Doggerel
Three Decades On
My last little missive fell on our 25th
But in truth most of that was myth
But some truths will be made for a 30th skite
For this the last of any doggerel I’ll write
We moved from the old to a building anew
A delightful clubhouse with a southerly view
And an awning onto the agility ring was built
To protect our gear from the sun’s hash tilt
Our superb newsletters go to a great website
With all contact info and much more to delight
We now have PDF and Word versions too
So there’s no excuse to feel left out or blue
Training was changed to include use of a clicker
So dog skills could be learnt so much quicker
Click-feed, click-feed so the mantra is stated
Continue to do so until dog is sated
First agility now flyball has made an impact
With a Club sponsored team now in tact
Oh brave new world that has such things
Nothing can stop us from spreading our wings
So at 3 decades on what is the gain?
more skills and more fun remain our aim
And as for the Club’s future where does that go?
That depends on you members continuing the show.
PRH alias Ralph
September 2009
Preamble
The Club is about to celebrate its 30th year. Here is what Ralph thought when the Club was a quarter of a century old.
PRH
25th Anniversary Bash
You know 25 years is an incredible feat
For a club to exist and still be upbeat
But that’s what this Doggie Bash has done
A remarkable triumph and all in good fun
The Executive is led by a Scottish boy
Whose name is none other than that of Roy
Chief Instructor Diane, Janet, Margaret as well
Make up the full team that has made this club swell
The instructors with canine skills abound
It has been said some act like a hound
All give good lessons and most are quite sweet
But there’s one who does it to a military beat
The handlers now they’re a really strange lot
There’s those that listen and those who do not
And some rely only on the Sunday injections
Which explains why they often fail inspections
About owners I’ve been caught staring agog
the similarity in look between handler and dog
Droopy ears, long hair and a shiny wet snout
And that’s just the owner I’m talking about
The names people give to their dogs is a trick
For there’s Ralph, Rocky, Rupert and also Rick
There’s Ozie, Oscar, Penny and Tess
Jimmy, Kelly, Keelie and of course Jess
But others have come into our training arena
Such as Sam, Kass, Teddy and the beautiful Sabrina
There are many names starting with a B who knows?
Such as Bernie, Becky, Bella, Buttons and Bows
And so to the types of dog that we’ve had
Most have been good but the odd one bad
Shepherds, Schnauzers, Samoyeds and Irish Setters
Dobermanns, Dalmatians and Terrier go getters
There’s been Maltese, Boxers, Border Collies too
But thankfully no hopping grey kangaroo
Danes, Ridgebacks, Poodles and Kelpies abound
With Retrievers and Labradores to fill up the ground
Well this has been long and I’ve bent yer ears
But remember there’s no more for another 25 years
PS…. in that time will these ditties achieve fame
As Ralph and I get ‘round in our zimmer frame?
PRH alias“Ralph”
10th October 2004