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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE AGILITY DOG CLUB OF SA INC. Visit our website: www.agilitydogclubsa.com

NOVEMBER 2018

CHRISTMAS EDITION

FOR THE CALENDAR

SATURDAY 24th November 2018

ADCSA Evening Agility Trial – 6pm

THURSDAY 29th November 2018 Final training / breakup

THURSDAY 7th March 2019 Return to training

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FROM THE EDITOR

A big thank-you to our members who gave up their time to came to the AGM. Congratulations (& Thank-you) to Pin & Jenny on their election as President and Vice President respectively – you will do a great job leading the club forward. And a very warm welcome to Jenny Barnes who has joined the committee – your contribution will be invaluable.

Saying Thank-You is always fraught with danger in fear I leave someone out, and Geoff has already mentioned most of these, but it is important to remember that this is a NFP volunteer organisation that would not survive without these people. To Geoff – you have been the heart, soul and muscle of this club for so many years and you will be greatly missed. You leave a massive hole. To Michelle – your commitment to the club will never be doubted. Your work on the committee over many years is substantial and very much appreciated. However we are grateful that you will be staying on as an instructor! To Ingrid – for everything you do, your knowledge and passion, and the amount of time you dedicate to the club! To outgoing committee members Melissa and Mika – while you may not think you contributed much to the committee – you did! You would find and fill gaps, and you weren’t afraid to get your hands dirty. Your ability to’ get stuff done’ will be missed. To continuing member Cathy – the job you do ensuring memberships run smoothly and equipment is maintained is phenomenal. To Jo Shirlock – you are an amazing Trial Secretary – we are so grateful that you are continuing with this role, please know that you are valued! To Leslie McDonald – catering and feeding the judges and stewards can go unnoticed, but we thank you for your vital part you play in our trials. To Julie Brown – for stepping in at short notice as Trial Manager, for both our November 2018 and March 2019 trials. Your expertise in filling this gap in the short term is very much appreciated. To our instructors Ingrid, Michelle, Mika, Karen, Julie and Cathy – hopefully your classes tell you each week how much you are appreciated, and what a great job you do, you too are an essential part of this club.

In case you hadn’t noticed, the committee is missing a few pieces after our AGM. The most pressing of these is Club Secretary. Please put some thought into whether this is something you can do (and if you could volunteer before you get a tap on the shoulder that would be fabulous – just speak to one of the current committee members, and if you need to know what the job entails, I am sure Michelle will be more than happy to step you through it). We are also short a few committee members, and there are roles that need to be filled from amongst that group, especially Trial Manager. If you are thinking about joining us, please know that we have a lot of fun as well as getting the job done.

A big part of what we do here at ADCSA (aside from training) is offer the most number of Agility Trials of any club in South Australia. This is a double edged sword. It keeps us afloat financially, but it takes a lot of manpower. As an observer, I have strong feelings about the training groups that are appearing around the state. Firstly, I think they are fantastic! Anything that promotes dog agility is great in my book – I am yet to take a photo of a dog that doesn’t have a smile on their face. However, if everyone abandons the established clubs in favour of training with these groups, what will happen to the competitions? It is the clubs that provide this competition platform, not the training groups. And without members who are prepared to commit to and contribute to these clubs through volunteering and manpower, these clubs will fold. What will the training groups have to aim for then? And I say this not only from an ADCSA point of view, but from the view of any club. So get behind us, commit to membership, come to training on a regular basis, volunteer for the committee, arrive on time to set up or pack up! Value what the clubs have to offer!



2019 COMMITTEE President Pin Needham [email protected]

Vice President Jenny Pearson [email protected] Fund Raising

Head Instructor Ingrid Hanegreefs 0429 674 866 [email protected] Public Officer

Treasurer Michele Steggall 0405 356 790 [email protected]

Secretary

Committee Cathy Warcup 8538 7217 [email protected] Equipment Membership

Jenny Barnes

Sub Committee Jo Shirlock 0413 878 222 [email protected] Trial Secretary

Leslie McDonald Catering

MEMBERSHIP FEES 2019

Joining Fee $15 Single (new & renewal) $65 Family $95 Junior (under 17) $35 Social $35 Committee & Instructors $35

Annual memberships are due and payable by 31st of March.

Half membership fee applicable after 1st July.

INSTRUCTORS

Head Instructor Ingrid Hanegreefs

Assistant Head Instructor Michelle Vuaran

Instructors Mika Peace

Karen Moralee Julie Brown

Cathy Warcup

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ All fees and trial entries can be paid

direct to our Club Bank Account

BSB: 805 050 A/C No: 61297807 Name: Agility Dog Club Of SA Inc

REF: Your name please

WEATHER

If the temperature is 34°C or more at 6:00pm there will be NO training.

If there has been heavy rain, training may be cancelled.

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2018 President’s Report This will be the last time that I report to the members of the Agility Dog Club of SA. As you are probably aware my health has deteriorated and I will no longer be able to be active in the Club. But it has been a privilege to be your President, Trial Manager and Records Officer. I have enjoyed my time in the Club tremendously. So have my dogs, Leo and Ben Nevis. Unfortunately I am leaving the Committee at a time when the Club faces several challenges. Membership is declining. There has also been a downturn in entries at our Trials. These two issues result in less trailing members attending training. That, in turn, has an adverse effect on our ability to manage training because it becomes more difficult to pack the equipment after training concludes. The outgoing Committee and the Instructors have been working on strategies to maintain an effective training program without struggling to pack up the equipment afterwards. This will be an ongoing matter for the new Committee to manage. They will need all your support and I wish them well in managing this complicated situation. The Committee has also been working on being involved with the Star Club programme. Hopefully this will facilitate access to Government grants for new equipment and other expenses that may arise. Jenny Pearson will report on this in the next Newsletter. As a result the Club’s Constitution will need to be updated to reflect current best practice in managing volunteer organisations as well as to recognise the modern realities of electronic mail, websites and social media. This will be another ongoing challenge for the Committee. I am not the only Committee member who will not be standing for re-election. Melissa Gourlay, Mika Peace and Michelle Vuaran are also retiring. We owe them our sincere thanks for their contribution to the Club. Michelle Vuaran in particular has given extraordinary service to the Club over the past 8 years, including serving as Chief Instructor, Vice President, Club Secretary and Historian. She is also responsible for developing the Club’s clothing range. Michelle now needs to devote her time to an exciting new venture, K9 Dynamics. I wish her well with this project and commend her services to all members. I also want to pay tribute to Ingrid Hanegreefs. Ingrid will continue as Chief Instructor and keep arriving early at Training to mark out the courses. She is also training her new dog. Her dedication to the Club is extraordinary and she deserves the ongoing respect and support of all members. Personally I am also indebted to Ingrid for supporting me throughout my term as President, entering trial results and preparing the Qualification Cards. I must thank the other Committee members too. Pin Needham has proved to be an experienced and able Vice President who took the helm when I was in hospital. Michele Steggall has done an extraordinary job as Treasurer. This can be a challenging role but Michele has taken the job in her stride. Cathy Warcup has stepped in as Membership Officer and been a welcoming face to our new members. Cathy also helps with equipment. Without well maintained equipment our ability to train and trial our dogs would be much more difficult. Jenny Pearson has brought a wealth of experience in Club management as well as being the expert in packing our equipment after training and trials. I have enjoyed working with all of you, and extend my best wishes to you and all members for the future.

Geoff Sykes



ROYAL SHOW RESULTS

Class 5d - Novice Agility Class, (500mm) 1st Coulter, K - BELLAMISCELA LIEF ON FIRE RN. CCD

Class 5e - Novice Agility Class, (600mm) 1st Gourlay, M - OSCAR JD

Class 6a - Excellent Agility Class, (200mm) 1st Pearson, J - T.CH. JASMINE CCD. AD. JD. SPD. SD. FS.N. HTM.I. RE

Class 6c - Excellent Agility Class, (400mm) 1st Shirlock, J - SHERBROOKE LAST LUNA ECLIPSE SPD. SD. GD. JDX. AD

Class 7c - Masters Agility Class, (400mm) 1st Cox, E & N - DUAL. CH. (A) SHERBROOKE FUN IN RIO JDM. JDO. ADM. ADO. SDM. SPDM. GDM.

2nd Fuller, L K - SHELSIAN STARBRITE CCD. JDO. RN. SD. SPDX. GDX. JDM. ADM

Class 10c - Excellent Jumping Class, (400mm) 1st Fuller, L K - DONRIVER ROCKET SCIENCE JD.

Class 11c - Masters Jumping Class, (400mm) 1st Cox, E & N - DUAL. CH. (A) SHERBROOKE FUN IN RIO JDM. JDO. ADM. ADO. SDM. SPDM. GDM

Class 13 - Master Strategic Pairs Class 1st Fagan, R - AG.CH 500. MACYS MYSTICBLUESAPPHIRE CD. ADM. ADO. JDM. JDO. GDX. RN. SDX. SPDX.

2nd Maiolo, M - DUAL. CH. (A) SHERBROOKE LUCK OTH IRISH ADO. JDM. JDO. GDX. ADM. SPDM. SDM 2nd Cox, E & N - DUAL. CH. (A) SHERBROOKE FUN IN RIO JDM. JDO. ADM. ADO. SDM. SPDM. GDM

Class 14 - Excellent Strategic Pairs Class 3rd Shirlock, J - SHERBROOKE LAST LUNA ECLIPSE SPD. SD. GD. JDX. AD

Class 16 - Master Snooker Class 2nd Fagan, R - AG.CH 500. MACYS MYSTICBLUESAPPHIRE CD. ADM. ADO. JDM. JDO. GDX. RN. SDX. SPDX

3rd Cox, E & N - DUAL. CH. (A) SHERBROOKE FUN IN RIO JDM. JDO. ADM. ADO. SDM. SPDM. GDM

Class 17 - Excellent Snooker Class 1st Pearson, J - T.CH. JASMINE CCD. AD. JD. SPD. SD. FS.N. HTM.I. RE.



FROM THE COMMITTEE

Funding for New Equipment Wouldn’t it be great to have some new, lighter weight contact equipment (think scramble, dog walk and

see-saw). That would make set-up and pack-up of our courses quite a bit easier and safer.

Our committee has been investigating the options of government funding grants for community sporting

organisations like ADCSA.

Registering with the STARCLUB Cub Development Program and meeting our legislative requirements for a

child safe environment are two key initiatives that will help us achieve government funding grant eligibility

priorities.

Organisations providing a service wholly or partly for children (defined as anyone aged under 18 years) are

required to comply with child safe requirements. This includes having a member protection policy and

appointing a Child Safe Officer. ADCSA offers Junior membership and we also include Junior handler entries

in our trials, so we need to comply with child protection requirements.

The STARCLUB program provides good practice guides, checklists, policy templates and forms to assist with

good club management and save committees from having to start from scratch and reinvent the wheel.

The program is designed for sport and active recreation clubs of all sizes and provides information that is

specific to current South Australian legislation.

Members of the ADCSA Committee are now working through the STARCLUB Online Assessment Tool which

covers areas of: club management; support and training for coaches and officials; valuing volunteers;

positive and welcoming culture; safety; and sustainability.

We plan to have made sufficient progress to apply for funding grants early in 2019.



2019 Training Schedule – Subject to change Keep an eye on Facebook

6:50 - 7:30pm Set up Equipment

7:30 - 8:20pm Introductory, Beginners, Intermediate, Graduate, Advanced

8:20 - 8:30pm ANNOUNCEMENTS

8:30 - 9:30pm Trialling 200/300/400/500/600

9:30 - 10:00pm Pack up

Polo Shirt $45.00

Rugby Jumper $75.00

Soft Shell Jacket $75.00

PLACE ORDERS NOW!

Club uniforms are made to order! All clothing orders will require a deposit.

Contact Michelle Vuaran [email protected] or 0417 877 080

The committee appreciates our members that come regularly every week and help set up and

pack up. Your help is invaluable and helps us start training on time, which benefits us all!

Enjoy your training!!

Cloth Title Badge $ 5.50

Cloth Logo Badge $ 5.50

Club Metal Badge $ 5.00

Club Sticker (round) $ 4.00

Club Sticker (long) $ 4.00

Agility Bumper Sticker $ 2.00

Dog Lead (various sizes) $10.00

CLUB SHOP




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One Jump Drills Steve Schwarz – Agility Nerd

For the full list – go to https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html

I've been asked by fellow agility enthusiasts for handling drills that don't need a whole backyard of agility equipment. So I put together the following 24 exercises requiring only a single jump. They are in rough order of increasing difficulty; but every team has different challenges There are four things you will want to vary in all of these drills:

1. Work with the dog on your left and on your right. 2. Vary the approach angle as widely as possible. 3. Vary the handler and dog distance from the jump. 4. Vary the distance from the handler and the dog.

Don't overdo it, you are better off picking a couple of these drills each day and working them for only a few minutes than trying to work through many of them in a single session. You always want to stop on a success and with the dog eager to play some more. In the diagrams below one or more starting locations are shown to give you an idea of the range of starting locations and how they can affect your handling. However, don't let these locations limit your practice. Practice each drills from as many different dog and handler locations as possible. AROUND THE CLOCK The idea is to run with your dog over the jump at all possible approach angles (i.e. at each hour around the clock face) and reward the dog on the landing side of the jump. GO JUMP The Go Jump drill is performed with all the same approach angles and from both sides of your dog just like the Around the Clock drill. The difference being you send you dog over the jump and forward after they take the jump. After taking the jump you can throw a toy or Food Tube ahead of your dog to keep their focus moving forward. Or you can send your dog out to a target you place on the other side of the jump (shown by the "X" in the diagram). Initially I recommend moving forward with your dog toward the jump but lag behind; you want your dog to get used to moving ahead of you over the obstacle. Eventually you should be able to send your dog over the jump from a stationary position. OUT JUMP This drill is almost the same as the Go Jump drill except you are no longer facing the jump. You are sending your dog horizontally away from you to take the jump. Use the arm closest to the dog to signal (Push) it over the jump. In the diagrams above I'm only showing one orientation but try this drill varying distance, side, and approach angle. The "X" shows the location of a target or a thrown toy.

Dog On Left Dog On Right




https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#AroundTheClock

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#GoJump

http://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/handling/PushingOnLastPole.html


COME JUMP This drill is the opposite of the Go Jump drill. You place your dog on the opposite side of the jump and call your dog over the jump to you. You can work this drill as though you are doing a Lead Out with your dog left in a sit, down, or stand stay and you can just leave your dog standing in an informal wait and then call your dog. Again vary the dog's approach angles and to which of your sides you want the dog to come. OVER – COME The Over-Come drill involves sending the dog away from you to the jump and having the dog wrap around the jump and come back to you. Again you want to vary the dog's approach angles, the side of your body and the distance from the jump. AROUND The Around drill involves you pushing your dog to the opposite side of the jump and jumping toward you. If you are just starting out on this drill start close to the jump, facing the standard and with your dog almost on the backside of the jump. You want to start with an easy push to send your dog around the jump. Then start moving away from the jump toward the green path shown in the above left diagram. Front Cross On Take Off Side The FX shows the approximate location of the Front Cross but obviously it would need to be moved based on the handler's path approaching the jump (you can't run through or over the jump). Depending on your dog you are also likely to need a Lead Out to be able to get to the Front Cross location before your dog. You also need to give yourself and your dog enough room to complete the cross without surprising your dog with the jump. Front Cross On Landing Side For this drill imagine you are going to a second jump somewhere on the landing side of the jump and you need to change your dog's lead before that second jump. The FX shows the approximate location of the Front Cross but obviously it would need to be moved based on the handler's path approaching the jump (you can't run through or over the jump). Depending on your dog you are also likely to need a Lead Out to be able to get to the Front Cross location before your dog.







https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#GoJump

http://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/glossary/OverCome.html


Rear Cross On Landing Side Just like for the Front Cross On Landing Side, imagine you are going to a second jump somewhere on the landing side of the jump and you need to change your dog's lead before that jump. Make sure you set your dog up so your path takes you straight past the jump, if you have to move sideways suddenly you'll change your dog's path too (and/or drop the jump bar). However, unlike the Front Cross drill you will need to let your dog get ahead of you in order to Rear Cross. This drill is especially helpful for dogs that don't send away from the handler. When the dog is landing from the jump it can't help but move forward at least enough to land; it might even take an additional stride. During the landing and that stride the handler can step in behind the dog to complete the cross (the body language and/or arm signal initiating the cross occurs before the jump). The blue and green paths show how that can be done. The brown path shows a Rear Cross on the landing side where the cross occurs after the jump where the handler doesn't have the opportunity to step behind the dog while it is still in the landing part of the jump. So as you adjust your approach angle toward the brown path this becomes a different kind of challenge. Some trainers/handlers call this type of Rear Cross a Cross On The Flat. Blind Cross On Take Off Side The Blind Cross on the take off side requires the handler to be ahead of the dog just like when performing a Front Cross On the Take Off Side. Remember to give a clear signal to your dog for the side on which you expect them after the cross. You may need to give yourself more room than I show in the diagrams. Lateral Lead Out The Lateral Lead Out is basically the Come Jump drill with the handler offset from the dog's path. So you set your dog up facing the jump (at various angles) and you are off set to the side of the jump. The further your are from directly inline with the jump the more difficult this is for your dog. In the diagrams there are two handlers of each color indicating ranges of locations where the handler might stand for each dog location. Of course you should vary all the other parameters I mentioned in the introduction too. Lead Out Pivot The Lead Out Pivot drill is basically the same as the Lateral Lead Out drill and the Front Cross on the Landing Side drill. You lead out to the landing side of the jump facing the same direction as the dog and as the dog is committing to the jump you initiate the Front Cross/Pivot so the dog lands anticipating the turn. The location of the Pivot is where the Front Cross would be if you hadn't started out in a stationary position. For this drill you want to imagine there is a second jump at 90 degrees to the dog's path and you want to use a Front Cross to turn your dog to that jump.






https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#FrontCrossOnLandingSide

http://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/handling/LoriMichaelsBlindCross.html

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#FrontCrossOnTakeOffSide

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#FrontCrossOnTakeOffSide

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#ComeJumpDrill

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#LateralLeadOut

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#LateralLeadOut

https://agilitynerd.com/blog/agility/courses/steve/OneJumpDrills.html#FrontCrossOnLandingSide


WEAVE POLE STRAPS WOBBLEBOARDS

For Sale

Want to practice at home and excel in your

weave training!!!

Why not purchase some weave poles.

Poles are made from dowel or PVC and are the stick in the ground variety.

Contact Cathy Warcup for

more information.

[email protected]



CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Check DogsSA Journal or http://www.agilitysa.net/calendar.htm for the latest.

23/03/19 SAT Agility Dog Club of SA Inc Games 6pm

30/03/19 SAT Noarlunga City Obedience Dog Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

07/04/19 SUN SA Obedience Dog Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

20/04/19 – 21/04/119

SAT - SUN

Blue Lake Obedience Dog Club Inc Agility 8.30am, 12.30pm

27/04/19 SAT Agility Dog Club of SA Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

11/05/19 SAT Southern Districts Kennel & Obedience Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

18/05/19 SAT Para District Obedience Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm


08/06/19 – 10/06/19

SAT - MON

Dogs SA Agility Advisory Committee Agility STATE CHAMPS

16/06/19 SUN Gawler Dog Training Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

22/06/19 SAT Munno Para Dog Obedience Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

13/07/19 SAT German Shepherd Dog Club of SA Inc Agility 9am, 1pm


11/08/19 SUN Gawler Dog Training Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

17/08/19 – 18/08/19

SAT - SUN

Riverland Dog Training & Kennel Club Inc Agility & Games

from 9am

24/08/19 SAT Munno Para Dog Obedience Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

25/08/19 SUN German Shepherd Dog Club of SA Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

06/09/19 – 07/09/19

FRI - SAT

2018 Royal Adelaide Show Games & Agility

ROYAL SHOW

29/09/19 SAT Gawler Dog Training Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

05/10/19 SAT Noarlunga City Obedience Dog Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

12/10/19 SAT Para District Obedience Club Inc Agility 9am, 1pm

19/10/19 – 20/10/19

SAT - SUN

Blue Lake Obedience Dog Club Inc Agility 8.30am 12.30pm

09/11/19 SAT Southern Districts Kennel & Obedience Club Inc Agility 6pm

16/11/19 SAT Munno Para Dog Obedience Club Inc Agility 6pm

23/11/19 SAT Agility Dog Club of SA Inc Agility 6pm

31/12/2018 TUE Gawler Dog Training Club Inc Agility 7pm


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