The
Working Retriever Club
of Gauteng
On behalf of the Working Retriever
Committee, we would like to take this opportunity to
introduce the Working Retriever Club to you.
The Working Retriever
Club was founded in October 2007 and became affiliated
to KUSA in 2014.
A number of Retriever enthusiasts decided
that it was time for a new club to come into
existence; catering specifically for working
Labradors and Golden Retrievers and their owners;
dog-lovers who enjoy retriever-training; the
outdoor-life and field trialing or wingshooting.
We
also felt that it was time to host a Retriever Field
Trial at a new venue, more user friendly to all our
retriever-friends not only from Gauteng, but also
KwaZulu Natal and the Cape.
Our committee believes it is important to
focus our activities, not only on Retriever training
and trialing, but on the family aspect of sharing our
outdoor interests. In striving to achieve this
aim, we hope to gain more family involvement in the
activities co-ordinated by the Working Retriever Club.
The Working Retriever
Club has included in its objectives:
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The wish to recruit
and encourage more new working Retriever owners
to enter the field-trialing sport.
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To promote greater
camaraderie amongst Retriever enthusiasts and
trialists both young and old; experienced and
new.
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To share training
resources and knowledge on Retriever training
and trialing.
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The organising of
fun outdoor activities and fun weekends that
promote family involvement of all ages and at
all levels.
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The ability to offer
“Club hunts” and clay-shoots for those
interested in wingshooting.
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The circulation of a
regular newsletter to all members.
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To improve
co-operation between sister field trial clubs to
the betterment of the sport.
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To offer training
tests and fun games for all working Retrievers.
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The hosting of a
full Championship Field Trial annually.
In meeting this last specific objective, we
are very pleased to announce that the WRC
Championship Field Trial (held under the licence of
the Roodepoort Kennel Club, who have kindly
partnered with us in this regard), will be held in
the Clarens area (Free State Province) in May 2008.
This trial will be held in the beautiful
mountainous farming area of Clarens/Golden Gate and
will run for four days. We believe this will
be an exciting trial venue within easy reach of both
Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal and about 3,5 hours closer
for our Capetonians. Clarens is a very
attractive venue for family holidays in itself;
whilst the farm on which our trial will be hosted
offers numerous other outdoor activities for those,
(or their families), who will not be trialing all
weekend themselves. These include off-road
trails for 4X4’s, Bugsters, abseiling, paintball,
trout fishing, hiking and horse-riding to name but a
few.
The WRC organises.....
We distribute an easy to read electronic
news letter to all our members on a monthly
basis. regular topics cover training, info on
hunting scenarios, veterinarian's column and much
more, all of relevance to the working retriever.
From all the above it is obvious that the
WRC is committed to establishing a fun club open to
all Retriever owners and friends. We hope to
grow the Club from strength to strength over the
coming years and kindly invite those of you who may
be interested in joining our club to please complete
and forward our membership form to
the secretary.
Our committee is made up of the following
members who can be contacted with any enquiries or
suggestions:
Club officials and contact info:
Chairperson
Dr Alan Kloeck
Vice Chair
Mr Tony Wynne
Secretary/Treasurer
Marie Wynne
Cell:
083 700 3310
e-mail: wynne@icon.co.za
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