The SAODC Committee, Instructors for 2017 and club history.
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| Patron (left) |
Mr Jack Baker |
| President |
Ms Christine Koch |
| Vice-president |
Mr Kerry Brant-Wilson |
| Immediate Past president |
Ms Christine Koch |
| Secretary |
Dr Judy Zollo |
| Treasurer |
Mrs Sharon Taylor |
| Chief Instructor |
Mrs Deb Reid |
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Committee Members
| Mrs Sue Cameron
| Mrs Hilary Cree |
| Mrs Vicki Douglas |
Ms Ann Farndell |
| Miss Vivienne Kitto |
Ms Barbara Richter-Winter |
| Mr Brian Scholz |
Mrs Mary Mutch |
| Ms Karen Hellak |
Mr Alex Trowbridge |
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Instructors (Obedience and Agility)
SAODC instructors are all volunteers, giving their time twice and even three
times a week, because they feel they have gained so much from this club, or
from dog obedience generally, that they want to give back something of value
to the community in this way.
All have undertaken a course of training to make them eligible for the title
of Instructor, and are all experienced dog handlers, many of whom have had great
success in competition.
The Club has developed a defined syllabus for the five grades of Obedience training.
All our instructors follow this syllabus. We hope you and your dog will complete
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Chief Instructor |
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Deb Reid |
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Assistant chief Instructor |
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Tuesday morning supervisor |
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Barbara Richter-Winter |
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Obedience |
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Barbara Richter-Winter |
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| Bev Dodd |
John Farmer |
Mary Mutch |
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Ann Farndell |
| Sharon Taylor |
Bon Jordan |
Pin Needham |
| Sue Cameron |
Debbie Reid |
Judy Zollo |
| Pat Bigolli |
Brian Scholz |
Chris Oerman |
| Christine Koch |
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Honorary Instructors |
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| Mary Vahaviolos |
Julie Brown |
Karin Hellak |
| Jenny Balcombe |
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Denise French |
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Aspiring Instructors |
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Rally Instructors |
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Agility Supervisor |
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Ann Farndell |
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Agility Instructors |
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Sue Cameron |
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Club history
The South Australian Obedience Dog Club was founded in 1955 by the late
Harold Camm, a longtime instructor with the German Shepherd Dog League,
who was concerned that training was not available anywhere at that time
to cater for all breeds of dogs.
S.A.O.D.C. was established as the first all-breeds dog training club to
serve Adelaide and the surrounding community, it has done this
continuously and successfully ever since, an achievement and history of
which we are very proud.
In those early years, the late Nelson Gare gained South Australia's first
Australian Obedience Championship in 1964 with his Boxer, Boxendale Bold
Beau, the first of many such honours since achieved by S.A.O.D.C. Members,
several of whom have shared their experience and skills with us as
Instructors.
S.A.O.D.C. accepts all breeds and cross breeds for training, is affiliated with the South Australian Canine Association
(Dogs SA) and is bound by their rules and regulations.
The club enjoys a good working relationship with our governing body,
and with other Dog Obedience clubs operating under their 'umbrella', as
well as with the Adelaide City Council in whose parklands our Clubrooms
and grounds are situated.
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