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YARRAM & DISTRICT CANINE CLUB INC – SATURDAY 9 & SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2024 - ALL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS (three) – CANCELLATION OF EVENTS

07-03-2024

YARRAM & DISTRICT CANINE CLUB INC – SATURDAY 9 & SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2024  - ALL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS (three) – CANCELLATION OF EVENTS

As the forecast temperature in Yarram on Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 March 2024 via Elders Weather, https://www.eldersweather.com.au/local-forecast/vic/yarram at 9am today is scheduled for 38 degrees Celsius each day the club have enacted the Dogs Victoria Regulations Part 7 Extreme Weather – Conformation, 2 Temperature Between 36 Degrees and 39 Degrees Celsius, 2.1 (https://dogsvictoria.org.au/clubs-judges-officials/extreme-weather-policies/)  and cancelled their all breeds championship shows.

Rules for the conduct of Retrieving Ability Tests for Gundogs (RATG) - CORRECTION

05-03-2024

The National Retrieving & Field Trial Committee Chairperson, Ron Jackson has confirmed the committee has identified an error in the RATG rules which occurred at the last rule review with the rules being effective from 1 January 2024.  The error occurred in Rule 2.4 pertaining to the eligibility to enter the Open Stake of RATG.  Refer below.

Currently reads:

2.4. To be eligible to compete in an Open Retrieving Ability Test, a dog must not have gained any of the following Titles as defined in the Rules for the Conduct of Retrieving Trials for Gundogs (effective 1 Jan 2010) – RRD, AARD, RT CH, Nat RT CH, Grand RT CH. 

 

The committee has agreed the rule should read as follows as the correct interpretation.

2.4 To be eligible to compete in an Open Retrieving Ability Test a dog must have gained its Novice Retrieving Ability Test (NRA) title or gained any one of the following titles as defined in the Rules for the Conduct of Retrieving Trials for Gundogs – Qualified Novice Dog (QND) or Novice Retrieving Dog (NRD).

Dogs are ineligible to compete in an Open Retrieving Ability Test if they have have gained any of the following Titles as defined in the Rules for the Conduct of Retrieving Trials for Gundogs:

QRD, RRD, AARD, RT CH, Nat RT CH, Grand RT CH or been awarded a CM (Certificate of Merit) or DM (Diploma of Merit)

Please note the updated RATG rules are now available from our website under Retrieving & Field Trial at: https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/rule-regulations/rules/

 

Managing animals in emergencies

27-02-2024

Managing animals in emergencies

 

Tomorrow's temperatures in Victoria are predicted to be dangerously high. Now is the time to look at your emergency plans for both you and your pets. Please ensure you have an emergency plan in place and a relocation pack for yourselves and your animals.

 

KCC Park and the Bulla Exhibition Centre are both open to members in emergencies and can offer a safe place to stay. If you need assistance, please contact the Dogs Victoria office during working hours at 9788 2500 or the appropriate contact below for either of the venues.

 

KCC Park – Chris Moore: 0428 983 703

Bulla – James Patchett: 0466 983 703

 

Our Emergency Response Plan can be found on the Dogs Victoria website.

https://dogsvictoria.org.au/media/6017/emergency-response-plan-2024.pdf

Membership billing portal and common annual renewal date

07-02-2024

Membership billing portal and common annual renewal date

The transition to our newly launched billing portal has had a fantastic uptake with over 1000 members renewing within hours of its launch.

It’s important to note that:

  • Members that paid an annual membership prior to the rule change to move to a common renewal date (paid in April 23, May 23 and part of June 23) will receive a credit applied to their account following your payment for the new (01/04/24 – 31/03/25) period.
    You will receive notification by email once the credit has been made available.
  • We understand that in some cases, the name displayed on the portal has been displaying incorrectly and we appreciate your patience while we address this.
  • As the portal is only for the billing element you may notice that the membership number and prefix name (if applicable) do not currently display on your invoice.
  • Tax invoices will be issued digitally once the payment has been allocated to our main accounting system.
  • To continue to minimise the impact of rising costs on the association and members, we will be transitioning to digital membership cards. Hardcopy membership cards will be available for those members who do not have digital capability. We appreciate your assistance with these cost-reducing initiatives.

 

The launch of this new billing portal coincides with the changed annual renewal date (31 March each year). The change to the common renewal date was implemented as voted by members at the 2023 AGM under rule 2.15.1 and its transition has been communicated in newsletters, magazine, social media, member notices and the noticeboard.

 

We appreciate your patience and understanding whilst we transition our system, for further details please see our FAQ document here.

Membership billing for common annual renewal date

06-02-2024

From 6th February all members with a registered email address will receive their first full annual renewal notice by email for membership to run between dates 01 April 2024 – 31 March 2025. Memberships that don't have an email address registered will continue to receive a posted renewal notice.
Members that have received a pro-rata renewal notice that has held due dates in January or February will require payment to align with the new billing dates.

Invoices received by email can be paid directly through the link in the email provided, this does not require sign up or logging into the new portal. Alternatively, you can log in to the new portal to review your contact details as well as accessing your invoice.

Please see our Frequently asked questions about the new renewal platform https://www.dogsvictoria.org.au/media/5947/dv-membee-faq.pdf

For feedback or queries please email in the first instance to office@dogsvictoria.org.au

Requests from All Breed Clubs to Hold Group Shows and Calling Them Specialty Shows

24-01-2024

We have received draft schedules from some all breeds clubs and subcommittees advising their all breeds championship show will be run as a group specialty show. These events are conducted by some interstate clubs, they are run in the same manner with the exception there is no best in show conducted between the groups. The rationale behind the shows is they take less time and exhibitors can go home after the group.

We advise that Dogs Australia regulations do not allow for the running of this type of event and therefore all breeds clubs are requested to ensure their draft schedule is submitted with the appointment of a general special judge and in accordance with Dogs Australia and Dogs Victoria Rules and Regulations.

Pedigree Lookup on Dogs Victoria Website

12-01-2024

As we are now live with Membee for membership renewals, the links for the Member Portal and Membership Click Here on the website have changed to redirect to the new platform.


The former renewal site allowed members to use a pedigree lookup feature to search for registered Dogs Australia (ANKC) dogs which is still available however this is now named ‘pedigree lookup’ which can be found under Members heading on the website. A link in the text on the page will take you to the old login site where you can continue using this feature. All references to renewing memberships on the old site have been deactivated.  

 

If you have any questions, please email office@dogsvictoria.org.au

 

 

Dogs Victoria's new online membership renewal platform

11-01-2024

All members with a registered email address were sent an email on 21/12/2023 to create a password for future use of the platform. Creating a password is optional as you will be able to pay your renewal via a link on the invoice that will be emailed to you in your next billing period.

Memberships due in January 2024 and February 2024 were sent a second email with a link to their invoice they can now pay directly via the invoice or by logging in with their password into the new portal.

Memberships due in December 2023 were issued their renewal notices by post with the most recent reminder being sent in January - These unfortunately will not be able to be paid on the new platform and will need to be completed and returned to the office. The cut off for payment will be 31 January 2024 (30 day grace period applies in addition to the expiry date).

These can be returned by:
Email: office@dogsvictoria.org.au
Post: Dogs Victoria, Locked Bag K9, Cranbourne Vic 3977
In person: KCC Park (Reception building), 655 Westernport Hwy, Skye Vic 3977
(open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).

Please note: Under new rule 2.15.1 all memberships will change to a common renewal date of 31 March, starting 2024. The billing for the full annual March renewal will be sent via email late January 2024. If you have not registered an email address with us, your renewal notice will continue to be posted.

 Please see our Frequently asked questions about the new online platform here

Amended Rules for the Conduct of Endurance Tests

Attention all members:
Below are the amended Rules for the Conduct of Endurance Tests which will become effective on 1 January 2024 and are now available from the Dogs Australia website.

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