River Valley Obedience & Field Trial Club

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River Valley Obedience & Field Trial Club

RVO Club is a non-profit organization which consists of over 75 dog enthusiasts who love to spend ti Members also engage in flyball and agility.
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The River Valley Obedience & Field Trial Club was formed during the spring of 1958 with 25 founding members. The first Executive was made up of Bob Little (President), Ernie Smith (Vice-President), Daryl MacPherson (2nd Vice-President), and Gertrude Storey (Secretary-Treasurer). Bob Little was the principal founder having traveled widely throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia helping to form new

clubs and judging basic classes; more often than not at his own expense. He was the first Obedience Representative for the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) and then several years later (until his sudden death at a dog show) was the Maritime Director for the CKC. Today we still offer a dog obedience trophy, begun in 1965, in his memory. RVO & FTC was established to be first and foremost a dog obedience club. The original members provided obedience classes, tracking and field activities and matches. For over a decade and a half the club was among the most active retrieving sports club in the Maritimes. By 1963 handling classes had been added to the Club’s activities and its membership had grown to over 50 members. In the early 1970's, the Club had shrunk and its membership was despairing about the status of dog obedience in the Fredericton area. However, by 1975, after the Club became incorporated, membership and the number of participants in our obedience classes increased while our obedience trials attracted increasing numbers of exhibitors. Revised By-laws were enacted in the fall of 1983 and the mid 1980's saw the orchestration of obedience seminars by people such as Jack and Wendy Volhard and Gail Fisher. A Hospital Visitation programme was begun in late 1986 and a musical drill team featuring Club members and their dogs was underway during public holidays and demonstrations. Today, RVO & FTC has more than 70 single and family memberships. We still offer well regarded obedience classes to members and the general public. Our Hospital Visitation programme has expanded to include monthly visits by over 20 volunteers and their temperament tested dogs to seven area health care facilities. RVO & FTC continues to provide exceptional CKC Obedience Trials, fun matches and now a certificate program for Canine Good Neighbor. Tracking is still a part of our Club with one CKC Tracking Test held in the fall of every other year. Outstanding seminars and workshops (e.g., Dr. Chris Zink) continue to be a part of our repertoire. As well, the Club is involved in public education to promote responsible dog ownership; such as in our campaign for legislation to restrain dogs in the backs of open-bed vehicles and our Canine Good Neighbor program.

03/04/2024

It's official! RVO will be holding a Canine Good Neighbour Test at the Marysville Heritage Centre on Sunday, May 26th.

For more information or to reserve your spot, please contact me, Valerie Noel at:
[email protected].

12/17/2023

A huge thanks to everyone who supported our first annual Pet Photos with Santa on December 14th. We had over 40 dogs, two young ladies and two kids visit the big guy!

And raised $565 for the Zoe Hunter Dream Team fund.

If you'd like to etransfer a donation to the fund, the address is:

[email protected]

Here are a few of the photos taken at the event by the participants. Please feel free to post the photo you took below...

12/06/2023

11/18/2023

Our very own Club member, Paula Tozer, will be signing her book, Enchanting Trevor, at the RVO Pet Pawlooza booth tomorrow, 11-2. Come meet her to discuss her book. Ordinarily, she donates a portion of the book’s sales to the FSPCA but tomorrow, all proceeds will go to the shelter.

11/06/2023

A great cause. https://www.facebook.com/100064324226036/posts/733600422127425/?mibextid=2JQ9oc

🐾Calling all Pet Lovers!🐾

Join us for our 1st Pet Pawlooza on November 18th from 10am to 4pm at the The New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition ~ Capital Exhibit Centre!!

Over 40 Vendors with products for all types of pets!
There will be information sessions, demonstrations, Pet Santa Photos, A Kids Craft Corner, Pet Themed Tattoos… PLUS, Wag Bags for the first 200 people that enter!

Sponsored by Paw & Order & Global Pet Foods NB

07/23/2023

I wonder who will win these ribbons today in our two Obedience Trials?

07/22/2023

RVO’s annual Obedience & Rally O Trials are being held this weekend at the Hanwell Community Centre. Spectators welcome!

07/13/2023

Just three more days to submit your bids! The auction closes at 8pm sharp on Saturday, July 15th.

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07/08/2023

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07/05/2023

The count down is on…! The annual RVO auction begins at 0800 on Saturday, July 8th and runs until 2000 sharp on Saturday, July 15th on the RVO Fundraising Page.

The winning bidders may collect their items at the RVO Trials July 22-23rd at the Hanwell Community Centre. Gift certificates only may be mailed.

Check out the logos of the corporate donors who have agreed to support us this far at:

RVO Fundraising Page.

We also have donations from RVO members and other private supporters.

All proceeds go to RVO to subsidize its Trials and fund its programmes like hospital visitation. RVO is a not for profit club.

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06/30/2023

Closing date for entries is July 1, 2023
Judge for all trials: Deb Desjardine
Location: the beautifully appointed Hanwell Community Centre, located just 10 mins from a hotel, two restaurants and, most importantly, just 12 mins from a Tim’s!
The Hanwell Centre has lovely grounds for exercising dogs, a picnic area and even a 5km trail adjacent to it.
Same day entries accepted for Rally trial 2 and both Obedience trials at an additional cost.
Trial Secretary: Jennie Bishop
[email protected]
Entries being accepted online via DogShow as well as by mail.
For details, please find our Premium List on Canuck Dogs

02/05/2023

ENTRIES ARE NOW FULL !

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01/26/2023

For everyone’s safety, we feel it is necessary to cancel tonight’s level 1 and level 3 classes.

01/21/2023

River Valley Obedience and Field Trial Club will be holding Obedience and Rally Obedience Fun Matches on March 4th, May 6th and July 8th. More details will be posted soon.

01/06/2023

01/06/2023

08/03/2022

Closing date is Friday, August 12th @ 9pm…get your entries in online at DogShow.ca or to Trial Secretary, Marie Lewis at [email protected].

05/31/2022

Good morning,

This coming weekend, June 4th & 5th, RVO is hosting their first CKC Scent Detection Trials. We are looking for a few more volunteers to help out with one or both days, morning and/or afternoon. No previous stewarding experience is necessary. If you are interested in learning about scent detection this is a great opportunity.

Please contact me at [email protected] or 519-755-1998

05/21/2022

Consistently managing unwanted behaviours will eliminate those unwanted behaviours. YOU need to be the leader and train them to get the behaviours you want. Reward all behaviours you want and accept.

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Fredericton, NB

Telephone

+15064448874

Website

http://www.rivervalleyobedience.com/

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