m-j Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hi I am very lucky to be having Julie (Sardog) and Andrew Cowan of Search and Rescue Dogs Austrlia (SARDA) coming to Culcairn, near Albury/Wodonga, on the 19th and 20th August to conduct several training sessions, with their dogs River and Gus. These training sessions are being held to create an interest in setting up a NSW branch of SARDA. If anyone would like to come to this, or any future training sessions to learn about SARDA and the organisations activities, please PM me for more details, thanks. cheers M-J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterpaws Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 (edited) I'm coming Can't wait and thank you M-J for organising this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eta - if anyone wants to come I am driving from Central Coast - Culcairn and have room for one more person if someone wants a ride Edited August 10, 2006 by Winterpaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-j Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'm coming Can't wait I am really looking forward to it also and meeting some other dolers, it will be a bit of a social outing as well cheers M-J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido666 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hi, I've seen Julie and Andrew in action with River and Gus at the K9Force workshop held down in Vic recently. They were inspirational to watch and I can assure you that you will get something out of it if you attend . I wish it were closer to me, just so I could see them work again. Cheers, Corine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 K9: Hey this will be a great weekend, if I wasnt training in Perth I would be there. Even if you have no interest in SAR, you will get a lot out of this weekend, Julie, Andrew, Gus, River & M-J are a great bunch of people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-j Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 F666 wrote They were inspirational to watch and I can assure you that you will get something out of it if you attend . I wish it were closer to me, just so I could see them work again. They are great to watch, they obviously enjoy their work. I got a lot out of the Melbourne workshop also. K9 wrote: Hey this will be a great weekend, if I wasnt training in Perth I would be there. There will be other weekends. Great little country pub to stay in, good food, fortunately not provided by me. If anyone has transport difficulties preventing them from coming down/up to a training session, the XPT (train from Sydney to Melbourne) stops within walking distance to the hotel where we will be staying. cheers MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardog Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 A huge thank-you must go to m-j, even before our training workshop begins, for her hard work over the past couple of months to find suitable training sites and extras. M-j is keen to persue this discipline and this has also given her another insight to the requirements needed to train the sar dog by creating as close to the real life situation with training venues that the sar dog and handler will be put into upon deployment. Over the three days we will be working an old tannery building, an operational quarry/disaster site and 300acres of bush/hills all to give the attendees a complete overview of how the sar dog and handler operates. The behind-the-scene requirements will be demonstrated with rapid log sheets completed, communication sheets and navigation skills applied. M-j and Jade attended our Training In Drive/Sar Workshop with K9 at the end of May and they have been busy ever since setting up for this workshop. We have 3 attendees from the NSW combined workshop in April also coming and it will give them further knowledge from that gained previously. The whole weekend will also be applied to the theory and practical areas of Search & Rescue. Should be great and we will all have fun as well. Thanks m-j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 A huge thank-you must go to m-j, even before our training workshop begins, for her hard work over the past couple of months to find suitable training sites and extras. Yes .... thank you m-j I'll be there too! See you there, and thanks for making this opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeak Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 If anyone has transport difficulties preventing them from coming down/up to a training session, the XPT (train from Sydney to Melbourne) stops within walking distance to the hotel where we will be staying.cheers MJ How long does the XPT take & how much does it cost??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterpaws Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Squeak - where do you live? I can give you a ride leaving Friday returning Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeak Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Thanks for the kind offer winterpaws, but I get terribly motion sick in cars after about an hour, so I don't think that I could handle the distance from Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-j Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 Hi Thanks everyone, it will be worth it, talking dogs all weekend AAHH bliss. cheers MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I'm upset!!!!. I have a retrieving trial, otherwise I would be there with bells on. Have a great weekend. I am sure everyone will have a wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbear Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 NOT FAIR!!!!! Dont tell me we are going to miss out on seeing the famous Stamp. Oh Well, at least the "Son of Stamp" will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 NOT FAIR!!!!! Dont tell me we are going to miss out on seeing the famous Stamp.Oh Well, at least the "Son of Stamp" will be there I am not happy with Stamp lately. He has had aggression issues with Yo (aka Ozzie) the latest male to join the pack. Only Yo mind you, with other dogs he remains fine. Not happy at all, I actually cried after the latest incident. Sorry to go off topic guys!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterpaws Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 ahhh drats I would have liked to have met you LL I'm sorry Stamp was naughty - is he jealous of another male fighting for your affection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyvernblade Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I was fortunate enough to meet Julie and Andrew and Gus and River at K9's last Vic seminar, and it was so inspiring I nearly cried watching them! So enjoy guys, and hopefully it will inspire a few more to join up and train! Off Topic, LL What's with Stamp??? Is it a new dog to the pack? Can't imagine him being aggressive!! Do they all run toghether? And has he had issues with other males in the past? How old is the dog he's having troubles with? Sorry it upset you, I know how hard it was for me having a dog with aggression issues! Next time we meet, I'll put a pot of bourbon on for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latisha Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I will be there with bells on!! Ok so no thats the dogs but I will be there at any rate. Looking forward to seeing you all. I am sure it will be a memorable weekend. Julie, Andrew & the entire SARDA team are a wealth of knowledge in their field and for those who haven't been lucky enough to see them at work, you are missing out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-j Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi Just a quick note to say that we are expecting warm weather but the mornings have been frosty. It will be great to meet you and catch up with those I do know. Pity you can't come LL but we will be thinking of you, go girl!! cheers M-J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Stamp remains great with all other dogs. He is kept separated from Yo. His T4 is at the low end of normal. 5.1 (normal 5.5 to 25). Not diagnostic until the other blood results come through. Keeping the two of them apart is no big deal yet, as they sleep when not being trained and the younger two are crated anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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