C&P Has a couple of new events planned for 2012. There is a Pack Hike on February 4th at Bull Run Park in Manassas, VA and a 2-Day Drafting Trial April 14-15 in Cross Junction, VA. Please visit our Events Page for more information.

Building upon the success of our previous drafting trial, C&P GSMD Club is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a 2nd drafting trial this year. The dates will be November 12th and 13th and the location will be the same… the Collins Farm in Mt. Airy, MD. More details will follow to include premiums, programs, flyers, etc. You can always see the most current information on the “Events” page of our website. We look forward to see you there and seeing the time and training everyone has put into their dogs on the course!

C&P GSMD Club is having a party with our pooches! Historic Old Towne Alexandria has a plethora of Potomac River Cruises and on every Thursday in the summer, they have one that you can bring you dog with you! Additionally… nothing says hanging out with friends like sharing a pint. Following the cruise there will be a social gathering outdoors at a local pub. Click on the Events page for more details.

C&P GSMD Club hosted their first Drafting Trial on May 14 & 15, 2011 at the Collins Farm in Mt. Airy, MD and what a HUGE success it was. Of 11 entries on both days, 7 teams earned a leg or title on each day. We had new Novice titles, new Open titles, and legs earned towards Master titles. Additionally, there were two brace teams participating. One earned a leg towards their Master title and the other earned their Open title. C&P’s very own Mary Jo Rasmussen and Huck Bothner were our expert judges and did a fantastic job on top of educating many people about the rules and competition. We had many swissys present and we had a great Berner compete as well. People traveled anywhere from down the driveway to 8+ hours away to compete. The weather was making us a bit worried, but for the most part, it was perfect drafting weather and the temps stayed down and the rain was minimal. C&P wants to thank all the volunteers who helped in the ring and as stewards. We couldn’t have done it without you. Pictures are posted on C&P’s facebook page. For a direct link, please click here.

Congratulations to Megan Fletcher for the May photo of the month. Here is her little pup Sprite in some of the flowers that make May special.

You can read the new Swissy Licks by clicking this direct link.

Hey all… for those of you interested in entering your dog into the 2011 C&P Draft Trial, the Premium is now available for download. The dates are May 14 and 15 and the location is the Collins Farm. Click here to download the PDF file.

We wish to express condolences to Mercedes, Stephen, and Merrel for the loss of a beloved family member Murphy. We all know that he’s now happy and healthy playing with his old buddy Eiger. He was a sweet and gentle boy and will be missed by many.

So… in an effort to make things more efficient with regards to keeping C&P Members and interested parties up to date, I have built in a new functionality to our club’s website. Whenever a new article, post, etc. is put onto the club’s website, there will be an automatic post on the C&P Facebook page. For example… when I post on the website the April Picture of the Month (please send submissions to me btw), it will automatically post a link on the C&P Facebook page for people to see. Same goes if I post a flyer for an upcoming event. Hopefully this will increase visibility into our club’s activities and doings and keep people involved.. If you have any comments, please let me (Kris) know.

Hey all. We now have a flyer for the C&P Drafting clinic coming up in April. Click here to get the PDF’ed version of the flyer or you can go to the events page for more information. Hope to see you all there.