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H wlerJuly 2019

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We were pleased to have animal trainer Peta Clarke visit our clubhouse on 26 June to present her talk ‘Helping the Canine Stress Head: the Brain and Behaviour’. She discussed changing views of the anatomy of the brain, the

relationship between emotions and behaviour and some approaches to helping stressed dogs. We always enjoy Peta’s interesting and heartfelt talks and they always stimulate discussion among our members. Thanks Peta!

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Contents

Editor's note. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Top training tips . . . . . . . 2

Promotions - June 2019 . . 3

Me and my dogs. . . . . . . . 4

Notice of class cancellation 6

Central coast trial . . . . . . . 8

Mutts in the misty moonlight . . 9

Notice of the general meeting 10

Tail me another one . . . . . 10

Training times . . . . . . . . . 11

Club meetings . . . . . . . . . 11

Correspondence & newsletter . 11

Ground rules . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hills Dog Club inc. - 2019/20

committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Important Dates.

General meetings: 2019:

10 Jul, 14 Aug, 11 Sept,

9 Oct, 13 Nov, 11 Dec.

EDITOR'S NOTE.

Dear readers,

I’m very impressed seeing so many new and existing members training their dogs in the cold, wet and even fog Check out some cool pictures of us training in the fog, (page 9)? Having well-trained dogs requires consistency and dedication and you guys have it in spades! As a reward, we at Howler HQ thought you deserve some good reading for when you head back inside to the warmth and a cuppa!

So this month, instructor Pauline has kicked off our new series Me and My Dogs with stories of her first Old English Sheepdog, Boots (page 4).

Would you like to tell us about your history with dogs? Or is there someone in our community you’d like to hear from? Let us know on our Facebook page or by dropping us a line at [email protected]!

Hills member and new trial secretary Judy combined dog trialling with a day at the beach in her recount of the Central Coast Trial. Have a read on (page 8).

Lastly, we continue to share news, training tips and jokes we think you’ll enjoy.

Happy training and happy reading!

Ellen Editor

Editors - Ellen Mok, Tony Vink Graphic Designer - Tony Vink

From Karen TaylorHave a special toy! This toy is not available all the time. It is not left

where the dog can get to it, you are the owner of the toy and it gets put away after play. You make it a high value item by how you play with it, making it something the dog really wants. It can be used as a reward

after a training session or the end of an agility run. It can become more rewarding than playing with another dog or other high value activities if you do it right. I have also been able to use the special toy to recover something my puppy was chewing that I did not want them to chew!


Diane and Polly

PROMOTIONS - JUNE 2019Graduate to Advanced

☞ Jacky Walker with Kenzie the Border Collie ☞ Diane Kumarich with Polly the Kelpie X ☞ Kevin Core with Rosie the Border Collie

Kevin and Rosie

Jacky and Kenzie


ME AND MY DOGS.by Pauline A Hartwell

I am a breeder, exhibitor, trainer and competitor of Old English Sheepdogs, although I have acquired a Puli recently, but we can talk about him another time.

This journey of hobby and passion started in 1974 when we bought our first family dog - an Old English Sheepdog we called Boots.

I do have to go back a bit because it involves the choice of breed also.

From when I was a young girl and through my young teenage years, I had a friend called Mrs. Thurston and she had show English Springer

Spaniels, and later Pembroke Corgis. She would often take me on trips on the bus with her dogs to dog shows, so this is where my first introduction to dog shows started.

When we exercised the dogs in Hurcott fields, there were other dogs being exercised. I suppose it was like a modern huge dog park (explanation for my Aussie friends!)

One of these breeds being exercised were these wonderful dogs called Old English Sheepdogs, which I fell in love with, and 15 years later I had my own.

In 1974 the family moved to our new house, and all we needed to make it complete was a dog. The discussion narrowed it down to three breeds with the consensus being an Old English Sheepdog. It happened that in the next street there was a breeding kennel of this breed.

Obedience Ch. Wracklyn Sherlock Jnr. A.O.C.

“Boots” was the introduction to everything. He was the smartest dog you

could ever wish for...


The kennel was everything that one is warned against. The children of the house were not kept in hygienic conditions, never mind the dogs! Anyway when I saw these big black noses in giant fluffy heads at the windows, my heart melted, so we ordered a male from an expected litter.

The large litter was born with only one boy. As my interest was to exhibit in the show ring I wanted a “good one”, still we continued with this breeder.

A price was agreed to and Bob and I went to pick him up.

On this day I did remember that the puppies were in air conditioning, whereas the family wasn’t. Different priorities I suppose.

While this very dark marked puppy was sitting on my lap, the breeder increased the price from our original agreement. I don’t like unethical people, so I was prepared to hand back the puppy, and I gave Bob a look that was supposed to say “No”, but he thought I was pleading with him, so he said “Yes”, and we ended up with a puppy I thought at the time cost too much, but we never regret having.

“Boots” was the introduction to everything. He was the smartest dog you could ever wish for, and he became one of the boys. He was their best catcher in their cricket

matches, and the best at tackles in their rugby games. He also became the mascot for their football teams.

There are many anecdotes of this dog I can give but I will give you just one.

Next door our neighbours had a small Australian Terrier called Scruffy.

We both backed onto paddocks, but next door had a big double gate leading into these paddocks.

My neighbour Margaret had seen what had happened previously, so she told me to look out the 2nd floor window the next morning when I heard Scruffy bark.

The next morning I heard his bark and I flew upstairs to see “Boots” our Old English jump our back fence and go to the neighbours padlocked double gates. He leant against them so that his weight made a gap that Scruffy could fit through. Then this pair of strange looking friends galloped away, to have a lovely time together.

It didn’t take me long to discover Boots was not a show dog, so off I went to an obedience club to find out how to train this very exuberant dog.

In the 70’s OES were rarely seen in the obedience arena, even though they were a very popular breed at the time.

I know what prejudice is because I got more than my fair share, when attempting to train and trial Boots. Most people, through their own ignorance of the breed, thought OES were not trainable, so most of the time I was on my own.

Boots certainly put this theory to bed, as he became very competitive and became the first Old English Sheepdog in Australia to have the UD title.

He then became the first Old English Sheepdog in the world to achieve his TDX title, which was the 6th and highest tracking title of the time.

Having both of these titles gave him the title of Australian Obedience Champion - the first OES to have this title!

He was also a member of the original Pal Super Dog team, and participated in the first agility trial in Australia.

“Boots ...the first Old English Sheepdog in Australia to have the UD title.


FOR NOTICE OF CLASS CANCELLATION

In the event of extreme weather conditions (heat or rain)

Go to: www.hillsdogclub.com OR Facebook:

www.facebook.com/hillsdogclub Pages updated Monday 4pm &

Tuesday 8:45am

We train we're fine come rain or shine

A new rule has come into place for anyone

advertising a cat or dog for sale or give away. As of 1 July 2019, any advertisement selling a cat or dog in NSW - whether in newspapers, posters, community noticeboards, any form of social media or website - must include an identification number. This can be either a microchip number, a breeder identification number or a rehoming organisation number.

The aim of this requirement is to allow prospective

buyers to search the NSW Pet Registry to see information such as the animal’s breed, sex, age, desexing and registration status. Animal welfare enforcement agencies will also be able to use this information to identify ‘problem’ breeders and to enforce animal welfare laws.

This rule applies to all dogs and cats being advertised

for sale or being given away for free, whether the person advertising is a hobby or professional breeder, a pet owner who has had a litter, and regardless of the age of the animal (eg. rehoming an existing pet).

The changes have been implemented in response

to the Parliamentary Enquiry into Companion Animal Breeding Practices.

Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries


Do you know what a haiku is? It’s a form of short Japanese poem. When written in English, the three lines consist of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. We think Itty Bitty** has done a top job!

I missed you todayYour pajamas smelt like loveThe cat chewed the hole

* A nice poem

** Her human Taryn Gibbons helped by sending it in to us. Do you or your pooch have any poetry to share?


CENTRAL COAST TRIALTop reason to hit the beach with your dog

By Judy McCartney

When I was standing out on Avoca Beach breathing the ozone with the sun on my back, my dogs flowing out around me and an endless horizon of sky and sea I knew I had to share this glory.

The occasion was the Central Coast Dog Training Club’s double obedience trial on 18 May. This was the second year I had entered this trial but just to be sure I consulted with Google to make sure that this marvellous beach was still listed on the Gosford Council website as dog-friendly, leash free. It was. The Central Coast really is welcoming to canines – there is a bay in East Gosford I have to drive past to get to the trial that sounds great but the pull of the beach has proven too strong. Maybe next time. So on Saturday dawn found me driving from Wisemans Ferry to the ferry at Berowra and then zooming up the motorway to Gosford and an hour and a half later we were pulling into the car park of the trial.

I will not dwell on my sad start in CCD with my young dog but instead take you on the ten minute drive from the trial to the car park in Ficus Avenue, Avoca where my two kelpies and one small terrier pup bundled out of the car (on lead) and onto the track leading to the beach. As we got to the end of the track (about 50 metres)

the horizon just dropped away – that great scent of the sea and a swarth of beach dropping down to the rolling surf and distant headlands on both sides in the far distance. Glorious. Best of all as far as my terrier was concerned was the horde of small dogs – she is so used to everyone looking down on her it was a real treat to be on eye level with her canine kindred.

And although I say horde the fact is the space is huge – for anyone who has sought and explored the leash free areas around Sydney you will soon appreciate that councils frequently define something about the size of a tennis court as an exercise area which just makes my kelpies laugh (bitterly). So to just turn 360 degrees and see little dogs 50-70 metres away chasing balls and playing made me smile until my face ached. My three dashed away and were playing chase games within seconds and were all besties with a chunky chocolate lab in sight. The terrier also jostled with miniature schnauzers, poodles, bulldog, staffies, terrier bitzers and whippets.

I really love this beach because not only is it a short stroll to the surf but, if your dog is not happy to crash into breaking waves then you need only walk back to Avoca Lake which is

adjacent to the car park and you can swim him in the still waters there.

And people at the trial also knew about this area because we soon ran across fellow competitors and licked the salt from our trialling wounds together. In fact one of the judges was heard to say he was pleased we had finished early (3:00 pm) because he was going

to take his dog to the beach.

Having achieved a state of peace and contentment rare with my high-drive dogs I clipped on the leashes and we strolled into the village of Avoca. Again the relaxed atmosphere that characterises the seaside ruled. There were

other people with their dogs on leash enjoying the tranquillity as we ambled around the few streets of cafes and shops then soon found ourselves back in the local park where there are sporting fields and tennis courts, then across the road along the mangroves, then back at the car, warm and dry.

So if you are considering trialling at all then I cannot recommend too highly going to Kincumber because it is a small trial, you get two run-throughs on the same day and you can treat your dog to a wonderful walk/swim and be sure he will sleep all the way home with a happy smile. In fact I just saw their double Rally trial advertised for 24 August when the day will be even longer and warmer than it was in May. Happy days.

...to just turn 360 degrees and see little dogs 50-70 metres away chasing balls

and playing made me smile


MUTTS IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT

The Showground was shrouded in a mystical fog on Monday 24th June. Here's some of the dedicated members who did some great training that night.


NOTICE IS GIVEN OF THE GENERAL MEETING

of Hills Dog Club Inc.When: Wednesday 10 July 2019 - 7:30pmWhere: Meeting Rooms at Castle Hill Showground.Who: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everyone is welcome to attend.

AGENDA

1. Open Meeting

2. Apologies

3. Confirmation of minutes of previous general meeting

4. Business arising from the minutes

5. Correspondence

6. Treasurer’s Report

7. New members

8. Chief Instructor’s Report

9. Show Secretary’s Report

10. Trial Secretary’s Report

11. Publicity Report

12. General Business

TAIL ME ANOTHER ONE

Q:What do you get when you mix an insomniac, a dyslexic, and an agnostic?

A: Someone who stays up all night wondering if there is a dog.


GROUND RULES1. As a condition of membership, all dogs are required to be properly vaccinated according to current veterinary guidelines.

2. Members are responsible at all times for the behaviour of their dog/s whilst present on the training grounds or representing the club.

3. All dogs must have properly fitted equipment and remain on lead at all times (unless instructed otherwise by a club instructor). No check/choker chains are to be used on any dogs in Puppy, Beginners or Graduate classes.

4. A member shall not ill-treat a dog at any time. Any such action may give rise to suspension or expulsion from the Club by resolution of the Committee.

5. Bitches in season and/or dog/s which are un-well or have an infectious condition are not permitted on the obedience training grounds.

6. Members are to pick up after their dog/s and help keep the grounds clean and tidy.

7. Adequate sensible dress with appropriate footwear (no thongs, scuffs or bare feet) is required to be worn by Handler during training.

8. Dogs are not to be left unattended whilst on the training grounds unless crated or tethered in a safe area. Members are reminded not to approach dogs that are confined. All dogs are to be kept under control and supervised while at the counter or in the clubhouse.

9. The Club reserves the right to ask any member to muzzle or in extreme cases, remove their dog/s from the training grounds. If a muzzle is required this must remain in place whilst on the club grounds. This will be at the discretion of the Committee.

10. Members who use Club equipment must ensure it is

returned to the storeroom and stored correctly after classes are conducted.

11. Children are welcome to attend classes provided they are supervised by an adult/parent/guardian at all times.

12. Child members (aged 7 to 11 are to be accompanied by an adult/parent/guardian in classes) and Junior members (aged 12 to 15 under adult/parent/guardian supervision on grounds) are welcome to train providing they have sufficient control of their dog during classes. This will be at the discretion of the class/chief instructor.

NOTICE:Election Obedience- and

Rally Judges will take place at the general meeting

every November

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Hills Dog Club Inc.TRAINING TIMESMon 7pm -> Puppies*, Beginners, Graduate & Advanced 8pm -> Competitive Trialling dogs class*Puppy classes are for dogs 12-20 weeks Tue. 10:30am -> All Classes

CLUB MEETINGSThe club meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, except January, in the clubhouse Meetings start at 7 30pm All welcome! Tea and coffee provided Club financial year is 1st January to 31st December

CORRESPONDENCE AND NEWSLETTERAll Club correspondence or enqui-ries should be addressed in writing to The Secretary, PO BOX 392Round Corner NSW 2158Hills Howler is available at the clubhouse on training days/nights and online All members are en-couraged to contribute For admin purposes, please keep us informed of change of email address

Forgotten to bring treats to train-ing? Lamb Treats are on sale at the office for $5 a packet


Image Credits:

Photos of Club members and dogs owned by respective members.Stock images from Adobe Stock, Licenced to Tony Vink.

The Hills Howler newsletter is written by members, for members The views ex-pressed here are not necessarily the views of the Hills Dog Club Inc and the club does not accept responsibility for any in-formation, articles or advice published We welcome requests for articles and info, and also allow members to post dog/pet relat-ed notices at editors discretion Members are encouraged to write and contribute letters, stories, with photos related to dogs and experiences with dogs Share a joy or a sadness with us Most web links on the dig-ital version of this Newsletter are live and may be clicked to go to the appropriate site Some images also contain web links

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HILLS DOG CLUB INC - 2019/20 COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT: - - - - - - - - - - Gordon Fenbow Mb: 0430 341 235. . . . . . . E: [email protected] PRESIDENT: - - - - - - - Anne Small . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0417 414 877. . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] PRESIDENT: - - - - - - - Belvane Parsons . . . . . . . . . Tel:N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: N/ASECRETARY: - - - - - - - - - - Vacant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: xxx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: axxxASSISTANT SECRETARY: - - - Diane Kumarich . . . . . . . . . Tel: N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . .E: [email protected]: - - - - - - - - - Lynne Sheather . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9634 1497.. . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] TREASURER: - - - Janet Power . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0419 313 848. . . . . . E: [email protected] INSTRUCTOR: - - - - - Dianne Atkins . . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9654 3833. . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] SECRETARY: - - - - - - Judy Mccartney Tel: TBA . . . . . . . E: [email protected] SECRETARY: - - - - - - Janet Power . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0419 313 848. . . . . . E: [email protected] OFFICER: - - - - - - - Lynne Sheather . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9634 1497.. . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] OFFICER: - - - - - Tony Vink . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0497 850 895. . . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] OFFICER: - - - - - Dianne Atkins . . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9654 3833. . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] OFFICER: - - - - Bob Watters . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: N/AREGISTRAR: - - - - - - - - - - Jody Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0412 502 629. . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] MEMBERS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kathy Cocks . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0411 892 329. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Natalie Conway . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0404 878 940. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Peter Guenther . . . . . . . . . . Tel: N/A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Mok . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Deirdre O’Brien . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0414 515 233. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vanessa VanVugt . . . . . . . . E: TBATROPHY STEWARDS: TRIAL: - - - - - - - - - - - Kerry Richards SHOW: - - - - - - - - - - - Janice Lyons CLUB: - - - - - - - - - - - Genevieve Young . . . . . . . . Mb: 0419 161 042. . . . E: [email protected]

AUDITOR: - - - - - - - - - - - Mr T NewtonPATRONS : - - - - - - - - - - - The Hon Ray Williams, MP - - - - - - - - - - - Dr Michelle Byrne, Mayor, The Hills Shire Council - - - - - - - - - - - Mrs Luci Ellem

LIFE MEMBERS: Peter Guenther, Hazel Baldwin (deceased), Dianne Atkins, Janet Power, Belvane Parsons, Anne Small, Betty Cansdale (deceased), Robyn Jones, Janice Lyons, Vicki Gresser, Lynne Sheather.

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