Well done to all of the award winners of 2016, including:

(from left to right)

• William Linsay with Sasha who won the Flyball Dog of the Year
• Moira Wallace and Toura winning the Batchelor Salver for the most improved dog in obedience.
• Maureen Millar and Jasper were awarded the Meggie Trophy for best performance by a club member at the clubs obedience and agility shows.
• Alice Feehan and Bryn won the Savannah Salver for the best pet handler in obedience.
• And Danielle Van Son with Phoebe were presented with the Yakima Runner Trophy for the best agility dog and handler.

 

The Katy Quaich Award was presented to the Best Junior Handler: Jessica Crompton with Lexi. Very well done!

 

The Dog of the Year Award was won by Poppy, trained by Debbie Prince. Congratulations, well deserved!

 

The Guide Dog Trophy for Best Club Member at Obedience Show was won by Marie Hamilton and Hunter! Well done!

 

Ashley Nicholson and Peanut won The Eilidh and Nell Cup for Most Improved Newcomer to Agility. Excellent work!

KENNEL CLUB REGISTERED IMPORTANT NOTICE

Prestwick and District Dog Training Club AGM Wednesday 26th October 2016, 7pm at Ayr Cattle Market. Regular obedience training will be cancelled on Wednesday 26th October 2016 due to the AGM. All members welcome, please come along and support the club; some of the Club Trophies will be presented on the night including ‘Dog of the Year’: info to follow!

Committee Vacancies: there will be at least 2 vacancies on the committee if you would be interested in applying please let Bernadette (Club Secretary) know by sending an e-mail to this address noting your interest by Wednesday 12th of October.
Agenda Items: Any items for the agenda should also be sent to the Club Secretary, Bernadette, by Wednesday 12th October. Refreshments and light buffet will be provided at the end of the meeting, as well as an opportunity for people to catch up and have a chat. Look forward to seeing you there!

As some members are aware the committee has decided to change the club’s obedience trainer, and this has also necessitated a change of night to Wednesday.

This decision was reached after careful consideration over many months. There were also discussions with our current trainer about possible changes to our current approach.

Committee members have received feedback from many people that our obedience training was not meeting their needs to help develop well behaved companion dogs. While those members interested in more advanced training for competition seemed satisfied, they were in the minority. Therefore in order to meet the needs of as many people as possible, and to improve attendance, we decided to make the change.

Our new trainer, Alison Hunter, has worked with the club in the past and is focussed on helping people train their dogs to be well-behaved family pets, and also to help prepare dogs for further training in, for example, Flyball or Agility. Her classes will be active and fun and provide opportunities for socialisation for both dogs and handlers!

Wednesday classes will commence on November 18th 2015.

We are very sorry that these changes will disrupt some members’ obedience training and have discussed with our current trainer the possibility of future workshops or short courses for those interested in competitive obedience.

In the meantime we hope as many of you as possible will come on Wednesdays and enjoy training with your dog.

Marie Hamilton
Chairperson

The club will be holding a Silver Good Citizen test for those that have gained their Bronze award. The test will be held on Tuesday 10th of November at 18.30 at Ayr Cattle Market. There will be no obedience training that evening. Further details about the Good Citizen awards can be found on the Obedience page.