The British Obedience Championship Scene Pt 4

By: Susan & Gemma Henshaw

A bit of a delay in writing this last report on the 2013 Championship season but all the delights of Christmas and New Year crept in and pushed this slightly to one side.

So a look at the last set of Championship shows from 2013 and the teams who have qualified through to Crufts 2014.

Starting off on 1st September and a journey north into Scotland for the East Kilbride DC show, many of the judges remarking on the superb hospitality shown to them by the club, the catering also had to be first class judging by the many excellent remarks made by all who were there. Margaret Harvey was in charge of the bitch ticket today and awarded her 1st place to Karen Davies and ‘Ob Ch Stillmoor Celtic Banner’, working a superb round, ‘all exercises carried out with accuracy and attitude’. The dog ticket judge Sharon Dunstan’s top spot went to a delighted Jackie Duck and ‘Ob Ch Tyefold Xander’ their first ticket win of the year.

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Scenar Therapy for Dogs

By: Susan & Gemma Henshaw

Development –

A team led by Alexander Karaseu developed the Scenar system, which was primarily used in their space programme as a means for astronauts to tend to any injuries whilst in space, although many doctors and scientists remained sceptical of its use. But then the economic climate in Russia led to doctors seeking non-pharmaceutical methods of treating their patients.

The Scenar system was put to the test in hospitals, clinics and by ambulance medics and they found Scenar had the effect of reducing significantly the need for surgery and long term use of drugs, and in recent years the success figures have been quoted at 80-90% across all medical conditions.

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