Competitive Obedience

For those who wish to continue training, we also teach obedience to a competitve level, where dogs are encouraged to walk closely next to their owner, and to turn when the owner does without the owner needing to say a word (for the advanced), to fetch any item that is thrown, to stay in a position while the owner leaves the room. Advanced exercises also include teaching scent, where the dog will smell a cloth with the judges scent on, and then fetch the cloth with the matching scent form a line of similar looking cloths.

Three classes are held on a Tuesday with the first ‘pre-beginner’ class starting at 7pm, classes are forty five minutes long. 

To join our Tuesday classes you need to become a member of the club. Classes on a Tuesday cost £2.50, or there is a discount if the classes are paid for termly.

Our next shows will be in June 8th and 9th 2024 and October 26th and 27th 2024.

There will be training course for members on 6th and 7th April 2024.

Obedience competitions consist of dogs completing a number of exercises, trying to complete them without any mistakes. Exercises include

• walking on the handlers side (to heel) on and off lead, 
• a recall (waiting and then coming to the owner when called), 
• a retrieve (fetching a article when thrown), 
• stays (remaining on the spot when the owners leave them), 
• and for the more advanced dogs distance control (moving from a stand/sit/down position on command), 
• scent (finding the right cloth using the sense of smell alone), 
• Send Away (sending the dog to a pre-determined spot). 

Dogs compete in different classes depending on their ability. In a competition dogs must perform their exercises in a stylised and precise manner, for example on a recall the dog must not just come to the owner, it must come to the owner in a straight line, and then sit straight in front of the owner, not at an angle.

Membership is due on the 1st January every year (if a person joins after July, the membership fee is halved)  the current (2024) rates of membership are:

• Adult Membership £30
• Joint Membership £45 
• Overseas Membership £22.50 
• Youth Membership £15

A membership form can be downloaded from the area at the bottom of this page, as can a copy of the club rules.

Benefits of membership include:

• Eligibility to enter competitions at a discounted rate
• Considered for annual trophies. (either points or club awards)
• Voting rights at any EGM or AGM meeting that the club holds
• 10% Discount at Le Marquand Brothers Pet Paradise