Queanbeyan and District Dog Training Club Inc THE NEWSHOUND. July Owners have fun too!

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1 Queanbeyan and District Dog Training Club Inc THE NEWSHOUND July 2012 Owners have fun too!

2 YOUR CLUB COMMITTEE General Club contact information is also on the webpage at: Club address: Club Phone: COMMITTEE MARIANNE WYATT MARA HERBA President Committee/ Newshound Editor (Leave message) MICHAEL ZIEBELL RICHARD HERBA Vice President Committee (Home) (Leave message) KATHY GRIFFITHS TARA ANDERSON Secretary Roster & Instructors ANITA FRASER FAY GRUNSELL Treasurer Publicity (H) COMMITTEE ANN TYLLYER JULIE REBBECK Assistant Secretary Fund Raising & Shop Manager Web Administrator (Home) ANDREW SNASHALL GAIL SKIDMORE Grounds Manager JANELLE NAUGHTON TRAINING TIMES SUNDAY MORNING PUPPIES / KINDERGARTEN 9.00 to am BEGINNERS 9.00 to am INTERMEDIATE to am ADVANCED to am COMMUNITY COMPANION 9.00 to am RECREATION 9.00 to am NOVICE to am Bitches in season are not permitted at training classes. All dogs are to remain on leash whilst at training classes unless they are doing an exercise controlled by an Instructor.

3 PRESIDENT S REPORT This issue features such a range of dog related activities that there is sure to be some activity within these pages that appeals to you and makes you want to find out more. We have articles which touch on obedience both informal and at competition level, flyball (and the Saturday morning activity held here Funball), agility, endurance, Rally O and Dancing With Dogs. Look for more information on the Club Web Site and by using Google. I want to make a point of thanking all those Committee members, family & friends and Club members who continue to give generously of their time and efforts to make these events happen, run successfully, and in some cases bring funds into our coffers. As we are a not for profit group, we rely on our efforts at fund raising, plus applying for a number of Community Grants offered by State or Federal Governments - and winning some of those. Our recent efforts resulted in the purchase of a laptop computer for the Secretary and Treasurer to store information on and also a generator used to run some basic kitchen appliances when we cooked lunch for the Judges and helpers at our recent Obedience Trial. Along those lines, I am reminding you that the Annual General Meeting is approaching. Read information elsewhere in this Newshound, but please keep Thursday 30 August free to attend. Bring your enthusiasm and new ideas to our Committee - you will be very welcome. I am available to listen to your comments and ideas - is best: puppy.rampage@gmail.com Keep on hugging and loving your dogs - they are the lucky ones - to have caring owners who bring them to Class on Sunday mornings! Marianne

4 QUEANBEYAN & DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB INC ALL BREEDS OBEDIENCE TRIAL 14 July 2012 RESULTS Community Companion Dog Class Judge: Dr J Montgomery 1 st Miss K McQuarrie Ch Kyushu Rocketman Schnauzer (Miniature) 92 / 100 Companion Dog Class Judge: Dr J Montgomery 1 st Jake Blight Kityees Sonic Border Collie 200 / 200 Open Class Judge: Mr S Schuck 1 st Mrs G N Treister O CH Gotrah Snow Wizard UD Border Collie 191 / nd J & M McMahon Eraky Heres The Boss CDX Golden Retriever 186 / 200 Utility Dog Class Judge: Mr C Giles 1 st Poppy MacLean CH Ieper-Rilla VD Arkiv CDX (Imp USA) Bouvier Des Flanders 181 / 200 Highest Scoring Club Member: Andrew Snashall with Cointreau

5 Fun - Flyball It s great fun! Are you interested in Fly Ball or just having some fun with your dog? Fun-Flyball is an informal non-competitive social class available to all club members. Flyball is an adrenalin-pumped four-dog relay race, where each dog in turn must jump over four hurdles to retrieve a ball, returning back over the same hurdles before the next dog takes its turn. If your dog is ball crazy and/or full of energy then Fun-Flyball may just be the activity for both of you. Your dogs will be happier and worn out by session s end. As well as Flyball we do basic obedience, socialisation and dabble in agility using both tunnels and jumps. Club Instructors are on hand to teach and assist. Fun-Flyball is held on Saturday mornings from 9 am to 10:30 am at the Club grounds Come along and see what it's all about and have a go. If you're not a financial member of the Club, and you want to have a try, you will need to bring your dog s current vaccination certificate. Any dog regardless of its breed, size or shape can learn. So come and have a try, even if your dog prefers treats to balls. Anita or Kathy or secretary@queanbeyandogs.org.au Queanbeyan District Dog Training Club Fun for dogs (and owners)!!

6 Notice board Check the Club Website for your Class syllabus Be prepared for next Sunday s lesson by reading about what will be taught See your dog s photo taken on Assessment Day These items (and more) are on sale each Sunday Morning a range of equipment for your dog dog treats for training rewards treat bags - plastic lined and with velcro tabs poo bag holders - fasten on to your dog s leash ANKC Obedience Trial Rules pocket sized books AGM TIME THURSDAY 30 AUGUST 2012 There are some vacant positions on Committee. It would be great if you feel you can join the group of people who run your Club. One two hour evening Committee meeting is held each month - on the last Thursday ~ start at 6.30 pm and finish early Please attend the AGM and volunteer for Committee Want more information?

7 Demonstration Fun Day On Sunday May 27 there was a Demonstration and Fun Day during classes to give you all a chance to see and participate in some of the different types of classes and cool activities offered to you and your dog. The activities included Rally-O, Dancing, Flyball, Agility and Open / Novice (Competition Level) Obedience. It was very pleasing to see the happy dogs trying out many new activities introduced as games and fun. We hope that some of you will continue to broaden your dog s horizons with continued training and possibly active trialling. There is a whole world of fun activities you can share with your dog - just choose your favourite and give it a try. Much more information is available from any Committee member - or try Google and You Tube

8 Special Achievements Some of our members are taking their dogs to official ANKC Obedience Trials. Ask them any questions about trialling - it can be a wonderful sport 24 February 2012 ACT Companion Dog Club Companion Dog (CD) Level Judge: Mr J Blight (NSW) 3 rd Place Anne & Ritchie Butler with Bonnie their Hungarian Vizsla Endurance Test held at EPIC on 1 July These dogs gaited 20 kilometres beside bicycles at a speed of 10 kms per hour, were worked through 2 short obedience tests, before and afterwards, to gauge their willingness to respond to their owners commands, and underwent 4 Vet checks to ensure they staed fit throughout. Shetland Sheepdog Miss Jenny Rebbeck Ahanu Southern Aurora ET Siberian Husky Richard & Mara Herba Bindi Ch Sibaska Star Shines On ET Stanley Ch Mikulov Full Metal Jacket ET River Ch Mikulov Etched In Frost RN ET Keida Mikulov Heaven Sent ET Nova Mikulov Frock Star ET Siberian Husky X Border Collie Shadow Cybord Shadow ET Dobermann Julie Rebbeck Redshift Burning Desire ET Annette Bouwman Redshift Reckless Desire ET

9 DIARY DATES - July - October 2012 JULY 22 Sunday new term starts 26 Thurs Q&DDTC Committee meeting 6.30 pm AUGUST 30 Thursday Annual General Meeting SEPTEMBER 1 Sat Belconnen DOC Double Obedience Trial 22 Sat ACT CDC Obedience Trial 23 Sunday Q&DDTC Assessment Day 27 Thurs Q&DDTC Committee meeting 6.30 pm OCTOBER 14 Sunday new term starts 20 Sat Tuggeranong DTC AM: Obedience Trial PM: Rally O 25 Thurs Q&DDTC Committee meeting 6.30 pm NOVEMBER 24 Sat ACT CDC Obedience Trial 29 Thurs Q&DDTC Committee meeting 6.30 pm DECEMBER 9 Sunday Q&DDTC Assessment Day + Christmas Break Up SCOOP THE POOP You are required to clean up after your dog if it defecates on Club grounds You can be prepared, wherever you go, by arming yourself with a small plastic bag or two. Simply put your hand inside the bag, scoop up the offending pile, reverse your hand out of the bag and tie the neck of the bag. Then dispose of thoughtfully.

10 Assessment Day 1 July 2012 Thanks go to those wonderful members and friends who helped out on the day and particularly those who volunteered to Judge, set up rings and sit at the check in table as well as deal with various other responsibilities that needed to be done. Beginners Ring 1 Judge Nick Pinkerton 1 st Louise Hamilton with Zoe 2 nd Paul Denison with Django 3 rd John Roberts with Hudson Beginners Ring 2 Judge Jo Ireland 1 st Frank Stanford with Buddy 2 nd Catherine Jubb with Shadow 3 rd Kristen Dixon with Boris Other passes went to: Rochelle Hart with Indiana, Donald Rayner with Missy, Sarah Gill with Sandy, Felicity Cadwallader with Conor, Kate Wright with Barney, Laura Hannon with Ellie, Alison Inskeep with Hoolie, Nicky Di-Campli with Hamish, Amanda Fitzgerald with Stuffy, Marg with Salty

11 Intermediate Ring 1 Judge: Alec Hempstead 1 st Fay Grunsell with Dusty 2 nd Emmanuel Mitterhaegen with Naya 3 rd Pippa Edgeley with Hugo Intermediate Ring 2 Judge: Jacqui Griffin 1 st Andrew Moore with Maya 2 nd Lucy Costas with Panda CCD Judge: John Gryniewicz 1 st Craig Syms with Bella 92 / nd Caz Roberts with Toodle 91 / rd Kimberley Baillie with Diablo 89 / 100

12 PLEASE drive with care on the dirt entrance road to the grounds Children and dogs are often present 10 km Speed Limit suggested ********************************************* MEMBERS ARE REMINDED No dogs are permitted to be off leash in the main training grounds, or in the small fenced off training area before or after classes on Sunday mornings WITHOUT the express permission and supervision of one of the Club instructors Members doing specific exercises during classes are exempt

13 "Food makes my dog over-excited." If food over-excites your dog, you need to use food as a reward to teach your dog to be calm. The Doggi-Calm training technique is quick and easy. Let your dog sniff a piece of food in your hand, ignore the dog's boisterous bouncing and barking, wait for your dog to sit and then offer the food. Repeat the procedure a number of times. Delay giving the food reward for a couple of seconds after your dog sits and your dog will remain calm for a couple of seconds. With each successive repetition, progressively increase the delay and hence the period of calmness. After hand feeding just a dozen pieces of food, you'll have a dog that calms down quickly and sits automatically whenever you have food in your hand. "My dog responds only when I have food." Most probably because you have yet to fully grasp the principles of lure/reward training. Read on to learn how to replace food lures with verbal commands and hand signals within your first training session, and learn how to phase out and replace food rewards with more meaningful incentives, such as life rewards and internal motivation. Phase Out The Use Of Training Tools As Soon As Possible Do not become dependent upon the training tools you use. Training tools are meant to temporarily help the training happen easier, not to permanently reduce reliability. Phase out the use of training lures and rewards as soon as possible, otherwise your dog will only respond when you have them. Once your dog is trained, he will gladly oblige your wishes and then your temporary training tools will no longer be necessary. Training lures become unnecessary as soon as your puppy learns the meaning of your verbal requests and hand signals. You should be able to phase out training lures completely during the very first session. Similarly, training rewards are no longer necessary once they have been replaced with more meaningful incentives life rewards, such as dinner time, couch time, tummy rubs, car rides, walks, playing tug, playing fetch, etc. You may begin to phase out training rewards during the first session, by asking your puppy to progressively perform more and more for a single piece of food. Use Training Tools That Your Dog Finds Pleasant and Enjoyable Training involves manipulating or modifying a dog's natural behaviours. The most common approaches include: 1. Increasing the frequency of desirable behaviours (using rewards), e.g., being calm; 2. Teaching a dog to perform desired behaviours reliably on cue (using lures and rewards), e.g., come, sit, down and stay; 3. Decreasing the frequency of undesirable behaviours (using instructive reprimands), e.g., jumping-up and pulling on-leash; 4. Teaching a dog to reliably not perform undesired behaviours on cue (using lures and instructive reprimands), e.g., Don t touch and Quiet. However, there is a great deal more to training than behaviour modification. During the training process, your dog forms many positive and negative associations about training and about the trainer. If you use pleasant training tools (lures and rewards), your dog will learn to love training and the trainer. However, if you use unpleasant training tools (restraint, physical coercion, and scary or painful punishments), your dog will learn to dislike training, and the trainer, i.e., you! Adapted from Dr. Dunbar s Good Little Dog Book, by Dr. Ian Dunbar

14 QUEANBEYAN & DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB INC NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS OF 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DATE: Thursday 30 August 2012 TIME: LOCATION: AGENDA: 6.30 pm Banksia Room, Jerrabomberra Community Centre, Jerrabomberra Parkway, Jerrabomberra NSW The business to be transacted at the 2012 Annual General Meeting shall be: 1. To receive the President s Report, Secretary s report. 2. To receive and adopt the balance sheet and accounts of the Club for financial year 2011/12 accompanying reports thereon, 3. To elect office bearers and members of the Committee, as per the Constitution, for the following positions: a. President (1) b. Vice President (1) c. Treasurer (1) d. Secretary (1) e. Assistant Secretary (1), f. Assistant Treasurer (1), and g. Ordinary Committee members (5) 4. To appoint an Auditor for the next financial year 5. To transact any other business. AGENDA ITEMS: Written notice of any specific items to be placed on the Agenda need to be received or delivered by hand to the Secretary on or prior to Thursday 16 August 2012 in accordance with the Constitution.

15 SUMMARY OF THE DUTIES OF QDDTC COMMITTEE POSITIONS President: Is the chief executive of the Club and presides at all General and Committee meetings, whenever possible, and represents the Club at all official functions. Vice-President: In the absence of the President, is to carry out all the roles and responsibilities applicable to the President. Secretary: Is to exercise and perform all the usual secretarial functions and generally attend to the secretarial work of the club and in particular shall be responsible for: (a) Maintaining an enrolment list of all financial members; (b) Collecting, registering and distributing all incoming and outgoing correspondence; (c) Taking minutes of all proceedings of meetings of the Committee and of the Club; (d) Maintaining and retaining all the necessary records of the affairs of the Club; (e) Keeping a complete record of all awards and honours made at all exhibitions and shows conducted by the Club; and (f) Promulgating all notices of meetings to members. Treasurer: Is responsible for all financial transactions entered into on behalf of the Club and shall be responsible for: (a) Receiving and receipting all monies paid to the Club and cause the same to be paid into the banking account of the Club kept for such purpose within fourteen days of the receipt thereof; (b) Keeping all necessary books of account and financial statements as shall be required by the Auditors; (c) Preparing the Annual Balance Sheet and Accounts and accompanying reports; (d) Submitting financial statements to all meetings of the Committee and of the Club; (e) Producing to the Members in General Meeting the cash books and Bank pass book when requested so to do; (f) Keeping vouchers for payments authorised by the Club and the Committee; and (g) Keeping a true and correct inventory of all property of the Club. Assistant Secretary/Treasurer: Assist the Secretary and Treasurer in exercising and performing their duties. Committee Members: Manage and control the affairs of the Club subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. Some of these functions include: Trials (Obedience, Agility & Flyball) Shop, Grounds, Publicity and fund raising, Communications (Website, Newsletter) Training, assessment days, and Liaison. Note: (1) The Executive of the Club includes President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

16 QUEANBEYAN & DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB INC NOMINATION FORM 2012 / 2013 COMMITTEE POSITIONS Applicant s Name:... Position:... Nominated by:... Date:... Seconded by... Date:... I accept the Nomination:... (Signature of Applicant) Date:... Note: (1) All nomination forms must be received by the Secretary at least 21 days prior to the published date of the AGM.