February 13, 2010:   METRO Annual Awards Dinner / Meeting Once again our members and their shelties enjoyed the annual celebration of fun and accomplishments. Thanks to Linda Savino, we were able to celebrate the many accomplishments of 2009. We enjoyed a brief meeting followed by a delicious Pizza Party. Thanks to the sable twins, Halo and Presto for sharing their 10th birthday with all of us. After our food feast, our shelties enjoyed untethered, free time with each other. It was a thrill to see all the sheltie 'kids' running and playing together without so much as a single 'smile'. Many of our members had a wonderful year waiting at the start line with their team mates and crossed the 'finish' line with success. Success can be measured in Q's and titles, but perhaps more important is the quality time spent making the journey which may ultimately be acknowledged in titles. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

February 7, 2010:   Meto Goes Herdingc On February 7th, Metro sponsored a herding day with Gene Sheninger. A choice of group lessons, match run through or instinct test was offered. Even though w inter herding can be a chilling experience, our herding day generated a lot of interest and 9 handlers with 12 dogs filled the spots and braved the thrill of the chills. 6 shelties, 2 Tervs, 1 Collie, 1 Shepherd/Huskie mix, and one very adorable Corgi participated in the day.  Two Shelties and one Turv passed the instinct test. Bonnie was the recorder for the instinct test. A fire, a great pot of chilli and Some'mores for dessert were served and certainly added to the pleasure of the day. People came and stayed most of the day - despite the cold air - luckily it was sunny. The best part of the day was that with each run, Gene gave commentary to explain why things went as they did - so both the dog handler and the audience were able to learn from each run. Everyone seemed to l eave happy and wanting to come back to our next event! Thanks go out to Bonnie and Helen for their generous contribution of time and talent to make this such a successful and pleasurable event. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

July 26, 2009:   METRO Annual Picnic Can you believe? !!! Sunday, July 26 the Karma changed and our annual picnic finally reaped the benefits of a glorious day of sunshine.... ot even a singl e drop of rain! We gathered for a day of fun and celebration of good friends and great team mates. As always the picnic table was bountiful and delicious. As a special treat, Peggy Gibbons of Seeing Eye, Morristown, NJ shared the history of Seeing Eye and answered a mutitude of questions on training of both members of the team....biped and quadraped. Thanks to all who made the day so special and to Mother Nature for the Sunshine. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

March 15, 2008:   METRO GOES HERDING On Saturday, March 15 a herd of Shelties (and one smooth Collie!) invaded Wayside Farm in Boonton for the Metro Group herding lesson. We were smart enough to pick a sunny day with perfect herding weather and everyone had a wonderful time. Three "newbies" distinguished themselves as competent sheepdogs, and we all learned from instructor Gene Sheninger as he took time out between the runs to explain herding concepts to us. Thanks to all who attended, and please stay tuned for more lesson dates in the near future! Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

December 15, 2007:   Annual Holiday Party Once again we gathered to share in good food and conversation to kick off the holiday season. We had a wonderful grab bag and a raffle with many stunning items. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

July, 29 2007:   Annual Picnic We were fortunate to have many friends and members join us for our annual picnic. Canine & Abled came to join us and shared the story of their goals and challenges. Sylvette came with her Sheltieville team to do a demonstration of her talented team. She also gave us pointers on teaching our shelties tricks. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

April 21-22, 2007:   Rally O Trial Metro joined with Tri-State Dog Obedience Club and Golden Rule School for Dogs in offering the second annual Spring Cluster RallyO Trial. The week-end was a huge success.Many Qs and Titles were earned over the week-end. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

July 22, 2006:   AGILITY MATCH Thanks to the gracious hospitality of Joanne and Scott Stock, Metro SSC was able to hold its first agility match, open to all dogs. All the weather wasn't totally cooperative; the event was a huge success. After deducting match expenses, a total profit of $814 was realized for the club. Thanks to all the members who participated. Members participated, and some just came to help. Thanks to all who helped and a special thanks to Joanne, Scott and Stephanie for their hard work. And BTW, the new ring and equipment is beautiful! Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

April 8-9, 2006: Metro joined with Tri-State Dog Obedience Club and Golden Rule School for Dogs in offering the first Spring Cluster RallyO Trial. The week-end was a huge success, albeit a challenge dealing with the weather... ice, snow, rain, wind. Finally clearing skies and sun came to the event, although it was a little bit on the cool side. Many Qs and Titles were earned over the week-end. We are looking forward to the Second Annual Spring Cluster in April of 2007 and hopefully some REAL Spring weather. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

March 18, 2006: Metro hosted a sheltie grooming seminar presented by Aneita Frye and Pat Marchello. We learned so much about the care and feeding of our shelties wonderful coats, adn received pointers as to how to trim our fur kids to make them look even more stunning than they already are. Following the grooming seminar we held our awards banquet and rejoiced in all the our sheltie team mates and their human partners were able to accomplish in 2005. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

September 25, 2005: Metro sponsored CGC testing at St.Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, NJ. The event was held as part of the Celebration of the AKC’s 3rd Annual Responsible Dog Ownership Day. The event was open to all breeds and mixed breeds. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

July 24, 2005: Metro sponsored a Herding Clinic held at Wayside Farm with Linda Rorem leading the workshop. What a wonderful way to enjoy the day while experiencing many fine points about herding... sheep and ducks. Everyone, dogs and their team mates had a great day. Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

On Saturday, June 18, 2005, Metro had a barbecue along with our general meeting.   It was a great way to wind down after the trial - with good friends, good food and lots of Shelties.  Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !

On May 1, 2005, Metro held a wonderful day of herding with friends and their pups.   Please click on the Paw Print to share our slideshow of pics !