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The mission of Hills Dog Club Inc. is to enhance the human-dog relationship thoughtraining, education and the promotion of good breeding practices within our community.

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H wlerJune 2019

Many Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p3Trial photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p4 -5Dingo Visit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p6A sign of things to come . . . . . . . . p7 and Fifty Shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p9

Philip has been a member of Hills Dog club since 2000 and has trained two dogs with us; Petal who is fondly remebered by many of us and now Jack, his little side kick.

To Philip and Jack; "Keep up the good work and thanks for being a loyal team at HDC"

Philip and Jack

Carole Hately with her Annie [RUNIG] at Alburyearlier last month. Congratulations!

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Contents

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

Promotions - May 2019 . . . 2HDC's trials . . . . . . . . . . . 4Dingo visit . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A sign of things to come . . .7Puppy talk . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Class cancellation . . . . . . 10Top training tips . . . . . . . 10Movers and shakers . . . . . 11A man and his dog . . . . . . 14

Notice of General meeting 15Training times . . . . . . . . . 16Club meetings . . . . . . . . . 16Correspondence and newslet-ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Ground rules . . . . . . . . . . 16

HDC - 2019/20 committee . 17

Important Dates.

General meetings: 2019:

12 Jun, - - - 10 Jul, - - 14 Aug,

11 Sept, - - 9 Oct, - - 13 Nov,

11 Dec.

26 Jun. Talk : The Brain, Emotions

and their place in training.

EDITOR'S NOTE.

Hello all!

Brrr - I think we can safely say that winter is here! Hope you are all keeping warm on and off the training grounds, both humans and pooches.

It’s very cool to see so much training happening lately - this edition is just brimming with news of ribbons, trophies and certificates. We were pleased to see a high number of entries at our biannual club obedience and rally-o trial (p4-5) and so many pieces of good news coming through our inbox from members who achieved titles at other competitions and shows (p11).

Not to mention right at home - what a lovely long list of promotions this month (on this and the next page)! I guess you took Tony’s words last month seriously (You Just Need Practice, May 2019). Congratulations all - enjoy your well-trained dogs!

EllenEditor

Editor

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

PROMOTIONS - MAY 2019Beginners to Graduate

☞ Billie Leckie with Bart the Labradoodle ☞ Annabel Isaacs with Hugo the Cavalier

☞ Gabrielle de Veaux with Barney the Cairn Terrier ☞ Jennifer Hayes with Lewis the Cavalier ☞ Rebecca Tolhurst with Maddi the GSP

☞ Dileeni Wettasinghe with Henki the Finnish Laphund

Graduate to Advanced ☞ Lisa Hope with Mojo the Weimaraner

☞ Carole Hately with Piper the Border Collie ☞ Terri Odell with Bunny the Griffon Bruxellois

Advanced to Trialers ☞ Carole Hately with Annie the Border Collie

Hugo Maddi


Billy and Bart Carole and Piper

Carole and Annie

Jennifer and Lewis

Dileeni and Henki

Gabrielle and Barney

Terri and Bunny

Annabell and Hugo

Well done to these members who were promoted during May. Your persistance and hard work paid off.

A special mention here about Carole, who got both Piper and Annie promoted to Grads and Advanced class respectively. Congratulations.


PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT OF HDC'S RECENT OBEDIENCE & RALLY O TRIALS - SEE YOU NEXT TIME?


DINGO VISIT

On 18 May we were lucky enough to be graced with a visit from our friends at the Dingo Sanctuary Bargo. Luci Ellem, president of the Australian Native Dog Conservation Society and Rebecca Bancroft, vice president, visited with two dingoes from the sanctuary, brothers Kinta and Gubbah.

Dingoes are Australia’s wild dogs and have been in our country for thousands of years. However, their ability to breed with domestic dogs means that there are very few pure dingoes left in the wild. This has created concern about the dilution of the dingo gene pool and potentially the ultimate extinction of the dingo subspecies. The Society’s aim is to promote a better understanding of Australia’s native dog and to promote its official recognition and protection as native fauna.

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by Andrew Schonberger


A SIGN OF THINGS TO COMEby Tony Vink

I took a walk around the new Hills Showground metro station and the Showground last week.

It was the first day of official running of the new line after the previous day’s free ride mania. At 11 am it was a very quiet place and the parkade (multi storey car park) seemed full. An interesting terraced lawn and flower beds on the eastern side of the beautiful, leaf-shaped roof structure, affords pedestrians some place to sit and wait in the open.

No doubt everybody has seen the opening of the rail station at showgrounds near to the Hills Dog Club. It is a shining example of modern transport technology and an indication of where things are going in Sydney and the Hills district. The new metro will bring more people into the Hills and, hopefully, reduce the amount of traffic on certain routes between the Hills and the city.

However what else will it bring to the Hills and the Showgrounds in particular? We are very excited to see modernisation of the showgrounds. Imagine what the grounds will look like with easier access, nice walking

paths, dedicated spaces for people and animals too.

However the silence in regards to the planning of the new showgrounds is very disconcerting to me.

We have read that the council have awarded the architectural design company, McGregor Coxall, $898,000 to do a complete redesign of the Showground*. We have long known that something would be done in the showgrounds district and the showgrounds specifically. We are expecting to be contacted by the above company as part of the study for this master planning phase. In fact they will be quite busy speaking to all the clubs and organisations who make use of the Showgrounds.

HDC has preemptively spoken to council about our club and our place in this community.** We have on several occasions invited and entertained members of the Hills council at the club and always received positive and encouraging feedback from them personally. So, we know the councilors are favourably inclined.


As a 40 year old organisation supporting many thousands of families with dogs, I hope that we will feature in the new Showgrounds plan.

In fact, I am hoping to get some ideas from any of our members with appropriate experience in marketing and promotion

to offer up some ideas to help campaign for our beloved club. Do we need to be more visible in the Hills? Do we stage a protest… ;-) Do we drop a milion flyers from a balloon?

Further along my walk I looked at the old buildings on Showground and yes, they need upgrading, to be pulled into the 21st century. I can envision some great improvements to the Showgrounds, and with the new station right there, we can assume that whatever happens on the new and improved Showground, will attract a lot of interest from outside the Hills. Perhaps we should campaign for dogs to allowed on the new Metro and all public transport in general...

*Hills Shire Times Tue 19th March 2019 ** Presentation to Council in June 2016


Maureen Shepherd, club instructor, breeder and trainer has some words of wisdom for owners of her breed, the Shetland Sheepdog (sheltie). We feel they apply to all dog breeds, in fact… could this help you and your dog?

FIFTY SHADES OF SUCCESSED-UP SHELTIE!A light hearted but serious approach to Sheltie Obedience Training

by Maureen "Miljen" Shepherd

• Shelties are a gift from heaven- don't make his education hell on earth

• Do remember he is a dog first, Sheltie second

• Absolutely protect your Sheltie, but don't suffocate him

• Remove those rose-coloured spectacles

• Be consistent not conflicting

• Train don't drill

• Empathise don't sympathise

• Show your pleasure, not displeasure

• Teach don't preach

• Make it clear, not insincere

• Don't be a hag, don't nag

• Show him the world, don't isolate him

• Exercise the body more than the brain

• Stick to the plan, don't get stuck in a rut

• Keep her pretty, don't make her pretty useless

• Don't make excuses, find reasons

• let him lick you, don’t be "licked" by him .

• Explain, don't blame

• Keep it simple, stupid

• Don't train in pain

• Keep all in perspective, don't be introspective

• If he is clever enough, are you?

• Is this for his improved well being - or for yours?

• Be honest always

• If you feel out of control - place him out of your reach

• A sense of humour cures all ails

• When in doubt, keep thinking, not training

• Do remember, he can't read

• Beware, sometimes he knows more than you

• Manners maketh man, and Sheltie

• Respect happens on both sides of the fence

• Your Sheltie is the most V.I.P. in the ring

• Keep him healthy, keep him fit

•If you doubt him, he will doubt you more

•Feed his ego, not yours

•Don't be deaf, listen to what he is silently telling you

•If you lose your temper, you will surely lose the war

When I stand on that peg I have always believed we could win

5 Obedience Champion Tri-colour Sheltie Bitches1 Dual (O) Champion3 Tracking Excellent TitlesInaugural O.C.T.A. Champion1st UDX Titled Sheltie in OZ4 Endurance Test SheltiesAll dogs now enjoy ANKC Enduraence Test due to Miljen Foundation BitchMiljen Shelties enjoyed Herding and Agility in the early yearsPre-Sheltie Life - 29 years in GSD

The Miljen Mantra

Gain it. Train it. Maintain it.


from Vicki Gresser.Accept your dog for who he is and what he can give

and not for what you want or expect -

and have lots of fun!

PUPPY TALK

On 22 May, as part of our 12-month instructor’s course, trainee and existing instructors attended Vicki Austin’s lecture Let’s Talk About Puppies. Vicki is an experienced professional trainer who is passionate about high quality, science-based puppy class instruction. It was a pleasure to hear her insights about puppy raising and training as well as to see her border collies Chilli & Lisa!

Lisa is keen, Chilli's heard it all before!.

FOR NOTICE OF CLASS CANCELLATION

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

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We train we're fine come rain or shine

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Karen Richardson's Bo.

Wow, Hills Dog Club members have been busy the last couple of months, here are just a few of our movers and shakers, thanks all for your contributions and we particularly appreciate your accompanying stories, you inspire us to do more with our dogs. Ed. Marleen Broekmans’ Harley is Novice Trick Dog

Jaki Wallbank’s Willow, Buffy & Zac - Novice Trick Dogs

Jacky Walker’s Kenzie and Ripple are Novice Trick Dogs

“Just for fun, I recently worked with my two dogs, Ripple (6y/o) and Kenzie (9 mos old), to achieve their NTD, or Novice Trick Dog titles. We are now working on their ITD, or Intermediate Trick Dog titles. This was done through a U.S.A. entity called 'Do More With

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Vicki Gresser's Blade

Sandy O'Neill's Nova

Jakiy Walker's Ripple

Your Dogs' founded by Kyra Sundance. The aim of DMWYD is to help dogs and their owners develop joyful relationships based on trust and built through positive reinforcement training techniques. This is done by teaching tricks in a step-by-step method utilizing positive reinforcement techniques. We had a blast learning the tricks as I sure my fellow Hills members will too!"

Marleen's Harley


Banjo and his UD 1st Place!

Gypsy and BanjoJacky Walker’s Ripple scored 100/100 in Rally Novice at Royal Bathurst Show

Karyn Gresser’s Banjo - 4 titles in 4 weeks! - UD, JD, SD & SPD

Gypsy - 2nd place in Rally Advanced A

“Banjo has been training in obedience at Hills Dog Club for the past 5 years. With the help of experienced instructors and members volunteering their time and knowledge, they have helped Banjo and I succeed to the level we are at today. He recently achieved his Utility Dog (UD) title, the second highest level in obedience and we are currently on our way to achieving our obedience championship. It’s not always smooth sailing and we have had a lot of setbacks, obedience trialling can be tricky. But together as a team and with much help from my mother Vicki (who is also an instructor at Hills), we will keep reaching for our goals.

The most important thing I keep reminding myself is to have fun and just enjoy spending time with my dogs.”

Lisa Hope’s Andie is Australian Show Champion

Vicki Gresser’s Blade - Rally Excellent title

Karen Richardson’s Bo - 3rd place in Open & Rally Advanced B

Sandy O’Neill’s Nova is Obedience Champion

Barbara Horsfield’s 11 year old Honey is now Junior Earth Dog

“Earthdogs is a sport for dachshunds and small terriers who were bred originally to hunt, chase, go to ground and find a quarry usually fox, otter and badger.

Banjo - so many titles, tiring!

Heidi Richardson's Cooper

Lisa Hope's Andie Show Champion


Honey now has her Junior Earth Dog title. To gain this title she had to go down a tunnel, find the prey ( a rabbit skin held by a judge) and

work the prey (pull it, tug it, try to get it from the judge) for 45 seconds. She loves this sport and is quite upset with me when I have to get her from the tunnel. Her next challenge is Senor Earthdogs which has longer and more complex tunnels. She also has to come out on a recall. This could be interesting!

Earthdog Tests are held at the Dogs NSW Complex at Erskine Park during the cooler months.”

Julianne James’ Sonny - first quali in Novice Rally!

Jaki's Trick Dogs!

Earthdogs and handlers


NOTICE IS GIVEN OF THE GENERAL MEETING

of Hills Dog Club Inc.When: Wednesday 12 June 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

Will you be attending Peta's talk on the 26th June?

The Brain, Emotions and their place in training.

Please RSVP with Dianne Atkins if you are attending.


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

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Image Credits:

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

Image of Silhoete of man and do in composit illustration by cocoparisienne from PixabayImage Sheltie (in 5o shades illustration) by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

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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: - - - - - - Vacant Tel: xxx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: axxxSHOW 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: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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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A MAN AND HIS DOG Author unknown

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, “Excuse me, where are we?” “This is Heaven, sir,” the man answered. “Wow! Would you happen to have some water?” The man asked. “Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.”The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

“Can my friend,” gesturing toward his dog, “come in, too?” the traveller asked. “I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.” The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.

After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate. There was no fence, and the gate looked as though it had never been closed. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. ”Excuse me!” he called to the man. “Do you have any water?” ”Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.”

”How about my friend here?” the traveller gestured to the dog. ”There should be a bowl by the pump,” said the man. They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the

dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. ”What do you call this place?” the traveller asked. “This is Heaven,” he answered. “Well, that's confusing,” the traveller said. “The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.” “Oh, you mean the place

with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's Hell.” “Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?” “No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.”

This story was shared with us by member Katy Joscelyne, whose dogs Tuppence and Peppy would NEVER let her leave them behind!

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