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HEELWORK TO MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
Congratulations go to GAY AND TALLI on earning their Heelwork to Music Championship title at the Dances with Dogs competition on 12th October, 2013
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Gay with Talli (Australian Kelpie)
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Gay and Talli take a bow. Celebrating their Heelwork to Music Championship title.
FLYBALLERS make a flying visit to the
RSL Care Inverpine Retirement Community .........


Seven team members and their dogs recently provided a thrilling flyball demonstration at the community's Country Fair. 

Although it was a hot day, the dogs, Lizzie, Peppa, Charlie, Penny, Jeddah, Manny and Mitzy still performed enthusiastically for the residents and guests. 

As the residents headed back inside for lunch they were heard talking about our clever dogs and how much they enjoyed the demonstration. 
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Peppa greets one of the residents.
FLYBALL COMPETITION runs hot at the PINE RIVERS SHOW
The Pine Rivers Devils flyball team raced against top competition at the Pine Rivers Show at Lawnton on 4th August, 2013.  Two teams competed on the day with one gaining a first place.  The other team had two team members entering competition for the first time.  Boofhead and Jeddah raced like the wind helping to earn their team a well deserved second place and their best time of 23.200 seconds.  Congratulations to the Devils. 

To find out more about the sport of flyball check out our flyball page.
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The Pine Rivers Devils team which gained a second place. Virginia and Mitzy, Rosemary and Penny, Nikki and Boofhead, Ros and Jeddah, Gail and Manny.
Tracking Championship
Congratulations go to Kath Quinn and her German Shorthaired Pointer, Coco, on gaining their Tracking Champion title at Harlin on 22nd June, 2013. 
To achieve a Tracking Championship title, after a time delay of at least an hour and a half the dog must follow the scent of an unknown person for approximately 1200 metres. The dog must negotiate at least 6 changes of direction of the track, find and indicate two out of three 'lost' pieces of clothing belonging to the tracklayer, ignore two deliberately laid
decoy tracks by another unknown person and find the tracklayer at the end of the track.  Great work Kath and Coco.
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Kath and Coco working a training track on the way to their Tracking Champion title.
CONGRATULATIONS to our hard working club president. 
Ros had a VERY successful weekend of Obedience and Rally-O trialling on Sunday 16th June, 2013 gaining 10 qualifications.  A fantastic effort.
 
Jeddah, Australian Kelpie, earned her second leg (and 1st place) in the Community Companion Dog (CCD) class in Obedience.

Cobber, Labrador Retriever, gained 1st place and 99 points in Rally Advanced B.
 
Jeddah also earned her Rally Advanced title, and Cobber is up to 5 qualifications (out of the 10 required) for his Rally Advanced Excellent title. 

Jeddah has now gained her Community Companion Dog title.  Well done Ros and Jeddah.  All those nights of training after class has paid off.
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Club President, Ros with Cobber, Jedda and Banjo
On Monday, 4th February, the Quest newspapers visited Pine Rivers to take photographs to illustrate an article on the club's Dances with Dogs classes.  Beginner's classes commence on Thursday 7th March.  

http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/dancing-with-dogs-classes-are-proving-a-big-hit-in-strathpine/story-fn8m0yu3-1226571098166

Photos by Rosalind Le Bas Walker
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Debby with Jazz
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Pictured is Gay and Tango, Debby and Gemma with breakfast presenter Spencer Howson, comedian Ross Noble and the audience.
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Gay with Talli and Tango
On the 28th February, Gay and Tango performed a demonstration DWD routine for the ABC Radio Breakfast program.  The performance was in the foyer of the ABC building at Southbank.