The Dog Squad Monthly Bark Report
Volume 4 Issue 10October 2013
Halloween is Coming!
   
Amber in Costume
Amber In Costume

 Fall is here and our last bit of summer weather is still lingering on.

The A's are in the playoffs again and hopefully we'll have another Bay Area Championship.
 
Get ready for our 3rd annual costume day Halloween celebration. The date is Saturday October 26th. We will meet at our usual Civic Park location at 10 am. You can get directions on my website at  http://dogsquad.biz/parkclasses-civicpark.html
  
Trick or Treat?
  

Steve Bettcher, IACP Certified Dog Trainer

The Dog Squad
Audrey Update                   
                    
A lot of people have asked me how Audrey is doing with her Lymphoma treatment.
I am happy to say that her treatment is going very well.
  
She is doing the Madison Wisconsin K-9 Lymphoma protocol and has completed 15 of her 18 Chemo treatments.  She is being treated at Bay Area Veterinary Services who have been great.
  
Since starting the maintenance phase of her treatment her lymph nodes have been normal and there are no signs of cancer in any of her organs.
  
Audrey has had very few negative effects from the chemo, like vomiting or diarrhea. She has been her normal perky self throughout the treatments. We have even gone out and done normal stuff after her treatments acting as if nothing has happened.
  
Audrey and I are continuing to train for the NW2 (Nose Work 2) title and are entered into a trial in November. We will be doing a road trip to San Pedro.
  
We also going to continue to do our Circus Class with Francis Metcalf of Friends of the Family Dog Training.
  
She continues to go to classes with me and assists me with private lessons, especially with dog reactive dogs.
  
She is acting so normal that I forget that she has cancer. I am taking it a day at a time and keeping my fingers crossed that we will have many more days, weeks, months and more to come.
  
I really appreciate all the reaching out and support that I have gotten from everyone. I hope that I can continue reporting good news.
  
Thanks,
  
Steve
  
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New Dog Squad Blog                   
  
I have recently started a Blog. I will be posting training articles and tips, dog information and other dog related stories.
  
Please visit my Blog at http://dogsquad.biz/blog/
  
  
Downtown Excursion Classes - Walnut Creek, Danville and Pleasanton
  
The "Dogs Downtown Excursions" have expanded to 3 Locations: Walnut Creek, Danville and Pleasanton . 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 may be announced.
  
Locations
  
Schedule for October 2013
  
- Saturday October 5 - Walnut Creek
- Saturday October 12 - Danville
- Saturday October 19 - No Class
- Saturday October 26 - Walnut Creek Costume Party
- Saturday November 2 - Walnut Creek

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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Steve Bettcher, IACP Certified Dog Trainer
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Audrey Update
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