Chinooks New England! An Affiliate Club of the Chinook Owner's Association, Inc.

Chinooks New England!

An Affiliate Club of the Chinook Owner's Association

Our Fourth Event:
Conformation Handling Workshop by Carl Russell
Windham, Maine, May 22, 1999

The Chinook crew: (l to r) Cindy Packard-Robitaille with Baby,
Jessica Maurer with Rangeley and Duncan, Penthea Burns with Baxter,
Alan Robitaille with Plato, and Tamara Clark with Tracer

On Saturday, May 22, 1999, Chinooks New England! hosted a Conformation Show Handling Workshop in preparation for the U.K.C. Premier and the Chinook Specialty in June 1999. The workshop was led by Carl Russell of Animal Behavioral Consultants in Windham, Maine. Chinooks, with their people, who attended the workshop included Hurricane Tracer with Tamara Clark, WoodsRunner Duncan with Connie Jones, WoodsRunner Baby with Cindy Packard-Robitaille, WoodsRunner Plato with Alan Robitaille, Rain Mountain Rangeley Runner with Jessica Maurer, and WoodsRunner X Baxter with Penthea Burns. Happily, we were also joined by Gretchen and Neil Greenberg and 2 of their Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dogs, one of whom finished 1998 as the #2 Catahoula in the country. They drove 3 hours to attend!

This training provided foundation level information about show preparation, grooming, etiquette and handling techniques. Carl also gave us plenty of chance to practice these techniques. He offered great feedback in a fun and supportive way. (The "locals" have grown to love receiving feedback from Carl.) It was a hot day and many of the dogs and handlers took occasional breaks in the shade. We laughed and learned together. Ultimately, Carl promised to provide a follow-up training if we promised to videotape our performance in the ring. He would critique our technique and help us to improve even further. It's a deal!

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