Hibiscus Kennel Club news
The club has some very enthusiastic and experienced trainers, and is over the moon and proud to announce that it has Ann Shaw on board to give the advanced obedience classes.
Hibiscus Kennel Club continues to undergo some major restructuring.
The new committee has a lot of new faces and a few well-oiled original committee members.
The committee consists of chairperson Nadine van Niekerk, vice chair and director of training Heather Moorcroft, secretary Christeen McGovern, treasurer Evelyn Veringa, show manager Ninette Smith, hoopers and sponsorship Elsie McMillen and for judges contracts/communication is Byron van Niekerk.
The club has some very enthusiastic and experienced trainers, and we are over the moon and proud to announce that we have Ann Shaw on board to give the advanced obedience classes.
Elsie Pretorius, who is a well-known face at the club, is taking the beginners/intermediate obedience.
If you have not been in one of Pretorius’s lessons, you are losing out as her classes are fun and productive.
Ninette Smith, Tanya Engelbrecht and Tracy Norton are responsible for the beginner agility. These ladies have been competing in agility for many years and are excellent teachers.
As the field is in the process of being rehabilitated at present, it puts advanced agility on hold for the moment.
Elsie McKillen is in charge of our hoopers discipline.
This is great fun for dogs of all sizes and ages, with the older dogs particularly enjoying it as they are still able to have fun with their handlers.
Beryl Verwoerdt and Tanya Engelbrecht will be running the flyball.
If you are a member, we would love to see you again. For your information, there are a few etiquette guidelines the club likes to follow.
“Always have your dog on lead and do not, even though you feel the need, let your dog go and sniff or say hello to another dog without the owner’s permission.New puppies look cute, but they can be overwhelmed with all the activity and other dogs. Respect and adhere to everyone’s boundaries with their dogs. Dogs on lead can react negatively if suddenly descended on by another dog they are not sure of and have not met yet. If your dog has reacted negatively to another dog, even if your dog did not start the iffy behaviour, kindly turn and walk away with your dog and do not try and insist on solving the problem there and then.
In the case of the abovementioned, an apology to either the trainer or the handler will be a positive gesture. This can be done afterwards and we recommend you discuss the situation with handler/trainer in a positive manner with no dogs present. All dogs, as us humans, have off days. Never walk through the middle of a training class. Kindly keep an acceptable distance (we call this a dead zone) even if it means walking a little further,” said the club, adding that keep a watchful eye out for their next article to find out more about its obedience trainers Ann Shaw and Elsie Pretorius.
It added that non-members are invited to join the club, get some exercise and start having fun with their faithful dogs.
Application forms are available either at the clubhouse, or on request via email. Enquiries can be sent to HKC@gmail.com. -Supplied.
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