Stour Valley Newsletter June 2011

www.stourvalleyagilityclub.co.uk

Founder and Hon. PresidentFrances Elliott

Honorary MemberMary BakerAudrey Weekes

CommitteeChairmanCarol Maclean 01303 874190Email cazmaclean@hotmail.comSecretarySue Mitchell 07766 762961Email: smitch1971@btinternet.comTreasurerSharon tooth 07939 646869Email: shaun761@virginmedia.comOrdinary MembersSue Culmer 07761 344726Email: sue@magicagilityk9.plus.com Norma Thompson 07796 180231Email: pollynjack@btinternet.com Dee Morgan 07973671069Email: deemorgan2011@hotmail.co.uk Elaine Smith 07903321821Email: elaine1milo@aol.com

InstructorsMelanie Buxton Dee MorganSue Culmer Norma ThompsonJudi Cross Elaine Smith

Christopher Phillips Jennifer BannisterMaria Thomas

Dear Members,Welcome to our summer edition of the

Stour Valley newsletter. Also a very warmwelcome to our new starters, we hope thatyou and your dogs enjoy your introduction toa g i l i t y, and look forward to a long-termfriendship with you all.

On a sad note Kirit and Charlie have advisedthat they will not be able to join us anymoredue to work commitments. Whilst we will missthem we wish them all the best for the future.

Also some of you may have noticed thatChris does not appear to have a dog most ofthe time, unfortunately Jack (Chris’s dog)has suffered an injury and I understand thata different vet may have solved the problem.We wish them well in this as both Chris andJack are a formidable pair together, and Ihave to share this ‘’in fact they are like twonaughty kids who wont do as they are told orshut up for a second, I think Jack would have

Competing can be very tiring!

made a great ball boy at Wimbledon thisy e a r’’ I leave you to guess who said this!

Congratulations to Elaine on going Grade 3with Roxy. Good luck to everyone whocompetes, hope you have a happy andsuccessful season and a wonderful summer.

Carol - Chairman

New Beginners Class June 2011

I would like to give a warm welcome to ournew intake of foolhardy dog lovers!!

I remember when I was in your positionsome years ago, I was told ‘’ just you wait, itwont be long before you are totally addictedto the sport, have another dog, a caravanand spend all your free time doing agility’’ !At the time I laughed and gave one of those‘yeah right’ kind of nods and smiles……..buthere I am an instructor with three dogs, atrailer tent and no free time as I’m alwaysdoing something to do with agility! I cant sayI regret it though. I really hope you all get asmuch fun and satisfaction out of trainingyour dogs as I do mine.

We have some lovely people and dogs in thislatest beginners class and Maria and I areenjoying their enthusiasm and keen interestto learn something new with their dogs - keepit up - we’re going to have lots of fun duringyour eight week beginners course!

Mel Buxton

C o m p e t i t i o n

R e p o r t

Our competing members have been

busy since the beginning of the

outdoor season and here are their

r e s u l t s :

Handler: Elaine Smith

Dogs: Ben, Roxy

Results: 18th, 11th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 4th, 3 x 3rd, 2nd, & 1st place with Roxy inagility moving them all up to grade 3.Also 16 clear rounds.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Handler: Dee MorganDogs: Candy, CheyResults: 19th, 2 x 10th, 7th, 5th & 16clear rounds.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Handler: Jennifer Bannister

Dogs: Tilly, Jack

Results: 3rd with Jack & clear withT i l l y .

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Handler: Maria Thomas

Dogs: S k y

Results: 2 x 7ths, 5th, 4th, 3rd & 2nd~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Handler: Sue Culmer

Dogs: Toby, Basil, Zebedee

Results: 9th, 3 x 7th, 3 x 6th, 2 x 5th,3 x 3rd, 3 x 2nd, 2 x 1st.

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Handler: J u l i e

Dogs: Stanley, Gilbert, Ernie

Results: 6th, 5th, 4th & a clear roundfor Ernie at his first show.

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Handler: Judi Cross

Dogs: Maria, Liza

Results: 13th, 7th, 5th, 1st & 31 clearrounds.

Handler: Nick Clarkson

Dogs: D a i s y

Results: 16th, 13th, 2 x 7th & 1 clear.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Handler: Helaina Lines

Dogs: Slinky, Domino

Results: 2 x 3rd & 2nd.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Handler: C h a r l i e

Dogs: P a d d y

Results: Clear round in his first show.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Handler: S h a r o n

Dogs: W i s h

Results: 1st place at their first show.

September Club Show

As you are all aware we are holding our twoday club show on the weekend of September17th & 18th. This takes a lot of organisationand we, the committee, have been workinghard to get this event off the ground for you,our club and for all those competitors thatsupport us.

We get a tremendous amount of help fromother club members working as ring partiesand it is only fair that our club members aredoing the same.

We will be asking for your help on both daysand also on the Friday before if you are able.There will be a memo on the table at clubdetailing any information of the help we needand the advantages to you.

It’s a great way of getting to know all of us atStour and hopefully you will all be competingif you so wish. If you do then please talk toanyone of us and we will help you to fill out

your entry form. There are schedules on thetable or you can download them fromwww.agilitynet,co,uk

We cannot run the show without you soplease pledge your support any way you canand we can guarantee you will have a greattime. The weather has been kind to us thesepast years so we hope we experience thatlovely Indian summer again.

Our Website

You may or may not be aware that StourValley have a website. It gives you all theinformation about the club, whose who andalso copies of all newsletters are displayed.

We are always looking to update it andwould appreciate it if you have any pictures orarticles that you would like put on the websitethen please send to Nick. His email address isnicholasclarkson@gmail.com for referenceour website address is on the first page at thetop of the newsletter.

Shows and Schedules

If anyone is interesting in competing thenyou can download show schedules fromwww.agilitynet.com

Dee Morgan on behalf of the Committee

N o t i c e B o a r d

Important ReminderWe would like to remind all members to arrive ontime, particularly those in the first two classes, toarrive at 6.30pm if you are able, to help set up thecourses for the classes so that we can start ontime and also before leaving at 9pm can you allplease help to put equipment away.

Also in classes where there are mixed heightstraining would you please help the instructor toput poles up and down when asked. Thank you.

2 0 11 Payment Dates7th July - £15.00

6th August - £12.00

1st September - £15.00

Show SchedulesAnyone looking to compete, log onto:

w w w.agilitynet.com or

w w w. a g i l i t y e y e . c o . u k

A d v e r t i s e m e n t sFor all your canine massage requirements

please contact Elizabeth Ford on 01233502536 or go to her websitew w w. d o g s c a n h e a l . c o . u k

Agility Equipment

For good quality made agility equipment,highly endorsed by Toni Dawkins, pleasecontact David or Angela on 01233 733024.

Club Clothing

If anyone would like to purchase club clotihngthis can be found on our website:

www.stourvalleyagilityclub.co.uk

Have a great Summer!