If you have won a 1st place at any show from 1st July 2011 until 30th June 2012 then you are eligible to enter the NSW State Champion Junior Handlers Final to be held on Sunday 5th August.
This survey applies to any Member of a Canine Control affiliated with the ANKC Ltd who is the owner of a registered Bullmastiff. In the interests of the breed, please read this survey carefully and reply by completing the return slip below and return to the ANKC Ltd Administrator, PO Box 309, Carina. QLD. 4152 by 1 October 2012.
Herding Training - CANCELLED
Herding Training has been cancelled for this weekend 31st March and on the Easter Weekend, considering the condition of the grounds in the herding area due to flooding and also the condition of the sheep which have not been worked now for several weeks.
ANKC Anatolian Shepherd Dog / Kangal Dog
At the October 2011 ANKC Ltd Board meeting it was resolved that as from 1 January 2012 all Kangal Dogs on the national database will be changed to Anatolian Shepherd Dogs.
There are 340 animals registered as Kangal Dogs within the database of which 55 of those animals have notes “1998 changed from Anatolian Shepherd Dogs to Kangal Dogs”.
It has been advised after close inspection of the grounds by Denis the Sheep Manager & CEO of Dogs NSW that sheepdog training will not commence until the first weekend in April.
Saturday recommence 9am 31st March and Sunday 1st April.
Albion Park Kennel Club Championship Show
Albion Park Kennel Club Championship Shows to be conducted 5 & 6 May, 2012. Ms L Stalhandske is from Sweden and not NSW as in the March Gazette.
Robertson A&H Society Inc Show - 10th March 2012
Dog section will be conducted as per normal arrangements, Dog ring areas are quite stable and firm. Parking could be slippery. Drivers must follow the directions of the chief parking steward, Mr Sam Burns.
John Causer
Chief Steward, Dog Section 0427 939 021
Cancellation of Shows by reason of the Safety Guideline Regulations
Most regrettably it has been necessary for a number of shows to be cancelled this weekend due to hazardous conditions that prevail at showgrounds themselves and related access roads etc.
These cancellations have been imposed under Dogs NSW Show Regulation Part 2 - Show Section 19.
NSW FLOOD DISASTER - GOULBURN - Call for Assistance
As a result of heavy rainfall in Goulburn the State Emergency Service is directing people and businesses along the low lying areas adjacent to the Wollondilly and Mulwaree Rivers in Goulburn City to evacuate. If possible, people should go and stay with family or friends, or make other accommodation arrangements.
As a result of heavy rainfall in Goulburn the State Emergency Service is directing people and businesses along the low lying areas adjacent to the Wollondilly and Mulwaree Rivers in Goulburn City to evacuate. If possible, people should go and stay with family or friends, or make other accommodation arrangements.