Current News for Members
BARN HUNT TRIAL VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Coordinator: Angela Payne
Please fill out the form to request a job for the day, or contact Angela directly by clicking on her name above.
The Gem City Rat Rompers, GCDOC Barn Hunt Club is hosting a trial this weekend. We are looking for volunteers. Come have fun volunteering and learning what Barn Hunt is all about. Location is 542 Valleycrest Dr., Dayton, OH 45404. Building IS climate controlled!
FAST CAT workers needed for the club to continue to do this event!
Please remember this is a club sponsored event and we are responsible for the workers needed. Those signing up to release dogs, need to be able to handle both big/small dogs please. We depend on club members to fill the worker spots, this is an outdoor event, rain or shine.
Located at: 9386 National Rd, Brookville, OH 45309
Thank you!
Ronalee McKnight
Hello Gem City Members,
We are in need of more volunteers for the combined trial of Rat Rompers and Updog at the Gem City land on August 10th and 11th. These two dog sports offer lots of action and are fun to watch. The Rat Romper trial is held indoors in an air condition barn and the Updog is held outside. We will have cooling stations for dogs and people. Lunch is available for workers. Please contact Rachel Corbett <[email protected]> if you can volunteer.
Class registration is now open to everyone.
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FIT Dog Walk is cancelled for tonight. Parts of Beavercreek are without power and branches are down everwhere….also, the Fen is a wooden boardwalk that may be slippery. We may try to add a walk before the August one on August 4. Sorry for the late notice!
I am so sorry, but we have decided not to set an agility course in the turf room until July 29.
There is still cleaning going on in the building. There are trials every weekend, which means
that we would have to tear down by at least Thursday each week. Rally and freestyle will be
performing on the turf, and this would give those teams the opportunity to practice with their
dogs on the turf. This is something that is not available to those teams very often. Thank you
for your understanding.
Also, I am leaving for vacation for the next 2 weeks. If you have questions, you may text Sherri
Heizer. She will text me if I am needed. Thanks again!
Deb Werts
Agility Director
Due to high temperatures and the chance of rain, today’s fit dog walk has been moved to 7.
Do you want the club opened back up? Show up Monday 6:30 to 8:30 and pitch in.
The good news is that the restroom floors are done. A second coat of paint is being applied this afternoon, so the restrooms remain closed until at least tomorrow. In addition, since we have had no volunteers to help clean things up, the building will remain closed for the safety of our dogs and anyone who has dust issues. The contractor created a fine layer of concrete dust while grinding the floors level which settled over all of the surfaces in the restrooms AND the floors/countertops in the front room and most likely the turf room also. Understanding that weekends and during the workday are tough times to be at the club due to other commitments, I am proposing that members plan to help MONDAY 6:30 to 8:30 to use sweepers and damp rags to clean the floors and counters and anything else that needs to be wiped down. Dusting will not get it, that only spreads the dust someplace else. If you bring small shop vacs which have HEPA filters and have a brush attachment, that could also be used.
Thanks
John Clifford
Hi everyone,
Just a warning that when going to the land to run your dogs, be VERY CAREFUL!
I was there Friday evening when sirens went off. The howling from coyotes was everywhere. One of my friends was running her dogs off lead on Friday morning. One came running back to her, looking behind her. My friend looked in the area the dog came from, and saw a huge coyote in the brush. They are prolific at the land.
Please consider NOT letting your dogs run free unless you are in the fenced area. It is not safe.
Deb Werts
The links to the equipment for sale are listed below the pre-sale rules.
Jumps For Sale: https://gcdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jumps-for-sale.pdf
Tunnels For Sale: https://gcdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tunnels-for-sale.pdf
Contacts For Sale: https://gcdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Contacts-for-sale.pdf
Odds and Ends For Sale: https://gcdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Odds-and-ends-agility.pdf