February 2016
Chatter Sheet
Official Publication of
The South Australian Obedience Dog Club Inc
Teaching People to Train Dogs since 1955
Postal Address: SAODC Secretary,
PO Box 7049, Hutt St, Adelaide 5000
Clubrooms phone: 8223 6626
www.sadogobedience.org.au
COMMITTEE
President:
Christine Koch
Vice President:
Kerry BrandtWilson
Secretary:
Judy Zollo
Treasurer:
Sharon Taylor
Chief Instructor:
Debbie Reid
Immediate Past
President:
Ruth Johns
Committee:
Sue Cameron
Hilary Cree
Vicki Douglas
Ann Farndell
Viv Kitto
Iain McGregor
Mary Much
Barbara RichterWinter
Brian Scholz
SAODC Calendar of Events
Tuesday March 8th
Order forms due back for Kytons hot cross
buns fundraiser
Saturday March 12th
Night Obedience Trial, not before 6pm
Tuesday March 22nd
Kytons hot cross buns ready for collection.
Cover Story: Jessie Hughes thanks members of the SA Police dog squad
for their presentaon on breakup night. They outlined what their jobs in Dog
Operaons involve, the training of the dogs and what jobs the German
Shepherd Dogs do and the difference in what the Labrador Retrievers do (the
only 2 breeds used by the Police in SA). All of their dogs are purchased, there is
no breeding program here. Many members asked pernent quesons which
were answered expertly. Members then had photo and pa ng opportunies
with the Labrador - which she lapped up !!
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opinion of the Editor or Committee, should not be published for legal or other reasons. All
submissions are received with the reservation that articles, opinions and advertisements
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Dog Club Inc. or its members.
Editorial
Hi and welcome to another issue of the Chaer Sheet, if you missed
presentaon night you can see the photos of the dog squad presentaon
from SA Police and all of the winners from the doggy games. Also listed
are the prize winners and the tles gained by SAODC members in 2015.
Please understand that the people collecng this informaon are human
and do somemes make mistakes so if there are any errors please
accept my apologies and let me know so that I can make sure that any
correcons are printed in the next issue.
As usual if you have any contribuons please put them in the green box
or give them to me at training, or if you have any suggesons of arcles
or informaon that you would like to see we are always looking for new
ideas.
Hilary Cree
Next Chatter Sheet Deadline: April 15th 2016
© Lew Hylton 2014
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President’s Message February 2016
I would like to wish all SAODC members, whether you have been
with us for many years or have only just joined, all the very best for
2016. Training has begun again with a rather ‘mixed bag’ as far as
the weather is concerned – raining one week and cancelled the
next due to the heat.
Our AGM was held on Friday 20 November and saw the retirement
from Committee of several long standing members of the club:
President Ruth Johns, Secretary Yve Rixon, Immediate Past
President Bev Dodd and Committee Members Margaret Durant,
John Farmer, Jessie Hughes, Lynne Webster and Marie Wells. On
behalf of the incoming Committee I would like to express our
grateful thanks for their many years of voluntary service to the club
and particularly for their significant contribution during our 60th
Anniversary year in 2015.
The Committee still has a couple of vacancies and, in particular,
needs a Membership Officer and assistance around the club on
training days. If either you or someone you know is interested in
helping out in any way please speak to one of the Committee
members or talk to your Instructor.
The club will be holding an Obedience Trial on the evening of
Saturday 12 March, starting at 6.00 pm, and club members are
always welcome to attend. You never know, you may be inspired
to think about trialling your own dog at some time in the future!
As we head into the autumn months and the weather becomes a
little cooler, we will have greater opportunities to enjoy and to train
are dogs to be both loving and obedient companions. Remember
the SAODC motto of “Kindness and Perseverance”, be consistent
with your training and do a little bit often.
Christine Koch
President.
1955
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SAODC Chief Instructors Report
Welcome to all new members and those that have re-joined for another
fruitful year of training. Please remember the club’s weather policies for
hot and wet weather, but also be aware of your own dog’s capabilities.
Even though the club will not train in the evening when the temp is 34.5 or
over at 5pm, if it is below but still hot and your dog does not like the
heat please use your own discretion as to whether you come to training
or not. You do not want your dog to relate club training with a bad
experience.
For those that have graduated out of grade 5 there is Rally training on
Tues mornings and also Agility training on Thurs nights. If you are
interested in either please feel free to come and get more info from me.
Always have fun when training your dog and of course always have fun
playing with your best friend.
Debbie Reid
Chief Instructor
Copyright Tadhg Ferry
Running late for class?
Please try to arrive 10 minutes prior to your class start time.
If you are late see our Chief Instructor who will assess if it is
still appropriate for you to join the class.
October 2015 New Members
Marilyn Allan with BONNIE, Robyn Begg with
TEDDY, Leah Bingham with KALI, Kay and Ruby
Cooper with ROCKY & NEO, Cassandra Douglas Durack-Hill with
BUSTER, Emma Eaton with POLLY, Beccy Evans with MINNIE,
John and Alison Forrest with JESSIE, Alexander Ghinis with TORETTO, Di Gillespie with DEXTER, Emma Hall and Michael Arnold
with PIPER, Laura Healy with IVY, Leanne Hinckley with JASPER,
Gaynor Howkins with ENZO, Jodie Kernick and Steve Wills with
CILLA, Emma McGough with WHILEY & WILLOW, Cindy-Lou
Maddern with LOUIS, Julie Magnusson with ACOLLA, Stelio and
Elly Mitsioulis with NARLA, Jo Murrell with JESTER, Jacob Pavlou
with LUNA, Heather Rose and Molly Altschwager with RILEY, Beau
Rybajlak with KUMA, Chantelle Sargent with Annie, Steffanie and
Troy Thomas with LOLA, Elspeth Trautwein and Matthew Giessauf
with LUCY & LOLA, Carol Williams with JAZ, Michelle Wilson with
BEAR, Melissa Young with MARLON.
November 2015 New Members
Flora and Liam Bunn with CHARLIE, Janet Burdon with LILLY,
Rose, John, Jack & Kate Chard with TEX, Juliana Chen with
SASHA, Orla Clayton and Siobhan Ward with MUFFIN, Sandra
Cooper with MONTE, Jillian Dislers with JET, Michelle Exner with
ROXIE, Georgia Fairweather with BENSON, Lynda GregoryBadger and Ian Badger with POPPY, Barbara Guenther with TED,
Patricia Lillywhite with CHARLIE, Jackie Marlon with ZOEY, Amy
Nichols and Ann Southern with LOFTY, Brenton Schahinger with
TARA, Kara Smith with LUNA, LILI & ZANDA, Lynne Webser with
STARZKY, Helen and Georgia Weidenhofer with KIRA.
Membership Officer Needed
We need your help! Currently we are without a membership officer to
help us in the evenings signing up new members and renewing existing
memberships. We also need a helper for the sales counter. If you are
able to help please come and see Sharon, or any of the committee, in the
clubhouse and they will be happy to explain what is involved.
October Graduation
TUESDAY MORNING
TUESDAY EVENINGS
MOST IMPROVED
MOST IMPROVED
Puppies
Enju Cha & Murray
Fran Semmler & Taffy
Puppies
Grade 1
Grade 3
Bill Nicholls & George
Di Gillespie & Dexter
Michael Hawkes & Millie
Vicki Spangler & Heidi
Natalie Kerkman & Ralph
Grade 4
Judy Hamlyn & Ella
Grade 2
Grade 5
Tony Lee & Mireeka
Carolyn Strong & Marley
BASIC OBEDIENCE CERTIFICATES
Lew Hylton & Jodie, Michael Kubik & Millie,
Carolyn Strong & Marley, Andrew Butler &
Buddy, Pin Needham & Tery, Tony Lee &
Mireeka
Grade 1
Gere Taylor & Argus
Madeline Hellier & Lola
Tony Liler & Georgie
Chantelle Sargeant & Annie
Cameron White & Hugo
Julie Magnussen & Acolla
Grade 2
Georginia Burfield & Ruby
Grade 3
Nina Ivanov & Fergus
Grade 4
Grade 5
Pat Bigiolli & Lola
Nil
BASIC OBEDIENCE CERTIFICATES
Karen Halliwell & Rupert, Chelsea Spangler
& Kahlua, Penny McLaren & Cully, Michael
Kubik & Sam
November Graduation
TUESDAY MORNING
TUESDAY EVENINGS
MOST IMPROVED
Puppies Ann Southern & Amy
MOST IMPROVED
Puppies Lisa Green & Teeko
Grade 2
Tina Comley & He
Linda Gregory-Badger & Poppy
Michael Arnold & Piper
Jill Dislers & Jet
Joan Keeridge & Alfie
Grade 3
Gladys Hann & Pearl
Grade 4
Nerissa Haby & Macey
Susan Combe & Shadow
Sara Paddick & Phoenix
Janne Bray & Harvey
Grade 1
Emma Eaton & Polly
Elizabeth Schlofell & Harriet
Grade 1
Louisa Darby & Bosco
Tom Wiseman & Bee
Pat Lilywhite & Charlie
Grade 2
Cameron White & Hugo
Grade 3
Liz Bishop & Nala
Deylah Rybik & Zala
Grade 4
Kate Haythorpe & Monty
BASIC OBEDIENCE CERTIFICATES
Grade 5
Ruth Marn & Iggy
Sara Paddick & Phoenix, John Bryce & Molly,
Geraldine Kuusk & Saxon, Merryn Walton &
Bentley, Janne Bray & Harvey, Sophie
Arkun & Banjo,
BASIC OBEDIENCE CERTIFICATES
Grade 5
Julie Brown & Charlie, Lisa Green & Mika
TRIAL RESULTS
AC Vowels Memorial Obedience Trial
Kathy Millington’s Novice Ring
Julie Brown and Asher CCD RE ADX JD GD SD SPDX HTMS DWDFS
Papillon X Sheltie in 3rd place with 190 pts
Unfortunately this was our only qualification, but congratulations to Julie
and Asher !!
Julie Brown receives her sash from
judge Kathy Millington
President Ruth Johns welcoming the
daughter of Bert Vowels to present the trophy
Trial rings in action
Judge Alison Rumball has some words of
farewell, this was her final trial as she has
now retired from judging.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Bunnings BBQ Sat Dec 4th
A big thank you to all our
volunteers who turned
out on a scorching hot
day in December to run
the Bunnings BBQ and
raise funds for SAODC.
Due to the hot weather
(40+ degrees!!) we didn’t
sell as many sausages as
we would have liked,
although drink sales were
definitely high. Despite
this it was still an outstanding success and around $1000 was
raised for the club.
A special thank you to Deb Reid
for the idea and following up
with Bunnings, making all of the
arrangements for buying mounds
of bread, sausages, onions, drinks
and all the other requirements
and coordinating all of the
people to work on the stall. We
look forward to a cooler day next
time.
Kytons Easter Fundraiser
This year we are doing the Kytons hot cross buns fundraiser
again, on sale are traditional, fruitless, gluten free and
fruchocs buns. Order forms are available in the clubhouse
and need to be completed by March 8th 2016 and
orders will be at the club for collection on March 22nd.
PRESENTATION AND BREAK UP NIGHT
Presentaon night for 2015 kicked off with a demonstraon from the SA Police dog
squad, kindly organised by Jessie Hughes. This was followed by some fun classes and
then by the presentaons. A full list of the prize winners and tles gained is at the
back of this issue.
Mary Vahaviolos assists the Police
Fun class competors
It was lovely to have so many of our life members able to a$end our breakup night for
the 60th anniversary year
SAODC Presentation Night Fun Classes
Scruffiest Dog - Judge Donna Cox
Helen Stutley & Taylor, West Highland White Terrier
Waggiest Tail - Judge Chris Oerman
Helen Weidenhofer & Kira, Dalmatian
Best Barker – Judge Marie Wells
Leonie Scholefield & Bart, Jack
Russell Terrier
Egg & Spoon Race – Judge Ann Farndell
Bernie Rawson & Banjo, Border Collie
Best Trick – Judge Jane Smith
Julie Fieldhouse & Pele,
Bull Terrier
Smallest
Dog &
Biggest Dog – Judge Ivan Stacey
Tony Scholefield & Bart, Jack Russell
Terrier
Jannette Bray & Harvey, Great Dane
S.A.O.D.C. ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS 2015
OBEDIENCE
Community Companion Dog (CCD)
1st Place
Wotan CCD – Barbara Richter-Winter
Lidliriva Lucy Lockett CCD – Helen Edwards
2nd Place
Harold Camm Memorial Novice Trophy (CD)
1st Place
Ostoja Strawberry Fields CD – Sharon Taylor
Open B Trophy (CDX)
1st Place
Elindanjah Style n Grace CD RN – Rhonda Hylton
Nelson Gare Memorial Trophy (Open A and B)
1st Place
Scotsdream Snow Storm CDX RN TD JD – Ann Farndell
A.C. Vowels Top Trialling Dog
Scotsdream Snow Storm CDX RN TD JD – Ann Farndell
Top Dog of the Year Award
Scotsdream A Minute in Time CDX RN TDX ADX JD PT – Ann Farndell
AGILITY
Novice Agility (AD)
1st Place
Hubertus Andretti CCD AD JD – Sharon Taylor
Novice Jumping (JD)
1st Place
Hubertus Andretti CCD AD JD – Sharon Taylor
If you are interested in this trial the full schedule can be found on their facebook page,
entries close March 4th
TITLES AWARDED TO S.A.O.D.C. MEMBERS IN 2015
OBEDIENCE
Community Companion Dog – CCD
Christine Koch – CH Winterbourne Irish Legend CCD
Pin Needham – Elemental Lady Jane CCD
Pin Needham – Elemental Lord Jim CCD
Barbara Richter-Winter – Wotan CCD
Novice – Companion Dog – CD
Sue Cameron – Zay Call Me Charlie CD AD JD
Jessie Hughes – CH Waldwieze Game Keepa At Poshvwei (IMP NZ) CD RE ET
Jessie Hughes – CH Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) CD RA ET
Penny MacLaren – Sambindor Silver Charm CD
Annette Railz – Sheldow Steal A Heart CD
Debbie Reid - Vonelka Gladys CD RN
Sharon Taylor – Ostoja Strawberry Fields CD
Lynne Webster – CH Lukedom Eyez On The Starz CD RA ET
RALLY O
Rally Novice – RN
Kathy Bannister – Monsimbee Jagger - RN
Sue Cameron – Laugharne You Can Do It Darcy – RN
Ann Farndel – Scotsdream A Minute In Time – CDX RN TDX ADX JD PT
Ann Farndell – Scotsdream Snow Storm CDX RN TD
Rally Advanced – RA
Jessie Hughes – CH Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) CD RA ET
Jessie Hughes – CH Waldwieze Game Keepa At Poshvwei (IMP NZ) CD RA ET
Pam Smith – Westcliffe Scot Free CCD RA ME
Mary Vahaviolos – Mickey CD RA
Lynne Webster – CH Lukedom Eyez on the Starz CD RA ET
Rally Excellent – RE
Julie Fieldhouse – CH. NEUT. CH. Trahern Glenariff CD RE TDX
Rae Hedger – Aliste The Gambler RE
Jessie Hughes – CH Waldwieze Game Keepa At Poshvwei (IMP NZ) CD RE ET
Jessie Hughes – CH Waldwieze Graevelvet At Poshvwei (Imp NZ) CD RE ET
Mary Vahaviolos – Mickey CD RE
AGILITY
Agility Dog – AD
Rose Ince – Fernlodge Summer Storm AD JD
Rose Ince – Rex AD JD
Sharon Taylor – Huberus Andretti CCD AD JD
Agility Dog Open - ADO
J.S.C Brown – Collieston Virginia Woof – CD RAE ADX ADO JDX GD SDX
SPDX HTM.S FS.N
Agility Dog Masters – ADM
Keith Millington – CH Sherbrooke Tiffany Ale CD RAE TD ADM JDX SD SPD
GDX
JUMPING
Jumping – JD
Ann Farndell – Scotsdream Snow Storm CDX RN TD JD
Rose Ince – Fernlodge Summer Storm AD JD
Rose Ince – Rex AD JD
Sharon Taylor – Huberus Andretti CCD AD JD
Jumping Dog Excellent – JDX
J.S.C Brown – Collieston Virginia Woof – CD RAE ADX ADO JDX GD SDX
SPDX HTM.S FS.N
GAMES
Strategic Pairs Excellent - SPDX
Kathy Bannister – Ebony CCD RE ADM JDX GD SD SPDX
J.S.C. Brown – Asher CCD RE ADX JD SD GD SPDX DWDF.S HTM. S
Congratulations to those of our members who gained titles in other disciplines
not offered at the SA Obedience Dog Club.
The SAODC shop — Get your training treats here!
Ranging in price from $2 - $4.50
Itty Bitty Fish, Itty Bitty Chicken, Itty Bitty Buster Brownies
Roolami, Dried Liver
Plus rewards for later – pigs ears and dog biscuits
Also available: Slip collars, martingales, leads of all colours
(training length), dumbbells, stay pegs, treat bags, toys etc.
SAODC Training Times: February to November
Obedience Tuesday Mornings
9:30 - 10:15am
New members enrolment paperwork
10:30 - 11:00am
Puppies, Grades 1, 2, 3
11:15 - 11:45am
Grades 4 & 5, Competition Classes (CCD, Novice & Open)
Obedience Tuesday Evenings
6:30 - 7:15pm
New members enrolment paperwork
7:30 - 8:00pm
Puppies, Grades 1, 2, 3
8:15 - 8:45pm
Grades 4 & 5
Rally training Tuesday mornings
9:30am Set up
(please note that everyone is required to help with setting up
10:30am start
and packing up)
The class will be at the southern end of the croquet club and is only for
members who have gained a Basic Obedience Certificate at SAODC, plus
SAODC obedience instructors.
Agility Thursday Evenings cost $3 per member
6:00pm Set up
6:30pm start
(please note that everyone is required to help with setting up
and packing up)
Weather
Wet Weather: Training will be cancelled any morning or evening
when heavy constant rain has been falling.
Hot Weather: Tuesday morning classes will be cancelled if the
forecast maximum temperature, broadcast at 9am that
day is 30C or over.
Tuesday evening classes will be cancelled if the
temperature at 5pm is 34.5C or over.
You can check by phoning the club on 8223 6626 after 10.00am on Tuesday morning or after 6.30pm on Tuesday evenings or by checking either the Bureau of
Meteorology website at www.BOM.gov.au or Elders Weather. Should graduation
coincide with a cancelled training session, it will be carried over to the following
week.
February 2016
6:30pm onwards: Competition classes ring practice