.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....
The Happy Wag

« Kitty public relations | Too many dogs? »

2009.02.06

Canine winter games begin next week

The doggies take the field next week for the Star City Canine Training Club's AKC agility, obedience and rally trials at the Salem Civic Center.

The competition is scheduled for Feb. 13-15, starting at 8 a.m. and running through the mid-afternoon each day.

The event will feature dogs from across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Hours of practice and dedication are invested by the owners to get the canine athletes ready to compete.  Sports like agility, obedience and rally are a great way for people to spend quality time with their dogs, teaches the dogs and the owners discipline and patience, and helps to keep the pooches, and often the owners, in top physical condition.

Admission is free but please leave your non-competing pooch at home.

Posted at 10:49 by Nona Nelson | Category: Sports and Recreation | 1 Comment

1 Comment »

  1. Oh neat! I bet this is fun to watch!

    Comment by Michelle — February 6, 2009 @ 12:55 pm

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL

Leave a comment

jobs.roanoke.com| homes.roanoke.com| cars.roanoke.com

Search

About this blog

The Happy Wag blog is a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley, a local community forum of news and information about pets. Newsroom manager Nona Nelson's family includes four pets: retired racing greyhounds Dexter and Coral and former stray cats Thai and India. Read more about Nona and this blog

RSS feed

Comments

    • Other John: To my knowledge, no. Had he hit the utility pole a little harder and had the car had a 5-point restraint...
    • Deborah: I think that’s the only thing you can do when they don’t have tags to show where they live. I...
    • Ed S.: OJ, was he neutered?
    • Other John: I had a somewhat similar situation, though not with a dog. I was working in Blacksburg one day during a...
    • Other John: I’m not sure we need a government ban on the practice, that seems excessive. What we need is for...

Categories

Recent entries

Archives

Related links

Foster homes for the holidays

The Roanoke Valley SPCA is participating in the national “Foster A Lonely Pet For the Holidays” pet fostering program.

Over 13,000 pet rescue organizations nationwide are trying to empty the kennels for Christmas, encouraging families to open their home for the holidays to an adoptable pet waiting for a forever home.

Fostered pets can be picked up between December 18-23, and can be returned to the RVSPCA between December 30-January 2.

The RVSPCA will provide all needed supplies and support to the temporary families. You can view all of the pets online at www.rvspca.org, or visit the shelter to meet them.  The goal is to have each of these pets into a home by noon on December 23.

Ann Marie Sweeney, foster coordinator for the RVSPCA, will answer questions about the program for people interested in making this Christmas a happy holiday for a pet in need.  Contact Sweeney at 344-4840, ext. 208 or e-mail asweeney@rvspca.org.