1 pm - 5 pmOne-hour Lunch BreakLunch will be provided. A light breakfast, juice and water will be set out in the morning.

LocationAll Sessions will take place at the CDTC Club House. Doors will open at 7:15 am.Please plan to arrive no later than 7:40 am to set up and check in.

Address 2758 Garfield Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

Seminar Registration Information—8 working spots each session!)Choose Your Session:�� Morning: Conditioning for Puppies and Seniors (8 am - 12 noon)�� Afternoon: Conditioning for Jumping (1 pm - 5 pm)Cost:

Working Slot (limit 8 per session) Members Non Members$50 $60

Audit Slot (nonworking) $30 $40

� Checks must be received with registration form no later than Monday, December 31, 2015� Make checks payable to CDTC� Mail with registration to: Pam Coblyn, 5020 Malden Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816-2820� Please include your name, phone number and email address along with your check

so that we can contact you!� Any questions? Email Pam Coblyn at pamcoblyn@comcast.net or 240-994-8022

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CDTC DOGSCELEBRATE THE HOWLIDAYS

Celebrate!3

16 December 2015

PRESIDENT Carrie Solomon

VICE PRESIDENT Eileen Freedman

SECRETARY Brad Smith

TREASURER Pam Ayres

AKC DELEGATE Joyce Dandridge

TRAINING DIRECTOR Wendy Wilkenson

ASST. TRAINING DIRECTOR FOR AGILITY Abigail Carter

TRAINING SECRETARY Shannon Hall

OBICHAFF EDITOR Pam Coblyn

TRIAL CHAIR Burton Goldstein

TROPHY CHAIR Patti Miller

MEMBER AT LARGE, MEMBERSHIP Charma Le Edmonds

MEMBER AT LARGE, ASST. TRAINING DIRECTOR Lisa Barry

MEMBER AT LARGE Nan Marks

CDTC 2016 Board NomineesFollowing is the slate submitted by the Nominating Committee:

Duties of the Board of Directors

The duties of the Board of Directors shall be to formulate Club policy; to approve club actions at such timesas the Membership is not in regular session or cannot be called into special session; to direct the handlingof publicity; to prescribe general rules and regulations for conducting the training classes, other than the

detailed training routines; to act as a permanent Trial Committee; to negotiate formal, legal transactions for theClub; to approve or disapprove Active Membership applications to the Club, subject to appeal and review by thefinal action of the Membership body; and otherwise to conduct for and in the name of the Club such business asmust be addressed from time to time.

President, Carrie SolomonThis past year I served on the CDTC Board as President and as the facility manager of our clubhouse.

In addition, I teach basic and advanced basic classes. I also volunteer at our obedience run-thrus andobedience trial. I began my affiliation with CDTC in 2004 when I signed up my two French bulldogpuppies in puppy kindergarten. I went on to continue instruction in obedience and rally classes with

my Frenchies and have earned CDs on three of them and five CDX legs on three of them as well as various Rally ti-tles. I have always loved animals and also ride horses in addition to training my dogs. I feel very fortunate to havesuch a wonderful clubhouse site close to my home and a community of wonderful and committed dog trainers tolearn from and share experiences. I am excited about continuing as President of our club and hope to continue ourclub’s strong training tradition by continuing to offer quality training and workshop opportunities for our membersand guests. I am a native Washingtonian and work professionally as a facility manager for 3M in Silver Spring. Otherinterests include making wheel-thrown pottery, yoga, golf, cooking and wine.

Duties: The duties of the President shall be to conduct all meetings of the Club: to represent the club at officialgatherings of other organizations, to act as the head of the Club in all matters of Club policy and otherwise todirect, coordinate, and conduct the work of the Club in such a manner as to be of the most benefit to dogcompanion sports and the club.

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Vice President, Eileen FreedmanMy association with Capital Dog Training Club began in 1993 when I became the default owner of my

son’s German Shepherd pup who he named Geddy Lee. Geddy was a terrific dog with a not-so-terrificfirst-time dog owner. Because I was a responsible, mature adult, I quickly saw the need to train thisever growing puppy who eventually weighed 99 pounds! I went to CDTC for Basic classes—several

in fact. I didn’t know about the club in time for PK. Then, I started reading dog training books. Lots of them. Thatled to going to dog training seminars. Lots of them. That led to assisting MANY excellent instructors at CDTC. Aftera lot of effort to train Geddy, we passed the proficiency test and I was able to join Capital. I am proud to say thatGeddy got a CD. We continued training but for various reasons, I never got more titles with Geddy. I continued toenjoy assisting various classes, various levels and within a couple months of joining, was asked to be on the Boardof Directors as a Member-At-Large. I served on the board for 5 years. Eventually I became a lead instructor teachingBasic Obedience for several years. For the last 6 years I’ve been a Puppy Kindergarten instructor. I’ve enjoyed mystudent teams and I’ve been very lucky to have outstanding assistants. Some of the people who were assisting mehave gone on to become instructors. It’s been my mission to help both organize and beautify the club facilitiesand I am pleased to be renominated as Vice President.

Duties: The Vice President shall have the duties and exercise the powers of the President in case of the President’sdeath, absence or incapacity; and perform such other duties as specifically authorized by the Club or by theBoard of Directors.

Secretary, Brad SmithFor the third year, I am seeking your vote for Secretary. Capital has been our home away from

home for five years. While I am continuously impressed by the dedication of the club’s mem-bers, we also look forward to our continued participating in and assisting with various classes,training groups and trials.

Duties: The Treasurer shall have responsibility for all funds of the Club, their receipt, their deposit in a bank to be designated by the Board of Directors, and their disbursement. TheTreasurer shall keep an accurate record of all financial transactions of the Club and render a report of the status of funds at each meeting of the Board of Directors and of the

General Membership. The Treasurer’s books shall at all times by open to inspection by the Membership. At theannual meeting an accounting shall be rendered of all moneys received and expended during the previous fis-cal year. The Treasurer shall be bonded in such a manner as the Board of Directors shall determine to be ofthe most benefit to dog companion sports and the club.

Treasurer, Pam AyresI would be honored to serve as Treasurer. I have been coming to the club the last few years with

Suki, my Japanese Chin, and became a member last winter. Professionally, I have 30 years of experienceas a financial officer of various companies, 10 years with nonprofits. I work these days at the NationalMuseum of Women in the Arts. I have an MBA and an active CPA license. Outside work, I spent several

years as Treasurer of my home owners association.

Duties: The Treasurer shall have responsibility for all funds of the Club, their receipt, their deposit in a bank tobe designated by the Board of Directors, and their disbursement. The Treasurer shall keep an accurate recordof all financial transactions of the Club and render a report of the status of funds at each meeting of the Boardof Directors and of the General Membership. The Treasurer’s books shall at all times by open to inspection bythe Membership. At the annual meeting an accounting shall be rendered of all moneys received and expendedduring the previous fiscal year. The Treasurer shall be bonded in such a manner as the Board of Directorsshall determine to be of the most benefit to dog companion sports and the club.

ReminderThere will be no Obichaff for January.Please continue to send me Brags, news items

and any stories you might have for the February 2016 issue. —Pam Coblyn

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Delegate to the American Kennel Club, Joyce DandridgeFirst, I would like to thank the CDTC Nominating Committee for considering me for the position of

AKC Delegate. I have enjoyed serving in this position.

I have been a member of CDTC since 1990 and have put obedience and conformation titles on mychow chows. I have been a chow chow breeder owner handler for more than 25 years. Presently, Ijudge twelve AKC breeds and Juniors and have had the opportunity this year to judge two National Specialties and a couple of regional specialties. I am corresponding secretary for the Chow Chow parent

club and have been for more than twelve years serving on the Board of Directors. I am a member of National CapitalKC and currently serve on its Board. I am a member of Mid-Atlantic Stewards Association and have been an officer ofthe club and currently serve as one of the Chief Stewards. I was elected by the AKC Delegate body for a secondthree year term to be a member of the Companion Events Committee and currently serve on that committee.

If elected to represent you again, I will continue to seek feedback from the members on AKC Delegate voting issuesas well as share your concerns with the Delegate committee. Of course, having initiated the Delegates Corner in ournewsletter, I would continue to keep you informed on AKC issues such as the AKC Pet Disaster Trailer Project andObedience, Rally, Tracking and Agility initiatives. Most important I would continue to be available to the membershipto discuss issues of concern in the sport.

Duties: It shall be the duty of the Delegate to the American Kennel Club (hereinafter referred to as the Delegate)to attend meetings of the Delegates to the American Kennel Club as a representative and spokesperson ofthe Club, and to attend such special meetings of the American Kennel Club as may be required. The Delegateshould express the majority opinion of the Club at all times.

Assistant Director of Training for Agility, Abigail CarterI am very excited to have been nominated for another term as assistant training director, with primaryresponsibility for our agility program. I began taking obedience classes at CTDC approximately 14years ago, and agility classes about a year later. Since then, I have continued to take agility classes andhave taught at all levels of our program. On a personal dog front, our family dog Jack, an 18-month old

pyrenean shepherd, is proving himself a new challenge both in and outside of CDTC. As for the agility program,during the last year we have worked to increase our pool of volunteer instructors and our emphasis on a goodagility foundation. If re-elected, I hope to continue to expand our course offerings and support our students and

Training Director, Wendy WilkensonI am honored to have been asked to be the Training Director for Capital Dog Training Club. I came

to CDTC about 10 years ago having discovered Standard Poodles and the need to keep them occupiedand challenged. My second Standard got his AKC Championship. Together, we got our CD and wereworking on our CDX when he died from an auto-immune disease. About six years ago, I started doing

rescue work with a couple of Poodle rescue organizations. I interviewed families wanting to adopt and worked withthem on some of the newly adopted dogs’ behavior issues. Before I started training with CDTC, I worked with atraining group in Virginia and have continued to work with them on some rescue dogs I have been trying to placeas well as some work with my current dog. I fostered a miniature poodle who quickly became MYminiature poodleabout 4 years ago. A street boy, we have worked through some early behavior issues and are now working towardsa CD. We are enjoying his evolution through this new life.

I have been training dogs since I was a young girl—my mother used to say I liked dogs better than most people.Who’s to say I was wrong!

After 34 years in television news, I am enjoying retirement and the additional time I have to train and work withmy dog. I still think the dog side is winning in the dogs vs humans—Who Do You Like Best contest!

Duties: It shall be the duty of the Director of Training to plan, organize and supervise all training activities of theClub, including all public events, and to keep abreast of new and improved training techniques. The TrainingDirector will oversee continuing education and support of all instructors, and, in particular, coordinate thescheduling and programs of the continuing upper level, competition obedience classes (Sub-novice through Utility).

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Shannon Hall, Training SecretaryHello all, I’m your current Training Secretary and am willing to continue. I have a full time job as a

Physicist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, a 10 year old daughter, a blind Cattle Dog and aneurotic but pretty Lab. I track, run agility, and do obedience and rally, depending on what dogs I haveworking at any given time. I also teach obedience and agility classes, do kid-related stuff including

scouting, and generally don't have much down time. As I am obsessively connected via an array of mobile devices,I manage to keep up with the Training Secretary stuff pretty well regardless.

Duties: The duties of the Training Secretary are to dispense information to the public about the Club’s classes;to register students for classes and to produce class roster; and to cooperate with the Director and Assistant Director of Training in seeing that classes are handled efficiently. The Training Secretary or a delegate is responsible for processing applications for new memberships in the Club.

Obichaff Editor, Pam CoblynI’m pleased to be re-nominated to be the Editor of the CDTC newsletter, Obichaff, and have an

opportunity to serve the Club.

I brought my border collie puppy to CDTC’s Puppy K and Basic Obedience in 1991 when the clubwas located in the Silver Spring Armory. When I got my second border collie, Fenway in 2007, I came

back to CDTC for Puppy K.But this time I kept up training and learned to love a variety of venues. Thanks to CDTC’scomprehensive programs, talented instructors and competition standards, I was inspired to learn how to work withmy dog so that we could compete as a team in the show ring, agility, obedience and rally. Fenway and I have beensuccessful beyond my wildest expectations but my biggest accomplishment has been learning how much fun it isto train with a generous community of dog trainers at CDTC in addition to the many volunteer opportunities.

I am a professional graphic designer and work on a variety of newsletters and publications. Being Editor of Obichaffallows me to use my professional skills in addition to promoting the club and its member’s accomplishments. For me,our newsletter is a way to bring all our members into the fold with news, announcements and topics of interest. Iam determined to make CDTC’s Obichaff the best AKC Member Club newsletter in the nation!

Duties: The Editor of Obichaff shall have full responsibility for producing and distributing the club’s newsletter.A file of past issues of the Obichaff shall be maintained.

Trial Chair, Burton GoldsteinI have been a member of our club for fourteen years. During my first year, I served as Assistant

Training Director and then as Vice-President for the next four years. These past seven years Ihave served on our Board of Directors as our Trial Chair,have been the Show Chair for our obe-dience and rally trials seven times and have been the Show Chair for our agility trials six times,implementing more new fun stuff every year. For several years I’ve run a weekly, community-wide, training group geared towards teams continuing advanced obedience/UDX. work.

My wife Shellie and I have three Shih Tzu. This past March, we lost M.G., at the age of sixteen. M.G. was the firstdog inducted into his national breed club’s Hall of Fame, and runner-up for the AKC’s ACE award (Achievements inCanine Excellence) for his animal-assisted therapy work,

My four year old “puppy”, also a full-coated male, competed this past December in Orlando in the AKC Classic.At his first national specialty, he qualified in all twelve of his competitions, fearning high-in-trial each day. He prettymuch finished his novice career in one show.

Beside training and competing in AKC dog companion sports, Shellie and I, and our three Shih Tzu, are very active in the broader community, where we are known as “Team Shih Tzu“. I am an officer of our local breed club

instructors. I really enjoy getting to know our agility students, human and canine, and working with the great instructors we have. I hope to have the opportunity to continue in this position.

Duties: The duties of this position will be to coordinate all Agility classes, maintain the schedule of classes, ensurethat there are appropriate agility instructors for all levels of classes, maintain and oversee all equipment and suppliesthat are unique to the agility program, and all other duties as pertains to the support of the agility program.

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Member-At-Large, Charma LeEdmondsI have been a member at Capital since 2012. I looked to Capital to help me train my first French

bulldog, Pie, four years ago and a year later with my second Frenchie, Ernie. I have been activelytaking classes and volunteering for the club ever since. It has been a wonderful experience for thedogs and me. We have competed in rally, obedience and agility. Both Pie and Ernie have their CGCand first leg in rally novice. I took over the position of New Member Coordinator in January 2013.

I am a graduate of the Corcoran School of Art and Design, and began my career as a painter, exhibiting work inthe Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington Project for the Arts, Maryland Art Place and Hemphill Fine Arts. I am apartner with my husband in Shelter Studios, Inc a design, faux finishing and photography firm.

Duties: The three Members-at-Large shall constitute the Audit Committee. After the annual election, the Presidentshall appoint one of the three as Chair of the Audit committee.

Trophy Chair, Patti MillerI’ve been a member of Capital for eight years. I began training at Capital when my Chessie Rosie

was in Puppy Kindergarten and we’re now training for Utility. Rosie and I have also completed inConformation and Dock Diving. I teach Basic and Advanced Basic and I previously served on theBoard as Training Secretary and Obichaff Editor. I would be honored to serve as Trophy Chair forthe coming year. When I’m not busy ferrying Rosie someplace, I’m a nonfiction writer. I’m cur-rently working on my second book about a nineteenth century Washington sex scandal.

Duties: The Trophy Chair, in cooperation with the Trial Chair and the Trial Committee, shall be responsible forcompiling the list of trophies to e offered at trials, tests , and matches that the club holds, and for acquiringsuch trophies. Additionally, the Trophy Chair shall be responsible for the Club’s annual awards banquet.

Member-At-Large, Assistant Training Director, Lisa BarryLisa B. Barry is a retired executive whose career spans 35 years of international government relationswork in the public, nonprofit and corporate sectors. Most recently, she served for ten years asVP/General Manager of Chevron Corporation running government affairs for Chevron. Since retiringMs. Barry has been involved in serving as Chair of the Development Committee of Refugees Inter-national, is a Trustee at Bates College, and serves on the Advisory Board of an Italian logistics company

in addition to her work with CDTC. Lisa’s two dogs—Lily, a beautiful yellow lab and Mr. Parker, a wonderful mix breed—are regulars at the Club; Lily has been a long-time member of the Novice Class and Parker is in Subnovice.She very muchenjoys managing the training calendar which has allowed her to get to know many of the instructors at CDTC, who arethe lifeblood of the organization. Lisa also does work with the rescue community and has been involved with severalorganizations including AWLA in Alexandria, Ruin Creek Animal Rescue in North Carolina and Rainbow Animal Rescuein Norfolk. Lisa has two wonderful sons, Jamie and Will, and has been happily married to Jim Gale for more than 33 years.

Duties:The duties of the Assistant Training Director shall be to coordinate all 6 and 8 week classes. This position willschedule all Puppy kindergarten, Basic, Advanced Basic, Rally, and Conformation classes, maintain the monthlybuilding calendar, and coordinate with the Training Director to recruit and prepare instructors for these classes.

(Shih Tzu Fanciers of Greater Baltimore, Vice-President), and a therapy organization (National Capital Therapy Dogs,Treasurer).All three of our dogs are certified pet therapy and working “comfort dogs”, through HOPE Animal-Assis-tance Crisis Response. Shellie and I represent HOPE in the Maryland VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Dis-asters), where I am Treasurer. I am a provisional, non-regular AKC judge for both obedience and for rally. We havearound a half-dozen fellow judges involved in my Thursday training group.

Since joining the CDTC, I have been involved in just about all of the club’s activities at the highest level of in-volvement. I am proud of my wife’s accomplishments with her two dogs, and together we are involved in theagility and obedience communities and are training our second generation. Representing our club as a member ofit’s Board of Directors, and continuing to serve as its Trial Chair, would be an honor.

Duties: It shall be the responsibility of the Trial Chair to direct all activities of the Club in connection with theholding of any dog companion sport trial, test, or match. The Trial Chair is responsible for the proper account-ing for all funds involved.

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Member-At-Large, Nan MarksI’ve always been fascinated by animal behavior and did my undergraduate studies in biology and psychology with

a focus on behavior. Although my life path took a detour,to the practice of law, animals have remained a passion. Mymore concrete work in the area began with years of adoption, home visits, training and behavioral counseling withthe Animal Welfare League of Arlington where I served on the Board of Directors for more than twenty years. Over

the years I’ve honed my skills attending a number of seminars including a one-week intensive train-ing program with Pat Miller former President of APDT. I became involved with the CDTC after mov-ing to Maryland with some not insignificant nudging from a new rescue Labrador in serious need offocused and consistent training. Long time member Jodi Watts invited me to assist her in instructingwhich led to my teaching at the more basic levels at Capital—something I’ve enjoyed immensely.Jodi always used to ask her class what a well trained dog was as a bit of a trick question becausethe response was a dog whose behavior fit well into the life and needs of the owner. Making that a

reality changes lives and keeps dogs in homes; a wonderful contribution Capital makes to the community daily.Capital also led me into the joys of competition. We have a wealth of inspiring examples and inspired instructors atCapital eager to help people along this path and I think that is wonderful. With help from people at the club I’mproud to have placed CGC/TDI, Rally, Obedience and Freestyle titles on my dogs including earning a CD in threestraight trials on a nine year old rescue who spent his first 7 years living under a deck in someone’s backyard.While bloat kept Robbie from attempting higher levels, his successor Gordon is about to launch his career this fall.I have benefited greatly from the Club and look forward to being able to contribute to our continued growth inour very important mission.

Duties: The three Members-at-Large shall constitute the Audit Committee. After the annual election, the President

This past October, Fig and I took a trip to Harpers Ferry, WVA, toget outdoors and admire the beautiful autumn. We began ourtrip by stopping at the Hilltop House hotel in Harpers Ferry, WVA

because it is a good place to park free if you travel with your dog. At thetrain station in town, you have to pay to park and you can’t take yourdog on the free bus from the Visitors’ Center. It’s a fairly long walk fromthe Visitors’ center to the historic area. From the old hotel, it is about a 10minute walk downhill to the historic and tourist areas of the town. Dogsaren’t permitted inside any of the buildings, so if you want to see thehistoric stuff or go to an indoor restaurant, leave your dog at home. Thereare places to eat where you can sit outside or get carryout—but it’s bet-ter to save your dough and take good food from home!

We also went to Big Meadowsalong Skyline Drive in VA. Lots of little paths wind through the meadow areaand some deteriorate into streams and bogs. A wide mowed path goesaround the edge. Not all the trails in the park are open to dogs, so you needto plan ahead if you take your dog. Big Meadows has a good museum andorientation movies but like Harpers Ferry, park food is expensive—bringyour own! Also, there are many overlooks along Skyline Drive.

Travel Tip: If you are 62 or older, you can buy a lifetime Senior Pass for $10which gets you in free along with 3 other adults—no charge for childrenunder 16—to either of these parks and many more. That’s a good deal ifyou enjoy seeing the great outdoors!

Day Tripping With Sandi & Figaro

Fig admires the October view from the hillside in front of the old Hilltop Househotel in Harpers Ferry, WVA.

— by Sandi Atkinson

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Day Date Time Instructor Time Class Instructor

CLASS SCHEDULES

PUPPY KINDERGARTENTues 9/29-11/17 6:00-6:50 Hathaway

BEGINNER, ADVANCED BASIC & SUB-NOVICEMon Sub-Novice 7:15-8:05 pm Adler/DwyerMon Basic 8:30-9:20 HallTue Basic 6:00-6:50 pm ReinhardtThur Sub-Novice 9:30-10:20 am Adler/DwyerSat Basic 9:00-9:50 am SolomonSat Adv. Basic 3:15-4:15 pm McAuliffe/FaberSun Basic 1:00-1:50 CrawfordSun Adv. Basic 2:00-2:50 Crawford

NOVICEMon C 7:30-8:20 pm DanielTue C 7:00-7:50 pm S. MillerThurs 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/CleverdonThurs C (Intermed.) 8:00-9:00 pm Harry (

UTILITYMon C 8:15-9:05 pm Adler/HemmerThurs 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.

TRICKSTues 11:30-12:20 pm Rosen

AGILITYWed 6:15-7:30 pm TaitWed 7:30-9:00 pm BriefelSun 11:00-12:30 pm deBremondSun 11:00-12:30 pm Run-thru 10/18Sun 5:00-6:15 pm GreenSun 6:15-7:30 pm CarterSun 7:30-8:45 pm Hall

CONFORMATIONSat 10:00-10:50 pm Harab

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

No classes starting in December—Enjoy your holidays!

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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/Hemmer

2-38:30-9:25 Basic, 10/26-11/30 Hall 1

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

1-3:30 pm Building Cleaning6:30-6:50 Basic Reinhardt Starts 11/3 16-6:30 Open/Utility TG Cleverdon 26:00-6:50 pm Puppy K, 9/29-11/17 Hathaway 37-7:50 Novice Begins 10/6 S. Miller 17-7:50 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 Instructor Bldg.

Starting 11/4 Varies7:39-9:00 Agility: Competition Carter/Briefel Bldg.

Starting 11/ 4 Carter weeks 1-4Briefel weeks 5-8

THURSDAY9:30-10:20 am Sub-Novice Adler/Dwyer 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 37:00-8:00 pm Utility Harry 2-38:00-9:00 Open Intermediate Harry 2-3

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

SATURDAY9:00-9:50 am Basic Solomon 1-2

10/10-11/28

10:00-10:50 Conformation TG Harab 1-2

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. 1-2-3McAuliffe/Harab/Faber/Smith

3:15-4:15 Advanced Basic McAuliffe/Faber1-2

10/31-12/12 (no class 11/28)

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 1-211-12:30 am Agility: Beginner deBremond Bldg.

Starts 11/8

1-1:50 am Basic Crawford 1-210/4-11/22

2-2:50 am Advanced Basic Crawford 1-210/4-11/22

4:00-5:00 Agility Kate GreenBldg.Contacts & Weaves Starts 11/8

6:15-7:30 Agility: Handling A/B Hall Bldg.Distance Work Starts 11/8

More Doings At the Club!n General Meeting and Howliday Party: December 8 at 7 pm

n NO December Board Mtg.n Pat Hastings Workshop:“Structure In Action”Dec. 13 from 9 am-4 pm

n January 2 Obedience Run-thrun Lisa Bonker—Two Different Seminars on Canine ConditioningJanuary 10 from 8 am-5 pm

(see pages 13-14 for description &registration form)

Fenway says, “Be good—get presents!”

No classes starting in December—Enjoy your holidays!

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 and

Howliday PawtyTuesday, December 8, 2015

CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR!January ObedienceRun-thru—SaturdaySaturday January 2, 2016 at 10 am

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

December-January Rally Training Group Schedule

Set up at 1pm. Walk-thrus at 1:25.Runs start at 1:35, end by 2:45 pm.The next training dates will be:

December 5, 12, 26—January 9, 23Please check our club’s listserv for any cancellations.

Pat Hastings Workshop“Structure In Action”Sunday December 13, 20159 am-4 pm at CDTC

Lisa Bonker Canine Conditioning Seminar

Sunday January 10, 20168 am-5 pm at CDTC