Any Ontario dock dog folks?

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FWIW, especially since he has dog issues (...I think?) I'd be hesitant to take him to the expo. It is huge, and it gets CROWDED, and there's no way to really avoid dogs.
He's reactive, you're right. He can be in close quarters and behave himself (such as when we are in the packed waiting room at OVC waiting for him to give blood) but if he's in certain situations where he has nothing to do besides have staring contests with other dogs, he will thrash around and make himself look like an ass.

But I can't imagine we'd be able to go with a five month old anyhow.
 

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Awesome! I think the only indoor events here are Ottawa, which is a five hour drive. Boo!

As for membership, can someone explain how it works as far as dock dogs, dog dogs Canada and dock dogs Ontario? Do I need three separate memberships?
You can have two different types of membership. World Wide membership and Club membership. World Wide is for National events meaning you earn National titles and DD themselves put on the event, versus a Club event where you earn Club titles and the club does most of the event work.

DD Canada is just a name, it's just like DD Australia and DD England/Europe. These are still part of the DD World Wide membership program.

World Wide is what everyone purchases if they want their dog's jumps to count toward a title (National AND Club), going to a Regional Championship, and/or, a World Championship invite.

Club membership would be a club (probably like DD Ontario). Here we have clubs like Dixie DD, Delta DD, Palmetto DD, etc. These are all clubs that you can purchase membership to be a part of so you can attend their free practices, shirts, emails, meetings, etc. You do NOT have to be part of a club to get a club title.
 
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So, for instance, next weekend we are registered for a regional event. If we get WW membership, his jumps will count toward a title, even though its a club event?
 
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Here's what I found:

"If you are a worldwide member of DockDogs (our sanctioning body) you will be e-mailed your title certificate(s) as you achieve them. There is an additional fee for being a DockDogs worldwide member but membership also has it’s benefits including being ranked nationally and being eligible to be invited to the DockDogs world championships just to name a few. For more information please visit www.dockdogs.com
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What’s the difference between a regional and national title?
National titles are earned at national events (5 legs for BA, 3 legs for SR, EV and ID) whereas club titles are earned at club events (5 legs for BA, 3 legs for SR, EV and ID). If you are a member of DockDogs Worldwide you will receive certificates for your titles as you achieve them.
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So since next weekend is a club event, there's no rush to register for WW, but I could register to the club and get regional titles?
 

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So since next weekend is a club event, there's no rush to register for WW, but I could register to the club and get regional titles?
No, you don't have to register with a club to get club titles. You just have to have a World Wide membership with DD.

For example, I'm not part of any Club. But I am a World Wide membership holder. So at the CLUB event we're attending in 2 weeks I hope to finish up his Senior and/or Master, and start on his Elite CLUB titles.
 
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Oh okay so I should rregister with WW and I can get some jumps towards his novice club title this weekend?

(Thanks guys for answering my questions!)
 

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