
| 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! |

| 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. |

| 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. |

| 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. |

| 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! |

| 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. |

| 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. |

| 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. |

| 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. |

| 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. |

| On May 1, 2005, Metro held a wonderful day of
herding with friends and their pups. |
