AKC Canine Good Citizen Program: September 2011 Archives
Or have you had your dog for a while but have, um, challenges?
Stop by Arthur Johnson Park (1200 W. 170th St.) in Gardena between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday (9/18) where you'll find some excellent resources on how to be a wonderful dog owner.
The event is sponsored by the South Bay Kennel Club and the Southwest Obedience Club of L.A. -- it's part of the national AKC outreach to spread the word about the basics of being a good
dog owner. There are nearly 600 events being held throughout the nation in the month of September.Sunday's event in Gardena will feature a mini Meet-the-Breeds area where you can scope out representatives of some of the many breeds of dogs.
There also will be information about classes, demonstrations and performance demos.
Barbara Millman, obedience chairwoman for the South Bay Kennel Club, will be administering the AKCs Canine Good Citizen exam. If you feel your dog is ready to take the test, bring him along with his collar, lead and a brush.
The event is being dedicated the memory of Bertha Rizzo, who served as treasurer of the South Bay Kennel Club for many years. She died on Sept. 3 at the age of 95.
"We dedicated the 2006 (dog) shows to Bertha in honor of her 90th birthday," said Cynthia Woods, a director of the club. "Any job that needed to be done, she was there to do it. She and her competition orange 1965 Mustang were known throughout the South Bay. Her chocolate chip cookies were enjoyed from coast to coast not only by dog show people but cat show fanciers as well."
For information, call 310-324-3549 or email sobykc@aol.com.
Information about the Responsible Dog Ownership program and the Canine Good Citizen test is available at www.akc.org.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.