News and Updates

Hey Everybody!

Check out the forum that Tyler set up for SDA members at www.sdatalk.com this is real cool. We need to make use of this it's a great way for all us to stay in touch with each other and attract others.

Great job Tyler!!!

Tom Cawood

SDA members: I would deeply encourage you to sign up on SDATalk as well. This could definitely the beginning of a big successful snowball that actually rolls uphill.

Dennis Tate

Athens Night Trial -- scheduled for August 1st and 2nd, 2008.
Athens Fall Trial -- scheduled October, 2008.
Chattanooga SDA Trial -- scheduled for March, 2009.

		See Photo Gallery for Pictures of UKC 2008 Trial! Congratulations: Congratulations to all of our members who attended the UKC Premier June 13th- 15th, 2008! SDA Titles Achieved At the UKC Premier in Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Obedience Titles -- Chris Smith with "Vendetta" - 1st Place on Friday (out of 21) Tom Cawood with "Turbo" - 1st Place on Saturday (out of 28) Dameon Berry with "Bentley" - 2nd Place on Friday Pam Berry with "KoKo" - 2nd Place on Sunday (and high in trial) Jack Rayl with "Vosko" - Barry Vradenburgh with "Bravo" - Dameon Berry with "Foxy" Dameon Berry with "Roush" - 2nd place on Saturday Protection Alert Titles -- Dameon Berry with "Bentley" - 1st Place on Friday Dameon Berry with "Roush" - 1st Place on Saturday (and high in trial) Chris Smith with "Vendetta" - 2nd Place on Saturday Pam Berry with "KoKo" - 1st Place on Sunday Dameon Berry with "Foxy" - 3rd Place on Sunday Protection Dog 1 Titles -- Sherle Thompson with "Judge" - 1st place on Friday Jack Rayl with "Vosko" - Barry Vradenburgh with "Bravo" - Police Dog 1 Titles -- Dameon Berry with "Shelby" - 1st Place on Friday (and high in trial) Sherle Thompson with "Judge" (Obedience) Police Dog 2 Titles -- Barry Vradenburgh with "Xander" I may have missed some so if you know of any others, feel free to email me or give me a call......Thanks! Congratulations to all of members who attended the Athens / Chattanooga trial on May 3rd and 4th. 32 Titles were earned! Way to go! Great Job!! SDA Titles Achieved At Athens SDA Trial at Play Dog Excellent in Chattanooga in May: Family Obedience Titles -- Dennis Tate with "Xena" Tom Cawood with "Uny" Brian Young with "Cooper" Pam Aalberg with "Magnus" Tyler Smith with "Vosco" Dameon Berry with "Roush" Tom Cawood with "Turbo" -- Won 2nd in Family Obedience! Stephanie Culberson with "Tristan" -- Won 1st in Family Obedience! Charles Webb with "Abby" Chris Smith with "Tigress" Charles Webb with "First Sergent" Salinda Bell with "Billie" Dameon Berry with "Bentley" Dan Norton with "Meki" Protection Alert Titles -- Pam Aalberg with "Magnus" Brian Young with "Cooper" Chris Smith with "Tigress" Tom Cawood with "Turbo" Dan Norton with "Meki" Charles Webb with "Abby" Dennis Tate with "Xena" Tom Cawood with "Uny" Stephanie Culberson with "Tristan" -- Won 2nd in Protection Alert! Angie Young with "Phoenix" -- Won 1st in Protection Alert! Protection Dog 1 Titles -- Dameon Berry with Shelby -- placed 1st in the P1 event! Kiersten Vradenburgh with "Bowen" -- placed 2nd in the P1 event! Jack Rayl with "Gracie" Jerry Barnes with "Barron" Sherle Thompson with "Judge" Police Dog 1 Titles -- Pam Berry with "Meeka" -- placed 2nd in PD1! Salinda Bell with "Dierk" -- placed 1st in PD1! Police Dog 2 Titles -- Jack Rayl with "Joey" (Obedience) Fun Events Long Bite -- Tony Devon with Bruno Attentive Healing -- Jack Rayl with Joey Rocket Recall -- Pam Berry with Meeka High in Trial goes to Angie Young with Phoenix with a score of 187.5! Requests: Anyone with suggestions for SDA Activities or fund raisers please let us know! We are always open to fresh ideas! So far, we have had a few really good suggestions: Training Seminars Show and Goes - preliminary trials in preparation for the real thing Videos of your dog's performance at the "show and goes" so you can know what you need to work on. For those members who have not done so -- Please click on the link below to set up your yahoo account. By signing up, you will be able to keep up with more of the SDA news. Any time anyone wants to contact all of the SDA Chattanooga members, they can simply post an email and it will automatically be forwarded to everyone that has signed up. If you have any problems, contact me (Sherle Thompson), at (423) 991-0979 or email me and I will help you sign up. For now, Dennis will continue also sending out text messages for SDA updates so make sure he has your phone number if you wish to receive them. Rene Coffey has set up an email group for the SDA Chattanooga members. It is with yahoo.com You can access it by signing into yahoo.com and then click on "groups". Once you access the group page then type in "sdachattanooga" go to the page that allows you to join the group. If you do not already have a yahoo ID then click on "sign up". Create your user ID by following the directions then click "join group". Thanks! Hey Everybody! Check out the forum that Tyler set up for SDA members at www.sdatalk.com this is real cool. We need to make use of this it's a great way for all us to stay in touch with each other and attract others. Great job Tyler!!! Tom Cawood SDA members: I would deeply encourage you to sign up on SDATalk as well. This could definitely the beginning of a big successful snowball that actually rolls uphill. Dennis Tate Old News but Good News: Congratulations goes out to the Brinkley family (SDA Athens Club)! They had a brand new baby girl on February 18th, 2008! She was 6 pounds and 10 oz.! We wish you all the best! Upcoming Trials: Athens Night Trial -- scheduled for August 1st and 2nd, 2008. Athens Fall Trial -- scheduled October, 2008. Chattanooga SDA Trial -- scheduled for March, 2009.

06/22/08