Heart of America Newfoundland Club
Updated 4-22-2013

Welcome to the Heart of America Newfoundland Club, also known as HANC.

We are a gathering of people Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma (and a few other states)
who live with and-or love Newfoundland Dogs.

Within this website, we offer information pertaining to our Club and many activities we pursue with our dogs.

Last year, we celebrated our 25th anniversary.


Upcoming Events

(1).

HANC 2013 May 19th Annual Potluck Picnic
May 19th, 2013
Olathe Lake Beach (1 ½ miles West of Olathe (K-7) on Dennis Avenue)
Time: 10:00 a.m.: Board Meeting
11:00 a.m.: Garage sale, water play and Newf games
Noon: Picnic
12:30 p.m.: Meeting to follow immediately after picnic

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(2).

Water Training Weekend—May 18th and 19th, Olathe Lake Beach

Saturday Schedule:
8:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.: New dogs and WD
11:30a.m. — 2:00 p.m.: WRD and WRDX
2:00 p.m.: Open Water Play

Sunday Schedule:
8:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.: Training rotation of WD, WRD, WRDX
11 a.m.: Open Water Play for all Newfs
Cost: $10.00 per dog
Please RSVP to Kendell at kcaseyclan@hotmail.com

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(3).

The Heart of America Newfoundland Club is proud to host a Water Rescue Training Camp, a unique opportunity to learn International Water Rescue with European K-9 lifeguards Bettina and Annina Salmelin of www.watercubs.com.

The event will be held on June 11th & 12th, 2013 at the:
Lake Olathe Beach Area
625 Lakeshore Drive, Olathe, KS

All Newfoundlands, regardless of training level, are welcome!
For more information, contact
Peggy, spack@kc.rr.com or (816) 260-5534.

NOTES FROM BETTINA AND ANNINA:
The training will include the begginers’ basics and more advanced exercises for the higher level dogs.

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Please visit out new page, Happy Tails, where you can find stories of Newfoundlands who have found "forever" homes through HANC Rescue.

Please enjoy Suzi Bidwell's beautiful piece about living with senior Newfs.

If you have any questions about Newfoundlands, please e-mail "Ask HANC."

 

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Rescue

Newfs Available for Adoption
Updated March 20, 2013

Calendar Membership Ways and Means "Heart Line" "Happy Tails"
Updated March 1, 2012
Links

 

The Heart of America Newfoundland Club is a recognized Regional Club, centrally located in the United States,
affiliated with the Newfoundland Club of America.

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No portion of this site may be reproduced or copied without permission.

This site is a publication of HANC.
Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Club (its Officers, Directors or Members) or of the Newfoundland Club of America.

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