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   HAWKESBURY DOG Welcome to the webpage of Hawkesbury Dog Agility Club sponsored by Canine Fun Sports. Agility is an exciting fun sport where you learn to form a partnership with your dog. You learn how to train your dog to respond to you even in the exciting environment of agility and this carries through to your bond with your dog at home. All this happens while you are having a fun time, as well. President: Keith Edwards Postal Address: PO Box 265, Richmond, NSW
2753 FOR CLUB MEMBERS ONLY We have a yahoo email list. This Group has been form to
enable members of HDAC to forward ideas and brag about their dogs
performances at trials or whatever. To subscribe to this yahoo group, just email a message
to: TO JOIN OUR CLUB We train every Wednesday night (except the Christmas school holidays) at the John Moroney Correction Centre, Northern Road, South Windsor. Beginners: are welcome on the first \Wednesday of
the month, commencing at 6:45pm. Our introductory class is for 4 weeks. In that time you learn some of the obstacles and some
of the basic handling manoeuvres. We teach you how to use positive
reinforcement so the dog enjoys doing what you want him to do. This method
is proven to work whether it is to train your dog to jump through a hoop or
to teach him to come to you when you walk in the park. Intermediate handlers: After successful introductory classes you graduate to our RED class, and then to our BLUE class. These classes also start at 6:45pm. Advanced handlers: start their SILVER class at 7:45pm. Hawkesbury club has many successful triallers at all levels of competition. If you are interested in joining our successful group then contact our chief instructor, Keith Edwards, for more details. Visitors: are welcome to training nights at Hawkesbury Dog Agility Club. We recognise that up and coming agility trialling dogs need to be familiarised with different equipment. Visitors should arrive at 7:45p, at the latest, and report to our duty desk. Handlers must be either a member of Dogs NSW or a member of one of its affiliates. Dogs must have been vaccinated within the previous 12 months.
ALL HANDLERS MUST AGREE TO ABIDE BY OUR GROUND RULES
CLUB EVENTS & TRIALS: Weekend Trials: We hold three major trials during the year: in Feb (our dusk to dawn trial), August and November. I am trying to keep this website up to date with schedules of each trial but most schedules are also published in the Dogs NSW journal. If you want further details, contact our trial secretary Chris Pleskanczak on (02) 9679 1427(before 8pm.) CLICK HERE to find the schedule for our trial on August 2nd 2008
We like to consider ourselves an innovative club and this is seen in our trialling schedule. We are the only club in NSW to hold a dusk to dawn trial – sure you need a little stamina, but the dogs are just like little kids being able to stay up past their bed – it is all a lot of fun. CLICK HERE for a look at our 2008 Dusk to Dawn Trial schedule.
Our Tuesday night trials are held on the first Tuesday of the month at The Bill Spilstead Complex for Canine Affairs, 44 Luddenham Road, Erskine Park NSW, starting at 7pm. For more details, information on classes to be judged or how to enter one of these trials, then contact our Tuesday night Trial secretary Travis Caterer (02) 4587 8908 (before 8pm) or travcatster@gmail.com CLICK HERE for a look at 2008's schedule of Tuesday night trials.
Hawkesbury Dog
Agility Club is also the only club to hold night trials during the week. It is a
simple one event / one judge trial designed to encourage those enthusiasts
that have other commitments on weekends – or for the true addicts that get
their agility fix as often as they can. The dogs often run better, and
faster at night which all adds to the excitement and enthusiasm.
Club Meeting are held on the second Monday of the even months (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec) at the Richmond Worker’s Club, March Street, Richmond, commencing at 7:30pm. We would like to encourage all our members to come along to our meetings to help us to run our club. More people gives us more ideas, and this in turn creates a better club. At these meeting we make decisions about things like judges for our trials, how to organise our training nights, demonstrations days, trophies and other encouragement awards to be awarded. We also discuss participation in other events such as seminars and training days and fundraising schemes. Come along and make your contribution.
Demonstration Days: Our club members are involved in agility demonstrations throughout the year, including performing at The Sydney Royal Easter Show and events local to the Hawkesbury area. These days are always great days for the whole family. We get to show off, and to laugh at ourselves and to participate in these community events.
Our Christmas Party: each year is a big event. We give out our bronze, silver and gold medallions to dogs who have gained titles during the year, and our many other club awards. Remember, we are a positive reinforcement club, so we like to reward our members who make contributions to the club, as well as our members who are successful in the training arena. Click here to see our past winners.
Each year the club holds competitions open to all members’ dogs from each of the Blue, Silver and Gold classes. A test, or mini-trial is held once a month, to based on training exercises throughout that month. Trophies are awarded at the end of the year (at our Christmans party) for the winners. Click here to see our previous winners.
Our newsletter is published at least 4 times a year. This will help you keep in touch with all our activities, and keeps you up to date with the various successes of our club members at the trialling level. We try to include a few handling tips, and a laugh or too. And, of course, we always welcome contributions from our club members.
Our editor is Jo Lamont. Contact details are at the top of the page or post to PO Box 265 Richmond, NSW 2753
     
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