Celebrate Thanksgiving, but keep pets away from people food
There are no shows on record prior to Thanksgiving, but then we have Thanksgiving. That is when you want to keep those canines away from the hot containers of turkey, drippings and whatever. Not only do you want to prevent burns, those foods are too rich for them to digest. Have a happy Thanksgiving by keeping them on their own diets.
Shows, trials and tracking: Lake Shore Kennel Club will hold conformation shows, obedience trials and sweepstakes Nov. 24 and 25 at Bloom Trail High School, 21900 Cottage Grove, Crete.
• Lincolnwood Training Club for German Shepherd Dogs will have Tracking Tests and Tracking Tests Excellent the morning of Nov. 25 at Burnidge Forest Preserve and Paul Wolff Campgrounds, Big Timber and Coombs roads in Elgin.
Correction Clinic:ŒCar-Dun-Al Obedience Dog Training Club's next Correction Clinic will be Nov. 27 at 10643 Wolf Drive, Huntley. Registration is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The pre-entry fee is $6 plus $4 for an additional entry of the same dog. The gate entry is $7 plus $5 for the additional entry. Send your check payable to the club and entry to Barb Lepke, P.O. Box 507, Wayne, IL 60184 or e-mail dale@dblassociates.com.
• Rand Park Dog Training Club will hold its next Correction Clinic Dec. 8 at For Your Canine, 4233 United Parkway, Schiller Park. Pre-entry fee is $7 plus $6 for an additional entry of the same dog. They go to Jean Eremo, 2511 N. 79th Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707 with check made payable to the club. Gate entry is $8 and $7. For more information, call Jean at (708) 453-5128.
New class sessions:ŒPaws R Us K9s will have a second session of the Pre-Beginner and Beginner classes starting Nov. 29 at 503 Sundown, South Elgin. Pre-Beginner is at 7 p.m. and Beginner at 8 p.m. For applications or more information, Call Toni at (847) 695-5043 or go to pawsrusk9s.com.
Puppy class for pups less than 4 months old are held in South Barrington and are continuously available by calling Val at (847) 382-3217. There are also Rally classes held on Wednesday night. For this information, call Penny at (847) 882-5342.
Holiday Open House and Boutique: Save-A-Pet will have a day for pets and people from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 1 and noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at the shelter at 31664 N. Fairfield Road, Grayslake. There will be crafts, baked good and more. Also, on Saturday you can register for a consultation with a nationally renowned animal communicator and Sunday you can have your picture taken with your pet. Call (847) 740-7788, ext. 130 or go to fundraising@save-a-pet-il.org.
Save-A-Pet is dependent on donations and volunteers. It is a not-for-profit, no-kill animal shelter dedicated to the rescue, care and well-being of stray, abandoned and abused pets.
For your information:ŒThe advanced dates are to keep you informed until after the Thanksgiving holidays since I am taking some time off. In the meantime, have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!