Obedience club to host Fun Match March 7

Northwest Obedience Club will hold the next Fun Match March 7 in the training center at 735 Industrial Drive, Cary. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. and judging at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Arlene at mzking@juno.com or call (847) 483-7760.

Setter Specialty:ŒWestern Irish Setter Club will hold a breed Specialty March 8 and 9 in the Stone City Kennel Club Building, Cedar and Laraway roads, New Lenox. Included will be conformation, Junior Showmanship, obedience and sweepstakes.

Entry deadline:ŒFox Valley Dog Training Club has set March 12 as the deadline to enter its Agility Trials on March 29 and 30 at Sports Plex, 1400 Foundry St., St. Charles. The entry fee is $24 plus $14 for an additional entry of the same dog. Entries, plus fees payable to the club, go to Sharon Ehr, Trial Secretary, 64 Oak Valley Drive, Cary, IL 60013. Anyone with questions, call (847) 516-8207.

New classes:ŒThe College of Lake County has a class scheduled March 15 on the Grayslake campus that will teach you how to read your dog's strange behavior. For more information or to register, call (847) 223-1111 or stop at 19351 W. Washington St. on the campus. At the same time you can check on the April 19 class on Saving Your Pet's Life.

People notes:ŒJulie Felten of Wauconda completed her provisional assignments and has now been approved by AKC to judge Norfolk and Welsh terriers.

• Christine Engelsman of Glen Ellyn also completed her provisional assignments and has been approved by AKC to judge Junior Showmanship.

Benefit Fur-Kidz: If you are an online shopper, call NISA at (847) 255-4815 and ask for the procedure for choosing to give a percentage of your purchases to Fur-Kidz.

Shop for the Shelter:ŒSome of you may read this in time to attend Anderson Animal Shelter's Shop for the Shelter fundraiser. It takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the shelter, 1000 S. LaFox (Route 31) in South Elgin. The community may examine a selection of products from Cookie Lee Jewelry, Homemade Gourmet, Mary Kay, NR Image Consulting, PartyLite, Stampin' Up and Tastefully Simple. A representative will be present from each to demonstrate and sell items, and a large portion of the proceeds will benefit the shelter. There is no admission charge. For details, call (847) 697-2880 or go to kmelone@andersonanimalshelter.org.

Were you a winner? If you were a winner at International Kennel Club's Cluster of Shows, pass the word along.