TUESDAY EVENING CLASSES – PET DOG TRAINING The classes run from 6.30 pm to 10.00 pm every Tuesday of the year, except Christmas and New Year. NEWCOMERS COURSE (8 weeks) Instructed by Elsie Deacon and Mary Allinson-James, this course follows the guidelines for the Puppy Foundation Course as set down by the Kennel Club, and covers socialisation of puppies as well as basic training techniques and exercises, control and behaviour problems, and general day-to-day living with your dog. Contact Mary on 0208 467 0321 for further details, or to register for a course. IMPROVERS COURSE (8 weeks) Instructed by Jacque Kelly, this course carries on from the Newcomers Course, covering all the basic training exercises you will need to do with your pet dog, including sit and down, come when called, walking on the lead, stay exercises, basic retrieve and many other elements of behaviour-related training to help your dog to grow into a well-mannered and socially well-adjusted family pet. Contact Jenny Harknett, KCAI (Kennel Club Accredited Instructor in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour) on 01959 509177 for further details. This course is usually only offered to those who have done the Newcomers/Puppy course with us. PET OBEDIENCE CLASS Instructed by Mary Allinson-James and Elsie Deacon, this class is for ongoing pet dog training. Follows on from Improvers course. Contact Elsie on 0208 467 3756 for further details, or to register for a course. Competitive Obedience Class instructed by Jenny Harknett, KCAI (Cd*Ob), this class is open to handlers who have completed the puppy and improvers courses, and who wish to continue training their dogs to a higher standard, introducing basic concepts of competitive obedience.

WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASSES – COMPETITIVE OBEDIENCE We offer a Newcomers Class from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm which is open to anyone who is seriously interested in taking up competitive obedience as a hobby/sport. The class is instructed by Jenny Harknett who has been competing successfully in obedience for over 20 years. The class covers all the basic Pre-Beginner, Beginner and Novice exercises and aims to prepare handlers for their introduction into the obedience show ring, either at Companion Dog Show level, or at Open Show level. The Novice/A/B class is instructed by Fran Godfrey, currently working Championship C classes with her dog, Inca. Fran has also been competing successfully for 20 years with various breeds of dogs. A good level of support is offered by all members of the Wednesday night section to new members just starting out competing at the shows.