APRIL 2017
The Official Gazette of the Publishers, The Victorian Canine Association Inc. A00223882W Address: 655 Westernport Hwy, Skye 3977, Locked Bag K9, Cranbourne 3977 Office hours: 8.30am - 5pm (Mon-Fri) Telephone: 9788 2500 Fax: 9788 2599 Email: office@dogsvictoria.org.au Internet: www.dogsvictoria.org.au
FROM THE ACTING PRESIDENT DARREN BOWEY As members are now aware in late October 2016, Dogs Victoria engaged a public relations agency and a political strategist to coordinate the campaign to address the Victorian Government proposed legislation the Domestic Animals Amendment (Puppy Farm and Pet Shops) Bill 2016. Dogs Victoria has ensured we have been party to resumed consultations on the revised Bill, and we remain committed to working constructively with the Government on any legislation that is relevant to our membership and involves animal welfare more broadly. Our combined successful lobbying and media efforts saw Dogs Victoria emerge as an organisation not to be underestimated, and as such we have continued to build on this position over the past few months. This show of public strength has continued to put pressure on the government to reconsider their position whilst negotiating for a framework that will safeguard the future of pedigree dogs. No doubt during such trying times it brings about great reflection on how Dogs Victoria can move into
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this new era as a true representative organisation. One answer to this is to be more vocal in our role with public education, and that’s not just what Dogs Victoria does as an organisation, but how the public can be a great dog owner. We want to showcase all the great benefits of owning a purebred dog whilst also providing information and education on how to properly care for the health and wellbeing of dogs – and we will be shouting that from the rooftops through our new public relations campaign. These initatives will be rolled out throughout the year, so stay tuned for further updates, and make sure (if you have one) your email address is up to date with us so you’ll receive all the news hot off the press.
I can assure members we are using our resources to ensure the welfare and wellbeing of our members dogs remains a high priority. Membership of Dogs Victoria is a privilege not a right and being a member and enjoying the benefits of membership comes with the responsibility to comply with Rules, Regulations and Codes of Conduct. We have programs in place for our Field Officers to visit members premises to check on the housing and welfare of dogs, where it is found dogs are not kept in conditions of the standard expected action will be taken to gain improvement or cease membership of those that do not comply.
Obviously we need to maintain the political pressure for the long-term and this is where we’ve continued our relationship with our political strategist to workshop and guide Dogs Victoria and work alongside the political aspects of the PR campaign. We are committed to being more publicly visible and politically engaged in 2017 and beyond. We will continue to grow and adapt to ensure we remain committed to the interests of pedigree dogs and owners in Victoria.
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Owned by: Miss J O’Donnell & Miss L Dawkins Photographed by: Brian York Photography Telephone: 9788 2500 Web: www.dogsvictoria.org.au
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General Specials Judge: Mr J Joslin (Finland) Entries: 1206 Photographer: Sally Stasytis Ph: 9730 1603 Toy Group Judge: Mr M Permyako (Russia) 1. Best exhibit in group: Ms F E L Darling’s Lowchen Ch Paceway Tuxedo 2. R unner up in group: Mrs R Morse & Mr A Morse’s Griffon Bruxellois Ch Armorgrif Asmodeus Terrier Group Judge: Mr J Joslin (Finland) 3. B est exhibit in group, BEST IN SHOW: Ms R Price & Mr K Price’s Fox Terrier (Smooth) Ecirp Fantastique 4. Runner up in group, RUNNER UP IN SHOW: Mrs G Whyte’s Border Terrier Sup Ch Bohunt Fallen Angel
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Gundog Group Judge: Mr P Stanton (Sweden) 5. B est exhibit in group: Miss C Ryan’s German Wirehaired Pointer Am Ch Claddagh’s Dual Citizen At Hirsch AM JH (Imp USA) 6. Runner up in group: Triseter Knls’ Gordon Setter Ch Triseter Celtic Seal Hound Group Judge: Mrs N Drovoeskova (Kazakhstan) 7. Best exhibit in group: Talkabout Knls’ Saluki Ch Talkabout Time After Time 8. R unner up in group: Mrs N J Rule-Steele’s Whippet Sup Ch Taejaan Walking On Air Working Dog Group Judge: Dr I Begma (Russia) 9. Best exhibit in group: L Cossart-Walsh & D Johnson’s Old English Sheepdog Sup Ch, Am Ch Bugaboos All Blown Up (Imp USA) 10. Runner up in group: Mrs L Houlden, Miss A Houlden & Mr J Tyler’s Border Collie Sup Ch Pukawidgee Name Of The Wind Utility Group Judge: Mrs L De Ridder-Onghena (Belgium) 11. B est exhibit in group: Ms D Fennell’s Siberian Husky Ch Koolmove Its All About Me (AI) 12. R unner up in group: Ms T Kirkland & Mrs A Chester’s Pyrenean Mountain Dog Ch Annaru L Ete Aubisque Non Sporting Group Judge: Ms J O’Connor (Ireland) 13. B est exhibit in group: Sintee Knls’ Poodle (Toy) Ch Sintee Saucy Baby 14. R unner up in group: Bekaa Knls’ British Bulldog Ch Bekaa The Lone Ranger
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General Specials Judge: Mr P Stanton (Sweden) Entries: 1042 Photographer: Sally Stasytis Ph: 9730 1603 Toy Group Judge: Mr J Joslin (Finland) 1. Best exhibit in group: McArthur & Kamp’ Japanese Chin Ch Kiseki Tatsuya 2. R unner up in group: Mrs A Lay’s Havanese Ananda Straight From The Heart
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Terrier Group Judge: Mrs N Drovoeskova (Kazakhstan) 3. B est exhibit in group: Mr R & Mrs A Sorraghan’s Airedale Terrier Oldiron Who’s On First 4. Runner up in group: Mrs B & Miss K Marsh’s Staffordshire Bull Terrier Ch Neworder Beat My Drum Gundog Group Judge: Ms J O’Connor (Ireland) 5. B est exhibit in group: Mrs E Zucker’s Cocker Spaniel Ch Elspan Coat Of Arms 6. R unner up in group: Triseter Knls’ Gordon Setter Ch Triseter Celtic Seal Hound Group Judge: Dr I Begma (Russia) 7. Best exhibit in group: Miss J Lalor & Mrs Sue Walker’s Beagle Ch Hounsley Hey Ho Here She Goes (AI) TD 8. R unner up in group: Talkabout Knls’ Saluki Ch Talkabout Time After Time Working Dog Group Judge: Mrs L De Ridder-Onghena (Belgium) 9. Best exhibit in group, RUNNER UP IN SHOW: Mr & Mrs C Moore & Mr J Moore’s Old English Sheepdog Sup Ch, Am Ch Barkshire’s Captain America (Imp USA) 10. Runner up in group: Mrs L Houlden, Miss A Houlden & Mr J Tyler’s Border Collie Sup Ch Pukawidgee Name Of The Wind Utility Group Judge: Mr M Permyako (Russia) 11. B est exhibit in group: S Smith & L Russell’s Rottweiler Ch Ubersein Hullabalou 12. R unner up in group: Mr R & Mrs MA Maruff’s Russian Black Terrier Ch Denebkeitos Zlatoslava (Imp Rus) Non Sporting Group Judge: Mr P Stanton (Sweden) 13. B est exhibit in group, BEST IN SHOW: Mrs T Cameron’s Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature) Amorenekid Sayula 14. R unner up in group: Miss C P Sharpe’s Poodle (Standard) Ch Poodelle The Boy From Oz www.dogsvictoria.org.au - Pure Fun, Pure Sport, Purebred
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CL ASSIC DOG SHOW 4 FE BRUARY 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
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Toy Group Judge: Mrs L King 1. Best exhibit in group: Morse & W Henderson’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ch Matmor Basic Instinct 2. R unner up in group: L Beckley’s Maltese Vahlia Maestro Terrier Group Judge: Mr J Davidson 3. B est exhibit in group, BEST IN SHOW: B & K Marsh’s Staffordshire Bull Terrier Ch Neworder Beat My Drum 4. Runner up in group: S Stewart, D Goldsmith, M O’Reilly & J Sargent’ Scottish Terrier Ch Justcot Cold Hard Cash Gundog Group Judge: Mr E Boxhall 5. B est exhibit in group: C Ryan’s English Springer Spaniel Ch, NZ Ch Taniwha Hinemoa (Imp NZ) 6. R unner up in group: Taumac Knls’ Golden Retriever Sup Ch Taumac Golden Jurrah Hound Group Judge: Mrs A Wilcox 7. Best exhibit in group, RUNNER UP IN SHOW: K & G Coralluzzo’s Greyhound Ch Xilone As Good As It Gets 8. R unner up in group: G & B Stanyon & R Janes’ Rhodesian Ridgeback Sup Ch Nambala Acopie ET (Imp NZ) Working Dog Group Judge: Ms J Cook 9. Best exhibit in group: W & L Greasley’s Australian Cattle Dog Gr Ch Nerralee Silver Sensation 10. Runner up in group: M Scriven & J Mauger’s Finnish Lapphund Ch Kalevi Fire And Flame Utility Group Judge: Mrs A Lane 11. B est exhibit in group: K O’Rielly’s Samoyed Ch Kalaska Lover Boy 12. R unner up in group: S Smith & L Russell’s Rottweiler Ch Ubersein Hullabalou Non Sporting Group Judge: Ms J Sculac 13. B est exhibit in group: K McKinnon & J Briscoe’s Great Dane Ch Swayd Doing It My Way (AI) RN E.T 14. R unner up in group: A & P Yu’s Keeshond Venlo Limited Edition
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CONFORMATION CORNER
CONFORMATION CORNER WR IT TE N BY: JASON MOOR E
I want to apologise for my absence these last two issues, I was unable to pull together an edition of the Conformation Corner. I know that a lot of you enjoy reading my article and I will endeavour to stay consistent moving forward.
Bulla and KCC Park with international FCI judges. One of the prominent issues to rise out of this weekend was the amount of dogs that were ‘non-awarded’ by the officiating judge. As a judge myself I don’t see any problem in nonawarding an exhibit, if it’s for valid reasons (e.g. if the dog is lame or sincerely lacks quality and correct breed type), and I would happily advise of the exhibitor of that reason.
Easter is upon us once again (it feels like yesterday that it was Christmas!) and it always provides us with good opportunities to attend some show circuits here in Victoria and interstate. For those travelling up to Sydney Royal and all the breed specialties held with it, or to Mt Gambier in South Australia, I wish you all the very best of luck. I also wish you all to have a happy and successful Easter wherever you may be.
However, it was apparent from this weekend that numerous exhibitors received no reason at all, or reasons that bordered on foolhardy (shape of a dogs head, or missing a simple tooth). Whilst I sometimes feel that dogs are awarded challenges when they shouldn’t, I feel these judges need to explain their reasons in order to justify their decision. Otherwise how would the exhibitor know what the judge thought was wrong with their dog?
Throughout 2017, the conformation committee is continuing to run regular open shows held at KCC Park and Bulla. However, unlike 2016 these shows are not being supported enough by the exhibitors. Personally I think these are great initiatives as the benefits are twofold. Firstly this gives great exposure to trainee judges (myself included) to get hands on experience at judging dogs, instead of sitting ringside and thinking, “What will I do?” the trainee can actually make the decisions in a ‘real’ show setting.
I’m of the belief that if Australia could adopt some procedures from the FCI system (for example, each exhibit gets graded), then this could minimise the shock when exhibiting under some international judges. By being graded each week, an exhibitor could gauge what the judges think of their exhibit as opposed to only being offered a place (includes CC or BOB or being nonawarded). This would help determine whether the exhibitor should pursue with exhibiting that particular dog.
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Secondly, it offers exhibitors the opportunity to take out their young dogs for extra practice, and gives novice handlers more exposure showing in the ring. These shows are generally more relaxed and cheaper to enter. On top of this, I regularly hear at shows exhibitors complaining about the quality of judges they get to show under.
By entering these open shows, it allows trainee judges to be exposed to extra dogs, become more thorough and gain further knowledge.
After all, we as exhibitors are all striving to improve the quality of our chosen breeds, and we should not become slack or take for granted the accolades and awards that we aim for to prove that quality. Anyway, I hope you can all consider some of my thoughts, and thanks again for reading the Conformation Corner. If you wish to have anything covered in this article then please let me know. Until next time.
If they don’t get the opportunity to get hands on experience, how else will they learn? I beseech my fellow exhibitors to attend these shows, otherwise the conformation committee and Dogs Victoria will cease this great initiative. At the time of writing this edition’s article, we’ve just had the Australia Day/Cranbourne show circuit weekend at www.dogsvictoria.org.au - Pure Fun, Pure Sport, Purebred
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RETRIEVING AND FIELD TRIALS
R AFT NOTES WR IT TE N BY: TR EVOR STEVE NS We have another winner! Congratulations to John Lawton and Ben on being equal winners, with Russell Whitechurch and Chief, of the Retrieving Trial Dog of the Year award! The RAFT Notes in the February issue of the magazine noted Russell Whitechurch and Chief as the winner and Ben as runner up. Regretfully there was a mistake in the computations and the true position was that they were equal with 97 points. I believe that this is the first time since the award began that there has been an equal first place. I am sure you will join me in congratulating John and Russell. Rules reviews The following rules are scheduled for review over the next couple of years in order for the new rules to take effect from 1 January 2019: • Rules for the Conduct of Retrieving Ability Tests for Gundogs (RATG) • Rules for the Conduct of Field Trials for Pointer & Setter Trials • Rules for the Conduct of Field Trials for Utility Gundogs Proposals for changes to these rules must be submitted by Dogs Victoria to the ANKC Ltd Administrator by no later than 31 July 2017. All participants in these sports are invited to make submissions to Victorian RAFT Committee about rules that they would like to see changed. The format should be: • Existing Rule • Proposed Rule (with changes highlighted in red) • Justification/reasons for change In order to achieve the tight timetable established by the ANKC, submissions should be in ‘word format’ and emailed to me at jerribong@gmail.com as soon as possible. I will provide further information about deadlines and meeting dates (if necessary) in the next RAFT Notes. January retrieving trial The trialling season opened on 28 & 29 January with the German Shorthaired Pointer Club holding a trial near Sale in Gippsland. Although the weather was warm, there was plenty of shade for dogs (and competitors), and lots of water, for work and play, for the dogs. The trial was well supported with over 15 entries in each of the novice, restricted and all age stakes. Judges were Wayne Poholke, Noel Eltringham and also, from Western Australia, Catherine Thorburn and 6
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Allan Bartram. Notable achievements for the weekend was Jim Hargreaves and his dog, Chevy, winning the restricted stake on both days to bring up his RRD title. Congratulations, Jim. Also congratulations to Rocky Furnell who won the Yorifeld Yoric Trophy for the highest aggregate novice score on the weekend. She was placed second on Saturday and was the winner of novice on Sunday.
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Contacts If you have any queries about gundog activities or retrieving and field trials, please contact any of the RAFT Committee members listed below: You may also like to access the Facebook page Retrieving and Field Trialling Victoria or the webpage of Retrieving Australia http://retrieving.org.au/.
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Trevor Stevens (Chair) (Retrieving) jerribong@gmail.com Greg Playdon (Retrieving) gplaydon@aussiebb.com.au Noel Eltringham (Retrieving) revlain@iprimus.com.au Mark Davis (Retrieving) baps1@bigpond.com David Blacker (Utility) willdavid.blacker@gmail.com Russell Thomas (Utility) inkaline@bigpond.com.au Darren Smith (Spaniel & Retriever) badgerfield@bigpond.com Fernando Sorgiovanni (Pointer & Setter)
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The dog was the first animal to be domesticated by humans The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that stood only 6.3cm at the shoulder, 9.5cm in length along the head-and-body, and weighed only 113 grams The largest known dog was an English Mastiff called Zorba, who weighed 155.6 kg and was 250cm from nose to tail A Border Collie named Chaser has learned the names for 1,022 toys after three years of training, so many that her trainers have had to mark the names of the objects lest they forget themselves. This is higher than Rico, another Border Collie who could remember at least 200 objects Research has found that dogs are able to tell
At the end of the Beatles’ song A Day in the Life, an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for the enjoyment of his Shetland Sheepdog Dogs can be trained to detect epileptic seizures The world’s oldest dog is claimed to be an Australian Cattle Dog named Bluey who lived to the age of 29 years and five months Dog’s nose prints are as unique as a human’s fingerprints and can be used to accurately identify them Dogs are all direct descendants of wolves The Basenji is the world’s only barkless dog Petting dogs is proven to lower blood pressure of dog owners Some dogs can smell dead bodies under water, where termites are hiding, and natural gas buried deep under dirt. They can even detect cancer that is too small to be detected by a doctor and can find lung cancer by sniffing a person’s breath Different smells in the a dog’s urine can tell other dogs whether the dog leaving the message is female or male, old or young, sick or healthy, happy or angry
how big another dog is just by listening to its growl Of approximately a dozen dogs that were on the Titanic, three dogs survived the sinking. One family even received an insurance settlement for their two dogs that didn’t survive Dalmatian puppies are pure white when they are born and develop their spots as they grow older It is a myth that dogs are colour blind. They can actually see in colour, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk The Poodle’s ‘haircut’ was to improve their swimming abilities. The pom-poms were left to keep their joints warm Greyhounds are the fastest dogs on earth, reaching speeds of up to 70km an hour
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This information was sourced from The Domestic Animal Unit website. Refer to www.vic.gov.au/pets for more information on legislation, ownership and care.
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FROM THE VET
FIBROC ARTILAGENOUS EMBOLISM MYELOPATHY (FCE) WR IT TE N BY: D R M IC HAE L B E LL What is this disease? Fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy is a syndrome where fibrocartilaginous material arising from an intervertebral disc embolism within a spinal or vertebral blood vessel and causes an acute spinal cord infraction. What signs does an affected dog show? The disease commonly affects young adult dogs, especially medium to large breeds such as Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd Dog, Boxer and Staffordshire Terriers. They do occur to a lesser degree in small breeds with Miniature Schnauzers being over represented. The onset often occurs after mild trauma or vigorous exercise and typically is acute with progression of signs for up to 24 hours from the onset. Normally the condition is firstly non painful and neurological signs are seen that are related to the sections of the spinal cord that is affected and are typically asymmetric in nature, affecting one side of the body. The most common sites that lesions are found are in the lumbasacrol (L4 – S3) and cervicothoracic (C6 – T2) flexes.
treatment of FCE, several precautions should be applied: 1. Movement and manipulations of the spine should be minimised until a likely diagnoses of FCE is made. 2. Where the lesion involves the cervical (neck) region, respiratory abnormalities should be monitored and addressed as required. 3. Where the patient is recumbent ensure urine faecal management each 4-6 hours to help prevent urine scald and dermatitis. 4. Intravenous fluid therapy may be helpful to assist in maintaining perfusion to the affected area of the spinal cord. 5. Physiotherapy may be helpful to stimulate neuronal flexibility (i.e. new nerve tissue) and to help prevent disease wastage of skeletal muscles. What are the chances of return to normal function? This is dependent on the severity of the signs and location of the FCE within the spinal cord. A number of dogs may have some permanent disability, but this is usually manageable and in most cases won’t severely impact quality of life. Animals that have FCE in the spinal cord at the sites of origin of the nerves to the limbs are more likely to have permanent and significant deficits.
How does the disease occur? The embolus originates from the centre (nucleus pulposus) of the intervertebral disc. How the embolism manages to enter the blood vessel is not comprehensively known, but several prognosis have been proposed: • •
Direct protection of the fibrocartilage from the centre of the disc into the spinal or vertebral vessels Remnant vessels within the nucleus of the disc
Regardless of the unknown pathway, we do know that after dislodging from the disc the embolism lodges in the spinal or vertebral blood vessel causing inflamation of the spinal cord tissue. This then results in secondary metabolic that leads to spinal cord injury. In severe cases spinal cord cells may actually die. How are affected cases diagnosed? MRI is the best form of imaging and may reveal areas of fluid swelling (edema) within the spinal cord in the first few hours after the FCE occurs. Spontaneous recovery can also increase the suspicion of FCE rather than other spinal cord diseases. How are cases treated? Although no perfect standard protocol exists for the www.dogsvictoria.org.au - Pure Fun, Pure Sport, Purebred
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NEWS FROM OTEC WR IT TE N BY: DAWN HOWAR D
Lots going on this month even though there have been no official events since Croydon’s trial. There are heaps of activities happening around the state and it is great to see so many people out there training their dogs. There are an amazing number of people working hard every day at KCC Park. Both exhibition area one and especially exhibition area two, which is in front of the GSDCV/Westernport clubrooms are busy every day with different groups. Some come early and some come after work. Plus on Sunday the GSDCV and Westernport have training. Although both these clubs, along with almost all obedience clubs in Victoria, have a break over the holiday season, volunteers from the GSDCV as an example, hold puppy classes through January, as puppies don’t wait. If they start in December they will miss too much by February/March so the wonderful volunteers turn up early to give the puppies their allimportant socialisation and training. KCC Park is very well used but it is not the only place that training goes on. Many clubs such as Southern ODC have grounds that members can use year round. Some of our members have had problems when training on council grounds and have been moved on, especially when putting up rings and setting out equipment. Dogs Victoria members are lucky to have access to our own DV grounds as well as some club grounds. In addition 10
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to groups of people training their dogs together, these generous people are also happy to help to train our trainee obedience judges. Thank you to the handlers, dogs and of course the hard working judges from the OTEC judges training panel who so willingly give of their time. There have also been some very familiar faces at conformation shows over the break. At a couple of shows you could not have been blamed for believing that almost every gazebo contained an OTEC discipline person. Good to see. At the Warrnambool shows we had no less than five of our tracking judges present. Necia Lynch who is on one of the club committees invited the Mayor of Warrnambool, and the local member along to see what we do with our dogs, and how well we look after them. They both came along and spoke to several breeders and exhibitors. They did seem to be impressed. Hopefully they will be more informed when, or if they are asked to vote on any future amendment to the Domestic Animals Act. I know that other clubs have invited their local members along to their trials and shows. Just not familiar with whom has done so. Keep up the good work everyone.
OBEDIENCE, TRACKING AND ENDURANCE As you read his article, the Dogs Victoria Representatives Courses, the Obedience Judges Structured Training and the Rally Judges workshop will have been held, and the Autumn Friends of Obedience, (FOOs), scheduled for the 21 & 28 March and the 4 & 11 April 2017 will be well into the session. Also some restricted to breed and one all breeds trial will have been held and you will all be looking forward to the OTEC Easter obedience and rally trials. Next month we will be able to report on the activities of the Victorian expeditioners to the NSW trials held in February. Happy training to all. OTEC Committee:
Chair: Mrs. Lynn Klecka klecka@ncable.net.au / 0418 333 312 Deputy: Ms. Melissa Ferabend melissaf@hotmail.com.au / 0414 640 402 Mrs. Sue Collier collierpaulsue@gmail.com / 0431 270 214 Mrs. Dawn Howard killarakennels@gmail.com / 0412 088 055 Mrs. Linda Johnson giday000@gmail.com / 0468 375 147
BLUE WREN SPA ACCOMMODATION Show and Obedience Exhibitors Blue Wren Spa Beach Retreat is a four bedroom holiday accommodation that is pet friendly, and includes double gates on both sides of the property, and a secure dog run for those who may wish to see their pets securely fenced when not in dog trailers. Hot and cold water outside and power. Please see link for house details: http://saltaccommodation.com/ accommodation/3722826 The front of the property has three carports, but parking for at least six vehicles which allows for dog trailers. The property is approximately 35 minutes drive from KCC Park along the Peninsula Link freeway, Cranbourne Rd, then Dandenong Hastings Rd. VCA members, (and those exhibiting from other states) who may wish to avail themselves of the property, please contact me directly for bookings and rates.
Norma Meaney Email: nmeaney@iinet.net.au Ph: 0419 106 304
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LIBR ARY NOTES WR IT TE N BY: C L AR E HO DG ES As many of you will now be aware there have been a few changes in the library over the summer break. The library has had a complete stock take and reshuffle to allow for these changes and all is now back to normal. This was a mammoth task and took many weeks, as we were so short handed. We could still do with an extra helper or two. We are also on the look out for a rather large number of royal catalogues from the last 10 to 15 years for each state. If you have any that you would be willing to donate please contact the library. The library is open on Tuesdays and on weekends when an all breeds championship show is being held at the Park. Please note we do not open for twilight shows. Due to requests the library will also be open for an hour during check-in times for the early sessions of FOOs.
BOOK REVIEWS FAITHFUL TO THE END AN I LLUSTR ATE D ANTHOLOGY OF DOGS CELIA H A D DON This is a delightful collection of verse and poetry on the long lasting, loving relationship between dog and man. From the 1500s on, men have written about their beloved dogs, be it sheep dog, comforter spaniel or hound. Delightful descriptions, beautiful illustrations – Celia Haddon has included them all. Lindsay Bolden - Library Committee
SIRIUS DOG TR AINING DVDS A DULT DOG TR AIN IN G TR AIN IN G DOGS PUPPY TR AIN IN G R E DUX
Veterinarian and animal behaviourist Dr Ian Dunbar is author of numerous books and DVDs about puppy/ dog behaviour and training. We have a number of his DVDs in the library, including three brand new ones. These cover the original off-leash puppy class, when puppyhood collides with adolescence, and fun training for you and your dog. Come in and check out our comprehensive DVD collection – we have something for everyone! Lindsay Bolden - Library Committee
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CLASSIFIEDS
MAGAZINE R ATES & SPECIFICATIONS Covers Inside Front $1050 Inside Back $1050 Outside Back $1050 (193 x 264mm + 5mm bleed)
FRONT COVER ART WORK REQUIREMENTS $330 (193 x 264mm + 5mm bleed) Please supply the following details that will appear on Page 1. No other details will be accepted. • Only one image permitted per cover.
Full Page - Full colour (193 x 264mm + 5mm bleed) Member: $294 Commercial: $735
• Photographer’s name cannot be published on the front cover
Half Page - Full colour (173 x 120mm) Member: $173 Commercial: $525
• Breed of Dog Registered Name of Dog Registered Owner/s of Dog Photographed by (if copywrite needs to be acknowledged)
Quarter Page - Full colour (85 x 120mm) Member: $91 Commercial: $315 Canine Classifieds - Full colour Twelfth Page (56 x 50mm) Commercial $105
• Sponsor’s logos are not permitted on the cover. • Publications committee reserves the right to decide in its absolute discretion to edit and/or change the image submitted for the front cover.
• Digital Shots: Minimum 274mm high x 203mm wide at 300DPI. • Portrait format ONLY will be accepted for the front cover. • A mple border space around the dog (including left, right and above). • N o person or part of person to be in any part of the photograph (leash is acceptable). • Either full body shot or head shot.
ART WORK REQUIREMENTS • We accept artwork via email or on disc in the following formats: • High resolution TIFF - all artwork must be 300 dpi • High resolution PDF - 300dpi • All artwork to be supplied in CMYK • In Design document and files - images and fonts MUST be included on the CD or in a zip/stuffit archive if emailed • 5mm bleed on all full page artwork • Artwork charges will apply if completed artwork is not supplied on application.
Charge rate: $70/hour • We don’t accept the following file formats: Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Publisher, CorelDraw, Pagemaker or QuarkXPress. • True type fonts are not accepted.
• Photographer’s name is not to be included in photo
• Details of judges, owner, breed, dog’s name, photographer’s name, type of event, number of entries, club name and date of event to be included on CD in word document format • Dog should take up the majority of the photo, not handler and/or sponsors product
CANINE CL ASSIFIEDS ADVERTISE IN THE CANINE CL ASSIFIEDS Contact jdavidson@dogsvictoria.org.au to advertise or for further information.
DOGS Victoria | April 2017
All photos are to be landscape only • Sponsor’s logos are not to be included in photo
• Photos to be 100mm x 75mm with a dpi of 300
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POLICY ON PUBLISHING OF CONFORMATION/ OBEDIENCE PHOTOS
• CD with photos and word document text should be sent to Dogs Victoria as soon as possible after the event