Dogablog - March 2009

29th March  2009

Special thanks to Maxeen for handling Blaze and making showing a lot easier for Heather since she has had that stroke, we appreciate the support provided for both Heather and Blaze. 

Maxeen you rock!!!

Thursday

 A warm thank you to Heather and Blaze (Elkana Captain Picard) as we have received our breeders Championship papers today in the mail from the Canine Control Counncil of QLD (CCCq). Mind you we do not collect the mail everyday. It was a pleasant surprise to receive our certificate.The best part is that Blaze is quite a young dog and there is still more showing that he can pursue.

Wednesday

Vale to Ash The Border Collie

Ron and Sue Turner lost their Border Collie this week.

Ash at the time of his passing he was over 15years old.

I met him a whilst picking up Zarley whom the girls show on behalf of Ron.

He was quite a substantial dog even for his age.

We're sorry to hear of your loss and he will be thought of affectionately by us all here at Elkana Border Collies.

Tuesday

 ‘Handy Sheepdog Challenge’

WHEN: Sunday 29 March 2009. Start 8.00am
VENUE: Kate & Brian Beck’s property—3204 Ipswich Boonah Rd, Roadvale, Qld. See mud map.
JUDGES: Open and Novice—Anne Mitchell, Upright Breeds—yet to be confirmed

NOVICE TRIAL: Open to all dogs who have not won a First Place previously in this course (which
is everyone at this stage). The dog must be able to do short outruns. The outrun will be 45 metres.
But there will be a half-way peg. Dogs may do a shorter outrun from there and lose 10 points. Your
dog should be able to drive the sheep, with you also walking behind the sheep. If a Novice dog is
not able to do that at this stage, the worker may choose to fetch instead of drive, for a penalty of
10 points in each drive section where that happens all or part of the way.

OPEN TRIAL: Open to all worker and dog combinations (all breeds), where dogs can do 100 metre
outruns and can drive the sheep with the worker. In the drive legs of the course, the dogs must
drive, not fetch.

UPRIGHT BREEDS TRIAL: For Upright breeds only. Major modifications—no outrun, may fetch or
drive. Dogs may work tending style or other - borders will be delineated with irrigation pipe.

COSTS:- $10/run payable on the day. Replacement cost for injured sheep—$100
Food & Drinks: Meat (leg of lamb cooked in weber bbq) with gravy and bread roll. $1.00
Cold drinks $1.00

PLACINGS: First, Second and Third in each of—Novice, Open and Upright Breeds trials

FACILITIES: fridge & kettle available, rain water, indoor area with table & chairs, hired toilet

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Email entries by 20 March, please.
29 MARCH ‘09
To be held at
Kate & Brian Beck’s place—
3204 Ipswich Boonah Rd,
Roadvale, Qld
Download the mudmap here

All enquiries and entries
by email:
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Please email entries by
March 20 so we can organise sheep. Hope you can be here
Join the fun and challenge of the— modified NZ trial course, enter the ...

HANDY SHEEPDOG CHALLENGE
1. Novice
2. Open
3. Upright Breeds
Pre-requisites—
all dogs entering must have a reliable stop and call off stock in an open field

Download your event brochure

Monday

Blaze titles this weekend

Heather went to Rocky on the weekend and Blaze got Best in Group on Sat and Reserve in Group and Intermediate in Show on Sun.

He ended up with 34 points for the weekend and got some really nice comments about him from the judges.

Heather has not been well and has been out of the show ring for about 6 months, so please continue to get well.

Sunday

 Well done Emily for getting Best of Breed yesterday

Wednesday

CRUFTS GOES ONLINE

Featured for four days, from the 5th-8th March and will run from 8.30 in the morning through to the end of the Arena programme.
 
This will cover all events there will be a running commentary by Peter Purves and Frank Kane along with injections of interviews and things that are happening outside the ring.

This will allow anyone to see whats happening at the show.

Other information provided will be their take on how to improve the health and welfare of dogs

An amazing 28,000 dogs will participate in this years event, to see a slice of the action go to www.crufts.org.uk

If you have missed it, you can view it free at You Tube there are 141 crufts video clips to view and they offer the option  subscribe to view the replays. Enjoy!