Stockbury Dog Club
Demonstration Team

 2005

Stockbury Dog Club were at the Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary, Park House, Stelling Minnis, on Saturday 11th June  2005 demonstrating the use of basic commands and dogs working together sociably.
The demonstration started with Roger with Ben and Lucy showing one handler working two dogs.

Well done everybody.

Thanks Mick for a good commentary.

Second demonstration Saturday 16^th July:

The social obedience display team have been in action again this time at Court Regis, Sittingbourne on Saturday 16^th July on what was a very hot afternoon.

We started with Mick with Maisie and Anne with Mizzie putting on a good show of heel work, downs and recalls.

Roger with Ben and Lucy then demonstrated controlling two dogs with simultaneous and individual commands.
 

To finish off, the demo team took to the ring. The team was slightly different to last time we gave a display with Pat and Zak on holiday and Janet with Puffin back from holiday. The team once again gave good support to the event with nine dogs and handlers taking part. 

 Roger with Ben
Ros with Lucy
Mary with Sam
Jo with Rufus
Brenda with Chester
Janet with Puffin
Sue with Tia
Julie with Jeck
Terry with Alfie.

In the shade at last!

Thanks to the team for all the hard work practicing each week and turning out to support the events. It is not easy controlling the dogs in a show environment with all the strange distractions around plus their desire to get back into the shade on a hot afternoon.

Well done everybody, your effort and commitment is appreciated.

Next demo will be at Labrador Rescue on Sunday 4th September.

On this sunny afternoon Stockbury Dog Club demo team gave a social obedience display as part of a well-attended Annual Labrador Rescue Reunion Day near Blue Bell Village. The group included not just Labradors, but German Shepherds and a Doberman, eliciting one-liners such as 'that's a funny looking Labrador' from some of the cheekier spectators!

After a quick reminder run-through to settle everyone down and give Norman and Charlie a quick look at the routine, which was new to them, we headed into the arena. The members went through their well practiced routine while Mick talked the crowd through the exercises, demonstrating amongst other things:
- the dogs' ability to sit and stay as the owners walk away from them then return or walk past
- come to the owner when commanded
- lie down or sit as commanded
- walk past other dogs under control

The arena was under the full glare of the afternoon sun, so who could blame either Tia for deciding to leave the silly humans to it for a few seconds while she sought shade, or Zac for refusing to sink his belly onto the hot, rough ground! All in all, the dogs did very well and the crowd enjoyed the spectacle, showing much appreciation as we were finishing off and leaving the ring. In particular, Norman and Charlie did a grand job at short notice to help swell the number of participants, not putting a foot wrong.

A couple of the display team and a couple of other Stockbury Dog Club folks took the opportunity to sit their Bronze award after the demonstration, but mostly the display group were content to return to the shade and relax with an ice-lolly (for the dogs too!).

Thanks to Rhi (and Pepper) for the report and photos.

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From left to right:
Julie with Jeck, Brenda with Chester, Mary with Sam, Norman with Charlie, Sue with Tia, Pat with Zac, Rhi with Pepper.


 

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