Bognor
Regis & District DOG TRAINING
CLUB Training Dogs & Owners
since 1967 Affiliated to the Kennel Club of Great
Britain
DIARY DATES
TRAINING STARTS ON 12th MAY 2022 WITH GOOD CITIZENS
CLASSES ON THURSDAYS AND ONE ADVANCED OBEDIENCE CLASS ON
FRIDAY AT 9-00PM ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT
HILARY
VERY
IMPORTANT The majority of our members have received their
double Covid vaccinations. If you have not been vaccinated for
some reason, medical or otherwise, we would ask that you take a test
about an hour before coming to club and bring the negative test strip
with you. We have many vulnerable members and would ask that you don't
attend unless you are vaccinated or bring proof of a negative test.
Thank you for your co-operation."
News & Information Newshound & Pawprints are the clubs Official
News letters and are as required. Articles also
appear in the Bognor & Chichester Observer, Bognor Regis Post
and the West Sussex Gazette.. NEWSHOUND &
PAWPRINTS Training Will start again on Thursday 12th May
until 28th July –
Fridays - Advanced Class, obedience training only. Please
ring 01243-823313 if you are interested". We are being cautious in only allowing up to
ten dogs and handlers in each class because of Covid. No dogs or
children will be allowed on the stage. You are asked to use the
hand sanitizers provided and bring your own drinks. Masks are
voluntary.
If you would like to train your
Dog, please contact Hilary or Maureen for details. Good Citizens
Results from April Tests click
here The Good Citizen tests
are designed by the Kennel Club to encourage owners to be responsible
for their dogs and make themselves and their pets "Good Citizens". We
run two or three Tests per year with special training classes held
a few weeks before each test. Further information please
contact Helen Sargent or Hilary. Full details of
the tests and what is required please click here
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Spacious Hall with non-slip
flooring and plenty of car parking
This site was updated
on
11/05/22
UPDATE MAY 2022
A new edition of Pawprints has been issued, hard copies at Club
download available click here
The Clubs AGM was
held on 17th March further
details from Hilary.
Our Spring
Term is now complete, with the Summer term starting on Thursday 12th
May Puppy class will continue to start at 6.30pm and if you have a puppy under
six months of age, please phone Maureen on 01243-825475 to check
availability as we still need to observe social distancing. As
numbers have picked up we are now holding two Bronze classes on
Thursdays these commences at 7pm until 7-45pm and
the second is from 7.45pm to 8-30pm. The Silver class starts at 8-30 until
9-15 pm and the
Gold class from 9-15pm to 10-00pm. If you have any
questions, please phone me on 01243-823313 or e-mail:
furbaby1939@outlook.com We no longer serve
refreshments because of Covid, so bring your own drinks. We also do
not have communal toys for the dogs, so again, please bring any you need.
Hand sanitizer is provided at both entrances and if you wish to wear a
mask, please do so.
If
you wish to join our club you will be very welcome, but please DO NOT just
come along as places are restricted because of Covid.
Phone me and I can let you know whether we have any spaces or I can
put you on our waiting list.
Please
note our AGM this year was on 17th March 2022 - details from Hilary
Training takes place every
Thursdays & Friday (advanced) at Felpham Village
Memorial Hall,
Vicarage Lane, Felpham, PO22 7DZ
precise times being dependent on
the class
The Club is Affiliated to the Kennel Club of
Great Britain and has a team of highly experienced Training Instructors. It is a non Profit making Club, which allows it to keep course fees to a
minimum, which are used to cover running costs. View
Club Rules and Code of
Conduct
The people who were in the Bronze class last term and were
not ready should return on Thursday, 12th. May at 7pm.
The new Bronze class for puppies coming up and for the new
people who have contacted me is at 7.45pm on that date."
If Brian Fleming, Sue Holden, Ursula Bravo and Terri Cabez
who all contacted me earlier in the year about training
their dogs still want to come along, please phone
(01243-823313) me asap. Hilary Sykes
GOOD CITIZEN
On the 31st March we
held a Bronze test with six taking part, we had one pass
which was Melanie Buckwell with Buddy and five were not
ready.
On the 2nd April we held
a Silver test with nine taking part, we had six passes which
were Josie Beasley with Ruby, Peggy Partridge with Bilbo,
Louise Cross with Tj, Veronica Kelly with Teddie, Angela
Jones with Hettie and Ali Green with Audrey. We had three
not ready.
I would like to congratulate
everyone who took part and look forward to seeing you back
at club after Easter.
Helen
NEW VET HOSPITAL IN
CHICHESTER With the appalling situation with the shortage
of good Vets in the area and the current need to
travel to Portsmouth, Winchester or Storrington for out of
hours and specialist treatment, it is welcome news that a
new Animal Hospital run by independent Vets AVG has opened at Chichester. Further detailsclick here:
WELCOME BACK A new Vets
called Huckleberries has opened at the Vinnetrow
Business Park, Chichester. Many people will welcome back
Richard Edwards as a visiting Vet after knowing him from his
32 years at Alpha Pets.
Those with a keen eye may have noticed that
the Clubs web site address is now preceded by an HTTPS and a
padlock symbol this denotes that it is a secure site. This
will provide security from Hackers and also provide security
for visitors to the site.
Did
You Know that Your Vet may be part of a large Corporate
Group ?: It is not all that obvious,
but many small Vet practices have now sold out to a large
corporate group, but still retain their old name. Some
long-standing clients may know that it was under new
management, but to the newcomer, it is not always apparent.
The top 4 Corporate Veterinary Groups in order of the number
of individual practices they own are as follows:
(1)The
CVS Group, Currently the largest vet group
(2)Independent
Vetcare
(3)Pets
at Home
(4)Medivet
Though it is extremely difficult to get up to date figures
as they appear hidden and guarded, it has been published in
2018 that the big 4 then owned over 30% of the total
veterinary practices in the UK by now it will be even more.
In most of these Vets apart from a huge increase in Vet fees
the biggest change is often the lack of Out of Hours
service. In many practices this has been farmed out to a
company called Vets Now and often means a long drive to
their facilities, as they usually do not come to your normal
Vets.
In 1999 something seismic happened to the Veterinarian
Profession. Tony Blair in his infinite wisdom changed
the law to allow non-vets to own veterinary practices. It
still requires a Vet to work in that practice but the
driving force is often the owners and the returns they get
from their practices.
This opened the door to venture capitalists and investors to
buy into a tranche of little goldmines, and when that
happens money and profit becomes the corporate aim.
WHY WE ARE THE CHEAPEST DOG TRAINING We get numerous telephone calls
from people wishing to train their dogs with us and when
told the fees they are astonished and we usually get "That's
cheap!" . We have run Bognor Regis & District Dog
Training Club for over fifty years on a non-profit making
basis. We need to cover the cost of running the club
which includes the ever increasing cost of hiring the hall
for two evenings a week We are definitely NOT inferior
to the other more expensive Dog training clubs in the area.
All of our ten Trainers are fully qualified with the
majority having been Trainers for many years and all are
unpaid Volunteers. We cater not only for the "pet"
market, but also for people who wish to enter their dogs for
competition or for the show ring. Our three yearly
terms are between twelve and fourteen weeks (depending on
where Easter falls each Spring). For this our fees
are £36.00 per term for each dog. In addition, we
charge £3.00 a year club subscription for each club member.
ANNIVERSARY:In 2017 the Club celebrated
its 50th Anniversary. click here for more
Facebook
page, have a look and contribute, please note there is an
unofficial one not authorised by the club as well.
Code of Conduct: The clubs
Code of Conduct which has been approved by the
Kennel Club has been distributed to all members. If you
have not seen it please click the link and please ensure that you
read it