OBEDIENCE RESULTS

 2024 OBEDIENCE SHOW RESULTS AND NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CLUB MEMBERS WHO ARE TAKING THEIR PETS TO COMPETITIVE OBEDIENCE SHOWS. RECENT RESULTS INCLUDE:

Crufts results for Chalkie : a great result of 25 out of 30 placed 4th in the Special Pre beginners class - its a massive achievement to get to Crufts and to get a 4th is a job well done, Brilliant result for Diane Bruce and her Papillion Chalkie

Good luck to Diane Bruce and Chalkie who are competing in KCGC Special Pre- Beginner

8 Way Match : Sunday 11th February 2024 Overall we came joint 5th.

Well done every one who took part for our club and congratulations on your results and thank you for giving up your time for this inter club event.

Special thanks to Vanessa Sultana, Allison Burrows, Indira Helsby and Liz Evans in helping with this inter club event.

Feedback : Everyone had a good day

Every year a number of training clubs get together to run an inter club competition obedience match. Each club has to put a dog and handler forward for every level – from Introductory up to “C”. They compete against the other handlers at the same level, and win points for the club. At the end, the scores are added up, and there is an overall winning club.

Here are our entrants and results for this year : Overall 5th Place

Introductory : Rebecca Cranham and Roo : Placed First

Pre Beginners : Paivi Saarikko and Benson Placed Second

Beginners: Diane Bruce and Chalky Placed Seventh

Novice: Ruth Poupard and Rio Placed Third

A. Katrina Arnold and Eric  Placed Sixth

B Allison Burrows and Emma Placed Seventh

C Jenny Smith and Diva Placed Seventh

8 Way Match presentation photos and some round videos are as follows : Well done every one who competed for our club

Great result for Katrina and Eric : Congratulations

Downland on January 21st : Katrina Arnold and Eric were 6th in A

 2023 OBEDIENCE SHOW RESULTS AND NEWS

Culverstone on November 19th : Katrina Arnold and Eric  were 5th in Novice Dog

Shield Show, Shepperton, on October 1st

Christine Thompson and Tia  were 1st in Beginners, and 3rd in Triers, a great win congratulations both

 Elm Park on October 1st

Shirley and Indi won Pre Beginner Bitch

Paiivi and Benson was 3rd in pre beginner dog and 4th in Introductory

Elm Park Show on September 30th

Corinne and Bug - 1st in pre beginner

Rebecca and Roo - 6th in pre beginner

Pat and Abbie - 3rd in Novice Bitch

 Micheldever Open Obedience Show on September 9th

Katrina Arnold & Eric : 1st place in Novice group 4 and 6th place the next day in Novice

August 19th/20th Ditton Obedience Show

Pat Faulkner with Abbie was 4th in Novice and 6th in A.

Paivi Saarikko with Benson was 3rd in Introductory and 9th in Special Pre Beginners

Rebecca Cranham with Roo was 2nd in Pre-Beginners and 7th in the KC special pre class.

Rebecca Cranham and Roo : 2nd in pre-beginners and 7th in the KC special pre class.

August 13th, Bath GSD Obedience Show.  

Katrina Arnold with Eric was 4th in Novice

July 30th     Halstead Obedience Show.

Katrina Arnold with Eric was 3rd in Novice and 5th in A.

North West Kent Obedience show on July 22nd and 23rd

Pat Faulkner and Abie Saturday 2nd July : placed 5th in Novice

Katrina Arnold and Eric

Saturday- 6th in Novice
Sunday - 4th in Novice and 5th in A

Culverstone Obedience Show on July 15th and 16th

Katrina Arnold and Eric were 4th in Novice

Diane Bruce and Chalky were 2nd in Special Pre-Beginners

Shirley Aylwin and Indi were 5th in Pre-Beginners

Great Yarmouth Obedience Show on July 1st : Katrina Arnold and Eric were 6th in Novice Dog

South Eastern on June 25th: Katrina Arnold and Eric were 3rd in Novice Dog.

Billinghurst Show on June 24th : Katrina Arnold and Eric were 4th in Novice Dog

Caterham, Chipstead and Coulsdon Open Show, on Saturday 19th June

Novice, part 2 - Sandy Evans and Didge were 3rd

Novice, part 1 - Pat Faulkner and Abbie were 5th

Special Pre Beginners Class - Diane Bruce and Chalky were 3rd

Pre Beginners - Shirley Aylwin and Indie were 6th

Woodman : 29th May : Shirley Aylwin and Indi - placed 2nd Pre Beginner

Plantation Park weekend, on Sunday May 28th and Monday May 29th.

Warlingham Obedience Show - May 20th - Great to see some of our members getting a rosette at our own open show

Novice Dog, part 2 1st place went to Sandy Evans and Didge - Special Congratulations to Sandy and Didge

May 14th - Special Pre Beginners 

Chalkie came 2nd and Lemon Puff came 7th

 Chesvale show on 7th May

A special congratulations for Diane Bruce and Chalkie winning special pre beginners qualifying for Crufts 2024

and here’s a video of their winning round

Diss and Harlesdon show on 29th/30th April 

Katrina Arnold, Dermott and Eric placed 6th in Novice Dog and 4th in A dog. Well done Katrina and Eric.

 Ditton show on February 1

Katrina Arnold and Eric placed 5th in Novice

Congratulations to all who took part and special thanks to Vanessa Sultana for organising our team and our trainers in helping members prepare.

Every year a number of training clubs get together to run an inter club competition obedience match. Each club has to put a dog and handler forward for every level – from Pre Beginner up to “B”. They compete against the other handlers at the same level, and win points for the club. At the end, the scores are added up, and there is an overall winning club. This year, Warlingham was 2nd out of 7 clubs, and our star handlers were Mike Murray and Tukka who came 2nd in “Intro”, Shirley Aylwin and Indi who came 2nd in “Pre Beginners”, Diane Bruce and Charlie who came 2nd in “Beginners”, and Ruth Poupard and Rio who came 2nd in “Novice”, Katrina Arnold and Eric who came 5th in “A” and Allison Burrows (our treasurer) who came 7th in “B”,

For people who think you need to on a collie to be successful in competitive obedience, our team comprised a Collie, a Labrador, a Giant Schnauzer, a Papillion, a sheltie and a Poodle cross. We’d like to thank all of our team members for being part of a successful day.

8 Way Match Saturday 21st January WDTC A great result coming 2nd overall

 Please see below video examples of the team in Action

Article by Katrina Arnold : Crufts 2022

Dermott McSquirmott and I had a lovely day at Crufts competing in the Good Citizen's Special Pre-Beginner Class on Saturday 12th March.

The Crufts atmosphere is electric, and the noise of the crowd unbelievable in its intensity. It is very daunting for any dog to compete in such conditions, particularly one as noise sensitive as Dermott. However, he rose to the occasion and turned in a good round. Despite having walked round the show for a couple of hours on Friday afternoon, and again on Saturday morning, Dermott entered the ring for his round, looked up at me, and said "Just look at all the people!". That meant he was a bit overwhelmed for the first stretch of his heelwork before coming into focus as we started the formal turns. In all we lost 4 1/2 marks for heelwork, which was fair. On his recall he waited beautifully, but as I turned to face him I put in an unnecessary "sit" command. His commands are "sit" and "straight" (for the recall) and, over the din, I don't think he heard me. He stood up and made to return before deciding he had been asked to sit and, correctly, sat back down. His "presentation" was 100% accurate but his "finish" was slightly skewed. Overall we lost 1 1/2 marks there. We were clear on the control at the gate exercise. We were also clear on our play, where Dermott displayed vigorous and active play, but an immediate willingness to relinquish his tuggie when told do so. We lost 3/4 of a mark on examination of the dog because he wasn't keen to let me inspect his back foot. In total for our round we lost 6 3/4 marks from a possible 55 marks. We were not in the places but nicely bunched with the majority of the class in the 5 to 7 marks lost bracket.

The Good Citizen's Special Pre-Beginner Class is an excellent introduction into the world of Competition Obedience, which is now Dermott's and my major focus. So much so that we are now qualified out of this class and will be working Novice and A at the shows this season.

Dermott is a rehomed Collie and started at Warlingham Dog Training Club as a "problem dog" with many issues. Despite having had dogs all my life I thought he would be the one with which I would truly fail, and Warlingham was our last chance before I faced the awful decision of having him put to sleep. Fast forward 10 years and we are a happy working partnership. Dermott has a "job", which he enjoys in his own special way and I have a new hobby. Hats off to Warlingham Dog Training Club for taking us on, and to Jacky Carter and Pat Faulkner who have never given up on us.