It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our long time club board member, Cynthia Fry.  Cynthia was active in NoseWork with her white fluffly Couton, Kaili, from the very inception of the sport in the Pacific Northwest.  She attended the very first NW1 trial in our area which took place in the spring of 2011 in Vancouver, WA.  Cynthia titled that day with Kaili and continued on trialing with her many times.  Their bond was very special and despite Kaili’s size she was a dedicated and determined NoseWork dog.

Sorry to announce that we just received notice that the facility where our May 30th/31st trials were to take place had to cancel on us.

Due to school closures in Washington we have to cancel the April 18th/19th trials in Burien. Refunds will be processed. Please check your inbox in the next several days for additional information about the refund.

Thanks to the fabulous work by all our club members we were able to donate over $5900.00 to The Prodigious Fund. This fund is used to rehab/retrain off the track Thoroughbreds so they can find a second career. Thanks again for all the support from the club that helped make this generous donation possible. Here is a picture of the VP of Emerald Downs, Jack Hodge, accepted the club’s ‘big check’.

The club is excited to announce we are hosting a Vehicle Workshop with Christina Bunn in Mt. Vernon.

Christina Bunn is the owner and master trainer of Puget Sound Detection Dogs. Christina has been training detection dogs for over 18 years and has owned and operated her own facility for over 12 of those years. Christina has been an instructor at the Pacific Northwest Police Detection Dog Association’s conference for the last 10 years. Christina is a volunteer for Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue and has served in many capacities for 18 years.

With over 45 collective years in the working and companion dog realm, Christina has worked with humane societies, boarding kennels, and veterinarian hospitals. She is a Canine Good Citizen/STAR Puppy/AKC Tricks Evaluator, Certified Nose Work Instructor and Trial Judge. She teaches 7 sport detection classes a week for all levels from intro to Elite. Having the great honor of judging at the first National NACSW trial in 2013, Christina is known for saying, “Don’t’ ask your dog to lower herself to your level, you, as a handler, must rise up to your dog’s level. You must become a student of your dog.”

Registration for a working spot is not a guarantee your working spot request will be accepted. Space is limited. You will receive a copy of your entry in your e-mail in-box. A Wait list will be started in case we have more members interested than the room can accommodate. Handlers on the working spot Wait List will be offered the opportunity to audit.

This event will take place at the Skagit Co. Fairgrounds in Mt. Vernon. Working Spots are $100 each. There will be a limit of 12 working spots. The cost to audit is $40. Lunch is included.

If you have any questions, just e-mail Susan at nwk9sniffersmembership@gmail.com

Our next regular club meeting will be at 1:30 on Feb. 8th at the Lake Hills Library in Bellevue.  All members (or prospective members) are invited.  Address is:  15590 Lake Hills Boulevard,  Bellevue WA 98007

Save the Date!!  The club’s Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday, April 11th at Emerald Downs in Auburn.  We are planning on the meeting starting at 10:00 a.m. Come here a recap of our 2019 events.  Come help plan for 2020 events.  Light snacks will be served.

Our next meeting is Saturday, Sept. 14th, 2019 at 10:30 at the Woodinville Library.  All members are invited.  Come get involved in upcoming club activities and event planning for the fall 2019 and 2020.

Thanks to all the club members who came out to support our June USCSS trials in North Bend.  From the funds raised via entry fees the club was able to donate $2600 to the Waskowitz Foundation.  This Foundation supports many programs for at-risk youth.

The club will be hosting 2 days of workshops with Mike McManus.  The dates are 11/23-24, 2019 in Carnation.  We will have working spots + auditors.  This event will be open to club members only.   Stay tuned for registration to open on October 1st.

Thanks to the efforts of many of our club members the Northwest K9 Sniffers raised $3,395.00 for The Prodigious Fund in 2018.  Here is a picture of Jack Hodge accepting the club’s ‘big’ check.