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ContentsEditor’s note ...................................... 2Calling all club members! ............... 2It just works ...................................... 3Recipes of the month ....................... 3Give me that ...................................... 5Book review. ..................................... 6Training times .................................. 7Club meetings ................................... 7Correspondence and newsletter .... 7Ground rules ..................................... 7

For notice of class cancellation ....... 9Attention Tuesday members .......... 9Notice- general meeting ...............10Of hills dog club inc. ......................102018 committee ..............................11Children’s information night ........12

IMPORTANT see notice of the Annual General Meeting & trophy presentation. ....... last page appendix

March 2018www.hillsdogclub.com www.facebook.com/hillsdogclub

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UP COMING DATES:General meetings 2018:

14 March, 11 April, 9 May, 13 Jun, 11 Jul, 8 Aug, 12 Sept, 10 Oct, 14 Nov, 12 Dec.

and AGM April 18, 2018

Instructor interview: Tony . . page 3Give me that! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5 Children's Info night . . . . . . . . page 2

Congratulations to Deidre Obrien and Gracie aka Japorik

Miss Rosebay who gained her Neuter Championship Title at Manly & District Kennel & Dog

Training Club under Judge Mrs Pauline Hartwell. She also got

best Neuter in Group.

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PROMOTIONS - FEBRUARY 2018Beginners to Graduate

☞ Karyn with Gypsy the Koolie

☞ Zali with Billy the Border Collie

Graduate to Advanced

☞ Ingrid Bauer with Lilla the Rottweiler

☞ Suzie Webster with Archie the Sheltie

EDITOR’S NOTEHi there!

It’s been wonderful to see the training grounds brimming with keen faces over the past month. We’ve scattered photos from training all throughout this edition – enjoy!

It’s particularly lovely to see so many families and children here to learn about training their furry family member. To encourage everyone to get involved with their dog, Hills is proud to present a children’s information night on 30 April. This informative night will cover safety with dogs, including safe handling, playing and basic dog care. Don’t miss out – please return the slip on page 12 to book your child’s spot!

We are excited to announce the return of our instructor feature series; a chance for you to find out more about the club instructors and what makes them tick. This month we thought you’d like a peek into the head of the Howler producer himself – Tony! Turn to page 3 for this fun feature.

Chief instructor Dianne has shared with us a must-teach exercise for all dogs. Really, truly! Check out page 5 and you’ll know what we mean.

Lastly, do you fancy yourself a writer? Journalist? Cartoonist? Or perhaps you are involved in a dog-related activity or cause you would like to share with us. We at the Howler are dedicated to providing you with informative and entertaining content. If you have something to share or would like to get involved, please drop us a line at hillshowler@gmail.com.

Happy training! Ellen and Tony Editorial Team

CALLING ALL CLUB MEMBERS!

Are you interested in becoming a Hills Dog Club Instructor?

We are calling for expressions of interest for the next

instructors course, starting late 2018 or early 2019. Please email Dianne Atkins for more information:

Diatkins@bigpond.net.au

You may want to chat to any of the

instructors about the course and find out if this is something you

want to do.

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IT JUST WORKS By Ellen Mok

Club instructor and Howler designer Tony Vink talks about fatherhood, greatness and how he accidentally trained his cat.

The time of the interview wasn’t planned in advance; I sent Tony a message and he replied almost instantly. “I have an hour now… then kids pick up.” Done. The next message I received indicated that he was jumping up and running to the car. He must have done so, because when I entered the café he was already seated, with flat white and caramel slice on order.

It seems to be typical of the Dutch father-of-two (three, including Cinnamon the dog). A stay-at-home dad with hobbies more numerous than one can imagine, he is used to slotting his day’s schedule together and changing it on the fly.

“It’s a hard job, staying at home and doing the housework and

the kids and the homework and the projects that they have to do,” he tells me. Today is no different. “Today is swimming after school at half past three, that means I have to dash and get the swimming costumes and towels and stuff… and this morning I had to go with my son to test going on the bus for the first time…” he recounts the story of a missing bus and a call to his mother-in-law for help. “But that’s the type of work – make the lunch boxes, make dinner at night, clean the house – that’s my job!”

Born in the Netherlands to Dutch parents, Tony was to follow them around the world as his father worked for a multinational company. He began kindergarten speaking Spanish in Venezuela, but then learned English in primary school in Trinidad.

It was there that his family got their first dog. “A little mongrel pup came to live with us,” he explains. “I remember that she had pups a couple of weeks before we left!”

The next stop was Iran. “We lived in a compound for Dutch expats, with our own little school and two Dutch teachers. I remember I picked up a stray kitten there one day too. The gardener used to smoke the leaves of one of our trees... but not the stuff you're thinking of!”

...good design, you don’t see it. It’s invisible. It just

works.

continued on page 4

Tony and Cinnamon are also Delta volunteers since 2016

RECIPES OF THE MONTH

sent in by Kerry Richards.

Homemade carrot and sweet potato dog biscuits

Ingredients2 cups of wholemeal flour1 carrot , diced1 cup of sweet potato, diced2 generous tablespoons of peanut butter1 egg

DirectionsPreheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). Chop the carrot and sweet potato into cubes and place on the boil.In a mixing bowl, combine flour, egg and peanut butter.Once the sweet potato and carrot are soft, take them off the boil and drain the water out. With a potato masher mash them to whatever consistency you like. Add this to the mixing bowl and then combine all the ingredients with a

continued on page 8

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It’s not hard to imagine the earnest, irrepressible Tony as a child bringing home a kitten determined to keep it. Nor does it surprise me that the list of animals increases.

He began secondary schooling in Belgium. “We had cats in those days, and a tortoise, and mice, and chickens and budgies and fish and I was one of the youngest members of the pigeon racing club. We had two lofts for racing and breeding them.”

“Oh,” he adds, “we had some ducks too – I won them at a fun fair. Which is where we got the chickens and goldfish from too.”

It’s been a bit of a change for Tony since he moved to Australia in 2013. Before that, he worked as a graphic designer in South Africa. Although he no longer does it for a living, he still jumps on graphic design opportunities for the joy of it. Producing the Howler is just one example.

“I get a kick out of producing something that looks nice and people will read. It’s almost like a little work of art, every time.”

And he is passionate about good design. “If you see a good design, you don’t see it. It’s invisible. It just works. You can read it… it’s not something you say, ‘ooh, this is a great

design.’”

The same applies to public speaking, another hobby of his. “It’s like, ‘oh, this is a great speaker.’ If someone said that, then yeah, it’s good. But a great speaker

you can listen to for 3 hours and at the end of it say, ‘oh, are we done already?’ So, it’s subtle.”

“Those are the things that I enjoy,” he continues. “I’m not there yet – I know that. But those are the things I’d love to be able to do.”

It strikes me that design and speaking are not the only things that contain subtleties. Tony’s chatty and easy-going exterior are supported by a true appreciation for excellence and maybe a touch of perfectionism.

He recognises it, too. When he first came to Hills to train his four-month-old pug mix, he wanted to know everything about dog training. He had done a lot of reading and self-study, but was thrilled to find mentors knowledgeable about positive training and the science behind it – something he hadn’t found in South African dog training clubs at the time.

Back then, he had experimented with clicker training on his own. But there were a few surprises. “There was nowhere that could teach me anything,” he explains. “I got it wrong a few times, and you start to get desperate – then you use your clicker as a recall mark.” His dog at the time, a Sheltie named Toby, was evidently not impressed.

But Tony wasn’t done. “Eventually it did work for recalling my cat – so I did some training. In fact, I did manage to train my cat at the time to go

Tony and family, including Cinnamon

Cinnamon likes to chill on Tony's lap.

continued on page 5

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Exercise:

1. While the dog is chewing on a toy, approach him without saying anything and reach towards him with a food treat in your hand.

2. Put the treat near his nose so he smells it.

3. As the dog lets go of the toy, say your command (drop it, give it to me, let go) and give the dog the treat.

4. When the dog takes the treat pick up the toy.

5. Then return the toy to him.

This teaches the dog that when you approach and reach towards him, good things happen (the treat) and by giving him back his toy he learns you’re not going to take everything away from him.

You can also use a favourite toy instead of always using a food treat for variety, and swap one toy for the one he is holding.

get trained – they just want to train the dog.”

“Because I know what I’d like – but I’m not training myself, I’m training other people. If I was training people who were exactly like me, maybe it was different.”

Tony’s not sure what a class of people exactly like him would be like – and neither am I. But one thing’s for sure – it wouldn’t be boring.

GIVE ME THAT.by Dianne Atkins February 2018

Most puppies learn to protect objects of value by the way we approach and take things away from them at an early age. Try not to grab objects from your puppy’s mouth but teach him to “give you that”. When a new puppy comes into your home it is important to teach him how to let go of objects when you ask him to. This is also important if you bring an older dog into your home. He might already have a strong possession instinct due to early training.

To prevent this, it is important to teach puppies to give up objects. Daily practice with

a high rate of reinforcement is very important in the early learning stages. By teaching him to “drop it” you will help to prevent unwanted games such as keep away or catch- me-if-you-can. Teaching children in the household

how to get a puppy to drop objects will prevent them from chasing him around, and will stop those unwanted games dogs so enjoy playing.

These can be very frustrating for you as an owner. But, if you teach your dog to drop whatever he is holding, you will then have a dog that will not run from you or hang onto things that do not belong to him.

Prevention training is important. Even if you can take things from your puppy now, it does not necessarily mean you will be able to six months later. Your efforts will be rewarded with a safe adult dog in your family.

sit on a pillow on cue, just by using the clicker.”

It’s no surprise that he embraced the opportunity to become a club instructor through the instructor’s course. But he knows not everyone shares his thirst for the theory behind training.

“If people are interested, I’ll explain [the science] to them, otherwise people don’t want that – they want a dog trained. They don’t want to know what the reason is, why this is trained or how come it can

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As we all know the job is not done until the paperwork is complete. We are looking for someone who can help out in the office on Monday evening and /or Tuesday morning. Its not hard, simple information giving and some forms etc. If you can spare some time, (no dog of course), then we

would be grateful Please talk to someone in the office, or ring me, if you think you can help. Thanks in anticipation Gordon FenbowPresident98755004

BOOK REVIEW.Horrie the Wog-Dog: The Original TailBy Ion IdriessETT Imprint, 2017

Reviewed by Ellen Mok

Horrie the Wog-Dog is a true story taken from the diary of Private J.B. Moody of the 6th division, A.I.F. in WWII. The story opens with Moody and his fellow dispatch-rider in the desert of Egypt. There, against all odds in the harsh surrounds, they find a small, white dog. As soon as they smuggle him back to camp the little dog is christened Horrie the Wog-Dog and immediately becomes the unofficial mascot of the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion.

Readers don’t need familiarity with military matters to enjoy this book. Complete with Aussie slang, we are taken on Horrie’s journey as he is smuggled, marched and paraded with his mates across Egypt, Greece, Syria and Palestine.

Horrie’s antics will make the most wizened soldier smile; an incident where Horrie lifts his leg on a corporal’s freshly polished boots may seem oddly familiar to many readers. Moody’s embarrassment when Horrie growls at friendly strangers may also ring a few bells.

On the other hand, the challenge of hiding a dog in camp, through parades and inspections, even on board ship is novel and truly suspenseful.

In return, Horrie’s contribution to the troops includes alerting them to thieves and bombers and serving as a messenger. His keen ears and ability to run across camp and up mountains faster than a soldier proves invaluable.

This recount of the kindness and gentleness of the soldiers who cared for Horrie and risked so much to keep him as their companion is as touching as the indomitable spirit of this brave little dog.

WE NEED HELP

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GROUND RULES1. As a condition of membership, all dogs are required to be properly vaccinated according to current veterinary guidelines.

2. Members are responsible at all times for the behaviour of their dog/s whilst present on the training grounds or representing the club.

3. All dogs must have properly fitted equipment and remain on lead at all times (unless instructed otherwise by a club instructor). No check/choker chains are to be used on any dogs in Puppy, Beginners or Graduate classes.

4. A member shall not ill-treat a dog at any time. Any such action may give rise to suspension or expulsion from the Club by resolution of the Committee.

5. Bitches in season and/or dog/s which are un-well or have an infectious condition are not permitted on the obedience training grounds.

6. Members are to pick up after their dog/s and help keep the grounds clean and tidy.

7. Adequate sensible dress with appropriate footwear (no thongs, scuffs or bare feet) is required to be worn by Handler during training.

8. Dogs are not to be left unattended whilst on the training grounds unless crated or tethered in a safe area. Members are reminded not to approach dogs that are confined. All dogs are to be kept under control and supervised while at the counter or in the clubhouse.

9. The Club reserves the right to ask any member to muzzle or in extreme cases, remove their dog/s from the training grounds. If a muzzle is required this must remain in place whilst on the club grounds. This will be at the discretion of the Committee.

10. Members who use Club equipment must ensure it is

returned to the storeroom and stored correctly after classes are conducted.

11. Children are welcome to attend classes provided they are supervised by an adult/parent/guardian at all times.

12. Child members (aged 7 to 11 are to be accompanied by an adult/parent/guardian in classes) and Junior members (aged 12 to 15 under adult/parent/guardian supervision on grounds) are welcome to train providing they have sufficient control of their dog during classes. This will be at the discretion of the class/chief instructor.

Hills Dog Club Inc.

TRAINING TIMESMon. 7pm -> Puppies*, Beginners, Graduate & Advanced 8pm -> Competitive Trialling dogs class*Puppy classes are for dogs 12-20 weeks. Tue. 10:30am -> All Classes

CLUB MEETINGSThe club meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, except January, in the clubhouse. Meetings start at 7.30pm. All welcome! Tea and coffee provided.Club financial year is 1st January to 31st December.

CORRESPONDENCE AND NEWSLETTERAll Club correspondence or enqui-ries should be addressed in writing to The Secretary, PO Box 56/169 Ridgecrop Drive, Castle Hill, NSW, 2154. Hills Howler is available at the clubhouse on training days/nights and online. All members are en-couraged to contribute.For admin purposes, please keep us informed of change of email address.

Forgotten to bring treats to train-ing? Lamb Treats are on sale at the office for $5 a packet

NOTICE:Election of Judges

To take place at the following meetings:Show: May and OctoberTrial: November

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Email us at: hillshowler@gmail.com

Subject: Send Howler

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wooden spoon. You may need to get your hands dirty at this point to combine it all into a ball. Roll out the dough mix between two sheets of baking paper to your desired thickness; make sure you sprinkle a little extra flour to stop it sticking.Get your cookie cutters out (l use ones shaped like bones) and cut out the shapes, placing them on a lined baking tray put them in the oven for about 20 minutes until they get a nice brown colour.Wait for them to cool a little and then Bon Appetit!

Hope your pups enjoy them! These biscuits are great and versatile. I recommend you keep them in the fridge, but you can also put some in the freezer to save for another time and they are great straight out of the freezer on a hot day.

Home Baked Tuna Treats For Dogs.

A large can of tuna in oil (must be in oil) - cheap one from Aldi. Throw in some rolled oats (the regular kind not

the fast cooking ones), some wholemeal or plain flour and a couple of eggs; mix to a stiff dough and press on to a baking tray lined with baking paper. Cook in a cool(ish) oven (about 200C) for around half to an hour - when you can smell it it is usually baked enough. I then leave it in the oven to cool as I like it to be really crispy. Break it up and store in the freezer in zip lock bags.You can add vegetables, parsley if you like - anything goes. I have also added other dry ingredients if I am low on rolled oats. If you add vegetables it is quite moist and not as easy to give to the dog (nor to have in your pocket).

a glorious evening at the dog training grounds in Castle Hill.

From page 3

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We train we're fine come rain or shine

FOR NOTICE OF CLASS CANCELLATIONIn the event of extreme weather conditions (heat or rain) Go to: www.hillsdogclub.com

OR Facebook: www.facebook.com/hillsdogclub Pages updated Monday 4pm & Tuesday 8:45am

ATTENTION TUES-DAY MEMBERS The Hills Council have informed us on TUESDAY 10TH APRIL the Council will be holding an event on the dog grounds. We will not be able to use our usual training area on this day. After some discussions with the council and our President our Club has received approval for us to use the terrace rings for classes on this day. The terrace rings are the grassed area above our usual training ground, close to Showground Rd and near the George Bell building and toilet block. As we are not allowed any access to our building no equipment

STOPPRESS!

will be available for classes and sadly we will not be able to provide morning tea. You will not be able to drive to this area your usual way, instead of turning left beside the horticulture building you must drive past the Pavilion theatre and turn left at the road in front of the Harvey Lowe and continue down to the grassed area. If you are unsure of the location or how to access it please ask at the office, we hope to have someone directing you on the day.

We are extremely sorry for this disruption and hope you will attend training class on this day as it’s the last training day before the two week break for school holidays.

This is totally out of our control.

TAKE NOTE:TRAINING VENUE

CHANGE 10th APRIL.

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NOTICE IS GIVEN OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF HILLS DOG CLUB INC.

When: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday 14th March 2018 - 7:30pmWhere: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meeting Rooms at Castle Hill Showground.Who: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everyone is welcome to attend.

AGENDA1. Open Meeting2. Apologies3. Confirmation of Minutes of previous meeting4. Business arising from the minutes5. Correspondence6. Treasurer’s Report7. New members8. Chief Instructor’s Report9. Show Secretary’s Report10. Trial Secretary’s Report11. Publicity Report12. Motions13. General Business

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HILLS DOG CLUB INC - 2018 COMMITTEEPRESIDENT: Gordon Fenbow. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0430 341 235. E: gfenbow@bigpond.net.auVICE PRESIDENT: Anne Small . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0417 414 877. E: jonan.65@bigpond.comVICE PRESIDENT: Vacant

SECRETARY: Tiki Friezer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: dogclubtrials@gmail.comASSISTANT SECRETARY: Vacant

TREASURER: Lynne Sheather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9634 1497. E: lshe4963@bigpond.net.auASSISTANT TREASURER: Janet Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0419 313 848. E: powerjanet@optusnet.com.auCHIEF INSTRUCTOR: Dianne Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9654 3833. E: diatkins@bigpond.net.auTRIAL SECRETARY: Tiki Friezer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E: dogclubtrials@gmail.comSHOW SECRETARY: Janet Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0419 313 848. E: powerjanet@optusnet.com.au

COMMITTEE:Natalie Conway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0404 878 940.Vicki Gresser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0414 819 946.Judith Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9868 5912.Kathy Cocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0411 892 329.Peter Guenther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: 9634 6876.Deirdre O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0414 515 233.

PUBLIC OFFICER: Vicki Gresser. . Mb: 0414 819 946.PUBLICITY OFFICER: Tony Vink . Mb: 0497 850 895. E: Tonyvink@gmail.comEDUCATION OFFICER: Dianne Atkins . . Tel: 9654 3833.EQUIPMENT OFFICER: Luke Perfect . . . Mb: 0409 118 458. E: alwaysperfect@optusnet.com.au

REGISTRAR: Jody Smith . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0412 502 629. E: jawsmith@bigpond.com

AUDITOR: Mr T. NewtonPATRON: Mrs Betty Stepkovitch

TROPHY STEWARDS:TRIAL: Kerry Richards & Janice LyonsSHOW: Terri Odell & Janet PowerCLUB: Genevieve Young . . . . . . . . . . Mb: 0419 161 042. E: genevieve.young@optusnet.com.au

LIFE MEMBERS: Peter Guenther, Hazel Baldwin (deceased), Dianne Atkins, Janet Power, Belvane Parsons, Anne Small, Betty Cansdale, Robyn Jones, Janice Lyons, Vicki Gresser, Lynne Sheather.

Image Credits:Cover page photo by Fiona Erskine photography. (via Diedre OBrien)Photos of members bt Tony Vink-Photos with article owned by re-spective authors / or are from the public Domain and printed under the Creative Commons Licence.

The Hills Howler newsletter is written by members, for members. The views ex-pressed here are not necessarily the views of the Hills Dog Club Inc. and the club does not accept responsibility for any in-formation, articles or advice published.We welcome requests for articles and info, and also allow members to post dog/pet related notices at editors discretion.

Members are encouraged to write and contribute letters, stories, with photos re-lated to dogs and experiences with dogs. Share a joy or a sadness with us.Most web links on the digital version of this Newsletter are live and may be clicked to go to the appropriate site. Some images also contain web links.

HILLS DOG CLUB Inc. presents

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION NIGHTFor family members, children and grandchildren

“HOW TO INTERACT WITH DOGS”Date: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monday 30th AprilTime: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7:00 – 8:00 pmPlace: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Hills Dog Club grounds

This informative night will cover safe interaction between children and dogs. This includes caring for, greeting and playing with dogs, and helping children to understand what their dog is telling them.

Children will be fully supervised during this eventRSVP: Take this form to the office to secure your child’s spot

PLEASE TEAR OFF AND RETURN TO THE OFFICE

Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No. of children attending: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hills Dog Club Inc.

Postal Address – The Secretary P O Box 56/159 Ridgecrop Drive Castle Hill NSW 2154

Renewal Application – due by the third Tuesday in March

A copy of your dog/s current vaccination certificate must be submitted with your renewal

PERSONAL DETAILS

I/We (Last name)............................................................................................................................................

First name ...................................................................................................................................................

Address ......................................…………………………………………...........……….....……........……….

Suburb ……………………………………………......... Postcode ..................………........….

Phone.………..…...…mobile.....................…......email…………..…………………..............….………..........

Optional for Dogs NSW members - Membership Number …....................................................................

DOGS DETAILS

NAME .................................................BREED..............................................................AGE...............

NAME .................................................BREED..............................................................AGE...............

Apply to be admitted as member(s) of the Hills Dog Club Inc. (club year 1st Jan – 31st Dec)

I/We enclose my/our RENEWAL FEE of

Full Membership Adult $15.00 O Dual $20.00 O

Associate Membership Adult $15.00 O Dual $20.00 O

Full Membership Family $30.00 O

Associate Membership Family $30.00 O Junior $10.00 O

* NB: Dual Membership is any two people residing at the same address

PLEASE TICK ONE BOX – ONLY FULL MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO VOTE

General meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month except January

In the event of me/us becoming members, I/we also undertake to be bound by the Constitution of the HillsDog Club Inc. (“the Club”) I/We understand that members & dogs train at their own risk & indemnify andhereby waive and release the Club its members and workers from any and all liability for any injury ordamage which I/we, my family, guest or my dog may suffer while on Club grounds or in the Club buildings.I/we also declare that ALL dogs trained by me/us on this ground hold a valid vaccination certificate from aregistered Veterinarian according to current guidelines.

Signature(s).......................................................................................................Date........................................

OFFICE USE

Membership Fee $ Vac. Cert. Sighted_____________________________

Receipt number______________________________

TOTAL $ Office Staff Signature21/10/2017

CASH OR

CHEQUE

ONLY

HILLS DOG CLUB

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND TROPHY PRESENTATION

WEDNESDAY APRIL 18 2018

TO BE HELD IN THE CLUB ROOMS HILLS DOG CLUB CASTLE HILL SHOWGROUND COMMENCING AT 7.30 PM

AGENDA:

• Meeting Opened • Apologies • Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 12.4.2017 • To receive and adopt the balance sheets and accounts of the Club and the accompanying

reports thereon; • REPORTS: President

Secretary Any other Reports as may be submitted

• Election Returning Officer • Election not less than two [2] scrutineers • Elect Office Bearers and Committee (d) to receive from the Returning Officer or the Chairman pursuant to Rule 42 the result of the ballot for the election of Office Bearers and the Members of the Committee or pursuant to Rule 40, to elect Office Bearers or Members of the Committee; • Elect Patrons [maximum 3] • Elect an Auditor • Any other business written notice of which has been given at least 7 days prior to meeting

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FROM THE HILLS DOG CLUB CONSTITUTION 40. The Office Bearers and the Members of the Committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting and shall take office at the General Meeting held in the month following the Annual General Meeting. The Office Bearers will hold office until the next Annual General Meeting. 41. All nomination of Members proposed as Office Bearers or as Members of the Committee may be received in writing and/or nominated from the floor at the Annual General Meeting. [11.15] 42. If there be more than the required number of Members nominated for the election to any office, an election by ballot shall take place, but if there be only the required number, the Chairman shall declare those nominated to be duly elected.

Following the Annual General Meeting the Presentation of Awards for 2017 will be held

HILLS DOG CLUB

COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM 2018 I HEREBY NOMINATE ……………………………………………………………. FOR THE PLEASE PRINT POSITION OF ………………………………………………. SIGNATURE OF NOMINEE: ……………………………………………………. SIGNATURE OF PROPOSER: …………………………………………………….. SIGNATURE OF SECONDER: ……………………………………………………… Completed form to be handed to Secretary, Tiki Friezer or her Nominee Mrs Anne Small at the office counter by 8.00 pm Monday April 16, 2018 or posted to the Club Official Address PO Box 56 159 Ridgecrop Drive Castle Hill NSW 2154 NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY IS ACCEPTED FOR ANY NOMINATION FORM HANDED TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR SENT TO A DIFFERENT ADDRESS PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IN THE HILLS DOG CLUB CONSTITUTION 16. (a) A Junior Member, Provisional Member, Associate Member, Child Member, Honorary Member or Honorary Life Member shall not be entitled to vote or take part in the proceedings of a General Meeting and shall not be eligible to hold office, but shall be entitled to exercise all other privileges of Membership. (b) Provisional Membership shall not entitle a person to be admitted to any other category of Membership without approval of the Club’s Members in General Meeting.

24. There shall be a Committee consisting of the Office Bearers and four (4) but no more than six (6) Members plus Publicity Officer, Show Secretary, Trial Secretary, Chief Instructor, and if appointed, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Registrar, Ground Equipment Officer, Education Officer, and Trophy Stewards.

37. The Office Bearers of the Club shall be: (a) The President (b) Two (2) Vice-Presidents (c) The Treasurer (d) The Secretary All Office Bearers must be financial members of Dogs NSW [Reg X 2.6 [a] [b]]