Picture of the Month

At our last training day, new Tejas HRC members, Lisa Frederick & Bella ready to honor at the line for old Tejas members Mark Littlejohn and Sam.  (Oh wait, Sam isn't old.)  Special thanks to Susan & Bill Wagner, Steve Biggers and Clint Zentic for making this training day happen.

NEW!!! Weekly Training Sessions
(No session Sat. 8/16/08.  See Training Day details below.)

If you're looking for a group training session, come out with us every Saturday morning.  Members of Tejas HRC will meet every Saturday morning at the new Retriever Training Area in George Bush Park.  The training area consists of the pond and the area immediately surrounding the pond underneath the large electrical transmission line tower in George Bush Park.  It's directly across the road from the entrance to American Shooting Centers.  Training sessions are informal and take place every Saturday from now until hunting season.  Exceptions are Saturdays when an official club training day is scheduled at a different location.  Hope to see you this Saturday.

Welcome New Members!

Tejas HRC is excited to welcome the following new members to our club:

Judson Bryant, Mike Frankoff, Lisa Frederick, Sean Hale, Charlie Melancon and Mickey O'Callaghan.

2008/2009 Membership Dues

Just a friendly reminder to all current members that it's that time of year again.  Annual membership dues of $35 are due now.  If you haven't received a statement yet, you should be receiving one shortly.  If you don't receive one, don't let that stop you from signing up for another year. 

Please make checks payable to Tejas HRC.  If you can't make this month's meeting, checks can be mailed to Deborah Story.  Contact her at Treasurer@TejasHRC.org for mailing instructions.

THRC Training Day - Saturday, August 16th

Tejas HRC is co-hosting a training day with the folks from Colorado River Retriever Club.  This training day will be a mock HRC Hunt Test with licensed HRC judges on hand to give you pointers, tips, suggestions and advice.  The setup will consist of a Seasoned level blind, a Finished level blind and three marks.  Each handler should mix and match which segments to run in order to simulate a test appropriate for the particular dog's level.  Even though this is a mock hunt test, it is still training.  Make sure you benefit you and your dog.  Click here for more information regarding times and location for the Mock Hunt Test.

Business Meeting - Wednesday, August 27th

Our next business meeting will occur on Wednesday, August 27th at the Gander Mountain located at the corner of Hwy 6 and 290 (map). Start time will be 7:00pm. All club members are encouraged to attend.

General Meeting - Wednesday, September 3rd

Our next general meeting will occur on Wednesday, September 3rd at the Gander Mountain located at the corner of Hwy 6 and 290 (map). Start time will be 7:00pm. Our fall AKC test is fast approaching and will no doubt dominate most of the discussion this month.  Members, guests and visitors are all encouraged to attend.  This is a perfect opportunity to come introduce yourself to the club.

Questions?

Questions, comments, or suggests for or about Tejas HRC should be directed to President@TejasHRC.org