APPDA seminar/trial

[Jerry L. Lyda]

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APPDA will be hosting a Training Seminar/Trial open to all that are interested February 22nd thru the 24th in Augusta, GA. This will be a chance for you to get a taste of what APPDA is all about. We will be offering Entry level, Personal Protection level 1 and Patrol Dog level 1. The price to enter will be $15 per level attempted per dog. We ask that you pre-register with Mo Earle before hand to give us an idea of how many folks plan on attending. This is not a trial, it is a chance to see APPDA and decide if it is for you. You do not have to be an APPDA member to participate nor do you have to be a police officer to attempt the Patrol dog section. We will have concessions available. CSRA WDC will be hosting the event. Rules and videos of each level are on the APPDA web site (www.appdak9.com). Rule books are also available for purchase, which not only include the rules of the exercises, but Handler rules and the Decoy rule book.

Friday will be an open field day and a chance to get use to the events. Decoys will also have a chance to practice events if they would like. Saturday will be the seminar. We have a lighted field so we can train all night if need be. Sunday will be holding a decoy seminar and certification for those that are interested. If you choose to attempt the Decoy cert, you will be required to become an APPDA member before hand. The decoy rules and certification are outlined on the APPDA web site. This event will be live web casted on our APPDA Website. Check the website for details.

Food will be catered by Backyard Burger. The cost is $6 a plate which will include a burger, chips, and a drink. Refreshments will also be on hand. A lot of visitors will be traveling from out of town so we want to have everything you might need on site, so you will have a more relaxed and enjoyable time.


Direction to the training field.

Take I-20 to I-520 east (Bobby Jones Expressway). Travel on I-520 to Mike Padgett Highway (Hwy 56) Exit 9. At the top of the ramp take a right. Travel Approx 2.5 miles, you will come to a traffic light at Mike Padget Hwy/Hwy 56 and Old Waynesboro Road. You will turn right on Old Waynesboro Road. The trial site is down the road a few hundred yards on the left. Address for the trial site is 3812 Old Waynesboro Road Augusta , GA 30906 . Signs will be posted to assist you.
If you need help or get lost you can call Matt Hammond at (706) 631-7592, Jerry Lyda at (706) 231-3856, or Jay Lyda at (706) 414-1337.

To Pre-register please contact Mo Earle at fyrresq2@yahoo.com

Contact Matt Hammond for Hotel Information.
Matt@qualityk9concepts.com

[Jay Lyda]

Here is an outline of what will take place.

APPDA Seminar
Plan of Events


Friday 2-22-08: 10AM-11AM- Introductions of the APPDA BOD and Decoys and meeting and greeting of all visitors to the seminar.
11AM-1PM- Basic OB training with members and visitors.
1PM-2PM- Lunch.
2PM-4PM- Bite work training with members and visitors.
4PM-5PM- Early registration for Saturday’s events as well as purchasing lunch tickets for Saturday.
5PM-6PM- Meeting for a recap of the day and to answer any questions about the program.

Saturday 2-23-08: 8AM-9AM- Registration for Seminar
9AM-11AM- Introductions of the APPDA BOD and Decoys. Prayer by Mac McClendon. Singing of National Anthem by Country Singer Winston Slade. Demonstration of the APPDA PPD and PSD exercises.
11AM- Begin all of the PPD entries. After all dogs have been through the PPD mock trial then we will begin with the PSD side of the program. We will let the handler and dog teams run through the program as many times as they would like. We will continue to run through all of the exercises until all of the teams who have entered have had plenty of practice with the program and fully understand it. At registration please specify what side of the program you are entering, (you may enter both) and how many times you would like to run your dog through it. We will not stop for lunch however lunch will be provided by Backyard burger starting at 12PM. You may purchase your tickets for food starting on Friday until 1PM on Saturday. Tickets are $6 per plate. The seminar will continue until 7PM.
7PM- Everyone is invited to go and eat at Golden Corral.

Sunday 2-24-08: 9AM- Continue the Seminar if we sill have teams left who have not finished. When all teams are done or if all the teams finished on Saturday then we will hold Decoy Certs for any decoys who want to be certified through APPDA. After the certs we can answer any questions that might have been left over from Saturday. After all questions have been answered then we will work with handlers on specific OB or bite exercises, handlers who entered and went through the program on Saturday only please. On this day just plan on an APPDA training day.

[FranMan]

Sounds like a nice event. I am going to try to make it.

[Jay Lyda]

Please do, we are going to have a good time.