Thanks for your replies, everyone.

Even after sending them a detailed email, I have not heard anything from the larger, more "involved" group (the one with the canine teams).

Last week, I met the leaders of the second, community-oriented group and I am now a member of their team! Things seem to be pretty slow during the winter, guess i'll have to think about preparing a survival course for fellow members. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />