TIME

CLASS

GENERAL INFORMATION

9.00 – 12 Noon

Agility (All levels)

Available for fit and healthy dogs over 15 months old. This class teaches all aspects of Agility, i.e. over jumps, through tunnels, weaving poles dog walk etc. It is advised that owners be fit too!

9.00 am – 9.45am

Puppies

Puppy class is available for all puppies two weeks after their final vaccination. Puppies stay in this class until 6 months or above unless the Puppy Instructor feels the puppy & handler are ready to go up to Grade 1. Socialization is extremely important in this class.

9.00 am – 10.00 am

Beginners

This class is for dogs that are 7 months or over and are therefore too old to be in puppy class but definitely need initial beginner instruction and again socialization is extremely important in this class.

9.00 am

Introduction

This lesson is for new dogs to the club, no matter what their age. The Instructor in this class informs new handlers the rules of our club and demonstrates initial positions i.e. sits. The Instructor then hands the new dogs to the correct class, which would be puppies or beginners.

10.00 am – 11.00 am

Grade 5 Trialing

This class is almost ready for trialing and as such is set up as a trialing ring. The handlers and dogs are taught ring-craft and are polished up ready for trialing.

9.00 am – 10.00 am

Grade 6 – Open Class

This class is a structured class for handlers and dogs who are either learning the Open exercises or are being polished up for the trial ring. There is also an Open Ring for practice in this class.

9.00 am – 12 Noon

Grade 7 – Utility Class

This is similar to the Open Class where we have beginners being taught the Utility exercises and a ring set up for more experienced handlers to practice for trials.

10.00 am – 11.00 am

Grade 1

This class is for handlers and dogs that are ready to move out of puppies and/or beginners. They are taught the very important exercise of walking on a loose lead also verbal commands for sit and stand. Short stays on lead are also introduced along with sit for examination.

Fun retrieving is introduced in Grade 1.

10.00 am – 11.00 am

Grade 2

This class is for dogs that have graduated from Grade 1 and are ready to be introduced to slightly more difficult exercises. These include automatic sit, which is the dog will be taught to sit automatically as the handlers come to a stop. Drop or down position is also taught along with introduction to stand for exam. Heelwork is always polished up in every higher grade. The ‘Figure of Eight’ exercise is introduced in this class also polishing off all work so far learned. Having fun is also very important in all grades.

11.00 am – 12 Noon

Grade 3

When dogs are graduated to this grade, they are now ready to learn "off lead" stays and recalls. The finish on the recall is introduced in this class. This is a more difficult class to graduate from because of the fact that the lead is removed and handlers may get slightly nervous which of course dogs pick up on. The grade 3 Instructors are aware of this and therefore this class is taken slowly and carefully to enable both dog and handler to gain confidence and work without lead in these exercises.

11.00 am – 12 Noon

Grade 4

To graduate from this class and therefore obtain your "Trained Dog Certificate", the handler is taught "off lead" heelwork, which of course includes figure of 8 work and recall finishes. Drop from a stand position is introduced with the handler returning to the dog still in a down position. And also polishing off all work so far learned Obviously a very difficult class to graduate from but a very rewarding experience when dog and handler graduate and are handed their "Trained Dog Certificate" for a well behaved, social dog of good standing.

11.00 am – 12 Noon

Grade 5 Social

(The Demo Team)

In this class the dog and handler can enjoy exercising for an hour each Sunday or may like to join the demonstration team which goes out to fetes, shopping centres, hospitals, nursing homes etc. to show the public what our club can achieve. Puppies up to Grade 5 Social all attend these demonstrations. A fun class.

TIME

CLASS

GENERAL INFORMATION

7.00pm – 7.45pm

7.00pm to 9pm

Ring work

Agility (All levels)

Puppies

Show Class (all groups)

On Wednesday nights for three-quarters of an hour, we train Grades 1,2,3,4 & 5. This enables the dogs to experience training under lights and for graduation if you cannot attend on Sundays.

Puppies and beginners have separate classes for three-quarters of an hour. Again good for socialization and for puppies to experience night training.

The Novice, Open, Utility and Agility rings are for extra practice in the higher grades.

The Show Class is for dogs to train for Show work.