The Dog Squad Monthly Bark Report

Volume 4 Issue 8

August 2013

Dog Days of Summer

Audrey Earns NW1 Title

I hope you are having a great summer with your dog.

Audrey and I have been training for our Nose Work Title and passed our NACSW NW1 Title at the Guerneville trial last month. She came in 7th overall with a 1st in Interior Search and a 2nd in Vehicle Search.

We continue to train daily and will be entering a NW2 trail in October.

We have also been continuing our weekly Circus Classes. Her favorite thing to do.

Audrey has been doing well with her Chemo Therapy and is essentially in remission. We still have 26 weeks of every other week treatment to go. So far she is doing great. She is happy and enjoying life and all of our adventures including going to work with me. We are going to enjoy every day we have together.

Hope you are also having a great summer with your dog.

Steve Bettcher, IACP Certified Dog Trainer

The Dog Squad

Saying Good-bye to Our Sweet Annie

Annie 2013

A few weeks ago Suzy and I had to let Annie go to a better place. Annie was my wife's dog of a year when we moved in together back in 1999 with my pack of 3 dogs, Tippy, Micky, and Sooty.

All four were quite a pack and lived in harmony along with the cat, Minna who ruled. It was not unusual to see Minna sitting in the midst of the pack waiting for her treat along with the dogs.

When I moved in with Suzy, my wife, Annie was not the best trained dog and had a few issues but she really took to me and was one of the easiest dog's that I have trained.

Annie 2005

Annie loved the training and structure that I brought in with the new pack.

Annie accompanied me to many of my classes and lessons especially with dog reactive dogs. Her temperament was perfect with aggressive dogs and helped desensitize many dogs to being around other dogs.

Sooty, Annie & Tippy

She was a great demo dog and people continually asked me, "how old is your puppy?", even even when she was 12 and 13 years old.

She was a very sweet, friendly and obedient dog and was perfect with the pack and visiting dogs.

Suzy and I will miss her very much as we miss all the others of this original pack.

Annie was the last of our original pack and now joins them at the Rainbow Bridge.

The Gang waiting at The Rainbow Bridge

For a complete photo album of Annie go to my Facebook page

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Specialty Class Offerings for 2013

Classes are all 6 weeks in length and are 1 hour in length except for Nosework which is an hour and a half. Dates and times are open to change depending on interest and weather.

Classes must reach a minimum of 4 students before they can run.

Click on the links below for more information and to sign up.

Off Leash I:
Open to only Dog Squad Clients who have trained on the E-collar. San Leandro, CA

Sunday 12 Noon, Aug 11 - Sept 22 (Skip Labor Day weekend)

Cost $225 Limit 8 Dogs

Introduction to Nosework: Open to Public, Oakland, CA

Wednesday 6:30 PM, Aug 28 - Oct 2

Cost $200 Limit 8 Puppies

Off Leash II: Open to Dog Squad Clients who have completed Off Leash I - E-collar Trained only, San Leandro, CA

Sunday 12 Noon, Sept 29 - Nov 3

Cost $225 Limit 8 Dogs

Downtown Excursion Classes - Walnut Creek, Danville and Pleasanton

The "Dogs Downtown Excursions" have expanded to 3 Locations: Walnut Creek, Danville and Pleasanton starting Saturday April 6, 2013. The schedule will work as follows: The first Saturday of the month will be Walnut Creek, the 2nd Saturday will be Danville, the 3rd Saturday will be Pleasanton. I will be taking off the 4th weekend of every month. When a Saturday falls on the 5th weekend then a Bonus Class will be announced.

Locations

Walnut Creek Class

Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA

The Fountain at the Corner of Linda Mesa Ave. & Railroad Ave. Danville

Delucchi Park, 4501 1st St., Pleasanton, CA

Schedule for August 2013

- Saturday August 3 - No Class

- Saturday August 10 - Danville

- Saturday August 17 - Pleasanton

- Saturday August 24 - No Class

- Saturday August 31 - To Be Announced

The San Leandro Marina Class has started again. The class will run from 10 am until 11 am. It will be held on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of each month, not weekly.

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