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December 2015

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National Agility Link Association (formed 1989)

CENTRAL COUNCIL comprises Secretary, Treasurer, and NALA Reps. EDITOR/SECRETARY KAREN DE WIT, 74A Kirton Drive, Riverstone Terraces, UPPER HUTT 5018 Ph: 04/528 6796. Mob:021 1240174 Email: kpdewit@xtra.co.nz TREASURER MALCOLM WARD, 71 Arawa Street, R D 4, WHAKATANE 3194 E: malcolm.ward@clear.net.nz NALA REPRESENTATIVES. WANTED: FOR ZONE 1,2,3,4,5, RESULTS RECORDER (Agility & Flygility & RallyO) Results may be viewed at www.nala.org.nz For more information contact MIKE BUTLER, 146 Clyde St, Island Bay, WELLINGTON. Ph: 04/383 8143. Email: mbutler@ihug.co.nz RESULTS (VETERANS, GAMES) KAREN DE WIT, 74A Kirton Drive, Riverstone Terraces, UPPER HUTT 5018 Ph: 04/528 6796. Mob:021 1240174 Email: kpdewit@xtra.co.nz RESULTS/EDITOR JUNIOR NALA COMPETITION Jane Aukett, E: markjane.aukett@xtra.co.nz LIBRARY ENQUIRIES DARRYL JEWISS, 33 Bell Rd, Lower Hutt 5010. ph: 04-972-7701. Email: djewiss@paradise.net.nz OR library@nala.org.nz MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION

CAROLE LOGAN Email: distribution@nala.org.nz

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EDITORIAL

Looking back over 2015 and ahead to 2016. In the January magazine we talked about the weather. Being an outdoor activity agility is always at the whim of the weather. Many competitions are lucky, with the weather gods on their side for those two days. Upper Hutt this year postponed an event due to horrendous ground conditions, and it is hoped that January’s weather god will smile more kindly than September’s did! Some clubs schedule indoor events but there are extra costs associated with this, as well as extra work for the club. Many people enjoy these indoor one-ring affairs but wouldn't it be nice to be able to offer the sort of venues you see overseas? I suppose the weather in NZ isn't bad enough for us to have these sort of venues, and also we are a pretty low cost sport, and that would have to change. I wouldn't be too happy about that! 2015 brought a large amount of sadness to me personally, and I am sure there are others who will mark 2015 as the year they lost someone—a much loved pet or a much loved person. All losses get easier to bear over time as we con-tinue to live our own lives, but that part of your life, the bit they occupied, can never be replaced and the memo-ries are always there. To those of you who also welcomed new people and new animals to your lives in 2015, as we did with JJ I hope they continue to bring a smile to your face in 2016!!

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NZDAC 2015

Pictures from Earle Dennis, taken at NZDAC, Tokoroa

October 2015.

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As Dennis said, “ I must admit Dog Agility is a bit crazy we travel all around nz to que to get into a ring and then we try to get out of that ring as quickly as possi-ble. Yet we take as many photos and video as possible when we get into the ring and hardly any when we are out of the ring even though we spend 99%+ outside of the ring camping. These photos to me show a side of dog agility that often get skipped over when telling how great or disappointing the weekend was. Travel time 6hrs, 84hrs camping and less than 9min in the rings and our whole weekend is based on those 9min how crazy is that, but a lot of fun.

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JFK Airport is Building a $48 Million New Terminal You’ll Never Get to Use

They say peace of mind is priceless, which may explain why New York’s biggest airport is building an entire terminal for globe-trotting pet owners. That’s right: John F. Kennedy International Airport recently an-nounced The ARK, a $48 million luxury terminal opening early 2016—exclusively for animals. San Francisco architecture and design firm Gensler (the firm behind Shanghai Tower and Facebook’s Menlo Park HQ) will transform the 178,000-square-foot former cargo terminal into luxe digs en-

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compassing overnight pet boarding facilities, as well as import and ex-port holding areas for animals like horses, who need to be quarantined for three days upon arrival to control contagion. The ARK will also, naturally, have a 20,000-square-foot dog and cat “resort” run by Chicago-based Paradise 4 Paws, which operates pet re-treats at DFW, ORD, DIA and MDW. The space at JFK will have a bone-shaped splash pool and flat screen TVs for dogs, climbing trees in a feline-focused Cat Adventure Jungle, massage therapy and paw pedi-cures for both, and webcams so owners can check in on four-legged friends from afar. There will also be 48 hay-lined horse stalls, an aviary with a penguin pavilion, and climate-controlled cattle pens for up to 180 bovine guests. For the latter, Gensler consulted Temple Grandin to ensure optimal han-dling, such as single-file deplaning on a winding route. All animals will have access to a 24-hour clinic run by Cornell Universi-ty veterinary hospital. Overnight accommodations, particularly in the dog and cat resort, are predicted to reach $100 a night. Unconditional love don’t cost a thing, but pet travel is big business. Sev-enty thousand animals travel through JFK annually, and they currently land in VetPort, a modest, 10,000-square-foot kennel built in the 1950s. With pet spending on the rise—Marketwatch reports a 73 percent in-crease between 2002 and 2012—the travel industry is wisely targeting deep-pocketed animal lovers. Consider the new first-class cat and canine cabins aboard American Airlines, and frequent flier miles for furry friends on Virgin Australia and JetBlue. A hundred bucks for a night at The ARK is a mere drop in the (feed) bucket. Read all about it. http://www.arkjfk.com/

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Books 

 Peter Lewis Teaching agility 

 Clean Run, Workbook‐  Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced 

Clean Run, Games book 

Clean Run, Course design book 

 The Clothier Natural Jumping Meth‐od, by Suzanne Clothier 

Jacqueline O'Neil, All About Agility 

Chris ne Smith, Your Secret Coach 

Building Blocks for Performance      

Peak Performance ‐ Coaching the Ca‐nine Athlete    M.Chris ne Zink 

Jumping from A to Z    M. Chris ne Zink 

Course Analysis for Agility Han‐dlers    Stuart Mah 

Ruff Love    Susan Garre  

Shaping Success   Susan Garre  

Dogwise    John Fisher 

Excel‐erated Learning    Pamela Reid 

Developing Jumping Skills 

VHS 

Ruth Hobday, Pups progress 

Ruth Hobday, Advanced control exer‐cises. 

Puppy Love ‐ Raise your dog the Clicker way. 

Greg Derre  Founda on Video 

Greg Derre , ‐ Great Dog, Shame About the Handler 

DVD 

4 on the Floor  

2x2 Weave Training 

Agility Fix It, Contacts & Weave Poles  

Agility Founda on Training   

Best of the 2006 FCI Agility World Championships   

Best of the 2007 FCI Agility World Championships  

Contacts: Bridging the Gap Be‐tween Training & Compe on  

Crate Games for Self‐Control & Mo va on  

Founda on Jumping 4‐DVD Set 

Founda on Training for Agility 3‐DVD Set 

Great Dog Great Handler, The Win‐ning Combina on 

Great Dog, Shame about the Han‐dler  

How to Win at Gamblers and Snooker  

On Course to Excel 

Reliable Running A‐frames  

Success with One Jump 2‐DVD Set 

World Class Weaves  

In FOCUS Crying for Control  

Go the Distance Vol. 1  

LIBRARY ENQUIRIES DARRYL JEWISS, 33 Bell Rd,

Lower Hutt 5010 , ph: 04-972-7701.

Email: djewiss@paradise.net.nz OR library@nala.org.nz

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GAMES SERIES #1—GAMBLERS.

Time for opening = 30 secs, time for gamble = 10 secs.

Jumps = 1pt, LJ, tunnels = 3 pts, contacts = 5 pts, weave = 7 points.

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New Zealand Association of Rally-O Dec2015

See www.nzaro.webs.com for plan and full results. 1. Halt sit (3) 2. left turn (6) 3. 270 left (100 4. serpentine weave once (24)

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CLUB COMPETITION—November

Division1 1 Blenheim 1 Jazz Natasha NEAME 24.011 75.470 Tricot Natasha NEAME 24.841 Raider Natasha NEAME 26.618 2 Counties Knight Allan ROHDE 23.858 78.366 Bounce Marie WALES 25.699 Chi Anna SNELL 28.809 3 Mangawhai Mist JDX Erin BALL 24.321 85.420 Lace ADXG JDX Annette FLANNAGAN 30.384 Pearl ADXG JDX F Annette FLANNAGAN 30.715 4 Mt Maunganui 1 Cheeky ADXG.JDX Deb JACKSON 26.481 89.216 Beta Deb JACKSON 27.152 Zara Ron KENNY 35.583 5 Upper Hutt 1 QuickMagic Peter de WIT 25.450 96.603 Holly Jane AUKETT 33.625 Lulu ADXG JDX Kim NICOL 37.528 6 Wairarapa Fern Caragh BRIGGS 28.534 97.638 Sam JD Stacie CLARK 34.009 Jamaica Dianne REID 35.095 7 Cambridge Lily Robyn BRETTELL 31.154 101.156 Millie ADX Graeme JEFFERIES 32.894 Spark ADXG JDX Julie McCONKEY 37.108 8 Sth Canterbury Ziggy Jenny D'ARCY 29.655 103.480 Bella Jenny D'ARCY 34.866 Drift Graeme PARR 38.959 9 Central HB Loose Kim LOYE 25.806 109.657 Ramble Wendy HOLMES 41.333 Dot Jill PAYNE 42.518

Division2 1 Waimak 2 Ritz Martin TRIMBLE 25.423 81.995 Jazz Teresa FITZGERALD 26.653 Toffee ADX JDX Helen LAPPIN 29.919 2 Mt Maunganui 2 Geeva Frazer DELAMERE 24.378 83.687 Myer JD Frazer DELAMERE 29.517 Sea Jan MURDEN 29.792

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3 East BOP Joker JDX Una FORRESTER 25.500 95.370 Rogue JDX Trish BUSH 34.250 Kwila JDX Una FORRESTER 35.620 4 Nelson 2 Lia JDX Nartarsha GORRIE 28.801 97.617 Fluke JD ADX Linley BARRETT 30.027 Georgie AD JD Nartarsha GORRIE 38.789 5 North Shore Hiska M VAN RIJNBERK 28.293 103.333 Bess Dave SWINYARD 34.153 Chica Barbara CONNAUGHTON 40.887 6 CCATS Pippi Sandra McHUGH 33.269 104.904 Jezebel AD JDX Leanah MAGON 35.673 Holly JD Leanah MAGON 35.962 7 North Taranaki 2 Buxton Jennifer PATTERSON 33.347 106.246 Jet Maree BUTTERWORTH 33.395 Bella Lynn PILLETTE 39.504 8 Selwyn Jock Carole LOGAN 31.000 108.734 Spirit Misha BAXTER 35.434 Chynah Sue NEALE 42.300 9 Akarana Sam Rob MOSEN 29.229 112.619 Belle Trisha TOAN 38.433 Molly William PEARCE 44.957

Division3 1 Hawkes Bay QuBa Colleen O'CONNOR 24.384 90.587 Jana Dot JANSSEN 31.844 Roxy Campbell LIST 34.359 2 Whanganui 3 Bailey Bleu JDX Claire SMIT 28.400 98.800 Ruby Roux Claire SMIT 32.750 Mikie Bill STEWART 37.650 3 Blenheim 3 Dudley Erin NEWTON 32.084 113.029 Casey Sheryl VINCENT 40.467 Katalin Jane NORTON 40.478 4 Canterbury COC Dan the Man Norma WILSON 39.937 123.548 Wouldhe Robyn SANDERS 41.708 Harmony Robyn SANDERS 41.903 5 Whangarei Osska ADX JDX Anne COZENS 40.800 134.140 Bilbo Anne COZENS 43.940 Radar Christine GILLESPIE 49.400

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6 Tauranga 3 Kobi JD Jocelyn JENSEN 31.139 137.071 Gemma ADXG JDX Helen FABLING 41.501 Harley ADX JDX F Helen FABLING 64.431 7 Waimak 3 Niobe Heather HOOD 58.875 199.912 Rako Heather HOOD 60.924 Triptych Heather HOOD 80.113

Division4 1 Huntly Ruby Cherie HANCOCK 25.700 83.300 Teal K ORLANDO-REEP 27.400 Granite Glenn HANCOCK 30.200 2 Tauranga 4 Becky Zina GOTA 30.710 113.072 Oliver Kate AUDAS 39.616 Cricket Cherie SAUNDERS 42.746 3 CHB Orange Cricket Joanne LITTLE 35.130 113.397 Roughies Black Lace Jo-Anne STEED 38.890 Sprite Kim LOYE 39.377 4 Upper Hutt 4 Feergus JDX Anne PACKER 36.939 120.170 Cameo G CRUICKSHANK 38.931 Sky G CRUICKSHANK 44.300 5 Sth Rangitikei Fya JD Lynda CUMMINS 24.380 123.790 Shaylar CDX S Barbara JAMES 43.220 Gem Julia CROUCH 56.190 6 Hawera 4 Riley Vivienne PERT 49.745 153.563 Typhoon Chris MOODY 50.961 Brandy Diane HAYDON 52.857 7 Dog Sport Jessie James Christine LONGTON 48.280 165.720 Rotorua Chan Raewyn SAVILLE 57.190 Gemma Ann HALL 60.250 8 APGSDL Indi Nicki OADE 53.300 173.920 Riecher Nicki OADE 57.500 Frank Grace GROVE 63.120 9 Nelson 4 Fleur Suzanne GILBERT 43.042 174.004 Tia Emma EGGERS 56.751 Mitzi Dot PARSONS 74.211

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Standard Flygility Teams Results

November 2015 1 Hawkes Bay 1 29.350 Misty Chrissy HARRIS QuBa Colleen O'CONNOR Roxy Campbell LIST 2 Counties on the Dark Side 31.335 Chi Anna SNELL Knight Allan ROHDE Mac. ADXG JDX Shirley HALL 3 Bombers 31.802 Zed Sharon HASTINGS Cash Wayne TURNER FDX Zeba Wayne TURNER 4 Waimak 1 33.399 Quiz ADXG JDX FD Roselle BREMMERS Radler Anne GODFREY Toffee ADX JDX Helen LAPPIN 5 33.840 Bailey Bleu JDX Claire SMIT FDCH Ziggy JDX Bronwyn MORGAN Ricki ADX JD Bronwyn MORGAN 6 Ball fighters 34.250 Echo Nichola COLE Shaylar CDX S Barbara JAMES Niko ADXAg, JDX Sandra MOHEKEY 7 Counties Little Flyers 34.333 Flick TCQ Allan ROHDE Jasper Carol MARRIOTT Yogi Louise van MEYGAARDEN 8 Wairarapa 3 35.772 Fern Caragh BRIGGS PhamTim Ana WORKMAN Rusty Stacie CLARK 9 Norwest 1 36.190 Barra Eva CADARIO Keara Sarah RIDLEY Pippa Colleen LAUDER 10 Taranaki Harlequins 37.265 Diaz Rae MAYHEAD Bella Lynn PILLETTE Gympie Laurel AUSTIN 11 38.240 Bracken Sheeran JOHNSON Chica Barbara CONNAUGHTON FDCh Dash Kay UNGEMUTH 12 Counties Peaches & Cream 38.501 Jag Elaine ROHDE Peaches ADXG JAX Chris CHARLTON Tosca Louise van MEYGAARDEN 13 Feildabull 38.630 Finn Barbara JAMES Shadow FDX Nichola COLE Pulse FD Sandra MOHEKEY 14 Dog Sports 1 39.250 Sophie Debbie TRIMBACH Jessie James Christine LONGTON Boston Christine HUTCHINGS 15 Taranaki Beegees 39.787 Blue Lynn PILLETTE Dazzle Laurel AUSTIN Brie Sharon SCHMIDT

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16 Counties Wee Ones 41.305 Jacques JDX,ADX Marie PEARMAN Quilla Kim ORLANDO-REEP Scooter Sylvia LORD 17 Hawkes Bay 2 43.750 Hemi Gillian PETTERSON Whiskey Heather McGRANNA-CHAN Pepper Heather McGRANNA-CHAN 18 Taranaki Blazers 43.778 Samos David ROBERTSON Kashin David ROBERTSON Gyp Vivienne ROBERTSON 19 Hawkes Bay 3 46.581 Biggie Chrissy HARRIS Rosie Heather McGRANNA-CHAN Scallywag Jackie OLLEY 20 Wairarapa 2 46.603 Brazil Dianne REID Milly JD Caragh BRIGGS Misty JD FD Sharleen DRUMMOND 21 Wairarapa 1 47.719 Blast Ana WORKMAN Jamaica Dianne REID Tasman ADX JDX Sharleen DRUMMOND 22 Unforgettabull 48.960 Arrow Sandra MOHEKEY Jordy ADX CDX G Barbara JAMES Pepsi FD Nichola COLE 23 Counties Missing in Action 51.955 Buzz ADX Silver. Chris CHARLTON FDCH Chloe. Shirley HALL Pitch Anna SNELL 24 Taranaki Hardcore 60.995 Bela Lilith WHITE Song Rae MAYHEAD Sophie Vivienne ROBERTSON 25 Counties Running Wild 63.175 Bolt TCQ Elaine ROHDE Bounce Marie WALES Pandaris Kim ORLANDO-REEP 26 Waimak 2 77.933 Saffy Jacki LASSEN Ruby Chris KNOWLES Sam Angela COOK 27 Dog Sports 3 94.750 Boo Raewyn SAVILLE Meg Katie DOUTHETT Kiki Christine HUTCHINGS 28 Norwest 2 104.400 Floyd Joan McFARLANE Lass Colleen LAUDER Tripp Samantha REDMOND 29 Dog Sports 2 5555.000 Gemma Ann HALL Chan Raewyn SAVILLE Shadroc Alex JONES 29 Wairarapa 4 5555.000 Daz Debbie PATERSON Sam JD Stacie CLARK Whizz Debbie PATERSON

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SEEKING INSPIRATION.

by Raewyn Saville. I often flick back through my old copies of NALA mags just to check that I am fundamentally on track and writing stuff that is valid for the Sport of Flygility. Two magazines came to hand one was August 1998 and included a let-ter from the Secretary of the NZFDA Ian Gray. He talked about a Flygility Tournament held at the Kennel Association Breed Show in Hamilton. (It was my first tournament). The Tournament was held outside the main indoor venue but we got the opportunity to do a demonstration indoors to entertain the Show attendees while the judges deliberated on their Best in Show choices. Ian wrote “'It is a gratifying change in the relationship between two or-ganizations, both interested in the well-being of dogs and dog-owners. The NZFDA Executive appreciates this positive development and hopes there will be more opportunities for Flygility to enrich other dog-gie occasions' Well sadly this has not happened very often in our area. I did offer our services to our local Kennel Club Breed Show which is quite a big show for the Bay of Plenty. But they seemed luke warm on the idea. For a couple of years we got invited to do demos at Dogs Day Out but that seemed to fizzle out as well. We did organise a Tournament for our A&P Show for two years in a row which was quite well patronised,

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even though it clashed with a major Agility Show also in the Bay of Plenty area. Our Club was happy to keep it going. The response of the Public to Fly Tournaments is always so positive. However, the As-sociation running our A&P Show decided on year three that there was no room for we and we have not been back there since. We used to at-tend A&P Shows in Morrinsville and Paeroa but they went by the board somehow as well. A lot of it comes down to getting dates that don't clash too horribly with the Agility calendar because in spite of many years of talk about people 'only' doing Fly as their sport rather than Agility and Fly it hasn't actu-ally worked out that way. Very few people are solely involved with Flygility. So going back to Ian Gray's 1998 epistle he says: 'It is certainly not the policy of the NZFDA to deliberately torpedo another organisations ac-tivity....' which was in response to various Agility and Obedience zone reps writing to the NZFDA complaining about a Tournament being held on the weekend of a major Obedience and Agility Trial. Ian also talks about having to choose whether to attend a Working Dog Trial or an Agility Champs which were both held on the same weekend. And here we are about to run our Christmas two day Tournament in Rotorua only to be told that it clashes with a Coursing weekend in Te Kauwhata. Let's face it. Coursing and Flygility should be first cousins in terms of the speed and run out. Dogs doing Coursing could well be excellent Fly dogs and vice versa. One sensible person is doing Satur-day with us and Sunday coursing. Anyway I think we can safely say that Flygility has sensibly taken account of Agility dates and worked around them, otherwise half of the people you want at Fly will be at Agility or they may decide if it is geographically possible to do a day at one and a day at the other. This is the challenge for weekend time that will never be solved. As a further coincidence Ian Gray emailed me recently to say he enjoyed this column in the NALA mag so thank you Ian I appreciate your feedback. And the second Mag I picked up was September 2009 with an article by Allan Rohde about Training the Recall. It talks about Restrained Re-calls. When I read this initially back in 2009 it struck a real chord with me and I have been an ardent Restrained Recall Freak every since. As we all know for a ballo dog the box and the ball are a strong pull. But

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once I have the ball Fido says who cares. Training for a highly re-warded recall is fundamental to this sport. This is a magic article giv-ing detail on step by step for fast straight recall. I wonder how many people either ever read it or kept it for the future or actually tried it and got success. Wouldn't it be nice to know? Anyone who wants a copy of the article should contact me and I will send it to them. That brings me to Karen de Wit’s Agility training exercises in the front of the Nala Mag last month. These are fantastic exercises. From real easy and flowing to difficult and challenging all on about six piec-es of equipment. I really hope some of you set this up and had some fun with it. It is more fun if two or three of you get together and have some practice and then each set a course and then time each other over each of the two or three different courses. Add up all your times plus faults which will give each of you a score, and hang it on the notice board. Then a couple of weeks later do something similar and see if you can beat each other and which techniques make the dog fastest. This kind of good hearted competition is great practice for the real thing at Agility Champs. It also helps you admire your fellow Club member’s skills and perhaps inspires you to try harder, train harder and get better results.

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