CONFORMATION  MICHELE HURCUM - 02 6649 4586

 

Michele along with her husband Bert have been breeding and exhibiting Beagles for 22 years under the Ceugant prefix. 

However Michele has been around show dogs all her life as her grandmother bred and exhibited Pembroke & Cardigan Corgi's and Beagles under the Tallia prefix since 1933. So one may say she has grown up with dogs. Michele has handled her beloved Beagles to many successes in winning 7 Beagle Specialties in NSW & OLD, she has handled the Corgi's to some success and is often seen at shows handling other breeds. When asked why she enjoys taking show training classes, her answer is "I like to help people get a good start in the Dog world, and a good start means knowing how to handle and present your dog in the show ring"

 

 

Mandy & Pip

 

 

 

 

AGILITY  MANDY SANSOM - 02 6644 7019

 

Mandy has been training dogs for nearly 20 years and competes in agility, obedience, herding and conformation with her dogs. She has a Certificate IV in Dog Behaviour and Management (through the Delta Society, Aust) and is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Australia. 

 

Mandy is currently trialling two dogs in agility – Callicoma The Tempest ADM JDM ADO JDO GDX SPDX ET PT (Tempo) and Aust Ch Callicoma Ruby Red CCD AD JD ET HT (Ruby). 

 

A highlight for Mandy was when Tempo won 1st place in Novice Agility at the 2004 Nationals. Tempo also won Masters Jumping at the 2004 Qld State Titles.  

 

Gayle & Bart catching a quick nap by the roundyard

 

 

 

 

AGILITY  GAYLE JARVIS - 02 6649 3884

 

Gayle has been training dogs since 1993 and over the years has competed in agility, obedience, herding, conformation, tracking and endurance with her dogs. She is an ANKC registered breeder of Australian Cattle Dogs, a  full panel ANKC Agility judge and has a certificate in Human/Canine Relationships through the University of Queensland.  Gayle also sits on the committee of the DogsNSW Northern Region (Coastal) - as the representative for Agility.  

 

Until Gayle moved to the Clarence in 1999, it had been several years since CDKC offered Agility to it's members.  Gayle initiated training and our popular annual Winter Agility Carnival. 

 

A personal highlight for Gayle was judging at the 2006 Agility Nationals in Sydney. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGILITY  JAN BECQUET - 02 6649 3087

 

Jan has been involved with Agility for nearly 10 years and has been a club Instructor for the last 5 years. Jan and her dogs compete in Agility, Tracking, Herding & Endurance - and she is currently enjoying trialling with her young Coolie, Cooinda BJ JD TD.

 

Jan is a qualified dressage Judge and still judges harness dressage locally.

 

A personal highlight for Jan was gaining a TDX with her Schipperke, Maddie - the only Schipperke in NSW to achieve this level of Tracking competition.

 

 

 

 

AGILITY  DIANE FORESTER-CLARKE  -  02 6649 3543

 

Diane has been involved with Agility for the past 10 years and has been a club Instructor for the last 4 years. 

 

Having competed in Agility with her German Shepherd Cross (Clyde), her Border Collie (Miss Kensington) and most recently with her young Coolie, Ballanda Asha TD ET JD GD.

 

Diane's dogs also compete in Tracking, Herding and Endurance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBEDIENCE  TRACEY KNOX  - 02 6644 5957

 

Tracey has been involved in the dog world since 1983.  

Being bitten by the Obedience bug with her Curly Coated Retriever, Aust. Ch. Damian Donnalee CDX.

Since then Tracey has shared her life with five Hungarian Vizslas (yes some say she is mad).

Aust. Ch. Pretorium L Larnia CD TDX ET (deceased)

Aust. Ch. Eicol the Assassin CD TDX ET (deceased)

Cherwyn Rupert TD ET (deceased)

and more recently,

Aust. Ch. Belabartock Always Hattie ET TDX 

and Kalti Hanafor The Xtrovert

 

Tracey has been an ANKC licensed Obedience Judge since 1987 and is qualified to judge CCD, CD, CDX and Tracking.  Her decision to become a Judge came from her love of the sport, her zest for competing and her commitment to give something back to the hobby she loves.

 

 
 

 

 

 

AGILITY  JUDY ATTWATER  - 02 6642 3154

 

Judy has been training dogs since 1966 and currently competes in obedience, agility, jumpers, tracking, endurance, herding and conformation with her dogs.  She has an RNSWCC Obedience Instructors Certificate and obtained her CDKC Agility Instructor’s Certificate in 2003.

 

Judy's 3 most recent German Shepherds are -

Dual Ch (T) Tristania Derniere Nee CDX, AD, JD, HT, ET

Aust. Ch. Tristania Emelyne CD, AD, JD, TD, PT, ET

and

Aust. Ch. Tristania Fionuir Aodh TD, HT, ET (aka Fion who is beginning her Agility training this year).

   

A personal highlight for Judy was to be presented with an Outstanding Achievement Award by The German Shepherd Dog League Inc for her successes in training her dogs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBEDIENCE  LYN GREGOR  - 02 6647 3185