PWDCTC Annual Picnic & Water Primer

It's time for our annual picnic! Please bring a dish-to-share, a chair for yourself and water gear and a crate for your dog. PWDCTC will provide meat for grilling and plates and utensils. Note: There is no refrigerator available, if your dish needs to be served chilled, you will need to bring a cooler!

A crate is highly recommended. Based on site layout, cars are not going to be close to the picnic area. No dogs should be left in vehicles. And remember to clean up after yourself and your dog.

Club merchandise will be on hand for shopping. If you don't see your size or color, we can order it!! Long lines and other water training equipment will be available for purchase.

Dogs not actually working in the water should be safely restrained on a leash no longer then 6 feet or otherwise properly confined. No Flexis please.

Water Primer

There will be a demonstration for the various exercises for the Junior and the Apprentice Water Dog titles. And there will be an opportunity to practice with your dog at the various stations. This Primer is geared for beginner or novice dogs and teams, but there will also be room on the beach for advanced dogs as well.

Practice stations for:

  • Boat boarding and riding
  • Swimming for JWD
  • Retrieving-on land, while swimming, underwater

Bring your water gear
to participate in the primer:

  • Long line
  • Harness
  • Retrieving dummy
  • Three-handled toy (splunky), weighted wiffle ball or bait bucket for underwater retrieve
  • Water shoes
  • Life jacket for the handler (Life jacket for the dog if needed)
  • High value training treats ---something special for water training

Date & Time:

Sunday, May 20, 2012
12 – 5 pm

Location:

Antlers Park, Lakeville, MN

Schedule:

12:00 Unloading & Set up
12:30 Water Primer
2:30 Grills ready for grilling and food ready for eating
4:00 General meeting
5:00 Clean-up

Cost

$2.00 donation per person is requested.

RSVP for the Water Primer

contact Kristi Portugue

Any other Questions?

contact Yas Bakshian

Other things to bring:

  • A Dish to Share
  • Chair
  • Hat & Sun Screen
  • Swimsuit and/or a change of clothes (if you get wet)
  • Crate
  • Water dish & water for your dog
  • Poop bags
  • 6ft. leash