SEPTEMBER

South Austin Adoption Event
September 11, 2010 - 11am to 2pm
PetsMart SE Austin #1233
9300 South IH-35
Austin, TX 78748

Dogs attending: Bea, Ace, more to be announced!

North Austin Adoption Event
September 19, 2010 - 10am - 1pm
Petco
9828 Great Hills Trail #400
Austin, TX 78759

PETFEST

Date:  September 25, 2010 from 10-1pm
Place:  San Marcos
Grab your running pawtner and join us in running the 5K at this event!  Register at the PetFest website.

OCTOBER

October 3rd, 2010 11:30-4
Paws in the Park

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Campus
1401 Medical Parkway, Cedar Park, TX 78613
east of 183A toll road and 1431 - behind Target

Dogs attending: will be updated

 

Howl'oween Pet Costume Contest and Event by Dogadillo

October 24, 2010 12-6 p.m.
Dogadillo and The Hill Country Galleria would like to invite you to our 4^th Annual Howl’oween Event and Pet Costume Contest on Sunday,October 24^th from Noon - 6:00 PM. This fun, free and dog-friendly event will be held at the mall amphitheater which will include local vendors, pet rescue groups and the ever-popular pet costume contest.

Events will include dog agility demonstrations, variety of activities for small children, bands playing on stage throughout the day and The Rolling Sculpture Car Show and Bee Cave Library Art Show will also be held at the mall on the 24^th.  Joe McDermott, a Parent’s Choice Award winning songwriter for children, will be performing Sunday afternoon.

Dogs attending: will be updated

October 31, 2010
5K - Support the Run Spot Run team and help us show off what good running partners GSPs make!

NOVEMBER

 

North Austin Adoption Event 
November 7, 2010 - 10am - 1pm
Petco
9828 Great Hills Trail #400
Austin, TX 78759

Positive Gun Dog Seminar
Driftwood, TX
Nov 20-21, 2010

Seminar Details
Beginning Gun Dog
Presented by Jim Barry

When: Nov. 20-21
Where: Driftwood, TX (outside of Austin)

Auditor Cost:
Early Bird, $150
After Sept. 15th, $175

Working Cost:
Early Bird, $425
After Sept. 15th, $450

CEUs: This seminar has been approved for 10.5 CEU’s by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.

To Register: Click on this link:  Kinetic Canine

 

 

Seminar Content

Day 1 (indoors):

• An overview of positive gun dog training
• Clicker training basics
• Foundation training: Sit, Stay, Heel, Recall
• Scent games
• The clicker retrieve

Day 2 (outdoors at Kinetic Canine):

• Into the field: Adding distance and distractions
• Introduction to field training equipment
• The Beginning Retriever, Spaniel or Versatile Gundog Test

Note: No live birds are used and there is no gunfire in this training.

About Jim Barry

 

 Jim Barry, CPDT, CDBC, is Reston Dog Training’s principal training instructor.  He is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant under the auspices of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC).  Jim also has the designation of Certified Professional Dog Trainer (Knowledge Assessed) from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers.

He is author of The Ethical Dog Trainer (Dogwise, 2008) and co-author of Positive Gun Dogs: Clicker Training for Sporting Breeds (Sunshine Books, 2007).