REPEAT SEMINAR (UK) WUSV QUALIFICATIONS - Page 1

FOLLOWING THE RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF OUR FIRST SEMINAR AND THE HUGE LEVEL OF INTEREST THAT HAS BEEN GENERATED WE HAVE DECIDED TO REPEAT THE SEMINAR - PLEASE BOOK EARLY SEMINAR ON WUSV QUALIFICATIONS JOINTLY HOSTED BY DELLBRUCK AND VON WOLF TRAINING CENTRES Thursday 28th September 2006 Wondering what all the fuss is about? What’s an AD? - a Koerung? How old must my puppy be to start training? How do I condition my puppy? How do I start off on tracking? Is Schutzhund safe? What are the requirements for a Koerung? After a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, ALYSON REILLY, CAROL EASTWOOD & ALAN DICKINSON will be covering all aspects of AD, BH, Schutzhund 1 and the Koerung, with plenty of time to ask questions. This will be followed by practical work in the field for the dogs on Tracking, Control & Protection under Alan’s expert guidance. Dogs and handlers don’t need to have any experience. Spectators will be able to ask questions at all times. This Seminar is NOT for the experienced Sports Dog Fans – it’s aimed at those who want to understand the system and the requirements – in fact anyone who wants to learn about the WUSV system. The Seminar will be strictly limited to a maximum of 10 dogs and handlers, but there will be 30 spectator places. We’ve done this to make sure that each dog is given individual attention, while the onlookers can learn from their experiences. Where? Caskeys Kennels, Hathersham Lane, Smallfield, Horley, Surrey RH6 9JG (Near to Gatwick Airport – off the M23) When? Thursday 28th September 2006 – starting with Bacon Roll Breakfast from 8.30 am. (We will also be serving lunch!) We will be aiming to finish by 6 pm How Much? Dogs and Handlers (Limited to 10) £35 Spectators £20 Interested? Contact Alyson Reilly on 07711 195318 (Mobile) or 01342 842902 (Kennels) or e-mail :- alyson.reilly@btinternet.com Reserve your place now   PROGRAMME QUALIFYING YOUR DOG FOR EUROPE A SYMPOSIUM INTRODUCING YOU TO THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR YOUR DOG AND AN ASSESSMENT OF DOGS PRESENTED. 8.30 am to 9.30 am Arrival of participants Breakfast = Bacon rolls Tea or Coffee 9.30 am    INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAMME EXPLAINING THE :- AD BH Schutzhund Koerung 10.30am        TRACKING An introduction to the principles First track exercises 12.30           LUNCH 1.15 pm         CONTROL EXERCISES Heelwork Stays Retrieve Sendaway 3.15pm         PROTECTION WORK                        Assessment of dogs                        Introduction to protection 5.30 pm        SUMMARY OF DAY & CLOSE FOR AN INSIGHT INTO SOME OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT ALYSON REILLY & CAROL EASTWOOD HAVE FOR THIS SEMINAR YOU SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE; COMPETING IN THE SIEGER AND THEY HAVE GAINED MUCH MORE SINCE David Payne - VIDEX GSD http://www.videxgsd.com/a_seminar_on_wusv_qualifications.htm

Any chance of doing this further north?

Carol and I have been active in the German arena for some 5 years now – not the first we know (others have been there, done that & got millions of t-shirts!). Showing in this environment opened our eyes to the true potential of the GSD and we quickly found out about the amount of work and commitment required. We had to learn on our feet and very quickly. The WUSV system is NOT perfect, but it’s better than anything else we’ve got. On our journey of discovery we found that there are many, many misconceptions about what is/is not required. The Sport of Schutzhund, for example, has different priorities to the Qualifier in Schutzhund for Breed purposes. What our seminar does is try to answer the many questions that people want to ask, and then to give a practical demonstration of how you can go about it. We believe that we are answering a need and the response to the two seminars has been such that we fully intend to continue the programme. We can afford to have these seminars at what we believe is an affordable price because they are held at our own premises and overheads are kept to an absolute minimum. In addition this type of seminar requires quite a lot of equipment which is to hand at our premises, and we cannot forget things such as insurance. So when I saw the post on the message board I was interested. We have had people attending our first seminar who travelled 8 hours to be with us as well as those who lived “down the road”. We have had raw beginners (both dogs and handlers), experienced handlers with beginner dogs and beginner handler with experienced dogs. According to the feed back we got all gained something of value from the day and would travel this distance again to participate and indeed are doing so at the second seminar. So, the answer to the post is:- yes, we would happily travel with the seminar – north, south, east or west, but it would almost certainly be more expensive and we would be highly dependant on a local person organising the event to the same standard as we have here, this would have to include arranging for tracking land, a lecture room with projector and arranging the catering. However if the demand is great enough and we have someone prepared to arrange the above we will be happy to travel further a field.