belconnen dog obedience club volume e5 issue e3 september...

bdoc detailsBDOC COmmittee 20012–13

President

Barbara Brown

Vice President

Jenny Thistleton

Treasurer

Maki Koyama

Secretary

Christine Bates

Committee members

Kate Slater

Dean Gardiner

Caroline Pappas

Ray Leckie

Pam McDougall

Kim Shrives

Bev Obringer

Corrina Wiggins

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Thursdays 7.00–8.30 and

Sundays 9.00–10.30 am

ADDressCorner Flemington Road and

Sandford Street Mitchell ACT

COntACt DetAilsPhone

02 6241 7999

Email

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Website

www.bdoc.asn.au

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GrOunD use etiquette Use of the grounds is reserved

for financial Club members and their financial dogs who are attending regular classes (at least 75% of the classes). BDOC does not offer ground use only memberships.

No use of grounds during scheduled class times, when a trial is in progress, or when the grounds are otherwise booked. See the notice board for scheduled class times in obedience, agility and flyball.

Training takes precedence at all times – do not allow your dog to distract others.

Do not enter a yard already in use without first checking with the current occupant.

Limit your use to 10 minutes if others are waiting.

Handlers must always have their dogs under control and be able to recall the dog at any time.

Do not permit your dog to run along the fences.

Do not leave your dog unattended.

Always remove your dog’s faeces immediately from the grounds and dispose of them in the bins provided. This includes the car parking areas.

Newsletter contributions CONTRIBUTIONS (photos, stories, advice) ALL VERY WELCOME! If you have information and/or photos you would like included in the next newsletter, email your material to the editor [email protected]

MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTE:

The committee has deemed the two paddocks to be a smoke-free zone (rather than no smoking) but that members can smoke in the car park as long as they bin their buts.

Thanks for your co-operation

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president ’s notesby Barbara Brown

President’s Report 2011–2012 Belconnen Dog Obedience Club

I am pleased to report on the

activities of the Belconnen Dog

Obedience Club for 2011-12.

Committee

At the last AGM, eleven members

were elected to the Committee,

myself, Jenny Thistleton, Dean

Gardiner, Michelle Gilbey, Maki

Koyama, Pauline Murphy, Ray

Leckie, Caroline Pappas, Kate

Slater, Pam McDougall, and Jule

Manolas and I thank all committee

members for their dedication and

work during the year. Jule was

forced to retire in June due to ill-

health and we wish her well in her

recovery.

Club management

The day-to-day tasks required in

a club of this size are numerous

and include recruitment and

processing of memberships,

administrative and financial tasks,

class organisation, operation

of the shop, fundraising, and

maintenance of the clubhouse and

grounds. Committee members

have taken on all these roles and

some also managed to take regular

classes in the various disciplines.

The past year has also seen the

Committee:

• DevelopaStrategicPlanand

annual Business Plan;

• Revisethemembershipfee

structure;

• RevisetheAnnualawards

for Dog of the Year in all

disciplines to provide uniformity

and transferred the best

handler awards to the Canine

Companion levels;

• Preparedseveralgrant

applications;

• Developedpublicitymaterials

for use at demonstrations etc;

• Reorganisetheshopand

expand the variety of stocked

items.

I thank committee members for

giving up so much of their time to

BDOC.

I also thank our many members

who are not on the committee

but who have undertaken club

responsibilities ranging from

organising instructors rosters,

participating in the training of

new instructors, taking classes,

organising trials, emptying the

poo bins, cleaning the toilets and

clubhouse, preparing the rings for

assessment days and trials, helping

out and stewarding at trials,

assisting in the shop, repairing

equipment, working in the office.

When preparing a recent

submission for a grant I had to list

the number of volunteers we had

and how many paid staff we had. I

was astonished at how many active

volunteers we have who assist

in so many ways and I believe it

illustrates why BDOC is such a

wonderful and companionable

club.

Training

Canine Companion classes: We

have continued to provide an

average of six Beginners classes

each session and numbers in

Bronze and Silver have remained

high. Gold participants have

increased beyond our capacity

to service the numbers. It is

sometimes an effort to find

sufficient instructors for each

session, particularly over the cold

months. But as we hope to returf

the small paddock and need

the funds that new Beginners

provide, our instructors have been

wonderful in offering to take

classes.

Obedience trialling, Flyball and

Agility: The number of members

participating in these sports has

remained healthy and we have a

good number of members at the

higher levels actively participating

in competitions and trials. All

are limited by the number of

instructors available to teach and

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agi l i ty mattersby PAM MCDOUALL & J ILL CAMPAIN

Our second Agility and Jumping

trial for 2012 was held in cold but

fortunately fine conditions. The rain

and sleety snow the day before did

not bode well for a comfortable

trial. Charlie Giles was there as

trial manager and, as usual, had

everything well organised for a

smooth event.

It was good to see a few of the

newer BDOC triallers entered and

in some cases doing qualifying

runs. We were well represented

in the Novice Jumping. Danny

Galbraith qualified first and

second with Zaffo and Tully and

Catherine Griffin and Felix came

in third. Anne Lewis and Alvin ran

third in the Master Jumping and

Lucy Williams and Duke qualified

fourth in the Open jumping. Agility

results were not so good with Julie

Rebbeck and Raven our only place

getters with a fifth place in Open

Agility.

Our final agility trial is ribbon

Agility on November 12 starting

with setting the course from 6pm.

There will be Novice, Excellent,

Master and Open Agility classes.

Ribbon trial entries are due one

week prior to the event. As this trial

is on a Monday night, there is no

training for that evening.

There will be a special training day

on Saturday September 22 from

10am to 2pm. Loris Cameron has

rejoined the club as an instructor

and she will organise some

practical and theory sessions

suitable for triallers and those

close to competing. Everyone

in the trialling and intermediate

classes have been sent information

by email. Please register your

name with me if you plan to

attend. There are several more

trials coming up in the 2012 ACT

calendar so refining your skills

should help both your competitive

edge and provide more fun for you

and your dog.

I am hoping to have a new

foundation agility class next

session, but no promises as our

instructors are kept pretty busy.

Pam McDougallAgility coordinator.

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CONGRATULATIONSDanny Lewis

(Tintookie Danny Boy) passed

his ‘Track 1’ at his very first

tracking trial recently

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many instructors in these sports

teach in every session.

Rally Obedience and Dances with Dogs: Classes in these two

disciplines were commenced at

the Club this year and members

have been attending trials and

gaining qualifications.

In summary, the Club has a very

health outlook for training dogs to

be both good canine companions,

as well as participating in the

higher levels of dedicated dog

sports.

Club Instructors

As expected with volunteers, we

have lost and gained instructors

over the year. Charlie Giles

organised two

Obedience Instructor’s Courses

which has increased numbers

to replace those lost. Thank

you to those who gave up their

weekends to teach at the course.

Our membership catchment

area continues to expand with

prospective members turned away

in the weeks before each session

commences. The number of

instructors is the defining factor in

limiting our number of classes and

thus Club revenue.

I thank all our volunteer instructors

in Canine Companion levels,

Obedience trialling, Agility, Flyball,

Rally Obedience and Dances with

Dogs who have taken classes

throughout the year, assisted at

assessment days and trials, and

participated in instructor training.

The Club simply cannot operate

without them.

Trials, Competitions & Demonstrations

The Club has continued to

be active and has conducted

Obedience, RallyO and Agility

trials throughout the year. Flyball

has continued to participate in

regular competitions and this

year were partners in hosting the

National Flyball Championships,

of which some events which were

held at BDOC. Members have also

promoted the club with a number

of demonstrations at various

community events.

Thank you to all members who

have helped to organise and run

these events as irrespective of

the discipline, they all take a great

deal of time and effort to organise

and it could not be done without

additional volunteers and support.

It is gratifying to note that BDOC

members have been very active in

participating in the various ANKC

trials and competitions during

the year which has resulted in

numerous qualifications and titles

for BDOC dogs. Well done to all

handlers and dogs.

Grant

This year we were successful

in receiving a grant from the

ACT Department of Sports and

Recreation towards the cost of a

new shed to store equipment for

use by flyball, Obedience trialling,

RallyO and Dances with Dogs and

I thank the Department for this

grant.

New Turf

The saga of the renovation of

the turf in the main paddock

continued with the contractor

again unable to adhere to the

timing required to lay turf sprigs.

With an extremely tight timeframe

ahead of us, we cancelled the

original contract and were able

to secure another contractor to

lay turf which was then ready for

the commencement of classes in

February 2012.

Thanks are given to those

members who participated in an

extremely tiring grounds work

party in January. Particular thanks

are given to John Williamson for

the renovation and repair of the

underground watering system

which ensured the success of the

newly laid turf.

Despite setbacks, we have ended

up with a wonderful paddock of

level couch turf and it has been

a most successful outcome for

all Club training and trialling

requirements.

The Committee approved the

replacement of the small paddock

turf with couch and recommends

to the incoming committee that

it agree to have this carried out at

the end of Session 5 so it will be

ready for Session 1 2013.

Appreciation

Finally I would like to express my

appreciation to all members who

have helped with the tasks that

allow us all to train, exercise, and

trial our dogs.

Barbara BrownPresident 22 August 2012 Belconnen Dog Obedience Club President’s Report to AGM 22 August 2012

by PATRIC IA LOOKERra l ly o news

Rally O is the latest dog sport to be introduced by

the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC). The ‘O’

stands for obedience. In this sport handler and dog

teams work their way around a pre-determined course

demonstrating different obedience skills such as sit,

down, stay and come. (An article explaining Rally O

was published in the December 2011 newsletter which

is on BDOC’s website.)

The club has been running a beginners Rally O class on

Sundays at 10.30am where the novice skills have been

taught. Hopefully these folk will be trialling in the near

future.

Congratulations to:

Poppy Maclean and her Bouvier des Flanders, Eepie

(Ch Ieper-Rilla vd Arkiv CDX)

Shoalhaven June Trial – Advanced 89 points

Elaine Temby and her Cocker Spaniel, Haylen

(Ch Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun RN CD ET)

Albury July Trial –Advanced 96 points (3rd) Title Albury July Trial – Advanced 87 points

Charlie Giles and his Tibetan Terrier, Ruffy (Ch Tybeterr Break the Ice RN CD)

Deer Bush July Trial – Advanced 84 points

Albury July Trial – Advanced 95 points (1st) Title

Patricia Looker and her Cocker Spaniels

Raglan (Ch Robmond Pantheon Blue RN CDX)

Albury July Trial – Advanced 92 points (3rd) TitleKinya (OC Kingsway Double Jeopardy RN AD JDX)

Albury July Trial – Advanced 88 points Title

Geoff & Patricia Woodman & their Golden Retrievers

Tammy (Ch/Neut Ch Perrecca Tralee RN CCD AD JDX GD)

Deer Bush Trial – Advanced 77 points

Albury July Trial – Advanced 89 points

Albury July Trial – Advanced 83 points TitleXanthe (Ch Perrecca Xanthe RN CCD JDX GD SPD SD)


Albury July Trial – Advanced 92 points Title Albury July Trial – Advanced 86 points

Kayley (Neut Ch Palkorra Ria Athena RN CCD JDM2

ADM3 ADO4 JDO2 SPDX SDX GDX)


Albury July Trial – Advanced 97 points (1st) Title Albury July Trial – Advanced 88 points

Hamish (Caerhays Glen Hamish)

Albury July Trial – Advanced 96 points (2nd)

Elwyn (Caerhays Glen Elwyn RN CCD JD)


Albury July Trial – Advanced 93 points Title Albury July Trial – Advanced 95 points (2nd)

Keep up the good work! Good luck in your next trials.

Patricia Looker

A hairy kiss from Ruffy for judge Grahame Field

HAYLEN AND RUFFY

FINISH OFF THEIR RAS IN ALBURY – CLEVER BOYS!

Kinya performs a lovely front.


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ENDURANCE TEST 2012

endurance test

Congratulations to the following club members who

completed their ET titles in Canberra in June:

Elaine Temby’s Cocker Spaniel, Hope (Acijay Never

Lose Hope CD)

Julie Rebbeck’s Doberman, Flame (Redshift Burning

Desire)

Jennifer Rebbeck’s Shetland Sheepdog, Jazz,

(Ahanu Southern Aurora)

Another club member, Steve, fronted up to do the

ride with a friend’s dog. Now there’s a friend to keep

on your Christmas card list!

The Endurance Test (ET) is a fitness test run over

a 20km course of tarmac, gravel and grass tracks.

The course must be covered at an average pace

of 10km per hour so most handlers prefer to ride

a push bike and have their dogs run on a loose lead

beside them, although some keen handlers do run

the course. Dogs at least two years old and under

eight years old are eligible to compete. Dogs must

be certified fit by a vet before their entry is accepted:

the fitness check includes heart and lungs, body

temperature, structural soundness, pad condition

and general weight and muscle tone.

On the day of the test the dogs undergo

a preliminary vet check and must do a test of

willingness to work (a small piece of heeling, some

sits on cue, and a recall usually). Then they set out

on the first leg which is 8km. During the test both

the judge and the vet watch the dogs so that any

signs of distress can be detected early. At the 8km

point there is a 15 minute break which includes

a formal vet check to ensure dogs are not becoming

over-heated or stressed and that their feet and

body are still sound. Dogs that do not pass any of

the vet checks cannot continue. Then they set out

on the second leg of 6km followed by a 20 minute

break with another vet check. After the final 6km

leg the dogs undergo a final vet check and must

successfully repeat the willingness to work test

before they are given a pass.

The dogs seem to enjoy the experience (although

some of them would have like to have run a lot

faster) but I know there were some stiff handlers

who found sitting down after their ride just a bit

uncomfortable!

Patricia Looker


BDOC Qualifiers: Elaine with Hope, Jennifer with Jazz, and Julie with Flame

Julie and Flame Hope, lining up for a vet check

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by CAROLYN SHRIVESf lybal l update

The Bullets have taken on a slower

pace over winter, reflecting the

increased layers everyone is

wearing to get through the colder

months. The Bullets have been to

two competitions in recent times,

with teams at both competitions

focused on supporting some of our

newer dogs transition into team

racing. The Bullets would like to

congratulate Michelle and Pepper

for achieving Peppers first title at

the Sutherland Christmas in July

competition, and Geoff and Ruby

for achieving their first title at the

Sutherland low frills competition

in August. For both dogs and

their owners these titles reflect

considerable effort and dedication

to get to this point and we look

forward to racing with both dogs

well into the future.

Congratulations also to Lyn Clyde

on becoming accredited as a

Level 2 Flyball judge

The Bullets would also like to

acknowledge a number of

departing team members. Firstly

we would like to acknowledge one

of the founding members of the

Bullets, Tanje Damsel Clyde, who

recently passed away. Damsel was

for many years a stalwart of the

Bullets family, who taught a large

number of Bullets the Flyball ropes.

Damsel, while not the fastest

poodle in Flyball, was for a very

long time one of our most reliable

dogs until her eyesight left her

running completely on instinct,

memory and her ability to count

the number of steps she needed

to take between jumps to get to

the ball and back. We would also

like to acknowledge two of our

other team members who have

recently left the Bullets for new

endeavours, Zeke and Tango. We

have all enjoyed celebrating your

achievements and look forward to

watching you continue to do great

things in their post Bullet life.

Finally, the Bullets would like to

thank the Committee for the new

Flyball, Rally-O and DWD shed, and

also thank Ross, Baz, Flea, Geoff,

Lyn, Michelle, Kim and Carolyn for

the huge clean-up and move into

our lovely new home.

Tanje Damsel Clyde

CONGRATULATIONSBDOC Life Membership for

Barbara Brown

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CONGRATULATIONSBDOC Life Membership for

Barbara Brown

Our hard working and energetic BDOC president was recently honoured with Life

Membership to the Belconnen Dog Obedience Club. Barb has been president

of the dog club since 2008 and has facilitated many improvements to the club.

Including arranging for the turfing of the grounds, applying for many grants,

one of which netted a substantial grant to enable another equipment shed to

be erected in the carpark. The canine companion syllabus has been signficantly

restructured under Barb’s stewardship. Not only is Barb a great administrator she is

a model cainne citizen who has achieved outstanding results in several dog sports

with her young dog, Dazzle. All members of this club have benefitted greatly from

the huge amount of work Barb has put into the club – we all thank you.


by BARBARA BROWNcappy award 2012

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Cappy Award 2012 (for the most valuable contribution of a member who is not on the committee)

This year the Committee again

received two nominations for

the Cappy Award for 2012. We

are honouring both Patricia Looker and John Williamson

who have both worked hard for

BDOC over a number of years.

Both these wonderful volunteers

have made significant and diverse

contributions to BDOC over the

past year and the Committee is

pleased to honour Patricia and

John.

PATRICIA LOOkER has illustrated

her dedication by instructing

classes in not only the Canine

Companion levels, but also in

the Obedience Trialling and Rally

Obedience classes. Many of our

triallers have given thanks for her

assistance which has allowed them

to gain qualifications in these

sports.

Patricia is also a judge in

obedience, agility and more

recently, in the new sport of Rally

Obedience. This year she has also

given up much of her time to

judge in all these disciplines at

BDOC, a truly versatile member.

Patricia has been an integral part of

both the BDOC instructors courses

conducted this year and has

spent many hours on the practical

training of those who undertake

the theoretical components.

This year, Patricia developed a Rally

Obedience syllabus and this has

been implemented at the club to

the grateful thanks of instructors

and participants.

Patricia has unstintingly given

up her time to enable BDOC to

continue as a dog training club

and is a worthy recipient of the

Cappy award.

JOhN WILLIAMSON does not

train a dog at BDOC but has given

a huge amount of his time working

on our grounds and clubhouse.

He has willingly been the ultimate

repair man and has spent many

hours repairing or installing fixtures

around the clubhouse and grounds

from repairing the blinds, the gate

locks and roof tiles, to removing

dead trees.

His greatest contribution this

year was to the “new turf” project,

particularly with the renovation of

the underground watering system

to ensure the new turf was evenly

watered and the lawn mowers

did not cut off the very expensive

sprinkler heads. He visited the

grounds on an almost daily basis

to move the sprinkler hoses and

adjust the timing devices. He

then repaired and reinstalled the

fences and gates after the turf was

laid. Even after the classes started

in 2012, John was always there

digging out yet another sprinkler

head to repair or lower it.

We don’t know what we would

have done without his help in

the project and we hope he will

continue his effort with the smaller

paddock.

Just to keep his hand in, John has

also spent many hours stewarding

at agility trials.

Both Patricia and John have

undertaken their voluntary work

at BDOC in a selfless manner and

such dedication means that the

Committee is honoured to name

them as joint recipients of the

Cappy Award for 2012.

I would like to call on Meryl

Causebrook and Pam McDougall,

the Cappy Award winners for 2011

to present the awards.


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A BRIEF LOOKdog body language

Just like people, dogs communicate using body language. Your dog is communicating with his entire body, not just his tail or his voice. You’ll need to learn to read your particular dog’s body language if you want to know how your dog is feeling. To get a sense of what your dog is trying to tell you, spend as much time as you can observing your dog and his body posture.

A dog rolling over showing its tummy is showing submission. It is telling whoever/whatever is around that it is absolutely no threat. The illustration above shows a range of body postures and what they mean.

The most misinterpreted dog reaction (by humans) is to the aggressive dog. To work out what is

causing the reactivity watch what the dog does. If its tail goes stiff and then it starts to bark but backs away, the dog is showing fear-based reactivity. This is the most common form of dog aggression. A dog showing fear aggression should not be cornered, give them an escape route.

A dog that wants to invite another dog to play will generally bend its front legs and bow and wag its tail in a low - hoopy fashion.

Study your own dog and find out what is expressing. The better you are at reading the dog’s body language the more able you will be to look after it.

Information taken from www.bestfriends.org/theanimals/pdfs/dogs/DogBodyLanguage.pdf

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A BRIEF LOOK AT A DOG BREEDWHERE DID THIS BREED COME FROM?

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Tracing the beginnings of

a breed of dog is interesting.

It can also help when training

your dog to know what

the breed was bred to do.

That way you can work out

what the breed will find easy

to do and what will be more of

a challenge. In training terms

this is called ‘Preparedness’, that

is, what the breed is physically

capable of doing.

Dogs are often bred for

a particular purpose. Taking the

example of the Corgi, the dog’s

short legs keep it out of striking

distance when the dog goes in

and nips at the cattles’ heels.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is older than the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, with the Pembroke being bred out of the Cardigan. Both Corgi varieties may be a descendant of the Keeshond, Pomeranian, Schipperkes and the Swedish Vallhund. Some say the older Cardigan was from Cardiganshire brought there by the Celts in 1200 BC. Whereas the Pembroke’s ancestors were introduced by Flemish weavers to the Celts in the 1100s. Whatever the case may be the Cardigan and the Pembroke Welsh Corgis were interbred and considered the same breed up until 1934 when a show judge thought they were too different and separated them into two different breeds. After they were separated the Pembroke gained in popularity and is to this day more popular than the Cardigan. The name ‘Corgi’ is specific to that type of dog breed in Cymreig (Welsh).

Dog in Cymreig (Welsh) is ‘Ci’ or if it is softly mutated ‘Gi’, hence Corgi. The Pembroke was actually recognised by the AKC a year before the Cardigan. The Cardigan was recognized in 1935 and the Pembroke in 1934. Corgis were used as cattle drivers, vermin hunters and farm guards. They drove cattle by barking and nipping at the cattles’ heels rather than just herding them. The dog’s low stature helped him role out of the way of kicking cows.

Registration: CKC, FCI, AKC, UKC, KCGB, CKC, ANKC, NKC, NZKC, CCR, APRI, ACR, DRA, NAPR

Information taken from www.dogbreedinfo.com/pembrokecorgi.htm

S W E D I S H V A L L H U N D K E E S H O N D S C H I P P E R K E P O M E R A N I A N

ALICE AND KILIAN

by PATRIC IA LOOKERobedience tr ia l news

BDOC’s most recent trial was held on the first day of Spring – a typical spring day with bright sunshine and lots of wind! First time trialler Maelyn did a very good job on the ring but was a bit undone by her nerves.However, her efforts bode well for the future. Geoff had mixed results with his goldies – I don’t know how he remembers who he is working in the ring! Alvin and Ava did some nice work but couldn’t quite put it all together – better luck next time, ladies. The mini schnauzers were in fine form in the morning with Kath gaining her first Novice pass with Rocket and Alice completing her UD title with Kilian. A UD is a difficult title to gain and highly prized by triallers – well done Alice!

At the trial, during the lunch break, the Dances with Dogs (DWD) folk put on a short demonstration.The triallers appreciated their skill and pizzazz.

At the recent DogsACT Annual General Meeting, BDOC club members were presented with their Dunbar medallions. These medallions are sponsored by the ACT Companion Dog Club in memory of one of their founding fathers who encouraged dog owners to both show in conformation classes and compete for obedience titles. The medals are presented to dogs who have achieved both a conformation title and obedience titles.

Congratulations to:

Bronze medal winnersCharlie Giles and his Tibetan Terrier, Ruffy Ch Tybeterr Break the Ice RA CDElaine Temby and her Cocker Spaniel, Haylen Ch Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun RN CD ET

Silver medal winnersElaine Temby and her Cocker Spaniel, Haylen Ch Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun RA CDX ET Patricia Looker and her Cocker Spaniel, Raglan Ch Robmond Pantheon Blue RA CDX

Just a word about filling in your entry forms. Please

make sure you fill in all the required details and that

the details of numbers, names etc match those on your

dog’s ACTCA/DogsNSW registration form. It is very time

consuming for a trial manager to have to chase you up

to check details or ask you what class you wanted to trial

in. (Yes, people do send in entry forms without the class on them quite regularly!) Trial managers are volunteers who have busy lives with families, work, and their own dogs, let alone the time it takes to put a trial together, so wasting time chasing you because you were too slack to check your entry form is not something they appreciate – in fact, many trial managers simply return incomplete or incorrect forms and you miss out on the trial.Show your trial manager you appreciate their hard work:fill in

your entry forms correctly and get them in on time!

Congratulations to:

Elaine Temby and her Cocker Spaniel, Haylen Ch Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun RN CD ET) on attaining their CDX title BDOC June Trial – Open 184 points (1st)

Poppy Maclean and her Bouvier des Flanders, Eepie (Ch Ieper-Rilla vd Arkiv CDX) Queanbeyan July Trial – Utility 181 points (1st)

Alice Petersen and her Mini Schnauzer, Kilian (Ch Saginor Kilian CDX) on attaining their UD title BDOC September Trial – Utility 185 points (1st)

Geoff & Patricia Woodman and their Golden Retrievers

Xanthe (Ch Perrecca Xanthe RA CCD JDX GD SPD SD) on attaining their CD title.

Albury July Trial – Novice 174 points (1st )

BDOC September trial – Novice 182 points (2nd)

BDOC September trial – Novice 187 points (2nd)

Hamish (Caerhays Glen Hamish)

Albury July Trial – CCD 94 points

Elwyn (Caerhays Glen Elwyn RN CCD JD)

Deer Bush Trial – Novice 180 points (3rd)

Kath McQuarrie and her Miniature Schnauzer, Rocket (Ch Kyushu Rocketman CCD) BDOC September Trial – Novice 170 points (3rd)

Good luck at your next trials!

Patricia Looker

If I have left you out of the Trialing News, my apologies.

Contact me and I will include your achievements in the

next issue of the Newsletter.


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MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTE: The committee has deemed the two paddocks to be a smoke-free zone (rather than no smoking) but that members can smoke in the car park as long as they bin their buts.

Thanks for your co-operation.

DWD demo – Ange and Rosie

Maelyn and Chloe – recall.

Triallers enjoying a chat in the sun.

Geoff and Hamish heeling (left) Geoff and Xanthe CD! (right)

Kath and Hope complete the fig-8

Alice and Kilian at presentation

Kath and Rocket – 1st novice pass

Kath’s Hope being ‘examined’ by the judge

Maelyn and Chloe – in practice showing great attention to each other.

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by PAM MCDOUGALLcanine companion

sessiOn 3 pAssesBeginners passesChris Johns with RufusShelley Seddon with ObiJennifer Callen with JedKirstie Marconi with ScoutLuke Marconi with DodgerSilvia Salas with TerryKatherine Rayner with MaddieUrsula Meagher with SpookKatie and Grant Robinson with KatoNina Harvey with HarryAnthony Wickens with HarryDeana Campbell with ZoeyTim Combe with SamMartin Sheehan with MiffyNeil MacDonald with AbbyNikola Streiber with JetJoan Evans with CocoErrol Evans with TobyJoshua Mendyk with BearJamie Brown with DevoTony Thomas with DieselNatalie Thomas with BrontePeter and Carolyn Taylor with DocRebecca Bolitho with KobyLeanne Le with GypsySteve Johnstone with CharleyAndrew and Laura Platt with Diggery

Grant Morphett with MooseJacquie Johnstone with FergusAntionette Schultz with GinkoDianne Fitzpatrick with HachiJenna McCrae with Jeremey Kennett with NoodleHeather Walker with EllieLis Van Papenrecht with MollyGraham Hunt with ChicaRoslyn Gerritsen with EttaKimberley and Adam Smith with HenleyTracey Wickens with FinnRoss Stevens with BostonKaren and Greg McKinnon with SampsonVaughan and Sarah Barry with TheaSuzanne Hewitt with DemiLorna Arkell and Claire Marrison with HugoShaneene Brunton with BronsonPaul and Debbie Deighton with TueyHelen Princehorn with OscarKate Princehorn with Elmo

Bronze passesCate Mabey with TillyRebecca Delaney with LolaSam Beattie with Rosie

Zy Kumano with KumaMichael and Sally Provins with BaileyMelinda Ford with ObiGeri Zeiler with CocoJacquie Welsh with ChiefHamish Scroope with Anna Corcoran with SpencerCarly Conlan with ChloeChris Bates with JackMichelle Filtness with JackieCatrin Watt with BronteHannah Dickson with GeorgeColby Bourn with KodaMike Todoroski with FrankieJodi Morrell with BrennerLizzie Reed with Sally

Silver passesRod Horne with EclipseChristine Lengyel with BundyJohn Doyle with MollyAndrew and Deb Braddock with OscarChris Bates with BoPam McDougall with Crackle

Gold passesMaelyn Koo with ChloeTegan Farrelley with ArchieMatt Hadfield with Berkeley


Amy, Teagan, ELizabeth, Alison and Carla – attending a recent instructor training session


annual general meet ing f inance overv iew 2012

This past financial year, our operation was in surplus by

~$26k. Despite our cash reserve coming down close to

one-third from where we started on 1 July 2011. This

was the result of converting our ‘current asset’ to ‘non-

current asset’ – so despite some major expenditure the

Club’s wealth has not decreased.

The two major expenditure projects this year were the

turf replacement and new shed for flyball and other

dog sport equipment.

ACT Sport and Recreation Services provided a grant

for the new shed and we are very grateful for their

continuing support.

Membership growth stability

We raised almost the same amount from member

subscriptions this year as we did in the previous year.

The membership fees were increased at the end

of March 2012 and that shows a slight increase in

revenue, despite a small decrease in the membership

numbers.

The membership numbers appear to have levelled,

but still going strong with nearly 300 newcomers

every year since 2009. With new activities introduced,

namely Dances with Dogs (DWD) and Rally Obedience

(Rally-O), we may expect more renewing members.

New challenges

As the Gunghalin District population continues to

increase, we are facing new challenges. Instructor

numbers are our big concern. The number of classes

we can run is limited to the number of instructors

we have. The more instructors, the more classes. The

more classes, the more revenue. As the Mitchell area

becomes more densely populated we will also need to

monitor our security requirements.

The work of volunteers has never been more vital. We

thank all volunteers, instructors, Committee members

for the past year’s hard work and hope the enthusiasm

continues.

If any member would like a copy of the 2011-2012

audited financial report please email the treasurer.

Maki koyama, Treasurer.

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AGM – Hard working fly rep, Kim Shrives Bev and Caroline – Committee members New BDOC Secretary – Chris Bates

CATHERINE AND FRANK AT RALLY-O

by PAM MCDOUGALL

PHOTO: PAM MCDOUGALL

dances with dogsby ANGELA HAGEDORN

PUTTING A ‘SPRING’ IN YOUR PAWS

Hello everyone and happy Spring

from the ‘dancing paws’ group.

We have had some new paws join

our Dances with Dogs class over

the past few weeks and hopefully

the warmer weather will draw

out a few more newbies. You are

always welcome – feel free to bring

your dog along to try a class or

two or just bring yourself to watch

what we do.

It has been gratifying to see all

the dogs (and their 2 footed

companions) learn new behaviours

and particularly to start seeing an

increase in focus as they get to

do such a fun activity. We are now

starting to put together a series

of behaviours to music in various

formats such as a ‘chorus’ line

where each handler and dog team

perform 2–3 connected ‘moves’

and a ‘finish’ before the next team

comes in to take their place. We

are also working on a couple of

group routines, in particular ‘Tip

Toe Through the Tulips’ for the Tulip

Tops demonstration. This provides

a good learning series and also

a challenge working close to other

handlers and dogs.

In early August we had the lovely

Loretta Rabbit down from Sydney

to provide some individual advice

on routines and then a group

workshop in the afternoon. While

brisk, the sun stayed with us most

of the day. We were joined by a

many of the DWDers from CDC

who took the opportunity to get

some advice for the 25 August

competition and then there was

a massive turn-up of 17 dogs

and handlers for the Workshop.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed

the day and we had some

fantastic feedback. A big thank

you to Niccola who made the

arrangements. This is certainly

something we hope to repeat with

Loretta and others.

Niccola will be taking on the role

of our Dogs ACT DWD Committee

Representative now that Tony

Turner, who started off DWD in

Canberra through CDC, has moved

to warmer climes. One of the first

priorities will be to arrange Judges

training in the ACT. We are also

aiming to have the ACT’s first DWD

competition in early 2013.

The Canberra DWD group has

a number of public demos coming

up over the next few months

including the Hall Vet on Sunday

16 September, Tulip Top’s Pooch

Party on Saturday 29 September

and a school fete later in the year.

Rosie and Pepper represented the

northside at the 25 August DWD

Double competition hosted by

Dogs NSW at Erskine Park. There

were several competitors from

CDC, making about 70% of the

competitors from Canberra. Rose

and Pep had their cheer squad

with Nic, Gabe and Jenny coming

up to watch. Unfortunately Shandy

has been unwell. Gabe and Charlie

are currently working on their next

routine – word on the grapevine is

that we will see Shandy and Charlie

competing at the October and

November competitions.

Pepper was entered in his Starters

Heelwork which he passed in

first place doing a Tango remix

– not an easy task with mum in

heels and a long skirt. Rosie was

entered in Intermediate (level

3 of the 4 levels) heelwork with

‘Copacabana’ which she passed

and won in both the am and pm

competitions. She also competed

in the Novice (level 2) freestyle

class with ‘Do the Stomp’ which she

also passed in first place.

Peppy therefore gained his

Heelwork to Music (HtM) Starters

Title, while Rosie gained her

Freestyle Novice Title as well as

the first two legs (of three) in her

HtM. We had a lot of fun with all

these routines. Getting your dog

to continue a behaviour such as

heeling in position while you are

moving your hands or circling your

leg while you are ‘stomping’ around

them is not easy, but when you get

it right it is such a great feeling of

teamwork. As always, the good, the

bad and the ugly are on YouTube

at my Channel, Adorn71.

Once of the most difficult aspects

of DWD is that you are performing


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facing a seated audience which

will generally do one of two things

to your dog – make him want to

go say hello or make him want

to go hide (actually, three things,

number 3 is that they get stage

fright and freeze!).

It takes a lot of work to retain focus

in this situation, particularly when

there are not many opportunities

to train in such an environment.

For those up early, you may have

seen me down at Dickson shops

on a Saturday morning or at IGA

on a cold and windy night during

August training amongst the

shoppers – this is just one of the

many desensitisation activities

I have started to help my dogs

learn to focus on me and their job.

If I can’t keep their attention on

chasing a sausage or something

fun while a shopper walks past 20,

10 or 5 metres away, then I have no

chance of getting even a simple

behaviour at a competition. While

I have just started this, it is already

helping and I am glad that it is

starting to warm up and more

conducive to being out and about.

I also train at the oval on soccer

night and there’s nothing like

doing fast pace heelwork in several

different positions with a team of

soccer players practicing a few

metres away and the odd soccer

ball flying past!

I am very excited to be heading

to Brissie on 19 September to

a Michele Pouliot Workshop with

my two BCs and hope to come

back a little wiser and with some

new information to share with the

class. Michele has just released

a DVD ‘Step up your training

for dog sports’ which has some

valuable information on training

to improve performance. Michele

is holding workshops in Brisbane

and Melbourne as well as working

with Guide Dogs in Sydney. While

I’m headed up with two dogs,

I will be coming back with three as

I am bringing home a little bundle

of German Shepherd fur called

Jazzmine to add to the dancing

paws family – and yes, I already

have songs picked out!

Enjoy your training – think outside

the square on what you can do to

help your performance and try just

a little planning to reap some great

results.

Clicks and treats

Ang

BDOC DWD Coordinators: Niccola

Hardaker and Angela Hagedorn.

UPCOMING EvENTS

We will be doing two demonstrations during

September

16 September – Hall Vet Open Day

29 September – Tulip Top Pooch Party Day (Tulip Tops is a private garden just off the Federal Highway near

Sutton)


SESSION THREE/FOUR 2012

around the grounds


around the groundsSESSION THREE/FOUR 2012


fear stages in pupsby NICCOLA HARDAKER

PHOTO: ANDREW FINCH, EDGELIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY


What has happened to my puppy?Last week he was sweet and even tempered – this

week he turned into a quivering mess when a piece of

rubbish blew past, acted like my friend, Bob, is a puppy

beater and growled like a junior hellhound at the

wheelie bin, like it was a Dalek from Dr Who!

Well, chances are, if he fits one of the age groups

below, he’s going through a fear period.

• Seventonineweeks

• Fourtosixmonths

• Approximatelyeighttoninemonths

• Approximatelytwelvemonths

• Approximatelyfourteentoeighteenmonths

During these periods, puppies may show fear of

things, situations or people that they have never

worried about before. They often display behaviour like

physically shaking and crying, crouching low, trying to

back or even run away, submissive urination or, trying

to get whatever is scaring to leave him alone by being

scary himself; including raising his hackles, snarling and

pretending to attack like that junior hellhound!

This can be really difficult, frustrating and embarrassing

when it first happens, especially when your pup has

previously been a nice, easy going little guy. But any

mistakes made during this time can have lifelong

effects, so it’s really important to respond the right way

during these times.

Try not to introduce your puppy to unnecessary new

things or people during these times. If you do, make

it a very positive experience. It’s really important to

remember that your puppy is really afraid, and that

pushing them or punishing them will only add to

the problem. If you need to introduce your puppy to

new things or people during these periods, try not

to reassure him, as this just tells him that it’s OK to

be frightened AND try not to force him to confront

what is scaring him. Introduce him to things or people

gradually and slowly, preferably with lots of yummy

treats and games.

Our dogs need to learn to deal with a lot more things

than their wild ancestors ever dreamed of. Things like:

• Peopleofdifferentgenders,sizes,agesandcolours,

often doing quite rude things to them (grabbing

them the wrong way, making funny or loud noises,

or even just patting them the wrong way).

• Smallfeatheryorfluffypreyanimalsthattheyhave

to learn to live with; like pet birds, chickens, cats,

rodents and even stuffed toys.

• Allkindsofweirdlookingandsoundingthingsin

their everyday environment; sirens, frost on the

ground and other odd surfaces we expect them to

walk on.

Remember anything your puppy remains fearful of

during these periods may stay with them for life, but

it’s normal and natural, and you should just work

through it with them, slowly and positively.

Extra references

www.positivedogs.com/articles/early_doesnt_mean.

html

Ian Dunbar’s puppy guides have good advice.

A summary is available here;

www.dogstardaily.com/training/puppys-first-month-

home-8-12-weeks

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This is Steph and her dog Mr Jasper. Great hat Steph!


MEMBER FEATURE PhOTO

Thank you to instructors:

Di Adams, Jodie Boyd, Cliff Brock, Barbara Brown, Jill Campain, Meryl Causebrook, Elan Chesher, Lyn Clyde, Jenny Drake, Di Easter, Charlie Giles, Ange Gintings, Niccola Hardaker, Angela Hagedorn, Mike Hall, Lesley Hayes, Maelyn Koo, Susan Killion, Anne Lewis, Patricia Looker, Pam McDougall, Nikki MacLean, Poppy Mclean, Ross Miller, Pauline Murphy, Emma Osborn, Caroline Shrives, Shirley Stewart, Jenny Thistleton, Dai Thomas, Peter White, Geoff Woodman.

Thank you also to our assistant instructors for Session 3: Teghan Farrelly, Elizabeth Regan, Carla Day.

Thanks to our other volunteers

We also give grateful thanks to many other members who are not on the Committee, for regularly taking on tasks that assist the Committee to keep BDOC running smoothly. Thanks to Liz Allen, Ivana Leonard, Elke Rosch, Mia Ostenberg, Gerry and Jo Corrigan.

A special thank you to Anne Robertson (from CDC), for renovating our rose bed and pruning our roses.

thAnk yOu BDOC instruCtOrs AnD vOlunteers – we CAn’t DO it withOut yOu!A huge thank you to all our instructors in our Canine Companion classes, Obedience Trialling, Agility, Flyball, Rally Obedience, and Dancing With Dogs classes for giving up your time in Session 3, 2012 to take classes and assess teams on assessment days. We can’t do it without you.

BDOC Session training dates 2012

Session 5 – 2012 Canine Companion and Obedience Trialling classes.

Session 5, 2012 commences on Thursday 18 October and Sunday 21 October 2012.

Assessment day for Session 5, 2012 is Thursday 29 November and Sunday 2 December.

The first Beginners class is an intake talk without dogs but for all other classes, you will be training with your dog on these dates

Dates for Agility, Flyball, Rally-O and Dances With Dogs classes are circulated separately to those undertaking these sports.

Session 1(8 weeks)

Session 2(8 weeks)

Session 3(8 weeks)

Session 4(8 weeks)

Session 5(8 weeks)

Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Thursday Sundayweek 1 2 Feb 5 Feb 12 April 15 April 14 June 17 June 9 Aug 12 Aug 18 Oct 21 Oct week 2 9 Feb 12 Feb 19 April 22 April 21 June 24 June 16 Aug 19 Aug 25 Oct 28 Oct week 3 16 Feb 19 Feb 26 April 29 April 28 June 1 July 23 Aug 26 Aug 1 Nov 4 Nov week 4 23 Feb 26 Feb 3 May 6 May 5 July 8 July 30 Aug 2 Sept 8 Nov 11 Novweek 5 1 Mar 4 Mar 10 May 13 May 12 July 15 July 6 Sept 9 Sept 15 Nov 18 Novweek 6 15 Mar 18 Mar 17 May 20 May 19 July 22 July 13 Sept 16 Sept 12 Nov 25 Nov

week 7 22 Mar 25 Mar 24 May 27 May 26 July 29 July 20 Sept 23 Sept 29 Nov 2 Dec

week 8AssessmentDay

29 Mar 1 April 31 May 3 June 2 Aug 5 AugThursday 27 SeptemberAssessment night for both Thursday and Sunday classes

Thursday 6 DecenberAssessment day for all, with Club BBQ and Awards

No trainingThur 8 and Sun 11 March Thurs 5 and Sun 8 April

Thursday 5 AprilSunday 28 April

Thursday 7 June Sunday 10 June

Sunday 30 SeptemberThursday 4 and Sunday 7 October

Thursday 4 and Sunday 7 October

Public Holidays

Mon 12 Mar (Canberra Day)Fri 6 and Mon 9 April (Easter)

Friday 6 and Monday 9 April (Easter)Wednesday 25 April (Anzac Day)

Monday 11 June (Queens Birthday)

Monday 1 October (Labour Day)Monday 8 October (Family and Community Day)

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