SEPTEMBER 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 levy funds the additional roles of field and compliance officers.
Members will have observed the compliance levy on all new litter registrations that came into effect earlier this year. As part of the renewal of Dogs Victoria’s Applicable Organisation status Dogs Victoria stepped up our resources to ensure members are adhering to Rules, Regulations and Codes of Practice. Our organisation increased our internal resources to comply with the expectations of the Victorian Government. This came at a cost to the organisation and the compliance
Management committee have introduced a requirement for a field officer to visit the premises of any member suspended for Code of Practice breaches before the conclusion of their period of suspension, particularly those relating to animal welfare to check that the living conditions comply with our requirements and obligations. Some members have had a visit from a field officer or one may be scheduled to visit you. Members should not be concerned about this as we have developed a program for field officer visits to breeders, particularly who have high numbers of litter registrations. The role of the field officer was requested by the members and is a role that is a service to the organisation. Apart from the program of visits, the field
officer can assist members who may be concerned about their particular circumstances, obtain guidance about the welfare of their dogs and assist members that need help. If you would like to speak to a field officer please contact our office.
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Brittany Dual Ch (O) Shez A Sensation HTMN RA Owned by: Mrs C Toohey Photographed by: Cynthia Toohey
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EARTHDOG INSTINCT TESTS
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THE LAW AND YOU
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RAFT NOTES
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LIBRARY NOTES
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CANINE CLASSIFIEDS
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SHOW RESULTS FR ANKSTON & PENINSUL A KENNE L CLUB INC 17 JUNE 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 1
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General Specials Judge: Mr K Lee Entries: 1050 Photographer: Sally Stasytis Ph: 9730 1603 Toy Group Judge: Ms R Nicolson (QLD) 1. Best exhibit in group: Mr P & Mrs P Cutler’s Maltese Merimalt Living The Dream 2. R unner up in group: Mrs M Booker’s Chihuahua (Long Coat) Ch Epi Bunny Business
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Terrier Group Judge: Ms G Fletcher (NZ) 3. B est exhibit in group: Mr J & Mrs M Mouratidis’ American Staffordshire Terrier Ch Dinamyte Whos The Boss 4. Runner up in group: Wesisnjac Knls’ Jack Russell Terrier Gr Ch Weisnjac Lets Get Rocked Gundog Group Judge: Mr J Moore 5. B est exhibit in group, RUNNER UP IN SHOW: Mr V McPhee’s English Springer Spaniel Sup Ch Kinsheran Ferrando 6. Runner up in group: Graebrook Knls’ Hungarian Vizsla Sup Ch Graebrook Kausin Kaos TD ET Hound Group Judge: Mr P Stevenson (TAS) 7. Best exhibit in group: Mrs M & Mr C Kirkham’s Deerhound Caberfei Endar Eishken 8. R unner up in group: Mr B & Mrs G Stanon & Ms R Janes’ Rhodesian Ridgeback Sup Ch Nambala Acopie ET (Imp NZ) Working Dog Group Judge: Mr K Lee 9. B est exhibit in group, BEST IN SHOW: Brigadoon Knls’ Bearded Collie Ch Brigadoon Miros Autumn Raine (AI) 10. Runner up in group: Llandaff Knls’ Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) Ch Trehilyn Dances With Dragons (AI) Utility Group Judge: Ms D Parker 11. Best exhibit in group: K O’Riley’s Samoyed Ch Kalaska Lover Boy 12. R unner up in group: Mr B White’s Alaskan Malamute Whitewarrior Nakomas Quest (AI) Non Sporting Group Judge: Mrs R Williams (NSW) 13. B est exhibit in group: Mrs K McKinnon & Miss J Briscoe’s Great Dane Sup Ch Swayd Doing It My Way (AI) RN ET DSC 14. R unner up in group: Mr B Bourke’s British Bulldog Sup Ch Bullybabe My Frankie Junior
TRIAL RESULTS WORKING DOG CLUB OF VIC TORIA INC 3 JUNE 2017 RESTRIC TE D TO GROUP OBE DIENCE AN D R ALLY TRIALS Photographer: Sal Robinson
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CCD - AM Trial Judge: Mr B Cotton 1. Mrs A Dibble’s Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) Neut Ch, Ch Trehilyn She Dreams In Colour RN
Novice - PM Trial Judge: Mr F Brueckner 9. Mrs B Stewart’s German Shepherd Dog Verhexen Aladdins Almondine CCD RA
Novice - AM Trial Judge: Mr B Cotton 2. Mrs B Stewart’s German Shepherd Dog Verhexen Aladdins Almondine CCD RA
Open Obedience - PM Trial Judge: Mrs D Ayton 10. Lindenbrae Knls’ Border Collie Lindenbrae Tarfinelektra CDX RM RAE2
Open Obedience - AM Trial Judge: Ms Y Ross 3. Miss C Anderson’s German Shepherd Dog Ch Volscain Akira CDX HIT
Utility Dog Excellent - PM Trial Judge: Mr F Brueckner 11. Mr W & Mrs N Granger’s Australian Shepherd Ch Poruse Elite Seal UDX
Rally Advance B - AM Trial Judge: Mrs D Ayton 4. Llandaff Knls’ Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) Ch Rodwell Rose Of Harlem (AI) (Imp NZ) CD AD HSAs RAE3 RM
Rally Novice - PM Trial Judge: Ms Y Ross 12. S Krol’s Border Collie Ch Kyntaf Walk The Line
Rally Excellent A - AM Trial Judge: Mrs D Ayton 5. S Timperley’s Shetland Sheepdog Inneslake Simply Irresistible CD RA Rally Excellent B - AM Trial Judge: Mrs D Ayton 6. A Rogers’ Shetland Sheepdog Tiakina Thats All Jazz CD RE Rally Master - AM Trial Judge: Mrs D Ayton 7. A Marriott’s Border Collie TS Ch, T Ch Vonraypark Harlequin Linq CD RAE PT CCD - PM Trial Judge: Mr F Brueckner 8. S Milne’s Border Collie Milangimbi Bella Donna www.dogsvictoria.org.au
Rally Advanced A - PM Trial Judge: Ms Y Ross 13. Miss C Anderson’s German Shepherd Dog Ch Volscain Akira CDX HIT Rally Advance B - PM Trial Judge: Ms Y Ross 14. Llandaff Knls’ Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) Ch Kincroft Scotscrown Jewel (Imp UK) HT RAE CCD Rally Excellent B - PM Trial Judge: Ms Y Ross 15. A Rogers’ Shetland Sheepdog Tiakina Thats All Jazz CD RE Rally Masters - PM Trial Judge: Ms Y Ross 16. Lindenbrae Knls’ Border Collie Lindenbrae Tarfin Halo Raphael CCD RAE Dogs Victoria | September 2017
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TRIAL RESULTS HASTINGS & DISTRIC T OBE DIENCE DOG CLUB INC 17 JUNE 2017 DOUBLE OBE DIENCE & R ALLY TRIAL Photographer: Sal Robinson
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CCD - AM Trial Judge: Mrs D Jackson 1. Bromhund Knls’ Weimaraner Bromhund Egotistical
CCD - PM Trial Judge: Mrs S Hicks 11. J Mayer’s Shetland Sheepdog Sheltoah Bearly Irish
Novice - AM Trial Judge: Mrs S Hicks 2. Kadnook Knls’ Labrador Retriever Kadnook Westburys Hot Design CCD RN NRA
Novice - PM Trial Judge: Mrs D Jackson 12. Kadnook Knls’ Labrador Retriever Kadnook Westburys Hot Design CCD RN NRA
Open - AM Trial Judge: Mr D Cody 3. Ms S Timperley’s Shetland Sheepdog Inneslake Simply Irresistible CD RA
Open - PM Trial Judge: Mr R Carlson 13. L Pope’s Associate Dannydoodle CD RAE ET RM
Utility Dog & Highest Score in Trial - AM Trial Judge: Mr G Eades 4. S M Van Doorn’s Associate Shazam UD Utility Dog Excellent - AM Trial Judge: Mr R Carlson 5. A Briffa German Shorthaired Pointer Quils God Of Thunder UD QND Rally Excellent B - AM Trial Judge: Mrs D Ayton 6. A Rogers’ Shetland Sheepdog Tiakina Thats All Jazz CD RE Rally Novice - AM Trial Judge: Mrs L Piper 7. B O’Shea’s Staffordshire Bull Terrier Kimbastaff Finally Here ET Rally Excellent A - AM Trial Judge: Mr F Brueckner 8. W Seng Hpa’s German Shepherd Dog Vonbios Carina RA Rally Masters - AM Trial Judge: Mrs J Morrison 9. C Wills’ Associate Wizard RE Rally Advance B & Highest Scoring Hastings Member - AM Trial Judge: Mr F Brueckner 10. M A Ferabend’s Associate TS Gr Ch, T Ch, RO Ch Sir Shadow UD RAE7 HTM.A FS.A ET 6
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Utility - PM Trial Judge: Mr D Cody 14. J R Jones’ Australian Shepherd Kinbrace Hit The Target CDX ET (Imp NZ) Utility Dog Excellent & Highest in Trial - PM Trial Judge: Mr G Eades 15. S M Van Doorn’s Associate Shazam UD Rally Novice - PM Trial Judge: Mrs J Morrison 16. N Sleep’s Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Sayreovi Blaze Of Glory FD Rally Advance B - PM Trial Judge: Mrs L Piper 17. M A Ferabend’s Associate TS Gr Ch, T Ch, RO Ch Sir Shadow UD RAE7 HTM.A FS.A ET Rally Excellent A - PM Trial Judge: Mrs L Piper 18. E Aitken-Thorpe’s Associate Bailey The House Elf Rally Excellent B - PM Trial Judge: Mrs L Piper 19. C Buxton’s Associate Gundog Kenny CD RAE DWDF.A HTM. A ET Rally Masters - PM Trial Judge: Mr F Brueckner 20. L Brownhill’s Associate Phoenix Brownhill CD RAE3 TDX HTM. NFS.N ET
LIFE MEMBER AWARDS
LIFE MEMBERS AWARDS SUB M IT TE D BY: ROG E R B R I DG FOR D
Peter Frost
Heather Simpson Heather was introduced to the world of ANKC in 1982 when an English Setter came into her family. Just two weeks later a Bull Terrier arrived. While both were pets, they attended a few shows, and that bug firmly infected her. A couple of years later, the commitment was sealed with the purchase of a Bull Terrier bitch, who produced the first Corwin prefixed litter in 1986.
My association with the purebred dog world began in 1972 with the purchase of an Irish Setter. Although he was only intended to be our family pet somehow he and I ended up in the show ring and things just went on from there. Irish Setters have always been my breed although I have owned and shown Gordon and English Setters. I quickly became involved with the Irish Setter Club initially as editor of the club magazine before taking on the roles of treasurer, secretary and finally that of president. I am a life member of the club. Over the years I have been on the committee of a number of all breeds clubs including the Canine Museum, Cranbourne Dog Club and currently am on the KCC Park Show Committee. Starting with my gundog licence I am currently licenced to judge six groups. I have been privileged to have judged around Australia and in New Zealand, United States, Canada, South Africa and Colombia. Appointments that include twice being invited to judge the Irish Setter Club of America National. I served on the Management Committee of Dogs Victoria for 15 years including eight years as President of Dogs Victoria. For 11 years I represented Dogs Victoria on the board of the Australian National Kennel Council and still serve on both the ANKC National Breed Councils and Breed Standards Committees. I am deeply honoured to have been awarded life membership of Dogs Victoria as I feel that over the 45 years I have been a member I have gained far more from my involvement than I contributed. www.dogsvictoria.org.au
From showing, to breeding and onto involvement in administration. One day at a show at the Epsom Rd section of the showgrounds, Heather found her way up to the library. Faye Murphy opened it at weekends and gendered Heather’s intrigue and interest in research and pedigrees. By 1991, Heather became involved in the then KCC Library, between researching pedigrees she found time to help sort and shelf the growing collection of magazines from Australia and overseas. The lure and magic of the older books within the library truly hooked Heather on the delights of old information, and she volunteered to help the first library committee (formed in 1993) in their first major task. The committee decided to invest in a subscription to BookMark and catalogue their 3000 strong collection. When the library was moved from the showgrounds to KCC Park Heather undertook the task of packing, placing into storage, and assisted by Jan King and Jill Roisetter getting the collection back on display. Heather has been chair of the DV Library Committee for around seventeen years and, as the team members will attest, the incredible backbone of the committee and library. Heather is quick to point out she couldn’t have done this job without the support of the DV Library Committee and generous annual budget set by DV Management Committee, but nor could a committee produce such a great resource without a strong and dedicated leader. Heather has also been involved at management and administrative levels with the Bull Terrier Club of Victoria and the Sporting Terrier Club (1994-2001). She recalls Dogs Victoria | September 2017
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LIFE MEMBER AWARDS with great pride being involved with Neville Hodgkins’ drive to establish the Terrier Tournament, and managing it for over five years, this event is a superb showcase of the terrier breeds to the credit of DV and ANKC. Heather served on Victorian Canine Association’s Management Committee for six years, (2000-2006), the highlights were being involved with the Responsible Pet Education Program and administrator of the Expo Dog Shows at the Pet Expo held at Caulfield Racecourse. She was chair or deputy chair of the VCA subcommittees: Library, Canine Health, Publication, Expo Dog Show, Breeders Education and Companion Dog Membership. Heather was a Pet Educator and two region coordinator for the VCA Responsible Pet Education Program for Schools (2000-2004) coordinating the delivery of the program to 50,000 children per year. Heather’s passion is the Dogs Victoria Laurie Luxmoore Library and growing a diverse and spectacular collection to support and gender health and vitality in the ANKC recognised breeds. The collection now totals 15,000 items. She keeps a critical eye on content, duplicates, culling surplus, safe storage, and finding super deals, this year she negotiated with Hoflin (USA) 50 percent off their recommended retail and sponsored delivery from the USA. She is delighted to accept the DV Life Membership and proud to join the list of great names already inducted. She plans and hopes to continue with the library for many, many years to come, and welcomes new volunteers to join the team.
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AGILITY
AGILITY ON THE MOVE WR IT TE N BY: C ASSI E C R EW give you an idea at presentations 50 title ribbons were presented, that has to be a new record right? Big congratulations to our best in trial winners •
Best 200 Dog – Carol Denehey & Ag Ch(200) Waiwilta Rosewood ADM JDM SPDX SDX GD JDO
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Best 300 Dog – Penny Winlow & Dual Ch (Neuter) (RO) Daventri Midnight Dash CDX RAE4 JD SD ET
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Best 400 Dog – Cathy James & T Ch Heidi Lite CD RAE RM ADM JDM JDO FS.I ET
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Best 500 Dog – K & K Kisielnicki & Ag Ch (500) Hillcrest Jumpin’ Jive (Imp USA) ADM JDM ADO JDO GD SPDX
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Best 600 Dog – Leonie Jasper & Cooper TheBlondeDog ADM JDM GD
See you all next year.
Photo credit to Sal Robinson for allowing us to use your photos
State Agility Games Trial Recently we held the Dogs Victoria State Agility Games Trial at KCC Park. After a very wet week leading up to the trial, the weather gods blessed us with perfect trialling weather on the day. The games trial is gaining more popularity every year, with its fun and relaxed atmosphere coupled with the very high qualifying pass rate, this is one event to mark in the calendar for next year. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a huge success, the many hours of work from our trial secretary Nikki Janetzki and her band of merry helpers. Behind the scenes of every trial there are judges, stewards, the people who bring timing gates (and the husbands of those who forgot to bring the timing gates, thanks Kris K), people who tow out equipment and the many helpers on the day, a very big thank you to all of you. A special mention to Julie Chapman for taking on the mantel of kitchen boss and feeding the masses of hungry judges, stewards and helpers, and to all those who donated food to help feed those masses. Congratulations to our very long list of winners and grinners, there are too many to mention everyone but to www.dogsvictoria.org.au
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RETRIEVING & FIELD TRIALS
R AFT NOTES WR IT TE N BY: TR EVOR STEVE NS Pointer and Setter Field Trial Championship The 2017 Pointer and Setter Championship Field Trial was recently held in the Birchip area. There was a field of nine dogs, six Pointers and three Irish Setters. The trial paddocks were self sown oats, and the grass was quite tall in some places. Birds were very scarce with only 12 to 15 quail seen on the day. Some very experienced dogs ran out of control due to a low number of quail. There was no wind so the judge David Dunn, to get the best out of the conditions, had to use two huge paddocks which he carved up into sections so the dogs could run into the little breeze he could find. What quail were present were running very hard and would not take flight. However the winning dog handled the birds beautifully. He had five finds and did not make a mistake. The winner of the championship was Joe Camilleri’s Pointer Walteela Marvell. Runner up was Taner Ozsehitoglu’s Irish Setter Columcile Zara. Utility field trials The 2017 UD field trial season was quite successful with the holding of one non qualifying, three novices and four open field trials and then the State Championship in late June. The fields were mainly made up of German Shorthaired Pointers but there was also a Weimaraner, Viszla and an E’pangeul Breton. The trials were held mainly in the western district of the state on stubble and grass paddocks. There were plenty of birds to hold the trials but early in the season the stubble proved difficult for some dogs to negotiate. The State Championship was held at Donald with five German Shorthaired Pointers and a Weimaraner making up the field. The judge was Steve Burke. The trial was completed but unfortunately all of the leading dogs were eliminated at the water retrieves, thus there was no result. Retrieving Gippsland Retrieving Club ran its third trial in July on new grounds that the club has sourced near Sale in East Victoria. The weather was delightful for the time of year. Mornings were brisk with a frost starting the day, but the sky was clear and the days warmed up to a very respectable 15 degrees. Just perfect to be out playing with dogs! Some stand out results came from Helen Eley who runs a Flat Coated Retriever. Helen and her husband Peter are one of Australia’s leading Flat Coated Retriever breeders. Helen won the novice stake on Sunday giving her and Kellick Take 10
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Me To The Top their NRD title. Dean Furnell and Huntogun Tassie took out first place in novice on Saturday. Kevin Andrews has a very good young dog, Adderslot Yanks Bessy. Prior to this trial Kevin and Bessy had won two restricted stakes. They added a further two wins over the weekend and now Bessy has her RRD title. Dodo Kelly was placed second in restricted behind Kevin, with her dog Killara First Seeker. Adding to his great record, Russell Whitechurch was almost unbeatable at the weekend. On both Saturday and Sunday he won all age stake with Adderslot Chief. Chief is the winner of the past three national retrieving championships. Russell also runs a daughter of Chief called Maggie May, she is only two years old and is already a retrieving champion. She was placed fourth and second at the trial, almost knocking off her mother being only two points behind. Karl Britton travelled a long distance from Lady’s Pass (near Heathcote) to compete with Acolon Prince Of Cypher, who is one of the top retrieving dogs in Australia and recorded two third placings which was a great result behind a red hot Chief. As you read this, the top handlers and dogs will be in Western Australia competing at the National Retrieving Championships. We wish them all good luck. Will Russell and Chief win their fourth consecutive National? Watch this space. Contacts 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 Marc Canavan (Spaniel & Retriever) marc.canavan@gmail.com Fernando Sorgiovanni (Pointer & Setter) paula71@optusnet.com.au Joe Camilleri (Pointer & Setter) walteela@gmail.com
You may also like to access the Facebook page Retrieving and Field Trialling Victoria or the webpage Retrieving Australia http://retrieving.org.au/.
OBEDIENCE, TRACKING & ENDURANCE
OTEC NOTES WR IT TE N BY: DAWN HOWAR D The June long weekend is always a highlight of the year with lots of activities to choose from. The Gippsland trials are always a date to put into the calendar. They start with Bairnsdale on Saturday, East Gippsland at Sale on Sunday and Gippsland at Morwell on Monday. This year was the 30th anniversary of this event. It was the first time in Victoria that clubs got together to run a series of trials, congratulations to those clubs for keeping up the good work for all these years. The German Shepherd Dog Club held a tracking trial at Haddon near Ballarat. The new obedience coordinator Les Rudling did his best to learn the intricacies of a tracking trial. He took copious notes beforehand and was very earnest about getting it all right. Behind him there was a very dedicated team of GSDCV members including Dearne Jackson, Jacinta Poole, Gayle Johnston and Ken Mackay. The following weekend Bendigo ODC hosted a tracking trial, and by all accounts the weather and the paddocks were as good as the pass rate. Hastings Obedience Dog Club held a double obedience and rally trial that had a good entry, good weather and a lovely atmosphere. One of the highlights was that Sylvia Van Doorn and her dog Shazam achieved their UDX title. It will be a toss up as to whether she gets OC from UD or UDX as she is entering both classes. Sadly we have very few dogs doing UDX at the moment. It is the class to aspire to and hopefully we will have more dogs in UDX in the future. It is a pleasure to report that at the recent practical assessments all our trainees passed the practical assessment. We now have two new CCD judges, Merrae Ballam and Norma Meaney. A new novice judge Lisa Sinclair, a new open judge Dearne Jackson and Kim Houlden passed both UD and UDX. Kim is now licenced to judge UD and will be licensed to judge UDX as soon as she has completed three UD judging appointments. Congratulations to those trainees who have worked so hard this year and to their mentors who have worked very hard as well. Congratulations to Barry Cotton, Graeme Eades and Julie Morrison who have been added to the training panel.
Volcanic Lava A Z BSCl1 CDX RAE RM ET on gaining the rally obedience champion title recently making her a triple champion. Some important information To clarify the situation regarding qualifying scores where multiple trials are held on the same weekend, the following applies. Once the obedience champion or rally master titles have been gained, scores at any subsequent trials count towards the grand OC or rally champion titles, provided that a score of at least 90 (RM) or 185 (UDX) is obtained. For example, if a dog gains its final pass to gain its rally master title at trial one of the day or weekend, then any additional passes at a score of 90 or better that are gained on the same weekend can be used towards its rally champion title. This is possible because the dog is not changing classes; it is competing in the same class and just needs a higher qualifying score. Hence, it is important for clubs to ensure that qualifying certificates are clearly marked trial one or trial two or AM or PM trial etc. This also applies in the utility dog excellent class. If a dog has gained its obedience champion title from the UD class and gains its UDX title at the first trial of a multiple trial weekend, any additional passes gained over the weekend with a score of 185 or better, can be used towards gaining the obedience grand champion title. Again it is very important for clubs to ensure that certificates are clearly marked as trial one or two etc. as a qualifying score can only be used once towards a title. Title applications are to be submitted asap after the trial to Dogs Victoria for processing using only the passes applicable to that title. Any other passes gained after the first title are maintained and used when applying for the higher title at a later date. 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
Congratulations to Urs and Theresa Rhyn and their beautiful GSD, Dual Ch (T) Neut Ch TS Gr Ch Killara www.dogsvictoria.org.au
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EARTHDOG
EARTHDOG INSTINCT TESTS WR IT TE N BY: JAN E HARVEY
At recent instinct tests in the gorgeous setting of our own dedicated area at KCC Park and with a record entry of 37 individual instinct tests there were 10 passes and three titles awarded, one at each of three levels. With enthusiastic dogs, handlers, audience and judges, no wonder the tests conducted by the earthdog subcommittee were such a resounding success. Even the weather was kind to us. Earthdog instinct tests are non-competitive and offer breeders and owners of small terriers and Dachshunds a standardised gauge to measure their dogs natural and trained hunting and working abilities when exposed to a simulated working situation. The dogs work to gain four titles, one at a time, each of increasing difficulty, culminating in an earthdog champion. The judges set up the courses, each judge bringing their own variations which keeps the tests individual and interesting for both dogs and handlers. The tests were held during the traditional Sporting Terrier Club weekend which was ideal with so many specialised terrier shows being conducted. This was particularly fruitful for the Border Terriers who provided us with an additional qualified judge from South Australia and an aspiring judge from Tasmania (who gained valuable experience stewarding). We had entries from Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales as far afield as Broken Hill and from all over Victoria. In addition to the Border Terriers, we had Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Fox Terriers (Smooth), Tenterfield Terriers, an associate registered and an Australian Silky Terrier entered. 12
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While live rats, mice, rabbits or foxes, safely secured in wire cages are used overseas to attract the dogs through the tunnels, the visiting overseas judges officiating at the various Sporting Terrier Club shows on the weekend were surprised we did not use live quarry. In Australia instinct tests have to rely on dead animals, often road kill, urine scent and/or squeaky toys. This makes the tests somewhat challenging. However, the dogs seem to love racing through the tunnels past the obstacles and false escape holes contained within them. In Australia, earthdog instinct tests have been conducted for a couple of decades. This event proved it is as popular as ever amongst those of us who have eligible breeds and most important of all, great fun for our dogs. Earthdog Committee Chair: Jan Cooke jansilk@tpg.com.au Jennifer Buller jennifer.buller@bigpond.com Jane Harvey jane@janedogs.com Elsa Hoggard straitupborders@hotmail.com Janice James Clare Stainsby clarestainsby@bigpond.com
THE LAW AND YOU
DOGS VICTORIA’S #AMENDTHEBILL CHAMPAIGN WR IT TE N BY: TE R R I MAC DONALD
The Victorian Government announced plans to table amendments to its Domestic Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms and Pet Shops) Bill 2016 (Bill) in May, with the expected date just after the winter sittings of parliament, around August. While members will have received a briefing on the status of the amended Bill, we take this opportunity to examine how we got to this point, and what it means for the future of Dogs Victoria.
The changes made to the Bill were largely the result of a strategic, grass roots campaign and lobbying effort led by Dogs Victoria, which called for the government to #amendthebill. Fortunately, our campaign was supported by many other organisations also negatively impacted by the Bill, particularly the cat clubs – and there is strength in numbers. However, we had many challenges to overcome back in September 2016, when we first saw the Bill. Dogs Victoria was seen by government (and the public) as very much a kennel registry body, pre-occupied with the running of dog shows and events and largely insular. While we may argue differently, the reality was that the government did not even consider consulting with us. A further complication in our lobbying efforts was that our Applicable Organisation status was up for renewal in 2017, and the Minister had flagged that she was not inclined to grant its renewal unless we adopted the same largely commercial provisions that applied to breeders registered as Domestic Animal Businesses (DABs). These provisions were in the Code for Breeding and Rearing of Domestic Animal Business (the Code) and had been central to the Puppy Farm Bill. Her view was that, while the legislation exempted Applicable Organisations from the Code, we were supposed to have incorporated that into our Rules and Regulations anyway. However, many of the provisions in the Code had nothing to do with animal welfare per se, but were about commercial operations and business practice. Applying this to Dogs Victoria members was trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. It was, in short, a circular argument. It seemed we were at an impasse. Without our Applicable Organisation status, the very existence of www.dogsvictoria.org.au
Dogs Victoria was at threat. On top of this, Dogs Victoria was told by many, including professional lobbyists, that the passing of the Puppy Farm Bill into law was a fait accompli. However, with the support of some 10,000 Dogs Victoria members, we rallied, and challenged the Bill. It was obvious that the original Bill had a number of both intended and unintended consequences, and that it would be virtually impossible for local government to enforce it. Dogs Victoria engaged in the political process, lobbying first to have the Bill sent to committee for review on the basis that it had been written without sector consultation. Dogs Victoria and its members, spoke to politicians, the media and engaged in the public debate. A parliamentary petition calling for the Bill to be reviewed was successful and the committee process ensued. It was clear that the passing of the Bill was no longer assured when inherent problems with the Bill came to light. While everyone agreed that unregulated puppy mills were not acceptable, both in terms of animal welfare and community standards, there were serious doubts cast on whether the Bill would actually achieve this goal. It was recommended by the committee that the government go back to the drawing board, consult with the sector (including Dogs Victoria) and make amendments. To the credit of the government and the Minister, they did just that. In the meantime, Dogs Victoria underwent serious self-assessment. We acknowledged that we had to modernise, and that we needed to understand community attitudes to dogs and their breeding had changed. If we were to survive as an organisation – and as a fancy - we needed to change as well. Dogs Victoria has now set out to recast itself as the representative organisation for everything related to pedigree dogs and responsible dog ownership in Victoria. We are engaging with the political process and lifting our public profile. We are also undergoing internal changes, which involved improved compliance regulations and processes. While we are not adopting the entire Code for Breeding that the Minister had pushed for, we are making some changes that are based on animal welfare and best practice around breeding and animal husbandry. We have long claimed that Dogs Victoria members set the bar in terms of best practice Dogs Victoria | September 2017
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THE LAW AND YOU and ethics. We need to ensure that is true, for both now and into the future. These changes and our discussions with the Minister bore fruit when our Applicable Organisation status was renewed in May. We have also been consulted on amendments to the Puppy Farm Bill. While there is still much to be discussed with the Minister and the Department, we are firmly involved in the political process and able to represent the interests of our members in that.
DUAL CH (O) RIVERREED SHEZ A SENSATION HTMN RA Riverreed Kennels thank you for in trusting this awesome creative Brittany to me.
Members will have heard of changes that are occurring in other states, with Queensland and South Australian governments both recently introducing puppy mill legislation that includes registered breeders. The Australian Capital Territory also recently announced a ban on the Greyhound racing industry (and there is a review here in Victoria) despite the same ban being overturned in NSW. Governments across the country are taking an active interest in domestic animals, their care and breeding. If we are to have any influence on the decisions being made we need to be actively involved in the political process and generate public support. The future of pedigree dogs will depend on how successful we are. A special thanks to Glenys for her dedication and expertise with her guidance Ellie and I have been able to achieve this prestigious title. The first Australian Brittany with the obedience champion title.
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FROM THE VET
GAIT ANALYSIS WR IT TE N BY: D R M IC HAE L B E LL In last month’s article, I described what gait analysis actually is. In this month’s article, I will endeavor to go though some of the equipment that can be used to analyse a dog’s gait. Equipment used for gait analysis The ground reaction forces are measured using force or pressure platforms. Force platforms, (also known as force plates) are embedded in a walkway and connected to specific software, and are used to measure forces in both horizontal and vertical planes. Data is collected when the handler walks or trots the dog along the walkway and the dog’s foot contacts the embedded force platform. The walkway can have either single or multiple force platforms embedded. Where a single platform is embedded data can only be collected from the left front and back feet or right front and back feet at one time, but not both. For each collection of data, it is imperative that both feet on one side are in contact with the plate at one time, and that the opposite side feet are not in contact. Home use of these single plates is limited to smaller dogs with a stride length that accommodates two feet at one time. Where multiple platforms are embedded in succession in the walkway, information can be collected from all four limbs during a trial. They also normally allow for multiple foot falls (i.e. several steps), and this implores the accuracy with respect to detecting abnormal stride symmetry, or evaluating for lameness and neurological issues. The software that assess the information gathered from the force platform system usually is reliable for addressing the velocity and exacerbation of the dog in question, and preset acquirable velocity and exacerbation analysis are to accept or reject collected for each trial over the walkway. In some systems force plates are integrated into a treadmill, with such systems velocity is contributed and pre-use for all trials. The advantages that treadmills with integrated force plates have over walkways is that they require less space and they can measure consecutive footfalls. Treadmills have also been used to assess for compensatory mechanisms in dogs, and to assess lame from sound dogs.
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Pressure platforms have been used to collect ground reaction forces. These pressure platforms have multiple small pressure sensors aligned and embedded in platforms and walkways, hence enabling stimulatory or consecutive footfalls to be measured. The pressure sensors are only activated by applied vertical pressure, hence horizontal forces are unable to be measured using pressure platforms. Since pressure, or force applied over the area of the foot rotating the platform, is measured instead of the force directly, calibration of the sensors is needed to derive the peak vertical force and vertical impulse. Pressure should not be substituted for force because paw size may be altered during lameness. Ground reaction forces The peak vertical force infers to the maximum force exerted perpendicular to the surface during the stance phase and is the point at the top of the peak vertical force nerve in the following facture. The vertical impulse can be determined by calculating the area under the vertical force nerve using time. The following slope is the slope from the maximum force to the end of the stance time when the force is zero, and the rising slope is the slope where force is zero at the start of the stance phase to the maximum force. When a dog is lame the peak material force for the particular leg is reduced because the dog bears less weight on the painful leg. The vertical impulse for the dog in question is also reduced because the force and time spent in stance are reduced during lameness hence reducing the area under the force time nerve. The falling slope for dogs with lameness is steeper as a result of the rapid loading. Similarly rising slope decreases with lameness due to a slower loading of the limb. Avoiding variations To use force platform gait analysis accurately it’s important that certain variables are monitored under strict control. These variables are: 1. The dog should place a foreleg on the platform followed by the hind leg on the dog’s same side without concurrent placement of the opposite pairs 2. Velocity and acceleration need to be monitored within 0.3m/sec and 0.5m/sec to respectively for each trial recorded in the study. Hence when recording data, the gaits are considered symmetrical and can be maintained at a constant Dogs Victoria | September 2017
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speed. As a rule, the walking gait is better in cases where the dog has a masked lameness, and the trot where the lameness is subtle. Hence the gait should be chosen in accordance with the expected level of lameness. Standardly during force plate evaluation five trials are collected for each limb of internal, and the results are averaged, hence eliminating skeptic slope variation 3. Handler variation – this can be limited by using an experienced handler 4. Subject morphology – this can cause significant dog to dog variation in ground reactions forces between dogs. This variation can be reduced by stabilising ground reaction forces by the different dog’s weight. Ground reaction forces are then presented as a percentage of bodyweight 5. Amortizations of dogs – this is more important when ground reaction forces are measured using a treadmill compared with a floor mounted platform. Amortizations to a treadmill will help to reduce variation and recline any joint alterations caused by the treadmill 6. Day to day variation in gait
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IN THE LIBRARY
LIBR ARY NOTES WR IT TE N BY: C L AR E HO DG ES Now spring and the royal season is here it might be time to remind you all about the collection of DVDs and books we have on show handling and junior handlers. We have a good collection of both for loan as well as books on conditioning, diet and construction.
been “lost” and now only exist on the reels of microfishe we have stored in the library. If anyone or any club would be interested in helping fund a reader we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact our Chair Heather Simpson for further information.
We were also fortunate to receive quite a few donations this year for various breeds, including Old English Sheepdogs and various sight hound books. We also have a few extras that have been added to our locked collection that you are welcome to come in to view. As always please consider donating your royal catalogues to us before you recycle them. We will be looking for the current year catalogues for each royal as well as many older ones. It would be wonderful if you could help. The library is also currently looking for donations for a microfishe reader. We have a large number of old pedigrees and records on mircofishe but no reader for them. Many of these records have
BOOK REVIEWS ZEN DOGS
A LEX CE A R N S Zen Dogs includes 80 stunning colour photographs of a variety of breeds – Golden Retrievers, Beagles, French Bulldogs, Poodles, Dachshunds, German Shepherds and sprinkled throughout with words of wisdom from Buddha, Ghandi and other meditative masters. This book reminds us of the power that dogs have to enrich our lives – to make us happier, healthier, calmer and more loving. Dogs Victoria library would like to thank Harper Collins Publishers for their kind donation of this book to our collection. Leanne Trenwith
DOG L ANGUAGE
AN E NCYC LOPAE DIA OF C AN IN E B E HAVIOUR ROG ER A B R A NTES This book tells us why dogs do what they do and how we can help our dogs understand us better. Dog Language is a reviewed and updated version of a popular book published in Denmark in 1986. The introduction and first few chapters, I fear, suffer in translation, with many very involved and convoluted sentences. The major part of the book is arranged alphabetically, from Abnormal Behaviour to Zoology. It is very comprehensive, with clear explanatory illustrations. Not a book for the faint hearted.
Lindsay Bolden
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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.
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• 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.
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