DOG DAYS OF SUMMER:
Well the “Dog days of
summer” have been truly been here this year. For those continuing to
travel with their dogs I encourage you to pay extra attention to your
dogs needs with plenty of water, shade and ventilation. It does not take
more than a few minutes for your pet to suffer a heat stroke under the
conditions we have been experiencing this summer.
AUGUST
17 MEETING: Our regular meeting is next week on Tuesday August
17th. Our program will focus on understanding the various
rules and regulations of the AKC.
This will be a good opportunity for you to have any of your
questions answered regarding anything you have seen, heard, or wondered
about.
B MATCHES:
Don’t forget to plan to
attend the Sanctioned “B” match at the Oak Ridge grounds on Wednesday
August 18th. This is a great opportunity to for you to work
with your young dogs or just give your current hopefuls a chance to get
in a little “Real show experience”.
Due
to an unfortunate glitch our matches scheduled for September has been
canceled and the October match rescheduled for October 6th at
Chilhowee Park. Bernadine
Luketich is our match chairman and she can use stewards as well as other
helpers for the match please let he know if you can help.
MEDIA:
Beth White and Bernadine
Luketich have been working hard to make our club known to our community
and they are getting out press releases and information to the various
media outlets on the TVKC as well as the upcoming events of our club.
This is a time consuming effort and I greatly appreciate all of the work
they do.
PROMOTING OUR CLUB: We have also agreed to look into ways to promote not only the sport of pure-bred dogs but also the TVKC by doing “Meet the Breeds” and other performance demonstrations throughout our area at places such as the West Town and Center city Malls, Market Square and other locales in the area. This fits with our desire to be “Proactive” and recognized as a positive example in our community. Paula Smiddy and Barbara Price will serve as the leaders in this project. Please share with Paula and Barbara and ideas, locations, etc. that might help. The ORKC has also expressed an interest in joining with us for some of these endeavors.
SEPTEMBER AGILITY TRIAL:
Likewise Dawn Darr is
looking for volunteers for the upcoming agility trial in September.
Most Pet Friendly City in America: Those
that attended the July meeting were treated to a wonderful program on
the area dog parks and what they offer our fair city. We had
representatives from Pet Safe, Knoxville City as well as Knox county
government here to tell us about how willing they are to make Knoxville
the “Most Pet Friendly City in America”. Your board is also committed to
making the TVKC recognized as a true community partner in that effort.
GROWTH & COOPERATION:
It is my personal goal
to see our club grow and build a friendly and cooperative environment
where we can build our sport and all it has to offer to the citizens of
the Knoxville general area.
There are so many things our sport has to offer. The dog is truly “man’s
best friend” and we need to continue to get the message out. In a time
of continuous litigation in our society we have a chance by being an
active member in our community to have influence in those decisions that
might affect our sport as well as our four legged friends. Let’s all
work together to see that Knoxville is in fact “The most pet
friendly city in America.”
I
hope to see everyone on the 17th.
Walter Sommerfelt
President, TVKC