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BB the club membership is $40 per year and training is $2 per night. I have to ring up and find out if you just rock up on the first night.

ST I would do beginners obidience from the start, it never hurts to revise old stuff and it will make you look like such a great trainer to have taught your dog so quick :curtsey: . Toby is going back to beginners because I have spent too much time on agility and neglected the basics.

ValleyWA .. Sounds better as it's closer. Actually very close to home!

Do you know the fees?

Do we just rock up on Feb 3rd and enrol then?

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Oh my gosh i've started a riot... :)

Apologies about the Thornlie and surrounds comments if that offended anyone, i've worked there for over 7 years now and have seen a LOT of action but through working there I have met a lot of lovely locals :)

Decided to stick with the family vet, purely because I know him really well (even if he is farther away) but did look into VetsWest in Canning Vale, and found them rather pushy to get me to do things n sign up for things and I was like 'uuuuuum, no thanks'.

Ex Thornlie SHS girls... A girl I go to uni with used to go there, now she teaches there :)

Ooh, what are the CAWA grounds like? I think you can just rock up and check it out, is that right?

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Hi ValleyWA and Belgian Blue - I'll see you on 3 Feb (thats my dog club too). I will be dogless that week as I am 'gophering' (first week is always crazy).

Bring your vaccination certificate with you as well, as they like to know that the dogs are as protected as they can get.

You know, this means that you get to meet my other IT, Duke. (He's only a little bit crazy, these days. Talk to someone who was there 2 years ago -

he was a lot crazy then).

ChristineX

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Bloody Hell you mob have been busy!!! What, about five pages in one day! :)

Who said they felt old for graduating in 2000................How about 1984!! Thats old!

I really agree with whats been said about the numbers of dogs allowed to be kept, it seems to me that its fine to have as many kids, cats, birds, ROOSTERS! etc., but dogs get the pointy end of the damn stick!

Im not even game enough to broach the subject with our council.............hmmm have just discovered its two dogs in a townsite, 4 not in a townsite............Now I just need to find out whether were we live constitutes a "townsite" :) .......Were on five acres so youd think not, but its in an outlying "township".

Bugger it, think Ill make the decision myself I think - done!

Seriously though, its time councils started to rethink the number of dogs "allowed" to be kept by responsible dog owners.

I would love to prattle on, but I have to go and make some tea for me, OH and pupsters!

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Hi ValleyWA and Belgian Blue - I'll see you on 3 Feb (thats my dog club too). I will be dogless that week as I am 'gophering' (first week is always crazy).

Bring your vaccination certificate with you as well, as they like to know that the dogs are as protected as they can get.

You know, this means that you get to meet my other IT, Duke. (He's only a little bit crazy, these days. Talk to someone who was there 2 years ago -

he was a lot crazy then).

ChristineX

What breed is Duke?

Did some basic commands with Ivy tonight and she did so well and I'm REALLY excited about starting training!!

See you then Christine :) Just keep an eye out for a short female with her black Belgian Shepherd .. both looking lost hehe.

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Hi BelgianBlue - I've two irish terriers, but Duke usually does not come out until classes have started (he's a bit hysterical around other dogs)but Kate is nice and sane and loves her training nights (she and Duke alternate weeks).

Just head for the changerooms, and look for the table under the lights - having a phobia about being late, I am usually wandering around the park pretty early on, and I do tend to head for people with dogs looking a little lost.

ChristineX

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Hi BelgianBlue - I've two irish terriers, but Duke usually does not come out until classes have started (he's a bit hysterical around other dogs)but Kate is nice and sane and loves her training nights (she and Duke alternate weeks).

Just head for the changerooms, and look for the table under the lights - having a phobia about being late, I am usually wandering around the park pretty early on, and I do tend to head for people with dogs looking a little lost.

ChristineX

I will probably be early too, give Ivy some time to settle in the new surroundings.

Oooo Irish Terriers, they sound adorable!

<wanders off and marks the calendar Feb 3rd>

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Hi, Pretty Sure this topic has been finished however, i work for a local government and i just asked the person who handles 3 dog permits and he said that each local government has the right too choose their on rules and limits, however he did also say that everyone has the option of going to the State Tribunial Adminstrate and putting in a appeal... Just an option if your still looking at having 3 or more dogs..

Gilypoo

Hi Gilypoo, thanks for the info! :)

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Hi BelgianBlue - I've two irish terriers, but Duke usually does not come out until classes have started (he's a bit hysterical around other dogs)but Kate is nice and sane and loves her training nights (she and Duke alternate weeks).

ChristineX

:) :) Oooh Irish Terriers!!! I would looooove one some day!! Are they really "terrors" Christine???

Ive met a couple at some Perth Shows, they seem like such characters!

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All the more fun Amypie?

Do you remember Mr Thompson in science RS? He is also a well known showie and was the president fora little while before he relocated to SA.

Hmm nope sorry don't remember him! I'm not sure if Ms McKenzie lasted past our year 8 class, hopefully she did! She provided endless entertainment! The poor kids in my class gave her a breakdown I think. Bugger what did she teach again... what's the class where you learn about planets and stuff? :) Oh man how dumb do I feel right now? :)

You're the same age as me RubyStar :( .

Does it scare you that we can now say we'll be 30 next year?! :) Even though I'm yet to turn 29, it still freaks me out cos by rights it's true!!!!!!

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Here is a taster, one more photo to come :cry: . They mostly come out blurred... so they aren't great.

He is so cute!!!

Lovely pic Valleywa!!

RS yay for whinging!!

I know exactly the teacher you are talking about... Mr Hesp. He also used to like holding his chalk like a cigarette and peer over his glasses... he was also having a fling with one of the other teachers although I cant' remember who!!

Ihave the details for the retrieving PM me your email address and I'll forward them to you. I am the same as you though... now i have titled Ari i am focussing on obedience but so much of retrieving applies in obedience or vice versa... it just seems to take a lot more work but the mistakes are just as unforgiving!!

YES! Mr Hesp, that's it!! :( Ewwww how could anyone want to have a fling with him :) He gave me Dux in English though, so he wasn't too bad :)

I'll check my emails, I think I might have it as I still get emails that are sent to the retrieving club members, even tho I'm not a member! :) If I can't find it, I will let you know ;) Thanks.

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I am the same as you though... now i have titled Ari i am focussing on obedience but so much of retrieving applies in obedience or vice versa... it just seems to take a lot more work but the mistakes are just as unforgiving!!

Whoops, forgot to comment on this part. You can teach the retrieving for obedience without the need for gundog type retrieving. Having taught Ruby the dumbell in obedience actually helped me in retrieving, she was able to retrieve it and bring it back sitting in front of me holding it :) But if it was threw too far and she didn't see it land, she would keep looking back at me for guidance. I know if I had kept it up she might have had a good shot, but I lack time and motivation! And teaching her not to drop the dummy and shake the second she comes out of the water first seemed just too much work for me :)

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It at Jack Mann Oval in Midland on Tuesdays. I went briefly last year with Toby, it didn't suit us personally.

Christine I will look forward to meeting Duke and if you want I will help you clip Kate's nails again :) .

Are there any DOLers who go to Midland Dog Training Club?

Where is that held?

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i am thinking of starting obedience classes with the OES as well... He hasn't done much before but i am wondering what class to stick him in... i think he could be suited to advanced beginners? at least he knows how to STAND i guess!!

So how many dogs do you actually have in your CoG residence there ST? ;) I know you have the 2 ES and 1 Wei, and even though the OES rings a bell, it didn't occur to me you had 4! You go girl, you tell CoG where to stick their rules!!!! :) :)

If he can do basics like sit and drop, advanced beginners will be fine. I chucked Millie straight in there, bypassing beginners. I was even bored poopless in beginners with Ruby and she was the first dog I'd trained. I'd taught her those things in her first week home :) But I guess it's more about the socialisation :(

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Kingsmeadow, Hill St, Guildford it is only 4 sessions in a row then one every second month(ish).If you are interested Tiggy I can forward you the details also. :)

I didn't know you had gundogs. :)

I don't have gundogs :) . I was just wondering where it was held since I live in the area. Is it at the Polo grounds, I walk my dogs there all the time. I've seen a group of Labradors at the river near there, retrieving bumpers.

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Are there any DOLers who go to Midland Dog Training Club?

Where is that held?

I'm tempted to be a smartass and say Midland? :)

I know it's some oval down Midland way, they hold their club trials there (I've only trialled there once so can't remember the name or exact location sorry!)

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