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The Saint Bernard enjoys one of the most legendary and romantic histories of all breeds.

The image of a Great Saint carring a cask of Brandy strapped around its neck, traveling through a snow storm, finding, and warming a stricken traveler is what we all can picture.

At home, the Saint is a family protective,children loving loyal member of the household.

With a large and powerful frame, it is most important to introduce obedience and socialization as soon as possible.

Yes they Drool, Yes they are Big and Yes they do need allot of Grooming, but there loyalty is never in question.

Saints have two different varieties, Rough coat / Long haired and Smooth coat / Short haired. There coats colours are typically white with tan, mahogany, orange, black or brindle in various combinations.

Lexie is a Three year old Rough coat Saint. Lexie really enjoyed obedience and had no problems completing Beginners, then Merit, and completing Graduate in 2005.

At present, Lexie has received Two passes in CCD Trials for obedience and she is eager to gain her first title.

Maddison is a Two year old smooth coat Saint. Maddison has a great personality, and loves to play games with you. She is also going to trials , and has received her first CCD pass in obedience.

Both dogs enjoy there walks, the beach, the bush and love being wherever you are.

Lexie and Madison are owned by Ray and Karen Millard.

Anubi is ten months old and is owned by our current training Supervisor - Tina Button. She is currently being shown and trained in Obedience. Tina aims to do agility with her when she is old enough. The Pharaoh Hound is one of the oldest breeds in the world. Originally from the time of the Pharaohs and of recent (2000 years ago) the breed was taken to Malta by the Phoenicians. It is now the Native dog of Malta. Also known as Kelb tal Fenek (rabbit dog). They are used for hunting rabbits as they have a keen eye and great agility in the mountains of Malta.

The Pharaoh Hound can be a difficult breed to own if they are not given the right amount of exercise and obedience. They can be stubborn yet they are very intelligent. They are primarily a sight hound.

Sebastian is a 3 year old Border Collie who received his Herding Title in Jan 2007 and is now entered in the Obedience Trials at Geelong 2007. Entered in CCD.

He is owned by our current Training Supervisor- Tina Button. They are currently training in Agility, Jumping & Obedience.

Sebastian's best friend at the Club is Mason the Golden Retriever. He loves to swim and of course work sheep.

Koby is 3 years old. He is a Curly Coated Retriever. He is a challenge to train as he is very intelligent. He loves going to school but gets bored very quickly, he only does about 45 minutes. He has passed his Graduate Certificate and has now started obedience trialling.

Morgan, Tilly & Bella are Brittanys. Morgan & Tilly are both 5 months old and Bella is 2 years old. This is not a well known breed and we are lucky to have several training at our club.

Morgan & Tilly are in puppy class along with Tilly's sister Tess while Bella is in Basic Class and also loves doing agility and has just started competing in ADAC trials.

Larry, a Dobermann is almost 2 years old and is now trialling. He is an extremely quick learner who only began training at 9 months of age. Larry is a delightful dog to own and loves his old Sheltie friend called Kit.

Brodie, a Golden Retriever is a dog of many talents, and has done obedience flyball and agility. He is pictured here at a flyball demonstration our club provided for the Tabcorp fundraiser for the Children's Ward at the Geelong Hospital recently.

Astro a 2 years old Kelpie X Australian Red Terrier. He is going for his Basic certificate. He is extremely sociable and loves coming to class.

Nanook is 19 weeks old Siberian Husky and is in puppy class. She can already shake hands, sit and drop.

Bella is a Maltese X Shih Tzu X Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She is a very smart girl. She is has only turned 1 year old recently and is already in the Basic Class. She is a very outgoing dog and loves some attention.

Sasha is a Dingo X Kelpie/Cattle Dog from our beginners class. She loves the beach and lives with a Jack Russell Terrier. Sasha is wearing a dog halter (also known as a halti or gentle leader). It is not a muzzle, it is a halter similar to the ones used horses and the lead is attached to the halter rather than the collar. It is a gentle way to stop a dog pulling.

Sir Winston CD is a 9 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He is a very special dog - he has been totally deaf since he was 4 1/2 years old. He works to handsignals only and does a superb job.

People don't realise he is deaf until his owner tells them. He visits nursing homes and schools and has brought joy to many people with his visits.

Cooper is a Boxer and will shortly be going for his Merit test. Cooper is fantastic at obedience and absolutely loves playing with the other dogs at the club, he has a great personality and as you can see loves to pose for the camera

Ralph is Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy. He is our very first dog of the month and is one of our newest members at the club having started puppy kinder this month. Ralph had a great time at his first class and is sure to learn a lot during his time there.