Volume 12 / Issue 4 / september 2019

from the agm | fundraising @ bdoc obedience trial report | disc dogs reporttrick dogs | canine companion passes

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Hello spring! I’m sure you are all looking forward to the warmer weather, as I am.

my younger dog absolutely thrives in the colder weather, neither of my dogs really enjoy the summertime, so spring and autumn are a nice happy medium for us.

With spring comes allergy season, so make sure you are looking after yourselves. Did you know that dogs can be prone to allergies as well?! make sure you keep an eye on them and visit your vet if you feel that they are being affected by the increased pollen in the air.

It’s been a busy time behind the scenes at bDoC. We held our Annual General meeting a few weeks ago, and welcomed in a new Committee for the 2019-20 year. the new Committee consists of mostly the same faces as last year, so we expect everything will continue to run smoothly. thank you to Anya and Kate, our outgoing Committee members, for your work over the past year.

In this edition of the BDOC Newsletter, you’ll find the president’s report from the AGm, as well as information on the nominations for life membership and the Cappy Award that were received and ratified at the AGM. If you would like copies of any of the reports or documents that were circulated at the AGm, please email us at bdoc@bdoc.asn.au.

our dog sport triallers have been busy competing in trials over the past few months. last weekend bDoC hosted our second double obedience trial for the year, and we have an agility trial coming up very soon too. Dances with Dogs and rally obedience both also have trials on the calendar over the next few months.

Club membership renewal season is now well and truly over, and if you forgot to renew, you need to get in touch with us AsAp (applications@bdoc.asn.au). members who failed to renew before the end of the renewal period will need to pay the joining fee again (this is a great incentive to renew your membership in time!).

I hope you have a great session 4 and that you and your dogs learn lots of new and exciting things, and perfect what you already know!

- Maelyn

SCRATCH OUR BACK!

bDoC is run exclusively by volunteers. We’re always on the lookout for more helpers!

Interested in volunteering? skills we are looking for include administration, cleaning, grounds maintenance, information technology, weeding, events assistants, shed tidying, catering for events, class assistants, instructors and lots more. Volunteer as little or as much as you like and are able to. every bit helps and you get the chance to make more ‘doggie’ friends. See the BDOC office if you would like to join our volunteer group.

IN THIS ISSUE EDITOR’S NOTEAbout the Club..................................................................................................3Club AGm: president’s report ...............................................................4Club AGm: life membership ................................................................. 6Fundraising @ bDoC ....................................................................................7obedience trial report .............................................................................. 8trial results ........................................................................................................ 9Disc Dogs @ bDoC .....................................................................................10trick Dogs is Coming to bDoC! ..........................................................12Canine Companion passes ................................................................... 13bDoC shop ....................................................................................................... 14bDoC training Dates 2019 .................................................................... 15

A big thank you to our Session 3 instructors:

Alex stalker-booth, Amanda regan, Ange Gintings, Anya Withell, Charmayne murray, Christine bates, Claire stalker-booth, David Walsh, Fiona Fraser, Geoff Tracey, Heather Swinbourn, Jane Tong, Janet Almond, Julie Rebbeck, Leonie Stubbs, lise sandenbergh, lyn Clyde, lyndal Hasselman, maelyn Draper, melanie Green, meryl Causebrook, Niccola Hardaker, ross miller, sandra Franceshini, stephen baily, steve meyer, teja sethi, and toni Hicks.

Cover photo: Kite the border Collie puppy

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the belconnen Dog obedience Club (bDoC) was formed in 1975 to provide dog training instruction and facilities for people living in northern Canberra.

the Club’s main activity is our canine companion

classes, which teach basic obedience and valuable life skills to pet dogs and their families. our canine companion classes are open to fully vaccinated dogs of all breeds.

We also offer training in dog sports including agility, dances with dogs, flyball, trialling obedience, and rally obedience, and have many teams ranging from beginners to the top trial and competition levels.

the aims of our Club include:• Having fun with our dogs• promoting responsible dog ownership• Helping our members to become proficient dog

trainers in general obedience, and also in the dog sports of their choice

• Helping our members to develop enjoyable relationships with their dogs

• promoting the pursuit of recognised dog sports

BDOC is supported with much appreciated financial assistance from ACt sport and recreation services and the Department of education and training ACt.

Our Club is staffed and run by a terrific group of volunteers, from the Club’s Committee, office and shop workers, to our incredibly dedicated team of instructors.

If you have enjoyed your time at bDoC, please consider volunteering! We are always on the look out for helpers for our various trials and events, and we run training for new canine companion instructors twice a year in January and June. If you’re interested, please email the Club at bdoc@bdoc.asn.au.

ABOUT THE CLUB CONTACT USPhone (02) 5105 0992

Email bdoc@bdoc.asn.au

Website www.bdoc.asn.au

Newsletter news@bdoc.asn.au

Address Corner of Flemington road and morisset road, mitchell ACt

Office Hours thursdays - 7:00pm to 8:30pm sundays - 9:00am to 10:30am

COMMITTEEPresident Christine bates

Vice-Presidentmargo Hellyer

Treasurermonique meacham

Secretary, and Obedience and Rally Obedience Repmaelyn Draperobedience@bdoc.asn.au

Asst Treasurer/SecretaryKatherine Waterhouse

Agility Replisa borthwickagility@bdoc.asn.au

Canine Companion RepDavid Walshlyndal Hasselmancaninecompanion@bdoc.asn.au

Dances with Dogs RepHeather swinbourndwd@bdoc.asn.au

Disc Dogs RepCatherine Griffindisc@bdoc.asn.au

Flyball Repsally provinsflyball@bdoc.asn.au

General MembersGeoff Tracey

Got something that you’d like us to publish? email it through to us

at news@bdoc.asn.au! the bDoC newsletter is published around the

beginning of each session.

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CLUB AGM: PRESIDENT’S REPORTWritten by Christine Bates

I am pleased to report on the activities of the belconnen Dog obedience Club for 2018-2019.

COMMITTEEI would like to thank all the committee members of the past year for their dedication and hard work in keeping bDoC running so successfully. Without your contribution the club would not run so well.

CLUB MANAGEMENT the committee members, with the help of many volunteers, have taken on all the roles required to keep the club running smoothly over the past year. These roles include administrative and financial tasks, all the office and shop duties, fundraising and grant writing, maintenance and cleaning of the grounds and clubhouse and liaison for the dog sports. the help of non-committee members in all aspects of club management helps to ease the workload. thank you to all those who have helped out.

TRAINING We continue to fill all places available in the beginner’s classes each session and all other levels of companion classes have good attendance with the usual drop off over the winter months. The loose lead walking workshops and the recall workshop continue to be very popular and valuable to members.

the dog sports continue to be very popular: Flyball, Agility, rally-o, DWD, Disc Dog (updog), and obedience.

INSTRUCTORS A huge thank you to all our instructors who give their time for both the companion classes and all the dog sports. the club would not be able to function without their dedication. We have had a number of new instructors come on board for the companion classes. For the companion classes we ran the January course and then another one in July. These were well attended and the new instructors are out on the paddock either assisting or taking their own classes and doing really well. I do thank them for taking on this role and I hope they find it very rewarding.

TRIALS COMPETITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS this year bDoC has been well represented in all aspects of dog sport competitions and we have successfully held our own. Congratulations to all members who have competed in obedience, rally-o, DWD, Agility, Disc Dog and Flyball. It is wonderful to see people from all sports helping out at the club whenever we hold an event there.

DWD, disc dog and Flyball are always happy to participate in community events, demonstrating their dog sports and talking to the public about the benefits of good dog training. A Pooch Affair was held again this year, organised by the ACt government. our members participated in dog sports demos and bDoC had their own stand. thank you to all those who participated, it was a very successful event.

The Advance Dog Extravaganza was held in July, showcasing dog conformation (showing), flyball, obedience, agility and disc dog all in the one location at epIC. this event allows the general public to have the opportunity to watch each sport in action and speak to spectators and organisers about joining each particular sport. Next year will be the 5th year of the extravaganza and we are hoping that it is bigger and better yet again. thank you to all bDoC members who helped organise or who participated in this event.

FUNDRAISING this year we have done a lot of fundraising. I would like to thank everyone for all the work they have put into raising much needed funds for the club. these extra funds go towards purchasing equipment for the club and also in to repairs and maintenance of the clubhouse and grounds. I am sure I will leave out some of the fundraisers which were held but here are some of many: chocolates, puddings wine and fudge, entertainment book, raffles, calendar, etc. The extra funds generated by these activities are so very valuable to the club.

INSTRUCTOR’S LIBRARY elan Chesher has spent a lot of time this year in continuing updating the Instructors library. thank you elan.

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LIGHTINGthank you to Angela Hagedorn for preparing and submitting the lighting grant for bDoC to increase the lighting in the paddock so the entire paddock can be used and also for the security lighting at the front door to keep our club members safe when entering the club house at night time.

THANK YOU! so many wonderful people to thank who have helped with the club this year. the committee of course who have been amazing. Janice and Marty for managing the shop and organising people to be there when classes are on. thank you to those who help in the shop as well.

Barbara Brown, John Williamson, Charlie Giles and margo Hellyer for the time they spend on ground maintenance and keeping the grounds looking great and safe for the members. All other club members who help out with emptying of the poo bins, cleaning of the club house and organise working bees to keep the grounds looking clean, tidy and safe.

thank you to everyone who organises trials and competitions for their particular sports which promotes the sport to the community as a whole and raises money for the club.

thank you to lyndal Hasselman for building morale with the Canine Companion instructors, organising and filling the roster to ensure classes run on a thursday night and sunday morning, organising the instructor’s courses with help from Cheryl, maelyn and Charlie.

And to maelyn Draper, thank you is really not enough for all the help you have given me and everyone else and all you do to keep the club running so smoothly behind the scenes that a lot of people would not be aware of.

Christine bates Club president 05 August 2019

WANTED: DOGGY MODELS

Our most popular raffle is BACK!

Purchase your tickets from the Office today to be in the running to win your pup a starring spot in the Dogs of bDoC 2020 wall calendar!

Raffle winners will provide their own original photo or can choose to have one taken by the club.

The raffle will be drawn on sunday 27th october (Week 1 of session 5)

Calendars will be available for purchase and collection from sunday 1st December (Week 6 of session 5)

Raffle tickets – $2 each, 3 for $5, or 7 for $10Available from the BDOC office now!

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Sarah Wheal

the winner of the Cappy Award for 2019 for

her contribution to the club over the year.

CLUB AGM: LIFE MEMBERSHIPELAN CHESHERNominated by Janice Abbey and Martin Gardner

Elan first became a member of BDOC in the late 1970’s, shortly after its conception. Elan did her first instructors course in the 1980’s. she taught classes for a short period of time, however the club’s approach to dog training at that time did not match her gentle nature.

elan loved dogs and training them, re-joining bDoC in 2005, with Hoot in puppy class. elan was not able to continue training Hoot for very long, as her life outside of the dog club took precedence. However this did not deter her from continually learning about dog training methods. she spent many hours training Hoot at home and reading up on clicker training and implementing what she had learnt.

As soon practicable, elan returned to bDoC to train Hoot. shortly thereafter, she undertook the bDoC instructors training course in 2010 with former bDoC president and life member, Jenny Thistleton, life member Gabe Meyer, and current trainers Cheryl Neal and Nicola Hardaker.

Following her instructor training, elan assisted Gabe with several bronze level classes. elan was committed and took her role as a bDoC dog trainer seriously. It is reported that she always arrived early and helped set up for the classes.

elan found her niche teaching the puppy Classes and has successfully taught many classes.

elan’s commitment to bDoC saw her joining the 2015-2016 bDoC committee, where she was an active and supportive member of the committee and club. elan is the benefactor of the annual club award called the “Hoot Award for most Improved Dog”, which recognises a team that has shown persistence with their training.

Elan also made a significant contribution to reinvigorating the bDoC library, a resource made available to the instructors for furthering their education in dog training techniques.

the contribution elan has made to bDoC over the many years is honourable. It is people like elan who do a lot of work behind the scenes with such generosity, cheer and without fuss, who keep volunteer organisations like bDoC running.

ANGELA HAGEDORNNominated by Niccola Hardaker

A valuable and extremely long serving club member, Angela Hagedorn has been an active instructor at the belconnen Dog obedience Club since 2003.

Ange has been a key member of the Canine Companion instructing team over the entire time, and has contributed to the development of our curriculum as well as instructor training.

As a positive trainer, and a person who always seeks to better her knowledge and understanding of dog training, Ange is especially valuable to instructors and club members seeking to improve their shaping and clicker skills and is always happy to share her expertise with others. she frequently provides support outside of regular classes for those experiencing training challenges.

Her joy in training is an example to others as she has competed in a number of dog sports with her own dogs and often represents the club at public demonstrations. she was also instrumental in the establishment of Dances with Dogs (DWD) classes at bDoC and a foundational judge for DWD in the ACt.

Ange continues to teach canine companion classes, DWD and tricks and always inspires others to have fun with their dogs.

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PUDDINGS FUNDRAISERThe 2019 BDOC Pudding

Fundraiser will again be featuring award winning puddings from the

Newcastle’s Pudding Lady.

Purchase your Newcastle Pudding Lady’s pudding through

BDOC to help raise funds to support the club’s activities.

Order forms must be submitted to the office by

Sunday 3rd November.

CAR BOOT SALESELL or BUY to support your club

Saturday 19th October 8am – 2pmBDOC Club Car Park

Sellers: $20 per spotBook your spot by emailing events@bdoc.asn.au before Friday 18th October

Buyers: entry by gold coin donation

FUNDRAISING @ BDOC

BILLY G’S COOKIE DOUGH

Choose from 10 exciting flavours of cookie dough (including a special doggy-friendly one)!

Grab an order form from the office or your dog sport rep,

or order online (register as aparent and select BDOC as

your organisation).

Orders must be placed bySunday 22nd September.

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OBEDIENCE TRIAL REPORTWritten by Maelyn Draper

on saturday 24th August, bDoC hosted our second double obedience trial for the year.

We received an excellent number of entries for our winter trial, especially for the lower classes. It’s really great to see that there’s lots of new interest in obedience trialling, a sport which is often overlooked in favour of the newer, louder, and faster dog sports.

We were lucky with the weather, with clear blue skies and not super freezing temperatures, despite the constant light winds. the atmosphere was calm and relaxed, and as always, competitors bonded over their successes, near misses, and training challenges.

this trial saw the launch of our new obedience trial medals, which recognise the highest scoring club member in trial, as well as in the entry level class. the first winners of our obedience medals are:• Highest Scoring Club Member in CCD (AM) – Dorothy

Xu and Chad• Highest Scoring Club Member in Trial (AM) – Maelyn

Draper and tango• Highest Scoring Club Member in CCD (PM) – Geoff

Woodman and bronte

We have also brought this initative to our rally obedience trials, and will begin awarding the rally obedience medals at our double trial in November.

I’d like to say a big thank you to the wonderful people who came out to steward - Liz Giles, Julie Cardew, Jenny O’Connor, Janelle Naughton, Natalie Tasker, Janay Robinson, Jo Washington-King. Thank you also to the competitors who also helped out in the rings - Carmen Kong, Dorothy Xu, Karen Hore, and patricia looker.

Thank you to our judges - Sid Schuck, John Green, Cheryl Neal and Jo Hagan - for your enthusiasm, encouraging words, time and effort.

thanks also goes to Charlie Giles, who set up the ring ropes and brought the equipment out.

lastly, thank you to elaine temby, our long serving obedience trial manager. elaine has informed me that she wished to step down from the trial manager position after this trial, and I’d like to thank her on behalf of bDoC obedience for all that she’s done over the years to keep our trials running so smoothly.

Anne and Goose Jazz performing the directed retrieve Elaine and Havoc

Charlie and Otis Dorothy and Chad Lyndal and Nickel

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TRIAL RESULTSBDOC OBEDIENCE TRIAL (AM) - SATURDAY 24TH AUGUST

Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) Judged by Mr Sid Schuck (NSW)1st 180 Lifesong All About Jazz UDX RA Border Collie Karen Hobson

Utility Dog (UD) Judged by Mr John Green (ACT)1st 193 Dual Ch (Neuter) (ro) morningmyst lord of Golden retriever ms l Frawley The Isle CDX RAE ORA SPDX SD AD JD GD

Open (CDX) Judged by Mr Sid Schuck (NSW)1st 183 Gadhar Timely Addition RN CD Border Collie Mrs J A Roger

Novice (CD) Judged byMs Cheryl Neal (ACT)1st 200 Neut Ch ptolomy Nordic Dancer CCD rAe Nova scotia Duck tolling retriever maelyn Draper JDX AD SPDX GD SD JC2nd 192 Leisureview Montague Kerr CCD Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Mr A J Kaspura3rd 188 Ch Chergari silent Night CCD rN labrador retriever mrs A Walkington

Community Companion Dog (CCD) Judged by Ms Cheryl Neal (ACT)1st 97 Ch Hillmagic platnum Nokosi AZ rA German shepherd Dog (lsC) mrs K Hore2nd 92 Chad RN JD GD Labrador Retriever Miss Dorothy Xu

BDOC OBEDIENCE TRIAL (PM) - SATURDAY 24TH AUGUST

Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) Judged by Mr John Green (ACT)1st 189 o Gr Ch Kerodan oops I’m black uDX Fs.I Htm.I re border Collie mrs b spencer

Utility Dog (UD) Judged by Mr Sid Schuck (NSW)1st 189 Dual Ch (Neuter) (ro) morningmyst lord of Golden retriever ms l Frawley The Isle CDX RAE ORA SPDX SD AD JD GD

Community Companion Dog (CCD) Judged by Mrs Joanne Hagan (ACT)1st 93 Ch Hillmagic platnum Nokosi AZ rA German shepherd Dog (lsC) mrs K Hore2nd 88 Ch Caerhays Glen Bronte RE JD GD Golden Retriever G & Dr P Woodman3rd 86 Giday Canberra Koala poodle (standard) ms H. migus

Carmen and Ben Maelyn and Tango Anne and Jinx

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DISC DOGS @ BDOCArticle written by Catherine Griffin

EPIC ADVANCE DOG SPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA - 6TH AND 7TH JULY 2019members took part in the epIC ADVANCe Dogs sports extravaganza run by Dogs ACt and hosted by bDoC. the two day event consisted of teams from NsW, VIC, QlD and ACt. big thank you to Advance and best Friends for sponsoring prizes for the event. thank you to Vicki ellison for the photos from the weekend.

Saturday’s ResultsFrizgility 4 Way Play GreedyKonrad Moskal with Jazz Peter Wiggins with Milo Kylie White with LunJess Nicholls with Willow Kylie White with Luna Konrad Moskal with Jazzpeter Wiggins with milo Kim murrie with Crash Amelia Allen with Quinn

Sunday’s ResultsFrizgility Throw N Go FunKeyRodney Gooch with Crash Kerri Ling with Zoliki Konrad Moskal with JuniperKim Murrie with Doza Kylie White with Luna Konrad Moskal with JazzJess Nicolls with Penny Kerri Ling with Ques Jessica Nicholls with Willow

Konrad with Jazz Konrad with Juniper Amelia with Quinn

Otto Frank Fergus Kendall

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Luna Felix Jack

Garth Nala Izzy

WINTER WARM UPDOG CHALLENGE (ACT) - 19 JULY & 17 AUGUST 2019bDoC has continued to host the Winter Warm upDog Challenge. this is a series of upDog competitions covering all nine games. teams earn points according to placing in each game. teams must play all nine games to the eligible for the Winter Warm upDog Challenge overall champion. the challenge has no concluded after the completion of competitions 3 & 4. Congratulations to everyone who has placed over final two events:

7Up Time Warp FunKey Greedy Kylie with Luna Justin with Garth Chris with Jack. Kylie with LunaDana with Watson Amelia with Quinn Dana with Watson steve with WaugylAmelia with Garth Kim with Pia Kate with Jazz Monique with Nala

Congratulations to the overall winners of the Winter Warm upDog Challenge Champions:Kim with Pia Chris with Jack Amelia with Quinn

UPCOMING EVENTSACt spring sensation bDoC 7 september triple Crown upDog International bDoC and VIC 13 october summer series 1 bDoC 18 octobersummer series 2 bDoC 15 Novembersummer series 3 bDoC 13 December

When is Disc Dog Training?training is at bDoC on Friday evenings at 6pm

Who can participate in Disc Dogs?• All dogs over 12 months of age can participate in

Disc Dogs at bDoC• Dogs can catch discs rolled along the ground

‘roller’ or in the air• ●Dogs are required to complete a minimum of

beginners level (or equivalent) obedience training• ●Handlers must be a financial member of BDOC

How can I find out more information?You can get in contact with us via email or through Facebook!

Emaildisc@bdoc.asn.au

Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/BelconnenDiscDogs/

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TRICK DOGS IS COMING TO BDOC!the new rules for trick Dog competitions have been approved, and we can start holding official competitions and earning Trick Dog titles from January 2020!

to earn titles, you will need to perform a series of tricks, as they are described in the rules, with a passing score for each trick.

At starters level, you will need to perform six tricks, which you can choose out of the list of fifteen described tricks. You will need to perform the tricks as they are described in the rules, paying attention to times and distances and start and finish points. You will also need to provide your own props, such as jumps, pivot perches, retrieve toys or target mats, and make sure they are an appropriate size and safe for your dog.

the best bit? At starters and Novice levels, you can reward your dog in the ring! there will be a reward station inside the entrance of the ring, and you must place your treats (in a sealed container) or toy on a station, and you may reward after each trick.

make sure your dog is used to running to get a reward after they have performed a trick, and not expecting you to have a reward on you, but this is a great chance to practice making this really exciting.

the tricks at starters are quite simple, and behaviours which many of you have already taught. If your dog can already do these behaviours; paw on Hand (for 2 seconds), Nose to Hand touch, spin once, step up (on a pivot perch), leg weave and sendaway to a mat: then you have the 6 tricks you need to qualify at trick Dog starters!

This will be an official titling sport, so to compete and earn titles, you will need to be an ANKC member and have your dog registered with Dogs ACt, or your state equivalent

If you're interested in learning more about trick Dogs, please talk to instructors Niccola or Heather or email dwd@bdoc.asn.au.

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BEGINNERSAdele mcGee with leoAlison Stone with AlfieAmy turnbull with CharlieAndrew Gibbs with HarrietAnnabel Cocker with bobbybeth mitchelson with eviebruce mills with GraceCassie morgan with KevinChitra Herft with CooperDanielle peel with HamishDavid King with Abbyemma mcNamara with DaisyErin Price with JessieGemma price with ZoeGeoff Woodman with Archer

Geoffrey Miles with FritzGerard Newman with rowdyGlenda Darling with IndianaGrant thomas with KonaHelen balfour with scarlettJen Takiari with KaiaJoanna Smith with AvaKatie Kemp with NimbleKaty thomas with WalterKylie mannix with Cocolatara rust with Charlielaura owen with pippaLouise Starr with Fifimadeleine mcDonogh with lunamaigan Fowler with mila

michael buckley with mollymichelle smith with snowmichelle turner with ChaseMonica Johns with IndiNat thomason with bowiepaul eggleton with maxpreetha Iyer with milorobert Dunne with Harperscott Girvan with rockyshane paton with brixtonstacey Quayle with Chestertaylor eggleton with brandythomas Hoang with mangoTritia Evans with Joy

BRONZEAnge Gintings and poshAnushya Kumar and DishaCarleen Voegeli and rufusCaroline milford and unaConnor Mairs and JossCourtney Jamieson and SiaDan & Pippa Spice and NyxDaniel sloper and ottoDarcy molyneux and ellie

Elissa Telford and Alfieemma Nugent and CharlieGraham ellery and tiggerJames Barker and HunterJason Lawrence and BanjoJennipher Dunstan and DiggerJennipher Dunstan and TacoJo Clay and Autumnlanora Feeney and Ava

leonie Harriott and Willowmark Wallace and brontemonica Wojtaszak and marniNatalie souness and IndieNathan rudder and simcasteve Green and Freyasu Wild-river and Zorker

SILVERAlison Inglis and bertellen Waldron and lolaJan Arthur and TillyJohn Didimiotis and Maggie

Kristian Howard and HugoLeesa Jess and HunterMelissa Jones and MillyMichael James and Cooper

paul Clark and leroy

GOLDDana robertson and FletchDon Williams and remypolly mcIntyre and Nellie

CANINE COMPANION PASSESCongratulations to the following teams who obtained passes in Canine Companion Classes in session 3!

MISSING YOUR CERTIFICATE?

Unclaimed canine companion certificates are kept in the Club office for a limited time. Come in and

have a look for yours!

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BDOC SHOP

The BDOC shop has had a makeover, so come and check out the stock!

The prices are highly competitive, the service is friendly, and the location is very convenient. Support the BDOC shop and save yourself some money today!

COLLARSKumalong Martingale Collar $10BlackDog Wear Martingale/Training collar $18BlackDog Wear Standard collar $15BlackDog Wear Super strong collar $20Black Dog Wear Sighthound collars $18-25Halti Optifit Head collar $30

CONTROL COLLARS & HARNESSESBlackDog Wear Y-Front Flyball Harness $35BlackDog Wear Balance Harness $30BlackDog Wear Snub or Extension Lead $8BlackDog Wear Training Halter $25BlackDog Wear Infin8 Halter $25Gentle Leader Headcollar $18Kramer Halti Headcollar $18Kumalong Head Halter $18Gentle Leader Easy Walk Harness $202 Hounds Freedom No Pull Harness $35

LEADS2 Hounds Design Training Leads $15Outward Hound Hands-Free Leash $30Handmade Paracord Leads by Niccola VariesBlackDog Wear Smart Lead $18BlackDog Wear Standard Lead $16Kumalong Double-ended Lead $25-28BlackDog Wear Recall lead 5m & 8m $25-30

CLICKERSBlackDog Wear Standard Box Clicker $5BlackDog Wear iClicker $7Petsafe Finger Clicker $8Petsafe Clik-R-Clip $17BlackDog Wear Starmark Clicker $8Wrist coil for Clicker $2.50

OTHERBlackDog Wear Treat Bags $30Show Pockets $3-8Handmade Tug Toy - small & large $5-10Dog -themed tote bags $10-15Treasure Mats - small & large $30-45Handmade Polar Fleece Blankets $10Fingerless Gloves $2St John’s Pet First Aid Kit $25Poisonous to Pets book $35

TREATSLoyalty Pet Treats:Beef morsels $5Lamb morsels $5Tasty Trainers $7Roo strips $7

Prices are indicative and subject to change

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Session 4 Session 5

Thursday Sunday Thursday Sunday

Week 1 22 August 25 August 24 october 27 october

Week 2 29 August 1 september 31 october 3 November

Week 3 5 september 8 september 7 November 10 November

Week 4 12 september 15 september 14 November 17 November

Week 5 19 september 22 september 21 November 24 November

Week 6 26 september 29 september 28 November 1 December

Week 7 10 october 13 october 5 December 8 December

Week 8 17 october 20 october thursday 12 December

No Training 3 october 6 october 15 December

Public Holidays monday 7 october - labour Day

BDOC TRAINING DATES 2019

2019 SESSION START DATES

Session 1Thursday 31st January and Sunday 3rd February

Session 2thursday 4th April and sunday 7th April

Session 3Thursday 27th June and Sunday 30th June

Session 4thursday 22nd August and sunday 25th August

Session 5thursday 24th october and sunday 27th october