Thank you, John:) 

 

I agree the main group should stay and efforts concentrated on making a go of it.  Our state is so large and members scattered, time, money and long distance travel makes it very hard to draw together. 

 

I'm wondering if computer type of guidance classes might help bring enough members & dogs to a test?  If only a loose type of guidance class, say start and see how it went? 

 

I would love to travel on weekends w/my dog(s) but costs too much to go every weekend.  There are times I must go to Fairbanks for Veterinarian Assistant Classes (I take those in the winter but have not started this year as I've been insulating bird coops). 

 

Our prosecuting attorney here in Nome is John Earthman who has two young dogs and he used to be very active in NAVHDA in the past with a dog or dogs he used to have.  He seemed unwilling to train together or an active member when I spoke with him last year, only wanted to give me all the books, paperwork he has from back then.  I'm going to approach him again, soon.  I know there are many aspects of training dogs that all of us need to work or practice on, his two young dogs are very unruly in public and possibly he and I could trade off on what we'd like to see our dogs become better at.  (I've volunteered at the annual vaccination clinic in December for the past 10 years so see a lot of dogs then but missed last year as classes were ongoing.)

 

I shall keep in touch and try to work out a schedule for meeting up w/you as much as possible. 

Cheryl