February 2010 Online Kennel Gazette

The FCI 2010 Heelwork To Music and Freestyle World Championship Team GB and UK Judge Karen Sykes have half a page spread in the October Edition of Kennel Gazette. You can read the Article on line. Just double click the pictured front cover and scroll through the pages to find the article.

Penny Draper talks on BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A busy morning for Penny and Secret today - in the BBC Radio Lincolnshire Studios as they were the "Sofa Guest" of Rod Whiting on The Breakfast Show - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 Penny was raising awareness of the FCI World Championships as HTM Team GB start their fund raising to get them to Denmark in June 2010.

You can listen again - her interview starts at 00:02:16 on the Listen Again facility.

The Crufts Semi Finals

All of the World Championship HTM Team GB will be at Rugby Dog Training Club's Heelwork to Music competition, where the Crufts Semi Finals are to be held on 30th January 2010.

Michelle, Kath and Penny are competing in the Crufts Freestyle Semi Final.

Carole and Kath are competing in the Crufts Heelwork to Music Semi final.

Gina will be competing with her dogs in some of other the classes as she could not qualify for the semi finals as she is a judge at the Heelwork to Music Finals and International Competition at Crufts 2010.

Jenny is competing in Advance Heelwork and Intermediate Freestyle, Judging the Crufts Semi final classes and has also been asked to do some of the commentary during the day!

So an busy and nerve wracking day expected for the Team, but who are all looking forward to it!

Kath's Interview with BBC Radio Derby

Kath has been interviewed by Sally Swinfin from Radio Derby - and Karen Sykes, Head Judge at the FCI HTM and Freestyle World Championships was with her for the interview! Both Amber and Spice, two of Kath's dogs were also at the interview and were so well behaved that they never made a sound!

Sally called round to Kath's home to carry out the interview for the Aleena Naylor's Morning Show - Fri, 15 Jan 2010 which was broadcast between 10:00 am and 1:00pm.

The interview went very well. Listen again here

Hopefully, this feature will raise awareness of the sport and competition and help bring in the much needed funds required by the Team GB for the journey, accomodation and other ongoing costs.

Kath made a short video for Radio Derby on 18th August 2005 when Amber was just 16 weeks old! This was for their feature Video Nation and the video is still online for viewing.

Radio Interviews

HTM Team GB are getting very excited as the realisation of the honour that they are representing their country actually sinks in!

The Team have a lot of work in front of them for the next few months, not only training their dogs to perform stunning routines, but also having to arrange travel and accommodation for the trip. Unfortunately the HTM Team GB has to finance the entire project themselves, so they have set about raising awareness of the competition with the local media in the hope that they can find sponsorship and support.

Kath Hardman will be interviewed tomorrow morning on BBC Radio Derby between 10:00am and 1:00pm and Penny Draper will be interviewed in the studios of BBC Radio Lincolnshire on 25th January between 9:30 am and 10:30 am."

HTM Team GB is announced by The Kennel Club

Today the Kennel Club announced the selected members for HTM Team GB by issuing a Press Release. Congratulations to all the members and Good Luck for the competition which takes place in June 2010.

Freestyle
Michelle Dodson with Kamarda Doctor Foster FS A Ex. HTM I Ex. (Border Collie)
Penny Draper with Delark Gavotte FS I (Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren)
Kath Hardman with Stillmoor Lady in Red HTM A Ex, FS I Ex (Border Collie)
Reserve – Carole Dodson with Kinaway Dr. Watson HTM A Ex, FS A Ex (Border Collie)

Heelwork to Music
Jenny Deakin with Shepwood Morning Sunrise FS N Ex, HTM I Ex (Border Collie)
Carole Dodson with Kinaway Doctor Watson HTM A Ex, FS A Ex (Border Collie)
Gina Pink with Daraydala Piccolo HTM I Ex (German Spitz – Mittel)
Reserve - Kath Hardman with Stillmoor Lady in Red HTM A Ex, FS I Ex (Border Collie)

The Team

Selection of HTM Team GB was made early December at a meeting held at the Kennel Club. Those selected were informed just prior to Christmas and they now eagerly await the Press Release announcing the team members.