Love and Laughter Dogs Arena & Training Center

09/01/2025

WOW another wonderful weekend with NADAC agility trial here. It is so great to see everyone jump in and help if we need it. We had an awesome weekend even if we did have thunderstorms on Sunday. Everyone getting ready for NADAC CHAMPS, you had awesome courses from our wonderful judge Sarah Fix. A huge thank you for everyone that came and had a great time.

Our next NADAC Agility trial is Oct. 10-12 2025, so we'll have a Halloween Costume Contest. The winner of the contest will win a free full weekend certificate for 1 dog. The entry must for the entire weekend and may be used for any trial after October 2025.
Come join us for lots of fun and use NADAC for training. We run double run format which means you walk the course and everyone that signs up for Round 1 of that class runs it in order, then if you signed up for Round 2 you run it without another walk thru. It's a great way to find out if you did a correction with your dog on Round 1 to see if it worked on Round 2. And just for people that don't realize it, dogs tend to learn the course.

Oct. 10-12 2025
Cleveland, Tx
Club: Love and Laughter Dogs
Judge(s): James Bell
Classes:
Fri: 2 Tg, 2 Wv
Sat: 2 Reg, 2 J, 2 Gmb, 2 Tn
Sun: 2 CC, 2 Reg, 2 Gnd
Ring Size: 90 x 90
Show Contact: Desiree Pratt

Premium will be up as soon as NADAC approves and posts it. Hope to see you in October.

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08/28/2025

Love and Laughter Dogs is hosting a NADAC all breed dog agility trial this weekend. Come join us for a weekend of fun and for those going to NADAC CHAMPS come get your practice in before CHAMPS. If you have never run NADAC, check it out at NADAC.COM. Here's the direct link to the premium: https://nadac.com/Trial_Premiums/LLDAug25.pdf

08/17/2025

Such an awesome weekend with our ASCA peeps. At one point I was even thinking " this is the way it was when we all started agility" when everyone helped with the trials and we each had issues with our dog(s) we needed to work on. Thank you to everyone that came and helped with the agility trial and a special thanks to our judge Lou Brannick for spending the weekend with us to judge, Krissy Chauvin for making tacos for our workers lunch on Saturday and thanks to Ann Post for taking our judge wherever she needed to go and thanks to all the people that jumped in and helped so all of us could run our dogs. Thank you for all coming to enjoy a fun weekend in a cold climate controlled building, running on dirt like you do at your Nationals. Yes, it's hot and dry outside but we were cold inside. In case you're wondering what is coming up next here at Love and Laughter Dogs we have 4 more NADAC agility trials planned for this year. I'm looking at hosting more CPE agility trials and learning more about what they offer like Nose Work. I am also looking at other dates we can host more ASCA. I'm currently trying to plan a Nose Work Seminar. If you have something you would like a seminar or workshop on you can message me on FB, email me ([email protected]) put in the subject line Seminar or Workshop, or simply reply to this post. Be sure to add your name and contact information. If you want to learn more about NADAC go to NADAC.com or contact me. You can always come watch one of our trials. We have an awesome group of NADAC agility people. Here are the dates for NADAC for the remainder of this year:

Aug. 29-31 2025 - closes soon. Get your entries in to Desiree Pratt.
Cleveland, TX
Club: Love and Laughter Dogs
Judge(s): Sarah Fix
Classes:
Fri: 2 Wv, 2 Gnd
Sat: 2 Reg, 2 J, 2 Tg, 2 Tn
Sun: 2 CC, 2 Reg, 2 Tn, 2 Wv
Premium: LLDAug25.pdf

Oct. 10-12 2025 - thinking about having a Halloween Costume Contest
Cleveland, TX
Club: Love and Laughter Dogs
Status: Confirmed 5/12/25
Judge(s): James Bell
Classes:
Fri: 2 Tg, 2 Wv
Sat: 2 Reg, 2 J, 2 Tg, 2 Tn
Sun: 2 CC, 2 Reg, 2 Gnd

Nov. 28-30 2025
Cleveland, TX
Club: Love and Laughter Dogs
Judge(s): Mark Buehl
Classes:
Fri: 2 Gnd, 2 Gb
Sat: 2 CC, 2 Reg, 2 Tn, 2 Wv
Sun: 2 Reg, 2 J, 2 Tg

Dec. 26-28 2025 - come take a photo of your dog with a Christmas scene
Cleveland, TX
Club: Love and Laughter Dogs
Judge(s): Randy Pratt
Classes:
Fri: 2 Tg, 2 Wv
Sat: 2 Reg, 2 J, 2 Tn, 2 Gb
Sun: 2 CC, 2 Reg, 2 Tg

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Dec. 26-28 2025 - come take a photo of your dog with a Christmas scene
Cleveland, TX
Club: Love and Laughter Dogs
Judge(s): Randy Pratt
Classes:
Fri: 2 Tg, 2 Wv
Sat: 2 Reg, 2 J, 2 Tn, 2 Gb
Sun: 2 CC, 2 Reg, 2 Tg

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!

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08/11/2025

LONG READ BUT WORTH IT!!! LALD - ASC AUG agility trial closing extended. I have had several people contact me about missing the deadline for our ASCA agility trial next weekend. Since my computer that died, didn't keep the correct entry form, I will extend the deadline to Wednesday August 13, 2025 until 9pm. You MUST email me the entry, make sure it is legible and bring a check to the trial. If I don't have your entry by 9pm Wednesday you will have to pay day of show at $20. per run, no discount. You can use the premium on ASCA just make sure you check the correct classes for Friday. We are running 2 Regulars and 1 Gamblers on Friday night starting at 7pm. The gate will open at 4pm Friday and gate opens at 7am both Saturday and Sunday. Please realize if I'm on the tractor working the dirt I cannot hear a cell phone!! If you need to get something to me like you're bringing an rv and need help parking, etc, text me by 1pm on Friday. I have had problems with the Windows 11 filling out entry forms, so here's a helpful hint for you: Zoom in on the entry form to fill it out and then zoom back out to print or save it to your computer. Someone sent me an email on my yahoo account, that I only check once every 3 months. Delete that account from your computer for a contact for me. My email is:
[email protected]
This is where you need to email the form. If you do NOT get a confirmation email by Thursday at 11am please text me at 281-723-7475. I realize this is a lot of information, but it will help everyone. I hope to see everyone that has contacted me about missing the deadline. Here's the direct link to the premium:

07/19/2025

Come join Love and Laughter Dogs next weekend, July 25-27, 2025 for a fun weekend competing in NADAC agility. Our judge is Becki Umberger. If you are new to NADAC there are lots of friendly people that can help you with any questions you might have about it. We are a great support group no matter who you are and we understand Novice dogs. We always have water, coffee and snacks for everyone. Come join us for a fun weekend. Here's the direct link to the premium: https://nadac.com/Trial_Premiums/LLDJul25.pdf

We are also having a NADAC agility trial August 29-31, 2025 with Sarah Fix judging. Premium will be up shortly.

07/03/2025

Love and Laughter Dogs - ASC is hosting an all breed/mixed breed agility trial July 11-13, 2025. I am extending the closing date to Wednesday night at 9PM, July 9, 2025. Email your entries to me but you need to scan them on your computer to email them. My computer is still not totally setup. Come join us for fun filled weekend in the cold AC running on dirt. Here's the direct link to the premium:

07/02/2025

We had an awesome weekend at Love and Laughter Dogs NADAC 7th Anniversary Trial!!!

Huge Congratulations on your new titles to the following teams:
Krissy and Anni - NATCH, V-NATCH & PLATINUM NATCH
Denise and Scout - NATCH & V-NATCH
Randy and Trip - NATCH 6
Betty and Bree - NATCH 3, V-NATCH 3 & PLATINUM NATCH 3
Kim and Journee - V-NATCH & PLATINUM NATCH
Robin and Tsunami - NATCH 4

Huge Congratulations to everyone who earned a new title. It was a really fun weekend with so many people jumping in to help with the trial. Thank you to all the volunteers and a huge thank you to Maureen Lemke for the awesome job she does managing workers and to Krissy Chauvin for making tacos for lunch on Saturday. A huge thank you to Randy Pratt for all the course building all weekend, to Desiree Pratt for trial secretary and to Ann Post for picking up our judge at the airport and getting her where she needed to be. Speaking of our judge Heather Cline, she had great flowing courses, lots of fun to run. She will be back to judge for us again. Our next NADAC agility trial is July 25-27, 2025. Come join the fun!!

06/27/2025

We are hosting our 7th annual NADAC agility trial this weekend. We have room for some day of show entries. Come join us for lots of fun with your fur babies. We start running tomorrow morning at 8:30. Here's the link to the premium: https://nadac.com/Trial_Premiums/LLDJun25.pdf
Dr. Miller will be here Saturday for chiropractic for the dogs in case anyone wants him to adjust their dog. He has helped my dogs and several of my friends go to him.

06/07/2025

Come join Love and Laughter Dogs for our NADAC Anniversary agility trial June 27-29, 2025. We do a HIT for the weekend and the winner gets to take home the silver tray to display and have their name and their dog's name inscribed on the back of the tray. The tray is brought back next year for the 2026 winner. We have lots of fun at our trials and even feed everyone pizza on Sunday. We also provide water and snacks during the trial. Lots of fun, low stress just enjoy your fur baby. Crating is on dirt around the ring, running on dirt in the cold AC. We also have a fenced exercise area where your dogs can run and get some energy out. Here's the direct link to the premium:

05/26/2025

Come join Love and Laughter Dogs - ASC hosting an all-breed dog agility trial sanctioned by ASCA June 20-22, 2025. ASCA allows training in the ring with toys, FEO and if your are running for a qualifying run but something goes wrong, you can make your run a training run. No you don't get a Q but you get to train the behavior you didn't like. Our wonderful judge is Chuck Klein with flowing courses. Come have fun with your fur baby in a climate controlled facility, running on dirt just east of Cut and Shoot, Tx. Mailing address is Cleveland, Tx. Here's the link to the premium:

05/06/2025

We had an awesome weekend at Love and Laughter Dogs NADAC agility trial!!! It was the most runs in a weekend we have ever had, over 700 runs. More new people joining NADAC and more people coming to have fun with their fur babies at Love and Laughter Dogs. A huge thank you to Mark Buehl for judging with wonderful courses!! A huge thank you to Desiree Pratt for trial secretary, Randy Pratt for course building, Maureen Rogers Lemke for the worker's scheduling, Krissy Chauvin for providing taco salad on Saturday and to all the competitors that jumped in and helped to make this such a wonderful weekend. You are all appreciated!! If you have never tried NADAC, it's a great training tool. Looking forward to our anniversary trial June 27-29, 2025. I'll post the link as soon as NADAC puts the premium up on their website. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful weekend.

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05/05/2025

Love and Laughter Dogs - ASC is hosting an ASCA all breed dog agility trial June 20-22, 2025. ASCA welcomes all breeds and mixes. Come join us in the cold AC, running on dirt. We start running dogs on Friday evening at 7pm and Saturday at 9am. We also take day of show entries. Here's the direct link to the premium: https://asca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LALD-ASCA-PREMIUM-JUNE-2025-PDF.pdf