| Southern Ohio All Breed Dog Club Our next meeting is Tuesday March 6th @ 6:30pm at Jenny Montavon's Residence in Wheelersburg SPECIAL BYLAWS AMENDING MEETING: Thurs Feb 16 @ 5:00pm Special Meeting Location: Portsmouth Public Library Meeting Room |
| Welcome To Our All Breed Dog Club's Website! As Scioto County's one and only current tax-exempt & official non-profit all breed dog club, we are proud to be thriving & offering southern Ohio several dog educational opportunities and dog training class for dog owners of the Portsmouth-Greenup-Wheelersburg-Lucasville-Minford-Sciotoville-South Shore- Ironton-West Portsmouth- Waverly-Piketon & MORE areas! Here in 2011 we have successfully provided our area with:
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| What Are The Club's Goals? It is the club's primary goal to bring dog education awareness to our part of Ohio and northern Kentucky in as many ways as we can manage. We are working diligently to do all proper requirements in order to obtain our American Kennel Club licensing & become an official AKC-accredited club so that we will be able to hold AKC licensed events. We want to be able to offer our area AKC All Breed Conformation as well as AKC Obedience, Rally & Agility Trials for our geographic location. And, we also strive to offer educational demos, dog safety presentations, & affordable dog training classes that will help people of our area be able to develop & maintain a stronger bond with their 4-legged best friend(s) through education & pawsitive experiences. WE also are striving to have dogs in our club actively working in our community as registered therapy dogs. *~ We equally welcome to pure & mixed breed dogs into our club. ~* |
| ~~ SOABDC's 2011 Officers ~~ All officers of the club were elected by their peers within the dog club in November 2011 and have had experience in organizations such as other dog clubs, 4H Advisorship, therapy dog visitation, public service, 4H Dog Show judging, AKC Trial & Competition Experience, & ALOT more. Kathi Jo Zornes, President Heather Stevens, Vice President Danielle Fish, Secretary Carolyn Piguet, Treasurer Brandon Zornes, Training Director Board: Walter Arnold, Vicki Graf, Kevin Zornes (Grievances) Newsletter Editor: Allison Zornes ~ Therapy Dog Program Director: Stacey Sammons |
Southern Ohio All Breed Dog Club Does AKC Dog Safety Presentation at the Portsmouth Public Library
A pic mentioning SOABDC for this presentation is in the Sunday October 2nd Community Common and an article about our club is in the October 16 & November 13
issues of The Portsmouth Daily Times!
On Sat., Sept. 24, 2011 at 1:00pm SOABDC members Kevin & Kathi Jo Zornes with their mixed breed registered therapy dog Beck and Steve, Stacey,
Bryan and Kayla Sammons with their English Mastiff registered therapy dog Little Bear did a great job representing SOABDC and teaching little kids and
their parents about Dog Safety.
The dog club made up and presented packets for each child that participated in the event. These packets were composed mostly of American Kennel Club
approved coloring books, activity books, book markers, pencils, stickers, and more. A 12-minute AKC approved DVD called The Dog Listener was viewed as
part of the club's presentation.
In result of this good experience, Grace Peach, Program Coordinator with the Portsmouth Public Library, is wishing to set up a program called Tail Waggin'
Tutors in conjunction with SOABDC on Saturdays. This program is a therapy dog program created to help children struggling to learn how do read so that
they may read to a dog rather than a person and feel not judged for errors made during reading.
SOABDC members are very excited about this new opportunity to be serving our community with our dogs. The Tail Waggin' Tutors program is expected to
begin on Saturdays in November, running 2:00-4:00pm.
A pic mentioning SOABDC for this presentation is in the Sunday October 2nd Community Common and an article about our club is in the October 16 & November 13
issues of The Portsmouth Daily Times!
On Sat., Sept. 24, 2011 at 1:00pm SOABDC members Kevin & Kathi Jo Zornes with their mixed breed registered therapy dog Beck and Steve, Stacey,
Bryan and Kayla Sammons with their English Mastiff registered therapy dog Little Bear did a great job representing SOABDC and teaching little kids and
their parents about Dog Safety.
The dog club made up and presented packets for each child that participated in the event. These packets were composed mostly of American Kennel Club
approved coloring books, activity books, book markers, pencils, stickers, and more. A 12-minute AKC approved DVD called The Dog Listener was viewed as
part of the club's presentation.
In result of this good experience, Grace Peach, Program Coordinator with the Portsmouth Public Library, is wishing to set up a program called Tail Waggin'
Tutors in conjunction with SOABDC on Saturdays. This program is a therapy dog program created to help children struggling to learn how do read so that
they may read to a dog rather than a person and feel not judged for errors made during reading.
SOABDC members are very excited about this new opportunity to be serving our community with our dogs. The Tail Waggin' Tutors program is expected to
begin on Saturdays in November, running 2:00-4:00pm.
| Two of our our club therapy dogs Beck (Mixed) Sept 24, 2011 @ the Portsmouth Public Library |
| Stacey Sammons & her therapy dog Little Bear at our Dog Safety Presentation held at Portsmouth West Elementary March 31, 2011 |
| If you're interested in our dog club bringing registered therapy dogs to your school & putting on an American Kennel Club-approved Dog Safety Presentation for elementary-aged students, then please contact us-we'll gladly accommodate any such requests within our area. Email us with your request at soabdc@gmail.com |
| Below: Our Proud Spring 2011 AKC Canine Good Citizen Participants for June 2011! STANDING: Allison & Princess(Rottie), Danielle & Valor(Lab), Greg & Gabby(GSD), Brandon & Beck(Mixed-friendly dog), Bob & Bear(Lab), Vicki & Kadin & Molly(Standard Poodles), and Heather & Artimis and Regel(Border Collies). KNEELING: Stephanie & Dolly(Mixed), Trista & Addy and Elliot(GSDs), Brian & Jetta(Boxer) |
| AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Graduates Below! Greg & Gabby(GSD), Bob and Izzy(Lab) and Kayla & Kaya(Papillion) |
Our Therapy Dog Schedule is on the top of our Dog Training Page! Friday , February 10, 2012
| Located in the scenic hills of Portsmouth & Lucasville, Ohio area of Scioto County. We are also close to Pike & Adams counties! soabdc@gmail.com 1(304)276-3624 Danielle 1(740) 981-5662 Heather ~~~~ SOABDC was co-founded by Kathi Jo Zornes & Heather Stevens in November 2009. Since that first meeting, the club has thrived, grown & been very active within our community. |
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| Don't Forget to Purchase your 2012 County Dog License! Scioto County Dog License Fees As of Feb 2012 (2012 tag is a red fire hydrant): Single Dog License: $24 per dog for up to 5 dogs Dog Kennel License: $80 Location : Scioto Co. Auditor David Green's Office* in the Portsmouth Court House The price now reflects a 50% increase for late penalty. ALL OHIO DOG OWNERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR COUNTY DOG TAGS! * They only accept cash or personal checks so when you go to the office to purchase them, be prepared! |
| SOABDC members proudly participating in the annual JayCee's Christmas Parade in Portsmouth, Ohio November 17, 2011! Our next planned parade to participate in is the Port City Cafe's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Portsmouth March 17, 2012 @ 11am! |
It was cold but we had FUN!
| NEW: SOABDC is in The Portsmouth Daily Times again with our Tail Waggin' Tutoring! 2/09/12 issue! |