PAW PRINT. June Remembering Sheba. Knox Obedience Dog Club Newsletter. What s inside. NOTICE No training on Sun 08 June due to long weekend.

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1 PAW PRINT Knox Obedience Dog Club Newsletter June 2014 What s inside Editor s report...02 Trial report...03 Agility news 04 Event updates 06 K9 fun page 07 Life membership proposal form...08 Vale 09 Club rules...10 Membership details Instructors Club facilities 12 Committee & life members 13 Training calender & times...15 NOTICE No training on Sun 08 June due to long weekend. Remembering Sheba KODC Committee, Instructors and Members offer their heartfelt condolences to Trevor May, for the sudden loss of his German Shepherd Sheba.

2 EDITOR S REPORT Are you a budding journalist looking to cut your teeth in the fast paced world of Dog Club newsletters? Do you have a love of Obedience, a passion for prose and the time and dedication to put together a monthly Obedience News for this very publication? With a guaranteed print run of 150, and the strongest online presence of any dog club in Australia, Pawprint could be the next exiting step in your reporting career. If you think you have what it takes, put together a sample and send it to us here at the club. Contact details are on the last page. Unfortunately our training schedule is one again going to be interrupted by a long weekend this month. There will be no training on Sunday, June 8th, however there is nothing stopping members from powering on in their back yard or at a local park. Practice is so important and your Instructor will notice if you ve been practicing over the break. As usual, we have a great read this month, with trial reports, Agility News and our much loved K9 fun page. Life membership nominations are open until the end of July, so if there was someone you wanted to nominate please don t wait any longer. Luke Kenny KODC Publicity Officer CLUB NEWSLETTER Pawprint, our monthly newsletter is full of information, training tips and important news about club happenings. Pick up your copy on the FIRST SUNDAY of each month - they are found on the counter at the club kitchen or the sign-up office window. Download and view Pawprint in colour from the KODC website or from our official facebook page Newsletter Team Luke Kenny Kristy Proudlock Gori Golhar Norm Morcom Nola Williams Do you have an article, information, or photograph that you would like to contribute to the newsletter? If so, please give it to a Committee member or it to: customerservice@knoxodc.org.au Disclaimer Articles appearing in this magazine are considered to be of interest to the members, but do not necessarily express the opinions of the Committee or of the Editor. Legal note The Editor and the Committee of the KODC accept no responsibility for the accuracy of claims made by advertisers in this magazine

3 TRIAL REPORT JUNE 2014 Congratulations to the following members for their passes & Titles :- Norman Morcom with Bonola Silva Crystal CDX ADX JDX GD SDX DWDF.N HTM.S Agility Open Jumping Action Dogs Vic 26/04/2014 1st Place Agility Open Jumping Gippsland ODC 10/11/2013 Agility Open Action Dogs Vic 26/04/2014 4th Place Bianca Delahoy with Hollybrit Dark Desire ADX JDX SPD GD Agility Master Jumping Berwick ODC 06/10/2013 Agility Master Jumping K9 Agility Club 22/02/2014 1st Place Agility Master Jumping Moorabbin ODC 06/04/2014 3rd Place Agility Master Jumping Moorabbin ODC 06/04/2014 3rd Place Title Urs & T Rhyn with TCh TSCh Killara Volcanic Lava AZ CD ET Track & Search Test 10 Tracking Club of Vic 25/04/2014 Title Grand Champ Urs & T Rhyn with TCh Ts Grand Ch Awatea Loven Missy UD HT Obedience Utility GSDCV 03/05/2014 1st Place Obedience Utility Dogs Vic OTEC 19/04/2014 1st Place Geoffrey Brown with Hillacre Hawaiian News Obedience CCD Dogs Vic OTEC 20/04/2014 Obedience CCD Croydon & Dist ODC 27/04/2014 Alois Schnider with Inaword Chlo RN Rally Advanced Border Collie Club of Vic 29/03/2014 Rally Advanced Border Collie Club of Vic 29/03/2014 3rd Place Rally Advanced Dogs Vic OTEC 20/04/2014 Title Agility Open Jumping Ballaarat DOC 04/05/2014 Agility Excellent Jumping Agility Dog Club of Vic 19/04/2014 1st Place Agility Excellent Jumping Action Dogs Vic 26/04/2014 1st Place Agility Excellent Jumping Ballaarat DOC 04/05/2014 1st Place Nicole Wain with Kimbawain CCD RA JD Rally Obedience Excellent (RX) Southern ODTC 15/03/2014 Marta McKenzie with OCh TCl Yeoville Mastermind UDXRE JD AD ET Obedience Utility Dog Excellent OTEC 19/04/2014 1st Place Obedience Utility Dog Excellent Corowa & Dist Kennel Club 03/05/2014 1st Place A & C Young with Ubersein Shadowfax Obedience Community Companion Dog (CCD) at Croydon & Dist. 27/04/2014 Obedience Community Companion Dog (CCD) at Croydon & Dist. 27/04/2014 2nd Place Susan Witty with Tokkolos RA Rally Excellent (RX) Dogs Victoria 19/04/2014 Susan Witty with Pep CCD RN Rally Advanced (RA) Dogs Victoria 20/04/2014 1st Place Title Obedience Novice (CD) OTEC 19/04/2014 Obedience Novice (CD) OTEC 20/04/2014 2nd Place Title Margaretha Hovens with Pheonixhovenscooper TD Tracking Test Four Knox ODC 10/05/2014

4 A G I L I T Y MORE SUCCESSES AT TRIALS With cooler weather, agility trialing is in full swing. We see record entry numbers including a couple of trials with over 900 runs. People are wondering where and when the 1,000 entry mark will be reached. Perhaps our club s trial in October will be the one. KODC members have had so many passes at recent agility trials we cannot detail them all here. But there were some highlights to report. Our members have been excelling in Open Jumping. Norman Morcom s mini poodle Crystal earned a remarkable 1st place in Open Jumping on 26 April at KCC Park. Crystal was the only one of the 43 entrants (including many of Victoria s most credentialed dogs) to complete the course without a fault. Then at the Croydon trial in May, in one Open Jumping event Greg Stone s aussie shepherd Nelson was also the only dog out of 46 entrants to have a faultless run. The other Open Jumping event at the Croydon trial gave KODC a quinella, with Bianca s Onyx taking 1st place while Kane s Esky came 2nd. Marilyn & Nick Kirchner s standard poodle Lady has also been performing beautifully. At the Croydon trial, Lady qualified for both Novice Agility and Novice Jumping titles. Six days earlier Lady had completed her Rally Advanced title also. Alois Schnider and Chloe have scored a rare hat-trick. They won 1st Place in Excellent Jumping at the Easter trial. Then a week later they repeated the feat at KCC Park. And a week after that they came 1st again in the event at Ballarat. To top it off, their run at Ballarat earned them the prize for the fastest jumping dog in the whole day s trialing. Stephanie Hirst has had a wonderful few weeks. At the Altona trial on Easter Saturday her sheltie Penny achieved 1st place in Excellent Jumping and also additional passes to gain her Novice Agility and Novice Snooker titles. Penny went on to gain her Excellent Jumping title the following weekend. Then at the Croydon trial in May, in their first outing at Masters level, Stephanie and Penny had faultless runs in 2 of their 3 Jumping events. At the Ballarat trial, Kane Wheeler and Esky achieved perfect clean runs in 5 out of their 6 events. No wonder they re in the Victorian State Agility Team to compete at the Nationals in Brisbane in June. The team s uniforms have the following graphic printed on the back.

5 N E W S OLD IN YEARS BUT YOUNG AT HEART Hollie Edwards golden retriever Darcy is nearly 12 years old. That s about 84 in human years. But no-one has told him it s time to just sit back and watch the other dogs play. At the Anzac weekend trial Darcy gained 3rd place in Master Gamblers when he picked up his paws and performed like a dog half his age. Darcy is semi-retired from agility trials but he s told Hollie he hates being left out of the fun and loves the lower-stress action of agility games like gamblers, snooker and strategic pairs. BEGINNERS LEARN TO AVOID CONFUSION We ve seen some great progress from members who have recently decided to introduce their dogs to the challenge and fun of agility. After a dog understands the basics of each type of apparatus, handlers are finding that in a twisty sequence confusion can be the major enemy, and it s usually not the dog s fault. A fundamental of all dog obedience training is sending clear unambiguous signals to your dog. We humans often mistakenly voice an instruction to a dog while simultaneously signalling something quite different with our bodies. Your voice, hand movements and body motion should all be signalling the same thing. It s especially important in agility because the dog doesn t know in advance whether they are going to be sent left, right, forward, or back where they came from, and the dog doesn t have the luxury of time to consider the options. You ll see experienced handlers spend a lot of time practising different positioning so their voice, hands, shoulder rotation and direction of travel all send the same message. THIS NEVER HAPPENED When Nola went away for a weekend she left strict instructions with Norman that young Pearl was not allowed to do any agility because (he was told) it s detrimental to her heeling. You see Pearl is trialling for her CCD obedience title. When heeling in obedience trials, a dog should remain as close as possible on your left hand side, whereas in agility you get your dog to work further away and on both sides. So this photo of Norman with Pearl appears to show something that never happened. A mediator for Norman suggested the image could have been photoshopped, with Pearl being expertly substituted for another dog. After all, he argued, could a miniature poodle really fly that high? If that excuse holds up Norman, maybe you can fly pigs even higher.

6 EVENT UPDATES KODC members at the NVSDC races Three teams of the huskies and their owners were off racing at the NVSDC (Northern Victorian Sled Dog Club Inc.) races at Kingower, Victoria during the weekend of 17 and 18th of May. Scott Bennets with Teyah won first place in the Canicross and third place in the Novice race. David Devlin with Bree in the 1dog race and Anna Myers with Czar & Mischa in the 2 dog race were our other two teams. What is Canicross? Canicross is basically cross country running with your dog. It has developed from the origins of skijoring, where people ski with their dog pulling out in front of them. Canicross is a sport that can be enjoyed by any breed of dog, whether you, the runner, are male or female, and any age. If you d like to compete in canicross you will need to get a special canicross harness for your dog to wear and many runners invest in a Walking or Canicross Belt. This is worn around the waist, and allows the lines to the harness to be clipped directly onto the belt. This leaves the runners hands free to run properly! You will also need to use a bungee line, which includes a shock absorber. These bungee lines absorb and protect the dog and runner from any sudden jarring. Many of the sledding clubs run Canicross events in conjunction with sledding races. For more information, ask any of the Husky owners at club!

7 K 9 F U N P A G E S ON THE COUCH... Reproduced with the permission of Rupert Fawcett Cartoons THE BORING OLD BALL... Reproduced with the permission of Rupert Fawcett Cartoons IF DOGS COULD TEXT... Beware of the Dog Upon entering a small country store, a stranger noticed a sign saying DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG! posted on the glass door. Inside a harmless old hound dog was asleep on the floor besides the cash register. He asked the store manager, Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of? Yep, that s him, he replied. The amused stranger inquired, That certainly doesn t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign? The owner responded, Because, before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him.

8 KNOX OBEDIENCE DOG CLUB INC. Life Membership Proposal Form Nominee:. Proposer:... Seconder: BY LAWS EXTRACT (6) LIFE MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA Nominee must have a minimum of ten years consecutive membership. During membership period, nominee must have given five years of exceptional service. Nominations must be made in writing by a financial member of the Club. The nominee must be a financial member of the club at the time of nomination and ratification. Nominations for Life Membership must be received by the committee no later than 31 July of each year. If approved by committee, nominees for Life Membership will be printed in the October newsletter each year. Any objections to proposed Life Members printed in the October Newsletter, must be made in writing to the committee and received before 31 October of the year of publication. Nominees to be ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the Club. NOMINEE PROFILE: Proposer s Signature Seconders s Signature.

9 VALE TS. CH T.CH MANPRINCE NOW SHEBA CD ET SHEBA 18/11/2005 4/5/2014 Sheba passed away very suddenly on 4 May 2014 due to a small tumour in the heart rupturing. She was a lovely natured dog. I know Sheba was popular and loved by many at club She will be missed by a great many. Sheba had the potential to achieve more but it wasn t to be. Although 8 ½, she seemed much younger, in the way she acted and interacted Rest in peace, we will always remember you.

10 CLUB RULES 1. NO bitches in season permitted on or near the training ground 2. NO dog allowed on the ground without a lead, unless under the supervision of an Instructor. 3. NO SMOKING in class or the Clubhouse. 4. Dog droppings must be cleaned up IMMEDIATELY. 5. NO hitting a dog except when trying to prevent a fight or prevent a dog biting a person. 6. Handlers must be a FINANCIAL MEMBER of the club to attend training and use the club facilities. 7. All members must wear their current membership card when attending training. 8. NO children other than child handlers permitted on the training ground. 9. Dogs not to be left unattended, tied to a car or in the vicinity of the clubhouse or left in the care of small children. 10. Dogs are allowed in the Clubhouse (excluding areas set aside for the preparation or serving of food), except on such days as committee considers inappropriate. No dogs are to be in the Office, except those belonging to Club members working there. 11. Any dog showing visible signs of any DISEASE or DISABILITY will be asked to leave training ground and seek veterinary advice. 12. A dog that has bitten or, in the opinion of the training panel, shows an extreme tendency of unprovoked aggression towards people and/or dogs, MUST be muzzled. Members have the right of appeal against muzzling if it can be proved, beyond doubt, that the dog was provoked. Removal of a muzzle will be decided by the committee, at the recommendation of the Training Panel. Knox Obedience Dog Club Membership Fees Juniors (10-16 years) Yearly Fee $20 $10 + Joining Fee $25 = $35 Single Adult (17 years and over) Yearly Fee $40 $20 + Joining Fee $25 = $45 Family (2 Adults, 2 Children years) Yearly Fee $60 $30 + Joining Fee $25 = $55 Pensioner/Senior Yearly Fee $20 $10 + Joining Fee $25 = $35 Dual Pensioner/Senior Yearly Fee $40 $20 + Joining Fee $25 = $45 (Children under the age of 10 are not permitted to have control of a dog in any of the classes) NOTE: Joining Fee is paid for the first year only, or if membership has not been renewed within 21 days of the due date. The financial year begins on the 1st November and ends on the 31st October REDUCED FEES NOW APPLY for new memberships. See Office Staff for details. For more details visit

11 YELLOW BANDANAS The Knox Obedience Dog Club has available Yellow Bandanas to identify dogs that may need a bit of space around them. The reason for needing one could be: Nervousness Recovery from an operation (i.e.: convalescing) Unsociable to people or other dogs When approaching a yellow bandana dog please make sure your dog doesn t go running up to it freely, just as the handler of the yellow bandana dog should be mindful of the space around their dog at all times. So if you feel your dog needs to be given their own space, then go to the office and obtain a bandana for the day. Please return them when you have finished, so that other dogs can have their turn. AVOID DOGS TIED UP AND IN CRATES You may have noticed that some members and instructors who use the Competition Obedience and Agility rings leave their dogs unattended, either in a crate or tied up, while they are working or helping other members. PLEASE AVOID LETTING YOUR DOG APPROACH ANY DOG THAT IS LEFT UNATTENDED. INSTRUCTORS Baby Puppy: Megan, Pat Class 2: Mark, Gail Beginners: Chris, Kristy Class 3: Bert, Chris, Cat Advanced Puppy: Henk Class 4: Andrew, John, Scott Class 1: Bob, Ray Agility Instructors : Ross, Wendy, Pauline, Catherine, Norman Obedience Ring Work: Trevor, Marta, Clive, Tim, Gordon Tracking Instructor: Trevor

12 CLUB FACILITIES TEA, COFFEE & BBQ There is tea and coffee available for our members every Sunday at the kitchen. On the 1st Sunday of the month, we have a BBQ with sausages, bacon and eggs! There is nothing better than a nice warm cuppa on a cold morning - or a heart-starter if you are in one of the early classes. LIBRARY Knox Dog Club maintains a small library in the club house. There you will find a selection of books and videos on various topics of interest, including: Obedience Training Tracking Agility Dog psychology and behaviour Dog care and nutrition Members may borrow items from the library for up to one month. Please speak to an instructor or staff in the Dog Shop or Kitchen for help. TRAINING EQUIPMENT KODC has an extensive Dog Shop located inside the clubrooms, where you can purchase all your training needs: Collars Leads Head halters Dumbells Dog coats Club badges Title badges Club T-Shirts Open Sunday mornings on training days

13 KNOX OBEDIENCE DOG CLUB INC Committee President : Vicki Reid Vice President : Margaretha Hovens Vice President : Henk Morren Secretary : John Neilson Treasurer : Trevor May Bar Manager : TBA Catering : Alois Schnider Dog Shop Manager : TBA Kitchen Manager : Margaretha Hovens Membership Secretary : Debra Cartledge Operations Manager : Ray Harrison Publicity Manager : Luke Kenny (Gori Golhar & Norm Morcom*) Social Coordinator : Susan Witty Supervisor of Training : Patricia Roberts (David Thorn*) Trial Coordinator : Bianca Delahoy Trial Secretary - Agility : Kane Wheeler Trial Secretary Obedience/Rally : TBA Trial Secretary - Tracking : Trevor May Trial Reporter : Nola Williams * Non-Committee members LIFE MEMBERS 1975 Mr. E. Hendrickson 1975 Mrs. E. Hendrickson 1976 Mr. H. Hasselback 1976 Mrs. E. Hasselback 1979 Mr. S. Maslen 1979 Mrs. L. Maslen 1980 Mr. C. Uren 1980 Mrs. D. Uren 1983 Mr. R. May 1983 Mrs. U. May 1996 Mr. G. Roberts 2000 Mr. G. Buck 2000 Mr. H. Morren 2000 Mr. N. Hamill 2000 Mr. R. James 2002 Mr. I. Nicholl 2002 Mrs. P. Roberts 2002 Mrs. B. Williams 2003 Ms. M. Hovens 2004 Mr. G. Parsons 2005 Mr. B. Thompson 2005 Ms. S. Timperley 2006 Mr. B. Heinley 2007 Mr. D. James 2007 Mr. R. Letson 2007 Mr. T. May 2007 Ms. S. McLeod 2009 Mr. M. Flanders 2009 Mr. K. Rankin 2009 Mrs. L. Kowalski 2011 Ms. V. Reid 2012 Ms. M. McKenzie 2013 Ms. P. Cullen 2013 Ms. W. Hansen 2013 Mr. R. Hansen 2013 Mr. D. Thorn 2013 Mr. B. Williams

14 Training treats By Leah Kahle and Kristy Proudlock Three easy steps to follow Visit The Good Guys Bayswater and make any purchase greater than $25 Mention the club before making your payment Receive Bayswater Bucks vouchers to be returned to the club

15 KODC Training Calendar 2014 MONTH DATE TRAINING OTHER EVENTS June 2014 Sunday 1 Normal Training Sunday 8 LONG WEEKEND (No Training) Sunday 15 Normal Training Sunday 22 Normal Training Class Testing (Class 2) Sunday 29 Normal Training Class Testing (Puppies, Beginners, Class 1, Class 3) July 2014 Sunday 6 Normal Training Sunday 13 Normal Training Sunday 20 Normal Training Class Testing (Class 2) Sunday 27 Normal Training Class Testing (Puppies, Beginners, Class 1, Class 3) August 2014 Sunday 3 Normal Training Sunday 10 Normal Training Sunday 17 Normal Training Sunday 24 Normal Training Class Testing (Class 2) Sunday 31 Normal Training Class Testing (Puppies, Beginners, Class 1, Class 3) SUNDAY MORNING TRAINING TIMES First Session (Classes 2, 3 & 4) Second Session(Baby Puppy, Beginners, Advanced Puppy & Class 1) Obedience Trial Ring Work is available Rally-O Ring is available Agility Triallers Practice Agility Intermediates Agility Beginners Class am am from 8.30am onwards from 8.30am onwards am am am

16 Come and join the Knox Obedience Dog Club Facebook Group. Celebrate your passups or post photos of your dog in training. KNOX OBEDIENCE DOG CLUB INC. (Affiliated with the Victorian Canine Association Inc.) Knox Park, Cnr. Ferntree Gully & Scoresby Roads, Knoxfield, Vic 3180 PO Box 1093, Mountain Gate, Vic 3156 Telephone: (03) Web: Join us on facebook: