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GAWLER DOG TRAINING CLUB INC.
THE BARK
MEMBERS’ NEWSLETTER
www.gawlerdogtrainingclubinc.org.au
June-July 2015
A quick word from the editor.... the time out to come and help on our For those of you who haven’t noticed,
trial days....so thankyou all! our clubrooms have gone through a
Hi all GDTC members Pics and results of the rally trial are transformation (pictured below). Penny
further on in this newsletter. and Leanne have done a wonderful job
H
giving the clubrooms a much needed
AVE to say this We have had luck on our side coat of paint, and I have to say it looks
year is absolutely weather-wise for training on Wednesday great! So thanks girls, for all the time
flying by! With only and Friday nights, with a couple of and hard work you put in to make our
three club trials left this year, where has cancellations on Monday’s confirmation clubrooms something to be proud of!
the time gone! class. But I know one thing for sure it We have also had some club emblem
GDTC hosted a double rally trial on May has been pretty cold out there on the signs put up which look great.
24 which was a great day. training field!
If you have any enquiries or need
The weather was beautiful which is Although once you get running around assistance please don’t hesitate to ask
always a blessing for those involved on the agillity practice courses, you at the clubrooms on any training night
and we had a pretty good number of soon warm up and the dogs always love through the week. We are happy to help!
competitors come out on the day, which coming out even if it is bitterly cold, no
was fantastic! complaints from them.
Happy Training!
The double agility trial, held on June 21 The cold, wet weather will be over
was also a great day, with lovely sunny before you know it and there will be a
weather to greet all the competitors, lot more opportunities to come out to Deb Karutz
judges and helpers. And, as always we training. I know my dogs are always
really do appreciate everyone who takes keen! ... Well Huddy is at least!
Visit our website
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email: newsgdtc@gmail.com
DISCLAIMER:
Articles appearing in this newsletter are considered to be of interest to our readers, but do not
necessarily express the opinions of the editor or the GDTC committee.
LEGAL NOTE:
The editor and the committee of the GDTC accept no responsibility for the accuracy of claims made
by advertisers or articles in this newsletter.
Current Training Times (Winter)
Conformation
Monday evenings
7.30 pm (no membership required for this class)
Agility
Wednesday evenings
Newsletter Dates
7.00-7.45pm Foundation / Post Foundation / Triallers /
February-March Pre-Triallers
April-May 7.45 pm Advanced Triallers
June-July Obedience
August-September Friday evenings
October-November 7.15-7.45 pm Puppies
Beginners (3 classes) – Family, First Level, Graduation
Trialling, Rally
The gift I am sending 7.15-8.00 pm Dancing with Dogs
8.00-8.45 pm Community Companion Class / Fun Class /
you is called a dog, and is Dances with Dogs Beginners / Pre-triallers / Rally
in fact the most precious 9.00 pm Open class / Ring work
Note: These are seasonal times and are subject to change, if in
and valuable possession of doubt please check with your instructor
mankind
– Theodorus Gaza
Please keep in mind...
Agility is a competition sport and it is expected that
the members that present for instruction will make an
attempt to trial. Also that it is their responsibility to help
set up and/or dismantle equipment and should be at the
clubgrounds on training night at least by 6.45pm.
A quick word about FEES....
Membership fees are $25.00 from September 1st and
are due by December 31.
LONG WEEKENDS
In the event of long
WET WEATHER
weekends, there will be no POLICY
training on the Friday or If there is consistent
Monday night. rainfall in the district
prior to training, it will
be cancelled.
IMYDOG
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am
Gawler Dog Training Club Inc.
Obedience, Agility Instructors and Committee 2015
Michael Vigor Wendy Adams Cherie Cleary Wendy Horne Sharon Garrett
Obedience & Chief Instructor & Assistant Chief Agility Agility
Agility & Vice President Instructor Agility Triallers Foundation
President Secretary
Cathy Warcup Ruth Egel Stephen Miller Lynne Staplyton Alan Kennedy
Agility Agility & Aillity & Assistant Chief Obedience
Foundation Committee Obedience Instructor Obedience
CCC Class
Elaine Kennedy Olga Vidoni Penny Hopper Donna Palmer Tori Watkin
Obedience Obedience Obedience & Obedience Obedience,
Sub committee Triallers Puppies & Fun
Joyce Winspear Jo Harkness Leanne Pelin Denise Adams Rosemary Kemp
Conformation & Treasurer Rally & Dancing with Committee
Committee Committee Dogs
Ashley Van Rooy Debra Karutz Paul Kearney
Committee Committee Committee
GAWLER DOG TRAINING CLUB INC
Double Rally – Sunday May 24, 2015
Thankyou to the competitors, judges and all who helped on the day to make our rally trial a
great success! Janice De Gennaro kindly took these action shots on the day.
Here are the results:
Rally Novice – Judge: Jan Brabham
1st – RIVER CDX ADX JDM – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (D) – Miss Natasha Davis (98)
2nd – TEDDY CCD – Poodle X (D) – Joanne Storr (96)
3rd – APRILRAINE RED ZUMA (AI) CD JD – Nova Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever (D) – Miss N Davis &
Ms T Kropman (95)
Rally Advanced ‘A’ – Judge: Keith Millington
1st – JASMINE RN – Australian Kelpie (B) – Elisabeth Brady (97)
2nd – TILLY RN – Border Collie (B) – R&J Ellis (87)
3rd – Ch WALDWIEZE GRAEVEVET AT POSHVWEI (IMP NZ) RN – Weimaraner (B) – Jessie Hughes (83)
Rally Advanced ‘B’ – Judge: Keith Millington
1st – OC TULLACREST LIQUID AMBER RN RA RE – Border Collie (B) – W&I Doburzynski (99)
2nd – OC CALANAIS ONE FINE DAY ADM JDM SDX GDX SPDX RE – Border Collie (B) – A McKenzie (98)
3rd – SILVANWOOD PRIME TARGET CD RE AD JD SPD DW DFS HTMN – Aus Shepherd (D) – SJ Baillie (94)
Rally Excellent ‘A’ – Judge: Neil MacDonald
1st – TOOKURRA LAST CHANCE F LUV CDX RA – Border Collie (D) – CA Pittam (90)
2nd – MICKEY CD RN RA – Border Collie (D) – Mary Vahaviolos (85)
Rally Excellent ‘B’ – Judge: Neil MacDonald
1st – OC CALANAIS ONE FINE DAY ADM JDM SDX GDX SPDX RE – Border Collie (B) – A McKenzie (95)
2nd – OC TULLACREST LIQUID AMBER RN RA RE – Border Collie (B) – W&I Doburzynski (94)
3rd – SILVANWOOD PRIME TARGET CD RE AD JD SPD DW DFS HTMN – Aus Shepherd (D) – SJ Baillie (93)
These photos were taken and kindly
supplied to us courtesty of
Janice De Gennaro – Shadow’s Farm
Photography
RA
THE
BRAG BOARD
B G
If it looks like we are bragging...
it’s because we are!
MrMJJackson RN ADX JDX GD SD – 6 Years
This is Jacko’s first obedience title. Obedience trials
have always been a struggle so Rally has been great
for him as I can talk to him whilst doing the course.
MissMMonroe RN JD – 3 years
These are Monroe’s first titles
Monroe also competed in a recent Dancing with Dogs
Mock Trial. Apart from both of us being very nervous
she passed her Heelwork to Music so we can now try
a real trial.
First and foremost these dogs are our pets.
Jacko is the first dog that I ever trained
and it has been a big learning curve.
It is a great way for us all to keep fit and
while it remains fun we will keep doing it.
Roz Short
Dogs SA State Championships
Held at Munno Para Dog
Obedience Clubgrounds – July 11-12, 2015
Congratulations goes to...
MissMMonroe RN JD – Roz Short
1st Place Novice Agility
Novice Agility State Champion
Ralphie JDX – Jo Harkness
4th Place Gamblers
5th Place Strategic Pairs
(with Mr Squiggles)
So ...
THE BOLT REPORT
What’s Bolt been up to these past few weeks?.... Well, he is growing up fast and is cheeky as
ever!! But he is certainly a beautiful boy. Quite a few of us are just wondering when Bolt is
going to stop growing hence the picture below! (haha)
Wendy has had to cut down the food a little, “Bolty” was getting just a little too fat! He loves
his food that boy! In fact, he just loves life! Bolt has been learning DWD under the careful
instruction from Denise and handler Lynne every Friday night. His agility training with his mum
Wendy is coming along nicely too, he just loves it!
“My goodness, Bolt is gonna be a huge dog
Wendy, just look at those big paws!”
“What breed is he?....Is he a Bernese
Mountain Dog”?
No! Bolt is an Aussie
Shepherd and what do you
mean he’s big? He is not
big at all! He is just fine...
aren’t ya Bolty?
What do ya think of Bolty’s
new Boltswagon?... pretty nifty
huh? Handy way to get his
home away from home around.
Just gotta train him to move it
around himself!
Does your dog have a really reliable recall? Recall is a complex behaviour and it comes part in parcel with the relationship you have with your dog. It’s common sense really, the more value your dog has for you and being around you, the more likely he or she is to come back first time happily when called! So what is your perfect recall? What does it look like? How does it feel? What are our expectations or criteria for it? Does your recall need work? Are you stuck for ideas? Here are some tips to try... having their collar grabbed or do they shy away? The Choose a special recall word. Has your dog learnt to collar grab game is simple. Grab collar, feed a treat, ignore their name or current recall word? If that’s the remove hand…and repeat. By doing this game you are case then it may be best to start from scratch with a building value for the collar being grabbed. If played new word. To the dog, all the word needs to mean is enough it becomes a really fun game and you may find something amazing is about to happen. Build value for that your dog starts offering you their neck as they are the word by playing the name game. The name game so eager to have their collar grabbed! Now how cool is is whenever you say the word great things happen! that? Practice at home first. Set yourself up for success Don’t be obvious. If you only recall your dog when the by practicing your recall in your house and then out in walk is ending, your dog will soon learn this pattern! the garden before taking your training out and about. Throughout your walk practice your recall (don’t forget When your dog is ready to be tested gradually build to reward your dog) many times and randomly attach in distractions, when you are starting out don’t throw the lead and then let your dog go again so your dog them in at the deep end by taking them to the park never knows when the fun is over. at the busiest time when there are lots of other dogs Recall training should be fun and remember all recall around. Building in distractions gradually is essential to needs to mean to your dog is; ‘I’ve heard that special the success of your recall training. word, something amazing is about to happen I had Use a training line. The first rule with recall is to only better get back to find out what’. And on that note, say your special recall word just once. What do you make sure something amazing does happen! Reward, do if your dog ignores you I hear you ask? Well, you celebrate and have a party with your dog when they go and get them. We appreciate that approaching have recalled. As we say to our life skills students, let your dog may instigate a game of ‘chase me’ so go of your inhibitions and show your dog how pleased using a training line puts paid to such shenanigans! you are that they have come back. By attaching the line to a harness and leaving it to trail At the end of the day, cheering, wooping, clapping, means that if your dog ignores your recall, you can go congratulating and rewarding your dog when he or she and get them and if need be, you can step on the line comes back is far less embarrassing than having a dog to stop them from running off. This keeps your criteria that is running amuck in the park! black and white. As an extra tip, we recommend tying knots in the line so it doesn’t slip through your feet. Teach your dog to love having their collar grabbed. This article was sourced via email from Most of the time the end bit of your recall is that you author/trainer: Lauren Langman take the collar to attach the lead. Does your dog love www.devondogs.co.uk
Canine Cooking Class
Easy Liver Training Treats
Fresh Liver (lamb or beef)
Salt
Water
Add fresh liver to water which is at full
boil. You may add salt to this water if
you wish. Allow to cook until the liver is
no longer pink. Usually about 5 minutes.
Remove liver from the water and promptly rinse with cold water under the sink tap; all the
while gently rubbing the liver to remove any slime and white foam that may be on it. Pat
the liver dry with paper towels.
Place liver on cookie sheet and place into a pre-heated 200 degree C oven until it takes
on a leathery appearance and feel. The liver should not crumble or break when picked up
This should take about 20 minutes. Once cooled, cut liver up into bite-sized pieces.
Peanut Butter, Banana and Parsley Biscuits
1 medium banana, peeled
1 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup rolled oat flour
1/2 cup parsley
3 tblspn all natural peanut butter
1 egg, beaten
A little water if needed
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Mash banana in large
bowl. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Let sit for
5 minutes. Roll out mixture to desired thickness and
cut with cookie cutters. Place on a baking tray with
baking paper for 30-35 minutes.
Let cool completely, and then enjoy making your
dog’s day!GAWLER DOG TRAINING CLUB INC.
RULES, POLICIES & GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING
TO BE OBSERVED BY MEMBERS AT ALL TIMES
A copy of these rules is displayed on the training notice board located
outside of the clubrooms.
A full set can be obtained from the Secretary Sharon Garrett. We ask that you observe
these rules in good spirit and for the comfort of yourself, your dogs and other members.
Some of the rules to keep in mind are:
1. Training equipment must be of a club approved standard (leads, collars, muzzles,
haltees and harnesses etc.)
2. A $2.00 training levy must be paid before entering class. Please collect a ticket to
confirm payment. Members must wear current membership badges at all times.
3. Sensible footwear must be worn at training – no thongs or bare feet.
4. There is no training on long weekends.
5. There is no smoking on any concreted or grassed area in the vicinity of the clubrooms.
6. All dogs must have current vaccination certificates and any dog suspected of having a
contagious disease is not permitted on the grounds on training nights.
7. Agility – dogs must be six months or over to attend agility training and must remain in
puppy class until they are twelve months old. All dogs must be deemed fit and suitable
for agility competition by instructors. The chief instructor can and will exclude any dog
considered unfit, either physically or temperamentally, for agility training. A clearance by a
vet may be requested.
8. The chief instructor or assistant chief instructor can direct that an aggressive dog
must be removed from the training grounds. Only the chief instructor or assistant chief
instructor can insist that a dog be muzzled.
9. Bitches in season are not permitted on the club grounds on training nights.
10. Dogs must not be left unattended unless in suitable dog crates. Please do not
congregate with dogs under the clubroom verandah. Members are responsible for their
dogs at all times and if a dog fouls the ground, the handler must remove the droppings.
11. Any incidents, accidents or complaints occurring on training nights are to be reported
to the chief instructor or the assistant chief instructor preferably in writing. Complaints
against instructor’s are to be directed to the chief instructor and complaints against the
chief instructor are to be directed to the secretary in writing.
12. Members are asked to refrain from using social media to post negative comments.
Thankyou
GDTC Committee
Club trial dates for your diary - 2015
Sunday 23rd August – Games Trial
Sunday 27th September – Obedience & DWD
Sunday 18th October – Double Agility Trial
Thursday 31st December – NYE Rally – Agility – DWD
(may change disciplines)Remedial, Relaxation & Reiki
A canine massage is very similar to human massage,
with similar benefits and results.
A massage keeps the muscles and joints pliable,
increases blood flow and eliminates toxins and most
dogs love them.
Home visit - $35.00 – initial visit can be up to an hour,
taking your dog’s history and assessing movement.
I offer repeat customers half price on their
5th Massage
If you have 2 dogs - $30.00 each
3 or more dogs $25.00 each
Event Massages (trials, shows & fetes) - 10 min $15.00
These massages are a short introductory massage –
good to prepare your dog for the ring or if you like
after they have been in.
Ring to arrange an appointment
0414 252 374
My Website: www.paws4massage.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pawsfourmassage
Email: paws4massage@mail.com
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