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1 Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 agility rally and obedience disc dogs dances with dogs canine companion club stats 2018 awards cc passes

2 IN THIS ISSUE About the Club...3 President s Report...4 Preparing Your Dog For Agility...5 Obedience and Rally Wrap-up... 6 Disc BDOC...7 Dances with Dogs Report... 9 Canine Companion Report...11 Club Statistics End of Year Awards Title Awards Canine Companion Passes BDOC Shop...17 BDOC Training Dates A big thank you to our Sessions 4 and 5 instructors: Adrian Sweatman, Alex Stalker-Booth, Amanda Reagan, Ange Gintings, Angela Hagedorn, Anne Lewis, Barbara Brown, Caroline Lemerle, Caroline Pappas, Charmaine Murray, Cheryl Neal, Christine Bates, Claire Stalker-Booth, Di Adams, Dorothy Xu, Elan Chesher, Fiona Fraser, Geoff Tracey, Geoff Woodman, Hayley Blyth, Heather Swinbourn, Jacqui Vandenbroek, Jane Wild, Janet Almond, Jenny Drake, Leanne Holgate, Leesa Jess, Leonie Stubbs, Lisa Borthwick, Lise Sandenbergh, Louise Parkin, Lyn Clyde, Lyndal Hasselman, Maelyn Draper, Margo Hellyer, Mark Wallace, Marty Gardner, Meryl Causebrook, Monique Meacham, Naomi Wilton, Niccola Hardaker, Ross Miller, Sally Provins, Sandra Franceschini, Stephen Bailey, Steve Meyer, Sue Moore, Susan Killion, Suzie Nicholas, Teja Sethi, and Vanessa Laddrak. EDITOR S NOTE Another year of training done and dusted! I hope that you had a great time at the club over the past year and that you and your dog(s) have learned a whole bunch of useful things. The Christmas and New Year period have been rather busy for me and so this newsletter is a touch late... but better late than never! I d like to welcome all our new members to the Club, and welcome everyone else back for another fun year. The start of the year is a great time to think about goals for your training, and start to come up with plans to help you achieve these goals. You might want to work on your loose leash walking, recalls under distraction, or achieve a particular title. Just pick a goal and break it down into small pieces and you ll be there before you know it! In January, we ran our summer instructor training for new canine companion instructors. This is always a fun event to be involved with, and I enjoyed getting to know the new instructors during the breaks as I wasn t able to find the time to instruct classes in I m excited to see them out in the paddock and look forward to supporting them on their learning journey. If there is one thing that I ve learnt from dog training... the more you know, the more you realise you don t know! If becoming an instructor is something that you think you d be interested in, please us at bdoc@bdoc. asn.au. We ll be running another session later in the year. Happy training! - Maelyn Cover photo: Franklin the Irish Red and White Setter by Maelyn Draper SCRATCH OUR BACK! BDOC is run exclusively by volunteers. We re always on the lookout for more helpers! Interested in volunteering? Skills we are looking for include administration, cleaning, grounds maintenance, information technology, weeding, events assistants, shed tidying, catering for events, class assistants, instructors and lots more. Volunteer as little or as much as you like and are able to. Every bit helps and you get the chance to make more doggie friends. See the BDOC office if you would like to join our volunteer group. Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 2

3 ABOUT THE CLUB CONTACT US The Belconnen Dog Obedience Club (BDOC) was formed in 1975 to provide dog training instruction and facilities for people living in northern Canberra. Phone (02) Website Newsletter The Club s main activity is our canine companion classes, which teach basic obedience and valuable life skills to pet dogs and their families. Our canine companion classes are open to fully vaccinated dogs of all breeds. Address Office Hours Corner of Flemington Road and morisset Road, Mitchell ACT Thursdays - 7:00pm to 8:30pm sundays - 9:00am to 10:30am We also offer training in dog sports including agility, dances with dogs, flyball, trialling obedience, and rally obedience, and have many teams ranging from beginners to the top trial and competition levels. The aims of our Club include: Having fun with our dogs Promoting responsible dog ownership Helping our members to become proficient dog trainers in general obedience, and also in the dog sports of their choice Helping our members to develop enjoyable relationships with their dogs Promoting the pursuit of recognised dog sports BDOC is supported with much appreciated financial assistance from ACT Sport and Recreation Services and the Department of Education and Training ACT. Our Club is staffed and run by a terrific group of volunteers, from the Club s Committee, office and shop workers, to our incredibly dedicated team of instructors. If you have enjoyed your time at BDOC, please consider volunteering! We are always on the look out for helpers for our various trials and events, and we run training for new canine companion instructors twice a year in January and June. If you re interested, please the Club at bdoc@bdoc.asn.au. COMMITTEE President Christine Bates Vice-President Margo Hellyer Treasurer Monique Meacham Secretary Kate McGee General Members Anya Withell Katherine Waterhouse Agility Rep Lisa Borthwick agility@bdoc.asn.au Canine Companion Rep Lyndal Hasselman Dances with Dogs Rep Heather Swinbourn dwd@bdoc.asn.au Disc Dogs Rep Catherine Griffin disc@bdoc.asn.au Flyball Rep Sally Provins flyball@bdoc.asn.au Obedience and Rally Rep Maelyn Draper obedience@bdoc.asn.au Got something that you d like us to publish? it through to us at news@bdoc.asn.au! The BDOC newsletter is published around the beginning of each session. Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 3

4 PRESIDENT S REPORT It has been a very busy and successful year for BDOC, with the final assessment night for the Canine companion classes on Thursday 6th December Well done to all our members and their furry friends. Best wishes to everyone for a safe and happy Christmas and the coming year Chris Quite a few BDOC members were successful in achieving passes and titles in their chosen dog sports for 2018 and a few competed for the first time. Congratulation to all of these teams. We ll be celebrating their successes at our Night to Shine dinner on 15th December Thank you to all our instructors and volunteers who worked tirelessly over Thank you for giving your time to make our club a success. Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 4

5 PREPARING YOUR DOG FOR AGILITY Written by Fiona Fraser Agility is a fast growing sport that is now being considered as an Olympic Sport! BDOC is having trouble keeping up with demand. We now have a very full triallers class on Monday nights, and our pre-trialling beginners and advanced groups training on Wednesday nights. We hope to start a new foundation group in the later part of the term for those currently on the waiting list who have fulfilled all the entrance requirements. Many of these people have been waiting as long as 6 months for this course. If you are interested in joining agility at BDOC, please make sure you review our entrance requirements on the BDOC website. While it is very important that puppies doe not commence jumping until they are at least 14 months old (preferably not until growth plates have closed), there is much that you can do at home to prepare your dog for agility with a wealth of information and some high quality online foundation courses now available on the internet. Firstly, your dog needs to be able to work reliably off lead. Building a strong relationship with your dog will mean that your dog loves to work with you and that you can control your dog even at a distance. This relationship starts with play. Our companion classes all emphasis the importance of play and toy focus. This is often easy to achieve with puppies but can be hard to continue. Start each training session with play. Sometimes puppies are reluctant to play if teething but keep trying. Make like a bunny running away from your puppy with toy in hand. Attach your toy to a flirt pole most puppies absolutely love to play with a flirt pole. Never tell your dog off for putting things in their mouth. Instead, teach your dog to release things to you with a nice positive cue eg. thank you. Then if they have something they shouldn t have chances are they ll return it to you rather than run off and destroy it. Teaching a strong retrieve also builds toy focus and recall. Have lots and lots of fun with your dog and you will develop a strong relationship with them so that they will want to work with you. Secondly encourage your dog to drive to a target eg. A mat or a traffic cone. Most handlers find it hard to run as fast as their dogs so their dog needs to be able to move away from their handler and follow cues to a distant object. Agility dogs need both a handler focus and an object focus. If your dog is able to drive to an object such as a mat they will have no trouble driving to tunnels and jumps. Thirdly, agility dogs need to be confident walking on unstable surfaces, the see-saw being the most extreme such object. So it is great if your dog can be comfortable on unstable objects. Obviously you should supervise your dog at all times and ensure they can safely navigate any object you want them to try. Never force your dog onto such an object but reward them highly for just putting one paw onto such an object. Gradually grow this until the are confident and happy to get all paws onto an object. Eg. Walking across a low fence, climbing rocks, standing on a balance board or even walking across lounge cushions scattered on the floor and riding in your wheelbarrow in the garden. Finally, agility dogs need to work on BOTH the left and right hand side of the dog. So try to ensure your dog not only heels on the left but is comfortable working on your right hand side as well. If you want to find out more about foundation agility training, or just get to understand the sport a bit more check out some of these souces online: Bad Dog Agility (they have a range of free resources online including podcasts and you-tube videos). Agility Nerd (also a range of free resources) You can also get an idea of just how exciting agility is by looking at some of the international competitions, eg. Crufts, Westminster and the World Agility Championships. Also check out the foundation modules for Red Dog Agility, My Agility Coach, and One Mind Dogs Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 5

6 OBEDIENCE AND RALLY WRAP-UP Written by Maelyn Draper 2018 was a very busy year for our obedience and rally obedience teams, with many achieving great results in trials in the ACT and NSW. Our numbers in both obedience and rally grew this year. We received sufficient interest from new teams that we were able to run our very first obedience foundations intake class, in addition to two rally obedience intakes. The obedience and rally intakes aim to teach both the handler and the dog the skills necessary to compete in the entry levels of either sport. These skills include competition-style heelwork, body positions, recalls, the technical details of each exercise, and how to work under distraction. Our foundation teams have made really great progress over the year, and some have even started to enter trials! We look forward to further developing their skills and to sharing their trialling successes in the future. On the trialling front, our club has been well represented at local trials and in the NSW. Some highlights include Elaine Temby and Haylen (Dual CH (RO) Neut CH Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun CDX RAE ET) achieving their Rally Obedience Champion title, which requires 10 passes over 90 (out of 100) in the Rally Master ring. Anne Lewis and Delilah (Neut Ch Landmark Why Why Why Delilah RE ADX JDX JDO GD SD SPD) finished off their Rally Excellent title, and Karen Hobson and Abby (Lifesong Out of the Abyss CCD) began their obedience trialling career and took out the highest score trophy for CCD and Novice! Many of our beginner and trialling teams accomplished achievements including first quallies, first places, and improved engagement during training. It was a great year of training for both obedience and rally obedience, and I am so proud of the supportive and fun training community that we have built. This year we were pleased to award our Rally Obedience Dog of the Year award to Jenny O Connor and her Golden Retriever Chillee (Goldtreve Sweet Chilli Jam CCD RE). Jenny and Chillee have had a stellar year in the rally obedience trial ring, starting in Rally Novice and ending up in Rally Master (the 4th and highest level). They have also taken out the awards for the highest scoring team in Rally Novice and Rally Excellent for the year. Our Obedience Dog of the Year was awarded to Geoff Woodman and his Golden Retriever Hamish (Neut GrCh Caerhays Glen Hamish CD RAE AD JDX JDO2 GD SPD SD), for their success in the Companion Dog Excellent (CDX / Open) obedience ring. It s not just the dogs that have been training hard this year! Two of our instructors, Niccola Hardaker and Cheryl Neal, have been busy undergoing training to become obedience judges for Community Companion Dog (CCD) and Companion Dog (CD / Novice). The judge s training is extensive and involves a number of theoretical and practical components. We wish Niccola and Cheryl all the best for the rest of their training and assessments! As always, I must say a big thank you to my fellow obedience and rally obedience instructors and organisers. Anne Lewis deserves a special mention as she has taken on the bit task of organising the rally obedience trialling class (thanks!) so that I was able to focus on the new teams. Thanks to all the rally obedience triallers who always help set up and pack up the courses, and to Cheryl and NIccola for helping me with the foundation groups and for always being available for me to bounce ideas off them! I d like to wish all the obedience and rally obedience teams the very best for I hope you smash your training and trialling goals for the year, whether it s to finish off a title, get into the ring for the first time, or to have an awesome year of training! Niccola and Zimri Anne and Goose Melinda and Obi Karen and Jazz Geoff and Hamish Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 6

7 DISC BDOC Article written by Catherine Griffin The BDOC Disc Dogs have had a very busy competing interstate at the first ever competition in NSW and hosted three competitions, ACT Spring Sensation and Summer Series 1 & 2. They also attended demonstrations at Floriade and the Palmerston District Primary School Twilight Fair. SHIRE SHENANIGANS (NSW) - 23 SEPT BDOC members travelled to Sutherland to compete in the first UpDog Challenge in NSW. Congratulations on the following results: 4 Way Play 3rd Konrad & Juniper Dog Motivator Award Konrad Catch of the Day Andrew with Jack Andrew and Jack Juniper ACT SPRING SENSATION (ACT) - 29 SEPTEMBER BDOC hosted the second competition for the year with competitors from NSW, VIC and ACT. Thirty-four teams entered over 100 runs making this the largest UpDog competition in Australia. Thanks to Maelyn Draper for the photos of this event. Congratulations to members on the following results: Catch of the Day Shannon with Halifax Team of the Day Angus with Sparkles Dog of the Day Amanda with Waugyl Freestyle 1st Justin with Garth 2nd Amanda with Waugyl Frizgility 2nd Rosie with Dan 3rd Rosie with Mikki Spaced Out 2nd Catherine with Fergus 3rd Andrew with Jack Time Warp 2nd Justin with Quinn 3rd Andew with Jack 4 Way Play 3rd Kim with Pia Belara Wizz Quinn Garth Kendall Pia Penelope Halifax Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 7

8 FLORIADE UPDOG DEMONSTRATION (ACT) - 14 OCTOBER BDOC hosted a demonstration at Floriade with 4 Paws Sports as part of Dog s Day Out. Crowds were highly entertained by the Frizgility with a variety of small and big dogs in attendance. Jazz Dean with Frank Jack Catherine with Felix ACT SUMMER SERIES 1 (ACT) - 19 OCTOBER BDOC hosted the first of the Summer Series competitions. 25 teams from NSW and ACT attended. Due to the high numbers of teams entered, the club trialled a two field setup This was the first ever time this has been implemented in Australia. Thank you to those who assisted in the setup of the competition and those who volunteered to assist judging and timekeeping. Competitions cannot happen without your support. Frizgility 1st Catherine with Fergus 2nd Chris with Jack Throw N Go 1st Peter with Milo ACT SUMMER SERIES 2-16 NOVEMBER BDOC hosted the second competition of the 6 part Summer Series. There were 22 teams in attendance from NSW and ACT. This was the first time that three games have been played in a twilight competition. Thank you to everyone who assisted in the organisation and running of the event. Your assistance enables the club to run enjoyable competitions for all competitors. 4 Way Play 1st Konrad with Jazz 2nd Catherine with Fergus 3rd Steve with Waugyl 7Up 1st Peter with Milo 2nd Chris with Jack 3rd Andrew with Kendell Time Warp 1st Justin with Garth 2nd Chris with Jack 3rd Justin with Quinn BDOC DISC WORKSHOP - 27 OCTOBER BDOC hosted a second Disc workshop for In attendance was just over 20 handlers learning about disc throwing techniques, how to teach your dog how to safely catch a disc and how to play UpDog games. It was great to see so many different breeds of dogs having a fabulous time. Thanks to Steve for the photos of this event, and thank you to Disc members who attended the workshop to assist with the running of the event. Watson Pin with Banjo Kuro Stuart with Parker Want to know more about disc at BDOC? Visit our Facebook page - or send us an disc@bdoc.asn. au. Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 8

9 DANCES WITH DOGS REPORT Written by Angela Hagedorn It s been a fun year at Dances with Dogs with a continuing solid core of participants and some newbies putting their dancing toes in the water. Classes continue to be held at 4pm on Sunday afternoons over summer. BDOC held a double Dances with Dogs competition on 22 July 2018 indoors at the Multi Sport Facility in Tuggeranong. This attracted a good number of entries from both interstate competitors and locals with some nice passes gained and several Titles. While a little chilly, particularly for those of us doing several costume changes, the friendly atmosphere warmed everyone up. The assistance of members, particularly from other sports, continues to be very much appreciated. DWD, often combining with members from the Companion Dog Club, performed at several events over the year including Pooch Affair and Floriade Dogs Day Out. The events always attract a good audience and its delightful to hear the oohs and ahs from the audience as the teams show off their moves. Pepper trying to look official at the Floriade Dogs Day Out Michele Pouliot (back row, 3rd from left) with BDOC DWDers Niccola Hardaker (back left), Melinda Ford (front 4th from left) Heather Swinbourn (front 5th from left) and Angela Hagedorn (front 2nd from right). Judge s numbers have remained static with five registered ACT Judges, three of whom are BDOC instructors. All Judges met their training and judging appointments over the year, with Niccola invited to Judge in Brisbane and Angela in Sydney, as well as judging at BDOC/DogsACT competitions along with Cheryl Neal. We hope to run a training session for aspirant ACT judges in Heather Swinbourn has represented DWD on the BDOC Committee over the year. The DWD instructors and participants would like to formally thank Heather for undertaking this role. The official ANKC Rules for the sport of Dances with Dogs were reviewed earlier in the year and changes were approved by ANKC; these changes are available on the ANKC website and will come into effect in Niccola Hardaker has continued to represent DWD on DogsACT (and thereby to the National DWD Committee). Our DWD Dogs of the Year Awards went to: The awesome Michele Pouliot (guide dog trainer and ambassador for over 40 years, obedience champion, regular panel member at Karen Pryor s Clicker Expos, and one of the best canine freestylers in the world - to name just a few of her credits) visited Australia in August. Several Canberra DWDers attended her Sydney workshop held over the three days, which included individual working sessions on the Friday. It was an incredibly valuable three days and we are all working on the next level, including perfecting the Indi move (see video below at 2:40). And if you think DWD is about dancing, think again (watch Michele and her Aussie Shepherd Listo in Indiana Jones here!). Highest Scoring Title Niccola Hardaker and Zimri CH LLANDWYN CRESCENT MOON (Cardigan Corgi) Starters Encouragement Award Rebekha Pattison and Harry KIANTI HARRY (Shetland Sheepdog) Highest Score Starter Routine Heather Swinborn and Charlie ELIRE NEVADA KID (Miniature Poodle) Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 9

10 DANCES WITH DOGS REPORT CONT. The ANKC have established a working party to develop rules for Trick Dog Titles under DWD. A set of rules and proposed titles have been developed by the National DWD Committee with strong input provided by the ACT through its representative. BDOC will be holding a Mock Trick Dog Trial on 11 January A small Christmas Party was held at the final class on 16 December 2018 along with some goal setting in the areas of tricks to learn or perfect, routines to develop and competitions to enter bring on 2019! If you are interested in learning advanced tricks and really beefing up your training skills then DWD might be the place for you. BDOC Members are always welcome to come along to watch or try classes obligation free. Classes will kick off again on Sunday 27 January 2019 at 4.00pm. Thanks to Maelyn Draper for snapping the below photos at our double trial in July Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 10

11 CANINE COMPANION REPORT Written by Lyndal Hasselman 2018 was a fabulous year for Canine Companion. It was a sensational team effort by 49 volunteer instructors and assistant instructors, filling 135 places on the roster to provide training to 315 dogs and their handlers. Many of our handlers attain the level of obedience they desire for their hound after our Beginners or Bronze level classes. At this stage of their training, these dogs should be well on their way to becoming good canine citizens and family companions. In 2018, we had 232 dogs and their handlers obtain their Beginners level canine companion certificate, and 101 dogs and their handlers complete Bronze level. Congratulations to all these wonderful handlers and their clever pooches. In 2018 we also had 99 dogs and their handlers successfully pass Silver. These amazing dogs and their handlers are generally equipped with the foundational skills needed to take up one of the many dog sports. If your dog thrived on coming along to BDOC Canine Companion classes and you enjoyed the time spent learning new things with your dog then ask your dog whether any of these sports tickles it's fancy - dances with dogs, flyball, agility, disc dogs, rally-o, and obedience. As happens with a 100% volunteer team, we have also bid a fond see ya later to Gabrielle Meyer, who retired from regular instructing after six years in 2015, and continued to lead our loose lead walking workshops for several years after that. Fortunately for us, Gabrielle has continued to fill in and help out on occasion is off to a brilliant start with lots of fun and educational activities planned for our instructing team. We look forward to meeting with all the new dogs and handlers that will come to BDOC for training support this year, and know we will have lots of fun providing training to those continuing on from last year. Wishing you all the best for your dog training goals in 2019, Huge congratulations to the 25 handlers and their clever dogs who made it all the way through to pass Gold! These handlers and their dogs are superstars of the canine companion world, able to be polite, respectful and safely let their hair down in our society. Lady Handler of the Year Nina Svedin and Axel Gentleman Handler of the Year Matthew Kopec and Tammy Of special note for 2018, congratulations to Matthew Kopec with Tammy and Nina Svedin with Axel. Matthew and Tammy were recognised with the Gentleman Handler of the Year award for their persistence, diligently working with Tammy s reactivity to guide herto become a more comfortable and better behaved dog. Nina and Axel reminded the instructors of the joy a positive, playful training style can bring to a full-of-beans rescue dog, and this team was recognised as our Lady Handler of the Year. CANINE COMPANION SNAPS TAKEN ON SUNDAY MORNING IN SESSION also saw Canine Companion welcome to the instructing team 12 new volunteers. The calibre of these fresh instructors makes them hard to pick out from the older hands among us. Well done! Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 11

12 CLUB STATISTICS Ever wondered what a typical BDOC dog looks like? We have collated the details of all financial dogs as of 1 January 2019 to present these graphs on the doggy composition of BDOC. A maximum of 2 breeds per dog was recorded, with registered mixed breeds receiving a half point per breed. 390 household memberships 443 financial dogs across all activities BREAKDOWN OF BDOC DOGS BY BREED GROUP 7% 29% 12% 6% 6% 7% 24% Working Dogs Gundogs Non Sporting Terriers Utility Toys Hounds Unknown 9% 19 MOST POPULAR DOG BREEDS AT BDOC BORDER COLLIE 51.5 LABRADOR RETRIEVER KELPIE POODLE GOLDEN RETRIEVER CAVALIER KING CHARLES 19.5 COCKER SPANIEL AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG JACK RUSSELL TERRIER SCHNAUZER (MINIATURE) GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BEAGLE STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER MIXED BREED POODLE (MINIATURE) MALTESE FOX TERRIER NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER BRITTANY MOST POPULAR DOG NAMES AT BDOC RUBY TILLY ARCHIE BANJO BELLA LOTTIE MAGGIE PEPPER TOBY ALFIE BENJI CHARLIE FINN FREYA HARRY LUNA OBI OLLIE PHOEBE PIPPA SANDY ZEUS Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 12

13 2018 END OF YEAR AWARDS At the conclusion of each training year, BDOC presents a number of awards to club members and their dogs who have achieved success in their dog sport, or demonstrated great skill and progress in canine companion classes. Congratulations to the following members and their dogs who have won awards in 2018! For more information about club awards, please visit the BDOC website. CANINE COMPANION Best Lady Handler Nina Svedin with Axel Best Gentleman Handler Matthew Kopec with Tammy AGILITY Agility Dog of the Year Anya Withell with Tilly (Tilly JDM JDO ADO ADX SPDX SDX GDX) Novice Agility Dog of the Year Jenny Drake with Ruby (Kebolee Krime Of Passion AD JD) Agility Encouragement Award Kat Waterhouse with Max DANCES WITH DOGS Highest Scoring Title Niccola Hardaker with Zimri (Ch Llandwyn Crescent Moon (AI) CD RAE RM JD GD SPD HTM.N FS.I JC) Starters Encouragement Award Rebekha Pattison with Harry (Kianti Harry) Highest Score Starters Routine Heather Swinbourn with Charlie (Elire Nevada Kid FS.S) DISC DOG Disc Dog of the Year Catherine Griffin with Fergus (Kirramurray Rojo Fergus) Disc Dog Encouragement Award Kimberley Shrives with Penelope (Goldtreve PG Penelope Shrives) FLYBALL Flyball Dog of the Year Alice Richards with Reggie Flyball Encouragement Award Nicole Greenwood with Jorge Flyball Most Improved Kimberley Shrives with Penelope (Goldtreve PG Penelope Shrives) RALLY OBEDIENCE Rally Obedience Dog of the Year Jenny O Connor with Chillee (Goldtreve Sweet Chilli Jam CCD RE) Highest Score Novice Jenny O Connor with Chillee (Goldtreve Sweet Chilli Jam CCD RE) Highest Score Advanced Elaine Temby with Havoc (Ch Neut Ch Watervaal Raisin Havoc CCD RA ET) Highest Score Excellent Jenny O Connor with Chillee (Goldtreve Sweet Chilli Jam CCD RE) Highest Score Master Elaine Temby with Haylen (Dual Ch (RO) Neut Ch Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun CDX RAE ET) TRIALLING OBEDIENCE Obedience Dog of the Year Geoff Woodman with Hamish (Neut GrCh Caerhays Glen Hamish CD RAE AD JDX JDO2 GD SPD SD) Alice Petersen Trophy (CCD) Karen Hobson with Abby (Lifesong Out of the Abyss CCD) Stevie/Tessa Perpetual Novice Score Karen Hobson with Abby (Lifesong Out of the Abyss CCD) Forsvar Obedience Best Open Dog Geoff Woodman and Hamish (Neut GrCh Caerhays Glen Hamish CD RAE AD JDX JDO2 GD SPD SD) Quarriemac Obedience (UD) Elaine Temby with Haylen (Dual Ch (RO) Neut Ch Watervaal Winfrey Konexshun CDX RAE ET) Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 13

14 2018 TITLE AWARDS Congratulations to the following BDOC teams who have obtained dog sport titles during the award period (November to October). AGILITY Carolyn Shrives with Felix - GD Catherine Griffith with Frank - GD, JD Claire Stalker-Booth with Lizzie - JDX Corrina Wiggins with Milo - AD Dorothy Xu with Chad - GD, JD Fiona Fraser with Mirri - ADO, JDM, ADM, SDX Geoff Woodman with Hamish - JDO Geoff Woodman with Kirsty - JDX, AD, SPD Greta Fennamore with Indy - SPDX Jenny Drake with Ruby - JD Karen Hobson with Jem - JD, AD, GD Lisa Borthwick with Obi - AD, JD Maelyn Draper with Tango - AD Margo Hellyer with Rory - JD DANCES WITH DOGS Heather Swinbourn with Charlie - FS.S DISC DOG Amanda Regan with Waugyl - Frizgility (B) Amelia Allen with Garth - Frizgility (B, S), 4 Way Play (B) Andrew McLeod with Jack - Frizgility (NF, B) Catherine Griffin with Gus - Frizgility (B, S), 4 Way Play (B) Chris Bates with Jack - Frizgility (B) Justin Allen with Garth - Frizgility (B, S), 4 Way Play (B) Kate Moskal with Jazz - Frizgility (B) Kate Moskal with Juniper - Frizgility (B) Konrad Moskal with Jazz - Frizgility (NF, B, S) Konrad Moskal with Juniper - Frizgility (NF, B, S, G), 4 Way Play (B) Michael Francis with Jack - Frizgility (NF, B, S) Rosie Milton with Dan - Frizgility (C, B, S) Rosie Milton with Mikki - Frizgility (NF, B, S) Rosie Milton with Wizz - Frizgility (NF, B, S) Shannon West with Halifax - Frizgility (B) FLYBALL Alice Richards with Dexter - FD, FDX, FDCh, AFCh Alice Richards with Reggie - ONYX Andrew McLeod with Jack - FMX Chris Bates with Bo - FM Chris Bates with Jack - FDGCH Geoff Tracey with Ruby - FMX Iain Kinsella with Champ - FMX Joanne Parker with Indy - FD, FDX Justin All with Garth - AFCh Kimberly Shrives with Penelope - FD, FDX, FDCh Konrad Moskal with Juniper - ONYX Leanne Holgate with Izzy - FD, FDX, FDCh, AFCh Rosie Milton with Dan - FMCh, ONYX Rosie Milton with Tazzi - FMX RALLY OBEDIENCE Alex Stalker-Booth with Lucas - RN Dorothy Xu with Joey - RA Elaine Temby with Havoc - RN, RA Elaine Temby with Haylen - RM. CH RO Geoff Woodman with Bronte - RE Jacqui Vandenbrock with Archie - RN Jacqui Vandenbrock with Lila - RN Jenny O Connor with Kobe - RA Jenny O Connor with Chillee - RN, RA, RE TRIALLING OBEDIENCE Elaine Temby with Havoc - CCD Jenny O Connor with Kobe - CD Jenny O Connor with Chillee - CCD Karen Hobson with Abby - CCD Karen Hobson with Jem - CD OTHER TITLES Elaine Temby with Hope - Neut Ch Elaine Temby with Haylen - Neut Ch Jacqui Vandenbrock with Archie - JC Jacqui Vandenbrock with Lila - JC Jenny O Connor with Kobe - ORT Karen Hobson with Jem - ORA Roxane Foster with Kota - ET Sarah Wheal with Parker - Ch, WPD Sarah Wheal with Annie - Neut Ch, WPD Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 14

15 CANINE COMPANION PASSES Congratulations to the following teams who obtained passes in Canine Companion Classes in Session 4! BEGINNERS Amy Crispe and Charlie Anna Potter and Zeus Annette Matheson and Frankie Atina Hrstic and Raffy Belinda O Sullivan and Indi Ben Lees and Ruby Brendan Gordon and Leia Catherine Hanley and Bronte Charlotte Classon and Georgie Christina Mitchell and Kobe Christine Primmer and Buddy Dana Robertson and Fletch Dot Hendrie and Alvin Fame Singhara and Rocky Glenva Parker and Ebony Grace Mcintosh and Archie Harry Shepherd and Knox Heather Moore and Tilly James Tregurtha and Lucy Jared Keighran and Lexi Jessica Koeck and Richie John Didimiotis and Maggie Julian Hamon and Luna Kieran Jackel and Brutus Stanley IV Laura Haddock and Burt Reynolds Laura Holt and Addy Laura Mcintosh and Harry Louise Ellery and Oogi Maria Ocana and Lucas Mary Sietsma and Monkey Matt Petrucci and Ari Matthew Marchesi and Sandy Megan Gouge and Kora Melanie Zerafa and Nahla Melissa Cashman and Jasper Melissa Jones and Milly Nathalie Espinoza and Manny Nick Andrews and Phoebe Paul Mckay and Odi Sarena Cross and Jester Simon Mitchell and Flossy Suzy Andrew and Murphy Trina Browne and Gigi Tristan Miller and Bert Yolanda Haverfield and Stanley BRONZE Aleka & Wendy Serras with Rani Aliesha Martin with Barkley Anita Kos with Miki Anthony Walsh with Ruben Ben Lewis with Atalanta Beyandi Dona with Shadow Brian & Mary Smith with Jessie Christine Wills with Freya David Walsh with Arlo Heather Dye with Sasha Holly Rieger with Ruka Ilka Carter with Claudia Sean Inga Doemland with Loki Jaidah Thomas with Milly Jane Tong with Truffle Jennefer Newton with Ruby Jennifer Daly with Monty Kameliya Kaneva with Dot Katy Thomas with Willbar Laura & Kobin Renwick with Nova Lisa & Emily Lyons with Nora Maddy Daley with Yuki Mike & Manik Datar with Jacket Miriam Moore with Toby Natalie Tasker with Archie Nina Svedin with Axel Sara & Harold Brown with Oliver SILVER Bharat & Sumiti Deo with Layla Brendan Quaglio with Spartacus Courtney & Paul Taylor with Jasmine Cristal King with Diesel Don Williams with Remy Emma Booth with Jack George Stewart with Linux Julie Matthews with Adam Siegfried Matthew Koper with Tammy Mikaela White with Cord Stanley Polly McIntyre with Nellie Rachel Coady with Koda Simone Mak with Nyx Tony Vickers with Milo Yamuna Karunasekara with Mishka GOLD Abigail Glew with Banjo Dana Robertson with Watson Karl Newport with Monty Miranda Robertson with Lochie Robert Long with Millie Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 15

16 CANINE COMPANION PASSES Congratulations to the following teams who obtained passes in Canine Companion Classes in Session 5! BEGINNERS Alexander Hibbard with Floyd Belinda Anyos with Pepper Cameron Burns with Lottie Chloe Dodgson with Buffy David Hunter with Ruby Donna Harrison with Reigan Elissa Michel with Stella Ellen Waldron with Lola Erin Dean with Feds Grace Kooperman with Poncho Heather Smith with Tilly Helen Wade with Billy Hilary Sullivan with Tilly Janine O Neill with Maisie Jay Arthur with Banjo Karen Colquhoun with Archie Kate Boesen with Juno Katy Fisher with Henry Larissa Shihoff with Maple Leigh Christian with Winston Linus Harris with Chase Lucy Boneham with Lochie Melissa Chiles with Dash Michael Bracey with Jimmy Natalie Wilson with Chilli Natasha Rangachari with Niko Nathalia Perez Alfonso with Aristotle Olivia Barker with Maisie Paul Clark with Leroy Peta Mantel with Houdini Pradyumn Daga with Simba Robert Pearce with Alfie Rozanne Griffiths with Poppy Sally Bracey with Rollo Samantha Maiden with Murphy Serena Beresford-Wylie with Hector Shannon Hood with Pepper Simon Beasley with Harry Susan Drennan with Tilly Vanessa Laddrak with Tish Zoe Sant with Freya BRONZE Anna & Richard Fulton with Ted Annabelle & John Didimiotis with Maggie Brendan & Michelle Gordon with Leia Catherine Ross with Tonks Damien Garney with Dexter Dean & Dana Robertson with Fletch Felicity Green with Django Jack Moore with Pip Karen Byng with Pippa Kate Breynaert with Dex Louise Rodgerson with Sabi Mary Sietsma with Monkey Simon Mitchell with Flossy Steph Rice with Lexi Sue Gordon with Zoe Yolanda Haverfield with Stanley SILVER Amanda Palmer with Humphrey Heather Dye with Sasha Ilka Carter with Claudia Jean Jennefer Newton with Ruby Kelly Wannop with Casey Maddy & Jamei Daley with Yuki Madeline McDonogh with Cooper Michelle Carriage with Star Nicole Gallina with Reason Nina Svedin with Axel Robin Renwick with Nova GOLD Cristal King with Diesel Julie Gordon with Phoebe Liam Newton with Evie Matthew Kopec with Tammy Sarah Brown with Albie Yamuna Karunasekara with Mishka MISSING YOUR CERTIFICATE? Unclaimed canine companion certificates are kept in the Club office for a limited time. Come in and have a look for yours! Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 16

17 BDOC SHOP The BDOC shop has had a makeover, so come and check out the stock! The prices are highly competitive, the service is friendly, and the location is very convenient. Support the BDOC shop and save yourself some money today! COLLARS Kumalong Martingale Collar $10 BlackDog Wear Martingale/Training collar $18 BlackDog Wear Standard collar $15 BlackDog Wear Super strong collar $20 Black Dog Wear Sighthound collars $18-25 Halti Optifit Head collar $30 CLICKERS BlackDog Wear Standard Box Clicker $5 BlackDog Wear iclicker $7 Petsafe Finger Clicker $8 Petsafe Clik-R-Clip $17 BlackDog Wear Starmark Clicker $8 Wrist coil for Clicker $2.50 CONTROL COLLARS & HARNESSES BlackDog Wear Y-Front Flyball Harness $35 BlackDog Wear Balance Harness $30 BlackDog Wear Snub or Extension Lead $8 BlackDog Wear Training Halter $25 BlackDog Wear Infin8 Halter $25 Gentle Leader Headcollar $18 Kramer Halti Headcollar $18 Kumalong Head Halter $18 Gentle Leader Easy Walk Harness $20 2 Hounds Freedom No Pull Harness $35 LEADS 2 Hounds Design Training Leads $15 Outward Hound Hands-Free Leash $30 Handmade Paracord Leads by Niccola Varies BlackDog Wear Smart Lead $18 BlackDog Wear Standard Lead $16 Kumalong Double-ended Lead $25-28 BlackDog Wear Recall lead 5m & 8m $25-30 OTHER BlackDog Wear Treat Bags $30 Show Pockets $3-8 Handmade Tug Toy - small & large $5-10 Dog -themed tote bags $10-15 Treasure Mats - small & large $30-45 Handmade Polar Fleece Blankets $10 Fingerless Gloves $2 St John s Pet First Aid Kit $25 Poisonous to Pets book $35 TREATS Loyalty Pet Treats: Beef morsels $5 Lamb morsels $5 Tasty Trainers $7 Roo strips $7 Prices are indicative and subject to change Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 17

18 BDOC TRAINING DATES 2019 Session 1, 2019 Session 2, 2019 Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Week 1 31 January 3 February 4 April 7 April Week 2 7 February 10 February 11 April 14 April Week 3 14 February 17 February 2 May 5 May Week 4 21 February 24 February 9 May 12 May Week 5 28 February 3 March 16 May 19 May Week 6 14 March 17 March 30 May 2 June Week 7 21 March 24 March 13 June 16 June Week 8 28 March 31 March 20 June 23 June No Training 7 March 10 March 18 April 25 April 23 May 6 June 21 April 28 April 26 May 9 June Public Holidays Monday 11 March - Canberra Day Friday 19 April - Good Friday Monday 22 April - Easter Monday Thursday 25 April - ANZAC Day Monday 27 May - Reconciliation Day Monday 10 June - Queen s Birthday 2019 SESSION START DATES Session 1 Thursday 31st January and Sunday 3rd February Session 2 Thursday 4th April and Sunday 7th April Session 3 Thursday 27th June and Sunday 30th June Session 4 Thursday 22nd August and Sunday 25th August Session 5 Thursday 24th October and Sunday 27th October Volume 12 / Issue 1 / January 2019 BELCONNEN DOG OBEDIENCE CLUB / 18