1st Annual LSWDA/GCCHA Coon Hunts, Bench Shows, and Dawg Day!!

[jls41]

EVERYONE AND THEIR DOGS ARE INVITED to come on down to the Colorado County Fairgrounds in Columbus, TX June 10 & 11, 2011 and join in all the fun and activities!!!  This event is to raise funds for LSWDA's Legislative Account so that we can help fight to keep yours and your working dog's privileges alive in the state of Texas!!
We would like to thank all of the sponsors that have donated money and/or prizes to make this 1st event a success!!!

**Event Sponsors**
Tri-Tronics, Inc. - American Kennel Club - Gonzales Co. Coon Hunters Association - National Lacy Dog Association - WBUSA - UDR - Kenwood Maeker - Los Dos Robles Ranch - Eric Gohlke - Outlaw Feed - 3-B Specialty Dog Hunting Preserve  

Here are the events scheduled for these 2 days:

Friday, June 10, 2011:

Bench Shows - 6pm - Registration is 2 hours prior to event - $15 per dog/per class

AKC Sanctioned Classes:
1. Black and Tan Coonhound
2. Bluetick Coonhound
3. American English Coonhound
4. Plott Hound - Hart II Australian Shepherds
5. Redbone Coonhound - Confetti Catahoulas
6. Treeing Walker Coonhound - Confetti Catahoulas

Non-Sanctioned Classes:
1. Sporting Dog - Scatterbred Kennels
2. Bay Dog - ETHD
3. Stock & Herding Dog - Circle C Aussies
4. Sight Hounds - Confetti Catahoulas
5. Catch & Weight Pulling Dog - ETHD
6. Terrier - Clear Creek Hunting Dogs

AKC Sanctioned & Non-Sanctioned Nite Coon Hunt - 8pm - Registration is 2 hours prior to event - $25 per dog

Saturday, June 11, 2011:

Dawg Day Events - 9am - 3pm - Demonstrations & Instinct Testing - Donations encouraged
Herding w/Russ Ford
Blood Tracking w/ Jerry Gonzalez & Rick Commander
"Tails on Trails" w/ Dawn Bello
Obedience & Behavioral Q & A w/Damian Pamplin
Coon Hunting Instinct Testing
National Lacy Dog Association Registry Inspections by Betty Leek
Legislative Q & A w/Lobbyist Don Comedy

Slickest Working Dog Rig Contest - Time to be anounced - Donations encouraged - Texas Hog Control
Bring your working dog rigs to be judged for an award.  These can be pick-ups, pick-up/trailer combos, atvs, utvs; whatever you use to transport your working dogs.

Bench Shows - 3pm - Registration is 2 hours prior to event - $15 per dog/per class
Same classes as on Friday PLUS the Champion Classes
Best in Breed & Best in Show for both AKC Sanctioned and Non-Sanctioned - RL&B Benson Kennels

Treeing Competition & Drag Race - 6pm - Registration 2 hours prior to events - $10 per dog
Treeing Contest - Best in Show Diagnostics
Drag Race - Confetti Catahoulas

AKC Sanctioned & Non- Sanctioned Nite Coon Hunts - 8pm - Registration is 2 hours prior to event - $25 per dog

I look forward to seeing you and your working dogs there!!!
We are still looking for award sponsors for some of the Bench Show classes.  If you are interested in sponsoring a class, please message me here with your email address and I can discuss that further with you.  Thanks!!

[uglydog]

I want to add an additional trophy! for the Biggest BS hunting story teller, It can be a battle in the arena!

I want to nominate Chance Ward  to this too, who else can we get in the story telling contest?

[jls41]

I want to add an additional trophy! for the Biggest BS hunting story teller, It can be a battle in the arena!

I want to nominate Chance Ward  to this too, who else can we get in the story telling contest?

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!  This sounds like a great idea!!! 

[uglydog]

Also had the men out the fairgrounds suggested COON JUMPING, any of our hunters on here, even know anybody that still owns Coon hunting and fence jumping mules?

[Hogboy]

Coon Jumping?  I hope you aren't planning to try and jump over a coon.  Last time I saw you try and jump something is was a hog........ and well...... How bout I let Thomas tell it in the story telling competion.  He might win it all. LOL!!!!!!

[uglydog]

Haha!!! He might win if he was going to be there, but he has to work, lol, so maybe you should come to the Story telling, if you can tell it without laughing so hard you are peeing yourself!!



FYI- Coon Jumping is coon hunting mules have a  jump off like reverse limbo, YA TURD!
Damn I miss you!

[aladatrot]

All I know is that Foxxy better not be the only Sight Hound in her category. She is totally into the idea of being a show dog. Krystal, will there be outlets available so I can air poof her coat after I bathe her and before her class? 

We are also bringing a hand full of our herding dogs. I have been SO excited about this since Krystal and her posse decided to make it not just for coon hunters. Gonna show Foxxy in the non sanctioned bench show in sight hounds, Lena or Palin (depending on whose coat is having a good hair day that day) in the herding/ stockdog class, and hopefully will get some help from Mr Ford with Chip the crazy neurotic border collie of Chris'.

I would love to see some Coon Jumping. Have heard of it, but never seen it done.

Cheers
M

[uglydog]

LOL, Mandi, tell Foxy if it will make her feel better I will bring my gimpy sight hound too! But mine is very SHY and well the truth is she is Ugly and belongs on Ugly Dog Ranch, U -know, Foxy is poster child for Pretty dogs! I have a blow dry just for your fluffy dogs!


Can't wait to see your dogs work the cattle, I have heard so may great thinks about Mr. Ford and his dogs that I am excited to see also! Then again between that and Mr Gonzales bllod recovery dog seminar, the day will go by fast too much good dog work to take in on one day!

[aladatrot]

Will all of this be going on at once, or will there be time slots for demos? I want to attend the blood trailing seminar as well. I was also thinking that next year we need you to put on a farm and ranch dog trial too. Farm and ranch is much more like the real thing in that the dog must pull stock off the herd, move it into a bigger pen, pen it in a small pen set out in the wide open, and re pen the stock. Much better than regular trial classes.

There could also be instinct testing on hogs or a baying, and some pig races. Okay, the pig races are purely for my own enjoyment. I am going to really make you pull your hair out getting ready for next year!

Cheers
M

[de_moon]

Hey Mandi,
What will you charge me to get Coco's coat in show shape??

[catchrcall]

Hey Mandi, I've got a sighthound looking thing I could bring but I don't think she'd hold up to the crowd so well.  I'm not sure which critters we're gonna haul yet other than the kids.  We're not exactly blessed with dogs that are easy on the eyes.

[jls41]

Looking forward to seeing everyone too!!  Raider is excited about seeing his brothers and sisters AND grandma!!!   

[uglydog]

all right I am sure hoping to get my voice back befiore that weekend gets here!
talked with newspaper reporter this morning that will be covering the event, so everything is coming into place!

[jls41]

***UPDATE***
Would like to let everyone know that LSWDA's Director stationed in Iraq for almost 2 years and the author of our HB 2833 has gotten his leave and will be attending the event.  We are looking forward to seeing Lance aka catchrcall, his wife Erin, and his two boys Cason and Easton!!  Safe travels home my friend!!!

[uglydog]

GOOD NEWS! Can't Wait to see Lance! !

[jls41]

Hope everyone is getting as excited as we are!!! 
Our 1st Annual Coon Hunt, Bench Show, & Dawg Day will happen THIS weekend!!!  It is in Columbus, TX, just off I-10!!  June 10th & 11th!! 
Come out, especially on Saturday, and have some fun with your dogs!!!

This is a fundraising event for our Legislative Account.

Look forward to seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones!!!

[boarmom]

WBUSA will be there!!

[jls41]

AWESOME!!!  Looking forward to seeing you all there!!!  I need to add to my dog supplies!!!!   

[uglydog]

Yes patsy I am in need of Hydration (electrolytes) tablets if you read this please make sure to bring some of those!
ohh and also need another 2 dog pink cable lead about 4ft,PLEASE, Thomas keeps taking mine, and I think his friends are stealing them!

[aladatrot]

DeMoon, sorry I just saw your post. I am sure the show coat will be fine. Just bathe her up really good and spray a little healthy hair care on her. Just a spritz.

Lance, please bring foxy some competition! I would rather take 4th out of 4 than 1st out of 1.

Cheers
M