Overview & Locations - 2024 Entlefest Activities

Locations

Here is a list of locations and their addresses for various Entlefest activities:
Overall Map  |  Local Veterinary Clinic  |  Swiss Park  |  Crystal Mountain  |  Enumclaw Expo Center

Activities

Wednesday, August 14

Breed Committee - Future of Entlebuchers
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Swiss Park

Based on the AKC Parent Club Registration Statistics Report from 2016 – 2023, overall Entlebucher breeding activity is down dramatically. What are some solutions for this worrisome trend? Please join the NEMDA Breed Committee for a lively discussion on the future of our breed.

Let’s talk about how we can work together to:

• Encourage more owners to keep their Entles intact for potential breeding
• Increase genetic diversity to maintain the health of the breed
• Help more owners learn about health benefits of keeping dogs intact
• Increase awareness of NEMDA’s Reproduction Evaluation Reimbursement Program (RERP), our fresh chill semen collection program
  

Following the discussion, the NEMDA Judge’s Education PowerPoint will be shown to bring us up to date with the revised AKC Entlebucher Breed Standard.

Pedigree Database Committee - Demo
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Swiss Park
Every dog in the database has its own page. We’ll show you how to get started so you can make your dog’s page more complete. The more information we have about every dog, the more powerful the database becomes. Come learn how you can contribute. It’ll be fun!

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Friday, August 16

CEBA Temperament & Conformation Evaluation
Times:
Please arrive no later than 7:45am so we may start promptly at 8:00am.
8:00 am - Check-in
8:30 am - Mandatory Walk-Through
9:00 am - CEBA Start time
Location: Swiss Park
Cost: $50/dog - Registration in the form. There will be no day-of registrations

The Comprehensive Entlebucher Breed Assessment (CEBA) is for any Entle owner who would like to learn how their Entle compares to the NEMDA breed standard in both temperament and conformation. Come away from the evaluations with a customized profile of your dog’s behavioral traits and structural characteristics.

Can you and your family help with CEBA? Join us Friday morning as a CEBA volunteer! Volunteering for CEBA is fun in two ways: It is a great chance to see the commonalities and differences of typical Entles as they respond in a variety of situations, and a chance to mingle with fellow members with a purpose. Should this be your first time to volunteer, don’t worry, we’re all learning and training together. We mostly need the volunteers for the friendly strangers (10) and for helping out with the stimulus exercises.

Read more about the CEBA Evaluation

Lunch / Discuss CEBA Results (one-on-one with owners)
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Swiss Park

Box lunches with sandwiches, pasta salad, tossed green salad, chips, cookie and soda. (Included in the registration fee)

Try It Activities
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Swiss Park

Nose Work - Carrie Alongi, NEMDA member and Dog Training Instructor
Give your dog an opportunity to try something he/she “nose” how to do naturally! Nose Work is a fun activity where we use your dog's curiosity, desire to hunt, and love of food to teach him/her to find a specific scent. For this event, we’ll set up some introductory level searches for dogs trying Nose Work for the first time (using food). Dogs already trained on odor will search for birch hides in the lovely setting of the Swiss Park. Total number of searches offered will depend on the number of the dogs participating.

Tricks – Edna Bond, NEMDA member and Do More With Your Dog Certified Trick Dog Instructor
Build a better bond with your best friend through trick training! Why tricks, you ask? Trick training gets your dog thinking and improves their focus. You will also develop a stronger relationship when you work towards a mutual goal. Tricks are so much fun, and training is done with positive reinforcement in the form of praise, toys and food. Come try your paw at some tricks and get ready to wow your friends with all that your dog can do!

Rally-O - Paula Webber, AMDCA member, Rally Instructor and CARO Rally Judge
Rally is a dog sport based on obedience but less formal and lots of fun for dogs and handlers. Think of it as “freestyle” where teams follow a course of up to 20 exercises, based on obedience, but with more flare. Talking to your dog is encouraged in the sport of Rally. For this event, I’ll set up a novice mini-course of 8-10 exercises that I will demo. I will walk you through the mini-course and you can then “try it” with your own dog. Dogs already trained in Rally are welcome to try more advanced rally skills! I will provide a mini course map with exercise descriptions in advance. Bring lots of treats!

Annual General Meeting
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: Swiss Park

Join us for NEMDA’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Swiss Park, prior to dinner. (Included in the Registration fee)

BBQ Dinner
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Swiss Park

We are having a BBQ! Dinner will include pulled pork, baked chicken, buns, baked beans (vegetarian), corn on the cob, potato salad, green salad and a fruit platter. Followed by pie and ice cream for dessert! (Included in the Registration fee)