Newsletter – April 2010
PELHAMS DOG FUN PARK
NEWSLETTER NO. 4
APRIL 2010
Once again another month has shot past and our membership is ever growing. We now have over 220 members. Thanks to all our regulars for making Pelhams such an enjoyable place to exercise our dogs and welcome to all our new members, I hope you make the best of our facilities and I hope to see as many members as possible at the Pig Roast on 23rd May.
Tickets for the Pig Roast are now on sale in the office at 12 euros each. (children under 11 half price). Two euros from each ticket goes to the dog sanctuaries. We are limiting tickets to 150 so hurry as tickets are selling fast.
On the day there will be a starter salad, Pig Roast with gravy, roast potatoes and couscous and dips. We will also be providing a vegetarian alternative. There will also be a bar selling beer, wine and soft drinks and a disco. Please remember to be responsible for your own dogs as I will be busy that day. The park and bar will be open from 12 noon and food served from about 3.
If this event proves a success we shall be organising more in the futue.
This month’s monthly draw winner is member no. 61, don’t forget to collect your two free dog park sessions before the end of the month.
Once again, please don’t forget when entering or leaving the field to make sure one gate is closed before opening the other so as to prevent escapees!
Summer opening hours start from 1st June. We will be open Tuesday – Sunday 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Yet again the classes are filling up really fast. The next lot will start from 1st June at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with an extra session on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m.
Please arrange to make payment for any classes you have booked by 16th May to guarantee your place as we have a long waiting list and can offer places that aren’t taken to others.
There will be no classes held in August as it will be too hot so we will be opening up a waiting list for classes to start again in September.
Remember, all those attending classes please ensure that you practice for at least 10 minutes every day.
A big, big, thank you to the following for coming with me to the Mellieha Animal Fest last Sunday:-
- Jenny and Roo (Husky)
- Paul and Dots (Jack Russell)
- Claire and Lu (Border Collie)
- Becky and Kaia (Yorkshire Terrier)
- Darren and Tascha (mixed breed)
- Marie and Alpilles (Golden Retriever)
Pelhams Dog School proved to be the most popular attraction when we showed the audience what can be done with ordinary domestic dogs of any breed after a few obdedience classes.
Our spot was late in the afternoon at 3 p.m. and the organisers told me that they wished they had put us on earlier when more people were there. However, as it turned out we had the best crowd of the day and the organisers have asked us to return next year
All the dogs performed really well and I hope you can see how well your dogs have improved. Well done, keep practising!
Work should be starting on the dog plunge pool this week so the dogs can cool themselves down in the hot weather.
I am going to try to update the website this week so don’t forget to tell your friends to check us out on:
www.pelhamdogtraining.com
AGILITY COURSE COMPETITION
Brendan the Roadrunner (Bruce) finally pips Silvester the Cat (Dora) to the post.
Well done to Brendan and Bruce with 22.28 seconds who win a bag of Almo Nature Dog Food courtesy of Petnutrition – Many thanks again to Matthew.
Dora came a very very close second with 22.56 seconds and Didi yet again in third position with 23.15 seconds, next came Cooper the German Shepherd with 25 seconds followed by Miya the Lab and then Tasha with much improved times of 31.28 and 37.77 (with one 10 second penalty) respectively.
This months competition will give everyone who wants a go a sporting chance because Bruce and Dora will start with a 5 second handicap. Also this month we are introducing obstacle 11 the weave polls. All obstacles will have to be completed. Get those hips moving! This should make the competition interesting for all dogs.
A few people have asked me where I got the large dog bowls in the field from. I got them from the farm shop next door to Mgarr Farmers Market in Zebbiegh.
We have also been asked about dog friendly restaurants. We took Prescott and Blossom with us to a fabulous restaurant a couple of weeks ago. Tarazza in Spinola Bay has a large covered (heated in winter) terrace overlooking the bay. The food was out of this world and they have a comprehensive wine list. The service was excellent, it had a lovely atmosphere and we cannot recommend it hightly enough. Book a table with a sea view and ask for some water for the dogs.
Now for our thank you list
Sylvester (and Dora) for the coffee!
Pig Roast
Flavio and Rodeen (with Jake) for sponsoring the disco.
Valerie (and Missie) for helphing me organise the refreshments.
Jo (with Jack) for organising the Freezer van
And May (and Toby) for lending us the tables and chairs.
Thanks also to Charles Pace (with his puppy Ace) of Pace Fire Prevention who has donated some fire prevention equipment as raffle prizes.
I should be very grateful if anyone else wants to donate a prize for the raffle – have a word with me at the school.
And finally…..
Best wishes to Gaby the labrador pup who has hurt her leg and will be resting for a few weeks – get well soon.
Best wishes also to Ben the Border Collie who at last gets the cast off his leg next week.
Thanks again to everyone
Themocracy
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