September 14, 2015
2015 Kansas 4-H Dog Conference Registration Closing
The Kansas 4-H Dog Conference and Quiz Bowl will be October 17-18 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. The theme is “All About that Dog.” Registration will be through the CVent 4-H system with registration due by September 25th. There is a $25.00 cancelation fee once participants have registered on CVent. To register beginning August 1st, visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/p.aspx?tabid=317. Cost is $95.00 for full-time participants, $65.00 for Saturday only and $45.00 for Sunday only. T-shirts and hoodies may be ordered on-line for an additional cost. Full registration information will be posted on the Kansas 4-H Dog web site page by August 1st: Visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/p.aspx?tabid=426.
Educational sessions will include: Dog Behavior and Body Language, First Aid for Your Dog, Parachute Cord Collar/Lead-Making, Dog Agility Equipment Demonstration, Dog Jeopardy knowledge activity, and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program. Keynote speaker will be Gary Lorstcher from Bern, KS, who runs Lorstcher Ag Feeds, a small business making dog food. The program will have a costume and dog talent contest, GPS and Dogs, dog skill-a-thon, quiz bowl, plus s'mores and more. All youth must be chaperoned by parent or 4-H leader. County groups will be housed in the same cottage and all dogs must be on leash or kenneled in your room. Owners must pick up and bag after dogs.