Beginner 4-H er

Last year at county fair, Dinoboy was the only cloverbud. Cloverbuds can only do showmanship.Dinoboy went into the ring with Boomer for the first time. I helped him hold the showmanship lead correctly. He won a blue ribbon! This year, Dinoboy is planning on competing again. We will see what the year has to come.

4-H Dog Club Skillathon

Hi, it's been a while since I posted! So, for my 4-H Dog Club we had a skillathon. A skillathon is our first meeting with the dogs at the beginning of the year. It's a way for new members to get to train their dogs in public for the first time. For the old members, it like a kickoff for the year. The club members meet and we introduce new training skills that the dogs will be learning throughout the year. We went over aglilty, rally, and showmanship with guest trainers. We didn't do obedience( that's the boring stuff lol). Anyways, I think most of the club members had fun. We don't have too many club members this year because unfortunately people drop out at the beginning. It's always the same four at the end, which is sad because 4-H is really great. We won't be able to have a fun match this year because we don't have enough people to help. It really sucks, but it is a lot of work for just two adults and a few kids to put on. Instead, we are doing a mock show in July before county fair. We are also going to try to find some other local shows.

4-H Community Club Christmas Caroling

On Wednesday, December 19th the 4-H Community Club went Christmas caroling in one of the neighborhoods. It was really fun, I had never been caroling before and I wasn't sure if I would like it. The club rode on a trailer and we all sang Christmas carols. We had "runners" who would go and knock on people's doors so that they would come outside to hear us caroling. We were able to see many different Christmas lights and some pretty neat houses. One of the houses flashed it's lights to the rythm of the songs on a radio station. Afterwards we went into 7 Eleven to get hot chocolate because it was very cold outside.

4-H Dog Club Community Service

This month the 4-H Dog Club delivered cookies to the Senior Center for the seniors who don't have family to bake them cookies this Christmas. Each of the club members baked cookies at home. Then, we came together on a Sunday and put the cookies on plates and wrapped them. On a Monday,we gathered at the Senior Center and delivered the cookies. The seniors were so excited when we brought all of the cookies. It feels good to help the community. This is one of the many reasons why I love 4-H.

The 4-H Uniform and Pledge

So, I thought  I would post the 4-H pledge and uniform requirements for members who might just bestarting with a 4-H club.

The 4-H uniform:
The 4-H uniform is a green tie for both boys and girls, short or long sleeve white button up shirt with collar, black pants (long skirts are also acceptable for girls), and a black belt. Shirts must be tucked in neatly. There shouldn't be any stains on the clothing.You should look very neat whenever you are participating in a 4-H event. Some clubs and counties dress differently so you will want to double check with your leader.
The 4-H Pledge:
I pledge
My Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service,
My Health to better living,
 for my Club, my Community, my Country, and My World.
There are so many different clubs to join. If you like to work with, train and show animals such as dogs, horses, cats, rabbits, cavies, and more then 4-H is great for you!  If you enjoy community service, photography, legos, art, painting, shooting and much more, 4-H would be great for you.
There are different clubs in different counties across our country.
To find a 4-H club in your area visit:
http://www.4-h.org/

Roxy and I at County Fair

I thought I would put a picture of Roxy and I at last year's county fair.
This year's county fair is in August, so I will make sure that I post something about this year's fair later on.

Roxy with Her Awards

                                      Roxy with this year's ribbons from our local fun match
She won Grand Champion in Obedience, Blue ribbon in Showmanship, Reserve Grand Champion in Rally, and Reserve Grand Champion in Agility this year.





                                        Roxy with last year's ribbons.

This is Roxy with her ribbons from last year's Fun Match. She won second place and the white award last year.

4-H Crafts Club Project

I just finished my project for the 4-H Arts & Craft Club. I sewed together an stuffed animal owl. I will be entering it in county fair. This was my first sewing project and I think it went well. It was hand sewn.

Fun Match Dog Show Results

So, on June 2nd we had a Fun Match Dog Show with the 4-H Dog Club. The Fun Match is to prepare for county fair. We invite the whole community(4-H and non 4-H) and people of all ages to come and compete with their dogs. I asked for and collected the donations for our raffle and I made the flyers for our show and advertised. I did a pre-sell for our raffle. We had many great prizes! Electroman started in the 4-H Dog Club this year and he is showing Boomer, our pughuahua. This is my second year in the 4-H Dog Club and I am showing Roxy the boxer mix. Electroman won a white ribbon in agility with Boomer. I won Grand Champion in obedience, Reserve Grand Champion in Rally and Agility, and a blue ribbon in showmanship with Roxy.  Roxy and I have made a huge improvement since last year. I didn't even get a ribbon for obedience last year, so Grand Champion was a huge shock for me. I almost got Grand Champion in agility, but I let the leash go at the end which knocked off points. The judge told me that I should start doing off leash, then I wouldn't have to worry about the leash. I let go of the leash when she went through the chute and she leaped over the last jump without me holding the leash.

AKC Agility Nationals

I went to the AKC Agility Nationals with the 4-H Dog Club. It was very neat watching all of the dogs run through the agility course. They were so fast and funny at times. It taught me a lot about dog agility and I know some things I need to work on with Roxy. I am thinking about showing Roxy in the AKC agility after we get some more practice. I just need to get her to run it off leash and we'll be good. Agility is a fun sport between the owner and the dog. The owner leads the dog through the course where the dog must jump over jumps, go through tunnel, jump through the tire, go on the see-saw, run up the dog walk and A- frame, go through weave poles, and through the chute. I have been competing with Roxy in 4-H. She made it around the course in 31 seconds! It was the fastest time out of all of the dogs that competed that day. I think we are ready if only I can get her to go off leash! These pictures are from Google images. I will post pictures of the show we went to later on!