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Belconnen Dog Obedience Club Volume E5 Issue E2 JUNE 2012

president’s note | agility matters | flyball updatedances with dogs entertains | retiring flyballers

rally-o | clicker training tips | session 2 photosobedience trial news | companion results

clyde the beagle checks in!

bdoc detailsBDOC COmmittee 20011–12

President

Barbara Brown

Vice President

Jenny Thistleton

Treasurer

Maki Koyama

Secretary

Kate Slater

Committee members

Dean Gardiner

Michelle Gilbey

Caroline Pappas

Ray Leckie

Jule Manolas

Pam McDougall

Pauline Murphy

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GrOunD use etiquette Use of the grounds is reserved

for financial Club members and their financial dogs who are attending regular classes (at least 75% of the classes). BDOC does not offer ground use only memberships.

No use of grounds during scheduled class times, when a trial is in progress, or when the grounds are otherwise booked. See the notice board for scheduled class times in obedience, agility and flyball.

Training takes precedence at all times – do not allow your dog to distract others.

Do not enter a yard already in use without first checking with the current occupant.

Limit your use to 10 minutes if others are waiting.

Handlers must always have their dogs under control and be able to recall the dog at any time.

Do not permit your dog to run along the fences.

Do not leave your dog unattended.

Always remove your dog’s faeces immediately from the grounds and dispose of them in the bins provided. This includes the car parking areas.

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FRONT COVER PHOTO IS CLYDE THE BEAGLEPeter’s article starts

on page 8.

Patricia and Kinya demonstrate their 270 right turn

Alice and Kilian prior to the BDOC trial conducted on 23.6.12

Elaine and Hope heel between stations on the Advanced course

OBEDIENCE AND RALLY O TRIALS – Reports on pages 6 and 7

president ’s notesby Barbara Brown

Welcome fellow dog lovers and trainers and a special warm welcome to our new members who recently started their training sessions in Session 3. I’m writing this on the Winter solstice and now we have had the longest night and shortest day we can expect some classic Winter weather. Not at all conducive to getting up early to train your dog or taking them for a walk when you get home.

But training is so easy inside. All the behaviours you learn in class can be quickly taught inside with a few minutes training morning and night. Loose lead walking – just go around your house using the same techniques you use outside. Dogs often pay more attention as they don’t have the same distractions and you can quickly reward for that loose lead.

During our last assessment days, ‘getting the dog to stay’ was often given as one of the most difficult behaviours for members to teach to their dogs.

But Stays are also easy to teach inside where the concentration of your dog is often at its maximum (and they are usually anticipating their breakfast or dinner). Just remember, move in small increments to get the behaviour you want. Don’t be

a ‘lumper’, but be a ‘splitter’, that is split the behaviour you are after into very small increments. Don’t be in too much of a hurry. In teaching your dog a stay, most new dog owners move too fast – they either move further away from their dog before it has gained confidence, or else they increase the time they leave their dog too quickly. A lot of people do both and then wonder why their dog doesn’t stay.

A dog doesn’t stay because he doesn’t know what is expected of him and thus lacks confidence.

So be a patient dog trainer. Take it easy and make sure your dog understands what is expected of him before you increase either the number of paces you move away from him OR increase the time you are away from his side. And, make sure your rewards come fast and are of a high quality for the behaviour you want. So… lots of stay practices inside over Winter and come spring, you will have perfect Stays from a confident dog.

A special thank you to members and non-members who have taken up volunteering at BDOC in the shop, office and clubhouse. We are very grateful for your enthusiasm and help.

Our new shed to house flyball and obedience trialling equipment is well on the way. We received a grant from the ACT Department of Sports and Recreation for fifty percent of the cost of the shed and give thanks to the department for this assistance.

The sports of Rally Obedience and Dances with Dogs are now holding formal classes during the weekends. If you are interested, please place your name on the lists in the office.

I am sure you will have noticed some weeds on our new turf and this will be sprayed some time in the next few weeks. The paddock will be signposted as this turf can’t be used until the evening after spraying.

We will be having a working bee for both the clubhouse and the grounds in late August or early September. Please help if you can. We will let you know by email.

Finally, the AGM is on the 22 August and this is advance notice! Please put it in your diary. How about coming onto the Committee? We welcome some fresh blood and new ideas to inject into our club.

Happy dog training

Barbara

JILL WITH LEVVY @ BDOC TRIAL 23.6.12

agi l i ty mattersby PAM MCDOUALL & J ILL CAMPAIN

4 BElCONNEN DOg OBEDIENCE ClUB Volume E5 Issue E2 JUNE 2012

The biggest event on the Agility calendar took place over five days in Sydney between 13–17 June. The National Agility titles were held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park.

This is a fabulous Centre that was built for the Olympic Games in 2000. There is a huge indoor facility as well as lovely outdoor arenas, camping, cabins, riding trails and big parking areas.

If you would like to see more of the Centre look at www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/equestriancentre/index.asp

Four BDOC club members attended the Nationals; Barbara Brown, Anne Lewis, Lucy Williams and Jill Campain. Lucy was also given the honour of judging one of the classes.

The National Titles had 6600 runs which makes it the largest dog

event in Australia for some time. There were five rings operating for four days, two inside and three outside with the finals on Sunday 17 June in the indoor rings. Events started each morning at 8am and the nights that had the Open events were still going at 10pm.

Some other Nationals statistics:472 Competitors. 6600 runs. 32 judges. 216 stewards. Lucy Williams judged the 500mm height category on Thursday 15 June. She had 79 entries in Novice Jumping, 65 in Excellent jumping and 162 dogs in Masters Jumping!

Apart from the Open Jumping and Agility events, the classes were divided into height categories and finals were run in these separate groups. The State Teams event, which also included a team from New Zealand, was conducted

after the class finals on Sunday afternoon. The finals were won by the NSW team closely followed by WA and with New Zealand third.

All the results are shown on the Agility National website www.agilitynationals2012.com.au/

The Agility Nationals are run every two years and the next event will be held in Brisbane in 2014.

Congratulations to:Barbara Brown and kelpie Dazzle on gaining their master agility and master jumping titles as well as a gamblers dog excellent title; and Anne Lewis and cocker spaniel Alvin on adding to their list of achievements with three titles, Agility Dog Excellent, Agility Dog Open and Jumping Dog Open.

Jill Campain

Classes are continuing with the beginner/ foundation agility class in its second session, an intermediate class and an advanced/triallers training session each week. The weather is cold but agility is pretty physical so we all keep warm. Everyone appreciates the wonderful new turf which is much more runner friendly than the paddock we had before.

The instructors are meeting soon and will discuss, together with other items, some changes to our intake procedure which have been under consideration this year. Our pool of instructors is small and we need to increase the number of people available to assist with the classes.

A date for the next intake has not yet been set, but just to remind people about the changes in place this year – dogs can be put on the waiting list at 10 months and if accepted as suitable for agility, can commence training from 12 months old. Juniors from 12 years old can now train a dog in agility class, provided the dog is accepted for agility and a parent or guardian is always present during class.

Several triallers have recently competed in the Agility Nationals which is now a very large event. Jill Campain has written a report for this newsletter. The next BDOC trial is a ribbon jumping trial with Novice, Excellent, Master and Open

classes, on Monday 6th August. Normal classes are cancelled for that evening. On Saturday August 18, there is an agility and jumping trial with the same classes offered. This trial is run by BDOC, so any offers for stewarding and assisting with the kitchen will be gratefully received by Charlie Giles, our trial manager.

A Yahoo group for BDOC agility information and messages has been started. Club members involved with agility are welcome to request access to the site.

Pam McDougallCo-ordinator.

NATIONAL AGIL ITY TITLES

B D O C O B E D I E N C E A N D R A L L Y O T R I A L S J U N E 2 0 1 2

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ALL PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE BY MAkI kOYAMA

ELAINE WITH HAYLEN,BDOC RALLY O TRIAL 23.6.12

by PATRIC IA LOOKERra l ly o news

Rally O is the latest dog sport to be introduced by the Australian National kennel Council (ANkC). The ‘O’ stands for obedience. In this sport handler and dog teams work their way around a pre-determined course demonstrating different obedience skills such as sit, down, stay and come. (An article explaining Rally O was published in the December 2011 newsletter which is on BDOC’s website.)

The Club’s rally group continue to do well in trials. Several more BDOC members have gained titles and will start on more challenging skills for the next level.

The club is running a beginners Rally O class on Sundays at 10.30am where the novice skills are being taught. Several of these class members turned out to steward at BDOC’s June Rally O trial – thanks, folks, we appreciate your help and hoped you learned something from watching the rings.

Congratulations to:

Gabrielle Meyer and her Poodle X,

Charlie CD RN DWDS HTMS

TDTC April Trial – Novice 98 points (2nd) Title! BDOC June Trial – Advanced 92 points

Poppy Maclean and her Bouvier des Flanders, Eepie

(Ch Ieper-Rilla vd Arkiv CDX)

TDTC April Trial – Novice 94 points

BDOC June Trial – Novice 98 points (2nd) Title!

Anne Lewis and her Cocker Spaniel, Alvin

(Watersmeet I’m Harry CDX ADX JDX SD SPD GD JDO)

TDTC April Trial - Novice 95 points

BDOC June Trial – Novice 96 points

Jill Campain and her Skye Terrier, Levvy

(Ch Skyeclan Destinys Secret AD JD SPD SD GD)

TDTC April Trial – Novice 92 points

BDOC June Trial – Novice 92 points

Elaine Temby and her Cocker Spaniels,

Hope (Acijay Never Lose Hope RN CD)

TDTC April Trial – Advanced 77 points

Haylen (Ch Watervaal Winfrey konexshun RN CD ET)


BDOC June Trial – Advanced 92 points

Niccola Hardaker and her Welsh Corgi, Shandy (Ch Milnholm Carnival Queen RN DWDFS HTMS CD)


BDOC June Trial – Advanced 71 points Title!

Charlie Giles and his Tibetan Terrier, Ruffy

(Ch Tybeterr Break the Ice RN CD)


Emma Osborn and her Australian Shepherd, Ava

(Brandyark Mists of Avalon RN CD JD)


BDOC June Trial – Advanced 85 points Title!

Patricia Looker and her Cocker Spaniels

Raglan (Ch Robmond Pantheon Blue RN CDX)



Kinya (OC kingsway Double Jeopardy RN AD JDX)

TDTC April Trial – Advanced 97 points (2nd)


keep up the good work! Good luck in your next trials.

Patricia Looker


CHARLIE AND RUFFY READY TO START THE ADVANCED COURSE

ELAINE AND HOPE HEEL BETWEEN STATIONS ON THE ADVANCED COURSE

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TRIAL PARTICIPANT @ BDOC 23-6-2012

obedience tr ia l news

Have you seen the obedience trial board in the clubhouse? It provides member news and information on ACT region trials. If you remove a schedule to photocopy it, please make sure you replace it. Any comments for improvements are welcome.Over the weekend 4 and 5 May both the RNCAS trial and the ACT Titles trials were held at EPIC with the dog in each class who gained the highest qualifying places in both trials being declared the ACT title holder for that class. Several BDOC members were in action with mixed results.

Commiserations to Elaine Temby’s Cocker Spaniel, Haylen who came close on both days but didn’t quite get there but the quality of his work won for him the Jill Schmidt Open encouragement award; to Emma Osborn and Ava who did some nice work both days but found it hard to string everything together; to Anne Lewis’s Cocker Spaniel, Alvin who found the venue a little challenging for him to remember what he must do in the UD ring both days; to Werner Roth’s NSDTR, Maxi, who decided today was not his day.

In the Club’s June obedience trial, Haylen got his act together and won the Open ring. Alice’s kilian also had a good morning bringing up his second UD pass – well done ladies!

Congratulations to:

Elaine Temby and her Cocker Spaniel, Haylen

(Ch Watervaal Winfrey konexshun RN CD ET)

TDTC April Trial – Open 189 points (2nd)

BDOC June Trial – Open 184 (1st)

Patricia Looker and her Cocker Spaniel, Raglan (Ch Robmond Pantheon Blue CD RN) on attaining

their CDX title

ACTEWAGL Royal OT – Open 174 points (1st)

Poppy Maclean and her Bouvier des Flanders, Eepie

(Ch Ieper-Rilla vd Arkiv CDX)

BDOC April Trial – Open 194 points (1st)

TDTC April Trial – Open 196 points (1st)

ACT Titles Trial – Utility 178 points (2nd)

Alice Petersen and her Mini Schnauzer, Kilian

(Ch Saginor kilian CDX)

ACT Titles Trial – Utility 181 points (1st)

BDOC June Trial – Utiltiy 175 points (3rd)

Good luck at CDC trials!

Patricia Looker

If I have left you out of the Trialing News, my apologies.

ontact me and I will include your achievements in the

next issue of the Newsletter.


PATRICIA WITH RAGLAN WARMING UP PRIOR TO COMPETING CHARLIE WITH RUFFY, LIZ AND POPPY AT BDOC TRIAL 23.6.12

PHOTOS: CLYDE WHITE & FAMILY

Thoughts on obedience tra in ing a Scenthournd by Peter White

the nose knows

Instructors in Beginners and Bronze classes are often asked by scenthound handlers “How do I get the dog to focus on me rather than on all those smells?”, and “How do I get my dog’s attention back once it is stuck on a sniff?” Based on my own experience of training my Beagle Clyde, this article offers some suggestions and techniques.

It’s true that at times a scenthound

owner can be forgiven for thinking

that the blasted dog is no more

than a life support system for

a nose! Further, a quick scan of

the internet leaves one with

the impression that Beagles in

particular are so obstinate as to be

near impossible to train. Take heart

– it’s not so! Remember the old

conjugation joke: I am determined,

you are obstinate, he is a pig-

headed fool.

First up, accept that you will never

be able to offset the instinct to

sniff and track. Humans have done

a wonderful job of producing

over the generations a hound

capable of amazing feats of scent

detection, allied with a strong

determination to stick to the scent

through all obstacles.

Although Clyde rarely fails to return

to me in the Club grounds these

days, I will probably never be able

to walk him safely off lead outside

an enclosed area: even if he

doesn’t sniff his way across a busy

road, he is more than likely going

to find something undesirable to

eat, or stinky to roll in.

On the other hand, if you have

a Beagle, chances are you have no

problem with motivation via treats!

Unlike the marvellous working

dogs, bred to work closely and

cooperatively with humans, Beagles

are rather more independent

problem solvers, and no less

marvellous for that. In training,

you can turn that problem solving

ability into: “What’s the quickest

way of getting that treat from

TwoLegs’ bag into my mouth?”

I’ve found that Clyde picks up new

exercises and routines very quickly

– if I can get the training sequence,

particularly the timing of the mark/

reward, right.

So food motivation, problem

solving ability, and the breed’s

built-in sense of fun are powerful

weapons in your life-long battle

with the nose for the dog’s heart

and mind.

By the way, if you’re reading this,

and bringing your hound to

training, you’re off to the best start

– as with all dogs, a structured,

consistent training program based

on positive motivation principles

is vital, as is the perspective that

training is a lifetime pursuit. You

don’t have to do anything different

from the techniques taught at

the Club, but, based on my own

experience, there are a few areas

and techniques where some added

emphasis can help.

Focus and Attention (F&A)

It’s hard to put an upper limit

on the number of these little

exercises that you should do.

Invest lots of time, in brief sessions,

into them. They are critical in

locking into the Beagle brain

an automatic, eventually un-

cued, acceptance of you as an

interesting and important factor

in its environment. You really do

want to get to the stage where

the dog, regardless of its activity,

‘checks in’ with you from time to

time – just a glance from the dog

Peter and Clyde


the nose knows cont inued

will do. Remember that many of

the vital F&A exercises can be done

from the comfort of your lounge

chair. In my own case, the “hands

on attention”, “watch me”, and

“right turn in place” F&A exercises

(ask your instructor) seemed to

work well. Clyde nowadays comes

looking for a bit of “hands on

attention” interfacing quite often.

Recall

Treat every time the dog returns

to you as a recall (even if the dog

is coming back of its own accord).

The recall is the only exercise

where I breach the training

principle of randomising the mark/

reward – Clyde gets praise and

a treat every time he comes back

on call. I want him to be certain of

a reward. Work hard on calling the

dog’s name only once, and giving

only one “Come” cue. As with the

F&A exercises, mini-recalls can be

done from the comfort of your

lounge chair, or just wandering

around the house or garden.

Rainy day? Play “hide and seek”

indoors. Wonderful fun! Have a

better-quality treat that you use

just for recalls. As your instructor

tells you, never call your dog when

you’re angry with it, nor when

you want to do something it finds

unpleasant. Recalls should always

be happy reunions.

Why are these two exercises so important?

I noted before that you can’t really

beat the nose, but you can take

advantage of its momentary lapses.

You’re building up the front and

back ends of your strategy to get

the dog off a sniff, ie you are

an automatic, important part of

its environment, and it loves to

rejoin you.

The Recall technique

If the dog is away with the smells,

wait for it to “check in” with the

wider world – this might only be

a momentary lifting of the head

off the ground, or a quick glance

in your general direction. As soon as the nose comes up call the

dog! Enthusiasm! Run away! Dog

doesn’t come? Shut up and await

the next opportunity. Dog comes?

Joyous reunion, and release the

dog to sniff again. Why? So the dog

doesn’t associate a return to you

with an automatic end of sniffing

heaven. Try to release a few times

for every “let’s move on” step. Two

caveats: expect slow progress,

and even setbacks – I found this

technique took lots (as in months)

of work on the F&A and mini-recall

building blocks; and getting the

timing of your call right with the

head lift/glance is quite difficult

(at least I found it so, and still find

it so at times).

Release

To acknowledge (both to your

hound and yourself ) your dog’s

instincts to track and sniff, have

a release word/phrase that allows

the dog to do just that. I use the

incredibly original and imaginative

“Have a sniff”. Hearing that, Clyde

has learned that as we walk he has

licence to roam the full extent of

a loose lead in search of scented

treasure. (And, after two years, he

knows what will happen if he pulls

hard on the lead.)

Walkies

On every walk build in “sniff” time

(with Clyde it’s about 10%, eg on

an hour’s walk he gets 5–6 minutes

of vomeronasal – look it up! – bliss,

nose buried in interesting stink),

and also allow for lots of sniffing

on the move. That’s only fair, as on

every walk you’ll also be practising

your loose lead walking moves and

mini-recalls, and heeling across

every road, won’t you? It’s all part

of the package – remember that

for training to be effective there

has to be something in it for both

trainer and trainee.

1, 2, 3...

“But my dog would spend

20 minutes in one spot just sniffing

if I let it!” I hear you cry. ”I feel your

pain!” I respond. More usefully,

herewith a Clyde-tested and

endorsed technique to try. When

you feel that it’s really time to get

on with the walk, say slowly out

loud “one, two, three…” raising

your voice slightly on each word,

gradually tightening the lead so


PHOTOS: CLYDE WHITE & FAMILY

by PETER & CLYDE WHITEthe nose knows

that on “three” it is tense enough

to make the dog move, and break

the nose’s spell, as you step away.

Do not jerk the lead – ease the

dog away. Clyde learned that

pretty quickly, and started moving

between “two” and “three”… unless

it was a PhD-worthy smell.

Difficult training session?

So what happens on the training

occasion where your hound

conjugates as stubborn or pig-

headed rather than merely

determined? Terminate training

temporarily, go inside, switch off

the treats, and ignore the dog.

Resume training fun after a short

break. I didn’t have to do this many

times – my little problem solver

quickly learned to associate any

stubborn disinclination to train

with no treats, no fun, no après-

train play.

Some random thoughts

In the dictionary, against the entry

for having fun, there’s a photo of

a Beagle! Make training interesting,

so the dog wants to get out with

you. Start with a bit of play. Fetch

a ball? Play tug? Chuck a treat or

two away from the dog, while

it’s looking for the treat run away

and attract it back with another

thrown treat. Get that tail up and

forelegs prancing! After a training

session that went well, have

a game that the dog enjoys. I put

Clyde in a sit, down or stand stay,

while I spend a couple of minutes

hiding a few treats, in and out of

his sight. Clyde loves the game,

gets to use the nose, and by the

way has a pretty good stay (I was

going to say “rock solid”, but if

Clyde reads this he’ll make a point

of showing me up next time we’re

in public). I found that Clyde gets

bored very quickly with repetitious

training: aim for only 2–3 good

reps of an exercise then go on to

something else.

Need reassurance? Not convinced?

YouTube is your friend! Check out

http://www.youtube.com/user/becandmicha for some great

Beagle training and go from there.

By the way, you don’t need me to

tell you there’s a lot of dross on

the Web: my best advice is check

out the dog’s tail, and your own

knowledge of positive motivation,

for guidance on what works and

what doesn’t.

Clyde and I hope some of these

techniques help in the War of the

Noses. Try them in association with

your regular, patient, consistent

training. Good luck, stay with it,

and anticipate the wonderful

companion and training partner

you’ll have before you know it.

About the authors: Peter is a BDOC instructor

who with his Beagle Clyde

has completed the Canine

Companion syllabus and passed

Gold. They received the Club’s

“Best Gentleman Handler” award

in 2010. They can be seen most

Monday nights at Agility training,

with the handler struggling, and

usually failing, to keep up with

the dog. Clyde’s main job is to

be a brilliant family pet, a role in

which he consistently exceeds

gold standard.

cont inued from prev ious page

Clyde – checking in


dogs' sense of smel l


So why is a dogs nose wet?

Scientists have speculated for years that the reason behind the wet nose was to help with scenting (as scent molecules tend to hold better in wet rather than dry). In 2008 a study was done on 54 dogs that determined the wet nose is, in fact, there to help with scenting. However, rather than to simply trap molecules, the mucus on the nose actually helps to sort scent molecules. Doctor Brent Craven, from Pennsylvania State University, stated in Daily Mail: “We’ve shown that this sorting out of the different odorants before they even get to the receptors is also important”.

How does the Canine Olfactory System work?

Scent molecules are inhaled through the nose, and first sorted in the mucus covering the nose. When a dog flares his nostrils to sniff, the shape of the nostril openings change, and thus redirecting air into the upper part of the snout. This is where most of the olfactory sensory cells are located. These olfactory neurons have mucus-covered cilia (which are like little hairs) that reach into the nasal cavity. When scent molecules hit these cilia, the cell is stimulated, sending a signal along tiny nerves (or axons) which form olfactory nerves, and these congregate in the olfactory bulb. Next, the signals are carried from the olfactory bulb to the brain, which interprets them as smells.

This all sounds rather complicated, but to a dog it is no different than how we use our eye sight to determine things about our surroundings. Just like how we can look at a cluttered desk full of different objects and point out which one is a pencil, using our eyes, dogs use their nose to determine different scents amongst a clutter of other scents.

What else contributes to a dogs sense of smell?

Although it is still not fully understood, pigment seems to play a role in olfactory. The olfactory epithelium is pigmented, and its depth of colour seems to correlate with its sensitivity. It is light yellow in humans, and dark yellow or brown in dogs.

Pigmentations seems to also play a role in a dogs olfactory system. The olfactory epithelium is pigmented, and its depth of colour seems to correlate with its sensitivity. For example, in humans it is a light yellow while in dogs it is a dark yellow or brown. It has also been observed that light-coloured dogs have a less acute sense of smell than darker ones, and that albino animals have no sense of smell at all.

The anatomy of a dogs muzzle and nose play a big part in why they seem to have this “super sense”. It’s bony framework greatly influences the dogs smelling ability. Dogs with longer muzzles are better at scenting than shorter muzzled, or flat-faced dogs, most likely because they have more space for more olfactory receptors. Regardless of whether or not the dog has a short muzzle or long, the dogs nose is still a powerful tool.

Nostrils on dogs are highly mobile which gives them the advantage of determining the directions which scents are coming from. When a dog sniffs, incoming odor-laden

air is directed onto the olfactory membrane over a structure called the “subethmoidal shelf” (this structure is not seen in humans). This shelf serves to accumulate and hold odor molecules in the nose as air is exhaled. The nasal mucous traps these molecules. This mucous is also produced in much higher quantities in dogs than in humans.

How much greater is dogs nose compared to humans?

How much greater a dogs nose is compared to humans is still quite unknown, especially since no two dogs have the same scenting capabilities. These capabilities vary between short and long nosed, different breeds, and individuals among different breeds. However, it is estimated that canines can smell somewhere between 10% and 100% better than humans.

Different breeds have different variations of receptor cells. For example, a Dachshund has approximately 125 million receptor cells, a Fox Terrier has approximately 147 million receptor cells, and a German Shepherd Dog has approximately 225 million receptor cells. The more the receptor cells, the greater the dogs ability is to detect and differentiate between different scents. Dogs with more receptor cells can also track for longer period of time (they can hold the scent for longer).

This information taken from http://doggonegood.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=health&action=display&thread=150

photo: LEVVY and aLVin


by CATHERINE GRIFFINf lybal l update

Over the June long weekend (9–10 June) the Belconnen Bullets hosted the 2012 State Flyball Titles at the BDOC grounds. This was the first time that ACT has held a State Titles. Flyball teams entered were from ACT and surrounding clubs and from NSW.

BDOC entered three teams:

Speeding Bullets (Division 3) Scott Glendhill with Willow Caroline Pappas with Tully Max Darvill with Maddie Rhonda Cameron with Zeke Penny Campbell with Tango Louise Sharp with Nala

Random Bullets (Division 4)Shannon McConachie with ChilliCatherine Griffin with FelixAnge Gintings with CocoMichelle Gilbey with WoolyVicki McConachie with Bonniekaren & Leigh Cameron with Max

Rusty Bullets (Division 5)Carolyn Shrives with Erniekim Shrives with PiaSarah Harding with BridgetIan kinsella with Champkeiko & Luke Foster with ShogaRoss Miller with Digby

Day 1 began with a blanket of frost over the BDOC grounds, however progressed into a beautiful sunny day, perfect for Flyball racing. Racing over the 5 divisions was tight and at the end of the first day all three teams were in second place in their respective divisions.

The second day began the same as the first, covered in a spectacular blanket of frost with Canberra yet again putting on another spectacular sunny day. Racing was much tighter than day one, with Speeding and Random Bullets winning the much closer races by tenths, hundredths and thousandths of a second. At the end of the day, the Random Bullets took out division 4 by one race heat over the Tuggeranong

Howling Torpedoes. Speeding Bullets took out division 3 by one race over the Tuggeranong Screaming Torpedoes. In Division 5, Rusty Bullets took out second place.

As division winners, both Speeding and Random Bullets had the opportunity to run off for the ACT State Championship Perpetual Trophy. This is an elimination round handicapped race. Random Bullets were first up running against the Tuggeranong Torpedoes. Random took heat one, with the Torpedoes taking heat two. In the deciding third heat, the bullets won by the smallest margin. Speeding Bullets then raced the k9 krusaders. This too went down to the third and final heat with the Speeding Bullets coming out on top. The next race saw Random Bullets racing Division 1 winners Muddy’s 1. Once again it came down to the last heat but with the experience and composure of the Muddy’s , they won the decider. This left the Speeding Bullets to fly the flag for the Bullets in the final against Muddy’s 1. Tight racing once again led to both teams winning one heat each. However Muddy’s 1 took out the final heat by a small margin.

Final results were:1st: Muddy’s 1 – Milton/Ulladulla Dog Club2nd: Speeding Bullets, BDOC3rd: Random Bullets, BDOC

PHOTO: BAS GINTINGS


ACT 2012 State Flybal l T it les : W inter C lassicCONGRATULATIONS TO THE DIV IS ION WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP

Divison1 Winners: Muddy’s 1 and ACT State Championship Perpetual Trophy Winners

Division 2 Winners: k 9 krusaders Division 2 Runner’s Up: Scallywag Pirates

Division 3 Winners: Belconnen Speeding Bullets Division 3 Runners up: Tuggeranong Screaming Torpedoes

Division 4 Winners: Belconnen Random Bullets Division 4 Runners up: Tuggeranong Howling Torpedoes

Divison1 Runners up: Southern Cross Pulsars

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ACT 2012 State Flybal l T it les : W inter C lassicCONGRATULATIONS TO THE DIV IS ION WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP

Division 5 Winners: Tuggeranong Torpedoes Division 5 Runners up: Belconnen Rusty Bullets

Champ and Digby in action running for the Rusty Bullets

Scallywag Pirates travelled from Sydney to compete

Speeding Bullets members enjoying the sunshine before racing on Saturday

Canberra put on the beautiful weather for the Muddy’s 1 and Southern Cross Pulsars who travelled from NSW to compete

Action around the grounds

Big thanks from the organising committee

The organising committee; Penny Campbell, Michelle Gilbey, Lyn Clyde, Caroline Pappas and Catherine Griffin, would like to thank everyone who assisted in the overwhelming success of this event. This extends to those who help setup the grounds, worked in the canteen and sold raffle tickets. With your support we were able to raise around $900.

We would also like to thank our sponsors:

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FLYBALL UPDATEcont inued

Other Competition Results:Supercoat Good Friday Flyball Flurry: 6 AprilDivision 4: Rusty Bullets, 2nd.

Supercoat Easter Flyball Variety: 14 AprilDivision 3: Speeding Bullets, 2nd.

Million Paws Walk Flyball Competition: 18 MayDivision 3: Speeding Bullets, 2nd.Division 4: Chocolate Bullets, 2nd.Division 4: Random Bullets, 4th.

Congratulations to handlers and their dogs who have reached milestone Flyball tiles:Penny Campbell and Tango, Flyball Master (FM)

Catherine Griffin and Felix, Flyball Dog Champion (FDCh)

Olllie at his debut competition- MPW 2012 Frank celebrated 12 months of racing at the MPW 2012

Leo- racing in the Speeding Bullets at MPW Ernie & Pia in action racing for the Random Bullets at MPW

Shoga had a 0.001 start at MPW Max & Maddie start for the Speeding Bullets with Tully barking in support at MPW

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by CATHERINE GRIFFINret i r ing f lybal l dogs

Name: Maddie

Breed: Border Collie

Birth date: 13 August 2004

Handler: Max Darvill

Title: Flyball Master Excellent (FMX)

First Competition: November 2006 at CDC Flyball

Frolic.

Last Competition: June 2012 at the BDOC Winter

Classic (State Championships).

Career highlight: Her team running a club record of

21.3 seconds at the Canberra Royal in 2010.

Fondest memories: Maddie proved to be a very good

and reliable start dog and revelled in the rivalry of

competition. On race days she could not wait for the

competition to start.

Shared BDOC Flyball Dog of the Year with Shoga in

2007.

Other memories: Maddie’s first competition run was at

the CDC Flyball Frolic in November 2006.

After several failed runs she finally completed her first

successful competition run. Unfortunately the handler

had let her start too early! She scored just one point for

the whole day.

Her very last competition run was at the BDOC

Winter Classic in June 2012 while performing as

start dog and carrying an injured paw. Her team of

Zeke, Tango, Nala, Willow, Tully and Maddie won the

Third Division Championship over two days of racing

and followed this up with finishing runner-up in the

overall championship just 0.1 seconds behind the First

Division Champions “Milton Muddies”

Name: Deska

Breed: Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)

Birth date: March 2007

Handler: Caroline Pappas

Title: Australian Flyball Champion (AFCh)

First Competition: October Boorowa 2010.

Last Competition: May 2012 Million Paws Walk.

Career highlights: After a 2 year wait finally getting

a spot on the flyball team (2008–2010).

0.000 Start in 2012 at Twilight Competition at Dapto.

100% clean run rate over two days Flyball National

Championships in 2012.

Fondest memory: Barking in the ring cheering on

everyone (including the opposition team).

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GENERAL NEWS

REMINDER: MEMBERSHIP

RENEWALSMembers whose membership ends on

30 June 2012 are now due for renewal.

If you didn’t receive a renewal form by email

you can get one from the office. If you are unsure

of when your membership ends, please check

at the office.

Niccola Hardaker and her Welsh Cardigan Corgi, Shandy, show off their ‘foot taps’ in the DWD demo area, RSPCA MPW, May 2012


On Thursday, 17 May 2012, the Belconnen Bullets lost a member of their extended family with the death of Bear Clyde. Bear’s Flyball career wasn’t record breaking (it has been alleged that he did not personally earn all of his 47 title points) but he did love to travel with his mum and siblings to hang out with them at competitions and run amok (and look for treats) after training. His happy bouncing nature will be missed and all at BDOC extend their deepest condolences to Lyn, Damsel and Panda.

– kim Shrives

dr harry to the rescue!At the Royal Easter Show earlier this year flyball sheltie, Deska Pappas had a sudden and serious health issue which required immediate treatment from Dr Harry, 4 vets and 7 student vets!

Deska was in a serious state with bloody diarrhea which suddenly turned into a continuously oozing bleeding bottom. Needing to get assistance quickly, Caroline spoke with one of Dr Harry’s assistants, (Dr Harry was a guest star at the Royal Easter Show). Dr Harry then came to Deska’s aid. He diagnosed the condition as Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE)*. As Dr Harry

had an entourage of four vets and seven veterinary students he used this real-life emergency as an educative process and made all the vet students smell Deska’s bottom, as HGE has a distinctive smell apparently. Poor Deska – not only very unwell but getting his butt sniffed by an array of unknown humans!

Because of the prompt treatment which enabled Deska’s condition to be stabilised with fluids to prevent dehydration, he and Caroline were able to return to Canberra for follow-up treatment.

If untreated HGE can be fatal, but because of the on-site medical treatment received and two weeks of local vet and owner care, Deska has

made a full recovery from this dangerous life-threatening episode.

*Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) is a disease of dogs characterised by sudden vomiting and bloody diarrhea. The symptoms are usually severe, and HGE can be fatal if not treated. HGE is most common in young adult dogs of any breed, but especially small dogs such as the Toy Poodle and Miniature Schnauzer. It is not contagious. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhagic_gastroenteritis

by PAM MCDOUGALLcanine companion

sessiOn 2 pAssesBeginners passeskirsty Whybrow and NELSON

John Couch and MASH

Wendy Couch and SPUD

Lisa Lindell and LILY

Alicia Meuronen and TAkER

Andrew Bryan and RONIN

Grant Chambers and COBBER

Melinda Chambers and MATILDA

Lorna Doohan and ELIZA

Samantha Beattie and ROSIE

Michael Djula and DIGBEE

Renne & Luke Toy and WOODY

Michelle & Darrin Filtness and

JACkIE

Mike Todoroski and FRANkIE

Elizabeth Bloomfield and INDY

Lauren Fobister and DANNY

Colby Bourn and kODA

Josie West and ZALI

David Wesley-Wall and MILLY

Naomi Boccola and PARkER

Jennifer Harland and BEAR

Anna Corcoran and SPENCER

Ivana Leonard and HUGO

Melinda Ford and OBI

Jacquie Welsh and CHIEF

Cate Mabey and TILLY

Jake & Amanda Naylor and kEVIN

Graeme Brown and CHARLIE

Lizzie Reed and SALLY

Anthony kovac and OBIE

Anna Sullivan and FRANkIE

Colleen Mckillip and DENI

Jane Robinson and SAILOR

Christopher Oliver-Conroy and

WINSTON

David Prefrement and PIPPA

Zy kumano and kUMA

April Suen and ASHER

kim Pickering and BUSTER

Rebecca Delaney and LOLA

Monique Mendez and RUBY

Michael Ashton & Sally Provins and

BAILEY

Chris & Francis Bates and JACk

Anna Boyden and ROY

Christopher Millar and SASHA

Stephen & Jenny Woodham and

CARLY

The Witheford-Flynn Family and

COCO

Scott & Hannah Dickson and

GEORGE

Esther Colmer and ZIGGY

Neil Millar and MESHkI

The Hudina Family and TYSON

Lisa Stephenson and STELLA

Alex Gregg and LOkI

Bronze passesBrian Hewett and TILLY

John Doyle and MOLLY

Jennifer Mitchell and POPPET

Alex Gosling and TIGGA

Monisha Samuel and JERSEY

Lachlan McLennan and WALLACE

Vanessa Ericson and ARCHIE

Deb & Andrew Braddock and

OSCAR

Louise Parkin and HOLLY

Linda Arnold and GILBY

Duncan Berents and kEELY

Ben Tonkin and GUS

Graeme Larkin and LOCkIE LARkIN

Danica Ellicott and SPOOk

Vicky Laurence and FLOYD

Bruce Bull and WINSTON

Pam McDougal and Crackle

Elly Cotsell and kIPPER

Silver passesTegan Farrelley and ARCHIE

Peter Wiggins and MILO

Mimi Newton and COCO

David Merrell and MONTY

kate Whackett and POPPY

Richard Oliver and BAILEY

Matt Hadfield and BERkELEY

Naomi Waters and GARY

Maelyn koo and CHLOE

Carolyn Shrives and ARCHIE

Julie Grehan and CASSIE

Susan kiillion and RUSTY

Gold passCorrina Wiggins and PATCH


special thanks to our volunteers:

Louise, Heather and elkewe really appreciate your help

PHOTO: VOLUNTEER ELkE @ BDOC TRIALS 23-6-12

SESSION TWO PASSES - SPECIAL MENTIONS


Just how cold was session 2 assessment night!

Pictured above is Bruce Bull and Winston looking resplendent in his “Bully Beanie”.

Congratulations on passing Bronze.

Getting a ‘Pass’ at any level is an achievement, but each of the dogs featured on this page have owners who deserve special mention.Vanessa and her sheltie, Archie have stuck with Bronze for quite a few sessions. With good humour and lots of patience Vanessa and Archie mastered the stay exam in session 2. Well done!

April returned with Asher in session 2. It was great to see a happy and healthy Asher mixing in with all the other young beginner dogs. Good luck in Bronze to Asher and family.

Peter and Milo passed Silver this session after a few attempts. Milo is an attentive dog who sometimes worries about other dogs. He is a lucky dog to be in such good hands.

While it initially took a while for Winston the Bull Terrier to cotton on to what was required at dog training, Bruce kept his cool and stuck at it. As a result of patience and persistence Winston passed Bronze on only his second attempt. Congratulations team Bull – you should be proud of this effort.

Vanessa with Archie

April with Asher

Peter with Milo

by PAM MCDOUGALL

PHOTO: PAM MCDOUGALL


dances with dogs

On Sunday 29th April, Angela Hagedorn, Niccola Hardaker, Gabrielle Meyer, Jenny Thistleton, Cheryl Neal and Lesley Hayes all attended Crace Pets Party in the Park. We were representing the Belconnen Dog Obedience Club, and performed some of our dancing with dog routines, as well as setting up and demonstrating a Rally O course. We were lucky to meet and speak with Bondi vet Dr Lisa Chimes, who was very charming, and completely taken with how clever all our dogs were.

On Sunday 27th May, Angela, Niccola, Gabrielle, Jenny and Cheryl represented the Belconnen Dog Obedience Club by again performing our dancing with dog routines at the opening of the Springbank Rise dog park. Pam McDougall and Caroline Pappas manned the BDOC tent, and informed people about all the wonderful things we do at the Belconnen Dog Obedience Club. Pam, Jenny and Caroline were even lucky enough to meet Dr Harry Cooper, who was the guest speaker at the event.

At both of these events, the feedback from the public was really great. People were genuinely interested in training their dogs, and what types of dog sports were on offer at our club. People also commented on how much fun we all seemed to be having with our dogs, and what great things we could achieve with them. We were all very quick to point out that all our results were achieved through positive training methods only.

Gabrielle and Charlie waiting for their turn to perform at Crace Pets Party in the Park.

Angela talking to vet Lisa about the activities at BDOC

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BDOC DANCES WITH DOGS EVENTS cont inued


All the team with Bondi vet Dr Lisa Chimes

Gabe and Niccola performing part of a group dancing routine

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by ANGELA HAGEDORNdances with dogs

In term 2 BDOC offered its first Dances with Dogs class to members. We have started with a small but dedicated group of trainers and their dogs as well as a few BDOC Instructors who have been learning the sport for the past year. The lovely resurfaced paddock provides a flat and soft surface which is excellent for training. It is winter so we’ve had to contend with a few bad weather days where we have trained under the eaves of the clubhouse or sat inside to discuss routines and other aspects of DWD and training. Otherwise cool but sunny Saturday afternoons have been the norm, and let’s face it, the dog’s don’t care much and they really enjoy the outing.

We are working to a manual developed by the Canine Behavioural School in SA “Dances with Dogs Train at Home Guide” which clearly sets out all the moves we work on (although of course there’s always more than one way to get a behaviour). The manual provides a training curriculum, sets out the different levels of DWD as well as how to train behaviours and what to look for. We are also using a Yahoo Group (BDOC_DWD) to communicate and to provide links and resources to the class. Our training calendar is on here as well. We have just taken clips of the beginners with their dogs and are about to choose some music for each dog which should be fun!

Over the past few weeks we have been working on proprioception – which in a nutshell is helping our dogs to be better aware of their bodies and how they move. Did you know that your dog has little awareness of what its backend is doing! That’s why it’s often difficult for the dog to bring its hind end in at heel position or get up onto, or through obstacles as it literally isn’t aware that it has to think about its back half. Try carrying a load of boxes up stairs and you will see how difficult it is to gauge what your feet are doing! However, a lot of practice in a lot of different ways – getting on platforms, turns, foot work, backing up and working on the swing of the hind end into heel positions – all help to get a fully aware dog.

We are also making progress in right hand heel position – not an easy ask for dogs that have always walked on the left (and no, it doesn’t confuse them – just like they work out that a down is not a sit). That is only two of eight heel positions with a whole range of ways to get the dog from one to the next as well. And then there are the ‘wow’ moves like spins which can look amazing when they are on cue and part of a moving demonstration.

We also had fun developing a group routine which we have now performed at two of our demonstrations. This has been beneficial as having to work our dogs in close proximity (head on

weaving between handlers, etc) has helped us teach our dogs to maintain focus under difficult criteria – the more practice, the better they are getting. Our beginners have joined in during classes and the whole routine can be done on lead or off so caters for all levels.

There have been three BDOC DWD demonstrations over the past two months as it’s such an easy activity to set up and doesn’t require a lot of space – we have met quite a few celebrities and were even featured in the Canberra Times. While promoting the great behaviours and relationship which can be achieved with reward-based dog training it also helps us to work with our dogs out of their (and our) comfort zones, making sure we have fun and reward heaps.

If you are interested in joining Dances With Dogs, please see Niccola Hardaker (Thursday night) or me (Sunday mornings), send a joining request to the Yahoo Group, leave your details in the Clubhouse or come along and watch between 2.30 and 4pm on Saturday afternoons.

Happy training and tail wagging,

Angela HagedornInstructor


SPRING BANK RISE DEMONSTRATIONS

Angela with Pepper

Cheryl wtih Jet leaping into action while Jenny has Sass coming round to take up position

During the demonstration at Springbank Rise, Labradoodle Sass appears to be checking out the details on her iPad?

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Cheryl with Jet

Gabe with Charlie


SESSION TWO 2012around the grounds

< LEFT THREE PHOTOS: Wendy and the aptly named, ‘Spud’ are competing in a spoon and potato race. This demonstrates loose lead walking. In photo 2 Wendy signals to Spud to ‘sit’ as in the background Asher the Samoyed looks on with interest. In photo 3 Wendy is praising Spud who holds position as friendly Asher pays a visit. Well done Wendy and Spud – exercise completed with HUGE distraction.

John and Mash demonstrating the ‘Look’ or ‘Watch’ exercise with loads of distractions in close proximity.

Wendy and Spud – loose lead walking... with a potato

Eyes glued to Wendy, Spud sits and stays on cue

While Asher the Samoyed joins the party, Spud still sits. Niccola and Shandy taking a break between routines at Dances with Dogs


SESSION TWO 2012

Zy with Kuma chilling in class during session 2 Kuma the Great Dane participating in the great potato race

Lovely attention work by these beginners in session 2

After class puppy romp

Rufus was under instruction to ‘stay’ Rufus is thinking about that ‘stay’ command Rufus asks, ‘How much longer mum?’

basic c l icker t ra in ing

26 BElCONNEN DOg OBEDIENCE ClUB Volume E5 Issue E1 APRIl 2012

Keypoints

• Chooseacue

• ‘Load’thecue–reward,reward,

reward!

• LureorShapeBehaviour

• Timing!

How does it work?

The idea is simple. We firstly need

to create an association between

a “click” (or marker word) and a

treat. We click and immediately

treat; then again, we click and

treat. We repeat this dozens of

times and the dog realizes “Ok,

when I hear this sound, I get a

good thing”. Now, when this link

is made, we can use this click to

deliver information to the dog

about his behaviour. We will click

(or mark) the instant a behaviour

we want occurs. The dog sits, we

click immediately when the dog’s

behind hits the ground and an

follow with a reward – the dog

realizes “ok – putting my behind

on the ground is good”. The clicker

eliminates the need to deliver

the treat immediately. It allows

for a gap or bridge between the

behaviour and the reward.

Also note that the reward does

not have to be food. Many dogs

will happily work for a game of

tug, or a Frisbee throw, or simply

praise and pats. The reinforcer

that comes after the click can be

anything the dog wants at the

moment and it is important to

know your dog and what he loves.

Luring

Luring involves using a treat or

reward to encourage the dog into

the behaviour we want. This works

best with simple positioning

requirements, i.e. using a treat

moved slowly back over a dogs

head to encourage him or her

into a sitting position. Click and

reward as soon the dog reaches

the required position.

Shaping

Shaping is a training method in

which the trainer is an observer

rather than an active participant

in the learning. By observing

behaviours, clicking, and

rewarding approximations of the

wanted final behaviour, we can

gradually get the dog to learn a

new behaviour completely on his/

her own.

In the long term, this method

creates a curious dog that will

learn cues quicker than ever.

Once the dog realizes that his/

her behaviour gets the clicker

to click, he/she will try different

behaviours and the trainer

observing the process will mark

the wanted ones. At the same

time, the unwanted behaviours

are simply being ignored.

For example, if we want to teach

a dog to stand on a box, we

will start by clicking any sort

of interaction or interest in the

box. Most dogs will investigate

and sniff at a new object, and

by marking and rewarding that

behaviour, a dog will quickly

realise that the box is the focus of

the exercise. You can then start to

escalate your requirements, and

look for physical interaction with

the box; most dogs will start to

paw, or nose at the box. Then they

might start to step up on the box

with just their front paws, before

finally stepping up onto the box

fully. Think of advancing in tiny

baby steps to your final goal. This

way may seem slow but it gets

you to the final behaviour rather

quickly.

Throughout this process, there is

no need for talking. We don’t say

the cue just yet and the clicker is

doing the talking for us.

References

www.dragonflyllama.com/%20DOGS/%20Dog1/levels.html

www.clickertrainusa.com/index.htm

Clicker Game: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/johnchay/www/PL06/OC/OC.html

by N ICCOLA HARDAKER

clickers available in our shop

see page 29 for details

PHOTO: ANDREW FINCH, EDGELIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

Grand Champion Burrawan Balentine Beau CD. This is BDOC member and instructor, Cliff Brock’s dog, Duncan who

was awarded the title of Grand Champion earlier this year. PHOTO SUPPLIED BY: Border Pix N Art.

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Sash for other qualifiers

Highest Scoring Club Member – Trophy and sash

Entry Fees $ 10.00 per class

Entries close with Mr M Ziebell

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Ph: 6255 9147 [email protected]

Entries close: 15 June 2012

Catalogues $ 1.00 prepaid with entry

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CLASSES TO BE JuDGEDCCD, CD, CDX, UD, UDXJudging Commences: 10 am

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Dogs NSW Representative: Dr P Woodman

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MEMBER FEATuRE PHOTO

Another big session for little Oscar - another pass!

thAnk yOu BDOC instruCtOrs – we CAn’t DO it withOut yOu!A huge THANk YOU to all our instructors for giving up your time in Session 2, 2012 to take classes and assess teams. We can’t do it without you.

Thank you to:Suzanne van Strien, Angela Hagedorn, Meryl Causebrook, Peter White, Susan killion, Niccola Hardaker, Ross Miller, Jodie Boyd, Cliff Brock, Jenny Thistleton, Patricia Looker, Niccola Hardaker, Dai Thomas, Elan Chesher, Pauline Murphy, Gabrielle Meyer, kate Whackett, Lesley Hayes, Anne Lewis, Cheryl Neal

Thanks to other VolunteersWe also give grateful thanks to many other members who are not on the committee, for taking on tasks that assist the committee to keep BDOC running, including keeping our clubhouse clean and tidy, emptying the dog poo bins, gardening, managing, judging and assisting at trials, organising the instructors rosters, maintaining agility equipment. Thanks to Anne Robertson (from CDC), Alice Petersen, Liz Allan, Shirley Stewart, Anne Lewis, Liz Giles, Elaine Temby, Shirley Stewart, Charlie Giles. We appreciate your hard work.vOLUNTEERS: Thanks to Ellen Clarke, Louise Parkin, Laura Geelhoed and Heather Swinbourne who helped out during Session 2. and 3. Welcome to new volunteer Elke who is our new office assistant.


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This is a gentle collar for little dogs with delicate necks – similar design to the Sighthound Collars. Neck measures 21–33cm.

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Training HarnessesHalti Harness (XL only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22Easy Walk Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15–$22

LeadsDouble leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23–$24Standard leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16Smart leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15–$17Strong leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17

Lead AccessoriesSnub lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8Lead connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8

OtherBlack Dog Treat Pouch – Regular . . . . . . . $25Treat Pouch insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9Mini Treat Pouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15Clickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4–$7Wrist coil for clickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2

Treats – from free range, hormone free animals, no additivesTraining treat bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2Pigs ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50Lambs ears . . . . . . . . . 50c each or $5 a bagBeef tendons (paddywacks) – By weightLong Leads

5 & 11 metres now

available - useful for

recall training.

BDOC Session training dates 2012

Session 3 – 2012 Canine Companion and Obedience Trialling classes.

Session 2, 2012 commences on Thursday 14 June and Sunday 17 June 2012.

Assessment day for Session 3, 2012 is Thursday 2 August and Sunday 5 August.

The first Beginners class is an intake talk without dogs but for all other classes, you will be training with your dog on these dates

Dates for Agility, Flyball, Rally-O and Dances With Dogs classes are circulated separately to those undertaking these sports.

Session 1(8 weeks)

Session 2(8 weeks)

Session 3(8 weeks)

Session 4(8 weeks)

Session 5(8 weeks)

Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday Thursday Sundayweek 1 2 Feb 5 Feb 12 April 15 April 14 June 17 June 9 Aug 12 Aug 18 Oct 21 Oct week 2 9 Feb 12 Feb 19 April 22 April 21 June 24 June 16 Aug 19 Aug 25 Oct 28 Oct week 3 16 Feb 19 Feb 26 April 29 April 28 June 1 July 23 Aug 26 Aug 1 Nov 4 Nov week 4 23 Feb 26 Feb 3 May 6 May 5 July 8 July 30 Aug 2 Sept 8 Nov 11 Novweek 5 1 Mar 4 Mar 10 May 13 May 12 July 15 July 6 Sept 9 Sept 15 Nov 18 Novweek 6 15 Mar 18 Mar 17 May 20 May 19 July 22 July 13 Sept 16 Sept 12 Nov 25 Nov

week 7 22 Mar 25 Mar 24 May 27 May 26 July 29 July 20 Sept 23 Sept 29 Nov 2 Dec

week 8AssessmentDay

29 Mar 1 April 31 May 3 June 2 Aug 5 AugThursday 27 SeptemberAssessment night for both Thursday and Sunday classes

Thursday 6 DecenberAssessment day for all, with Club BBQ and Awards

No trainingThur 8 and Sun 11 March Thurs 5 and Sun 8 April

Thursday 5 AprilSunday 28 April

Thursday 7 June Sunday 10 June

Sunday 30 SeptemberThursday 4 and Sunday 7 October

Thursday 4 and Sunday 7 October

Public Holidays

Mon 12 Mar (Canberra Day)Fri 6 and Mon 9 April (Easter)

Friday 6 and Monday 9 April (Easter)Wednesday 25 April (Anzac Day)

Monday 11 June (Queens Birthday)

Monday 1 October (Labour Day)Monday 8 October (Family and Community Day)

Documents

Belconnen Dog Obedience Club Volume E5 Issue E2 JUNE 2012bdoc.asn.au/files/newsletter/2012/BDOCNewsletter_v05e02.pdf · Newsletter contributions CONTRIBUTIONS (photos, stories, advice)