Category: News

We have many events coming up that need volunteers. Try to remember, trials/shows/tests are what keeps our club going. Our exhibitors love coming to show at our events!

Did you know that AKC featured our obedience and rally trials in their nationwide email? Pretty cool, right? So many new faces! Record entries! We were only missing workers! Our trial chair, Michelle, took very good care of anyone working. Nobody went home hungry!

Please go to the “volunteers needed “ page of our website. The CCC Conformation and Rally is coming up next month and we will need a lot of volunteers. Hours count towards GCDOC membership hours. I also saw Barnhunt. There’s hours available to help improve the restrooms, building maintenance , and many other things!Get those hours taken care of so you aren’t struggling to find something at the end of the membership year!

Don’t worry about not knowing anything about the sport we need volunteers for. The judges are always wonderful and willing to explain what they need. Our club members who are showing are always happy to take a minute to answer your questions. You may even find yourself falling in love with a new sport!

Hey everyone! It’s time for the JUNE FIT DOG WALK! This one will be at 5pm (and so will all the summer walks – cooler!) THIS SUNDAY – 6/9 – and we will meet at Wegerzyn Gardens. Several of us will be at the club for the rally/obedience trial, so we thought we’d go somewhere close. Bring your best buddy and meet us there!

Barb

Hello all,

We would like to invite you to join us in a presentation at the next members meeting. Please feel free to bring a snack or finger foods to share with the group.

Have you considered what will happen to your dogs and other pets when you die? What if you are hospitalized or enter a nursing home or rehab facility? What if you become ill or forgetful and can’t care for your pets? These are serious concerns since our pets depend on us for all of their needs and care.

Pet Planning is the process of planning and preparing in advance to provide for and protect your animals in the event of your future death, illness, or inability to care for them without assistance. Pet Planning usually involves adding pet-specific terms to routine estate planning documents like wills, powers of attorney, and family trusts. It sometimes includes more specialized documents, such as a Pet Power of Attorney or a Pet Trust. Pet Plans can range from very simple to extremely complex. There are Pet Planning options available to fit every family, circumstances, pet, and budget.

To learn more about Pet Planning, please join GCDOC and Laura J. Martin, Esq., on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 5:30. We will cover the range of planning options available, critical terms to include for the protection of your pet, and more. Questions are welcome and encouraged.

Hope to see you all there.
Kristina

Hello everyone! We have a fit dog walk tomorrow – Sunday – at 2 PM at Russ nature reserve in Beavercreek. Hope to see a lot of people out with their dogs! It’s going to be a lovely day- see you there!

Barb Siler

The club has a John Deere riding mower which was originally purchased about 20(?) years ago and used at the Land.  It has been deemed surplus as it has not been running nor needed for some time.  The board decided that the money required to repair it would be better put towards other projects.  No, I don’t know what is wrong with it.  Therefore the small JD riding mower is to be disposed of AS IS to a club member who might be interested and willing to make a donation.  It must be removed by Memorial day, 2024.     We have had two people express interest so far. 
I need to hear from you if interested, no later than Wednesday, May 15th. 
Please contact John Clifford if interested at this email ( 7681tr78@gmail.com ).

Message from the president:

Hello folks. I am trying to get to the bottom to the email about the land being closed during certain times.

In the future, if you come across something like this, please email the board and me so we can appropriately approach a solution. While we realize having it posted yourself is the easiest way, it’s not the right way.

Board email: board@gcdoc.com

The entire board will receive your email.

My email: akp511@aol.com

I will receive this so I can present it to the board.

Once I find out more, I will attempt to answer your questions.

Thank you!

Angela