S A O B E D I E N C E APRIL 2018 Chatter Sheet Official Publication of the South Australian Obedience Dog Club Inc. Teaching people to train dogs with Kindness and Perseverance since 1955 D O G C L U B I N C Postal address: SAODC Secretary, Clubrooms phone: 8223 6626 PO Box 7049, Hutt St, Adelaide 5000 www.sadogobedience.org.au
PATRON JACK BAKER COMMITTEE 2018 PRESIDENT Christine Koch VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY Judy Zollo TREASURER Sharon Taylor COMMITTEE Viv Kitto Mary Mutch Brian Scholz Ann Farndell Karin Hellak Barbara Richter-Winter Leone Scholefield Tony Scholefield CHIEF INSTRUCTOR Debbie Reid An Honour Board of Life Members is situated inside the Clubroom 2018 SAODC CALENDAR OF EVENTS SAODC Double Agility Trial Sunday 3 rd June, 9am and not before 1pm. Entries close 11 th May. Facebook SAODC Inc. https://www.facebook.com/saodcinc/) SAODC now has a Facebook page. This page provides information on important club events and other general club administration details. It also provides us with a quick, up to the minute facility for informing members about training cancellations. We would still encourage members, especially those who are not on Facebook, to check our weather policy on the club s website (http://www.sadogobedience.org.au/). MEMBERS PLEASE help us to organise classes efficiently by: Being on time for class Remembering the name of your Instructor; if unsure at the end of the class please ask Wearing your own membership badge which corresponds to the dog you are training in class If you are unsure of what class you belong to please ask an instructor for help. Ensure that you have renewed your membership for 2018
Cover Story: Cadbury CCD RN, owned and trained by Dave Ogden is this edition s Cover Boy. Cadbury is a brown Standard Poodle. Cadbury and Dave have graduated through the classes using kindness and perseverance. Photo John Horsnell. From The Editor: Chatter Sheet fine print: The Editor reserves the right not to publish any letter, item or article submitted, which in the opinion of the Editor or Committee, should not be published for legal or other reasons. All submissions are received with the reservation that articles, opinions and advertisements appearing in this publication do not constitute an endorsement by the South Australian Obedience Dog Club Inc. or its members. Thank you to those who have sent articles for the Chatter Sheet, it s great that I have so many that I can t include them all in this edition. A reminder if you submit something that you haven t written yourself, please include the author s permission for us to use it - I don t want to breach Copyright. Keep up your training; remember always remember the Club Motto - Kindness & Perseverance in all your training and interaction with your dog. Jessie Lets Go Shopping A large selection of keenly priced items for your best friend available at our sales counter. Collars and leads Various treats Training aids and toys Human drinks and chocolates available! Next Chatter Sheet Deadline: Tuesday 12 th June 2018 Submissions including Feedback/Suggestions/Articles Can be placed in the green box situated just outside of the clubrooms during training times or by emailing me, Jessie Hughes: Jessie.h@adam.com.au (preferred method) (Please put Chatter Sheet in the subject)
Support SA Obedience Dog Club and you ll be rewarded! We are raising funds to go towards maintaining our grounds and you can help Order the NEW 2018 2019 Entertainment Book or Entertainment Digital Membership and you will receive hundreds of valuable offers for everything you love to do, and you will also be supporting our fundraising. To order: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/911x725 Online orders can be paid by credit card, Visa or MasterCard. or members can complete an order form (available from the club) and pay by cash, EFT or cheque. Contact: Tony Scholefield 0401 717 257 Tony.Scholefield@santos.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
President s Message April 2018 Those of you who have been training with the Club since the beginning of February will probably be aware that we had to cancel several morning sessions due to the hot weather in February and March - and even in April - as well as a couple of evening sessions. The weather has also impacted both of our obedience trials this year, with the start of the 10 March evening Obedience Trial delayed due to the extreme heat while the double Rally Obedience Trial on 15 April had to contend with windy and rainy conditions which tested all those involved! As I mentioned in my President s Message in the February edition of Chatter Sheet, the Committee still has a couple of vacancies and always appreciates assistance around the club on training days and/or when conducting obedience and agility trials. If either you or someone you know is interested in helping out in any way please speak to one of the Committee members or talk to your Instructor. Please continue to enjoy your fur family members and remember the SAODC motto of Kindness and Perseverance, be consistent with your training and do a little bit often. Christine Koch President Photo John Horsnell, from SAODC Obedience Trial 10 th March 2018
Correct way to hold the lead: Ensure that the left hand is being held OVER the lead. Incorrect use of the lead: If the hand is under the lead the handler is likely to pull up on the lead. If unsure please ask your instructor.
February 2018 Unfortunately the weather was too hot for the morning session. Evening classes Grade 1 Inke Reid Olli Eliza Sherrard - Benji Grade 2 Melissa Ilko - Elliott Grade 3 Jess Ward - Nala Grade 4 Linda Moore - Storm March 2018 Morning classes Puppies Emma Armstrong - Buster Grade 1 Janet Heames - Khaos Grade 2 Inke Reid - Olli Grade 3 Jackie Hahn - Jose Grade 4 Alison Carter - Kima Grade 5 Basic Obedience Certificate: Sharon Taylor - Calli Evening classes Puppies Darren Williams Bundi Grade 1 Carina Boyce Wally Jodie Decelis Yogi Grade 2 Caitlin Hankin Sally Grade 3 Jess Wood - Nala Grade 4 Viv Kitto - Tammy Grade 5 Susan Combe Ella Graham Warnes - Mack Terry Fairlie - Sam Basic Obedience Certificate: Morgan Collett - Raffiki Rachel Astachnowicz - Zac Dianne Wilson - Ben Jo Panizza - Maggie
Do All Goldies Look the Same? The following story might confirm that they do. While walking Lily one morning just before Christmas, I noticed a young woman trying to entice a Golden Retriever from the road. I walked over to help. Is this your dog, she asked. Well, no, but I know who it might be it could be Meg, or Lewy, or Lolly..the list went on. I was almost sure it was Meg, a known escape artist, and a check of her identity tag confirmed this. I know where she lives I ll take her back I offered. Just then, I caught sight of the woman who regularly walks Meg for her working neighbours walking across Unley Oval. She was not alone but was trying to lead a very reluctant Goldie from the oval. I put Lily s lead on and hurried around to the oval entrance. By this time, Meg s neighbour was disappearing into the distance. I was about to give chase when a couple of regular walkers called out There he is. Lewy s owner rushed towards me, calling loudly. Meg stood her ground. I don t understand, he always comes when I call him said Lewy s owner. Ah, this isn t Lewy, it s Meg. then, where s Lewy. By this stage the reluctant Lewy and Meg s walker had disappeared. As we raced across the oval I explained what had happened. By the time we reached Meg s house Lewy was safely tucked into Meg s back yard, and his kind neighbour had gone to her home. When she answered her door, she was understandably puzzled about why I was standing on her doorstep with Meg and a rather agitated woman. A quick explanation, and a few laughs, and a somewhat relieved owner and Goldie were re-united. So, maybe all Goldies do look the same. Judy Zollo Bottom 2 photos John Horsnell, from SAODC Obedience Trial 10 th March 2018
Member results SAODC trial 10 th March 2018 Rally Master Mrs Kathy Millington Collieston Rhythm And Rhyme CD RM FS.N HTM.N Collie (Rough) Julie Brown Score 91 pts 3 rd Collieston Virginia Woof CDX RM RAE ADX ADO JDX SDX GD SPDX FS.N HTM.N Collie (Rough) Julie Brown Score 86 pts Rally Advanced B Mrs Kathy Millington Grand Ch Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET RE CDX ORA Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 95 pts 2 nd Sup Ch Waldwieze Game Keepa At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET CD RE QND ORA Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 88 pts Rally Excellent A - Mr Keith Millington Scotsdream A Minute In Time UD RA TDX ADX JD PT UD Shetland Sheepdog Ann Farndell Score 82 pts Rally Excellent B - Mr Keith Millington Grand Ch Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET RE CDX ORA Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 84 pts 3 rd Sup Ch Waldwieze Game Keepa At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET CD RE QND ORA Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 81 pts Novice Mr Keith Millington Reetpetite Ella Rose Poodle (Miniature) Judy Hamlyn Score 88 pts Cadbury CCD Poodle (Standard) Dave Ogden Score 75 pts Results are taken from marked catalogues and only members who have SAODC listed as their Club representing in the catalogue are included.
Member results SAODC Rally Trials 15 th April 2018 Results are taken from marked catalogues and only members who have SAODC listed as their Club representing in the catalogue are included. AM Rally Master - Mr Neil MacDonald Vanrusselhof Jump N Jive RE Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) K Hand Score 93 Q 3rd Collieston Rhythm And Rhyme CD RM FS.N HTM.N Collie (Rough) Julie Brown Score 93 Q AM Rally Advanced A - Mr Neil MacDonald Cadbury CCD RN Poodle (Standard) Dave Ogden Score 84 Q AM Rally Advanced B - Mr Neil MacDonald Grand Ch Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET RE CDX ORA Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 95 Q 3rd AM Rally Excellent A Mrs Jan Brabham Lily CD RA Australian Kelpie cross Border Collie Judy Zollo Score 81 Q Scotsdream A Minute In Time UD RA TDX ADX JD PT Shetland Sheepdog Ann Farndell Score 85 Q AM Rally Novice Mrs Jan Brabham Westcliffe Callum SE West Highland White Terrier Pam Smith Score 90 Q 3 rd PM Rally Master Mrs Jan Brabham Vanrusselhof Jump N Jive RE Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) K Hand Score 88 Q PM Rally Advanced A Mrs Jan Brabham Cadbury CCD RN Poodle (Standard) Dave Ogden Score 89 Q 2 nd PM Rally Advanced B Mrs Jan Brabham Grand Ch Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET RE CDX ORA ** Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 87 Q
Member results SAODC Rally Trials 15 th April 2018 cont d. PM Rally Excellent A Mr Neil MacDonald Scotsdream A Minute In Time UD RA TDX ADX JD PT Shetland Sheepdog Ann Farndell Score 94 Q 1st PM Rally Excellent B Mr Neil MacDonald Grand Ch Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) ET RE CDX ORA ** Weimaraner Jessie Hughes Score 92 Q 2nd ** This completes Velvet s RAE title. PM Rally Novice Mr Neil MacDonald Westcliffe Callum SE West Highland White Terrier Pam Smith Score 82 Q Tullacrest Happy Trails Border Collie Trevor Gardiner Score 76 Q Photos of some of the successful Rally competitors with the judges (far left Jan Brabham, right of centre Neil Macdonald) on 15.4.18. They all look rather good despite having been soaked with pounding rain several times during the day! Photos Christine Koch.
Zip it! and get a fast response from your dog Are you a chatterbox? Fido, Fido, FIDO, come, c m ere, Fido, over here, FIDO COME HERE, (**** dog), F I D O!! We ve all heard a frustrated owner calling this in the park. What s Fido doing all this while? Probably carrying on just as he pleases. When the torrent of yelling subsides he ll look round to check his owners are still there. And if they start walking away, he just may come. But this isn t what you re wanting, is it? We d all love to have a dog who spins on a sixpence as soon as he hears his name, and powers back to us at tremendous speed. We want people to see that our dog loves and respects us, and we certainly want to be sure he doesn t make a nuisance of himself. So how can you change this? Only say it once! The first thing to do is to change what you re doing. Then you can change what your dog is doing. So when you say anything to your dog, you ONLY SAY IT ONCE. He gets one chance to get the reward from you. You have got a super high-value reward with you at all times, haven t you? Sausage, or salami, hot dog - whatever your dog thinks is heavenly. If he ignores your ONE call, then the reward is gone. Ok, you re saying, how is that going to get my dog back? Well, you start with this in the house - in an area where you have little distraction and you know that if he doesn t respond you can go over to him. This isn t a capitulation on your part. It s expedient. We re not looking at who s the boss - that won t make things any better. Dogs do not have a secret agenda to rule the world, your household, or you. Dogs do what works, and if it works - then that s going to make you both happy. So you say your dog s name ONCE. He looks at you - YES! here s your reward and as I explain elsewhere, a reward is anything your dog finds rewarding: food (top of the list), cuddles (fairly far down the list), game, dinner bowl, lead on for a walk, etc. Dogs learn by repetition and patterning. So it s a case of repeat, repeat, repeat. (But don t repeat his name!) Just get into the habit of saying your dog s name ONCE and rewarding his instant response. So say Fido! and zip it. Some people actually find it helps them to remember when they say something to their dog to put their hand over their mouth! Whatever works for you.
I ve heard some mothers complain that they call the family down to dinner and get just coming ten times before they all eventually appear at the table. If those mothers called the kids ONCE, then - after a suitable delay - tipped their dinner into the bin, I think the next day they d start getting a faster response. What do you think? What s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (it works just the same with dogs) This is the same principle. When I say your name, there is a reward on offer. You don t respond? Reward is gone. Over time (not necessarily a very long time, either), your dog will leap to attention when he hears his name. He doesn t want to miss that treat! Once you ve got that working well indoors, you can start trying it outdoors - in a distraction-free zone to begin with - and in an area where you can go to your dog if he doesn t come to you. When you go to him, you are not arriving like Thor firing thunderbolts. Rather you just get right up next to your dog and call him once from there. Then you reward him! Why? Because he responded to you! This is not the whole recall fixed. This is the beginning. This is opening up the channel so that you can stop yelling and start communicating. What do I do when it all goes wrong? The simple answer to this is: go back to the drawing board and start in the house (where your dog cannot run off) and - critically - make it fun for your dog. If the sound of your dog s name always means fun and games, why would he not come? You ll need to ditch any ideas you may have had about being the boss, expecting instant obedience, punishing defiance, and so on. If you ask your partner or child to fetch something for you, do you expect them to leap instantly from their chair, abandon what they re doing, and rush to obey? No! Much more likely you ll get In a minute, or a slower heave out of the armchair. This is fine. This is normal. This is what we expect (and accept) from our housemates. Why should we expect something totally different from our dog? By the way, ONLY SAY IT ONCE works with anything you say to your dog. So no more Sit, sit sit, siddown, I said sit, Leave it, put it down, leave it, LEAVE IT! and so on. This is a habit you ll have to change in yourself before you can expect any change in your dog. For your dog to change - you have to change. So, discipline your mouth, be ready to cover it with your hand as soon as you ve uttered, and practice saying things only once then zip it! Focus on this for just five days this week. Every single time you address your dog, you ll say something ONCE then zip it. See how soon the turning point arrives and your dog starts listening to you! Beverley Courtney https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com
9 Rules for a Perfect Recall 1. When your dog comes back to you - no matter what he's been doing or how long it took, it s the best thing he s ever done. (You may need to count to 10!) The day you tell him off for returning is the day your recall will start to crumble. 2. Always reward the recall - first-class food, toy, game, activity, enthusiasm. 3. Only call your dog when you have a 90% chance of him coming. Otherwise you are teaching him to ignore you. Close the distance and wait for the right moment. 4. Call in an exciting voice. Your voice isn t exciting? Then why should your puppy come? 5. Start indoors, then increase difficulty in small increments - different room, corridor, garden, enclosed field. Each time you move to a new area, go back to a very short distance recall. 6. When each stage is perfect, start adding distractions. 7. Nine times out of ten, call your dog, reward him - then LET HIM GO again. 8. When you re approaching a known run-off place, get your dog s attention beforehand and engage him in an exciting game till you ve passed the danger zone. 9. Do lots of mini-recalls in the house - whenever you notice your dog take the opportunity to reinforce his coming to you and responding to his name. Both you and your dog should be having fun! www.brilliantfamilydog.com beverley@brilliantfamilydog.com
Preventing Dog Bites The best way to prevent dog bites is to make sure your dog is well socialised and trained from puppyhood onwards. Anxious dogs are more likely to bite, so recognising anxiety will give you early warning that your dog is uncomfortable and might bite. Never leave children under 10 unsupervised with any dog, even the family pet, and teach all children the basics of dog safety. Even the friendliest dog can react if it's scared or feels threatened. What kids need to know about dogs Leave dogs alone when they are eating or are near their food. Don't grab or cuddle a dog around the neck, as this can frighten it. Don't surprise a sleeping dog. Always ask the owner before you pat their dog. Don't enter a strange dog's yard without the owner being present. Don't play with any dog unless the owner is watching. Don't play with a dog with a litter of puppies, especially while the mother is still feeding them. Take care not to get dogs over-excited when you play with them. Reprinted from Glenside Veterinary Clinic March 2012 Pets Newsletter Despite a long, hot summer the committee had the Club grounds looking great for the first trials of the year - 10 th March 2018 - exhibitors waiting for the start of the trial, which was delayed by the heat. Photo John Horsnell.
Weather Wet Weather: Training will be cancelled any morning or evening when heavy, constant rain has been falling. Hot Weather: Tuesday morning classes will be cancelled if the forecast maximum temperature, broadcast at 9am that day is 32C or over. Tuesday evening classes will be cancelled if the Temperature at 5pm is 34.5C or over (as that is rounded up to 35). You can check by phoning the club on 8223 6626 after 10.00am on Tuesday morning or after 6.30pm on Tuesday evenings - or by checking the Bureau of Meteorology website, following the link to Latest BOM Adelaide hourly temperature on SAODC home page (http://www.sadogobedience.org.au/) Should graduation coincide with a cancelled training session, it will be carried over to the following week. SAODC Training Times: February to November Obedience Tuesday Mornings 9:30-10:15am New members enrolment paperwork New members talk will be held once enrolment is complete. 10:30-11:00am Puppies, Grades 1, 2, 3 11:15-11:45am Grades 4 & 5, Competition Classes (CCD & Novice) Obedience Tuesday Evenings 6:30pm onwards: Competition classes ring practice 6:30-7:15pm New members enrolment paperwork New members talk will be held once enrolment is complete. 7:30 8:00pm Puppies, Grades 1, 2, 3 8:15 8:45pm Grades 4 & 5 Rally Training Tuesday Mornings 9:00am Set up (please note that everyone is required to help with setting up and packing up) 10:00am Start The class is at the southern end of the croquet club and is only for members who have gained a Basic Obedience Certificate at SAODC, plus SAODC instructors. Enrolment: Tuesday 9.30am & 6.30pm. Please bring your C5 vaccination certificate; payment by cash, cheque or bank transfer. Running late for class? Please try to arrive 10 minutes prior to your class start time. If you are late see our Chief Instructor who will assess if it is still appropriate for you to join the class. Recycling If you don't need your paper Chatter Sheet, please hand it in at the clubroom where it can be made available for others to read. There is a copy to download in colour on our website on the membership page if you prefer. April 2018