Illinois Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior

	2007-2008 Pictures
	Petstravaganza Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:00 am - 3:00 pm U of I ACES Campus We demonstrated the use of gentle leaders for dogs, and give demonstrations on positive reinforcement based training using dogs and treats. It is important to appreciate animal behavior as a way to communicate effectively with our pets and the animals we come in contact with every day. Being able to recognize normal animal behavior and discerning that from the behavior of a sick or stressed animal will help us better take care of our companion animals, and to stay safe around them. Here is the Petstravaganza 2008 flyer. Please e-mail vwen2@uiuc.edu for more information.

	Intro to Agility Class Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:00 n - 1:30 pm Field Across from the CVM, on the corner of Lincoln and Florida Angie Hinlicky ran an agility training class for beginners. We introduced dogs to jumps, hoops, and tunnels! $5 ($3 for members) per dog to the Behavior Club was due at the lunch talk on Friday, April 18th or on the day of the class, Sunday, April 20th. If you see pictures you would like originals of, follow these instructions: For Mozilla/Firefox: Right click on the picture and select "properties", record the number for "alternate text" and send the request(s) to delcore2@uiuc.edu. For Internet Explorer: Hover your mouse over the picture and a number will appear, record the number and send the request(s) to delcore2@uiuc.edu. Please e-mail ahinlic2@uiuc.edu for more information.

	Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge Sat Feb 23, 2008: Carpool from U of I and meet at Crosswinds at 3:45 pm Crosswinds Equine Rescue in Sidell (near Danville, about a 45 minute drive away) Crosswinds Equine Rescue is currently in the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, and they are training a wild mustang to compete at the Midwest horse fair in a few months. They invited us to meet Cheveyo, and let us tour their facilities and give us a presentation on horse training and breaking. Everyone is invited, not just Behavior Club members. This was an awesome opportunity to see some horse training and breaking, and meet some wonderful animals. Please email vwen2@uiuc.edu for more information.

	Trip to Lincoln Park Zoo to meet with Dr. Sue Margulis and Lincoln Park Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Kathryn Gamble. Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:45 pm Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago With Dr. Margulis we took a tour of the Regenstein Center for African Apes and saw a training session of the chimpanzees or the gorillas. We also took a tour of the veterinary clinic with Dr. Gamble. There were 24 spots available for this trip. Please e-mail delcore2@uiuc.edu for more information.