Family Pet Expo coming to Arlington Park
The Chicagoland Family Pet Expo will be held March 14 to 16 at Arlington Park Racecourse in Arlington Heights. Show hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission for adults is $10 and $6 for children 3 to 12 years of age; no charge for children under 3. Parking is $6. This is an event for the entire family.
For details, call Toni at (630) 469-4611, ext. 103. You can also e-mail info@towershow.com or go to www.towershow.com for more information.
The expo will include your favorite breeds, demonstrations, giveaways, Dancing with Dogs, World Canine Freestyle, Frisbee performances plus cats, birds and some small animals. There will also be numerous vendors. Among the booths will be Strays Halfway House at No. 105 and 106. Another will be Greyhounds Only, Inc. with all of the information you need to adopt one.
New classes:ŒLeash and Collar Dog Training has a new puppy class starting at 6:30 p.m. and basic obedience at 7:45 p.m. March 13. There is also a post-basic obedience class, which is intermediate obedience, starting at 8:45 p.m. March 20. These are held at 238 Saunders Road, Riverwoods. Call (847) 945-4544 for more information and to enroll.
Run-Thrus: Northwest Obedience Club will have another session of run-thrus March 16 in the training center at 735 Industrial Drive, Cary. Agility run-thrus will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. for 8-, 12- and 16-inch dogs and 1:30 to 3 p.m. for 20- and 24-inch dogs. For information, e-mail rottenmom@yahoo.com or call Shari at (847) 639-2952.
Rally run-thrus will start at 1 p.m. For more rally information, e-mail shamusetal@comcast.net or call Patti at (847) 515-1560. Fees for both groups are $5 for one run; $8 for two of the same dog; and $10 for three runs of same dog. These are open to all breeds and are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Entry deadlines: Interlocking Shetland Sheepdog Club of Monee has set March 15 as the deadline to enter its specialty on April 4 and 5 in the Stone City Kennel Club's building, Cedar and Laraway roads, New Lenox. Included will be conformation, obedience and sweepstakes. The entry fee is $25 plus $17 for second entry of same dog. Entries plus checks payable to the club go to: Debra Canchola, Show Secretary, 6354 N. Leroy Ave., Chicago, IL 60646-4814.
• The Kennel Club of Yorkville has set March 19 as the deadline to enter its shows on April 5 and 6 in the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University, Lincoln Highway and Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. Included will be conformation, obedience junior showmanship and sweepstakes. The entry fee is $26 plus $15 for a second entry of same dog. Entries and fees payable to Roy Jones Dog Shows should be sent to P.O. Box 828, Auburn, IN 46706-0828.
Included with the Yorkville show on Saturday will be the Illiana Schipperke Club's Regional Specialty and the Windy City Havanese Club's Specialty. Scheduled on Sunday are the OFA Heart clinic and OFA Cerf clinic. Go to Jones Web site at www.royjonesdogshows.com for more information.
VST: Medallion Rottweiler Club will hold Variable Surface Tracking tests March 16 at DuPage County Government Center, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton.
Rule changes:ŒIn case you didn't know, AKC has made some changes in rally rules. To be up-to-date, go the Web site at www.akc.org to see what they are.