MARCH 2021 BREED FEATURE AUSTRALIA DAY SHOW The Schnauzer p8 In Review p16 FIRST AID DOG SPORTS Acute Pancreatitus p34 What is Barn Hunt? p40 Contents 4 | President’s Message 6 | Board Notes 8 7 | Annual General Meeting Of Members Notice 8 | Breed Feature – The Schnauzer 12 | A Great Holiday With Your Dog 14 | Social Media Update 15 | Canine Ehrichiosis – Advice For Dog Owners 16 | Australia Day Show In Review 16 19 | Should You Shave Your Pet In Summer 20 | National Herding Committee, Rule Review – Calling For Submissions 21 | Show And Trial Gazette 40 | Dog Sports – What is Barn Hunt? 42 | Ley James – Retiring CCKC President 44 | First Aid – Acute Pancreatitus 46 | Weight Management – Part 2 40 Healthy Portioning 48 | Dances With Dogs – Life Membership 49 | Affiliated Clubs And Services 53 | Durack Vendors 54 | Rates Guide Office Address Website 247 King Avenue, Durack, Queensland 4077 www.dogsqueensland.org.au Office Telephone Postal Address (07) 3252 2661 PO Box 1136, Mt Ommaney, Queensland 4074 Office Email ABN 45 160 285 192 [email protected] DOG WORLD March 2021 3 President’s Message A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens (1859) t was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, … it was the epoch ofI belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was “the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it Corporations Law and looked to achieving the best was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. outcomes possible for our dog world and members. This has been especially so in these troubling COVID I love this opening line referring to the aftermath of times and I take this opportunity to thank the the French Revolution and believe in some ways it current Board for working effectively together. does describe the challenges of the last year with COVID-19 and the global hope that comes with the Being a director of the Canine Control Council (Qld) rollout of the vaccines. Ltd is a totally voluntary and unpaid commitment for 4 years. It is a special way to give back to the dog I know that finances are not everything, but to turn world. around the $104k loss of 2019 to a credit of $623k in a pandemic year puts Dogs Queensland in a good I thank all 20 members who nominated at this last position to face the continuing challenges with election and decided it was something they were the pandemic in 2021. Dogs Queensland’s current prepared to do. May we continue to attract members financial position with our wonderful grounds may with a wide range of skills and backgrounds to well be the envy of our colleague bodies in other director positions. States. As a director you don’t just represent your Dogs Queensland has had some seismic shifts with chosen canine discipline/s in your zone. You have the composition of the Board over the last two responsibility for all our disciplines and the good elections. In 2019 Mrs Barb Murfet was the only functioning of Dogs Queensland right across sitting director returned. In this 2021 election Mr Queensland, so it is a great opportunity to increase David Weil was similarly the only re-nominating your knowledge of our dog world and the challenges director who was voted in. we face. The 2019 election followed some unhappiness over On behalf of all our members and the Board I a Board proposal to buy a former Masters property would like to thank the outgoing five directors for at Parkinson and sell our Durack property. I felt the substantial contribution they have made over the need to take steps to make sure that any such the last number of years. It is hoped that they will proposal could only occur with a favourable vote continue their valued involvement in our dog world. of the members. As one of the newly elected 2019 Mr Shane Thomas directors I was elected President at the first Board A former President of Dogs Queensland, Shane meeting, no doubt with a view to helping heal some brought his professional accountancy skills to the of the earlier unhappiness. Although it has been a Board table. His contributions were always soundly challenging couple of years on a number of fronts, I based with a good common sense approach. Behind can say that your Board has actively worked in the the scenes too, Shane has always been a very best interests of our wider dog world. generous supporter of our wider dog world. Although we don’t always agree (which is a good Mr Bill Smith thing), we have each brought our own experience, The current Senior Vice President of Dogs dog world background and independent views to the Queensland and Director of the ANKC Ltd, Bill is the table in all our Board discussions. Chair of the Conformation Judges Committee and In a spirit of cooperation, the directors have has successfully caused conformation judge training discharged their serious responsibilities under the and assessment to continue during 2020 despite the 4 DOG WORLD March 2021 challenges of limited events with the pandemic. Ms Ainslie Carius Another former President of Dogs Queensland, Ainslie has served on various iterations of the Board for more than 13 Years. Ainslie has consistently brought her legal and HR skills to the Boardroom table with valuable input. Ainslie has also been the key person in the staging of many conformation show events. Ainslie works tirelessly up front on numerous committees and also behind the scenes. I sincerely hope that she will continue her valuable dog world involvement. Mr Duncan McAllister A very practical man, Duncan has brought his wealth of dog world experience and work skills to the table. He is outcome orientated and has been extremely valuable as the director responsible for grounds liaison. He has helped oversee the progress of many projects, ranging from the revitalisation of the rings and lure coursing field to the correction of structural faults with our clubhouse. More recently, I have found him invaluable in attending meetings with me with the Queensland government over our concerns with the Breeder Identification Number scheme and breeder related issues. Mr Lawrie Knauth Lawrie has an extensive past and current background in the very many dog sports disciplines and brings his common sense approach to the Boardroom table. He has also had a director involvement with grounds liaison. In addition, Lawrie has played Est 1977 an integral role in organising the All Dogs Sports “ HOT FOIL STAMPING SPECIALIST ” Spectacular, judge training and effectively chairing PHONE: ( 02 ) 47741809 the Retrieving and Field Trial Committee. EMAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 109 Silverdale Rd Silverdale N.S.W. 2752 The New Directors WEB: www.marellenshowribbons.com I would like to extend congratulations to the “ FIND US ON FACEBOOK FOR FAST COMMUNICATION ” following five new members of the Board whose appointments will be confirmed at the Annual General Meeting of the Canine Control Council (Qld) Ltd on Wednesday 31 March, 2021-: • Ms Carolyn Ryan • Ms Carolyn Pearen • Ms Mandy Schelbach • Ms Netta Bainbridge • Mrs Vicki Schneider Together with the other directors, I look forward to working with these new directors on the new board. Ulla Greenwood, President ” DOG WORLD March 2021 5 BOARD NOTES – MARCH 2021 CHANGE OF RULE 69.3 CLARIFICATION • ANKC Ltd Regulations Part 8 – Member Bodies & Membership At the Board Meeting last night, the Board agreed to alter the following Rule to assist all Clubs to be The summary can be read by clicking on this link. able to run their Shows during this Covid period, in summary 69.3 (1) will have the time limit SEND BACK FEE reduced from 6 to 3 months and any restrictions Members will have seen the weekly Transaction in 69.3 (2) will be removed, ie there are no Time Index that is provided in Paw Prints. restrictions on the judging of General Specials in terms of time and distance; As an overview for 2020, we received 3302 Litters in the Office, of these Litters 57% were OLD RULE submitted incomplete or incorrectly requiring 69.3 (1) No Championship Judge who is judging written contact with the breeder from the Office. identical breeds may judge at Exhibitions held Examples include but are not limited to the within a period of six (6) months of each other following; and within two-hundred (200) kilometres radius of each other (not including Property Classes or • Missing Credit Card Information Sweepstakes) without the express permission of • Limited Register Form Errors the CCCQ Ltd prior to signing the contract. Note that the two-hundred (200) • Membership and Ownership issues kilometre radius is to include any and all • Missing Forms, ie Colour Verification, appointments that are over the border in NSW. Certificate of Fitness, AI Forms (2) No Judge may judge General Specials • Signatures of Breeders or Stud Dog Owners at All Breeds Championship Shows held within a period of six (6) months of each other and within • Missing or Incorrect Microchip Numbers a one-hundred (100) kilometre radius of each other. • Orivet DNA Parentage Certificate Errors NEW RULE Of the 57% of sendbacks, approximately half of these were due to incomplete or missing DNA 69.3 o Championship Judge who is judging information. The Board acted earlier in the year identical breeds may judge at Exhibitions held to extend the cheaper registration deadline within a period of three (3) months of each other form 3 months to 4 months and this will be and within two-hundred (200) kilometres radius kept in place to allow breeders more time to of each other (not including Property Classes or complete the DNA Parentage Verification prior to Sweepstakes) without the express permission of submission.