VSWC Field Trial - August 22nd & 23rd
VSWC Member Meeting - Thursday, Sep 11th
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.
VSWC & RSVC Hunt Test- Nov 22nd & 23rd
The Weimaraner & Vizsla clubs will host a double-double hunt test at Robbins Butte Wildlife Area in Buckeye, AZ.
Arrive at 7:00 am; start time is 7:30 am. There will be coffee and breakfast goodies.
Expect updates and changes to the running order as the day progresses.
Lunch will be served for $5.00 each day about 11:00 am.
A raffle will be held on Saturday so don't forget to bring extra $$$$. There will be lots of really cool things to bid for.
Check back soon for additional details.
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.