Three items have been put before the Ontario members for voting. All members with an email address have been sent an electronic vote. Please check your email for information.
Those registered as having “no email” will receive a paper copy.
Voting closes at 11:59 June 30.
Congratulations to all those who competed in the Ontario Regional Championship. Congratulations also go to the host club, Niagara Hundesport, for a job well-done.
May 15, 2018
Notice of Annual General Meeting of Ontario Region Schutzhund Association
The Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Region Schutzhund Association has been scheduled for:
Date: July 7, 2018
Time: 4 pm
Place: Niagara Hundesport/Police Dog Training Club
72199 Regional Road 27, RR #1, Fenwick, Ontario, Canada L0S 1C0
http://www.niagarahundesport.com/
The AGM will be held on the weekend of the Ontario Regional Championship Show and Breed Survey, on the Saturday, after the scheduled events. Please remember to bring your valid GSSCC membership card.
If you have anything that you wish to add to the agenda, please forward it to the Regional Board Secretary (Dwyn Tomlinson) at ontarioschutzhund@gmail.com by July 1 for inclusion in the agenda.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there.
Board of Directors
Ontario Region Schutzhund Association
Due to unforeseen circumstance, the dates for the Regional Show and Breed Survey have been moved, and the judge has been changed.
The new date is July 6-8, and the new judge will be Edgar Pertl (SV).
Due to the weather forecast for the weekend, the heavy rain and the high risk of freezing rain/ice storm, the Ontario Regional Board and the Teaching Helpers have decided to postpone the National Helper seminar.
For the helpers and handlers planning to come, transportation would be potentially dangerous, and the fieldwork itself, for the helpers and the dogs, too prone to injury.
The new date for the seminar is May 26-27 and will take place at the TOP Working Dog Club in Aylmer.
We all regret this last minute notice, but there is unfortunately little we can do.
Ontario Region Members,
The results of the open positions up for election are as follows. The successful applicants will assume their roles effective the 2018 Regional AGM.
Chairperson: Hank Bowden (appointed by acclamation)
Show Director: Frank Caputo (appointed by acclamation)
Thank you,
Marvin Eng
Chair, Ontario Elections
GSSCC Ontario Members
Good day! I would like to wish all the members of the Ontario Region A Safe and Happy New Year.
As we depart 2017 I would like to congratulate all the Ontario members that trained and trialed this year. As most of us in this sport realize, it takes an enormous amount of time to train and/or trial ourselves along with our dogs. As I have traveled to the events of this past year, I can see the hard work the teams have put in. Hard work doesn’t just show up in the teams that have entered trials, I have seen a lot of teams on the training fields that are very good, and I would expect to see them in trials in 2018. I also noticed how many teams of newcomers we have added to our sport – we need to encourage these teams to the best of our ability to work hard and really learn the sport, so they may use the information they receive from us to reach all the goals they have set out for themselves and their dogs.
We have approximately 275 members and growing in Ontario and our goal as we move into 2018 is to get the Clubs and the members of Ontario more involved, as well as showing more support to each other in the upcoming year. The support may come in different ways like hosting trials and seminars, or just supporting clubs and members of the Region. We all realize that some clubs and members may not be able to host trials or seminars, but they can still support the few clubs that do take the time to host these events over and over again each year, so we can all have the opportunity to title our dogs. My challenge to all members and clubs in Ontario is to attend all the trials and seminars with or without your dogs in 2018. Our support may be the difference in the hosting club losing money or breaking-even for their hard work so let’s all get out there.
In 2018, you will also see some changes on how we vote for our upcoming positions on your Board of Directors, as well as policy/guideline changes. Starting in 2018 you will have the ability to vote online. The call for nomination for Chairperson and Show Director are already in motion.
Below you will see some information that Dwyn has put together regarding 2107.
Happy New Year!!
Hank Bowden
Chair Ontario Region
It was a good year for Ontario. We had:
From those trials (numbers are including the Regionals, but not the Nationals), we saw:
On the Show side, including the Regional championship show, there were 2 shows:
Successful or not – getting out on the competition field takes a huge commitment and a great deal of courage. These simple numbers represents thousands of hours of training and a huge effort from a community of people dedicated to the spirit of the German Shepherd and working dogs in general, and we have to say that we are proud to be a part of that.
Congratulations also go to Jennifer Jones on all her work put in as she works through her judge’s apprenticeship.
GSSCC Renewal Date Moved
You can renew your GSSCC membership online, – the due date is now March 1, to ease the financial burden of needing to renew on top of holiday expenses.
However, there is no grace period and please remember that everyone associated with an event, such as a trial, needs to be a fully paid-up member, including the trial manager, the helpers, and the track-layers (in addition to the competitors.)
In the spirit of this, Ontario Region Club dues will also move to a March 1 due date.
Trial Manager Program
The Trial Manager program has been rolled out, and as of Jan 2019, all trials will need to run by a certified Trial Manager.
The region is hosting a Trial Manager Seminar on March 25, 2018 for anyone who is interested in being certified. It is in the interests of each club to send at least two people to be certified as a trial manager, otherwise, somebody in the club never gets the advantage of being able to compete on their home field. You can sign up on the region website: www.ontarioschutzhund.com. This is a free seminar.
Elections for 2018
Elections are for the position of Regional Chairperson and Show Director in 2018. Nomination forms are on the website at https://ontarioschutzhund.com/home/member-info/ The closing date for nominations is Mar 30, and the election will be conducted electronically.
Regional Guidelines
The updated Region Guidelines, and Guidelines for Hosting a Regional Event have been drafted and are available on https://ontarioschutzhund.com/home/member-info/
Ontario Region T-shirts
The Ontario Region had some Team Ontario t-shirts made, and distributed them to the Ontario competitors at the Nationals. These were a big success and very well received. We still have a few left for sale.
In closing, we would just like to say again how proud we are to be part of Ontario Schutzhund and to be associated with such a dedicated and committed group of people. Go Team Ontario!
Yours in Sport
The Ontario Region Schutzhund Association Board of Directors
Hank Bowden, President
Dwyn Tomlinson, Secretary/Treasurer
Juergen Fischer, Trial Director
Frank Caputo, Show Director
The Ontario Region Schutzhund Association is pleased to present:
Trial Manager Seminar with Racine Hyatt-Auld.
Effective 2019, all GSSCC IPO trials must be run by an accredited Trial Manager. The name “Manager” has been chosen to replace the term “Secretary” to reflect the more significant responsibilities that the Trial Manager has for the success of the trial, and for the attention and accuracy that is due from the paperwork and procedures of the trial.
The trial is a serious process. Each dog must be authenticated, and the records accurately maintained, as we are creating a record for future generations that breeding decisions may well be based on.
Every trial will need a certified trial manager, and each club should have at least two trial managers, otherwise one person will be denied the advantage of ever trialing on their home field.
Details
To bring:
Water and Light Refreshments will be provided.
Format: The seminar will start with a Theory Presentation, followed by a Mock Trial, and the day will wrap up with the Certification Test. Paperwork will be sent to the Trial Manager Program Coordinator for evaluation, and participants will receive notification of certification status or recommendation regarding follow-up work.
This seminar is presented free of charge to GSSCC members. Please register to attend.
Pre-trial nerves never go away – not even in the top competitors. But your nerves affect your dog’s performance, as they will read your anxiety and wonder just what there is to be anxious about, and change their behaviour to match.
Here’s a video from a sports psychologist with a few tips about how to deal with your pre-competition jitters so that you can both have a better performance.
The 2018 Ontario Regional Championship and Show will be hosted by Wainfleet – the website is up and the entry forms are already online!
