Waggers Club 2009 Underway
We have begun our 2009 year in 4H Dog Club. Happily we have almost everyone returning from last year. A couple of kids have new dogs this year. On top of that we have several new students. It’s great to meet new kids and their dogs and the parents who bring them.
We are again meeting from 6:30 – 8:30 on Thursday nights at the Marion County Fairgrounds in the 4H building or just outside of it on nicer days. We will have one day (MAY 14th) when we must meet elsewhere; otherwise we will routinely meet here until time to vacate for County Fair Preparation.
If you are joining us for Warren Waggers 4H Dog Club. There are a few things you should know.
1.) ENROLLMENT: This 4H Club is for children grades 3-12 who register for the dog project with 4H through the County Extension Office. However, you may enroll at your first club meeting up until the May 15th deadline. Also, children from neighboring county may join us as long as they enroll with Marion County 4H and do NOT show projects at another county fair.
2) CLASSES: All dog project kids must take part in the obedience aspect of the club. We also teach showmanship and dog agility which are also competitive at the county fair and if you chose, the Indiana State Fair. Also, we encourage each student to also sign up for the dog poster project. We are easily learning enough about dogs through the year as to make this an easy project for them to complete and compete.
3) ANIMAL CARE: Animals coming to club MUST BE CURRENT ON ALL OF THERE VACCINATIONS. There is a 4H Veterinarian form available at this link or may be obtained at club. NO ANIMAL MAY attend a club meeting without proof of current vaccinations. The completed designated form is required by the 4H organization and needs to be signed by your veterinarian. Any dog showing signs of illness, in “season”, showing signs of fleas or other physical disability should not come to club, however the child may attend without the animal during its recuperation so as to stay up to date on training sessions.
4) BEHAVIOR: The main objective of our club is to train obedience. Not that we leaders are training the animals. Rather, that we leaders teach the kids how to train their own animals. The 4Hers are to be the principle caretakers of the animals. They learn responsibility, animal care and training skills, and record keeping. They grow in confidence as “masters” of their animals. The animals develop skills of obedience and being a good canine citizen. It is a wonderful process to witness and be a part of.
5) REQUIRED FORMS:
a) 4H enrollment form and enrollment fee
b) Vet Form – http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/downloads/Dog/4H671W.pdf.
c) Marion County 4H Fair Dog Show pre-enrollment – Due June 15th
d) Indiana State 4H Dog Show Enrollment form (optional)
e) Dog Record Sheet
6) RESULTS: We have fun learning by doing!!
We have a new “pack” each year. Each 4Her and animal are a team. All 4Hers and their animals form a family unit “pack”. The parents usually stay and socialize with each other and participate with some of the club activities, and all of us together are THE WARREN WAGGERS 4H DOG CLUB!
If you need more information, just leave a comment with your email and I will contact you back.
Shelbyville Fun Match Sat. May 17th
Shelby County Canine Classics
Annual 4-H Fun Match
Obedience, Showmanship & Agility
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Shelby County 4-H Fairgrounds
Shelbyville, IN 46176
(317) 392-6468
Obedience: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, Veterans
Showmanship: Junior, Intermediate & Senior
Agility: Beginning A & B, Intermediate, & Advanced
Health Certificate (4-H 671) Required to Compete
All Exhibitors must compete in same classes as they will at their county fairs.
Up to two (2) dogs allowed to compete (both dogs must show obedience)
Cost: $6.00 per dog (Obedience) $1.00 per dog per extra class
Registration: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Judging Begins: 8:00 a.m. (Sr. Showmanship & 2A Obedience)
Agility Begins: After Obedience & Showmanship Awards
Obedience judging will be by ring progression on inside rings with mats. Showmanship ñ outside covered ring. Agility- inside on mats. High Score and Second High Score Obedience, Showmanship, and Agility trophies will be awarded.
Food Available Bring Lawn Chairs
Carol da Silva Questions?: Call 765-525-6398
7297 South 200 East
Waldron, IN 46182
Directions:
I-465 South:
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Shelby County Fair
500 Frank St, Shelbyville, IN 46176
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FORMS DEADLINE Thurs. May 15th
It’s VERY important that you turn in your 4H forms this week to Ellen so that she can get them to the Extension Officer for the May 15th Deadline!!
Dean Johns, our township extension agent will be collecting the forms in person this Thursday night. So if you have any other questions for her, then would be a good time for you to ask.
By now, you should have turned in a 2008 4-H Dog Vaccination Form to Ellen, with proper signatures, Ellen keeps a copy and the original is yours to keep with you in your ShowBucket/Bag. You should keep it with your gear so that it is always handy. You may not show without it!! So I advise keeping it in your gear in a large ziploc or page protector.
The other form that is due THIS Thursday is the Pre-Registration for the Marion County 4H Dog Show. If you do not fill out this simply form and turn it in on time, you cannot place at the Marion County Fair on July 26th!! You might be able to show, but it would be for “exhibition only” and you will not “place”.
If you have registered in 4H this year, you should have already received these forms, but if you need another copy they will be available at the club meeting.
Should you have any questions in this regard, you may contact me at ellenspencer22@gmail.com or 317-351-9503.
4H: What is it? How can I join?
I really believe in 4H. It is a youth organization that was started and upheld by Purdue University and Land Grant structure. The regular 4H clubs offer children the opportunity of “learning by doing”. Traditionally, people associate 4H with showing cows, pigs, horses and sheep or sewing, food, needlework and canned goods at the county fairs. But 4H is so much MORE!
Today’s 4H offers Mini clubs for children who are not yet in the 3rd grade to learn even more simplified lessons while having fun in a structured, nurturing club setting. The total number of projects offered has skyrocketed over the almost 30 years since I was a 10 year 4H member. The offerings now include such things as collections, writing, personality, health, woodworking, woodcraft, computer, animal posters, wildlife, forestry, genealogy, bowling, gardening, clothing design, sewing, miscellaneous crafts, recycling, pottery, ceramics, electricity, and independent study projects. These are only some of the offerings. Chances are, if your child is interested in it, there is a project for them. If you have knowledge of it, there is a 4H leadership opportunity for you.
I was a farmer’s daughter and a former FFA member at my highschool. Besides taking part in animal projects, vet science, livestock judging, fine arts, soil judging, parliamentary procedure, sales demonstrations, speech, choir, wildlife management…etc, I developed skills of leadership, cooperation, community awareness and civic responsibility.
Now, that I am raising my daughter in the city, I got plugged into 4H anew as a leader. My first love is in leading a local 4H Dog Club. We offer obedience training which all members must participate in, then, optional Showmanship and Dog Agility. My husband and I have made most of the equipment, but are in need of obtaining more as our program advances. The parents of the kids in our club are ACTIVE participants. Together we are a family. Like a pack of dogs, we show one another respect, learn from each other and experience successes with one another. All the while the kids are learning that I am not there to train their dogs. We are there to help THEM to train their dogs. Even the most timid little child learns how to take charge, communicate clearly (even nonverbally) and grows in understanding and confidence. It truly is a wonderful thing.
Our particular dog club is open to any child grade 3 through age 18 at the beginning of the school year. They first register as a 4H member, pay a nominal membership fee, and sign up for as few or as many projects as they believe they please. There is the Dog Poster project available for even the child who may not own a dog, but want to learn and exhibit. Many materials are provided by the County Extension Office through trained and certified volunteers who schedule and lead meetings. There are also record sheets to be filled out to assure orderly organization and team the skill of record-keeping.
The 4H year culminates at the County and State Fairs where the project(s) of the child can be viewed by all. At the fair, projects receive ribbons and the appreciation of the general public. A sense of accomplishment is instilled in the growing minds of our communities children thanks to the program of 4H, the service of volunteers, involved parents and leaders, and the effort put forth to “make the best better”.
If you have questions regarding signing up a child in 4H or becoming a volunteer leader or resource assistant, please contact your local County Extension Office Agent and inquire. The number for your area is in the blue pages under county government or just search on the web for “County Extension Office AND (the name of your) County.”
We Are Waggers
The Warren Township Waggers 4H Dog Club got it’s name in 1998. The club generally met in the spring and summer months outdoors to help children 3rd grade and older who were enrolled in the 4H Dog Obedience Program.
In 2004 we began to meet at the Marion County Fairgrounds and were therefore able to practice even when it rained. Club usually meets weekly and addresses the disciplines of obedience, showmanship and agility as well as general dog related education.
Parents of the children often stay for the 2 hours of instruction and learn right along side the rest of us. Educated parents then become a valuable tool in reinforcing the good habits that we learn at club.
The leaders are certified by the Marion County Extension Office as 4H Volunteers. Generally speaking the leaders are people who share a love for that special bond between an animal and child and are willing to nurture that through the 4H Dog Project Program. Recognizing the importance of good citizenship of both people and their animals, these volunteers come alongside and instruct the child, who then instructs the dog.
Together, leaders, children, parents and the dogs all become a “pack”; a tight family group. We learn and problem solve together. No one of us “knows it all”; but what we don’t know gives us the opportunity to find out together!
IN_4H_dog : Calendar
This is the Indiana State 4-H Dog Clubs calendar of events.