CRC Medallion Recipients

COLONIAL ROTTWEILER CLUB MEDALLIONS

CRC Medallion Policy

Medallions will be awarded for all AKC titles. All requests must be supported by a copy of the AKC title certificate, which can either be snail mailed or emailed. All titles for which a medallion is awarded must be earned while the dog is owned by a CRC member in good standing. To receive a medallion, all requests must be sent to the Medallion Chairman within 12 months of the title being earned. Send me-

dallion info to Julie McLain 1085 Hebron Valley Road Madison, VA 22727 Email:

juliemclain@vabb.com Congratulations to all who earned new titles! The newly earned titles are listed in bold and are underlined.

Crestwood’s Cause It Never Raines But It Pours CGCA TKN VHMA (Owner: Donna Worthington) GCH CH Jasta’s Spirit Of Love CD BN RAE2 HSAd HSAsM FDC BCAT ACT1 ACT2J TT THD CGCA CGCU TKP VHMA (Owner: Donna Worthington) GCH CH Woodrott’s Stars and Stripes TT THDA THDX CGCA CGC TKN (Owners: Kelly & Anthony Skiptunas) GCH CH Starz Medicine Man Of The Sky TKN CGC (Owner: Doreen Zimmerman) CH Brandy Hills Leather And Lace CD BN RE DJ CGC TKI (Owner: Althea Stowe) Prince Axl The Great RI SEN SCN SBN TKA (Owner: Anne-Marie Frano) Rose Red’s Devine Citrine CGC CGCA TKN (Owner: Dee Landis) Amelyns Dreams Do Come True PCD BN RM2 RAE RAE2 SCN SIN SEN SWN SBN SHDN CGCA TKE CD-V VHMA VSWI VSWE (Owner: Sharon Saballos)

Revisiting the Dumbbell (Cont’d)

9. Continue to work on independent “Hold” or “Take It”

What this means is separate the two. Get a strong hold while you move around with the dog, and bring him to a front position.

The independent “take it”... start asking him to reach a few inches at a time until he is reaching and taking at arm’s length. When you are extending your arm, try to encourage him to get up and walk towards where you are holding the dumbbell. Remember hang onto his leash, so the reach is only about an arm’s length, but as he gets up to the dumbbell, encourage him forward.

10. Once the dog is reaching at arm’s length, as he opens his mouth to take, say “hold” and gently bring

him back to front, and get really excited. Do this several times before moving on.

11. Slowly ask for the “take it” at arm’s length as your arm gets closer

to the floor. Keep holding onto the dumbbell. Do not place it on the floor yet.

12. Now the next tricky part. Slowly move your hand away, and start with having your hand a few inches from the dumbbell, pointing

towards it. If he is taking it, then you can move to having your hand maybe 6-12 inches, pointing at the dumbbell. Keep going over the course for the next week until you are in the upright position, and pointing at the dumbbell.

13. Once you are able to be in an upright formal position, begin to wean your dog off of you pointing.

Ask him “take it.” If he refuses, gently nudge his head forward, but no more pointing. If he readily takes it, praise and bring him back to front. Take the dumbbell from him by asking for the “give” and allowing him to release it. Do not allow him to drop it in your hand. Whenever something doesn’t work, back up to the previous step. When upright, drop the dumbbell, don’t throw it. Only move forward to short tosses when dog is going correctly, without pouncing or mouthing.

If your dog begins to pounce or mouth the dumbbell, go backwards to asking for him to take it from your hand. If you allow the mouthing or the pouncing, you will have a tough time breaking this, so don’t let him do it in the beginning.

This is only an outline, and I revisited the dumbbell because of coming across some people who were struggling with getting their dogs to do the dumbbell, and I was finding some frustrated owners and dogs.

After going through this process with them, we have found that the owners and the dogs were having fun and enjoying this again.