Kansas State University

Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training News

Submitted by Deryl Waldren

1. The 2016 Kansas 4-H Dog Conference logo design contest is open.  The Kansas 4-H Dog Action Team is inviting all 4-H dog members to submit their ideas for the Kansas 4-H Dog Conference logo design contest.  The 2016 theme is “May the 4-H Dog Be with You.”  Designs must reflect theme and be submitted electronically in a .jpg format.  Do not submit designs as a .pdf.  The winning logo design with modifications will be used for promotional efforts including t-shirts.  The winner must redeem the complimentary registration for the 2016 Kansas 4-H Dog Conference, October 22-23, 2016.  There is no cash value.  Entries must be received electronically by Monday, August 1.  Questions may be directed to dwaldren@ksu.edu, 785-462-6281.

2. Are you a senior heading off to college next fall who has been in the Kansas 4-H Dog Project for three or more years?  If so, consider applying for the Keith Neuway and Jim Adams Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training Project Scholarship.  This 4-H Scholarship is a one-time payment of $500.00.  The application period is extended, and applications must be received on or before August 1.  Send the completed application to the Kansas State 4-H Office, ATTN: Neuway and Adams Dog Care and Training Scholarship Committee, 201 Umberger Hall, 1612 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66506-3404, 785-532-5800.  The application is on the Kansas 4-H web site:  http://www.kansas4-h.org/projects/animals/docs/dog/Neuway_Adams_Kansas_4H_Dog_Scholarship_Application.pdf.   For more information, contact Deryl Waldren, 785-462-6281 or e-mail dwaldren@ksu.edu.  (Submitted by Cindy Williams, Meadowlark Extension District Agent on behalf of the Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training Action Team.)

3. Just a reminder that 4-H members in order to participate in the 2016 Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show, in Hutchinson, on Saturday, September 17^th, must have qualified in a specific discipline(s) at a state qualifier 4-H or open dog show during the 2015-16 4-H year.   Dog members cannot just register for the KSF 4-H Dog Show without first qualifying every year. The disciplines are showmanship, obedience, agility and rally obedience.  Most of these qualifier dog shows happen during county fairs or invitational dog shows during spring and summer.   For a listing of invitational dog shows open to 4-H members to qualify for the 2016 KSF 4-H Dog Show visit:  http://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/dog/local-dog-shows.html.