NETC Fall Fun Day-Earthdog and Lurecoursing!!!

I just got the flyer for the New England Terrier Club fun day on October 24th.
They will have all levels, including Master, plus a meet the rats session for new dogs.

I am very excited about lure coursing. Shelby loves lure coursing, so I will definitely sign her up.


The
New England Terrier Club Invites you to an exciting day of Earthdog Training for ALL TERRIER BREEDS

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

At Glencoe Farm, 122 Hawkins St., Plainville, MA.

Please join us for a fun day of Earthdog training for dogs of any breed that have a propensity for ratting. The secretary’s table will open at 9AM and Master will be begin at 9:30 (draw), followed by the start of the Intro to Quarry. Our fabulous potluck luncheon will be at noon, please bring your favorite dish to share. At 1 PM we will resume with a ‘meet the rats’ session for your beginner dogs, and Senior, Junior and IQ will continue. We are pleased that we will be able to offer Lure Coursing for any terrier breeds.

Don’t forget that GBAEC is hosting an AKC sanctioned ED test October 25th in North Andover, MA. This is a great opportunity for last minute training.

Pre-Entries and Day Of entries for your convenience.
Pre-Entry $5.00 per dog/run. Day of entry $10.00 for the 1st dog/run and $5.00 for each additional dog/run.
Lure Coursing $5.00 per dog.

For more information please contact the secretary, Jan M. Silva at 508.994.3588 or NativefoxSFT @ Comcast.net (remove the spaces for the email to work), or Mary B. Smith at 508.695.3685 or mary.smith @ umb.edu


DIRECTIONS TO THE TRAINING SITE

FROM I495: Take Exit 15, Route 1A South. Take second right after lights for Wrentham Outlets onto Green St. Take first left onto High St. Go to end of High St. (about 3 miles). Take left onto Hawkins St. Go ¾ mi and #122 is on the left.

FROM I295: Take exit 11 for Rte. 114, Diamond Hill Rd. Head North on 114 to lights at intersection with Route 120. Take right onto Route 120. Take a left onto N. Attleboro Rd. Go ¾ mile and #122 is on the right just after the intersection with Fales Rd.

FROM PROVIDENCE AREA: I95 North to I295 South to exit 1B for Route 1 North. Proceed North to lights at the intersection with Route 1A and Route 120, (CVS Pharmacy will be in front of you). Take a left onto Route 120. Take third right onto Ellis Road. Ellis will change its name to High St and then Fales Rd – stay straight about 3 miles until the first 4-way intersection, (e.g. cross st.). Take a right onto Hawkins and #122 is immediately on your right.

PRE-ENTRY INFORMATION
For your convenience email/snail mail entries will be accepted up until the closing date of 10/20/09 with the understanding that if you send an entry you will be responsible for paying for that entry whether or not you attend on the day of the event. Please include the following information, Your name and address and phone number, your dogs’ name, age, sex, and breed. The name of the person who will most likely be handling your dog. Be sure to indicate what levels you are signing up for: ‘Meet the Rats’, (includes intro to tunnels), Intro to Quarry, Junior, Senior, Master, or Lure Coursing. You may enter as many times at as many levels as you like. Please note that the larger terrier breeds, unless they are young pups, will only be able to enter ‘meet the rats’ and Lure Coursing.
Send or email pre-entries to Jan Silva at nativefoxsft @ Comcast.net or 18 Stackhouse St., New Bedford, MA 02740. If sending by snail mail please include your payment.