POOCH SCOOP - Autumn

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of the correspondents, and not necessarily those of the club,

editor and committee. The Springwood District Dog Training

Club Inc. reserve the right of rejection of material.

COMMITTEE

President Lynn Olson

Vice President Maryjka Kelly

Secretary Leanne Brown

Treasurer Paul Kelly

Chief Instructor Obedience Ron Amann

Newsletter/Website Lynn Olson

Table Manager Obedience Wally Campbell

Procurement Officer Maryjka Kelly

Sporting Representative David Brown/Paul Kelly

General Committee Trevor Mawer/

Cath Moran

Remember you are always welcome to attend our Club’s General

Meetings at the Red Cross Hall in Macquarie Road,

Springwood on the 3rd

Tuesday of each month at 7.30 p.m. (There is

no meeting in December).

Life Members: Dot Luker, Ann Moy, Sue Fell, Ron Amann, Wally

Campbell, Pam Waters, Lesley Piggott, Lynn Olson, Leanne Brown

Annual General Meeting: will be held on the last Thursday in August, 2016

at Lomatia Park. (There will be no training on that night).

Web Site: www.sddtc.org Email: info@sddtc.org

Training Days: Agility Spring/Summer Monday evening 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.

Winter Friday morning 10.00 a.m.

Obedience Tuesday l0.00 a.m. Thursday evening 7.30 – 8.45 p.m.

Wet Weather: If it has been raining for a few days check the Blue

Mountains Oval Closure Hotline after 3.00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.

Also check our Facebook Page for training updates.

Leanne Mayzie 2nd March

Jarryd Harvey 5th March

Spencer Tekapo 8th March

A.Francis Gus 9th March

David Harry 10th March

Tafline Dartagnan 10th March

Keidis Bindi 12th March

Stephen Maya 13th March

Jenna, Nathan Diesel 14th March

Alison Lucy 15th March

Vicki Misty 17th March

C. Boidin Wilma 18th March

Rachel Sukhi 21st March

Y.Forde Bonnie 25TH March

K. O’Rourke Bronson 28th March

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL

Recipes for your favourite furry friend

Peanut Butter and Banana Cookie

2 cups whole wheat flour or oat flour

¾ cup corn meal

¼ cup oat meal

¼ wheat germ

¼ cup bulghar wheat

¾ cup peanut butter (smooth)

Or crunchy (your choice)

2 ripe bananas

1 egg

¼ cup water

¼ cup milk

Heat oven to 180 degrees. Combine all of the dry ingredients. Add

peanut butter and bananas. Mix well as you can either by hand or by

food processor. Combine the egg with the water and milk and add to

mixture to form a ball. If you need to add more flour to form the ball,

add gradually.

Knead the dough for about 2 minutes and roll out on a floured board.

Cut with medium size bone shaped cookie cutter and place on an

ungreased cookie sheet. Keep re-rolling scraps with new dough until

all is used up.

Bake for about 10 – 15 minutes…..keep an eye on the bottom so they do

not burn. For crunchie cookies, turn off oven and leave door cracked

open.

This recipe makes about 96 cookies. Enjoy!!!

Yum…. yum…….

BRAIN GAMES

Hide and Seek

Have a family member hide, have them call “come” and send the dog to

find them – start out easy and make it more and more difficult day by

day. Play this game in the dark to encourage your dog to use his sense

of smell.

Find Your Toys

Take him out of the room and hide his favourite toy and send him in to

find it…if your dog does not like toys, play “hide the biscuit” instead.

Variation: name his toys – and send him to retrieve them by name.

Can you put out a pile of his favourites and have him retrieve them one

by one, by name?

Hide his Breakfast

Using his nose can be the most tiring activity for your dog. Leave

widely spaced trail of kibble to the hidden bowl … gradually, day by

day, decrease the number of ‘clues’ till your dog is finding it all on his

own.

AUSTRALIA DAY 2016

Club Members Shop – For all

your shop requirements, please see Maryjka Kelly at the sign-on table.

Halti – all sizes $22.00

Halti – extensions $8.00

Treat Bags (LARGE) $24.00

Treat Bags (MEDIUM) $15.00

Treat Bags (SMALL) $12.00

Pigs Ears $1.50

Bacon Treats $2.50

Liver Treats $2.50

One Meter Lead $14.00

Collapsible Water Bowl $4.00

Club shirts, vests, and jackets are available for purchase from the club.