LVHRC Paw Prints October 2010

October Training Day

Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 08:00 a.m.

Overton Wildlife Management Area, Overton, NV

Meet at the end of Wildlife Road. You will see a small parking lot on the right.

Directions: Overton WMA is located about 1.25 hours northeast of Las Vegas.  The easiest way to get there from Las Vegas is to drive north on Highway I-15 to the Logandale exit (exit 93).  Turn right onto Highway 169 and drive south through the towns of Logandale and Overton.  About .8 of a mile south of the Lost City Museum (south end of Overton), turn left onto Wildlife Road.   Hope to see you there.

November Training Day

Sunday, November 7, 2010 just off the frontage road near I-15 and Hwy 93 at 7:30 a.m.
Directions:  Drive north on I-15. Take the Hwy 93 exit towards Alamo.  Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp.  Drive under I-15 and take the 2nd right (frontage road).  Drive the frontage road for approximately 4.3 miles.  Take a left onto the dirt road.  The turn will be marked by an orange ribbon. Follow the dirt road.  You will see cars in the distance.

Members’ News

A warm welcome to our newest members:

James “Jamie” and his golden retriever Bella

Alane and Derek and their labradors Rex and Holly

Dave and Deanna and their labrador Sadie

Good luck to all of our members who have dogs running at:

The Master Nationals, Corning, CA

California South Coast Retriever Club 2010 Hunt Test—November 13 – 14, 2010, Lost Hills, CA

Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles 2010 Fall Hunt Test—November 20 -21, 2010, Chino, CA

Southern California Retriever Club Fall 2010 Field Trial—October 15 – 17, 2010, Lost Hills, CA

California South Coast Retriever Club 2010 Fall Field Trial—October 22 – 24, 2010, Lost Hills, CA

Good luck to all of our members competing at the National DockDogs Competition—October 15 – 17, 2010, Dubuque, IA

Good luck to all of our members competing at the LRC 2010 National Specialty Event—October 09 – 15, 2010, Chino, CA

The Final Retrieve

Our condolences to Roy Horsley on the loss of his beloved Ruger.

A greeting from Roy “tell everyone hello for me and inform the old timers that know me and Ruger that I had to put Ruger down last month (August). He was 14 years old and an icon to the Southern Region NAHRA and AKC hunt tests.”

2011 Hunt Test

The dates for the 2011 UKC Hunt Test are set: Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February, 27. Mark your calendars. We will host a banquet on Saturday night in addition to the raffle and various drawings.

BragS

Congratulations to our members and their dogs on their recent accomplishments:

Sand and Sage Hunting Retriever Club 2010 Fall Hunt Test, Mesa, WA September 18, 2010
	Larry and Maureen Hacker	Gabbie	1 Senior Pass

The Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. National Specialty, Chino, CA October 09 – 10, 2010
	Jason Luis (handler)	Belle Shooter Journey Daisy	2 Junior Pass 1 Junior Pass 1 Junior Pass 1 Junior Pass
	Larry and Maureen Hacker	Gabbie	1 Senior Pass

2010 STIHL Dogs & Logs World Championships, Salem, OR September 5, 2010
	Lianne Hassen	Rex	Extreme Vertical 2010 World Champion Iron Dog – 4^th Place Speed Retrieve – 2^nd Place

Look for our newest feature The Kennel at our website. I’ve added pictures, taken at various training events, of most of our dogs. Let me know if I missed anyone. Now that your canine buddy is pictured in The Kennel why not tell us a little bit about him or her. Send his or her bio to mlhacker@cox.net.

Need some hints as to what to include:

Name/Nickname

Born: when, where, breeder, sire and dame. Arrival story

Titles

Training

Likes/dislikes

Do you have an item, tidbit or brag that you would like to share with your fellow club members? E-mail me at mlhacker@cox.net to have your item published in the LVHRC Paw Prints.

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