OBEDIENCE RESULTS

 2026 OBEDIENCE SHOW RESULTS AND NEWS

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

6th September

Katrina Arnold and Eric - 6th in B

31st August -  Chesvale

Annie King and Jasper : 5th in Pre-beginners and 6th in Beginners

23rd August : Cheltenham and District DTC

Pat Faulkner and Star winning out of A - its their third 1st in A - a fantastic result - Best wishes for the future to Pat and Star in B and C

Katrina Arnold and Eric - 6th in B

 23rd August : Ditton

Ruth Poupard and Raven - 3rd in A

Ruth Poupard and Rio - winning Novice - winning his 2nd Novice

Diane Bruce and Chalkie - 2nd in Beginners and received a qualifying mark in Rally

8th August - Halstead Champ Show

Katrina Arnold and Eric - 5th in B

Ruth Poupard and Raven - 6th in A (having a fun throw of his scent cloth)

20th June Caterham, Chipstead and Coulsdon - WDTC doing really well in a local show this week - Well done everyone !

Paivi Saarikki and Benson 1st in Pre- beginners and 6th in Beginners - Message from Paivi “Due to Indira’s good work we won today, She has been such a support in many ways, thank you"

Pat Faulkner and Star 2nd in A

Sandy Evans and Didge and Rev - Both 4th in Novice

Shirley & Indy 2nd in Beginners after a runoff for 1st

Sue Whitehead and Angus 6th in KCGCDS

Sue Whitehead and Fizz 7th in KCGCDS

Annie King & Jasper 1st in Intro

Mike Murray - 2nd in Intro

Ruth Poupard and Raven - returning to the ring since April, after Ruth’s hip operation first time back working A and B. Message from Ruth - ” please with what he did”

Diane Bruce and Chalkie - feeling a bit off today but he got his first ever “clear” in retrieve. Message from Diane “Very proud of my mini dynamite even on days he fizzles out”

Mandy Knowles and Spud - “Spud had a good day, just missed out on a place in intro. He did his first pre beginners class and got a clear recall more importantly Spud had a good time”

14th June - Newbury

Lisa Boyd and Rory - 6th in Novice

Katrina Arnold and Eric - 6th in B

Pat Faulkner and Star - 5th in A

13th June - Basingstoke (On quiet a hot day)

Pat Faulkner and Star gaining their first A - great result !

Diane Bruce and Ziggy Stardust - 7th in Rally being pipped last knockings after holding onto 3rd place most of the day

Diane Bruce and Chalkie - 4th in Beginners and 4th in Pre beginners

6th & 7th June - Petersfield - on a very wet weekend

Pat Faulkner and Star - 2nd in A with a clear scent round - well done both with a 3rd in A on the Saturday

6th June - Gefion

Sally Beaven and Meredith - 2nd in Pre-beginners

 Open Show - Members ring work - click on links to Utube videos - with thanks to Jacky for camera work

Sue and Angus - recall Sue and Fizzy - lead work

Sue and Angus - Present Sue and Fizzy - Present

Sue and Angus - Present

Mike and Lexie - Gate Sue and Fizzy - recall and a present

 Plantation Park  on May 25th

Katrina Arnold and Eric were 4th in B

WDTC - Open Show Club results - Saturday 16th May & St Edwards Sunday 17th May

Katrina Arnold and Eric were placed 5th and 6th in B at Diss and Harleston..April 18th and 19th.

 2026 Crufts - Obedience

Good Luck to our club competing in Obedience and Ringcraft this year

Especially : Theo O'Donnell and Luna who have qualified for the final of the Special Pre-Beginners competition.

 7 way Match - Date : Sunday 15th February 2026 - Great result - 4th overall

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 C (introductory dropped this year). 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.

Venue : Community Hall, Kilnbarn Road, Ditton, ME20 6AH

Judge Trish Jones Judge Justine Wright

• Beginners Novice

  A Pre Beginners

  C B

• Our team of competitors from WDTC - competing for the club and Allison and Indira attending completing admin etc

Team members were:

Jenny Smith and Diva - class: C  (2nd)

Katrina Arnold and Eric - class: B  (7th)

Ruth Poupard and Raven - class: A  (3rd)

Ruth Poupard and Rio - class: Novice (7th)

Shirley Aylwin and Indi - class: Beginner  (2nd)

Patsie Goulding and Freddie - class: Pre-Beginner  (1st) - Jocker used (maximum points obtained)

Overall, Warlingham were placed  4th - a great result for our club.

We are very proud of our team members, and send congratulations to them. Each point was essential to achieving 4th place.

Thanks to Indira, Liz, Allison and Corinne, for attending to support the team, and for Vanessa Sultana being our inter club contact

Message from Denise Church “Oh, excellent news. Well done to everyone.  It's a lot of work organising these events. Nice that you had some on the day support too.”

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.