NEXT OBEDIENCE LIAISON COUNCIL MEETING 20 JANUARY 2022

The next meeting of The Kennel Club Obedience Liaison Council will be held on Thursday 20 January 2022. Proposals for inclusion on the agenda should reach the Obedience Liaison Council Secretary by October 22 2021.

Each eligible society may submit, through their representative, items for the agenda. Individuals may also submit items for the agenda direct to The Kennel Club but must be accompanied by an agreement from a representative to present the item at the meeting. Proposals must be concise and, if an amendment or an additional regulation is proposed, the regulation number must be given.

All items for inclusion on the agenda should be sent by email to obedience@thekennelclub.org.uk. Please note that postal submissions may not be received in time due to the offices being closed.

A full list of Obedience Liaison Council representatives can be found at https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/…/already-competing…/

Crufts 2022 – South East & East Anglia Inter Regionals Team Try Outs

Crufts 2022 Team Day is
Friday 11th March 2022…

Application forms will be available very soon… and will be downloadable here

Early Try out days this year – been tricky finding dates us selectors can manage…

Try Out 1:- Saturday 23rd October
At Knowl Hill Village Hall,
Near Maidenhead.

Try Out 2:- Saturday 30th October
At Halstead Village Hall,
Pebmarsh, Halstead. Essex.

The Final:- Saturday 4th December
At Flaunden Village Hall,
Flaunden, near Bovingdon, Herts.

FIRST EVER RALLY WARRANT TITLE GOES TO BORDER COLLIE

A four-year-old Border Collie, Littlethorn Leaf RW, belonging to Denise Platts of Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire is the first ever dog to be awarded the new Rally Warrant (RW) title. She qualified for the award at the Ditton Dog Training Club.

This title was introduced by The Kennel Club at the start of 2021 in a move designed to encourage new competitors into the rally discipline, as well as to give confidence to existing competitors to work at every rally level.

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NEW GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON DOG THEFT WELCOMED BY THE KENNEL CLUB

The Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce has today recommended a new ‘pet abduction’ offence and further proposals to combat the crime

The UK’s biggest organisation dedicated to dog health and welfare has welcomed recommendations from the Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce published today (3 September), following a successful campaign lobbying for stronger sentencing and better data collection on the crime.

Currently, sentencing places undue weighting on the monetary value of the pet rather than giving sufficient weight to the emotional impact of the crime, meaning it is often treated in the same way as the theft of a laptop or mobile phone. There is also no central record in order to help decision-makers understand the scale of the problem or the circumstances around it – for example, whether a theft was driven by opportunism or organised crime.  

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Applications for South and Southwest Crufts Obedience team 2022

Hi Everyone,  

It’s great to be back !!.

Whilst we appreciate a lot of people are slowly returning to our fantastic sport why not give yourselves something to aim for !!!

Do you live in these fantastic counties Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire, Avon, Devon, Cornwall,Somerset, Dorset, then why not come along and tryout for the Crufts Inter Regional Obedience team.

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WALES INTER-REGIONAL TEAM CRUFTS 2022!!

Hi to all Welsh candidates!

Just to let u all know after such a long break my co managers and I are now on the case starting to bring together our exciting journey to Crufts 2022!!!!

We have booked our Try out days for all South & West Wales candidates at the Dowlais Leisure Centre on Sunday, 14th November 2021 from 10am to 4pm and we have a provisional date for all North & East Wales candidates in Oswestry(details to follow) for 7th November 2021(times to be confirmed).

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Razor makes obedience history – First Kelpie to win Obedience Champion title

He wins two Obedience Certificates in two days 

Cories Ray of Sunshine, known at home as Razor and listed on The Kennel Club’s activity register as an Australian Kelpie, recently made history when he won his Obedience Champion title. He is owned by Nina Whitnell of Colchester, Essex. 

Razor’s achievements are unique, as no other Kelpie in the UK has ever qualified for the championship obedience class nor won an Obedience Certificate, let alone claimed an Obedience Champion crown. 

Although the Kelpie breed is not currently recognised by The Kennel Club, it has been exhibited in its native Australia since 1908 and received recognition by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in Belgium in 1989. In Australia, Kelpies regularly perform well in various canine activities including obedience and herding tests.

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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 😊😊