 April 2011From the editorWelcome to The Beat in its new form as an Internet only newsletter. We hope this will save the problems that some members were experiencing with download speeds and email overload. This is completely new to me, so please bear with any delays or mistakes while I'm getting used to it.
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Kath and Karen - Dayboro showgrounds 2nd and 3rd April 2011
by Eddie Kirkman
The first weekend in April saw over 30 DWD enthusiasts descending on the quiet town of Dayboro, about an hour to the North West of Brisbane. In what can only be described as typical Queensland weather (by which I mean the weather that we typically bring out for visitors from England) it rained on and off all weekend, but the weather didn't dampen the spirits of those attending – all of whom were there to learn from Kath Hardman and Karen Sykes – two of the UK's top DWD instructors and competitors.
There was much excitement in the last few weeks leading up to this event – this was a seminar that had first been suggested back in 2009 and many of us had been looking forward to it for most of that time.
First order of business on the Friday night was a sausage sizzle – ably organised by Debby and Trevor, followed by a cabaret, showcasing some of the dogs and handlers. The crowd for this was swelled by some of the members of the Dayboro show grounds committee, who were all very impressed. One of them commented that it was the best hour of free entertainment that he had ever had. I am not sure if this says a lot about the standard of our performers or says more about the quality of the night life in Dayboro.
The venue was the main hall of the Dayboro showgrounds – an undercover and enclosed area with a concrete floor that easily accommodated the 30 plus people as well as leaving plenty of room for half the group to be up and working with their dogs. In fact the only time space was a little tight was when Karen had us up on the floor dancing to her Crufts routine (Hernando's Hideaway) and several people were concentrating so hard on their legs and arms doing the right things that they walked into walls, tables and each other. Thank goodness we had not added dogs to the mix.
The seminar included excellent refreshments (morning and afternoon tea and a light lunch) that was put together for us by the Dayboro show society and kept us all well fed and refreshed and also meant that none of the club members had to miss out on any of the seminar to sort out food.
Several off us were taking advantage of the very inexpensive camping facilities on the grounds and on the Saturday night we all gathered in the dining room and had a pot luck casserole dinner, followed by some of the video from this year's competition at Crufts diplayed up on the big screen (old sheet). (There are some advantages to being the equipment officer).
Another group were staying just up the road at some cabins and they also had a get together on the Saturday night. I am not sure what they did, but I am fairly confident that wine was somehow involved.
As with most training seminars the time seemed to fly by and there was so much information being presented to us that it often felt that we were forgetting it as fast as we were learning, but, a couple of weeks after the event and little snippets of info are still bubbling up in my brain every now and again, so some of it must have sunk in. What made this seminar even more intense than usual was the tag team approach taken by Kath and Karen, taking it in turns to take the floor and share so much of their insight with us.
As well as giving a new slant on some standard topics, we got an excellent breakdown of the way Karen had choreographed her HTM routine for Crufts this year – getting us all up on the floor to look like idiots together (nothing like safety in numbers). We also got to look at some video – including two versions of the same routine – one done with flair and passion, using up all the space, the other done with head down, dog at side, marching up and down to the music. I think that version struck a chord or two with some of us. Another great exercise was being split into groups to put together a routine for 30 seconds of Singing in The Rain (a most appropriate song for the weekend). That was fun, but even more fun was seeing the different groups try to tie it all together as a full routine. The final exercise that I must mention was move scrabble, where three moves were picked at random and then had to be put together in sequence. I am pretty sure we will be seeing that game again.
In addition to the regular attendees, we had a couple of guests with us at various times during the weekend. Lionel Blumel and his wife Debby came along on Friday night for the caberet and Lionel was there for the day on Saturday too – it is great to see the support our discipline gets from the CCCQ. Val & Bruce Bonney also came along for part of the day on Sunday and Col Murfet also made the trek to see us a few times over the weekend.
As always, my biggest personal dissappointment is that Kath and Karen are yet more experts who suggest it is a good idea to put in some effort and actually train with your dog – so once again my vague plan to sit back and wait for it to all just happen has been derailed and I am going to have to do some training.
A huge thank you to all the people who helped put this great weekend together – especially Gay Westmore who was the driving force behind getting Kath and Karen out here. Now all we need is to try and put on better weather for them next time.
Brain Teasers
PUZZLE 1 - Tom's mother has three children. One is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?
ANSWER - Tom
PUZZLE 2
Joe, Bill, Bob, Jack, and Tom, whose last names are Carter, Dawson, Mingus, Wood, and Cole, all live in the same
building. Each man owns a cat and a dog. The names of the dogs are Dusty, Midnight, Ginger, Smokey, and Daisy.
By chance, cats also have the same 5 names as the dogs. From the clues given, determine each man's first and last
name and the names of his pets. (Hint: no man gave the same name to both his cat and his dog.)
1. Joe and Jack each have a pet named Ginger.
2. Jack, Joe, and Mr. Carter do not have pets named Midnight.
3. Bob's dog and Jack's cat have the same name, as do Bill's cat and Tom's dog.
4. The cat Daisy is not owned by Jack Cole, Mr. Mingus, Mr. Carter, or Bill.
5. Smokey the cat does not live with Ginger the dog, and neither of them live with Tom or Mr. Dawson.
6. Joe's dog is named Daisy.
ANSWER
Joe Mingus: Daisy the dog and Ginger the cat
Bill Dawson: Smokey the dog and Midnight the cat
Bob Carter: Dusty the dog and Smokey the cat
Jack Cole: Ginger the dog and Dusty the cat
Tom Wood: Midnight the dog and Daisy the cat
PUZZLE 3
A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide
rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under
water?
ANSWER
None - the boat, & therefore the rungs, rise along with the tide.
PUZZLE 4
What is special about the following number sequence? 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2, 0
ANSWER
They are the numbers 0 - 10 in alphabetical (rather than numerical) order.
PUZZLE 5
A Rebus is a word puzzle that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words or uses the positioning of words or
parts of words in relation to each other to convey a hidden meaning. So p walk ark = walk in the park. Here are some
for you to work out
• 1 END 3 END 5 END 7 END 9 END
• William March, William June, William September, William December
• NE FRIEND ED DE FRIEND ED
• CHINA BULL SHOP
• NIGHT
• CI II
• TAES
• INJURY + INSULT
• FUNNY FUNNY
WORDS WORDS
WORDS WORDS
• O_ER_T_O_
• WORLD
WORLD
--> WORLD
ANSWERS
PUZZLE 6
Try these ditloids. A ditloid is a type of word puzzle, in which a phrase or quote must be deduced from the
numbers and abbreviated letters in the clue. eg 24 = HIAD is 24 = hours in a day or 7BF7B is 7 Brides For 7 Brothers.
Have fun!
366 = DIALY ~ 366 = Days In A Leap Year
12 = SOTZ ~ 12 = Signs Of The Zodiac
2 = HIAW ~ 2 = Halves In A Whole
ABAT40T ~ Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves
13 = ABD ~ 13 = A Baker's Dozen
8 = TOAO ~ 8 = Tentacles On An Octopus
26 = LITA ~ 26 = Letters In The Alphabet
10GBHOTW ~ 10 Green Bottles Hanging On The Wall
52 = CIAD ~ 52 = Cards In A Deck
6 = BIAOIC ~ 6 = Balls In An Over In Cricket
SWAT7D ~ Snow White And The Seven Dwarves
6 = POAPT ~ 6 = Pockets On A Pool Table
ANSWER - Tom
PUZZLE 2
Joe, Bill, Bob, Jack, and Tom, whose last names are Carter, Dawson, Mingus, Wood, and Cole, all live in the same
building. Each man owns a cat and a dog. The names of the dogs are Dusty, Midnight, Ginger, Smokey, and Daisy.
By chance, cats also have the same 5 names as the dogs. From the clues given, determine each man's first and last
name and the names of his pets. (Hint: no man gave the same name to both his cat and his dog.)
1. Joe and Jack each have a pet named Ginger.
2. Jack, Joe, and Mr. Carter do not have pets named Midnight.
3. Bob's dog and Jack's cat have the same name, as do Bill's cat and Tom's dog.
4. The cat Daisy is not owned by Jack Cole, Mr. Mingus, Mr. Carter, or Bill.
5. Smokey the cat does not live with Ginger the dog, and neither of them live with Tom or Mr. Dawson.
6. Joe's dog is named Daisy.
ANSWER
Joe Mingus: Daisy the dog and Ginger the cat
Bill Dawson: Smokey the dog and Midnight the cat
Bob Carter: Dusty the dog and Smokey the cat
Jack Cole: Ginger the dog and Dusty the cat
Tom Wood: Midnight the dog and Daisy the cat
PUZZLE 3
A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide
rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under
water?
ANSWER
None - the boat, & therefore the rungs, rise along with the tide.
PUZZLE 4
What is special about the following number sequence? 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2, 0
ANSWER
They are the numbers 0 - 10 in alphabetical (rather than numerical) order.
PUZZLE 5
A Rebus is a word puzzle that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words or uses the positioning of words or
parts of words in relation to each other to convey a hidden meaning. So p walk ark = walk in the park. Here are some
for you to work out
• 1 END 3 END 5 END 7 END 9 END
• William March, William June, William September, William December
• NE FRIEND ED DE FRIEND ED
• CHINA BULL SHOP
• NIGHT
• CI II
• TAES
• INJURY + INSULT
• FUNNY FUNNY
WORDS WORDS
WORDS WORDS
• O_ER_T_O_
• WORLD
WORLD
--> WORLD
ANSWERS
- Odds & ends
- Quarterly bills
- A friend in need is a friend indeed
- A bull in a china shop
- The middle of the night
- (to) See eye to eye
- Back seat
- Add insult to injury
- Too funny for words
- Painless operation
- Third World
PUZZLE 6
Try these ditloids. A ditloid is a type of word puzzle, in which a phrase or quote must be deduced from the
numbers and abbreviated letters in the clue. eg 24 = HIAD is 24 = hours in a day or 7BF7B is 7 Brides For 7 Brothers.
Have fun!
366 = DIALY ~ 366 = Days In A Leap Year
12 = SOTZ ~ 12 = Signs Of The Zodiac
2 = HIAW ~ 2 = Halves In A Whole
ABAT40T ~ Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves
13 = ABD ~ 13 = A Baker's Dozen
8 = TOAO ~ 8 = Tentacles On An Octopus
26 = LITA ~ 26 = Letters In The Alphabet
10GBHOTW ~ 10 Green Bottles Hanging On The Wall
52 = CIAD ~ 52 = Cards In A Deck
6 = BIAOIC ~ 6 = Balls In An Over In Cricket
SWAT7D ~ Snow White And The Seven Dwarves
6 = POAPT ~ 6 = Pockets On A Pool Table
DANCES WITH DOGS CLUB QLD - 12TH MARCH, 2011
JUDGES : JILL HOUSTON (W.A.) - BARBARA MURFET - AMANDA HOUSTON (W.A.)
36 ENTRIES
HEELWORK TO MUSIC STARTERS
1st – Leafield Winston DWDF.S - Catherine Freeman
"Standing on the Corner"
Golden Retriever - 139.1Q
HEELWORK TO MUSIC NOVICE
1st – Oatland Tarantalla HTM.S - Gay Westmore
"Love is like a Butterfly"
Australian Kelpie - 164.8Q
2nd – Ch Buffalo Rustic Scotsman CCD CDX DWDF.S HTM.S – Gay Westmore
"Whistle a Happy Tune"
Golden Retriever - 150.9Q TITLE
HEELWORK TO MUSIC INTERMEDIATE
1st – Rowesdale Cian HTM.N DWDF.I - Sharon Clark
"I heard it through the Grapevine"
Border Collie - 163.1Q
2nd – Borderstrong Casey CDX DWDF.I HTM.N - Sharon Clark
"The Final Countdown"
Border Collie - 141.5Q TITLE
HEELWORK TO MUSIC ADVANCED
1st – Buffalo Rustic Memories UD DWDF.I HTM.I - Gay Westmore
"Proud"
Golden Retriever - 151.9Q
2nd – Mutley DWDF.CH HTM.I - Maree Field
"Espana Cani"
Border Collie - 147.9Q
3rd – Andacht Wirbelstrum HTM.A - Jo Meredith
"Man, I feel like a Woman"
German Shepherd - 134.6Q
FREESTYLE STARTERS
1st – Oatland Tarantalla HTM.S - Gay Westmore
"Home Among the Gum Trees"
Australian Kelpie - 157.4Q TITLE
FREESTYLE NOVICE
1st – Rowesdale Storm Chaser DWDF.S HTM.S - Margaret Timu
"Don't Fence Me In"
Border Collie - 138.7Q
2nd – Java DWDF.S - Joan Philp
"The German Shepherd Song"
German Shepherd - 132.7Q
3rd – Elkana Major Look CCD DWDF.S - Maree Rablin
"Monster Mash"
Border Collie - 131.5Q
FREESTYLE ADVANCED
1st – Ethylwyn Special Copy CDX AD JD DWDF.A HTM.I - Ros Smith
"Night Fever"
Labrador Retriever - 140.8
2nd – Buffalo Rustic Memories UD DWDF.I HTM.I - Gay Westmore
"Spoonful of Sugar"
Golden Retriever - 132.3
It was great to have Jill and Amanda from Perth join our judging panel at the Mount Gravatt Showgrounds. We had 36 entries, but there were quite a few absentees and withdrawals.
Congratulations to Sharon Clark and her Border Collie "Casey" who gained their Heelwork to Music Intermediate Title. Also Gay Westmore and her Golden Retriever "Piper" who gained their Heelwork to Music Novice Title – and as well "Talli" her Aust. Kelpie gained her Freestyle Starters Title.
Our next Competition is May 7th at Caboolture.
ANN B – Competition Manager
