CAN DOGS DETECT COVID-19?

If anyone can train a dog to find COVID-19,

it is Connie Cleveland and Pat Nolan.

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has commissioned a training facility in Maryland called Tactical Directional Canine Systems to test out the theory. The facility is owned by Pat Nolan and his wife, Connie Cleveland-Nolan. 

They are using eight Labrador Retrievers. As Connie said when some of us were having a conversation on my Facebook Page:

Great detection dogs are highly motivated by reward. They can't be distracted or disinterested in searching, ever. If you consider all the jobs that man has invented for dogs (guide dogs for the blind, search and rescue, service dogs), we often reach for the Labrador, primarily because they are, as a group, really environmentally sound. Meaning, nothing scares them or bothers them! Furthermore they are highly motivated to retrieve/tug- a great reward for finding something. The Labs will ignore everything in pursuit of reward. If they believe they can earn reward by using their nose, they will work anywhere, anytime.

Connie is a well-known AKC Obedience Competitor, Coach and Seminar Giver. She is scheduled to conduct a seminar here at Cape Fear Dog Training Club on January 16-17, 2021. 

READ THE ROLLING STONE ARTICLE HERE

TRICK DOG! CHECK OUT JUNIOR MEMBER MADISON DOING TRICKS WITH HER AUSSIE!

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FEEL GOOD MOMENT: WATCH PUPPIES EATING FIRST SOLID FOOD

There is nothing better than a Baby Puppy. 

Check out these German Shepherds eating their first solid food.

LOOK WHO MARY WOOD BUMPED INTO AT THE VET'S OFFICE

Mary Wood, MCKC Member and Treasurer, bumped into this Southern Pines Police officer and his partner at Vanguard Veterinary Hospital in early May. She told him she is a Member of the Moore County Kennel Club, and got his permission for this photo.

Club Members can be proud of the donation support we give to Police K9 Units in Pinehurst and Southern Pines. 

AKC'S NEW BEST PRACTICES SUGGESTIONS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE COVID AGE

The AKC supports each club’s informed decision to reschedule, postpone or cancel their respective events, as well as supporting clubs ready to hold events in locations that are open and permit gatherings. As events resume across the country, people need to feel safe while enjoying their dog activities. The AKC urges clubs to take appropriate precautions for the benefit of their participants. Events need to be held in a manner that emphasizes the safety of participants and event officials over efficiency.

READ THE CLUB'S PROPOSED SUGGESTIONS 

FOR CONDUCTING A SAFE EVENT

THE BARKER - Our New Format

Happy May All. 

I hope this note finds

all of you staying healthy! 

3 week old German Shepherd Puppy
Leaps over the city of Wuhan, China.

You may have noticed that this Barker does not look like the others! That is because our club is trying out a Blog Format versus the Newsletter Format we have been using.

A Barker Blog will offer a lot more flexibility!

• You can refer to the Blog at any time by going to the link.
• The content will be updated as things happen --- you don't need to wait for the monthly news.
• The Barker Blog is INTERACTIVE! That means you can leave comments and interact on a subject with your fellow members!!

Just save this link in your Web Browser's Bookmark Bar --- and you'll be able to check on what your dog buddies are doing.

MAY 2020 DOG SHOW - A LOOK BACK TO 2013

This whole Coronavirus thing has really taken all of us for a loop!!! We may be sidelined today ---- but our Dog Show way of life will be back.

It didn't go without notice that our Club's Dog Show should have been in the books last week. Here's a look back to 2013. . . and to our future. This will happen again. Keep the faith.