Special events
The KW German Shepherd Club members hosts several special events yearly for our membership.
2019 events are: Howler, Ruff Mudder, Dock diving, All day hike (TBD), annual howl-o-ween walk, plus more.
Hockley Valley Walk - 2019
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Early November when the leaves fully changed colours our group went for walk in Hockley Valley. After a long challenging hike we stopped at a local coffee and pie shop after the walk.
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7th annual Howl-o-ween Costume contest 2019
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Once again we had a good turn out and many spectacular costumes. This years winner was Henry as a gladiator. Second place was Quill the shark and third was Valo the hotdog.
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5th annual Dock diving 2019
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Another great dock diving event. This years had many new dogs and many successes. This years furthers jump was Madison at 15'06". Second was Ruger at 14'06" and Quill at 14'. This was Sasha's first time jumping and she was at 12'06".
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Ruff Mudder
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June 23rd we had a team from our club attend the Ruff Mudder. Everyone and their K9 companion completed the course. It was a great event overall and we will be going back next year. We started the event as a team and finished as a team as well... slightly muddier though.
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Howler event - Fundraiser for Pound Dog Rescue
Spring 2019
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Our club hosted 2 try it areas for the Howler event. Scent detection try it area and a mock CGN area. This years demo was competition obedience (shutzhund style). This was our 4th year at this event.
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4th annual ugly sweater contest
Winter 2018
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This years winner was Star. Impressive to say the least. Bells ribbons and even a light up sweater. Definitely bringing this contest to a new height... or low depends on how you look at it.
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Club x-mas party, dinner and games
winter 2018
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We hosted our annual x-mas party. Dinner, trivia and many other games and prizes. Fun night hanging out as a group without having our canine companions.
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6th annual Howl-o-ween costume contest
Fall 2018
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This year was an excellent year for costumes. Madison won this year as a fire fighter. Second place was Henry the police officer and third place was Star as a prisoner.
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3rd annual Hockley Valley pack walk
Fall 2018
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October when the leaves fully changed colours our group went for walk in Hockley Valley. After a long morning we stopped at a local coffee and pie shop after the walk. One if not my favourite walk of the year.
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4th annual Dock diving
Summer 2018
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August we hosted a Dock diving day. We rented out K9 Fun Zone in Caledonia. We had a 2 hour window for lesson for club dogs as well. We had excellent weather, great training and great company. This year we had 3 dogs break 15 ft for distance.
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6th annual All day pack walk - Balls Falls
Summer 2018
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This year we hiked at Balls Falls in the Niagara escarpment area. After the walk we stopped at a couple pet friendly wineries for lunch and some wine tasting.
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Canada Day pack walk
Summer 2018
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Canada day fell on a Sunday so we were able to host a pack walk. Many dogs dressed up to show their pride for nation.
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Howler Event - Pound Dog Rescue
Spring 2018
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KW German Shepherd Club helped with the Howler fund raiser for Pound dog rescue. we hosted 2 try it areas for scent detection and rally obedience. We also did a demo for tracking. Thanks to everyone who helped with the event and donated to Pound dog rescue. Click on the Pound dog rescue logo to go to their website.
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3rd annual Ugly Sweater contest
Winter 2017
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Many dogs came out dressed for our third annual ugly sweater contest. This years winner was Jada our GSD mix. This was voted on by an awesome father and daughter team we met along the way.
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Pics with Santa
Winter 2017
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Once again Santa was able to join us for a quick photo shoot. Our club also hosted our X-mas party. Great food, fun games and excellent company.
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Howler Event - Pound Dog Rescue
Fall 2017
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.KW German Shepherd Club helped with the Howler fund raiser for Pound dog rescue. we hosted 2 try it areas for the general public to try scent detection and rally obedience. . Thanks to everyone who helped with the event and donated to Pound dog rescue. Click on the Pound dog rescue logo to go to their website.
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5th annual Howl-o-ween costume contest
Fall 2017
This year was an exceptional group of costumes. First prize went to Henry the Mountie. 2nd place was Madison the Chia pet and 3rd place was Quill the unicorn. Special thanks to the WRPS for judging this years contest.
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5th annual All day pack walk - Kelso conservation area
Summer 2017
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The KW German Shepherd club enjoyed their all day pack walk at Kelso lake conservation area. It was a very hot day, but we had great company, lots of shade and beautiful views to enjoy
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3rd annual Dock diving event
Summer 2017
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KW German Shepherd Club hosted a dock diving event for our membership in August at K9 Fun Zone. We had an open leash free area and a ball pit for the club dogs to enjoy as well as the pool. The furthest jump of the day was done by Madison which was 14 ft. She repeated as champion for the second year in a row. 2nd place went to Carly with 12.5 ft and 3rd place was a tie with Summit and Zulu at 11 ft. Next year the leader board will look very differently.
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2nd annual Ugly Sweater contest
Winter 2016
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2nd Annual ugly sweater contest and pack walk. The winner was Jaxx... At least he wore it well.
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Pictures with Santa and Holiday party
Winter 2016
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The KW German Shepherd club was very luck and Santa took some time out of his busy schedule for a photo-shoot with the dogs. The club also hosted it annual x-mas party.
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Howler Event 2016 - Pound dog rescue
Fall 2016
KW German Shepherd Club helped with the Howler fund raiser for Pound dog rescue. We had a booth for the club, did a scent detection demonstration and hosted 2 try it areas for the general public. Scent detection and rally obedience. Our club was able to raise money for the rescue from generous donations from our membership, friends and family as well. We were also able to raffle off some gifts donated from local companies to raise addition more funds for Pound dog rescue. The dogs which participated in the demo were Jaxx, Madison, Carly and Cayla. Thanks to everyone who helped with the event, donated to Pound dog rescue and the local companies who donated prizes
4th annual Howl-o-ween Costume contest
Fall 2016
KW German Shepherd club hosted its 4th annual Howl-o-ween contest with prizes for the top 3 costumes. This year's winner was Frank who was dressed as the big bad wolf - AKA grandma. 2nd place went to Carly as Captain America and 3rd place was Jaxx the horse. Thanks to the WRPS for judging this years contest.
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2nd annual Dock Diving event
Summer 2016
KW German Shepherd Club hosted a dock diving event for our membership this August at K9 Fun Zone. All dogs got many changes to try and enjoy this sport. We also had an open leash free area and a ball pit for the club dogs to enjoy. The furthest jump of the day was done by Madison which was 14 ft. This is measured from where the tail meets the body when the dog enters the water. 2nd place was Carly with 13.5 ft and Zulu at 12 ft.
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4th annual All day pack walk - Halton falls
Summer 2016
KW German Shepherd Club had its yearly all day pack walk this year at Halton Falls. The group got to enjoy a long walk through a wooded area as well as the beautiful Halton falls.
1st Ugly X-mas sweater contest
Winter 2015
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This was our first ugly X-mas sweater contest. The winner was Carly... well I guess you can call her the winner even though she does not look impressed
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3rd annual Howl-o-ween Costume contest
Fall 2015
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We hosted our 3rd costume contest. This years winner was Carly as a ninja turtle. 2nd place was Zulu as Batman and 3rd place was Zefra as a bee
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3rd annual All day pack walk - Christine Lake
Summer 2015
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We hosted an all day pack walk at Christine lake. Great weather. Could not have been a better day
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1st Dock diving event
Summer 2015
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We enjoyed a day at Carney K9 swim club. Furthest Jump was Retten, Highest jump was Carly and fastest retrieve was Zefra
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2014 Woofwich
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2014 the KW German Shepherd Club had a booth at Woofwich in Elmira. Fun day and met a lot of new people who share a passion for GSD's
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2nd annual Howl-o-ween Costume contest
Fall 2014
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Our 2nd annual Howl-o-ween costume contest and pack walk. This years winner was Frank. 2nd place went to Ava for her Ocktoberfest outfit and third was a tie with Ruby and Remi the two lions
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2nd annual all day pack walk
Summer 2014
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2014 we had our all day pack walk at Dundas Valley. Great balance of shade and sunshine
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2013 Try it fun day - Oxford dog sport club
Summer 2013
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Many of our members took part in the try it fun day at Oxford Dog Sport club. The sports you could try were agility, weight pull, lure coursing and more
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2013 First all day pack walk
Summer 2013
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Summer 2013 the KW German Shepherd club hosted its first all day pack walk. This was at Spencer Gorge. Beautiful weather and even better scenery.
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First Pack walk - March 2013
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First pack walk was in March 2013 at Riverside park.
Second was at Laurel creek and had over 12 dogs show up. |
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