Jumping Chollas Agility Club

Are you in need of a new tunnel? Wendy Hultsman is putting together a new order for tunnels!! These tunnels are coming from Norvent Industries in Canada (formerly Schaunenberg).

15', 6 pitch is $310
15', 4 pitch is $341

That is a just a sample, please contact Wendy for complete sizes and pricing at [email protected]. The tunnel order goes in on September 17, so your order will need to be to Wendy by September 13.

Happy shopping.

Alice Nicholson
President, JCAC

Greetings folks! PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO with your agility friends
I am going to organize another 2024 tunnel order. The order will go out September 17th so I need your order information by September 13th. The tunnels are coming from Canada...Norvent Industries. Last summer our order topped 70 tunnels! The colors are very vibrant!!!!! Just in time for the new season to start!!!
I know there were some groups that contacted me about purchasing several tunnels...so PLEASE share this info to whomever can get to AZ to pick up tunnels once they arrive...hopefully in November!!! But who knows...maybe late October!
Here is the pricing information:
2024 Tunnel Prices from Norvent (formerly Schaunenberg)
Includes duty, brokerage and shipping but world economics can increase shipping (hopefully not though!) By going through a distributor (me) you do not have to pay the processing and handling fees.
10’ long 4”pitch $290
15’ 4” $341
20’ 4” $392
10’ 6” $266
15’ 6” $310 most common for home use
20’ 6” $345
Large Breed 15’ 6” $323
Sure Grip (extra coating)
15’ 4” $317
Saddle bags 1 pair $ 72
(need 2 pair for a tunnel)
Cinch straps $ 12
Current colors available
Standard Light Blue, Orange, Purple, Teal, Yellow
Sure Grip Red, Light Blue, Royal Blue, Yellow
If you look at the Website the prices are in Canadian Dollars
These are in USD
Contact me if you need the pricing for the 16" diameter small breed tunnels or the 26" Large breed tunnels.
Email me at [email protected] with your tunnel length, pitch, color and quantity of each. I will need your email, too!
Thanks!

Hi folks

Typically, at this time of the year, we hold a practice at the patch for anyone from Arizona who is going up to champs. Is anyone interested in doing that on Tuesday, September 17? We could set up the finals course from last year‘s champs that was out in the East Coast or one of the other courses. Anyone from Arizona who’s going to champs is welcome to come. We charge five dollars a dog to help cover the cost of the lights

Let me know. We probably start around 6:30. And everyone should probably get two runs in.

Class applications are now open for Session 1 2024-2025. https://www.jumpingchollas.com/application-forms. Classes start the week of Sept. 23rd

Application Forms | Jumping Chollas Find class application forms here for general clases, Foundation class, and Jr. Handling class.

Foundation agility classes start on July 31st! View blog post https://wix.to/RKhxi7f

FOUNDATION BEGINS JULY 31, 2024!! Foundation Class is beginning on Wednesday, July 31 with all new curriculum and instructors! Our training director, Wendy Hultsman, and a team of instructors have put together a session of classes that will provide dogs and handlers with a more hands-on foundation experience in preparation for advan...

Due to the heat we are starting 30 minutes later tonight.

Gates open at 6 pm. First dog on the line at 7 pm.

See you then!

Hello JCAC Members!

Jumping Chollas is moving in a new direction for the 2024-2025 agility year: Committees!

We are offering club members a way to get more involved with the responsibilities of running a club the size of Jumping Chollas. We have six committee opportunities at this time:
Patch Property Maintenance Committee
Patch Equipment/Trailer Maintenance Committee
Student Equipment Committee
Patch Rental Committee
News & Education Committee
Holiday Party & Year-end Awards Committee

Each Committee will have a "Lead" position with the following responsibilities:
Report directly to President
Organize duties assignments with members
Oversee committee duties are being completed
Recruit new committee members as needed

Members will be signing up for a committee, rather than a specific duty within the committee. Duty assignments will be decided as a group by the Committee Lead and Committee Members. Committee Lead can be a volunteer from the list of members that sign up for that committee. JCAC President will assign a Committee Lead if there is no volunteer.

Each committee has a Member Count, which is an estimated number of members needed to complete the duties for that committee. Committees can decide if more members are needed to accomplish the duties within that committee.

Blank yellow rows under "Member count" are available for member sign-up. Please use the link below to sign-up for a committee that interests you:

JCAC Committees - Google Drive

JCAC Committees - Google Drive

Greetings all!
There is still some room left in the Weavers mini-trial being held July 17th at the Patch. You get two runs. Wonderful, supportive environment...especially for those in Novice and Intro just starting out!
You can find the premium at https://www.jumpingchollas.com/trials-events
Come join us! Entries close July 10th!

There will be a CGC and CGCA test on Saturday, April 27 beginning at 8:00 am at the Patch. There will also be testing for the Tricks Title on the same day, so if you are interested in participating and taking the tests, please contact Amy Ballen at 480-570-7045 or Ruth DeMar at 602-909-2513 to sign up!!

Test forms for the CGC tests will be provided, but you will need to bring forms for the Trick Testing with you and they are located on the AKC website.

$10.00 for the first test, $5.00 for subsequent ones.

Always something going on with our dogs!

Alice Nicholson
President, JCAC

I don't think any other class is having as much fun as the Juniors Handlers! It is so amazing to watch them grow and continue to bond deeper with their dogs out on the Agility field! Session 4 here they come 💪💪🐾🐾🐶

Day 3, bright and sunny and lots of agility runs. We find Liz in her Irish Green with her black and white pup, Ricco standing by. Sue Boe is hard at work as Show Secretary.

Day 2 of the Jumping Chollas trial, and we find "The Gathering" of agility handlers getting the briefing of the day from Jared Gibson.

Friday weather was brutal with rain, wind and cold, and while the dogs liked it, the humans not so much.

Saturday was bright and sunny and all went well, thanks to the many volunteers that helped to make the trial run smoothly. Thank you!

What a beautiful sky to train with!

A reminder that Jumping Chollas has their monthly meeting on Sunday, March 10, 6:00 pm at the Patch.

See you there.

Alice Nicholson
President, JCAC

Thank you Linda Jacobs! Linda was presented with the "Above and Beyond" award for her continued support and commitment to the Jumping Chollas Agility Club, going the extra mile to see that everything was done and done well! Her work was behind the scenes and most members didn't even know about it, but those things kept the club working smoothly. Great job Linda....

Here are a few pictures from the JCAC Open House with more still to come.

A HIGH FIVE to all of those who attended the JCAC Open House today! We welcomed about 60 people who came , stayed, visited, had some lunch and dessert and enjoyed the weather as well as the people. I was very nervous that we would not have a good turnout, but so many thanks to those who did, including a woman who was in the original group in 1993, and a woman who cried because she was able to see friends from 30 years ago and be a part of the group.

You are a wonderful group of people and your attendance was more than appreciated! Now on to the next set of years!

Pictures will follow tomorrow!!

Alice Nicholson
President, Jumping Chollas

Don't forget tomorrow is Open House at the Patch. 1:00 - 4:00.

Congratulations to Lisa Welchert as a recipient of the Jumping Chollas President's Award for 2023-2024. Thank you for your devotion to the club and all the time you give.

Group photo of the Juniors! Thank you Ron Boe

Great job to everyone at the Junior Handler Trial today!! Everyone did so amazing! Thank you to everyone that helped make this trial possible you know who you are! And thank you to Ron Boe for coming out to take some great photos of the dogs!

Get ready for the Junior Handler trial being held at JCAC patch tomorrow!!

Sunday, February 25, 1:00 - 4:00!! Mark your calendars for Jumping Chollas OPEN HOUSE, marking thirty years of training agility in the community!

See you there....

Alice Nicholson
President, JCAC

BEGINNER 2 and NOVICE classes canceled tonight BEGINNER 1 and Advanced still on!

It looks like we should be able to hold the beginner one class on the Southfield and the advanced class on the Northfield tonight before the rains come. So that you know well in advance, it is most likely to be raining when beginner two and novice class are supposed to be held so we are going to cancel those two for tonight.

And once again, if you have not yet signed up for classes and are planning to do so, I would greatly appreciate it if all class sign-up were completed by this Saturday.

UPDATE for February NADAC show...Friday and Saturday are full! There are 27 runs available for Sunday...that's it! There is a waitlist of 4 dogs so far for Friday. Yes another show with over 1300 runs!!! Yowza!

Ann Marie Goldhammer asked that these two opportunities be passed along!

For those thinking about entering the JCAC NADAC trial Feb 16-18...Friday is FULL! And Saturday and Sunday have around 50 runs left each...so if you were thinking of entering...best do it now!

Greetings all

I gather from the emails I have received today ( starting early this morning) that the majority of you have already made the choice that you want to stay home tonight and not come to a class. That’s fine…your choice. I asked Rory whether she would stop by the patch and check it out on her way home today. The attached pictures show that the South field really is not usable. But the North field is definitely usable with no water except in the normal far west corner. So there will not be any intermediate two or intermediate three classes because the standing water in the middle is just too great. For those who have advanced class on Tuesday night and those who had advanced class last night and missed it because of the rain, I am going to be at the patch at 6:30 and will stay there until 730 or so. If you’re in either of tonight‘s advanced classes, and would like to do the advanced exercises, please email me as soon as possible and let me know so I have some idea if anyone is going to be coming. Aside from that, the field should be fine for tomorrow morning and the rest of the week for classes. We needed the rain and there’s no arguing with mother nature as these things happen. Next week will be the last week of classes for the session then we take a week off and we start session 3 the week after that.

Mark your calendars for the Jumping Chollas OPEN HOUSE celebrating 30 years of training in the agility community. Anyone who has been a part of JCAC in the past 30 years is invited, so please tell your friends to come and join in the festivities and catered food!

DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1:00 TO 4:00 pm
WHERE: THE CHOLLA PATCH, 25128 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix.
FOOD PROVIDED BY ANABEL'S EDIBLES

We look forward to visiting with you on the celebratory day!! Reach out to me for any questions - 602-561-5820.

Alice Nicholson
President, JCAC