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 2021.

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 (2017) 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
• Discount at Island Technology on repairs and accessories (Highbury Shop, La Route du Marais, St Ouen, 01534 484151)