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Lucy's On The Course with Tags On
(sung to "Lucy in
the Sky With Diamonds")
 Picture yourself on a course at the nationals,
With a tangerine tire and marmalade skies,
Somebody faults you, cuz' your timing's quite slowl-y,
It's the judge with kaleidoscope eyes!
A cellophane a-frame of yellow and green,
Towering over your head,
Look for the judge with the sun in her eyes,
and hope that she's blind.
Lucy's on the course with tags on!
Lucy's on the course with tags on!
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Follow
her down to the end of the dogwalk,
Where a leap over the contact gives you a sigh.
Everyone laughs as you drive through the teeter,
and fly-off from so incredibly high.
Tunnel traps appear on the course,
Waiting to take you away,
Climb up the frame with your head in the clouds
And she's gone.
Lucy's on the course with tags on!
Lucy's on the course with tags on!
Picture yourself with a blue ribbon on the podium ,
With a plasticine trophy and your dog at your side,
Suddenly someone is blowing a whistle…
It's the judge with kaleidoscope eyes! |
June 4, 2008 - NEW
- To All Campers
We are down to last minute
preparations and getting ready to leave for camp in a few hours.
I hope you are packed and ready to go and you and your dog are
ready to rock and roll at Flower Power Paws Agility Camp 2008.
If you haven't had a chance to
listen to the camp song while you pack, make sure you go to the
updates page and read Jim's silly camp rendition of Lucy in the
Sky with Diamonds.
Tomorrow
is setup day and for those of you generous enough to help us
starting at 11 AM, we will happily treat you to attending Moe
Strenfel's weave lecture beginning at 5 PM. For those of you
who are arriving later to camp, you can still earn some Power
Paws bucks for part of your entry fee to the lecture. Thursday
Check-in will begin at the camp office at 11:00 AM for those
who are helping setup, and at 2:00 PM for those who are not.
There is also walk-in registration for the weave lecture beginning
at 4:30 at the door to the lecture hall. Please bring your own
chairs and a check or cash to pay the $35. lecture fee. The lecture
will be finished around 7 PM.
Come pick up your
cool camp T-shirt with a wonderful design by your fellow camper
and my Hawaiian friend Ingrid Manzione. Take a look at some of
her more serious work if you have a minute.
http://www.cedarstreetgalleries.com/bin/works.cgi?Artist=ManzioneIngrid
T-shirts are given to all 3 day campers and observers
and a limited number will be available for sale for $20. Camp
workbooks are for all campers and even one day observers.
On the updates
page you may have seen the lunch order forms for Buds, the great
local restaurant that is catering our lunches. You may print and
fill it out before you come or pick up blanks at the Camp Desk.
Please remember to order and pay for your lunch for all three days
by Friday morning before camp starts. If you are joining us on
Saturday or Sunday, please stop by the Camp desk in the morning
to pick up your workbook and camper badge and place your lunch
order before camp starts. Check-in will begin on Friday morning
at 7 AM for those of you unable to join us Thursday. Camper orientation
is at 7:45 in the middle of camp under the trees on Friday morning.
While there are lots of shade trees at Dixon which we will be
taking advantage of, we could still use some extra canopies if
you have one to share with us. Please mark your name on the canopy
leg as well as the bag, so we can get it returned safely to you
on Sunday. You may also want to bring your own personal umbrella
and stand so you can move freely around the rings to watch, if
you don't want to sit with the group. Observers dogs may not be
under the canopies, but of course observers are welcome.
Before and after camp as well as during the lunch hour the rings
are open for practice for campers as well as observers. We do ask
that observers not use the equipment during the short 30 minute
morning break.
On Friday night Power Paws is hosting
a S'mores party. Come join us around 7:30 and toast your marshmallow
and pull up a chair around the campfire (barbeque:) to visit with
everyone. Entertainment welcomed in any form you like. Stupid pet
tricks, camp songs, ghost stories. Bring em on.
Can't
wait to see you all at camp.
Nancy Gyes and Jim Basic
June 3, 2008
Campers By Group
Campers By Last Name
Auditors and Workers
Lunch
Menu - You may print out your menu and mark it with your selections
and turn in at the check-in desk. The lunch order forms will be
also be available at camp.
June 2, 2008
The Thursday Understanding
Weaves lecture will run from 5 PM - 7 PM, approximately.
June 1, 2008
RV Info Now Available & Site Map
June 1, 2008
Please
check the camp schedule. Camp will
begin at 8 AM, and end at 5 PM all
three days.
Camp orientation will be held at 7:45 AM on Friday morning. There
will be a
short camper meeting following the weave lecture in Denverton
Hall Thursday
evening. The information will be repeated at the Orientation
Thursday morning.
May 29, 2008 - Weave
Lecture,
Thursday
The Lecture will be indoors at Denverton Hall, one of the two
buildings adjacent to the Fairgrounds office. There is
no pre-registration, just
show up 15 minutes early at the door, with cash, check or Power
Paws Bucks and PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR.
May 28, 2008 - Instructor Announcement
and
Day Three
Schedule Update
Debbie Berkley will be our ninth
instructor at Camp 2008.
The schedule will be changing slightly to accommodate the time
for the ninth
group. I was waiting to confirm the ninth instructor/session
until camp was totally full.
The camp schedule will be the same for all three days. Three
sessions per
day. Classes will begin at 8 AM each of the three days.
May 21, 2008 - Camp Update
Hi Campers! We are just two weeks away from our annual summer
camp. We are in final preparations and can’t wait to see
you all. The groups are being organized and we have a great bunch
of dogs and handlers joining us this year.
THURSDAY JUNE 5, Set up Day
Starting at 12 Noon we will begin setting up for camp. At 5
PM Moe Strenfel will be giving her lecture “Understanding
Weaves”.
See the Lecture Description at the end of this update. The fee
for the lecture is $35 and is payable at the door by cash or check
or powerpaws bucks. You can earn all the bucks you need to attend
the lecture by coming to camp before noon and spending a few hours
helping us set up the rings. So… a little bit of fun work
equals free lecture? Hope you will plan on joining us.
CHECK-IN
Check in will begin at 11 AM, but remember crating will not open
till 2 PM unless you are helping. Plan on taking a few minutes
at the check- in table to order your lunches for the weekend.
RV PARKING
We will post the RV parking map the week prior to camp. There
is plenty of room for the 30 RV’s we are expecting, and
we still have plenty of space if you are interested.
CANOPIES
We always need extra canopies at the rings for weather protection.
If you have an extra canopy to loan us we would be most appreciative.
Please E-mail me at powerpaws@aol.com to let me know if you are
able to loan us a canopy or two.
CRATING
You will be able to set up your own canopy and crating area beginning
at 2 PM unless you are volunteering to help setup the rings.
Early crating for helpers will begin at 11 AM so that you will
have time to get organized before we start setting the rings.
Don’t forget to bring a soft or hard crate to move from
ring to ring so you have a comfortable home away from home for
your dog at each session. You will have 8 different ring locations
to visit, for your working sessions during camp. It is also a
good idea to bring along a personal shade umbrella and stand,
in case you want to spread out and give your dog some personal
space. Observers are welcome under the canopies, but observers
dogs will need to be crated elsewhere during working sessions.
Please read over all the online information about observing at
camp and our suggestions, guidelines and of course those pesky
rules.
SCHEDULE and UPDATES
Check the Schedule
page for starting times, and class session times. 8:00 AM start
time each day including Sunday, which is a slight change from
the anticipated 9 AM start. Don’t
forget to check the updates page for any last minute messages
we might want to pass along to you before camp.
CAMP WORKING GROUPS
The groups will be posted a few days before camp begins. Please
check the updates page at that time.
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
We have 36 Ready Jumps which will be used at camp and then sold
by advance purchase.
http://clipandgoagility.com/ready-jump-dog-agility/index.htm
The jumps normally sell for 59.95 each plus shipping on the clip
and go website or at Clean Run. We will be selling them for $55.00
which includes tax, and there is no shipping charge. They will
be available to pick up at the end of camp, just after 3:00 PM
on Sunday. To reserve your purchase, please contact
May 21, 2008
Moe Strenfel, Lecture
Thursday June 5th, 5:00 PM
Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon California
$35. at the door, cash or check only
Understanding Weaves
Why is it that some dogs can learn weave poles quickly while others
simply
can’t get the job done no matter what you do or how much time you
spend on it?
This lecture focuses from the dog’s point of view, something that
every good
trainer/handler/instructor should do at every stage of an agility
dog’s
training.
Learn to identify what an efficient weaver looks like, how equipment
used in
the initial training process does affect the dog’s eventual performance
and
how different training methods can produce different types of
weavers.
Understand that weave poles can be split into three different
behaviors. The most
common methods of teaching the weave poles will be explored, looking
at both
the pros and cons of each method. Basic problem solving using
a holistic
approach will also be investigated.
This lecture is suitable for all levels of handlers and dogs.
Please note
this is a lecture format and not a working seminar. We shall be
using Power
Point presentation and video clips.
Feb 27, 2008
Power Paws is happy to announce that Stephanie Spyr will be one of
the camp instructors this year. Stephanie has been associated with Power
Paws Winter Camp for many years and we are looking forward to having her at
Summer Camp 2008. Stephanie and her border collie Rage won the USDAA World
Championships in Scottsdale this past November 2007. Take a look at her bio on
the instructors page.
Feb 19, 2008 -
RV reservation forms for camp are now
available.
Feb 16, 2008 -
UPDATE
Greg and Laura Derrett will not be able to teach at Power Paws
Camp 2008.
Unforseen circumstances will prevent them being able to attend.
We sincerely
apologize for this instructor change. If you have signed up and
paid for camp
and now do not want to attend, you may have a full refund of your
fees. You
need to write to nancy@powerpawsagility.com to withdraw from camp immediately.
You will receive a full refund if you
have paid for camp.
This offer is of course only made to campers who have signed up
prior to
todays' date and write to Nancy this week to withdraw.
Elicia Calhoun has been added to the instructors list! We are
thrilled to
have the ever popular Elicia back to teach again this year. The
balance of the
instructors will be announced this week.
Feb. 5, 2008 - Network problem, please try
to register again if you had trouble today. (webmaster)
Feb. 4, 2008 - Registration Open
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