Category: Obedience

Crufts 2022 – Northern Team Inter Regional Application

CRUFTS INTER-REGIONAL TEAM COMPETITION  Friday 11th March 2022

NORTHERN TEAM – APPLICATION FORM

The Inter-Regional Competition next year will be held on Friday 11th March 2022.

The format will feature 1 Beginner dog, 2 Novice dogs, 2 ‘A’, 1 ‘B’ and 1 ‘C’ plus a Beginner reserve.  Two Border Collies or Working Sheepdogs only may feature in the team with a maximum of three Crossbreeds, one of which may not be of Collie type and no more than three of any other single breed.

It is of utmost importance that the selectors have a wide and strong choice of other breeds.

The Northern Team will be selected by myself, Alison Gresty and Julie Rowlands.

Dogs must not be Obedience Champions and handlers and dogs competing at the 2022 Crufts Championships are not eligible.  Those eligible to apply for the Northern Team are to reside in Co. Durham, Cleveland, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, Humberside, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside.

The closing date for eligibility is 31st October 2021 and all entries must be received by myself by 18th December 2021.

Emma Lavender

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The try out dates will be:

Sunday 14th November at Newton Heath

Saturday 18th December at Eggborough Village Hall

I would normally like to do them closer together but I have left it quite late to book venues and try to avoid clashing with things, which proved near impossible so these are the only dates we can do this year. Hope you can attend.

If you would like more info please ask. I will post more updates with times etc as we get closer 😊😊

Crufts 2022 Midlands Inter-Regional Team Application

 CRUFTS 2022 

INTER-REGIONAL OBEDIENCE COMPETITION MIDLANDS AREA TEAM – APPLICATION FORM 

Friday 11th March 2022 

The TEAM will consist of 1 Beginner, 2 Novice, 2 A, 1 B and 1 C plus a Beginner reserve. A maximum of two Border Collies or Working Sheepdogs are eligible for this competition. Dogs selected may include three Crossbreeds (one of which must not be of border collie, w/s type) and 3 of any other specific breeds. 

Applicants must have a postal address in one of the following Counties:- Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Salop, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands or Worcestershire 

Obedience Champions are not eligible. 

Competitors qualified for the 2022 Obedience Championships are not eligible. 

Dogs having won an Obedience Certificate before 2022 who have not qualified for the 2022 Championships ARE eligible. 

Please note: Handlers CANNOT be part of the RALLY AND THE OBEDIENCE TEAM. 

THE QUALIFYING DATE FOR CLASS ELIGIBILITY IS 31st OCTOBER 2021. 

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PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER MAKES OBEDIENCE HISTORY

First small breed to win Obedience Certificate for 32 years

He wins another Obedience Certificate a week later

The Parson Russell Terrier, Glencymreig Degu OW, owned by Louise Healey of Grantham, Lincolnshire, recently made history in more ways than one when he was awarded the Dog Obedience Certificate at two championship obedience shows held a week apart.

When ‘Stanley’ won the Certificate at Winchester City Dog Training Club championship obedience show, competing in the Championship C Dog class by Peter Lubbi, he became the first of his breed to win such an award in the UK, as well as the first small breed to do so for 32 years.

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OBEDIENCE LIAISON COUNCIL ELECTIONS

The Kennel Club are still seeking nominations for a representative for the Obedience Liaison Council in the following area: Wales – 1 Vacancy

All fully registered (not Listed Status) clubs with an interest in obedience in these areas are eligible to nominate a representative for the council. The nominee must reside in the area for which they are nominated.

Nominations can be submitted here: 

https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/…/liaison-council…/

Any questions can be submitted to elections@thekennelclub.org.uk

Kennel Club Obedience Liaison Council – Feedback for the Reliability & Control exercise – on the agenda for 22nd July 2021

Your questionnaire must be completed by 9pm on 21st July 2021. It is completely anonymous but we do ask that you complete the section indicating which Obedience Liaison area you are located within to make sure that your feedback reaches your allocated representative. I have prepared this survey on Google Forms as Chairman of the Obedience Liaison Council. I would be grateful if you could complete this survey only once to give me an overall view of the Obedience community’s views on the proposal for a Reliability and Control Exercise on the Obedience Council agenda. The full agenda can be viewed on the Kennel Club website – https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/events-and-activities/obedience/already-competing-in-obedience/ then navigate to the agenda for 22nd July 2021.

June Le Fevre (12th July) – Re : the national survey on the new Control & Reliability exercise proposal – I have been alerted that some folk wish to now change their vote. To assist with this I have enabled that setting, so if you have already voted and would like to change your vote just simply visit the poll again.If you have not already voted and would like the opportunity to do so, which would be very valued, then please go to :

Further details and questionnaire click here

Robert Harlow steps down from Chair of Obedience Liaison Council

At The Kennel Club AGM on 23 June 2021 Mr Robert Harlow, current chair of the Obedience Liaison Council, was elected on to the Board for a term of three years.Under the regulations of The Kennel Club a member may not sit on the Board and any Council at the same time and as such Mr Harlow will be stepping down from his role as chair, and as a member of the Obedience Liaison Council, with immediate effect.A new item has been added to the Council agenda for the council members to elect a new chair for the remaining term of office and the vote for this will take place electronically before the meeting. The council will be informed of the result before the current Item 1 on the agenda.

CHANGES TO THE KENNEL CLUB GOOD CITIZEN DOG SCHEME SPECIAL PRE-BEGINNER OBEDIENCE STAKES IN 2021

FURTHER CHANGES AND CLARIFICATION – THE KENNEL CLUB GOOD CITIZEN DOG SCHEME SPECIAL PRE-BEGINNER OBEDIENCE STAKES IN 2021 – UPDATED 11.06.21


In view of the continuing restrictions affecting dog shows further changes have been made to the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Special Pre- Beginner Obedience Stakes heats in 2021.

The qualifying criteria for this year has been amended so that there are no semi- final stages to the competition. All heats will now offer two qualifying places for the highest placed dogs in each heat that have not already qualified. The qualifying dog & handler teams from each heat will now qualify for Crufts 2022.

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Merit points for championship class C draws

Regulation G29.e details how points are calculated for inclusion in the running order draws for championship class C where the entry exceeds 60 dogs.

Due to the cancellation of events over the course of the pandemic no points will have been gained since March 2020. Therefore, all active merit points achieved from March 2019 will remain in place for a further year. Meaning that for any show held during 2021, merit points gained since March 2019 can be used for eligibility in to championship class C draws.

As with other Covid-19 regulation amendments, this is applicable until 31 December 2021.