In memory of & with thanks to Sheila Gunn, Alison Henshaw & Norman Brown
We are all saddened at the passing of our wonderful Queen, Elizabeth II. She has worked tirelessly to fulfil her Royal duties for over 70 years.
RIP Your Majesty – God Save the King
Welcome to Our Website
Show Ring Training for all breeds of dogs of all ages – Puppies receive special attention as needed
We welcome new members … £5 Annual Subscription (renewable each January)
£3 per session, per dog and handler
From 10th JANUARY 2022 we will be holding our classes on MONDAYs at St Michael & All Angels Church Hall, Church Lane, Southwick BN42 4GD
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NOTICE OF AGM – MONDAY 13th MARCH 2023 AT 7.30 pm
Our AGM will take place at St Michaels and all Angels Church Hall,
ONLY FULLY PAID UP MEMBERS MAY ATTEND
Your chance to hear from your Committee, and ask questions.
This will be followed by a Celebration of any of our members who entered Crufts and any whose dog’s were placed at Crufts 2023.
There will be dog-related games, plus some refreshments and lots of post-Crufts chat.
We look forward to seeing you – please book your place as usual to allow us to know numbers for catering, but there is no charge for attendance on this evening.
POLITE REMINDER – UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CLUB’S INSURANCE – ONLY FULLY PAID UP MEMBERS CAN HANDLE DOGS ON TRAINING NIGHTS & ON MATCH NIGHTS
WE THANK YOU FOR KEEPING TO THIS RULE
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
Parking at the new hall is limited to the spaces on the right-hand side as you go in through the gates. ON NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN WE PARK ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE GROUNDS & NEVER ON THE GRASS.
There is also plenty of parking on the streets. PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND STICK TO THE RULES OR WE MAY LOSE THE HALL – thank you
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COVID 19
DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES IN LAW PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND CLUB IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE COVID
IF YOU DO, YOU WILL NOT BE WELCOMED
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, THE COMMITTEE HAVE STRIVED TO KEEP OUR MEMBERS SAFE
PLEASE RETURN THE FAVOUR & HELP TO KEEP US SAFE
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ALL TRAINING SESSIONS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE. TO JOIN THE CLUB PLEASE USE “CONTACT THE SECRETARY” FROM THIS WEBSITE. MEMBERS BOOK THEIR SESSIONS VIA OUR MEMBERS ONLY FACEBOOK PAGE AND MESSENGER. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHED MEMBERSHIP FORM AND SEND IT TO THE SECRETARY
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Lovely picture (above) of one of our classes held at Henfield
If you would like to join this club, please use the “Contact Us” Tab and email The Secretary in the first instance
Everyone had a great time. The sessions were well run, the dogs, handlers and trainer all had fun. All the COVID restrictions were adhered to, whilst still having a good lesson, and a great time. Our grateful thanks to Bridget for this.
The terms of our hire of St Julian’s Hall were changed to make us responsible for a complete clean down of the hall after each use, which would take at least an hour, so at the time, we could not return there.
We maintain good links with St Julian’s Hall, as we have had connections with them for many years and they are losing revenue just like everybody else due to COVID. The committee made a small donation to the hall, from club funds, as a gesture of goodwill.
MATCH NIGHT RESULTS ARE ON CLUB MATCH RESULTS PAGE
DOG OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
This is a friendly competition. The Rules are as follows:
A dog who has won an award which goes towards the title of “Champion” is not eligible for this competition
(in the UK this means Challenge Certificate, aka “Ticket” or CC, in other countries this may have another name).
If, during the course of the year, your dog wins a CC, then that dog becomes ineligible for Dog of the Year and any of our Club Matches thereafter.
At each of our monthly matches, the dogs placed 1st in their class win 4 points, 2nd wins 2 points and 3rd 1 point
Dogs winning BIM gain 4 points, Reserve BIM gains 2 points. So the dog gaining most points throughout the year,
becomes Dog of the Year for that Year
Pup of the Year Competition
The Pup of the Year has all their points from Puppy and Yearling added up over the year and the Pup with most points is Pup of the Year.
Adult & Junior Handler of the Year
4 points for 1st in class, 2 points for 2nd in class and 1 point for 3rd in class.
These are added up over the year to find our Handler/Junior Handler of the Year
Christmas Party and Awards Night 2019
We have some beautiful trophies which are awarded to the winners of Dog; Pup; Adult Handler and Junior Handler each year.
What a great turn out for our Christmas Party this year. It was lovely to see so many of you. I hope you all had a fun time. There certainly was a lot of food and drink on offer!
A great big thank you to everyone who came, especially to the judges from our matches this year, Jack Wood, Margaret Bull and Maria Williams.
A massive shout out to some very hardworking committee members without whom we would not have had a party; Kate Popple, aka Maggi Iggam, Pauline Langridge and Kate’s stepson (Steve) who is not on the committee but put so much effort into helping us on the night. Also to Karen Sandells for sourcing the beautiful rosettes which we presented to our award winners. Last but not least, all of our lovely members who came and entered into the fun and games, and on the whole there was not too much cheating in the musical Our Dogs 🤣😂🤣😂. Thanks also to Gayle Cavie, who came to take some photographs for us.
We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and we wish you a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2020.
The Results for are Annual Awards 2019 are as follows:
Dog of the Year – Freddie Langridge (Wire haired Dachshund)
Res Dog of the Year – Dazee Meads (Whippet)
Pup of the Year – Tassie Cheatham (Schipperke)
Res Pup of the Year – Freddie Langridge (Wire haired Dachshund)
Handler of the Year – Kate Popple (Maggi Iggam)
Res Handler of the Year – Claire CJ Burgess.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL
Andy & Lesley, I have your rosette and goody bag, here so will keep it until I see you.
Elaine.
Dog of The Year 2018 is Cassie (Clavaire Blue Ivy) Karen Garrard’s Cocker Spaniel
Reserve Dog of the Year 2018 is Dazee (Rockanor Silver Saphire at Jasbri) Bridget Meads’ Whippet
Pup of the Year 2018 is Pebble (Onthill La Roc at Grizzledale) Marie Medhurst’s Border Terrier
Reserve Pup of the Year 2018 is Brogan (Chatmoss Dublin Dude at Shawmut) Karen & Rob Sandells’ Jack Russell Terrier.
Adult Handler of the Year is Bridget Meads
Junior Handler of the Year is Jess Carter
IF YOU DIDN’T QUALIFY YOUR DOG FOR CRUFTS THIS YEAR, KEEP TRYING FOR 2021
We are a KC Affiliated Club.
Dogs with Challenge Certificates or any award which goes towards the title of Champion, may not compete in our matches. However, all dogs (including Champions) are welcome to come and train on normal training nights. Thank you.
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We welcome new members and their dogs
- We aim to provide good training, in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, for you and your dog to prepare for the show ring.
- We are a KC Affiliated Club & have trainers with many years experience in the world of showing dogs.
- We hold monthly matches for our members* and vary our judges as much as possible.
Under the terms of our insurance – You can only handle dogs at this club, if you are a member or joint club member.
(This means Adult and Junior Handlers)
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Don’t forget to send your show results to the Webmaster for inclusion on this website
(click on the word Webmaster above to email results)
- Please do not bring bitches in season.
- Please do not come to club if any of your dogs are ill with Kennel Cough, Stomach Bugs etc.
- Please keep your dog under control while you are at club
* Under KC Regulations, only fully paid up club members can show a dog at our club matches.