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Avon Working Trials Training Society

Avon was formed during the Summer of 1977 when a group of trials enthusiasts met and decided that they would form a training group to help each other compete more successfully in working trials. Avon registered with the Kennel Club in February 1978 and ran their first trial in October 1981 at Norton Malreward near Bristol.

Avon has always been a “self help” club but that doesn’t mean that we don’t welcome newcomers to trials. A phone call in advance will ensure that a more experienced member will meet you at the training venue and help you to start training your dog for trials.

We have regularly run our own annual trial, in 2009 we have already run a UD open trial at Keevil and will be running TD and CD open in October at Felton.

For those who haven’t tried Working trials before the exercises involved are as follows;

• Control, heel work, retrieve, send away, recall and stays.
• Agility, 3ft clear jump, 9ft long jump and 6ft scale jump.
• Nosework, tracking and searching. The level of difficulty increasing as you and your dog progress from CD to TD.

In addition to training we periodically run fun competitions for non-competing dogs – both too young and too old or otherwise not suited to competition- as well as events such as our recent Easter egg or sausage trail which was great fun.

Avon Working Trials Training Society House Rules February 2011

1. Dogs MUST be kept under control and on a lead when passing through fields of livestock.
2. No dogs to be tied up and left unsupervised.
3. For safety reasons jumps should not be used unsupervised by new handlers.
4. Dogs to be 12 months old before using the jumps, with the exception of the ramp.
5. All dogs should be immunised before attending club premises. Bitches in season and dogs that are unwell are requested to remain at home.
6. No man work or patrol training will take place without supervision by a recognised P D handler approved by the committee.
7. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult. Young children MUST at all times be supervised and not allowed to interfere with training.
8. Any use of the agility club equipment within the training areas is at the member’s own risk.
9. This is a working farm please park sensibly and beware of heavy equipment and livestock. All parking is at the member’s own risk. Always clean up after your dogs. Follow the country code.

 

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