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Our Current and Futures Courses

Headingly

Our current courses will finish on 9th December. On 16th December it will be our Christmas Party (details below). There will be a three week break and then the next courses will begin on 13th January 2012. You can book your place with your trainer or through this website by completing our “Contact Us” form.

Dogs Trust

Our current courses end on 14th November. The next courses start on 21st November and will finsh on 16th January 2012. Our Christmas party will be on 19th December (see below) and there will be a two week break before we continue the course starting back on 9th January 2012. To book your place on a course contact your trainer or complete our “Contact Us” form on this website.

Tailwagger Club Christmas Parties!!

It’s almost that time of year again! That means it’s time for our Christmas Parties!

Our first party is at Headingly on 16th December. The puppy party will start at 7pm and the adults party will start at 8pm.

Our second party is at Dogs Trust on 19th December. The puppy party will start at 6pm and the adults party will start at 7pm.

The cost is £5 and includes some cake and a toy!

Our Next Test Day!

Here’s a date for your diary! We will be holding our next test day on Sunday 15th January 2012. To book a place contact Angela.

Test Day Successes!

We held our last test day on 16th October, here is the list of all our successes. Well done to everyone!

Kennel Club Good Citizen Bronze Award

Bailey Southworth handled by Lynn
Cloud Washington-Naish handled by Joan
Sloan Meyer handled by Jesci
Ozzie handled by Anna
Sapphi Wilson handled by Sam
Blue Planitzer handled by Jean
Caleb Brenke handled by Kat
Taz Moore handled by Beverly

Kennel Club Good Citizen Silver Award

Holly Hillsdone handled by Diana
Maalika Thompson handled by Angela
Sloan Meyer handled by Jesci
Monty Wren-Kirkham handled by Maria
Bertie Leedall handled by Penny
Cloud Waddington-Naish handled by Joan
Bailey Southworth handled by Lynn
Sapphi Wilson handled by Sam
Millie Wall handled by Jennie

Kennel Club Good Citizen Gold Award

Badger Parker handled by Rev. John
Pansy
Mabel
Sherlock Sharp handled by Frank
Ginny Bricknell handled by Monica
Juneau Cordran handled by Carolyn
Lily Wiltshire handled by Nikki
Holly Illingworth handled by Karen
Norman Gordois handled by Jane
Poppy Webb handled by Kay
Archie Meredith handled by Lisa

Tailwagger Club Advanced Test

Pass is 112 out of 150 = 75%

Phoebe Mowbray – 129/150 = 86%
Queg Southworth – 145/150 = 97%
Otis Robinson – 144/150 = 96%
Barney Hodgson – 132/150 = 88%
Martha Lewis – 117.5/150 = 78%

Tailwagger Club Premier Test

Bob (more details to follow)

Tailwagger Club Elite Test

Pass 136 out of 160 = 85%

Benji Smith 146/160 = 91.3%
Cilla Bell 140/160 = 87.5%
Digger Addyman 148/160 = 92.5%

The Beagle Welfare Scheme – Petition Plea

The Beagle Welfare Scheme are campaigning to eliminate the use of Beagles in experimentation for scientific purposes. They are working with the Kennel Club and a parliamentary group headed by Zac Goldsmith MP to bring to the fore this abhorrant practice.

The Government are looking to abolish animal experimentation for domestic and household products in the UK by the end of the year. However the bigger aspect of scientific research is going to be a much bigger nut to crack.

An online petition has been instigated which requires 100,000 signatures to become eligible for questions to be tabled in Parliament to address this matter. At the moment the petition only has just over 2,500 signatures, if you feel strongly please add your name to the petition.

A group of professionals & parents against the use of animal testing have set up the group ‘Safer Medicines for our Children’. They are campaigning for the modernisation of medical research methods to benefit human health. They have two further petitions which you can find here.

Please share this plea to enable the petitions to get maximum coverage.

Agility Courses Starting at Touch

We are very excited to have an experienced Agility trainer join the team. Jen Lewis will be running courses at Touch starting on Saturday 29th October.

The first course will be 6 weeks long and will focus on training methods, toy drive, shadow handling, control with drive exercises, turning commands, cone work and possibly some jump and tunnel work and contact obstacle foundation depending on how well the group progresses.

The courses run in blocks of 6 weeks, the cost is £69 which is payable in advance. To book your place on the course please contact Jen by telephoning 01943 871134 or 07946 387011. You can also contact Jen via email freymordogs@yahoo.co.uk

Tailwagger Club Display Team Took Part in World Record!

On Sunday 18th September 2011 at The Burns Dog Day Out in Pembrey Country Park Wales, the Tailwagger Club took part in an attempt to break the World Record for the Largest Dog Obedience Lesson. The previous World Record was beaten by over 50 dogs though is yet to be confirmed by Guiness World Records. You can find out more information on the Burns Website.

Tailwagger Club Display Team Retain Their Title!!

On 17th September 2011 the Tailwagger Display team took part in The Interclub Dogolympics in Wales and I am delighted to report they retained their title!!

Angela Lowrie, founder and owner of the Tailwagger Club, is highly delighted with the teams “We took first and third places and all the dogs were JUST FABULOUS. Dogs that had taken part before were even better than they were last year and new dogs to the event exceeded expectations. It’s obvious that a lot of time and effort had been put in by all involved. A special mention for Tess and Lesley who took the prize for highest individual score and also for Barney and Doreen who earned an ‘acknowledged progress’ award. Perhaps the most impressive thing about this year was how it really was a team effort, no 1 dog was doing all the winning and the top places moved from dog to dog depending on the challenge.

The early feedback I am getting is that everyone enjoyed it, it was well worth the journey, but also that now it is time to get this competion launched in the north”

Well done to everyone who took part.

Interclub Dogolympics and Burns Dog Day Out 2011

The Tailwagger Dog Display Team will be taking part in the Interclub Dogolympic Challenge on 17th September 2011 held at Pembrey Country Park, Llanelli, Camarthanshire, Wales.

There are 7 Dogolympic Challenges:

Musical Dog Chairs
Slowest Recall
Ragger Retrieval
Tidy Up
Relay Race Through Toys
Wuf Challenge
Kong Retrieval

This year four teams will be competing, two are from The Tailwagger Club Dog Display Team and two are from Lynne Davies Dog Training. Lynne was a trainer on the BBC’s Dog Borstal.

Each team is made up of six dogs and each dog in the team has a go at every Challenge. The Challenges are played in rounds leading up to a final and usually start with a dog from every team in each round. Rather like It’s a Knock Out a team is allowed to play a Joker for one of the Challenges but nobody knows which one until the start of that Challenge.

Last year we returned home with the trophy! The team have been training hard so fingers crossed they retain their title!

Plan’s are afoot for next years event introducing more Challenges and also introducing it here in Yorkshire. We also plan to start a competition for individuals.

The following day, 18th September 2011, we will be part of Burns Dog Day Out 2011 also held at Pembrey Country Park. You can get more information about the event on Burns website.

It’s such a great event for both you and your dog, come along and join in with the fun.