Changes to class times

Due to the puppy class being so busy, there has been a change to some times.  Ringcraft is now 6.30-7.15pm and puppies 7.15-8pm.  There is no change to the other two classes.

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It is that time of the year once again!!!!!!!!

I would like to take this time to wish all of you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Enjoy with your friends and family and remember to make a positive contribution to those who are less fortunate. There are just too many people out there who are destitute and they need to be helped in one way or another. Lets become a giving nation, all the old clothes that we have lying somewhere in the boxes will make a big difference if we give them to people who are in need.

On an animal note, lets not forget our pets. To them there is no festive season, they love us the same way all the time. Lets not abandon them, if you are going away please ensure that you have arranged with a shelter organisation to look after them or a neighbour or friend that you trust. Looking after animals is a challenge, especially if you are not an animal person as its not about throwing food and changing water, you need to spend time with them. You need to check their health as they can never come up to you and say, I have been poisoned or i am not feeling well. So when you decide on the people who will look after your pets have that in mind.

I am spending the holidays with my dogs as the kids are gone to have fun. I will be running around and walking them every morning and having a great time. I will also be looking after some of my neighbours animals, that is if they decide to involve me.

Make an informed decision before deciding to buy a puppy as a present for your child.

Once again, enjoy the festive season and looking forward to chatting to you in the new year.

Lets All Arrive Alive

• Take breaks as you go on your long journeys.
• Dont drink and drive.
• Safety belts all the time, even those on the back seat.
• No chatting on the cellphones while you drive.
• Avoid road rage, drive away as you have nothing to loose.
• Take precautions before assisting people involved in accidents.
• No lift to strangers.

DO NOT OVER SPEND, JANUARY AND SCHOOL FEES IS AROUND THE CORNER

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Snow day!

Sorry but due to the bad weather, classes are cancelled tonight.  See you all next week . . . hopefully!!

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Welcome back to all my fellow bloggers

It feels good to be back and looking forward to a very good year.

It has taken me sometime before I up dated my blog, any way its been such a hectic time at the office that I had little time to chat to you guys. I did not even have time to visit some of my friends to see how their dogs are doing.

On a lighter note though, I will be attending the Instructors Course in Dog Training with the South African Dog Training College & Kennels in March 2011. Looking forward to having a good time. I know that most of you know just how passionate am I as far as dogs are concerned so I have decided to take it to another level.

Feel free to ask any questions regarding dogs when I come back from training as I will be more equipped to give advice to you. I will be learning from the best.

Have a lovely tail wagging Valentines Day

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End of year and tests

Tonights ringcraft will be the last one of the year.  There will be no training for Silver and Gold as its Bronze test night tonight at 7pm.

Silver and Gold tests will be held this Sunday (2nd) in the hall.  11am for Silver and 1pm for Gold.  Tea and coffee will be provided but bring your own packed lunch if required.

We will be holding our Christmas party next Tues (4th), all club members welcome.  Come along and get into the festive spirit!  This will be our last get together of the year, all classes will resume on January 15th 2013.

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New Year and time to catch up

Happy New Year to everyone!  Its nearly time for classes to start and about time this blog had an update!  So heres a catch up with some of last years happenings.

First of all, our Companion show in September.  We were very lucky with the weather, it was a beautiful day, which helped bring everyone out and led to a record amount of money raised for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who helped make the day such a success and particularly to our judges who had a very busy day in the sunshine.

Best In Show went to Morags Logie and Reserve Best In Show to Heathers Tilly who was also Best Puppy In Show.  Glenn was Best Junior Handler.

BIS line-up

 BIS, RBIS/BPIS

BJH

Triers obedience

Flyers obedience

Highers obedience

(Margaret and Ellie won this class but had to leave before the presentation)

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Kilmarnock Open obedience show was held on the same day as our show.  Big congratulations to Fran who won the Novice class with Diva, a real achievement as its very competitive at that level.  

A very happy Fran and Diva

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We held an obedience match in October, thanks to Judith Owens for judging and to everyone who competed, especially all those who came over from Aberdeen.  

Judith set out interesting rounds to make things a little different and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

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Thankfully we didnt have a repeat of last years snow and our Christmas party went ahead as planned.

Fancy dress

Skye was so pleased with her chew that her tail was just a blur!

This year the club made donations of £250 each to DAWGS and Mrs Murrays Home for Stray Dogs and Cats as well as the £600 raised from our show for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.  Ian Finney came on behalf of Hearing Dogs to collect the cheque and brought his lovely working dog, Cinders.

A donation was also made to Ellie Broadley from Keith whose family have been fund-raising in order to buy her an electric wheelchair.  We were very pleased that Ellie was able to come for the presentation.

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A test night was held on December 13th for Bronze, Silver and Gold.  Congratulations to all who passed and especially to Joy and Alfie whose perseverence finally paid off.  Looking forward to seeing you get your Silver!  

Ailsa had a great night with her Bostons, Chatter and Tara both passed their Bronze and Silver and Mookie passed her Gold.  I wonder how many other Bostons have achieved this?

Bronze

Silver

Gold

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Congratulations to Margaret and Ellie who have been selected to be part of the team representing Scotland at the Inter-regional Obedience at Crufts! Its no mean feat and, as far as I am aware, Margaret is the first club member ever to achieve this.  Good luck, enjoy your time at Crufts and well all be rooting for you.

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There were successes in the show ring for many club members last year, I think both Junes Benson and Elaines Zeta added to their collection of CCs.  Sues Elwood gained his JW and also took the RCC at the Papillon Club of Scotlands champ show in May, Rosa took RCC at SKC in August.  

At Midland Counties Frans Henley won the AV gundog puppy dog Dog World/Purina Pro Plan pup of the year stakes.

At Gundog Breeds Association of Scotland champ show in October Katie handled Shauns Dolce to win the puppy bitch stakes class, Katie also had success with Lara who won PG bitch stakes class.  Heathers Tilly won the junior stakes class.

Straight after Gundog Breeds was Banff, Moray and Nairn Limited show, Katie left her girls at home for a rest and let Chewie do the winning instead.  He took BOB, G1 and then RBIS!

If anyone knows of any other notable wins, please let me know.

Coming right up to date with Boston this weekend, Frans Henley won both his minor puppy and puppy classes and went on to take the RCC and Best Pup in Breed.  Congratulations!  What a great result for a youngster.  His sister, Shauns Dolce, did almost as well when she came 2nd in both of her classes.

Well done everyone, wishing you all the best of luck in the ring during 2012!

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Classes start back on January 24th.  Looking forward to seeing everyone!

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