July 10, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Let’s Try DockDogs! near Ironton, in Southeast Ohio
Free, open-to-the-public! Your opportunity to try this great sport!

Mike Lewis’s Pond
1792 Jr (Junior) Road
Franklin Furnace, Oh 45629

If you live in Southeast Ohio, around the Ironton area, and if you’ve wanted to try dock jumping with your water-loving dog, here’s the perfect opportunity! This Let’s Try DockDogs! event is free and open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (or longer, if the enthusiasm is high and there’s lots of dogs).

Experienced Buckeye DockDogs members will demonstrate and teach how to introduce your pooch to jumping off a dock into water, and will explain the differences of jumping for distance (Big Air), height (Extreme Vertical), or speed (Speed Retrieve).

PIcnic food (hot dogs, chips, soda) will be available for a small charge.

R.S.V.P.
Please R.S.V.P. to Ginny or call her at (740) 550-3405 by July 3rd. You can contact her if you have questions too.

Directions
Franklin Furnace, Ohio is southeast of Cincinnati; south of Chillicothe; southwest of Athens; and west and just slightly north of Charleston, West Virginia.

 

Camping
Member Rod Niemer has room at his place in Ironton if any Buckeyes want to camp. Call him at (740) 646-3764 to reserve your space.

What to bring:
For your dog:
No leash longer than 4-6 feet (mandatory)
No retractable leashes (mandatory)
Fetch toy
Towel
Dog treats
Poop bags
Water/bowl
Doggie Bed
Crate (Although there will be a fenced area, bring a crate if you have one.)

Note: Buckle collars are permitted. No choke or pinch collars on the dock, and no bitches in heat.

For you:
Lunch
Beverages
Towel
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
A hat if you wear one
A jacket just in case the temperature goes downhill
Raingear, because it’s Ohio!

For both of you:
Whether the weather is steamy and hazy, or breezy and sunny, bring a canopy. We’ll have a couple set up, but extras are so welcome.