Chairmans Report for An introduction to Showing & Working your Golden Retriever 2023
On Sunday 1st October the club held a full program of events at Oake Village Hall, near Taunton.
Aimed at beginners, we wanted to cover not only grooming and handling your dog for the show ring,
but also a help on how to enter a show, what happens on the day all the things you need to know
about showing your dog.
In the morning we held a 2-hour session with our expert trainer Christine Collins on Gundog training
how to get started and basic tips on obedience training for working your dog, everyone seemed to
really enjoy this event. We had other breeds joining in on the day. It was a very helpful and
informative morning and I think all who took part gained a good insight into working their dog.
During the day we ran a Good Citizen Bronze test for anyone wanting to take part, this too proved
very popular and quite a number passed with flying colours. Thank you to Angela White for running
this event.
We had a short break for lunch, followed by an excellent trimming demonstration by Jenny Clarke,
who was very happy to answer any questions and give advice.
Moving on from here Meaylee Lewis gave a Master class into how to handle and show your dog to its
best advantage, afterwards the attendees had a one to one with her on how best to show your dog.
At the end of the day we showed a short Power Point program on the do's and don’ts of the show
world, from entry forms to classes to enter, to how to behave in the show ring. It was a very useful
tool for newcomers to the world of dog showing.
Thank you to all who supported our event and I hope this has been a great help to many, we hope to
hold another similar event next year, also thank you to the committee members who helped on the
day.
Glennis Hewitson
Chairman
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