16 - Wednesday, July 23, 1986 -

North Shore News

LOCAL CLUB SEEKS MEMBERS

Become involved
in Fido’s education

DOG OWNERS have a new op-
portunity to work with their dog to
refine its education.

The North Shore German Shep-
herd Schutzhund Club is seeking
members.

Schutzhund is a type of dog
training and competition that orig-
inated in Europe. It outlines a
formalized structure for evaluating
dogs in tracking, obedience and
protection skills, and is a popular
sport throughout much of the
world.

The training is open to al! breeds
of working dogs plus mixed
breeds.

As a handler, the owner gains a
better understanding of his pet's
behavior. Together, owner and
dog learn and progress as a team

WV PROGRAMS

into each phase and level of train-
ing.

The three phases of Schutzhund
are tracking, obedience and pro-
tection. Using proven training
methods, handlers learn to train
their dogs in each area.

As a club, the members discuss
the progress of their dogs and
share ideas on how to solve indi-
vidual training problems.

Tracking tests the dog’s level of
concentration, determination and
scenting capacity. The dog must
follow a human track, point out
objects purposely left on the track,
find turns on the track and follow
the scent regardless of the weather
and ground conditions.

Obedience tests the dog's will-
ingness to obey its master. The

Action-packed summer
awaits local children

ACTION-PACKED adventures
are awaiting children nine to 13
years old at the West Vancouver
Parks and Recreation weekly pro-
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Some of the planned activities
include kayaking, sailing, rowing,
and day trips to water slides and
Bowen Island.

In addition there will be several

special events such as Police Day,
California Day, skateboard and
BMX demonstrations and lots of
surprises.

The program runs in weekly ses-
sions until August 14. Registration
is limited.

For more information contact
the West Van Recreation Centre,
926-3266.

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animal must
commands in a set pattern,
undeterred by the sound of a gun
and the presence of people and
other dogs in the area.

The protection phase tests the
dog’s courage, self-assurance and
stability of temperament. The dog
must find and wat. its master of a
hidden ‘‘villain'’, forcefully stop
this person from harming its
master and prevent the ‘‘villain's’’
escape.

Only dogs of sound tempera-
ment are trained in protection to
avoid unwarranted stress on the
animal.

Anyone who is interested in fin-
ding out more about the club and
about the Schutzhund sport is in-
vited to visit the training sessions
which are held regularly every
Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. and
Sunday morning at 9 a.m. at the
Northwest Boarding Kennels, 1310
Monashee, North Vancouver.

For further information,
Sharon at 980-7298.

call

willingly follow

NEWS photo Nell Lucente
JERRY THE Moose gets a helping hand in carving up a giant birth-
day cake to celebrate B.C. Parks 75th Anniversary at Mount
Seymour. More than 500 people showed up for the celebrations
Saturday, which featured games for children, a salmon barbecue and
an antique car show.

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