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.

December 2012

2 (Sunday) – training and 4H meeting at SAAVI for all puppies at 2:00 (including emphasis on longer stays)
9 (Sunday) – Bsketti Bash, Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd. (Dodge Blvd between River and Alvernon), 4-6 pm
15 (Saturday) – Christmas Parade downtown starting at 6:30. Meet at 5:30 at _____ (details TBA).
15 (Saturday) – Phoenix group having Christmas party in conjunction with puppy truck's arrival.
22 (Saturday) – Winterhaven outing. Meet at Fort Lowell entrance (Fort Lowell between Country Club and Tucson). We'll start walking at 6:30! Parking is available in the residential area south of Fort Lowell. Entrance is free, but please bring either money or canned food for a donation to the Community Food Bank.
23 and 30 – no meetings

November 2012

4 (Sunday) – training and 4H meeting at SAAVI for all puppies at 2:00
11 (Sunday) – training for Zandra, Zelda, and Solo at SAAVI at 2:00
18 (Sunday) – two separate meetings

• outing to Reid Park for puppies older than 16 weeks at 1:00 (meeting at the statues on 22^nd Street east of Country Club across from McDonald’s)
• for Zandra, Zelda, and Solo at SAAVI at 2:30

25 (Sunday) – no meeting!

October 2012

7 (Sunday) – training at SAAVI for all puppies at 2:30
13 (Saturday) – 10 am to 2 pm in front of Petco (9640 E. 22nd St). Set up at 9:30, presentations at 11:30 and 2:00.
14 (Sunday) – training at SAAVI for Zandra, Zelda and Solo at 2:00

21 (Sunday) – separate activities

• outing to UA: NEW LOCATION! Park in the Park Avenue Garage at the NE corner of Park and Speedway. Meet on the south side on Speedway.at 12:45.
• training for Zandra, Zelda, and Solo at SAAVI at 2:30

27 (Saturday) – Yuma Fun Day 9 am to 2 pm
28 (Sunday) – training for Zandra, Zelda, and Solo at SAAVI at 2:00

September 2012

To help with references below, here are our current age categories:

• babies: Bishop, Wyoming
• middle: Gerard, Lara, Linley, Kelsa, Skyla, Newhart
• older: Art, Danbury, Disney, Payton, Rogue, Spencer, Walker, Wasabi, Willia

1 (Saturday) – Heartguard and monthly reports due! The reports for babies and older puppies go to Debbie; reports for the middle group go to Jusdina.
2 (Sunday) – no meeting

9 (Sunday) – 1:30 training at SAAVI: This is for the babies and the middle group of puppies. Please read the manual on the recall command (come) and go to bed.

16 (Sunday)

• We need 2-3 puppies for each hour slot at a table at Petco (4625 North Oracle Road, across from Tucson Mall). Please contact Debbie if you haven't already. She still needs puppies/people.
• 1:30 –babies will get training at SAAVI.

23 (Sunday) – 1:30 party at Amy Peterson’s house (3650 N. Wendell). When you turn onto Wendell, it's the second house on the right.

30 (Sunday) – 4H meeting and training at SAAVI, 2:30. Sandi will be there to help with training issues we might have.

August 2012

5 (Sunday) – no meeting

12 (Sunday)

• 1:00 pm - three new puppies arriving Saturday will meet at SAAVI.  Bring the packet you (hopefully) get on Saturday with all the paperwork.
• 1:30 pm - puppies 17-18 weeks will have an outing to do stairs at Chase Bank, SW corner of Tanque Verde and Sabino Canyon. Bring your gentle leaders and don’t forget your bait bags.
• 2:30 pm - older puppies will have a separate outing, location Park Mall. Meet in front of the theaters (no movie; outing = mall).

18-19 (Saturday-Sunday) – evals with Sandi (UA classes start Aug 20)

• Saturday at the Tucson Mall
• Sunday at Target (4040 N Oracle)

19 (Sunday) – 1:30 pm at SAAVI

• training for Bishop and Wyoming; bring grooming supplies/equip (others welcome)
• evaluations for 4-5 month old puppies tomorrow (please leave career changes at home)

26 (Sunday) – Training at SAAVI: Wyoming and Bishop will meet at 1:45, all other puppies at 2:30 pm. Note too that this is a 4H meeting.

July 2012

1 (Sunday): new puppy training at 2:30 at SAAVI (3767 East Grant Road, between Alvernon and Dodge, northside)

8 (Sunday): all puppies at 2:30 at SAAVI. Sandi's going to try and join us.

15 (Sunday):  Two separate meetings today, both at SAAVI (click on link above)! Remember your bait bags, please. Also, raisers from both groups should plan to overlap for discussion at 2:30 of the Fun Day trip. day): no meeting (CA Fun Day on July 21)

29 (Sunday): meeting at SAAVI at 2:30 (new puppies will get their jackets)