Congratulations to our members for a vast array of achievements.
Photos, courtesy of club members.
28 March, Graduation Day
Chantelle with Lane and Easter basket
Puppies
1. Chantelle Donovan with Lane
2. Derek Halford with Ellie
3. Robina Hanafi with Lili
Lenny and Brett and Sadie
Beginners
1. Brett Irving with Lenny
eq2. Chris Leth with Lorna
eq2. Annie Cotton with Bobby
3. John Morrissey with Sioux
Bobby and Leonie
Class 1
1. Leonie Barrett with Bobby
2. Tony Tani with Ruby
3. Jen Droppert with Toby
Passes
Wendy Glasson with Jimmy
Chris Leth with Zoe
Jochen Jung with Freddie
Leia with her "family"
Class 2
1. Gayle Halford with Leia
2, Jane Sultana with Jarrah
eq3. Jenny Woolcomb with Muppet
eqq. Eddie Smith with Elsie
Pass
Linda Cornwell with Tully
Logan with Kaye
Class 3
1. Kaye Yarnold with Logan
2. Mardi Donovan with Darryl
eq3. Kerina White with April
eq3. Jo Crawford Nina
Passes
Kerina White Luka
Eva Bantok with Charlie
Anne Coverdale with Lily
Poppy and Kaye
Class 4
1. Kaye Yarnold with Poppy
2. Brett Irving with Sadie (NQ)
3. Neil Martin with Evie (NQ)
December Title
Holly with awards
Trish Embleton and Holly
Title: CCD
Trish and Holly were at the Collie Club of Victoria’s Obedience and Rally Trial on 20 December, which was the last trial for the year.
Holly competed in the Community Companion Dog disciplne and managed her third pass, a second place and gained her title.
They then went on to compete in Rally Masters where Holly managed a nice pass of 100, first place and winning the Highest Rally Obedience Score in Trial.
2025 Annual Awards
Ajay with Maureen
Maureen Clark with Ajay
Handler of the Year
Maureen has had an awesome year.
She entered the four Graduation days achieving four qualifying scores, all of which were first places.
The classes were Beginners, Class 1, Class 2, and class 3.
She also had two passes towards her Community Companion Dog (CCD) title.
She is definitely on a roll.
Eddie with his trophies
Eddie Smith
Tracking Handler of the Year
Ed and Elsie had a very successful year.
They obtained their ‘Tracking’ and ‘Track & Search’ Grand Champion titles. This required three passes in Tracking, as well five passes in Track and Search.
Those passes included four gradings of Excellent.
Of note is that Eddie has won this award a number of times in his time at GODC. Cogratulation to a deserving winner.
