Good Advice on Traveling with Pets

This summer, we were contacted by a teacher named Ms. Brown. Her student, Joey, found this informative page on traveling safely with pets. We would like to share the article with you, and even though dogsport enthusiasts are pretty well-versed in proper pet/vehicle safety, this serves as a good reminder of the many things we can do to protect our precious cargo. Thank you Joey for contributing to our page!

How to Keep Your Pets Safe While Driving

Monthly Membership Meeting Update

You are invited to join our monthly membership meeting, to be held on the second Tuesday of each month.

To make it extra easy, we have two ways to attend...in person and on Zoom. Please see below for details:

• In person: At the SmartyPaws Auxiliary building, 4175 N Rancho Dr Ste. 100, Las Vegas, NV 89130.  

Please bring a chair as we have plenty of space, but chairs may be limited.

• On Zoom: Please use this form to Contact Us for the Zoom link.

You can mix and match how you attend, depending on your schedule, comfort with in-person gatherings and distance from SmartyPaws.  

Please join us and help preserve the future of canine agility in Las Vegas!

We look forward to seeing you at the meetings.  

LVDICE Board

Las Vegas, NV

AKC Agility 2021 COVID-19 Updates for Trials

The American Kennel Club has released updated guidlines for agility tirals effective Feb 1, 2021. Link to full documant can be found at the end of this article.

Here is a list of updates made:

• Effective March 1, 2021, if a VMO or Agility Field Representative is measuring dogs at a trial, all present and entered dogs without a valid measurement must be measured. Until further notice, Judges of Record who are not VMOs will still not measure dogs.
• Masks must be worn as by required state/local guidelines. Clubs may require masks for all exhibitors and all trial help, even if not required by state/local guidelines. Judges must wear masks as required by state/local guidelines, the club or the facility. It is recommended that clubs also review CDC Guidelines for updates and best practices before each event and apply those recommendations. This change applies to Judges, ring crew and competitors alike.
• Exhibitors may place leashes in their pockets when running the course or wear on themselves (i.e., clip like a belt around the waist) through December 31, 2021. Note: if the dog grabs the leash while running this will be scored as an “E”.
• The two-judge requirement to title in the Novice through Excellent level agility classes was suspended as of July 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020. It is being extended through December 31, 2021.
   
• Effective Jan 1, 2021, events may close not less than seven (7) days prior to the trial. This is a change from fourteen (14) days prior to the trial. This is a permemn change. 

Source: https://akcagilityjudges.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/agility-suggested-best-practices-0221.pdf

GACGLV adds Tracking Dog Urban Test

Gamblers Agility Club of Greater Las Vegas is pleased to announce that they will be offering their first Tracking Dog Urban Test on February 28, 2021 on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Entry information can be found here.

What is Tracking? Tracking is a non-competitive dog sport that demonstrates a dog’s natural ability to recognize and follow scent. Tracking is the foundation of canine search and rescue work, but it’s also an enjoyable sport to companion dogs and their human partners as well. There are several organizations that hold Tracking competitions. GACGLV has been sanctioned by the American Kennel Club to hold tracking events. 

What is Tracking Dog Urban? TDU tests are designed to gauge the dog’s ability to follow a track laid by a person under a variety of scenting conditions in an urban environment and to find the articles dropped by that person.

To find out more information about Tracking, please visit: AKC’s Tracking information page.