Upcoming Practices and Tournament

The following practices and tournament are coming up in January 2018.

Practice - Saturday, January 6, 2018 3:30pm at Kayenna Kennels

Practice - Saturday, January 13, 2018 1:00pm at Kayanna Kennels

Tournament - Saturday, January 20, 2018 6pm at Spruce Meadows

• Racing will begin after Best in Show but the event has been re-structured a bit this year so we don't really know when we will be able to start. 
• In order to race you must have paid your 2018 membership fees and your dog(s) must have both a DRN and a CKC number.

Upcoming Practice

The final practice of 2017 will be this Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:15PM. This is half an hour later than previous practices. Location will be Kayenna Kennels.

Upcoming Practice

The next practice will be at Kayenna Kennels on Friday, December 1, 2017 at 7:45pm. This will be the Club's final practice of 2017.

See you all in the New Year!

Upcoming Tournament

The Longshots will be at the independent tournament at Wet Creek Stables in Balzac, AB on Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Upcoming Practice

The next practice will be at Kayenna Kennels at 7:45PM tomorrow, Friday, November 10, 2017.

Scent Hurdle Tournament

The next tournament the Longshots will attend will be on November 25, 2017 at Wet Creek Stables. This will be the final tournament of 2017.

Upcoming Practice

The next practice is scheduled for Friday, October 20, 2017. The usual drop-in fee will apply.

Upcoming Practice

The next team practice will be on Friday, October 6, 2017 at 7:45pm at Kayenna Kennels. New dogs (and humans) are always welcome. The drop-in fee is usually between $10-13.

We currently have a number of new dogs in training so don't think you'll be the only newby!

Upcoming Practice

The next scheduled practice is at Kayenna Kennels at 7:45pm-8:45pm on Friday, September 22, 2017. New dogs are welcome to come, the drop-in fee is usually around $13.

Upcoming Practice

Next practice is scheduled for Friday, September 1 at Keyenna Kennels from 7:30PM - 8:30PM. New dogs are welcome to come try out the sport, the drop-in fee is usually around $13 per family.

Upcoming Practice - Update

UPDATE!!

The practice originally scheduled for tonight has been moved to August 18. Same time, same place, different day.

Upcoming Scent Hurdle Training

Reminder that Kayenna Kennels has an upcoming Scent Hurdle class. Check their website to see if space is still available:

https://www.kayennakennels.ca/scent-hurdle-racing

Important:
This class is not associated with the Longshots club. But if you are interested in joining a club once you have completed the class please do not hesitate to contact us as we are looking for new dogs to join our teams! You can reach us at: k9.calgarylongshots at gmail daht com, make the usual substitutions for an email address.

Upcoming Practice

The next team practice will be at 7:45pm at Keyanna Kennels located at 9827 Horton Road SW. There is a drop-in fee which is determined by how many people attend the practice, usually in the $10-13 range. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Upcoming Scent Hurdle Tournament

The next tournament the Longshots will be attending will be:

Evelyn Kenny Kennel & Obedience Club
Location: Springbank Park for all Seasons
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2017

Scent Hurdle racing will begin after Best in Show is awarded, usually about 6pm. There are only three teams entered so this will likely be a short tournament.

You are welcome to come watch and see a tournament in action but please leave your dog safely at home; only the dogs participating in the tournament should be there for the safety of all.

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In other exciting news - Kayenna Kennels has Scent Hurdle and Flyball classes coming up soon!

Scent Hurdle Class information: https://www.kayennakennels.ca/scent-hurdle-racing
Flyball Class information: https://www.kayennakennels.ca/copy-of-flyball-classes

Important:
Please note that these classes are not associated with the Longshots club; however, if you want to join a club after taking these classes please contact us, we would be happy to have you join us! And don't worry if your dog is not perfect after taking these classes we have trainers who can help you to fine-tune and continue to teach your dog any skills he/she is struggling with. You can reach us at k9.calgarylongshots at gmail daht com, make the usual substitutions for an email address.

Practice and Upcoming Tournaments

An excellent practice yesterday evening. Once again I forgot to take pictures. Still, all the dogs did really well.

Isis was able to focus and run all the jumps for her dumbbell and young Savvy and Mischief did well over the jumps. We're trying to see if Robbie will run for me so I spent a good amount of time trying to get him to pay attention to me instead of Kris. He tried but focusing isn't his strongest skill at the best of times. He's cute though.

The next two tournaments coming up are:

• Saturday, June 17 at Wet Creek Stables
• Saturday, July 1 at Fox's Acreage

Written by Monica.

Upcoming Scent Hurdle Tournament

The next Scent Hurdle tournament the Longshots will be attending will be on Saturday May 13, 2017. Information regarding this event can be found on the Premium List.

Scent Hurdle

The Longshots will be at a Scent Hurdle Tournament on March 4, 2017 at Wet Creek Stables.

Recent Events

We had a successful practice followed by another tournament.

New pups at practice

Our youngest dog Tonka earned his first points at this tournament. Congratulations to Kris and Tonka!

Tonka

Practice

Practice went a bit smoother this time, the dogs seemed to be able to focus a bit better. No idea why that might be but there you go. We even had some visiting dogs from another team getting in some extra practice; the more the merrier.

Little Mischief is getting the hang of the jumps and Robbie was much more focused than he was at the last tournament. He's cute though.

Here's Whistler waiting for her next turn to run. She's even (mostly) in focus.

Written by Monica.

Practice and Tournament

A rather late update on the team I'm afraid.

The last practice was a bit chaotic, the dogs all seemed to lack focus. We got through it all in the end though. And we were even able to practice some Flyball, which even Soccer-the-chronically-unfocused managed without too many mishaps.

At the tournament on Jan. 21 Digger (run by Lindsay) earned her next Scent Hurdle title and 2,500 points. This will probably be her last title seeing as she's 14 years old but what a fantastic run for a little miniature schnauzer. Congratulations to Kay, Lindsay and Digger!

And Jinx has had to retire from Scent Hurdle due to the onset of old age. She still wants to play but it is getting too hard for her so Kris has decided to retire her. Hats off to Jinx for a fantastic Scent Hurdle career.

Now it is time for the new, young dogs Mischief, Tonka, and Isis to start their careers.

Written by Monica.

Upcoming Event

The Calgary Longshots will be at the Spruce Meadows Scent Hurdle Tournament on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

Parking and entry are free if you wish to come watch a Scent Hurdle Tournament. The tournament will begin after the title for Best in Show is awarded, usually around 6PM.

Written by Monica.

Scent Hurdle Tournament

The first Scent Hurdle tournament of 2017 had 10 teams playing. Wow, that was a lot of racing, 45 races in one tournament, 9 for each team. Needless to say, there was only one tournament for the day. With fewer teams entered there will often be two tournaments in one day.

The team did well, OK we finished last, but far more importantly we had fun!

Isis and Tonka both had their first try at racing and it didn't go so well for either of them. Both newbies crossed over into the other lane on their first run and got pulled for the day. That's OK; you never quite know what will happen in that first tournament your dog runs in. They'll both get it with some more practice.

And little Robbie has become one of the more solid and reliable dogs, much to Kris' shock and amazement.

Written by Monica.

Upcoming Event

The Calgary Longshots will be at the Ready, Scent, Go! independent Scent Hurdle tournament on Saturday, January, 7, 2017.

Here's hoping for a good first tournament of 2017!

Written by Monica.