Obedience Liaison Council - your voice at the Kennel Club

The Obedience Liaison Council is made up of 22 regional representatives, elected for a three year term to act as a channel of communication between Obedience societies, competitors, and the Kennel Club. The Council was set up to represent grass-roots opinion within the sport at the Kennel Club, and to promote a better understanding among competitors Obedience heelwork from beginners guide pack of how the Kennel Club functions. It meets twice per year, and representatives hold area meetings prior to each council meeting to provide a platform for proposals and discussion items to be raised. The meetings also provide feedback from the Kennel Club on recent developments and decisions.

The Council reviews the Obedience Show Regulations and advises the Kennel Club on any changes that may be needed, and is actively involved in strategic planning to enable Obedience to continue and flourish. Council proposals can result in fundamental changes in Kennel Club policy and the Kennel Club values the important work the Councils do.

Council members are always interested in hearing the views and ideas of competitors, and will be seen competing, stewarding, or judging at many shows during the year. Minutes and agendas for recent and forthcoming Council meetings can be found at the foot of this page.

Representatives are elected for a period of three years and the current term of office of all Kennel Club Liaison Council representatives ends on 31 December 2012. Representatives are listed below.

Representatives are elected by Kennel Club Registered Societies and Clubs which have an active interest in Obedience and have been registered for at least 12 months. (Full details of the election process and the constituency for each Liaison Council are included in the press release Liaison Council Elections 2009 (PDF)).

Obedience Council Representatives from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012 (PDF)

Obedience Council - review of Obedience Regulations
Over the past year, a working party set up by the Obedience Council has been reviewing the Obedience Regulations to identify anomalies, inconsistencies or lack of clarity in the wording of the Obedience Show (‘G’) Regulations and to prepare detailed proposals for a set of consolidated Regulation amendments (including any necessary consequential amendments). The proposals will be discussed next at the 16 February 2012 meeting of the Council. Full details of the proposed amendments are set out in the Council Agenda for 16 February 2012 and the preceding two meetings (20 October and 03 June 2011 (see below). In order to assist understanding of the changes proposed and what the Regulations would look like if all the new proposals were recommended by the Council and approved by the General Committee, we have prepared a guide which is a version of the Obedience Regulations with the amendments included and highlighted. The most recent version is below as Annex A to the Agenda for the Council meeting to be held on 16 February 2012. Please note this is a guide to the proposals only and is not an authoritative version of the Regulations or the proposals. The inclusion of amendments in this guide does not imply that they will be recommended by the Council or approved as Regulation amendments.