East Kilbride Dog Training Club

Thanks to everyone who turned out last night despite the heat ūüĆěūüĆěūüĆěBUT....... Don‚Äôt forget we are closed next Wednesday 22nd of May due to the European Election, as the hall is being used as a Polling Station. See you all on the 29th and I‚Äôm sure you‚Äôll all have worked hard on your homework ūü§ěūüŹľūü§ěūüŹľūü§ěūüŹľūü§ěūüŹľūü§ěūüŹľū üėā

Better late than never!! Apologies for the late publication of the last of our puppy class to graduate last Wednesday with their KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Award. It was our pleasure to help you train your lovely pups & we look forward to taking your training further from this week at 8.00 Those who received their awards were:- Anne Marie & Brodie Ann & Bailey ... Claire & Bonnie Tim & Piper Graeme & Teddy Natalie & Nando Anne & Cheska Steven & Millie
That makes a total of 12 Awards made from the mist recent puppy course!! We are so proud of you all
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The trainers decided to offer a bit of a boost to the handlers in the middle class, for the handlers and dogs who are working towards the Bronze, Silver & Gold Good Citizens Awards. We have awarded a Team of the Month rosette to Tom & Monty for the progress they have made since joining the class from the puppies. Monty is a lovely natured Sheltie & Tom has really worked hard with him to help him shine ‚≠źÔłŹ Look out for future awards - it could be you!ūüĎĆ

Well this week saw the first batch of KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Awards being given out. All of the puppies have come on tremendously in 6 weeks and the handlers have put in so much work away from class. We are looking forward to seeing you all progress & work towards your KCGCDS Bronze Awards and beyond! ūüöÄ

Just a wee reminder to all of our members about legal requirements for your dogs’ ID tags

Congratulations to Caroline & Duke who gained their KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Award last night. Duke is a typical bouncy Lab with a lovely nature & Caroline has worked really hard with him. Last night they received their award in the middle class where they both coped very well in the new class. Well done Caroline & Duke

Congratulations to the latest teams to attain their KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Award!! Well done Michael & Coco, and Sheila with Willow.
All of the handlers have worked so hard & it‚Äôs lovely to see so many returning after they‚Äôve completed the course. Next week you‚Äôre all ‚Äėup with the big boys‚Äô at 8.00 ūüĎćūüĎć... See you all then.
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Don‚Äôt forget there are NO CLASSES this week, as we are all off to Crufts!!! See you all next week 13th of March Keeeeeeeep Training ūüźĺūüźĺūüźĺūüźĺ

Sorry it’s so late, but last Wednesday 28th of February saw the first recipients of their KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Awards!! All of our lovely handlers & their dogs have worked really hard to gain their certificates- and last week they started working on exercises that are included in the Bronze Assessment!! They have all trained away from class & are confident in stays, recalls & distraction from both food and other dogs! The rest of the class will gain their awards in the co...ming weeks, but the first off the blocks were:
Adele & Pablo Tom & Monty Claire & Ciera Gail & Rip Pat & Bob
Congratulations to everyone - we are looking forward to setting you on the path to your Bronze Awards
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East Kilbride Dog Training Club would like to offer their congratulations to Anne Marie Parker on her recent wedding. Anne Marie has been working with EKDTC for over 30 years in various rolls. Currently Anne Marie is our Chairwoman, Trainer and is a pivotal member of our Club. We are very privileged to have her and wish Anne Marie and her husband Joe best wishes for a long and happy marriage ūüĎį ūüé©.

Congratulations to our latest young handler Annie and her super Collie Blue who completed the KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Award. It’s great to have young members at the club. Annie completed her training as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award. We are glad you enjoyed the classes and look forward to seeing you and Blue at our intermediate class.

Well!! First night back after the holidays AAAAAANNNDDD boy oh boy did our members turn out to resume their training!! Thank you to each and every one of you for being up for it after the Christmas break. We gave out one KCGCDS Puppy Foundation Award - to Carol & Bonnie, the Flying Miniature Pinscher- no one does a recall faster than Bonnie!! And we made our 3rd and final Progress Trophy Award to Mattie & Daisy. ... Mattie takes everything on the chin & has worked so hard with her wee girl, always with a laugh & a joke. They are a fabulous team & well suited to one another. Congratulations ūüéČ
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Happy new year folks!!! Don‚Äôt forget training resumes this Wednesday 9th of January ūüźĺūüź∂ See you all there!

Some video footage of our 2018 Christmas Party. Hope all our members and dogs have a great Christmas. See you all in the New Year.

What a fantastic night we had at our annual Christmas Party. Thank you to all our dogs and members who participated. A special thank you to Santa who took time out of his busy schedule to come to see us. We hope all our members and dogs have a happy and fun filled Christmas. We are back on Wednesday 9 January 2019 at 8pm. Hope to see you all then. ūüéÖūü饂ėÉÔłŹūüźĺūüź∂ūüźĺ

Well the latest recipient of the 2018 Progress Trophy is John with Zeus. John & Zeus have barely missed a class since they started on the Puppy course. Zeus is a young headstrong Husky with a fabulous temperament & a vicious sense of humour!! John takes all of Zeus‚Äô antics on the chin & has worked so hard with him to achieve their KCGCDS Bronze award - no easy feat with a laid back dog with his own mind & idea on how to ‚Äúdo things‚ÄĚ ūüėÉūüėÉ You are a credit to each other John & Z...eus and you really do deserve this award. Congratulations - here‚Äôs to the Silver!!
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Don’t forget folks!!! This Wednesday is our Christmas Party night! Come along for a free night with games, food, raffle prizes & loads of laughs See you all there around 8.00!

Every year at our Annual General Meeting we present a Progress Trophy to the handler or handlers who we think have made the biggest improvement over the year. The trophy or trophies are awarded by the trainers to those who have overcome certain obstacles in their training or who have worked particularly hard to achieve something with their dog. Every person & every dog works their socks (& paws) off but sometimes there’s someone who puts that little bit more in and to see the... look of achievement on their face is so rewarding. We train YOU to train your dog at home - you do all the hard work- we just give you the tools to work with. So this year there will be 3 lucky recipients and these will be revealed as the trophies are presented. On Wednesday our first recipient was Michael with Hugo. Hugo is a typical boisterous Lab who is simply a puppy in a grown up body - at just a year old. Michael has had some VERY frustrating nights with Hugo but he has knuckled down and worked through it. Hats off to you Michael & Hugo, you really deserve this award. Michael is now working towards the KCGCDS Silver Award & has really been doing his homework with Hugo. Congratulations Michael & Hugo!
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