Just when you thought you had it all figured out…AKC releases their 2009 Committee Regulations. What does this mean? It means they’ve done all the hard work of finalizing changes that they want to implement, and it only needs the approval of the Board of Directors. In other words, they are more than just recommendations, they are just about “sealed and done”. How will it affect you? For those of who just want the basics, I’ve narrowed it down to the changes that will affect the most people who compete (Judges and clubs that host sanctioned trials will want to read the requirements the full report by clicking on the “read more” link below. The AKC direct is at the bottom.)
Keep in mind these changes are not immediate. It will take 2 years for implementation of many of these changes. Stay tuned for current updates as we hear about them.
Rules Changes:
1. Position-less table – count/time starts once all four paws have touched the table (and the dog remains on the table top). Neither a sit nor a down position is required.
2. Clubs may offer full refunds to exhibitors who have to cancel, after the trial has closed, but prior to the date of the trial, provided the club can fill any canceled entries from the wait list.
3. If a dog is officially measured by a VMO or Agility Field Rep for a jump height card and that measurement places the dog into a lower jump height class, entrants in the Regular classes may move down effective immediately.
There’s more! (click on the blue link below)
It’s pumpkin season, and they are everywhere around here! Here is a great treat for your dog, and yes, they can eat pumpkin! 
It’s allergy season, and don’t we all know it! Don’t forget to pack Kleenex when you go out to practice and play with the puppy, or take your benadryl before hand. Speaking of benadryl, I have benadryl to thank for both my childhood dogs! My mother has a bad reaction to benadryl. It makes her sleepy but still functional, and so she would make some interesting decisions during allergy season- such as let’s get the kids dogs, honey! I thank Benadryl for Pee-Wee my Maltese, and Pal, my Great Pyrenees. Poor mom, though, after the season was over we’d hear her saying she had NO idea why she’d gotten them, though she was always glad she had.
The latest thing in reality TV is Animal Planets’ extreme dog training program. The working title for the show is “Fetch me a beer.” Which of course is one of the tricks that a dog is being trained to perform.
Would love to hear the most interesting dog name you’ve ever heard. (In my family, we have the strange habit of always naming all our currently living animals with the same first letter (Pinky, Panda, Pooper, etc.) Right now we are in the M’s. (Mindy, Micky, Mo)….
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