SEPTEMBER 2018
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 PRESIDENT WAYNE FLEMING On behalf of the management committee I would like to thank the KCC Park Facilities Committee and volunteers on holding their first WORKING BEE. Their prime target was gutter cleaning, garden pruning and weeding, resulting in the removal of some six trailer loads of rubbish.
We now have a couple of volunteers assisting with applying for grants and sponsorship deals. Paul Gavin, agility member, is an expert in writing grant applications, so if you hear of anyone advertising suitable grants please let us know. Jake Miford, Pekingese exhibitor, has offered to assist with gaining sponsorship deals. Thanks guys for coming onboard. September is Royal Show time, so if you are travelling to Adelaide or attending the Melbourne Royal, good luck!
The front lawn-exhibition area one-is looking great following its recent repair and should be ready for the summer season. Finally on KCC Park, management committee has approved expenditure on drainage works. New pumps will be installed to the septic system, the water reticulation tanks and the drainage pump at the dam.
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Samoyed, Sup, ITL, Swiss, Fin Ch Lunasea Love Me Like Money (AI) Owned by: Miss Y (Helen) Chen Photographer: Sascha Muoth
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ROYAL CANIN KNOWLEDGE HUB
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DANCES WITH DOGS
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FROM THE VET
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CONFORMATION
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JUNIORS
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LIBRARY NOTES
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SHOW RESULTS DAN DENONG POULTRY & KENNE L SOCIETY INC 15 JULY 2018
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General Specials Judge: Mr P Frost Entries: 971 Photographer: Sally Stasytis Ph: 9730 1603 Toy Group Judge: Mrs P Bockman-Chato (NSW) 1. B est exhibit in group: D Smith’s Havanese Sup Ch Hashki Dangerous Liasons 2. R unner up in group: K Dearness’ Chihuahua (Long Coat) Dearchi Dash Of Class
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Terrier Group Judge: Mrs R Francis-Little (NSW) 3. Best exhibit in group: V Scott’s Bedlington Terrier Ch Beautibull Blythe Folly (Imp NZ) 4. R unner up in group: S Mewse’s Border Terrier Ch Glenbogle Just Raisin Hell Gundog Group Judge: Mr P Brown (NSW) 5. Best exhibit in group: C Wright & K White’s Weimaraner Sup Ch Weissenberg Flirtin With Fire (AI) (Imp NZ) 6. Runner up in group: Reid, Eales & Gordon’s Irish Setter Ch, Am, Can, NZ Ch Northwinds Clash Of The Titans (Imp USA) Hound Group Judge: Mr K McCarthy 7. Best exhibit in group, BEST IN SHOW: Talkabout Knls’ Saluki Sup Ch Talkabout Son Of A Gun 8. R unner up in group: Xilone Knls’ Greyhound Ch Xilone As Good As It Gets Working Dog Group Judge: Mrs E Harding 9. Best exhibit in group: A Pedersen, J Karras, B Moore & A Reid’s Australian Shepherd Ch, Am Ch Regal Reign Hightide Hit The Jackpot (Imp USA) 10. Runner up in group: W & L Greasley’s Australian Cattle Dog Sup Ch Nerralee Silver Surfer Utility Group Judge: Dr E Greenway 11. Best exhibit in group: J Greene’s Siberian Husky Ch Koosheen Chase The Sun 12. Runner up in group: B Chapman’s Newfoundland Ch Seadale The Masters Apprentice Non Sporting Group Judge: Mr P King (NSW) 13. B est exhibit in group: S White’s Shar Pei Ch Silkston Wrapped In Attention 14. Runner up in group: Chowleigh Knls’ Chow Chow Ch Chowleigh Im A Soul Man
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1. Best exhibit in show: D Baillie’s Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) Gr Ch Dygae What A Feeling
3. B aby puppy in show: M Cronin’s Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) Kingrowan Kaylene Lou
2. Runner up in show: Afonwen Knl’s Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) Ch Afonwen Up The Ante
4. Puppy in show: D Baillie’s Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) Dygae Make It Happen
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MELBOURNE PET GROOMING CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 As this was Stacey’s first competition she was in the novice class. Stacey groomed a purebred Scottish Terrier that had three months’ worth of coat. After winning the novice class she went on to compete against all the terrier class winners for ‘best in terrier group’. Another Dogs Victoria member Amy Jonas was awarded second with her Cairn Terrier. As the winner of the terrier group, Stacey then went on to complete against the other eight class winners for best in show. On winning runner-up in show Stacey collected $2000 worth of prizes.
Well done to Stacey and all Dogs Victoria members that competed in this event.
The Melbourne Pet Grooming Championships 2018 were recently held over two days in Mount Cottrell, west of Melbourne, and over 100 different professional groomers from all over Australia competed.
The five judges included world renown Scottish Terrier Groomer and Handler (Cruft 2015 BIS winner), Rebecca Cross (USA), world champion groomer Victor Rosado Zamora (Puerto Rico), Melainie Newman, Mitchell Waygood and Dogs Victoria member, Nicky Renwood. Classes included but were not limited to: • Terrier • Poodle • Double Coat • Freestyle Best in show was awarded to Candace Breach while runner up best in show was awarded to Dogs Victoria member, Stacey Sullivan. 4
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DANCES WITH DOGS
NEWS FROM DANCES WITH DOGS SUB M IT TE D BY: JAN ET TE WISLON Inaugural Dogs Victoria Dances with Dogs Top Dog competition The big news for Victorian Dances with Dogs is the announcement of the inaugural Top Dog (Freestyle) and Top Dog (Heelwork to Music). After a year of hard work and training, our top competitors were invited to compete for the honours. Congratulations to all the invitees: Heelwork to Music: • Miss K Piper and RO Ch HTM Ch Nyanga Solar Nite CD RAE TD AD JD SD GD SPD PT FS.A ET •
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Gaye and Holly showed amazing heelwork precision, performing to Variations 1-4 (Live) by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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was completely thrown out, as everyone was taking photos and enjoying the additional entertainment. It was a brilliant addition to our day that our sport was showcased on two editions of the Channel 9 news, as well as in the newspapers. 2018 State Dances with Dogs Competition After all the excitement of top dog competition, our state DWD competitors also strutted their stuff at Bulla on that day. Well, Gaye certainly had a huge day! After their success in top dog, Gaye and Holly also took out high in competition in heelwork to music, performing again to Variations 1-4 (Live). And then Gaye and her young dog Archie took out high in competition for freestyle with Mambo No.5, showing that Gaye has another future champion in the making. Amazing work! Novelty events at the state competition The Victorian State competitions are unique in that they also host novelty (non-titling) events of pairs (two handlers with two dogs) and brace (one handler with two dogs). This event has become a chance for everyone to laugh, have fun and use their imagination, and is a favourite with the spectators. No judging is involved – just smiles, applause and happy dogs. Especially notable was the late entry on the day of one of our competition judges Rochelle with Zane. Pairing for the first time with Trish and Star, they showed great poise and entertained us with their synchronised routine. Getting involved in dances with dogs: There are two affiliated clubs running lessons and competitions in Victoria. Dances with Dogs Club Victoria: Secretary 9782 1404. Melbourne and District Freestyle & HTM (DWD) Club: Secretary 0419 899 119. Happy dancing, everyone.
Deb and Tia dazzled us with their rendition of All That Jazz by Glee Cast FT Kate Hudson.
Well done and thank you for entertaining all the spectators. Of course, adding to the excitement of the day was the attendance at our competition of Channel 9 News reporter Alan Raskall and a news cameraman. No sooner did they arrive, when photographers from the Herald Sun and The Age also arrived! Our competition schedule www.dogsvictoria.org.au
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CONFORMATION
CONFORMATION CORNER SUB M IT TE D BY: JASON MOOR E Hello and welcome to the September edition of the Conformation Corner! September brings the tidings of spring, and hopefully we can see the back of those winter months. Although, whilst the weather has frozen most of us, we’ve enjoyed our shows regardless. September is always a marque month for conformation exhibitors, with the Royal Melbourne Show being held from Saturday 22 - Saturday 29 September. With almost 4,000 entries across 200 breeds, the Royal Melbourne Show is one of the largest and most prestigious of its kind in the country. With international judges, the Royal Show attracts many Victorians and interstate visitors that exhibit. To win a Royal Melbourne Show blue ribbon is a very prestigious reward, and I wish everyone the best of luck, but above all enjoy your day out. This is a great opportunity where we bring the conformation show to the public, we all need to act as responsible ambassadors of the dog community and engage and educate the public accordingly. Last month, I touched on how we’re starting to see some improvements being made to our KCC Park, and this was further supported in July when the KCC Park facilities committee organised their first regular ‘Friends of the Park Working Bee.’ A great deal of work was achieved by 10 volunteers - Dave Lassam, Leanne Trotter, Pam RyanOrchard, Cheryl Smart, Vicki Scott, Marilyn Adams, David Barclay, Vin McPhee, David Brace and my father (Chair of the KCC Park Facilities Committee), Chris Moore. They conducted many jobs on the day including; thoroughly cleaning the secretary’s office in the Boxhall Pavilion, the gutters at the front of the pavilion were also cleaned. The gardens outside the pavilion were pruned, weeded and tidied up. All the garden beds from the Classic Room to the group five ring were cleaned up. All the roses were pruned including the other rose garden near group six. After they completed their work they all enjoyed a sausage sizzle lunch, this working bee is the first of many. The KCC Park facilities committee will give notice of the next working bee and all volunteers and their friends are most welcome. Slowly and surely if we can all provide some help we can make our wonderful facility the world-class status that it deserves.
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However, please be mindful of the time it takes for these improvements to be made. Already, I have heard people complaining about the lawn on exhibition area one being bumpy or uneven, and that exhibition area two needs to be fixed. These things all can’t happen at once and we must be patient. I know this has already been communicated by the committee and Dogs Victoria itself, but if you have a skill and are able to help, please contact Jacinta at the Dogs Victoria office via jbaker@dogsvictoria.org.au. They are seeking anyone with trade skills – plumbers, carpenters, builders, concreters, painters, sign writers etc, as well as someone to test and tag our equipment. Additionally, I’ve seen Dogs Victoria is already sending the invitations out for the Night of Nights. This a competition to decide who Victoria’s top dog is for 2018 and will be held on Saturday 2 February 2019. This is for both puppy of the year and dog of the year. To qualify, your dog must have won at least one puppy in show or best in show from 1 January – 31 December 2018. I congratulate everyone whose dog has qualified or has yet to qualify. Whilst it is a wonderful accolade to win, it’s a honour just to be invited. The focus on the night is a celebration of all the attendees, as we’re all winners there on the night. I just want make a final point to all members of our community who have capacity to join an all breeds club, some are struggling for members are close to folding. I know a lot of trainee judges must join a club to be in the judges training scheme. I advise those trainee judges to join a club that needs your help-don’t join a strong and healthy club because your friend is in it or because you like it. Just some food for thought. Thanks once again for reading this month’s article, if you have any similar stories or views to share with me, then I would be more than happy to cover it. Until next time.
JUNIORS
NEWS AND VIEWS OF JUNIORS WR IT TE N BY: E LISE E DWAR DS
Junior Handler State Final Results The Junior Kennel Club of Vic Inc held the annual Junior Handler State Final recently. This year, the judge was Miss Kari Harding from SA who did a great job of putting all the children through their paces. The overall winner was Dee Hamilton who will go on to represent Victoria in the Junior Handler National held in Adelaide later on this year. Hollie Mann was awarded the title of runner-up state finalist. Both girls handled Australian Shepherds and did a fantastic job. We wish Dee the best of luck in the national final and also in Amsterdam, where she will be representing Australia in the WDS Junior Handler competition.
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ROYAL CANIN KNOWLEDGE HUB
COPROPHAGIA SUPPLI E D BY: ROYAL C AN IN W W W.B R EEDERS .ROYA LC A N I N .COM . AU Coprophagia describes a condition where a dog may ingest their own faeces, the faeces of another dog or even another animal. Coprophagia is usually more troublesome for pet owners, than it is harmful to the dog. Coprophagia can be a behavioural issue but may also occur with numerous medical problems. Medical problems must be first ruled out before a purely behavioural diagnosis can be made. Why is my dog consuming faeces? Coprophagia can be a normal behaviour especially in nursing bitches to keep the puppies and the den clean. Puppies may also ingest their own faeces, presumably to help establish gut flora. Outside of these two circumstances, coprophagia is not a normal behaviour and may be associated with a poor diet, a medical condition and/or a behavioural issue. As there can be numerous causes for coprohpagia, it is important to consult your veterinarian. At a minimum your veterinarian may perform a physical and faecal examination on your dog. Faecal examinations are important to assess for parasites but may also provide clues of a digestive issue in your dog (e.g. undigested nutrients such as fats, may be discovered on faecal examination). Any circumstance that alters the way food is digested and how nutrients are absorbed can lead to coprophagia. For example, internal parasites that reside in the bowel interfere with digestion and reduce nutrient absorption. Roundworms, hookworms, whipworms and Giardia are parasites frequently found in faecal examinations at kennels where coprophagia is confirmed. If multiple dogs are affected in a kennel environment, mixing faecal samples from several dogs will increase the probability of identifying the parasites involved. Medical issues relating to the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract can affect the digestion of food and have been associated with coprophagia. Your veterinarian may want to perform further tests to assess their function. Behavioural problems Coprophagia has been associated with many behavioural issues including but not limited to attention seeking behaviour, anxiety, lack of enrichment, environmental stress and as a learned behaviour from another dog in the household who is coprophagic. Feeding habits can play a role too. Heavily restricted food rations in dogs on weight loss programs may result www.dogsvictoria.org.au
in the consumption of a dog’s own faeces driven by hunger. On the other hand, over eating may also drive coprophagia. A good example is where several dogs are fed at the same time in a kennel environment. The competition at feeding time can speed up ingestion and in some dogs could result in the overconsumption of food. Too much food eaten quickly can accelerate the movement of food through the bowel, leading to the poor assimilation of nutrients. Consequently, undigested nutrients can be found in the faeces and may make the faecal matter more palatable to the dog. Stress, related to kennel conditions or an external stressful event (e.g. a thunderstorm) can also initiate this behavioural problem. What should I do if my dog is coprophagic? It is imperative that you consult your veterinarian. Medical causes should always be identified and treated. If a medical cause is ruled out, your veterinarian will be able to suggest some behavioural strategies to help and may prescribe products that can be applied to the faeces for example, to help with taste aversion. The behavioural strategies your veterinarian may suggest could be based around avoiding the opportunity for your dog to ingest faeces, redirecting your dog’s attention or encourage teaching an alternate behaviour altogether. Your veterinarian will be able to advise what will work best for your dog. Ensure you speak to your veterinarian about ways to enrich your dogs environment to provide more stimulation throughout the day as this can be helpful. Take home messages Coprophagia is only considered a normal behaviour in nursing bitches and young puppies. Coprophagia has been associated with medical causes relating to the pancreas and gastrointestinal system (e.g. intestinal parasites). Numerous behavioural causes exists for coprophagia that are considered possible once a medical cause is ruled out. Your veterinarian should always be consulted in the case of coprophagia. They will be able to identify and treat any medical causes and provide appropriate behavioural advice for your dog where necessary. Dogs Victoria | September 2018
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OBEDEINCE, TRACKING & ENDURANCE
OTEC NOTES WR IT TE N BY: DAWN HOWAR D
This article publishes just before the Dogs Victoria State Obedience and Rally trials. All I can say is that the entries so far is fantastic and includes the requirement for three UD classes. Wow! Over two trials there is an entry of 175 in obedience and 197 in rally. Very exciting and great hope for the future. During the state trials, the top obedience placings will be announced, and the top rally dog will be decided by a run off of the ten highest scoring dogs for the year. Hopefully, the weather will be kind to us. At the recent German Shepherd Dog Club obedience and rally trial there was also a good entry of 80 in obedience and 91 in rally. A very positive look for both disciplines. At this time of the year the tracking season is in full swing. Again, very good entries all around and great results with lots of qualifying scores. The weather has been a different story. 10
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I recently judged at a tracking trial in NSW about an hour from Canberra. Interesting to note the very different interpretation of ANKC rules there. Most noticeable was that tracklayers are not left at the end of tracks; just an article and the dog’s reward. Also, articles must be positively indicated. Dogs must sit or drop for the article to be awarded. The drought is very evident there, with bare fields and very little cover and the weather was definitely chilly. We started one day with minus six on the gauge and frost that did not lift until mid-morning. The dogs didn’t mind, but the poor wildlife and the stock are in dire straits. Let’s hope their fortunes turn around soon! The following weekend I was in Mildura. A similar story there too, dry dusty ground, with very little cover. The difference was that, although only a few hours away, the weather was positively balmy. Off with the jackets and out came the T-shirts. Both trials, although small by our standards, were extremely well run and very friendly locals made them a very positive experience. I have
OBEDEINCE, TRACKING & ENDURANCE included a photo of a track at Mildura. Although the conditions looked extremely hard, all the dogs over the weekend qualified. An important reminder: You must be a member of Dogs Victoria in order to be eligible to handle a dog in any discipline. This applies even if you are just handling the dog for a member. Any qualifying scores gained while handling as a nonmember are liable to be voided. 3.3.1 A person cannot exhibit, handle or officiate at a VCA approved exhibition, or participate in VCA breeding activities, unless that person is a financial member of the VCA or of an ANKC recognised canine controlling body. During July we had an election for four vacancies on OTEC. Years ago, this committee was nominated and the ordinary members of the obedience community didn’t have a say on who represented them. Luckily in the main, these nominated members were dedicated and had the best intentions, but they were not elected by the community they represented. Now that we are able to have a say in who represents us, it means we do have to do something. We have to vote and before we can do that, we have to apply to be on the electoral roll. These days, between the obedience/rally and tracking people there is quite a number. Including those who trial and act in support roles, e.g. running trials, judging
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and stewarding, there is many more than the 65 that applied for the OTEC electoral roll. For all the elected subcommittees, there is an electoral roll that has to be applied for every time there is an election. This is to ensure that those who vote are part of that community, with an interest in the discipline. The results of the elections saw Sue Collier and Dawn Howard returned, Dawn Ayton welcomed back after a break and Sue Murray a very welcome addition. Happy training and trialling. 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 Dawn Ayton keldoone@bigpond.com / 0408 375 526 Mrs Sue Collier collierpaulsue@gmail.com / 0431 270 214 Mrs Dawn Howard killarakennels@gmail.com / 0412 088 055 Mrs Noeline McIlroy nmcilroy@bigpond.net.au / 0448 500 21 Ms Sue Murray suekai@bigpond.com / after hours 59 987 449
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DEGENER ATIVE MYELOPATHY WR IT TE N BY: D R M IC HAE L B E LL of this abnormal gene they are at risk of developing the disease and will pass on the mutation to their offspring. Where dogs only have one copy of the abnormal gene they do not develop the disease but can pass on the trait to their offspring. Dogs with two copies of the normal gene do not develop the disease and can’t pass on the trait to their offspring.
What is degenerative myelopathy? It is a slowly progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that most severely affects the thoracic spinal cord segments. It is an inherited recessive trait caused by mutations in the supersede dismutase one gene (sod1 gene). It affects older dogs, normally over eight years of age, with German Shepherds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Pembroke and Cardigan Corgis, Boxers and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers being over represented. How does the disease present? There is an insidious onset of progressive wobbliness, swaying, staggering and scuffing of the hindlegs. There is no spinal pain and the spinal reflexes to the back legs are normal to exaggerated. The condition progresses to a state when there is a loss of reflexes to the back legs and flexions of the front legs. Most affected dogs become nonlaboratory within 6-9 months, at which point many owners elect euthanasia. How is the condition diagnosed? The condition needs to be differentiated from other spinal cord conditions such as intervertebral disc protrusion, spinal cord tumor and other inflammatory spinal cord conditions, which can have similar presenting signs. Imaging of spinal fluid analysis can be used to rule out these other diseases. DNA testing is used to detect the SOD1 mutation associated with degenerative myelopathy. Affected dogs have two off copies of this abnormal gene, one inherited from both the mother and father. Where dogs are tested positive for both copies 12
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How are affected cases treated? No medication has been shown to be effective for degenerative myelopathy, including ketosteroids and other anti-inflammatories. On the other hand, physical rehabilitation may improve both survival time and quality of life of affected dogs. Common rehabilitation used includes a range of motion and therapeutic sessions, aquatic therapy, and maintaining function for as long as possible.
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IN THE LIBRARY
LIBR ARY NOTES WR IT TE N BY: C L AR E HO DG ES Earlier this year the library was awarded a grant from the Local History Grants Program. This grant is specifically to fund the digitising of the first 38 years of KCC Gazettes from 1932 to 1970, by the National Library of Australia. Once this is done these Gazettes will be available for viewing on Trove. This was done to preserve the very early history of Dogs Victoria for all members. The library has a single set of the earliest of these Gazettes (which pre-date the KCC Gazettes and were magazines published as On the Bench and in the Field) dating from March 1933 to the end of 1940. As far as we are aware, these may well be the only surviving complete set. They are absolutely fascinating and very precious, and this grant will ensure they are accessible to all members while protecting them and the history they contain.
While we are talking about history, if you are throwing out your royal catalogues or dog related periodicals have a look on the Dogs Victoria website as we are missing quite a few and we would love to complete the years we are missing. We often get people looking for a photo of granddad’s dog who won best of breed at the royal and having a copy in the library means often we can find one.
THE BICHON FRISE- A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY JOHN HUTCHINSON
It gives me great pleasure to review an original work authored by another Dogs Victoria member, John Hutchinson. His latest book, The Bichon Frise- a Comprehensive Study supersedes his first book, The Bichon Frise – a Practical Approach, published some three decades ago. This second book is quite remarkable! It’s 224 pages, printed on high quality A4-sized paper and is contained in a hard cover whose dust jacket depicts an exquisite painting of two of the author’s dogs. This painting is also the work of one of our talented members, Diedre Hunt. As the book also contains another 200 odd photos and diagrams, it makes a wonderful coffee table style book. The text contains lots of interesting information for all Bichon enthusiasts, breeders and judges. As different kennels are explored, judges can glean a deeper understanding of differing breed types. For trainee judges, the breed standard is expanded on several levels. For the new exhibitor/owner, puppy behaviour is analysed and grooming is demonstrated with excellent diagrams and photos from every possible angle. Victorian members are fortunate that this book now sits on the shelves of the Dogs Victoria Library, which houses the largest collection of material on dogs in the Southern Hemisphere. It receives a plethora of both new and previously loved treasures from fellow members, print media publishers and DVD producers. But what makes this donation particularly special is that it is original work, authored by another Dogs Victoria member. If you would like to purchase this book, copies are available directly from John or from his website https://bichonfrisebook.com/. But as such an expensively produced book must have taken an enormous amount of energy, time and effort, we especially appreciate John’s donation to the library for other members to browse, borrow and enjoy. Jane Harvey www.JaneDogs.com
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IN THE LIBRARY
A DOG C ALLE D BLUE NOREEN CL ARK Noreen Clark was born in Penrith NSW and grew up in farming country. Her interest in working dogs developed early, and her prefix Tirlta came into being in 1982. The first three chapters are a fascinating history of farming in the young Sydney colony, beginning with the Hall family, their immigration and development of a beef empire, and their need for a cattle dog – The Halls Heeler. From there, cattle dogs are traced through the years with hundreds of photos of dogs up to 2000. Chapters on color inheritance, tail length inheritance and the Smithfield complete this fascinating look into Australian Cattle Dogs. Lindsay Bolden
READY TO SERVE READY TO SAVE SUSAN BUL ANDA I borrowed a book called Ready to Serve Ready to Save from the Dogs Victoria library at KCC Park. It is a great read for anyone interested in search and rescue missions involving search trained dogs. Even though it deals with searches in America in the 1990’s it has a lot of really good information not only on training and handling search dogs, but also deals with lessons learnt on how to organise and run a search operation. A very good read. There are a good number of books in the library which I found interesting dealing with working dogs, military and police dogs. Well worth a browse. Richard Shelton
MY GR ANDFATHER ’S WAR GLYN HARPER & JENNY COOPER This book was released to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Khe Sanh and covers, in a child friendly way, the story of a child and her grandfather and her quest to find out the cause of his unhappiness. This book, which is recommended for children aged from 5 – 10 years, was kindly donated to the library by Harper Collins Publishers. Leanne Trenwith
THE AUSTR ALIAN KELPIE HANDBOOK NORM MACLEOD (AND TIM AUSTIN)
This book traces the history of the Kelpie, the people involved in the development of the breed, and some outstanding achievements. There follows 55 pages of handwritten pedigrees and family trees tracing family bloodlines. Challenge winners at royals, from 1938 through, winners at the Kelpie Specialty in NSW, prefixes, photos galore. Then last few chapters by Tim Austin concentrates on working abilities. This is a truly comprehensive record of the breed’s early days. Lindsay Bolden
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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. • Dogs Victoria 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 | September 2018
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.
INNOVATIVE & FUNCTIONAL TARGETED DIETS GRAIN
GMO
GLUTEN
GI ISSUES
Dermatitis Diabetes Food Aversion IBD Joint Health Pregnant & Lactating Bitches Not suitable for all types of diabetes.
Prime100 SPD™ ZeroG™ is a range of specially formulated dry dog foods, each featuring a single meat protein – Chicken, Kangaroo, or Salmon – with added herbs, vegetables, vitamins and minerals.
Available in a 2.2kg and 12kg packs from Petstock, My Pet Warehouse and independents stockists.
We worked with leading specialists to ensure ZeroG™’s innovation is scientifically proven to provide targeted benefits to dogs with certain indications that most other dry foods cannot alleviate.
Visit our website to find your nearest stockist and see the complete range of Prime100’s Australian all natural pet food.
www.prime100.com.au
Night of Nights Top show DOG and puppy VICTORIA’S DOG OF THE YEAR
& PUPPY OF THE YEAR 2018
SAT 2 FEBRUARY 2019 COMMENCING 4PM
Bulla Exhibition Centre OPEN TO ANY BEST IN SHOW OR PUPPY IN SHOW WINNER AT A CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW (INCLUDING GROUP AND BREED SPECIALITES HELD IN VICTORIA IN 2018)
entry and ticket sales open in October Invitations to qualifiers will be emailed
prizes for best dressed male and female
TICKET PRICE INCLUDES smorgasboard meal served between 6-8pm
Dress Code - Semi Formal
Event information available from Anna Bisak 9788 2509 abisak@dogsvictoria.org.au www.dogsvictoria.org.au