July 16, 2015
2015 Kansas 4-H Dog Conference and Quiz Bowl News
The Kansas 4-H Dog Conference and Quiz Bowl will be October 17-18 at Rock Springs 4-H Center.The theme is “All About that Dog.” Registration will be through the CVent 4-H system with registration due by September 25th. There is a $25.00 cancellation fee once participants have registered on CVent. To register beginning August 1st, visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/p.aspx?tabid=317. Cost is $95.00 for full-time participants, $65.00 for Saturday only and $45.00 for Sunday only. T-shirts and hoodies may be ordered on-line for an additional cost. Full registration information will be posted on the Kansas 4-H Dog web site page by August 1st: Visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/p.aspx?tabid=426.
Educational sessions will include: Dog Behavior and Body Language, First Aid for Your Dog, Parachute Cord Collar/Lead-Making, Dog Agility Equipment Demonstration, Dog Jeopardy knowledge activity, and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program. Keynote speaker will be Gary Lorstcher from Bern, KS, who runs Lorstcher Ag Feeds, a small business making dog food. The program will have a costume and dog talent contest, GPS and Dogs, dog skill-a-thon, quiz bowl, plus s'mores and more. All youth must be chaperoned by parent or 4-H leader. County groups will be housed in the same cottage and all dogs must be on leash or kenneled in your room. Owners must pick up and bag after dogs.
For more information, contact Deryl Waldren, Northwest Area Extension Office, P. O. Box 786, Colby, KS 67701; 785-462-6281; dwaldren@ksu.edu.