Events

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This year the CONDC will once again be holding its Grooming Seminar at The Dog Stop in Mississauga. This one day seminar provided participants with hands on experience of grooming their Newf.

Seminar Date: Sunday October 26th 2025

CONDC members meet up weekly to practice their draft skills.

Draft practices will begin again after the summer.

This year the CONDC will be holding its Spring Draft Seminar in the Flamborough area (South of Cambridge). This one day seminar will be geared towards people who are interested in entering draft tests and those just looking to have some fun.

Seminar Date: Sunday April 13th 2025

Thank you June Ward, Michelle Meandro and Peggy Flockhart for a fun fill day!

CONDC members meet up weekly during the summer to practice their water rescue skills.

Water Rescue Practices will begin in June.

This year the CONDC will once again hold 2 NDCC Water Rescue Tests on the same day.

Tests Date: August 23rd 2025

Test Location: Guelph Lake Conservation Area

Thank you June Ward and Michelle Meandro for Judging the water tests. Thank you to all of the volunteers and entrants who made this event possible.

 This year the CONDC will be holding its Water Rescue Seminar at Guelph Lake Conservation Area in Guelph. This two day seminar is for beginners as well as for those who already have experience with water work. 

Seminar Date: Saturday May 24th 2025

Thank you June Ward, Michelle Meandro and Peggy Flockhart for making a very chilly and windy day lots of fun!

 The CONDC will host our annual Fun Day in June this year. More details to follow!

Thank you to Bob and Peggy Flockhart for hosting a great fun day!

This year the CONDC hosted a day dedicated to trying different sports at The Dog Stop in Mississauga.

Seminar Date: Sunday March 23rd 2025

Thank you to June Ward, Michelle Meandro and Peggy Flockhart for helping to put together a fantastic event!

 The NDCC Newfoundland National Specialty is held every two years in Ontario and the club is heavily involved with the planning, operation and sponsorship of the event. If you've never seen lots of Newfoundlands in one place, you surely don't want to miss it.  

National Specialty Dates: Friday September 5th to Sunday September 7th 2025

 Entries Close: Tuesday August 12, 2025 at 8:00PM (EST) 

Committees are created to plan events. Without them the club cannot hold successful events. Committee members will meet virtually to discuss the event, create and assign a list of tasks and obtain updates. They will also attend the events to coordinate/assist with set up, tear down and running the event. Each event is different so the tasks, time and effort require varies. 

Unless otherwise stated committees are open to all active CONDC members (ex. Fun Day).

Committees must be comprised of a minimum of 5 people:

1. Chair
2. Secretary (Test, Trials and National Specialty only)
3. minimum of 3 other members 

The CONDC President is automatically a member of every committee. The President  does not have to be the Chair of the committee.

For the NDCC Water Rescue Test the Chair, Test Secretary and Chief Steward must be an active member of the NDCC.

For CKC approved events (ex. Draft Test) the Chair, Secretary* and 3 members must be members of the NDCC. If there are more than 5 people on the committee the additional members do not need to be members of the NDCC.

*For the National Specialty a Professional Show Secretary may be used.

The CONDC puts together committees as needed for the events they plan to hold each year. The types of committees vary but in general they could be:

• Fun Day Committee
• Working Committee
• Water Test Committee
• Draft Test Committee
• Rally Trial Committee
• Obedience Trial Committee
• National Specialty Committee + Donation Committee

Committees report back to the CONDC Board on a regular basis. 

The Working Committee determines what working events will be held during the year and coordinates instructors, locations and content. The Working Committee also coordinates the working seminars and weekly training practices. The Working Dog Chair submits the applications to host the various events being held to the NDCC for approval and coordinates obtaining facility/instructor contracts and insurance certificates (if required).

The CONDC Working Dog Chair is the Chair of this committee.

Members of the 2026 Working Committee are:

Chair: Tami Koehle

Committee Members: June Ward, Michelle Meandro, Peggy Flockhart and Ron Schurtz

The CONDC is very luck to have 3 Draft and Water Test Judges as members of our club serving on our working committee. The Judges also have experience trialing in other CKC sports and their knowledge is very valuable.

The Fun Day Committee coordinates the activities (ex. games, obstacle course) that will be held at the event and arranges for the necessary supplies for the BBQ. Members will run the games and put together the prizes that will be handed out to the winners.

The CONDC Membership Director is the Chair of this committee.

The Test and Trial Committees will coordinate the locations, dates, Judges and Stewards needed for the event.They are responsible for submitting specific event applications forms (NDCC & CKC), creating premium lists (used for entry information) and catalogues (contains the entrant information for the day of the event). 

The Secretary will keep track of the entries, hand out the catalogues and armbands on the day of the test/trial and coordinate move ups if an entrant has successfully passed.

The Chief Steward is responsible for assigning the steward roles and ensuring they know what they are responsible for.

Specific tasks will vary based on the type of test/trial and are explained in the associated rules and regulations document. Refer to the NDCC (Water Tests only) or CKC (all other tests/trials) websites for the details. 

The National Specialty Committee will: 

• select the show site in Ontario (show site will determine the date)
• coordinate with the corresponding Kennel Club and Show Secretary
• select the Judges for Sweepstakes and Conformation
• determine the theme and arrange for logo creation
• determine additional activities for the weekend and arrange for the necessary volunteers and supplies
• select logo'd merchandise for sale and organize orders
• select the classes and trophies for sponsorship
• purchase ring favours, prizes, trophies and rosettes
• complete contracts and required forms (NDCC and CKC) for the Kennel Club, Show Secretary, Judges, facilities and vendors
• create and print the show catalogue
• maintain the website and store
• and any other items that pop up!!

The Donation Committee is part of the National Specialty event. They will coordinate obtaining donations of items for the Registration Bags, Regional Baskets and Auction. They are also responsible for putting together the Registration Bags and managing the Auction.

The Donation Committee Chair reports back into the Specialty Committee.