The building will be closed to all training on Monday, December 12. The turf is being fluffed and
they use gasoline-powered equipment.
Right now plan to be able to train on Tuesday. If not, another announcement will be made.
Deb Werts
Category: News
Current News for Members
Barn Hunt Questions Answered!!
What is Barn Hunt and how will classes at Gem City be run?
These are great questions!
Barn Hunt is a sport in which a course is built using hay bales, not necessarily in a barn. Live rats hidden in aerated tubes are then hidden on the course. Decoy tubes are also hidden.
The object is for the dog to use their senses to find the rats and indicate the rat to the handler.
Each course includes a tunnel constructed of bales. The number of bales, difficulty of tunnel and number of rats increase as the team advances.
It is a great sport! For those that are brand new to the sport, we will first introduce the dog to a rat and see how he/she reacts. From there we will work to build your dog’s interest and drive to find the rat and work on other skills such as indication and tunneling. For dogs that are experienced, we will work on issues that your dog may be having as they have progressed. New handlers can learn a lot by watching advanced dogs.
If you want to learn more you can check out Barnhunt.com, Barn Hunt Association Facebook page, Barn Hunt Association Rules Facebook Page or search for Barn Hunt videos of YouTube.
Please text myself or Jennifer with any questions! 937-684-3870 or 937-520-2468.
Time for You to Nominate our Scotty Meyer Candidates!
The Scotty Meyer Memorial Award is bestowed on the GCDOC member deemed to most exemplify Scotty’s dog sportsmanship and promotion of our dog club. Nominations are made by club members on the form below; the nominees are presented at the club’s Award Banquet and the recipient is announced.
Recent past winners include C. Wright (’21), C. Keifer (’20), and L. Shiller (’19). Full list here!
This is a lifetime award, every member who hasn’t already won and is in good standing is eligible.
Listed below are some attributes you may wish to consider as you think about your nominee:
-are they volunteering at events?
-are they supporting all members- new and long-standing?
-are they serving on Trial committees, work committees, the Board?
-are they teaching?
-are they friendly and outgoing to visitors and new members?
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE NOMINATION FORM!
The Selection
Committee, former recipients, will choose from your nominations. A more
extensive list of past recipients is found in the Member’s section, under club
awards.
Questions and concerns can be emailed to Cathy Wright – cwright1885@gmail.com
New Class Offering!
Exciting News!!
Gem City will be offering Barn Hunt Classes at the Land starting in Session One in 2023! Classes will be Thursdays at 4:45 pm and 6:15 pm and Fridays at 10:00 am and 11:30 am. All levels are welcome!
More information to follow. If you have questions feel free to reach out to myself or Jennifer Corbett. My number is 937-684-3870. Jennifer’s is 937-520-2468. We prefer texting rather than phone calls as we often don’t answer un-recognized numbers.
Registration will will coincide with registrations for the other class offerings.
Please note, when Registration opens, it is open to members and the public at the same time. If you want to be in a Barn Hunt Class, pay attention to your emails and be ready to enter when registration opens.
Thanks,
Rachel and Jennifer Corbett
Building Closed – Friday 12/9/22 8a-10a
All:
The building will be closed for training this Friday morning (12/9/22) from 8am to 10am for S&D Osterfeld to conduct the semi-annual furnace inspection and change the filters.
John Cllifford
Eastway Boys Christmas!
Happy Holidays!!
It’s that time year again Gem City Dog Club will be providing a little Christmas cheer for the Eastway Boys Group Home next to Gem City’s Dog Club Building on Northcutt. Each year we try to provide some Christmas gifts or a large gift that all the boys can enjoy throughout the year. We will be accepting donations made out to Gem City Dog Obedience Club. Sorry we are a little late getting the notice out this year!! Carol Lenehan, Mary Beam & Terri Hendrix will be organizing this endeavor.
Please contact Terri Hendrix at acdog2@yahoo.com with your donation amount so we know what to budget for this year. Thank you.
Children’s Parade 2022 UPDATE!
November 25 is only a few days away and it is time for final details for Parade-Day assembly and participation. Below is a slightly edited copy from the Special events manager of the Children’s parade. Find a place to park, streets will be blocked off, make sure you allow time to drive around a bit if necessary. A good place to park is near Sinclair College. Head to West
Second Street to find our number (16) on a pole near the curb. The weather is currently predicted to be 45 degrees and dry, dress warmly. Dress festively. Check in with Pam Murn (accompanied by a Golden Retriever named Scout. Pam will be wearing a red coat). A half hour (see notes below) is a long time to wait in the cold, however please do not show up at the last minute, as Pam will not be able to write your name on my clip board as the parade takes off and it is very worrisome when no one is cuing up for the parade to begin. Pam cell 937-838-6042. Sign your name if texting. Email myeltneb@aol.com please do not email after noon on the day of the parade.
. Dress festively with lots of lights and bling. Do not dress as Santa, as the official Santa is part of the final unit.
Gem City Dog Club’s unit number is 16. We will be staging near the corner of Second and Wilkinson. We will follow the Santa baby 76 dance club. The humane society will follow Gem City. There will be music around us but not bands with loud drums.
Please note these important planning times:
4:00 PM
. All staging areas will be closed to general traffic and will be accessible to Parade Entrants only.
7:30 PM
. Please arrive by 7:30 Check in with Pam Murn and Golden Retriever Scout.
7:55 PM
. The Parade will officially begin as the lead unit moves from Second and Ludlow streets.
. Because of potential danger to spectators, throwing candy, trinkets, etc. from any parade vehicle is strictly prohibited.
. Proper unit spacing and parade pace is critical for timing and spectator enjoyment so, voluntarily stopping for formation drills, reverse marching and other demonstrations by bands and drill teams cannot be allowed.
And don’t forget…the Dayton Children’s Parade happens regardless of the weather.
Hope you’re ready to be part of a spectacular evening!
Pamela Murn
Building closed DECEMBER 19-20, 2022
All:
The building will be closed for training on Monday and Tuesday, December 19th and 20th. The steel rafters will be cleaned of the accumulated dirt. There will be tarps, HEPA vacuums and workers in there all day and equipment left in place overnight.
John Clifford
Volunteers Needed!
Do you have some free time this weekend? Want to see lots of breeds? It’s not too late to volunteer to work at the shows this weekend! Email Angela at akp511@aol.com or sign up on the website We desperately need help Sunday afternoon. We will be offering lunch to all volunteers. Get your hours done early!We will teach you!
November 12 and 13 Volunteers Needed!!!!
Please consider volunteering to help with the conformation show this weekend!We still need a lot of help to make it work! No experince needed! Most jobs are easy sit down type jobs If you help with set up , you can get your crate in early As always lunch is provided free of charge