HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Happy Mother's Day! It's the first of many for CCC new mothers Maureen Dickenson (& daughter Clementine) and Suzanne Chick (& son Enrico). Congratulations to both families on the happy arrivals.
At the CCC, I've been up to my ears in computer/paperwork. I can never quite catch up--I'm still working on classes and schedules--I get class descriptions and bios from the instructors, do some editing, and send them to our daughter in CA, who does the website. This is the last week to sign up for the first session, which is hopefully starting next week--except for Flyball, which won't start for another month. We've got a lot of ball-loving dogs at CCC--I urge you all to consider taking this fun class, as well as the others we're having. Speaking of educational matters, my dog park discussion group recommended a great new book called "Visiting the Dog Park, Having Fun, Staying Safe," by Cheryl S. Smith. It is published by Dogwise and is available for $12 from www.dogwise.com . The book is short, has pictures, and is loaded with good information. I'm just starting to read it, and I ordered a couple of extra copies that I'm willing to loan out. There is lots of new information in the media about dog behavior and dog parks. I think that we can all say that the park has been a learning experience--and we're all still learning. I'm hopeful that all of us will make an effort to learn as much as we can to help us understand our dogs better, and make the park safer as well as more fun! Please make any suggestions regarding demonstrations, speakers, clinics, or educational experiences that you'd like to participate in this summer.
That's one of the things we'd like to do with the training yard this summer. More about the training yard in the next post..............coming soon!