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Tuesday, December 31

January 2014

1 (Wednesday): Remember your Heartguard!
5 (Sunday): 4h meeting and training for all puppies at SAAVI at 2 pm.
12 (Sunday): Kindergarten for new puppies at SAAVI at 2 pm. (All are welcome.)
19 (Sunday): No meeting.
25 (Saturday): Log in to GDB's forms and fill out your monthly report on the web. (If this doesn't work, email your report to Debbie as usual.) You have an hour and a half to fill out the report, and it cannot be saved once you start it.
26 (Sunday): Outing to Reid park, 2 pm, all puppies except Twister. Meet at the statues (across from McDonald’s) on 22nd between Alvernon and Country Club. There is a parking lot, accessible from 22nd Street, just east of Country Club. We'll do puppy exchanges this day, so bring enough food for a week and a vet form. We'll exchange dogs of similar size, so we won't need to exchange crates. 

Thursday, November 7

December 2013

1 (Sunday): Remember your Heartguard! Also, puppy kindergarten at SAAVI at 2 pm. Raisers should bring to SAAVI bait bags and head collars. Puppies 17 weeks and older are going to the strip mall at River and Craycroft. Meet outside of Whole Foods.
8 (Sunday): Kindergarten for eight new puppies at SAAVI at 2 pm. Bring grooming equipment.
12 (Thursday): Outing to visit Yavapai Hall (1222 E South Campus Drive) at 3:30. The closest parking garage is at 6th and Tyndall.
15 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten at SAAVI at 2 pm. For puppies over 16 weeks, B’sketti Bash at Jewish Community Center, 4-6 pm.
20 (Friday): For puppies over 16 weeks: Winterhaven! Meet at the entrance (Christmas Tree Lane & Fort Lowell, between Tucson & Country Club) at 6:30. Paid parking is available in lots along Fort Lowell, or you can park in the neighborhood to the south. Admission is free but bring a can or two of food for the Community Food Bank. Well-behaved family pets and career change dogs are welcome. Call Debbie if you’re going to be late (520-471-9281).
21 (Saturday): For puppies over 16 weeks (and Wyoming): Parade of Lights! We'll be staging just south of 14th Street at 5th Avenue, starting at about 4:30. The parade starts at 6:30 and we are near the front. (See map on tab above.) Debbie will have lights to attach to the jackets. She recommends getting there early to figure out parking.
22 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten cancelled!
26 (Thursday): Log in to GDB's forms page and fill out your monthly report on the web. (If this doesn't work, email your report to Debbie as usual.) You have an hour and a half to fill out the report, and it cannot be saved once you start it.
29 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten at SAAVI at 2 pm

Sunday, October 27

November 2013

1 (Friday): Remember your Heartguard.
3 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten (Topanga & Bounty) at SAAVI at 2 pm. The older puppies will go to Sabino Canyon. Meet at Debbie's house. Carpools will leave there at 1:45 so as to catch the 2:30 tram. Parking at Sabino Canyon is $5/car. The tram ride is $8.
6 (Wednesday): Sandi with evaluate Solo, Toledo, Zandra, and Zelda.
16 (Saturday): Puppy truck for delivery of new puppies at 12:30 and returning puppies around 2:15. See Debbie's 8-Nov email re Woofstock in Chandler.
17 (Sunday): Training at SAAVI at 2 pm, including meeting the new arrivals.
24 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten for new puppies.
30 (Saturday): Email your monthly report to Debbie.

Thursday, September 19

October 2013

1 (Tuesday): Remember your Heartguard.
6 (Sunday): We have two events on this date.
  • 10:00 am, blessing of puppies at Congregation Chaverim, 5901 E 2nd St (all but three new ones)
  • 2:00 pm, puppy kindergarten for Brooks, Bounty and Topanga at SAAVI
13 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten for Brooks, Bounty and Topanga at SAAVI at 2 pm
20 (Sunday): 4H meeting/training at 2 pm (all puppies), also party at Debbie's house to celebrate returned dogs: 5681 N. Chieftan Trail (85750).Take Sunrise east past Kolb. Turn left on Chieftan (first street east of Kolb) and house is the 4th house on the left.
27 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten for Bounty and Topanga at SAAVI at 2 pm
31 (Thursday): Email your monthly report to Debbie.

Friday, August 30

September 2013

1 (Sunday): Remember your Heartguard.
8 (Sunday): Outing to the International Wildlife Museum, 4800 West Gates Pass, at 2 pm.
15 (Sunday): no meeting
22 (Sunday): 4H meeting/training at SAAVI at 2 pm (we'll be electing officers)
29 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten for Brooks, Bounty and Topanga at SAAVI at 2 pm
30 (Monday): Email your monthly report to Debbie.

Sunday, July 28

August 2013

1 (Thursday): Remember your Heartguard.
4 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten 2 pm at SAAVI.
11 (Sunday): Training for all puppies 2 pm at SAAVI.
17 (Saturday): Presentation to Girl Scouts at 3:00 pm (location announced soon)
18 (Sunday): Pool party at Amy Pedersen's farm (directions soon)
25 (Sunday): no meeting
31 (Saturday): Email your monthly report to Debbie!

Tuesday, July 2

July 2013

7 (Sunday): no meeting
10 (Wednesday): leave for San Rafael
14 (Sunday): 2 pm at SAAVI - puppy kindergarten; others return from San Rafael
21 (Sunday): 2 pm at SAAVI, including 4H meeting
28 (Sunday): outing to Frost (details soon)
31 (Wednesday): Email your monthly report to Debbie!

Thursday, May 23

June 2013

2 (Sunday): 2 pm at SAAVI - all puppies to work on distractions (family pet and career change dogs invited). Puppy exchange to be coordinated for Bishop, Gerard, Lara, Linley, Newhart, Solo, and Wyoming.
9 (Sunday): 2 pm at SAAVI - puppy kindergarten.
16 (Sunday): 2 pm at SAAVI - puppy kindergarten; 2 pm at location to be determined - cool outing for older puppies.
23 (Sunday): 2 pm at SAAVI - puppy kindergarten.
30 (Sunday): Email your monthly report to Debbie!

Wednesday, April 24

May 2013

1 (Wednesday): Remember your Heartguard! 
5 (Sunday): Separate outings
  • steps and introduction to traffic for the younger puppies (Agusto, Coraline, Devo, Eager, Nimbus, Niner,Otis; 2 PM, UA main library (corner of 3rd St. & Cherry). Your best bet for parking is the parking garage at 4th and Cherry.
  • fire station at Ina and Shannon for older dogs, 2 PM 
19 (Sunday): 2 pm, training 4H at SAAVI - all puppies.
26 (Sunday): 2 pm, puppy kindergarten at SAAVI (all welcome).
31 (Friday): Remember to email Debbie your May report! 

Tuesday, March 19

April 2013

1 (Monday): Give your fuzzy friend some Heartguard!
6-7 (Saturday & Sunday): Evals for all the puppies except Coraline, Devo, Eager, Nimbus, Niner, Otis, and Agusto. Meet at Starbucks in the Crossroads Plaza (NE corner of Grant and Swan). Your schedule's in email from Debbie.
7 (Sunday): Meeting for all puppies at SAAVI at 2:00 pm.
14 (Sunday): Meeting for these puppies at SAAVI at 2:00 pm: Agusto, Coraline, Devo, Eager, Niner, Nimbus, Otis. We will work on introducing the gentle leader (please read the handout and watch the video Debbie sent earlier this week.) Also, time permitting, we’d like to work on go-to-bed.  Please bring your towel/bed and your bait bag.
21 (Sunday): Outing to county fair for all puppies except the youngsters Coraline, Devo, Eager, and Agusto. Thanks to Sophia, this site says that you can present a $5 Bruegger’s Bagels receipt April 21st until noon to get free admission.
28 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten for Agusto, Coraline, Devo, Eager, Niner, Nimbus, Otis. 2 pm at SAAVI.

30 (Tuesday): Send Debbie your April report!

Wednesday, February 27

March 2013

1 (Friday): Give your beloved some Heartguard!
3 (Sunday): Classes separated by age.
  • Puppies under 20 weeks (kindergarten) meet at SAAVI at 2:00. Please bring your grooming equipment: brush, nail clippers, ear wash, and toothpaste/toothbrush.  This meeting will be run by Jusdina.
  • All the other puppies meet at 2:00 by the Reid Park statues on 22nd between Alvernon and at Country Club. This meeting will be run by Katie and Michael.
10 (Sunday): Puppy kindergarten at SAAVI at 2:00.
17 (Sunday): All puppies at SAAVI at 2:00 for training and 4H meeting. We'll be discussing the trip to Fun Day and Statewide Training.
23 (Saturday): Training Day for raisers/sitters/new and interested parties. Location = Saint Bosco School Phoenix. Time = 9 – 3. Registration will begin at 8:30. Bring a bait bag, head collar, leash, jacket, kennel, go-to bed blanket, and a chair for yourself!
24 (Sunday): Meeting for the young puppies (Nimbus, Niner, Otis, Devo, Eager, Coraline, Agusto) at SAAVI at 2:00 pm.
27 (Wednesday): Survey due: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/gdbpuppyraisingsurvey
31 (Sunday): Send Debbie your puppy's monthly report! (NO MEETING)

Monday, January 28

February 2013

3 (Sunday): Meeting at SAAVI for Yonkers, Danbury, and Newhart and prospective raisers at 2 pm.
9 (Saturday): Evals will take place at Crossroads Festival (Grant and Swan). Meet at the Starbucks south of Fry's. Contact Debbie if you're unsure of your dog's time.
10 (Sunday): Puppies and raisers to UA dorms (location to be determined; organized by Hopi and Graham-Greenlee RAs). The address is 1440 E 4th Street: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&authuser=0. Parking update (9-Feb): The best bet for parking is now either behind the Highland dorms between the football stadium (entrance off of 6th Street just East of Highland Ave) or the 6th Street Garage (entrance off of 6th Street just West of Highland Ave).
16 (Saturday): GDB's puppy truck will be at the Foundation for Blind Children in Phoenix 12-3 pm. Lunch will be a potluck at noon, and our club is bringing dessert. (See Debbie's Feb 9 email for the project record if your dog is going back on this truck.) The FBC is at 1235 E Harmont Dr in. Phoenix AZ.Take the 51 and exit onto Northern. Head West on Northern and turn right onto 12th Place. The School Parking lot will be on your right.
17 (Sunday): 4H meeting at SAAVI at 2:00 for all puppies, including new ones.
24 (Sunday): Meeting for puppies under 20 weeks at SAAVI at 2:00.
28 (Thursday): Email Debbie your monthly report!

Sunday, January 27

April 2013

6 (Saturday): Sandi will evaluate all puppies over the age of 5 months.
7 (Sunday): Training at SAAVI with Sandi, 2:00 pm

Thursday, January 17

January 2013

6 (Sunday) – training and 4H meeting at SAAVI for all puppies at 2:00
13 (Sunday) – training for Yonkers, Solo, and Payton and anyone new to the group at SAAVI at 2:00
20 (Sunday) – training for Yonkers and anyone new to the group at SAAVI at 2:00
27 (Sunday) – outing for all puppies at 2 pm at Starbucks in Crossroads (Grant and Swan). We'll divide the puppies into three-four groups to do traffic, the grocery store, obedience, and distractions. This will prepare us for the evaluations on February 8 and 9.