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Upcoming Events

Listed below are the most current events for you to do with your Swissy!

 - Conformation, Obedience and Rally Events

Shows have started back up again!!!

shows supported by Onofrio unless otherwise noted (www.onofrio.com)

February 26th, 27th & 28th
Front Range Agility Association of Denver (Agility)
Castle Rock, CO 
http://www.coloradofrat.com/content/events

February 27th & 28th
Grand Canyon German Shepherd Dog Club (OB, RLY, AG)
Phoenix, AZ
Deb Smith, Event Secretary - debcvt@gmail.com

March 6th & 7th
American Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc. (Farm Dog & Herding)
New River, AZ
Maureen Benetti, Event Secretary - maureenbenetti@yahoo.com

March 11th
Papago Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Phoenix (Rally)
Phoenix, AZ

March 12th - 14th

Palmer Divide Agility Club (Agility)
Castle Rock, CO
Deb Lewis, Event Secretary - deb@lookoutk9trials.com

March 13th & 14th
Saguaro Scramblers Agility Club (Agility)
Tucson, AZ
Leslie Just Carle, Event Secretary - windstormshelty@msn.com

March 13th - 14th
Greater Lincoln Obedience Club (Agility)
Lincoln, NE
Jeannine Beer, Event Secretary - trialsecretaryjbeer@gmail.com

March 20th - 21st
Mile-Hi Golden Retriever Club (Rally & Obedience)
Arvada, CO
Sue Scott, Event Secretary - chdogevents@aol.com
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March 26th - 28th
Golden Spike Dog Obedience Club (Rally & Obedience)
Farmington, UT
Sheryl Harames, Event Secretary - jumpinterriers@gmail.com

​March 31st - April 4th
Bartlesville Kennel Club (Conf, OB, Rally days vary) 
Claremore, OK

April 2nd - 4th
Scottsbluff Kennel Club (Conf, OB, Rally) 
Mitchell, NE

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GSMDCA National Specialty
September 2021
Westfield, MA
(www.foytrentdogshows.com)



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Fun Hikes

Sunday, March 7th
Tails and Ale's - Chatfield Trail Walk

A get together for exercise and catch up! 

Meet up at 11:00am at the Safety One Training Inc. parking lot at 8181 W Brandon Dr, Littleton, CO 80125

The trail will start on the Highline Canal trail and after a railroad crossing will enter the Chatfield State Park trail system.  The hike will be about 2 miles out and then back on the same trail.
 
After, anyone interested can go to the dog friendly Living the Dream Brewery; 12305 Dumont Way, Littleton, CO 80125
 
Please RSVP to Alison Burns so we knows how many to expect- drouhindog@gmail.com




Pack Hikes
April 17th & 18th
Vegas Spring Railroad Tunnel Hike - B2B
First GSMDCA Sanctioned Pack Hike for 2021 
Vegas Baby!!!


Just 30 miles from Las Vegas, near Boulder City, the gravel Historic Railroad Trail hugs the hills on the southern shoreline of vast Lake Mead. The rail-trail offers panoramic views of the man-made lake and snakes through five railroad tunnels on its way toward Hoover Dam.

Each of the five tunnels along the trail is 25 feet in diameter to accommodate the large equipment that passed through. In this unforgiving terrain, it's impressive to consider the sheer magnitude of force needed to blast the path. Pioneer trails from early dam construction parallel the trail intermittently.  This is a Back - to - Back hike of 8 miles each day to earn 2 Legs.

Hike Coordinator - Amanda Hoyer
​amandatarahoyer@yahoo.com



Trail Head is located in Boulder City, Nevada outside the Hoover Dam.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/nevada/railroad-tunnel-trail

Parking and Trail Access
To reach the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Alan Bible Visitor Center trailhead, from Las Vegas take Interstate 215 to I-515 south. Follow I-515 south for 5.8 miles to US 93 toward Boulder City. After 9.6 miles take a left onto State Route 166. Look for the Lake Mead Visitor Center sign. The trailhead is just over 0.3 mile ahead on the right.
There are outdoor bio restrooms at trail head and mile 4.5 of the hike.

Trail Map Link:
https://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/upload/Historic-Railroad-Trail-No-Header.pdf


Members are encouraged to coordinate & join the hikes either for an official leg or to just get out with your dogs!   You do not need to complete all the distance if you are joining for fun!


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