DOG TRAINING CLASSES Cyndy Douan will be instructing a six lesson Basic Dog Training Class starting on Monday July 14, 2008 at 7pm at Georgia Dog Gym,LLC. The class cost is $150.00. The class covers loose leash walking, heel , sit, down, stay, come when called, and addresses behavior problems such as jumping up, pulling on leash, barking, nipping, mouthing, and chewing. The class will also teach leadership skills and management techniques. We provide a workbook which guides you through your daily homework with your dog. Contact Cyndy to get class information and registration forms mailed out to you.

Vacation
	Cyndy, Jeff, & Riff, and their friend Gunner and his little dog Rufus, vacationed in the Florida Keys for a week in June 2008. The trip was absolutely wonderful. CLICK HERE for some good vacation pictures.

POWER TO THE PUG!! On May 24, 2008 at the First Coast ASCA Agility Trial, Tout de Suite/ "TOOT" won *OPEN* HIGH IN TRIAL!!!!!!! This is Toot's very first HIGH IN TRIAL Award! We are thrilled that our Agility Pug could achieve such an accomplishment!

HE DID IT AGAIN!! On March 23, 2008 at the First Coast ASCA Trial at Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA, "Kingston Kennel's" Tyler won YET ANOTHER High in Trial Novice Award!! Hooray for TY!!!!

On March 2, 2008, while running a Master's Standard Course at a USDAA Agility Trial hosted by the Lowcountry Dog Agility Association, Riff took a wide turn off of a set of jumps causing him to be off path for the oncoming dog walk. With the heart and spirit of a true working dog, Riff tried his best to scramble his way up the dog walk, even though he had no good foot hold on the plank. At the top of the dog walk, Riff fell backwards off the walk and landed on an agility tunnel that was set under the dogwalk. After consults with several different veterinarians, Riff was finally diagnosed with overstretched knee ligaments and a deep soft tissue injury to his mid-back. Riff has been at the CARE Rehabilitation Center in Aiken, SC for seven days of intensive treatments. The prognosis looks good for Riff, however he is going to need very careful rehabilitation and may possibly have to return to the CARE Center for another week of treatments. We have been touched by the concern of our friends and students who have sent up many prayers for Riff and who have also contributed donations to help offset the mounting medical bills which have resulted from the accident. In the coming months we will be hosting agility run thru's and an agility games day at the Georgia Dog Gym to continue to raise funds for Riff's treatment and rehabilitation. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all of our supporters. We will keep you all posted on Riff's progress as he recovers.

Tyler Wins ANOTHER HIT!!! On February 24, 2008, at the ASCA Agility Trial in Cartersville, Ga., Kingston Kennel's Tyler won the High in Trial Novice Award! Way to run, Tyler!!

TYLER WINS A HIT! On May 26, 2007, at the Busy Dog ASCA Agility Trial in Ballground, "Kingston Kennel's Tyler" won the High in Trial Novice Dog Award. HIT's were awarded based on the best performances in the two Standard runs of the day. We're very proud of our rescued Border Collie!! WAY TO GO TY!!

Riff's First Flyball Tournament is a Success!! On March 31st and April 1st,2007, Riff and Cyndy joined the Music City Road Dogs Flyball Team to compete in a NAFA sanctioned tournament at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. On Saturday, Riff's Team won First Place in Division 6 competition! According to Riff's flyball coach, Howard Bayerle, "Riff performed excellent! He earned two titles this weekend (FD - Flyball Dog and FDX - Flyball Dog Excellent) and based on the smile on his face he appeared to have a really good time. Riff's fastest run was a 4.4 second run which is really fast. Cyndy ran Riff as the start dog on the team and had one start time of .002 (that means 2/10000 of a second differenitial between the light turning green and Riff's nose crossing the beam) and that was starting from almost 60' back!" With such a remarkable performance in his first Tournament, there is talk of adding Riff to a Division 1 or 2 Flyball Team for the upcoming Tournament in May in Chatanooga. We'll keep you posted on how it all goes!

CALENDAR OF PERFORMANCES March 22nd - Tyler, Jaymie and Tout de Suite will perform in Downtown, Rome at the Relay for Life Fundraiser March 23rd- Tyler and Toute de Suite will compete in an ASCA Agility Trial at Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA. April 5 & 6- Tout de Suite will compete in a USDAA Agility Trial at Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA. April 19 & 20- Tyler and Toute de Suite will compete at a NADAC Agility Trial at the Alabama A&M Agribition Center in Huntsville, AL. April 26- Tyler and Tout de Suite will be demonstrating "fast" dog agility in Baton Rouge, La at a CKC sponsored fundraiser for the FFA. May 17 & 18- Tout de Suite will be competing at a USDAA Agility Trial at Jim Miller Park in Marietta, GA.   Past Performances: July 7, 2007- Riff and Tyler will be competing in an ASCA Agility Trial hosted by Busy Dog. The trial will be held at Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA. For more info, visit the Events Page at www.busydog.com ROME BRAVES STATE MUTUAL STADUIM, Rome, GA Cyndy and Riff perform Freestyle Disc Entertainment during the Rome Braves baseball games. ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Yes, it *was* a dog & disc freestyle demo with Riff!) Huntsville, Alabama USDAA Agility Trial- Saturday Sept. 23 & Sunday Sept. 24th Alabama A&M Agribition Center Riff and Tout de Suite will both be running to qualify for USDAA Regional Competition. ***************** Cartersville, GA Georgia State Frisbee Dog Championships- October 14 & 15 Dellinger Park Georgia Dog Gym is a PawPal sponsor of this event. Cyndy and Riff will be performing on both days. Georgia Dog Gym will have a booth and we will be selling our products and promoting our services. Sunday February 25th Bartow Saddle Club, Cartersville- Riff, Tyler, and Tout de Suite will be competing in an Australian Shepherd Club of America Agility Trial Saturday March 3rd Jim Miller Park, Marietta, GA- Riff, Tyler, and Tout de Suite will be competing at a North American Dog Agility Council Agility Trial. March 23-25 Rome, GA- Tyler, Tout de Suite and other agility students will be demonstrating their skills at the Rome Home and Garden Show. March 31- April 1 Riff will be competing in the Music City Road Dogs Flyball Tournament in Nashville, TN. April 7 & 8- Wills Park Equestrian Center- Alpharetta, GA- Riff and Tout de Suite will be competing in a United States Dog Agility Association agility trial. April 14th- Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA- Riff will be competing in the USDDN Frisbee Championships. April 15th- Tallapoosa, GA- Riff will be performing a freestyle frisbee disc demo at the Tallapoosa Dogwood Festival. April 26 & 27- Armuchee Middle School, Armuchee, GA- Jaymie will play the part of "Sandy" in the chorale group's production of the musical "Annie". May 12 &13- Riff will compete in a Flyball tournament in Chattanooga, TN. More details will be posted as info becomes available. May 19 & 20 - Riff and Tout de Suite will be competing in a USDAA Agility Trial hosted by the 4-Paw Club at Jim Miller Park in Marietta, GA. May 26 to May 28- Tout de Suite will be competing in an ASCA Agility Trial hosted by Busy Dog. For more info, visit the Events Page at www.busydog.com June 8 to 10 - Riff and Tout de Suite will be competing in Team Agility Events at the USDAA Southeast Regional Agility Championships at the Georgia State Fairgrounds in Perry, GA.

CYNDY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF IACP! September 19, 2006- At the bi-annual Board of Directors meeting of the International Association of Canine Professionals, Cyndy Douan, owner of Kingston Kennels and Georgia Dog Gym, was elected by the Board of IACP to serve as President of their organization. Past IACP President Martin Deeley commented on the board's election saying: "I personally am delighted with the appointment of Cyndy Douan as President. Cyndy has been a staunch supporter and dedicated worker for IACP from its very inception. Her member number is the first ever issued. The Presidential and Executive Director positions were beginning to demand every minute of my waking day and to share these positions now with Cyndy is a great relief. With over 1000 members now, the Association is making its mark and administration plus management requires that I stepped down from one of my positions to enable more growth through sharing the load. Cyndy has my total respect, support and confidence and I hope you will all join me in this."

KINGSTON KENNEL'S BRINGS MORE SERVICES TO ROME!!!! We are thrilled to be able to bring to you.................. GEORGIA DOG GYM, LLC In the past nine years, we have built a tremendous business clientele here at Kingston Kennels! We thank all of you for your support and the terrific messages you spread through the community about our services. Many of our clients have requested that we expand to be able to offer more boarding capacity and a variety of other services for their pets that they cannot find locally. While we did want to expand our business here at Kingston Kennels, we felt that we might compromise the personal touches that our size and capacity allows us. With a small core group of very qualified and experienced canine professionals, the owners of Kingston Kennels, LLC will be opening a separate facility in Rome...............GEORGIA DOG GYM, LLC. The facility will be located on Kingston Highway next to Dykes Creek. We will offer dog day care, indoor boarding for house pets, luxury boarding suites for small dogs, grooming, indoor training classes, and specialty retail items. Our plan also includes offering conditioning programs for overweight and out of shape dogs, and day training for those who want to have their dogs trained by a professional, but do not want to leave their dogs boarded several weeks at a time to get the training they want. Over time we will expand our business to include a staff of bonded in-home pet sitters, a bus service to shuttle dogs from their homes to our facilities or to other doggie appointments, and a staff of trained field guides who will take groups of dogs on guided hike trips around the Rome area. We will anounce our grand opening date soon! Keep checking back here for updates. Please send comments, feedback, and suggestions by e-mail. We value your opinions! We look forward to serving your needs for your companions!! This is a very exciting step for us. Please spread the word!!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GEORGIA DOG GYM WEBSITE

Riff awarded the FIRST Rountree Agility Championship!! On June 3, 2006, at the first ever agility trials held at the Rountree Recreation Center, Riff won the all around award for the best performances of all the classes of agility competitors entered that day. This overall award signified his qualification in three different titling classes with the fastest times of all competitors at all levels.

2006 Dogwood Festival

Shown above, Cyndy Douan and Riff perform a Freestyle Dance Routine for a crowd of thousands at the 2006 Southern Disc Dog Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cyndy Douan IACP Member of the Year [Press Release by Martin Deeley, President IACP] [Photo by Debbie Aldridge of "Critterosities"] Cyndy Douan of Kingston Kennels, Kingston, Georgia was elected and presented with the International Association of Canine Professionals prestigious Member of the Year Award at this years IACP Annual Conference in Texas. Mrs. Douan is not only a gifted trainer but also a dedicated worker for everything dog. "It is her dedication, hard work, and determination to do the right thing by dogs that has won Cyndy this award." said Martin Deeley IACP President. Mrs. Douan as Education Director of the IACP, has developed and promoted Certifications for dog trainers and instructors which are aimed at raising the standards for dog training. Too often dogs are abandoned or sent to shelters because of their behaviors. Trainers can help and support owners to ensure that their dog will become the family companion they dream of. Mrs. Douan's aim is to create a greater awareness of the importance of training and trainers and the high standards required from the profession. Her determination and dedication to this has created an admiration among her peers resulting in this award. A keen agility competitor and companion dog trainer, Mrs. Douan through her work is raising the bar for others to acheive, and in doing so creating confidence in the profession from the dog owning public.

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