On June 11, 2018 Jumping Chollas held their election meeting at the home of Wendy Hultsman. The slate of officers was presented and voted as one. Your new officers are: President, Alice Nicholson, Secretary Amy Wood, Treasurer, Julie Grant, Training Director, Billie Rosen, Members At Large, Ann Hammersly, Ilyse Stern and Sue Boe. Minutes from the meeting have been posted. Note that the membership list will be distributed unless you contact Amy Wood by July 20 to keep your information private. Have a great summer. More info to come later. Alice Nicholson #elections #officers

Here they are at last! Photos from the 2018 Pet Expo held May 26 and Sunday May 27, 2018 at WestWorld in Scottsdale. Photos were taken by Sue Boe and Alice Nicholson. Everyone had a great time! If you're a member of JCAC, please consider giving some of your time with your dog, to participate in the future at events such as these. It's a great way to meet other club members and to relax and enjoy some fun time with your agilty pooch. #2018 #PetExpo

Congratulations for another busy year of classes at the Cholla Patch. This is the last week of the season for classes, but make sure to check the Calendar for Fun Run dates and Mini-Trials. Something is happening at the "Patch" all summer long!! With over 200 students and 51 instructors, you are to be commended for taking care of the facility - we thank you! Classes resume the week of September 24, 2018, with Foundation Class beginning on August 1. Have a great summer - see you in September. Alice Nicholson President, JCAC #class

Those who are involved with the Jumping Chollas Agility Club should be very proud of the people you work and train with! On Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27, 2018 the following people gave of their time to provide a highly enjoyable and entertaining two days: Thank you Sue Boe, who organized the booth at West World. Thanks to Billie Rosen for setting up the volunteers and as a mediator with the Pet Expo organization. Thanks to Lisa Esquivel, Patty Meadows, Judy Weinstein, Lisa Shelton, Carol Ketcherside, Jeannie Lovell, Joanne Souza, Amy Wood, Rich Phillips, Joanie Peterson, Linda Jacobs, Anne Allen and Illyse Stern for coming and bringing their dogs for a demonstration of how all different breeds can learn agility. Thanks to my husband Jim for helping set the ring and directing the public into the ring for their agility participation. Thank you Anne Justice-Allen and Linda Jacobs for transporting equipment to and from the Patch. Thank you Ilyse and Anne for joining me at the Channel 3 television interview early Sunday morning - A special shout-out to Diane Kramer who may need to take up another career as announcer, because her descriptions of the demonstration's, the helpfulness to the public with their attempts at the tunnel, and keeping attention directed to the JCAC booth was instrumental in making our activity one of the most successful at the Pet Expo this year! I expect our classes to be larger next year if the number of people asking for information and going home with our brochures is any indication! Great job everyone!! #PetExpo #2018

Photo courtesy of Ron Boe. JCAC is hosting a number of Summer Fun Runs for you and your dog over the summer months so you can keep your competition skills sharp! Go to our Events tab and click on Trials to get more information about the fun runs. Here a link to download a flyer with all the dates. #funrun #2018

Added premium lists for the summer NADAC mini-trials for the dates: June 21st, July 5th, August 28th (Wendy Hultsman, test secretary) and for the dates: June 13th, July 31st and September 11th (Ann Hammersley, test secretary), They can be found on our Trials & Events Page. Links to the premium lists are also included in specific dates for each trial on the JCAC Calendar. Don't miss these events!! #Premiumlist #NADAC #trial #2018

Uploaded the results from the Jumping Chollas Agility Club April 13-15 2018 NADAC trials to our Results page (2018). Added the Paula Goss Seminar (November 10-11, 2018) to our Workshop page (details TBA). Be sure to save the dates! #Website #Updates #Results #PaulaGoss

Due to some glitches with our new online class application forms, the Training Director agreed to extend the deadline for imposing the late fee for the April classes to April 2nd as a sign of good will to our members and clients. However, please submit your class applications as soon as possible! #latefee #class #application

On March 24th, an all-female team of several JCAC members and their dogs, set up a small ring at Sonoran Mountain Ranch Park in Peoria to do three 15 minute agility demos for the public at Peoria's 2018 Barkfest between 8 and 11 AM. JCAC members with dogs were Yvette Cook, Christine Gibson, Monica Garrett, Lisa Shelton, Sylvia Dorosh, Ruth Armstrong and Lou with Aussies. Sharon who owns Afghans, but didn't bring them, came out to support the club as well. The public, including JCAC members, were treated to FREE coffees, yummy homemade donuts and free photo booth pics. Lots of fun and a great opportunity to practice with our dogs. In exchange for helping the city of Peoria by showing up at their first Barkfest, the city is going to give JCAC a free weekend use of Paseo Verde Park - worth about $750! That's a major savings for JCAC thanks to these dedicated club members!! THANKS PEORIA and THANKS ladies! #Peoria #Barkfest

Added the results from the March NADAC trials on the 2018 Results page. Corrected the pricing for classes on our website and on the class application forms. Thanks for your understanding and patience! #Website #Updates #Results

Welcome to the JCAC's new website which went live on March 21, 2018! We hope you like the appearance and the features. ~ It's secure (https). ~ It's mobile friendly to make viewing on your smart phone or I-Pad easier ~ The membership and application forms are "smart' forms, mobile friendly & also secure (https). ~ Applicants will receive an electronic copy of their membership and/or class application via email, along with a PDF version. ~ The JCAC calendar is a 'moving calendar' linked to a Google account and lists all JCAC events and events taking place at the Patch that are hosted by other clubs. You can download these events to your own calendar. ~ Information has been reorganized and it's hoped - easier to find. ~ The site is less text heavy and the colour scheme is lighter. ~ It has a blog / news tab where we will post announcements and changes and these will be searchable via tags and categories. ~ Changes, updates, and news can easily be linked to the club's Facebook account so you'll also see more activity on our Facebook page. If you have any questions, feedback or updates, please email the new Webmaster at jcacagility@gmai;.com. #Website #Updates #forms

Jumping Chollas members, instructors, students and followers: Please welcome to Jumping Chollas, SYLVIA DOROSH, our new webmaster, who is working diligently to get our new website up and ready for launch!!! We want to give many, many thanks to Jeannine Doepke and Wendy Wells who have “been in the trenches” for years, providing access to the information on the JCAC website, premiums and results and work behind the scenes. Both women will be staying on for a little while longer as Sylvia puts the finishing touches on the new website, but once that happens they will no longer be working on the web. Having said that, the new JCAC website will look different, so don’t panic over changes. As with everything in our world, some changes occur every day and this will be one of them, so be patient and work with us as we launch the new site. I hope you will make Sylvia feel welcome (she runs Vizslas and comes from Canada), and if you haven’t met her, she will be at the Club Meeting on January 8!! Alice Nicholson President, Jumping Chollas #JeannineDoepke #WendyWells #SylviaDorosh