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Meeting Notice
Monday -
December 5, 2011
DELEGATES MEETING
8:00 PM Sharp
HOLIDAY INN
195 Davidson Ave.
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-356-1700
From Route 287 Exit 10
Take Easton Ave. (Rt. 527) toward South Bound Brook
At the light make a left onto Davidson Ave.
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Educational Program:
Canine
Conditioning presented by Petra Ford
Maximizing Performance and Preventing Injuries
For
dogs competing in Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Herding, Field, Lure
Coursing, etc. In this presentation we will address:
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Structure
for function to improve your dog’s movement and performance
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Importance of a proper
warm-up and cool down
- Range
of Motion and Stretching for optimal movement and performance in the
ring
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Components of a conditioning
program
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Gait training and/or
Retraining gait
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Importance of Balance/Proprioception/Body
Awareness in movement
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Developing a personalized
conditioning program for your dog that will help prevent injury and
improve your show dog’s performance
Biography –
Petra Ford, P.T., CCRT (Certified
Canine Rehabilitation Therapist)
Petra graduated from UMDNJ School of Health Related
Professions with a degree in physical therapy and has worked
with an extremely varied caseload including pediatric through
geriatric clients with a large variety of diagnosis. Her areas
of expertise include in-patient rehabilitation, orthopedics
and neurology. With a strong background in physical fitness
and training, Petra raced bicycles at the professional level
and participated in international events. Currently, she is an
avid runner and practices yoga. Petra has always
loved animals and started training dogs in 2002. She has
trained one of her Labrador Retrievers for agility, as well as
trained and trialed two of her Labs in field work and
obedience. Her black Labrador Retriever, Tyler, has the
distinction of being the 2008 and 2009 National Obedience
Champion, First Runner Up in
2010 and placing second in the 2010 World Obedience
Championship at Crufts
(go to the Aqua Dog website and click on Tyler’s
picture to read about his conditioning program for the
National Obedience Invitational!). Petra combined all of her
passions (dogs, fitness and physical therapy) into one—canine
rehabilitation and fitness. Petra attended the Canine
Rehabilitation Institute (www.caninerehabinstitute.com)
and is a certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist.
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All delegates, alternate
delegates and any members of member clubs
are welcome at our meetings.
Mark these dates on your
calendar and let your clubs know.
Schedule
for Future Meetings
| DELEGATES GENERAL MEETINGS |
BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETINGS |
| Sept 19, 2011 |
Aug 1, 2011 |
| December 5, 2011 |
November 2, 2011 |
| April 2, 2012 |
March 5, 2012 |
| June 4, 2012 |
May 1, 2012 |
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