Obedience Session 1 (9.00am - 9.45am) |
New Puppies |
New Beginners |
Beginners |
Beginners Revision |
Obedience Session 2 (10.15am - 11.00am) |
New Merit |
Merit Revision |
Obedience Session 3 (11.30am - 12.15pm) |
Graduate |
Graduate Revision |
Agility Level 1 (9.00am - 10.00am) |
Agility Level 2 (10.15am - 11.15am) |
Agility Level 3 Group 1 (9.00am - 10.00am) |
Agility Level 3 Group 2 (10.15am - 11.15am) |
Agility Level 4 (11.30am - 12.40pm) |
December Newsletter, click here |
Club Calendar 2012, available here |
Equipment Manager |
There is still a vacancy for the position of Equipment Manager if anyone is interested. The main part of this job is to keep track of the Equipment and to help our Grounds Manager when possible. Further information available from the Office. |
Important: Chain of Command |
The committee would like to reiterate the Chain of command within the club. This is to be followed to ensure all enquiries and issues are dealt with by an executive member of the committee. All issues/enquiries should be raised directly with the Secretary. The Secretary will then distribute to the relevant Committee person to action and respond. This ensures there is a single point of contact for the club. |
There are a number of ways the Secretary can be contacted. |
GODC Newsletter has details of the current Secretary and contact number |
GODC Web site – Front page has the contact details for the current Secretary |
Via E Mail - info@godc.org.au |
Most importantly please do not reply to the Doggy Gossip E Mail address. This Email will be sent to the Newsletter Editor which is a Non Committee position. |
We will also post a current Chain of command structure on the notice board at the club for your reference. We ask you all to follow the correct chain of command to ensure all issues /enquiries are auctioned promptly and confidentially. |
GODC President and Committee |
IMPORTANT NEWS |
Passed by Motion at the December General Meeting |
All dogs MUST have a C5 Vaccination. |
Membership Badges |
Would all Committee, Instructors and Members please wear their Membership Badges when they are on the grounds or going to Class. |
To Trialling Members |
The new Obedience and Track & Search Rule Books are available on the ANKC Web site at http://www.ankc.org.au/Rules.aspx. There have been changes to many of the Obedience Classes. Changes come into effect from the 1st January 2011. |
Children & Classes |
Children are welcome to be on the sideline of Classes as long as they are supervised. There have been incidences of children wandering into other Classes, so for safety reasons please beware of your child’s whereabouts. There should only be one person in each Class with a dog. Juniors between the ages of 7 – 13 years, taking dogs into Class, must be supervised by a parent or guardian. |
Sausage Sizzle |
It has been suggested that we return to a roster system to help cook the sausages once a month. Each Class will be asked to take a turn and we will only require a couple of Members from each rostered Class, so you may only get a turn once or twice a year. Your help will be appreciated. |
Muzzles |
Executive Committee decision those dogs, which are required to wear muzzles in public (i.e. Greyhounds, American Pit Bulls), be allowed to remove muzzles during Class to enable handlers to reward. Discussion with Dogs Victoria preceded and the proposal was endorsed by Dogs Victoria. Any of these dogs who shows signs of aggression to either humans or canines, will be required to wear a muzzle at all times. |
Incidences on Club Grounds |
We have recently had a number of enquiries as to the process required following a dog to dog or dog to person incident. In brief, you and the other party (if possible) need to report the incident in detail to a Member of the Committee at the earliest opportunity. Some incidences are simply recorded while others need follow-up action. Either way the Committee needs to know the details. Please note that we need to know even if the incident occurs out of Club opening hours. Any questions please see a Committee Member. |
First Aid List |
We are updating our First Aid list. Any Member who has First Aid training or nursing etc is encouraged to add their name on the list. |
| Office & Shop times for Sunday Training |
| 8.30am - 9.00am 9.45am - 10.15am 11.00am - 11.30am |
The Equipment Shop has back issues of Dog’s Life Magazine available at the very special price of $3.00 per issue. |
NADAC Sanctioned Agility Trial - 17th March, click here |
Double Agility / Jumping Trials - April 14th & 15th, click here |
NADAC Sanctioned Agility Trial - 28th July, click here |
NADAC Sanctioned Agility Trial - 8th September, click here |
| Location & Contact details: | |
| Address: | Breakwater Road, Belmont Common |
| Phone: | (03) 5243 4555 |
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 186 , Geelong , Vic. 3220 |
| Email: | Geelong Obedience Dog Club |
| President: | Leonie Kelleher |
| Mobile: | 0417358149 |
| president@godc.org.au | |
| Secretary: | Pam Convery |
| secretary@godc.org.au | |
| Weekday Office Hours Monday 3.00pm - 7.00pm | |
| Training Sunday Mornings. | |
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All handlers remember when your class finishes and your heading back to the car, don’t let your dog control the walk. Use what you have been taught in your class. Take advantage of teaching your dog the loose lead walking exercise. |
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Reminder to handlers to bring your Mat to class for training. This is an important item to bring especially for the beginners class. If you forget to bring a mat there are spare mats in the club room available to use. |
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Training You To Train Your Dog At Geelong Obedience Club we train YOU how to train your dogs. Training is teaching the dog to respond to certain sounds or signals, "Cues" for certain actions. Dogs react to voice tones NOT words. MODERN TRAINING METHODS use ASSOCIATION and MOTIVATION. Show, tell, and do, with praise for honest effort.Dogs learn from experience. If an experience is rewarding to the dog it repeats it, if it is stressful, frightening or painful, dogs avoid repeating that experience. In training, we should try to make it fun for the dog so active participation by the handler, using fair and consistent training methods, is necessary. |
| All dogs, regardless of size, have certain needs. They need a firm and fair leader who will provide for them, play with them, train them, groom them and generally make them a part of the family; always remembering this is a DOG, not a human in a furry coat. Join our library or go to the local one and read about dogs and their behaviour. You are the driver now and must know how a dog thinks to get the best results from your training. Whom ever trains the dog becomes the dog's pack leader, therefore it is necessary all members of the family involved in the training. | |
16th January 2012 - Office reopens |
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24th January 2012 - New Members - Induction (7.00pm) |
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29th January 2012 - Return to training |
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The 29th January intake is now fully booked. We will not be able to take any more dogs for this term. Please contact the office about the future intakes and their current availability. |
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We need to update our Flood helpers list. There will be a form on the clipboards on the veranda, outside the Equipment Shop. If you would be available to help out in time of floods would you please add your name and contact details to the list and also the most convenient time that you would be available. |
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We also need to update our Members qualified for First Aid should an accident occur on the grounds. Again a list is on the clipboards on the veranda. |
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If anyone is considering taking on an Instructors position would you please have a talk to John or Colin for further information. The Club would appreciate any help as we like to keep Class sizes reasonable. |
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