We're thinking about renting a pavilion at Centennial Park on the afternoon of Sunday, October 30 for a doggie Halloween bash. It costs $150 to rent, so we would need at least 30 people willing to pitch in $5/person (rain-or-shine; no refunds for weather). Are you interested?

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The days are shorter but our pups still need exercise and the company sure is nice. Anyone interested in wearing a headlamp and taking our dogs on a walk around Lake Elkhorn on a weeknight at 630? I was thinking we would meet in the parking lot by the Giant and walk through the tunnel over to the lake - there's better lighting for parking over there.

AKC's Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) Program is a certification program that is designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. Items on the CGC Test: 1 Accepting a friendly stranger 2 Sitting politely for petting 3 Appearance and grooming 4 Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead) 5 Walking through a crowd 6 Sit and down on command and Staying in place 7 Coming when called 8 Reaction to another dog 9 Reaction to distraction 10 Supervised separation I have contacted a local CGC evaluator who will test/evaluate our dogs for a fee of $10 to $15 per dog. A portion of the proceeds will go to a resue supported by the evalutor. Please note that Fido does not need any formal obedience or CGC classes to take the test. The test takes about 7 to 10 minutes, and will be in either Jan or Feb 2009. Please let us know if you're interested. For additional info about CGC, please visit: www.akc.org/events/cgc/index.cfm

Darkness is getting in the way of our Thursday after-work walks! We'll still schedule walks on weekends, but wanted to see how many people might be interested in daytime walks during the week. If you are, please indicate days/times that would work for you. Please check all that apply.