Responsible Dog Owner's Day

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If you live in NC, SC, or VA, please read this flyer...after the RDOD, the BSL people (anyone with BSL targeted breeds) are going to talk to each other on how to stop it, how others have stopped it, etc.

PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT OUR BREED.
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Saturday, September 15, 2007

The AKC® Communications Department is busy planning its fifth annual celebration of AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day (AKC RDO Day). While the event will be celebrated by hundreds of AKC clubs across the country on the day of their choice this September, AKC will hold its Raleigh, NC event in the Holshouser Building at the North Carolina State Fair Grounds on September 15, 2007.

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AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day (http://www.akc.org/clubs/rdod/2007/Flyer_Raleigh.pdf)</TD></TR><TR><TD>http://www.akc.org/images/clubs/rdod/2006/nc/proclamation.jpg (http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rdod/2007/proclamation_nc.pdf)</TD><TD>AKC RDO Day Proclamation from
Mayor Charles Meeker of Raleigh, North Carolina (http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rdod/2007/proclamation_nc.pdf)</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td>/images/clubs/rdod/2006/nc/flyer.jpg (/pdfs/clubs/rdod/2006/NC_Meet_the_Breeds.pdf)</td> <td>Meet the Breeds Flier
For AKC Clubs Wanting to Participate (/pdfs/clubs/rdod/2006/NC_Meet_the_Breeds.pdf)</td> </tr> --></TBODY></TABLE>
We are proud to be working with our sponsors Nature's Recipe, Invisible Fence Company® and Best Friends Pet Care in making the upcoming AKC RDO day a great success.

The event will include many fun and educational activities for all dog lovers, including the ever popular "Meet the Breeds." We will be conducting free Canine Good Citizen Tests (CGC), agility, rally, obedience, and flyball demonstrations, as well as fun activities for all participants. AKC Companion Animal Recovery will offer $20 microchipping. We would appreciate you sending this information along to any other local fanciers who might be interested in participating.

Please contact us at NCRDODay@akc.org (NCRDODay@akc.org) or at 919-816-3650 if you would like to participate in AKC RDO Day in Raleigh.

The following is a list of breeds attending the Meet the Breeds area and/or the Purebred Rescue area:

Airedale Terrier
American Water Spaniel
Australian Shepherd
Basset Hound
Bearded Collie
Belgian Tervuren
Bichon Frise
Black and Tan Coonhound
Bloodhound
Border Collie
Borzoi
Boxer
Bulldog
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Dachshund (smooth)
Dalmatian
English Cocker Spaniel
English Setter
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Finnish Lapphund
Finnish Spitz
Flat-coated Retriever
French Bulldog
German Shepherd Dog
Gordon Setter
Great Dane
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Icelandic Sheepdog
Irish Setter
Irish Wolfhound
Japanese Chin
Labrador Retriever
Longhaired Dachshund
Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terrier
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pharaoh Hound
Plott
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Pug
Rat Terrier
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler
Shetland Sheepdog
Skye Terrier
Spinone Italiano
Standard Schnauzer
Swedish Vallhund
Vizsla
Whippet
Wire Fox Terrier

Participating Organizations:
Nature's Recipe (http://www.naturesrecipe.com/)
Invisible Fence (http://www.invisiblefence.com/)
Best Friends Pet Care (http://www.bestfriendspetcare.com/)
AKC Companion Animal Recovery (http://www.akccar.com/)
2 Poodles and a Kaboodle of Fun Dog Training (http://www.best2poodles.com/index.htm)
AKC Pet Healthcare Plan (http://www.akcpethealthcare.com/)
Cary Kennel Club (http://www.carykennelclub.org/)
North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance (http://www.ncraoa.com/)
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/)
Raleigh Parks and Recreation (http://www.raleigh-nc.org/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_204_0_43/http;/pt03/dig_web_content/dept/public/Dept-AboutUs-ParksnRec.html)
Town and Country Animal Care Center (http://www.tcanimalcare.com/ken_training.html)
Wake Canine Search and Rescue (http://www.wcsar.net/)
WRAL.com (http://www.wral.com/)

Donations courtesy of the following organizations:
AKC Canine Health Foundation (http://www.akcchf.org/)
AKC Family Dog (http://www.akc.org/pubs/index.cfm)
Companion Chi (http://www.companionchi.com/)
Cookies by Design (http://www.cookiesbydesign.com/)
dog.com (http://www.dog.com/)
Dog House Resort (http://www.dog-house-resort.com/)
JB Wholesale Pet Supply (http://www.jbpet.com/)
Nature's Recipe (http://www.naturesrecipe.com/)
Petsmart (http://www.petsmart.com/)
Raleighwood Cinema Grill (http://www.raleighwoodmovies.com/)
Best Friends Pet Care (http://www.bestfriendspetcare.com/)
Invisible Fence (http://www.invisiblefence.com/)
Red Lobster (http://www.redlobster.com/)
WRAL.com (http://www.wral.com/)

<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=3 width=400 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width=156 bgColor=#0099ff>Demonstrations</TD><TD width=133 bgColor=#0099ff>Time</TD><TD width=81 bgColor=#0099ff>Ring Number</TD></TR><TR><TD>Agility</TD><TD>10:00, 12:20 </TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR><TD>Search and Rescue </TD><TD>10:30</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Flyball</TD><TD>11:00, 1:20 </TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rally</TD><TD>11:45</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Obedience</TD><TD>1:00</TD><TD>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Other Activities - All Day:
Face painting for children
Raffles
Games for dogs and children
Microchipping for $20 - includes lifetime enrollment in AKC CAR's recovery database
FREE Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Testing

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Southeast Bully Club Meeting & "AKC Responsible Dog Owners Day"

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Date: 2007-08-28, 3:43PM

Southeast Bully Club Meeting & "AKC Responsible Dog Owners Day"

The word is out and it's official! We have set a date on our first Southeast Bully Club meeting. On September 15th, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., the AKC is hosting "Responsible Dog Owners Day" at the North Carolina, State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. We have organized this to try to get a group to have a voice when BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) comes to North Carolina. Because of the Michael Vick (Falcons Quarterback) media circus, it's only a matter of time before BSL is every where. BSL is Breed Specific Legislation , where they crate a list of dogs that are illegal to own. They basically want to outlaw all bully breeds: boxers, pitbulls, rotts, bulldogs and any other bullly breed. Thats how it starts, small with dogs most people have a media driven fear of and then they will make amendments to the list every year and before you know it the only dog you can own will be toy poodles and other toy dogs. We must fight it now or lose our voice and chance forever. I am afraid b/c of all th e VICK stuff its right around the corner in NC be there stand up and have a voice please.
DO NOT wait until they come to take your dog to have a voice. This is a free admission event and they will be giving away goodie bags to the first 500 people. You can bring any dog you want to the fair grounds they do not have to be AKC registered. They will have training classes, dog obedience, and fly ball contest. There will be lots of toys and games for the dogs there as well. They will also have vendors selling everything from collars and leashes to food and nutrition supplements. After meeting there, we (those interested), will be going to a local dog park and having our first cookout and meet and greet session. We will have to make arrangements and find a central location to meet before we head out of the fairgrounds. If this sounds good or anyone has any ideas please let me know. Please remember you will all be responsible for bringing your own food and drinks. If you choose to cookout great if not there are many fast food locations in the immediate area. Everyone and anyone is welcome to come. All breeds of dogs are also welcome, but we are trying to socialize the bully breeds. This will primarily be a bully club which will include the following breeds:

A.) All Terrier Breeds
B.) All Akita, Wolf, Mastiff Breeds
C.) All Bulldogs
D.) Boxers
E.) Rottweilers
F.) Catch Dogs
G.) Ban Dogs
H.) Any other breeds that fall under the bully categories.

Yes… You can bring your German Shepard, your Collie, and your pound puppies. All are more then welcome. Your dog does NOT have to be registered with any group such as, AKC, UKC, ADBA, BFKC, APTR, ECT…

RULES FOR THE MEET & GREET:
1.) No females that are in heat, just had, or about to have a litter of pups.
2.) No dogs M/F that may or have shown signs of aggression (unless leashed at all times).
3.) There will be no staging, fronting, or any other type of attempt to show dog aggression.
4.) Please make sure all dogs are in good health and UTD on shots if possible. (You would want others to do this for your dogs’ safety do it for there's as well.)
5.) Anyone participating, asking, or trying to find out about dog fighting will not be ASKED to leave they will be TOLD to leave.
6.) If anyone is interested in selling puppies, dog products, T-shirts or any other DOG related products feel free to bring them.
7.) Please only bring a safe number of dogs....one person cant handle 5 of any one bully breed at one time reasonably.

I want this to be enjoyable and fun for ALL humans and dogs alike. So please use your own judgment as to just how much you and your pets will participate. I hope to see you all there. We will be needing a head count of how many people will be attending as well as how many dogs. If you would like more information please contact me via my email address.

Once again I hope everyone that is able to attend will, and I could use everyone's help to get the word out. Have a great day and spread the word.

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Anyone going?