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Good Citizens  Awards on Sunday, 5th. October, 2008

"Bognor Regis & District Dog Training Club held tests for the Good Citizens Silver and Gold Awards on Sunday, 5th. October, 2008.    The Judge, Mr. John Paice, said that he was very impressed with the high standard of training at the Club.    Eleven dogs and handlers entered for their Silver Award and all passed.    Ten of these are members of the Club and train there each week, the eleventh was a visitor from Oving Dog Training Club.
                                                                                                                                                           Hilary


Gold Award - Sue Weller with Teasel and Judge John Paice  



 

Silver Awards  
Judy Barnett with Taryn (Silberian Husky)
Jo Rogerson with Sassy (GSD)
Linda Farr with Toddy (Border Collie)
Janet Baldwin with Mollie (Rottweiller)
Chrissie Cheshire with Fergal (Border Collie)
Linda Thomson with Anna (Red Setter)
Caroline Harvey with Stanley (Shih Tsu)
Susan Ryder with Maya (Newfoundland)
Valerie Blissitt with Kiyo (Malamute)
Alison Goulding with Marnie (Tibetian Terrier)
Alison Jones with Holly (GSD) - a visitor from Oving Dog Training."

Silver Award Winners and Judge John Paice

    

Alison, Holly & Berry (Oving DTC)        Chrissie & Fergal             Caroline & Stanley              Jo & Sassy

     

Janet & Mollie                          Linda & Anna                       Judy & Taryn                               Linda & Toddy

 

        

Valerie & Kiyo                                     Alison & Marnie                     Sue & Maya

 

 

Bronze Good Citizen Tests at Companion Dog Show.

This year's Bronze at the Show was judged by Carolyn Menteith who writes for Your Dog magazine.

Congratulations to all Club Members who passed their Bronze"
 
Janet Baldwin          Mollie       Rottweiller
Chrissie Cheshire    Fergal       Border Collie
Linda Farr               Toddy       Border Collie
Caroline Harvey       Stanley     Shih-Tzu
Katie Hunting          Oliver        German Pointer
Joyce Gibson          Scoobie   Sheltie
Jo Rogerson            Sassy     GSD
Wendy Ewer           Maggie-May  Crossbreed
Valerie Blisset        Kiyo          Alaskan Malamute
Nick Bradley          Oscar       Border Collie
 
 
Non Club Members:
 
Sam White            Laccie        Cocker Spaniel
Hayley Climpson    Star            Labrador
Pam Casado           Aussie       Border Collie

In addition, the Silver and Gold tests will conducted   on the 5th October at Felpham Village Memorial Hall
Anyone wishing to take test should contact Sue Ryder on 01243-820992.
 

 

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The Good Citizens Tests are designed by the Kennel Club to encourage owners to be responsible for their dogs and make both them and their pets "Good Citizens".    The dog and its owner are taught everyday common sense ways of keeping a dog.   

The Bronze test is very simple and consists of straight forward questions about the care of the dog and the responsible way to train it.    It includes walking tidily in the street and not jumping up at people or other dogs and generally behaving well in town or country.   The Silver test may be taken once the Bronze has been obtained and likewise the Gold once the Bronze and Silver have been won.  Obviously these tests increase in difficulty, but none are too arduous.    The Gold test does include some  Advanced exercises, but we have people who are only working in Novice obtaining their Gold.     We do run two or three "training" classes specifically for each test in the few weeks before the test.    Owners receive a Kennel Club rosette and certificate and we can send away for a badge for each test at a small cost.   

We think it is the duty of all dog owners to try and keep their pets happy and healthy and to make them acceptable to people who may not normally like or accept dogs.  It is the "bad" dog owners who give the rest of us a bad name".