Camp Dogwood Fall 2013
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Schedule andCamp Activity, Dogwood Speaker & Presentation Fall 2013 Reference Page Inside this page is your weekend Camp Dogwood Schedule and Camper Packet. Have a great weekend! You may attend as many or as few of our activites as you wish. Just make sure not to over-do it! And always allow your dog (and yourself) to rest & cool down between activities. •AGILITY LEVELS & QUALIFICATIONS Levels are based on the •K9 NOSE WORK LEVEL 1: Inspired by working detection dogs, member of the team (human or dog) that is LEAST skilled. K9 Nose Work is the fun search and scenting LEVEL 1: New - Never been on agility equipment before; or very lim- activity for virtually all dogs and people. This ited experience; or extreme flight risk; or scared of multiple easy to learn activity and sport builds confi- obstacles. (Lack of weave pole/teeter proficiency not in- dence and focus in many dogs, and provides a cluded) Focus on equipment and lead hands and exercises safe way to keep dogs fit and healthy through for focus, attention & handling skills. mental and physical exercise. This workshop LEVEL 2: Some experience on all of the equipment (at low or will introduce you and your pooch from the moderate height). Sequencing short sequences. Has beginning to Nose Work. only done agility at camp, attended at least one camp LEVEL 2: This one is for dogs who have been in- previously, and/or has some training outside of class. troduced to nose work and are working more Intro to crosses (front & rear). complex hides. Dog can still be on food / odor. LEVEL 3: Comfortable on all equipment at full height (teeter excluded, & weaves poles mostly straight up but can •LURE COURSING For the safety and well-being of the dog, lure can be open). Sequences up to 10 obstacles. Working be run at many levels...depending on experience, age and condi- knowledge of crosses (front & rear). Regularly trains tioning. Please let the fantastic Pat & Jim know your dog’s health in agility or has successfully completed many so speed & appropriate suggestions can be made. camps/agility training with this dog. Review/im- prove crosses (front & rear). •TRACKING Teaching your dog to follow the scent trail or disturbed LEVEL 4: Competition or equivalent. Works equipment full vegetation scent, left by a person (or other animal) that has trav- height, teeter & weaves, too. Sequences 16+ eled along a certain route. Dogs can be taught to footstep track obstacles. Trains agility regularly. (very precision oriented tracking style), trail (the dog still follows the scent left on the ground, but with less precision than footstep •FLYBALL Beginner: No experience or learning basics. tracking), or air scent (use the scent in the air to determine in Intermediate: Must have any experience in which direction the person/prey went). Dogs should be hungry flyballl...Can include sessions at camp. when learning how to track! •FRISBEE Beginner: Learn basics of "finally" throwing the •TREIIBALL TreiIball is a new sport imported from Europe where dogs Frisbee properly & getting your dog to catch it. use herding skills to drive exercise balls into a pen. In this activity Many are naturals! you will be introduced to herding commands to train your dog to Intermediate/Freestyle: For dogs adept at catching a move left and right and to push the balls toward the pen. Your dog Frisbee, this session will help develop beginning will use it's nose or shoulder to drive the balls. Any dog who loves to ‘freestyle moves’ like overs, flips, & vaulting. chase, retrieve or herd will enjoy this sport. ASK DR. JANE / ASK THE VET BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN YOUR SHY DOG This is an open forum session where you can informally This class will cover why some dogs are shy, nature (genetics) vs nurture (early socializa- ask our camp vet, Dr.Jane questions regarding canine tion). Canine body language (what does a shy dog look like) will be reviewed. Strategies health. In addition, these sessions can be used as a time for helping a shy dog will be provided - examples are how to change your dog's feelings for round table discussion about such topics as manag- about "scary" things, teaching skills to build confidence, and alt-remedies like body wraps, ing arthritis, use of supplements, vaccinations, allergies, DAP,and rescue remedy. etc...let Dr.Jane know what you would like to talk about. CANINE CORE CONDITIONING: BARN HUNT In this class you will learn how to safely exercise your dog to improve core strength, coordina- Barn Hunt is a new sport that has dogs begging to par- tion, flexibility,balance, and proprioception. These exercises are important for conditioning ticipate. It allows any breed of dog to tap into their nat- your dog for various dog sports, preventing injuries and aging gracefully. These exercises are ural hunting instincts. In a trial, the dogs would search a also great for building your dog’sconfidence.You will get plenty of time to try various pieces of barn-like area for a rat safely enclosed in a vented PVC equipment such as: cavaletti poles; exercise ball, egg, and peanut; wobble board; rocker board; tube. The dog and handler must have a partnership so and tilt board. Bring lots of small treats & get ready to have fun with your dog! the handler can call alert when the dog has found the correct tube hidden among the hay/straw bales. Barn CANINE GOOD CITIZEN (CGC) PREP / TEST Hunt is a family friendly sport where the treatment of The CGC Prep session is designed to prepare those of you who are interested in taking the the dogs and the rats are taken seriously. In this class, CGC test at camp or at some point in the future. The CGC Prep session is also a great way your dog will be introduced to the sight and smell of the to "brush-up" on basic obedience skills even if you do not plan on taking the test. The fee rats. You will learn the basics of the sport of Barn Hunt. to take a CGC Certification Test at camp is $10. You may also arrange an alternative testing Handlers do not handle the rats. You will just praise and time if you have a conflict during the CGC Testing time on camp schedule. See Wendy or reward your dog for whatever she does naturally when Dennis to arrange an alternate time. encountering the rats. Once the drive is there, we progress to multiple tubes with the dog needing to indi- CARTING cate which tube contains the rat and/or hiding the Catch Jim from Lure Coursing anytime between open lure times and arrange a mini-carting- tubes. Any breed/size/age of dog can participate. session on the spot....or attend his informal Demo and Carting Intro session after lunch on Our rats' safety is always considered. Sunday at the Lure Course field. Rats are not to be harmed durning Barn Hunt. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONS CONTINUE ON BACK CONTINUED FROM THE FRONT (BOTTOM) FREESTYLE DANCE Try this hot new sport that is everyone is talking about! If you like to teach your dog new things, COACHING A ORANGE BANDANNA DOG TO SUCCESS come to this class and have some fun. Learn to Camp Dogwood has the orange bandanna policy teach your dog to do under,zig-zag, loop, pole, cir- to protect dogs that don’t know how to cope with cle, gee, haw and take a bow. In the intermediate other dogs or people coming into their personal class we will be doing more advanced moves. At space. For some dogs, their“personal space”even the end of the class we will put it all together with SEASONAL CHANGES & ANIMAL ISSUES includes any room or yard that they are in. These music. A reward-based class so be sure to bring a Animal behavior is greatly influenced by the are not“bad”dogs. They are simply“reactive” lot of soft tasty treats for your dog! weather, season changes and other changes in dogs. Session was created to help owners of reac- our environment. Ever wonder why certain things tive dogs understand why dogs do what they do, GET FOCUSED! flair up at particular times of the year? Scratching how to protect them from situations that they are Does your dog get distracted easily? Jump on your your head as to why your dogs starts coughing or not able to succeed in, and to teach simple exer- visitors? Or get over-excited when they see their scratching when you think the "allergy season" is cises that will make you and your dog more com- friends? In this class you will learn some fun & cre- over? In this session, we will discuss how the sea- fortable & make camp more enjoyable for you and ative methods to help your dog to“Get Focused!” son changes, moon cycles and other "natural your four-legged family member. Learn how to improve a dog’simpulse control, im- shifts" effect our dogs (and us!). Discover how prove focus on you and to relax on cue. You will we can actually work in harmony with these shifts COMPANION ANIMALS AS SPIRITUAL GUIDES also learn response substitution (redirection) to to help our canine partners. Many of us know that our dogs are wonderful prevent a dog from getting into trouble. Don’t ex- friends and companions to us. Kind of humous pect a lot of hard work in this class because you TEACHING YOUR DOG TO TARGET that DOG is GOD spelled backwards. Dogs have a both will have fun! You need to focus on your dog, Targeting is a "hands off" way of teaching differ- special way about them as they are adaptive to our so it is suggested to bring only 1 dog to this class.