Friends of Paw Power Blues Dog Club

Friends of Paw Power Blues Dog Club We offer:
• Classes in Agility, Obedience, Rally and Flyball
• Obedience and Agility Fun Matches

We are a non-profit organization serving northwest Indiana and surrounding areas. Our objective is to encourage and promote Agility, Obedience and Flyball activities with all purebred and mixed breed dogs.

Oct 5th Nose Work Trial!! There is still room for entries. Get your premium: http://www.pawpowers.club/Oct_5_CWAGS_.pdf
09/22/2025

Oct 5th Nose Work Trial!! There is still room for entries. Get your premium:http://www.pawpowers.club/Oct_5_CWAGS_.pdf

Help us become a UKC Nosework facility! 🏆If you have never trialed before this is a great opportunity to practice in a t...
09/19/2025

Help us become a UKC Nosework facility! 🏆If you have never trialed before this is a great opportunity to practice in a trial setting.
Registration formhttp://www.pawpowers.club/nosework-entry.pdf (Bring the day of)

We still have spots available!! We are limiting to 150 runs and recommend not to wait until day of to enter. Get the ent...
09/18/2025

We still have spots available!! We are limiting to 150 runs and recommend not to wait until day of to enter. Get the entry form here:http://www.pawpowers.club/10_4_AKC_entry_form.pdf

September 27th!! Get the premium here: http://www.pawpowers.club/Fetch_Premium_2025_copy.pdf
09/17/2025

September 27th!! Get the premium here:http://www.pawpowers.club/Fetch_Premium_2025_copy.pdf

09/16/2025

When I was 14, David Wilson from Glen Lee ASH Stud said something to me that I didn’t fully understand at the time, but it’s stuck with me ever since.

“Ribbons are won at home, and collected at the show.”

Back then, I probably just smiled and continued on my horse, trying to understand what he really meant. But now, 10 years (and plenty of mistakes) later, I think I get it.

You don’t “win” anything on the day. Not really.

The ribbons, the trophies, the clean scores - they’re just the end result of all the work people don’t see.

The long days at home when things aren’t going right. The hours spent fixing the same problem over and over again. The quiet moments when you wonder if you’re even getting anywhere at all.

Lately, that phrase has come to mean even more to me in the context of this old debate that always pops up:

“Work dogs don’t make trial dogs and trial dogs don’t make work dogs.”

Honestly? I just don’t buy it.

To me, a good dog is a good dog. If they’re truly a good work dog, well-handled, thinking, calm under pressure then they should be able to get around a trial course. Maybe not at the top level straight away, but they’ll have the foundation to give it a red-hot go.

And the same goes the other way. A good trial dog should be able to step off the ute and hold their own in the paddock or yard. Maybe the work’s rougher, the stock flightier, the job less predictable but if they understand what they’ve been taught, and trust you, they’ll adapt.

That’s where the ribbons are really “won” - in the hours no one sees.

The real measure of a dog (and a handler) isn’t the trophy shelf. It’s what happens in the yards. In the dry spells. When the dog stops a break in the mob quietly, settles after weeks of rushing, or takes a breath and makes a better decision.

I think of David’s words all the time, especially when I catch myself wanting things to happen quicker than they should, or feeling disheartened after a rough run.

Just keep showing up.

Do the work at home. Build the dog properly. The ribbons will take care of themselves.

And if they don’t? You’ll still have a damn good dog and that’s worth more.

Laura.

📸: WildFrame Photography

09/16/2025

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Oct 5th Nose Work Trial!! Get your premium: http://www.pawpowers.club/Oct_5_CWAGS_.pdf
09/15/2025

Oct 5th Nose Work Trial!! Get your premium:http://www.pawpowers.club/Oct_5_CWAGS_.pdf

We are receiving lots of entries!! We are limiting to 150 runs and recommend not to wait until day of to enter. Get the ...
09/11/2025

We are receiving lots of entries!! We are limiting to 150 runs and recommend not to wait until day of to enter. Get the entry form here:http://www.pawpowers.club/10_4_AKC_entry_form.pdf

09/11/2025

NOTICE: The road to the south of our building (181st St) is closed while they put in the new sewers. No ETA yet.

To get into our building from Rt 41 (Wicker Blvd):

If you are coming from the North, turn right (west) onto 173rd. Go to White Oak, turn left (south) and go to 181st and turn left (east). You will use Ronson's WEST gate instead of our usual EAST gate.

173rd is just after the farm stand, which is on the east side of the street. Watch for it. It comes up quickly.

From the South, turn left (west) on 185th, turn right (north) on White Oak and then right (east) on 181st to Ronson's west gate.

Address

18026 Wicker Boulevard
Lowell, IN
46356

Telephone

+12192218433

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