VSWC Awards Banquet - Saturday, August 2nd
It's that wonderful time of year when we get to celebrate our Weimaraners. VSWC honors the efforts of its members and Weims for obtaining titles each year.
Please check your email for the Awards Application and additional details for banquet time and location. Send competed applications to Deb as soon as possible to give enough time for trophy engraving. Food and nonalcoholic drinks will be provided free of charge, compliments of the club!!!
VSWC Member Meeting - Thursday, Aug. 14th
Our next regular monthly meeting will begin at 7pm in the conference room at:
Garcia's Las Avenidas Restaurant, 2212 N 35th Ave, Phoenix, AZ.
Check your email for call-in instructions if you wish to attend the meeting virtually rather than in-person.
ANNUAL SNAKE AVOIDANCE CLINICS
The Spring clinics are held in March.
The Fall clinics are held in November.
CHECK THE CLINIC'S WEBSITE for more information about how your dog can be conditioned to avoid rattlesnakes.
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In a nutshell, "snake breaking or snake avoidance" is aversion training so your dog does not go after rattlesnakes, and in fact, avoids them and may alert you to them.
Rattlesnakes are active during warm weather, which in Arizona means snakebite season typically lasts from April through October.
September is the month when more snakebite calls are received than any other month of the year. However, during the hottest summer months, the snakes are less active during the day, meaning fewer interactions with people and fewer bites. Come September, when temperatures become more tolerable and mornings are cooler, the snakes increase their daytime activity and more human interactions occur, resulting in more bites.