Lattes You’ll Love:
Making the Most of Your Home Espresso Maker
(Adults and youth ages 14+)
Learn how to get the most out of your home espresso maker, sharing lattes in this hands-on workshop. Learn about the best grinds and coffees to use; how to do both basic and artistic foams; and good techniques for making lattes and Americanos. You’ll also learn how to make great chai, including how to mix your own spices for the tea. Several espresso makers will be available for your use, but please bring your own to have the best hands-on experience.
Instructor Bob Effertz has taught fun and creative classes throughout the Northwest for over 20 years. He has been using an espresso maker for 25 years, becoming genuinely interested in espresso machines while working as a European tour guide for Rick Steves. He learned how to make great chai during his many travels in India. A certificate of course completion will be awarded at the end of class. Min 4 / Max 8.
Date: Sat, May 11
Time:
10:00am – 12:30pm
Fee:
$25 plus $6 materials fee paid in cash at class. Materials include: Coffee, Tea, Milk, Soy Milk, biscotti cookies.
Location: SWPRD Building Room 111
Archery Camp and After School Club
(Ages 9 - 13, Beginner & Intermediate*)
Whidbey Islanders have the privilege and opportunity to learn archery from an Olympic level coach this spring and summer! Archery Camp and After School Club will cover proper shooting techniques, equipment selection, training, and plenty of hands-on fun! This camp is designed to present the lifetime recreational activity of archery in a broad perspective for future use as a recreational and/or competitive pursuit. For info on which level to choose, contact Glen at bowcoach@whidbeyisland.com.
Coach Glen Harris has been a professional archery coach for 30 years and currently holds the highest level earned degree awarded to archery coaches by USA Archery. He has been head coach for several World Archery and Paralympic teams and has been an archery teacher since 1980. Both beginner and advanced archers will receive high level instruction from this seasoned coach. Archery will go rain or shine, so come prepared. Participants must be ready and able to stay focused for the entire session. Min 6/Max 10
Grades 4 - 5 (After School Club)
Wed, May 22 – Jun 12; 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Grades 6 – 8 (After School Club)
Wed, May 22 – Jun 12; 2:45 – 3:45pm
Beginner Camp
Mon–Thu, Jun 24 – 27; 10:30am – 11:45am |
Mon–Thu, Jun 24 – 27; Noon – 1:15pm |
Tue – Fri, Aug 27 – 30; 10:30am – 11:45am |
Tue – Fri, Aug 27 – 30; Noon – 1:15pm
Intermediate Camp*
Mon–Thu, Jun 24 – 27; 9:00am – 10:15am |
Tue – Fri, Aug 27 – 30; 9:00am – 10:15am
*Prerequisite: Student participation in previous SWPRD archery program and recommendation by Coach Harris.
Fee: $60/session
Location: Community Park field at north entrance to Park
First Aid & CPR Course
(For Adults and Youth 14+)
This course teaches you to effectively recognize and respond to emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services arrive. This course will train you in American Heart Association CPR (for adults, children, and infants), First Aid, and AED training. Those that successfully complete the course will earn their AHA CPR/FA card. Instructor: Jon Gabelein, Firefighter, EMT, AHA instructor and Coupeville School District teacher. Min 5/Max 25
Date: Sat, Jun 8
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Fee:
$25
Location: SWPRD Building Rec Room
K9 Nosework Classes
Does your dog need more exercise? Does he need more confidence? Does he just need a job? This class will teach you how to encourage and develop your dog’s natural scenting abilities by using his desire to hunt and his love of food, toys, and exercise. It is a perfect course for dogs to have fun, build confidence and focus, and burn lots of mental and physical energy, even when it’s too cold or rainy to venture outside because nosework can be taught and practiced indoors with minimal space and equipment needs.
The sport also brings special benefits for dogs with issues such as lack of confidence or focus, being overly-reactive around other dogs and/or people, dogs convalescing from medical problems or living with disabilities (hearing or sight impairment, loss of a limb), generalized social or situational anxiety preventing them from joining a typical group training class, and retired conformation, competition, service, or working dogs in need of a job to keep them busy and happy.
Dogs of all breeds, ages, and abilities are welcome – from the young unfocused puppy to the elderly dog no longer able participate in long walks or rough-and-tumble dog play at the park – all will be successful and have fun. Owners, too! No dog training experience is necessary.
The class instructor is
Georgia Edwards, CNWI/National Association of Canine Scent Work, who may be reached at
360-579-1030 or emailed at k9nosework@whidbey.net.
*If there are 5 or less dog/handler teams per class, the class will be one hour long; if there are 6 – 8 teams, the class will be 90 minutes long.
For more information, go to www.caninenosework.com.
Click here to read an Everett Herald news article about the sport of K9 Nosework.
Beginning Nosework (NW-1)
Keep your dog busy, tired and happy with K9 nosework! This fast growing dog sport teaches how to encourage and develop your dog's amazing natural scenting ability by using it's desire to hunt and it's love of food, toys and exercise. This exciting detection-style activity is appropriate for dogs of any age, breed, size or physical ability and handlers of all ages and abilities. No dog training experience is necessary and each dog works separately, so this is a perfect class for dogs unsuited for a group class setting. The ability to conduct indoor searches makes the sport ideal mental and physical exercise for our rainy climate.
Dates: Sun, May 12 - Jun 23; 10:30am - 12:00pm
OR Tue, May 14 - Jun 25; 11:00am - 12:30pm
OR Sun, Jul 14 - Aug 25; 10:30am - 12:00pm
OR Tue, Jul 16 - Aug 27; 11:00am - 12:30pm
No class May 26 or 28 and July 28 or 30
Location: SW Parks & Recreation Building, 5475 Maxwelton Rd, Langley
Instructor: Georgia Edwards, CNWI
Fee: $140*
Introduction to Odor (NW 2-A)
Continue to expand the talents of your dog's nose, hone his hunting ability and sharpen your handling skills so that when the search for odor is introduced, the dog's desire to play the game is very strong and you will have established good teamwork with the dog. Begin working new environments and introduce blind hides. Prerequisite: NW-1.
Dates: Sun, May 12 - Jun 23; 12:00pm - 1:30pm
OR Tue, May 14 - Jun 25; 12:30pm - 2:00pm
OR Sun, Jul 14 - Aug 25; 12:00pm - 1:30pm
OR Tue, Jul 16 - Aug 27; 12:30pm - 2:00pm
No class May 26 or 28 and July 28 or 30
Location: SW Parks & Recreation Building, 5475 Maxwelton Rd, Langley
Instructor: Georgia Edwards, CNWI
Fee: $140* + $10 materials fee payable to the instructor the first day of class
Working with Odor (NW 2-B)
Now that your dog knows how to find the odor of your choice, we will gradually begin to wean him off of self-rewarding food treats and begin to work with odor alone and the love of the hunt as reward. Hides will become more complex, driven by changes in the dog’s environment. Handlers will work on observation of the dog’s body language to communicate the location of blind hides.
Prerequisite: successful completion of Introduction to Odor (NW 2-A)
Dates: Sun, May 12 - Jun 23; 2:00pm - 3:30pm
OR Tue, May 14 - Jun 25; 2:30pm - 4:00pm
OR Sun, Jul 14 - Aug 25; 2:00pm - 3:30pm
OR Tue, Jul 16 - Aug 27; 2:30pm - 4:00pm
No class May 26 or 28 and July 28 or 30
Location: SW Parks & Recreation Building, 5475 Maxwelton Rd, Langley
Instructor: Georgia Edwards, CNWI
Fee: $140*
Continuing Nosework (NW 3)
Now the real fun begins! Dogs will be introduced to additional odors and we will focus on better communication with your dog, working thresholds, the approach to corners, search grids and others - a big challenge for both the dogs and handlers! Field trips may be planned, depending on interest and the weather (additional fees may be required). Prerequisite: successful completion of Working with Odor (NW 2-B) and recognition of birch.
Dates: Sun, May 12 - Jun 23; 4:00pm - 5:30pm
OR Sun, Jul 14 - Aug 25; 4:00pm - 5:30pm
No class May 26 or 28 and July 28 or 30
Location: SW Parks & Recreation Building, 5475 Maxwelton Rd, Langley
Instructor: Georgia Edwards, CNWI
Fee: $140*
*Fee is per dog.
Single drop-in classes available at $24.00/ea. Please RSVP with the instructor and pay at the office.
Click here to register for Dog Nosework classes.
Private Lessons (NW-PL)
Private lessons can be arranged with the
instructor. If you want to “sample” nosework
to decide if it is the right training venue for
your dog before enrolling in a class or if you
are already training with your dog and want
to brush up on a particular skill or work to
master a training problem, contact Georgia
directly to arrange time and place.
By appointment, $25/dog per hour.
Items to Bring to Nosework Class
- Hungry & motivated dog – skip breakfast on the day of class or give only half of the usual meal. If you have a high-energy dog, please don’t burn them out with a long hike or play session before class.
- Your dog’s favorite, high-value treats; bring a few different kinds. Please avoid crumbly or crunchy cookie-type treats.
- Treat pouch or bait bag in which to put the food – no plastic baggies.
- Harness or buckle or martingale collar that is used ONLY for Nosework. We recommend the Ezydog Quick- fit harness, available at Healthy Pet in Freeland (10% discount for SWPRD Nosework students) and on-line (www.ezydog.com). No slip or pinch collars, head halters, or easy-walk/no-jump harnesses.
- Leash (6 foot, leather or nylon). Please remove all dangling items (dog waste holders, charms, etc.) so as to not distract the dog.
- Comfortable bed or crate in your car for dog to rest when not working.
- Fresh drinking water & bowl.
- Dog waste bags for clean-up.
- Proof of vaccinations against rabies, parvo and distemper. Your vet can fax vaccination records to (360) 579-1040 prior to first class, or you can bring vet records with you. Rabies “collar tags” are not sufficient.
Instructors:
Georgia Edwards, CNWI, Canine CV
A physician by profession, Georgia has been involved in training, breeding, and competition sports with Bouvier des Flanders dogs for more than 20 years. She is certified as a canine nosework instructor (CNWI) through the National Association of Canine Scent Work, the only sanctioning and titling organization for the sport. Her current dog, Hawkeye, is the only Bouvier des Flandres in the world with a nosework title; he will be one of the nosework "demo dogs" at the Seattle Kennel Club show in March 2012. For many years in Southern California, she and her dogs participated in the “Meet the Breed” programs, introducing the Bouvier des Flanders to the public at dog shows, including the AKC/Eukanuba National Championships.
Georgia has taught agility and carting classes and seminars and written articles for the Southern California Bouvier des Flandres Club, the Pacific Gateway Working Bouvier Club, and the North American Working Bouvier Association. She is certified as a canine nosework instructor (CNWI) through the National Association of Canine Scent Work, the only sanctioning and titling organization for the sport. Her current dog, Hawkeye, is the first, and currently the only, Bouvier des Flandres in the world with a nosework title; he has been one of the nosework "demo dogs" at the Seattle Kennel Club shows for several years.
Georgia can be contacted through email at k9nosework@whidbey.net or at 360-579-1030. Click here to view the interview with Georgia Edwards.
Miriam Rose, CPDT-KA, CNWI
The exciting and inclusive dog sport of K9 Nose Work was devised to bring the world of scent detection to the dog owning public for the delight the activity brings to dogs and their people. Miriam was the first Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI) with the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW) in the state of Washington and teaches in adherence to their methods. She began Northwest Noseworks, www.nwnoseworks.com to further spread the sport in WA and BC.
Miriam’s life has revolved around dogs since she was nine years old, when she trained her first dog, a German Shepherd, in obedience. She owned and trained a series of German Shepherds in her growing up years and later chose Giant Schnauzers; first as her companions and later as her working partners. Over many years Miriam has schooled her own dogs for conformation, obedience, agility, and tracking and pursued her own education in ‘all things dog’ including clicker work, protection dog sports, and service dog training. Miriam’s love of scent work for dogs and her belief in their unparalleled talent for it have led her to an unusual passion and path in life.
Since 2000 Miriam has owned and operated Verity Services, which provides drug and explosive detection dog services to schools, businesses, and private homes. She and her dogs have worked in schools from Maryland to New Mexico successfully searching for drugs and other contraband to help keep children safe. In addition, over the past 8 years, she has partnered with various international corporations to work their dogs to screen ships’ stores for explosives for the cruise ships sailing from Seattle during the Alaska cruise season. She and her K9 partners search up to ten thousand pallets a season to keep passengers and crew from harm. During the Christmas shopping season she has also worked explosive detection dogs for NW regional shopping malls.
When not teaching Nose Work classes or working her detection dogs, Miriam works with private clients’ dogs to solve their behavior problems, volunteers to assist rescued Giant Schnauzers in the region, tests dogs for law enforcement careers on a pro-bono basis, and furthers her education in detection dogs, pet dog training, and selective breeding at seminars in the US, Canada, and Europe. She is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and holds the CPDT-KA (Certified Pet Dog Trainer – Knowledge Applied) certification.
Click here if you are interested in applying for the Emily scholarship for "special needs" dogs.
