German shepherd group sets deadline for trials
Lincolnwood Training Club for German Shepherd Dogs has set 6 p.m. Wednesday as its deadline to enter the Obedience and Rally Trials to be held Sept. 16 on the club grounds at Central and Dearlove roads in Glenview. Entry fees cost $25 plus $10 for an additional entry of the same dog. Obedience entries with checks made payable to the club go to Cathy Stein, Obedience Trial Secretary, 6456 N. Leroy Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712. Send Rally entries with checks made payable to the club to Don Wilkinson, Rally Trial Secretary, 8527 Mango Ave., Morton Grove, IL 60053. For obedience information, call (847) 677-8375, and for Rally, (847) 967-7472.
The club will hold the next Correctional Clinic for all breeds Sept. 8 on the club grounds. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and judging at 9 a.m. Pre-entry is $5 plus $4 for an additional entry of the same dog. Send entry plus check payable to the club to Shirley Stegner, 3412 Linneman St., Glenview, IL 60025. The e-mail/gate entry of $7 and $5 and goes to FunMatches@LTCGSD.org.
UKC Agility trials: Flying Paws United Kennel Club Agility Trials will be held Sept. 1-2 in Northwest Obedience Club's Training Center, 735 Industrial Drive, Cary. Call Sharon at (815) 516-8207 or e-mail smedachs@mc.net.
Shih Tzu meeting: Chicagoland Shih Tzu Club will hold its next meeting at 8 p.m. Sept. 4 in the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. (at Euclid Avenue). For more information about the meeting, or club in general, call Diane at (847) 438-7027.
New classes: Leash and Collar Dog Training at 238 Saunders Road, Riverwoods, has a Basic Obedience class starting at 8:45 p.m. Aug. 30. There also will be a Puppy class at 6:30 p.m. and Basic Obedience at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 12. Call (847} 945-4544.
•Northwest Obedience Club will have weekday Agility classes starting Sept. 10. Saturday classes will start Sept. 8, which is a beginner/foundation class in order to get involved in Agility. To enter, dogs and puppies need a minimum of one Beginner Obedience or Puppy Obedience class. Anyone interested in this one, e-mail Linda at otchbc1@aol.com. For more information about regular Agility classes, contact Sharon at ((847) 516-8207 or smedachs@mc.net.
Northwest also has a new session of regular Obedience and Rally classes starting the week of Sept. 10 at 735 Industrial Drive, Cary. To register, call Beverly at (847) 639-3377 or send e-mail to mckbam@gmail.com or visit the club's Web site is www. northwestobedienceclub.org.
•The German Shepherd Dog Training Club of Chicago has an eight-week Rally Obedience class for all breeds starting Sept. 14 in the club house at 4925 County Farm Road, Hanover Park. To register, dogs must have basic obedience skills. Mixed breeds are also welcome, however, they are not eligible to participate in the American Kennel Club trials. For information or to register, call Arlene at (630) 852-6129 or e-mail lucine@comcast.net.
Holiday fundraiser: Strays Halfway House has tickets available for the annual holiday party's raffle Nov. 18 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. Call Carol at (847) 669-3677. Proceeds go toward the shelter's mission of finding homes for the rescued stray and abandoned animals.