The Kennel Club provides a number of educational seminars which are run by clubs and societies in order to educate future judges. Below has the contact details for each seminar being run. If you are looking to run a seminar online or need help with organising an event, please email us.
Please refer to our lists of accredited trainers/judges/presenters.
Breed appreciation day
2023
November
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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08/11/2023 |
John Thirlwell |
Online Platform |
Welsh Springer Spaniel Club |
11/11/2023 |
Joanne Ratcliffe |
Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry CV8 2LZ |
East Anglian Border Collie Club |
11/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Griffon Bruxellois |
David Guy |
Bearley Village Hall, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Stratford-Upon-Avon |
Griffon Bruxellois Club and Griffon Bruxellois Breeders Association Julia Spittle 07825 629632 |
11/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Lhasa Apso |
Mrs Glenys Dolphin |
Napton Village Hall, The Cresent, Napton on the hill, Warkwickshire, CV47 8LS |
Midland Lhasa Apso Association & Lhasa Apso Association Of Wales And South West |
11/11/2023
|
Dot Britten
|
Mayflower Community Centre, Mayflower Close, Markfield LE67 9ST
|
Norfolk Terrier Club of Great Britain and Midland Counties Norfolk Terrier Club Ruth Gee07985 569770 |
11/11/2023 |
Pat Muggleton |
Corley Village Hall, Church Lane |
English St Bernard Club Linda Martin 07887516235 |
11/11/2023 |
Sonia Saxon and Lorraine Watkins |
Cobham Village Hall, Lushington Dr, Cobham KT11 2LU |
BATH & WESTERN Bulldog Club, THE BRITISH Bulldog Club, SOUTH OF ENGLAND Bulldog Society, LONDON Bulldog Society, PLYMOUTH, DEVON AND CORNWALL BC |
11/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Bearded Collie |
Don Moir and Angela Pedder |
Crawfordjohn Hall, Manse Road, Crawfordjohn, ML12 6SR |
Bearded Collie Club Of Scotland
|
11/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Russian Black Terrier |
Paul Perks |
Twycross Village Hall, Burton Road, Twycross,Atherstone, CV9 3SA |
Russian Black Terrier Club
|
12/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Black & Tan Coonhound (Imp) |
Black & Tan Coonhound (Imp) |
Yelvertoft Village Hall, Stanford Road, Yelvertoft, Northampton, NN6 6LJ |
Black & Tan Coonhound Club GB
|
12/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Collie (Rough) |
Gwen Beaden |
Chelford Village Hall, Knutsford Road, Chelford, SK11 9 |
Lancashire and Cheshire Collie Club Bill Rogerson 07970648593 |
12/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Dogue de Bordeaux |
Adrian Bicknell |
Bearley Village Hall, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 0SR |
Dogue de Bordeaux Club of GB & Northern Dogue de Bordeaux Club Lindsey Bamforth 0771553769 |
12/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Japanese Shiba Inu |
Liz Dunhill |
Ranby village hall, Blyth Road, Ranby, Notts, DN22 8HZ |
Japanese Shiba Inu Club Of Great Britain Liz Dunhill 07836516819 |
12/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Maltese |
TBC |
Baginton Village Hall |
Maltese Club Andrea Douse01933418939 |
12/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) |
K Hewitt & B Pears |
Bilton Bowling Club, Bawnmore Rd, Bilton, Rugby, CV22 7QH |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi Association Dianne Goddard 07881825036
|
15/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Hovawart |
Ans Schellekens van Vught |
Online Platform |
Hovawart Club of Great Britain Liz Whitmore 01509852623
|
16/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Retriever (Golden) |
Sue Pounds-Longhurst |
Online Platform |
Southern Golden Retriever Society Hilary Male 01903767582 |
18/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Border Terrier |
Trak Fryer |
Bowburn Community Association, Durham Rd, Bowburn, Co.Durham, DH6 5AT |
Northern Border Terrier Club C Horner 01429 837946
|
18/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Old English Sheepdog |
James Macdonald |
Pivot Cente, Glenmanor Drive, Moodiesburn, Glasgow, G69 0DL |
Old English Sheepdog Club of Scotland
|
18/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Shetland Sheepdog |
Jayne Clegram-Chapman |
West Tanfield Memorial Hall, West Tanfield, Ripon, HG4 5JU |
Yorkshire Shetland Sheepdog Club Lynette Welford 07791020694
|
19/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
Sandra Ireland-Moger |
Elkesley Memorial Hall, High St, Elkesley, Retford , DN22 8AJ |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club and The Humberside CKCS Club |
25/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Chihuahua |
Julie Sparrow |
Cabus Village Hall, Lancaster New Road, Cabus, Preston, PR3 1WL |
Northern Counties Chihuahua Club Elaine Waddington 07702 418511 |
25/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
Gary Hinsley, Lesley McFadyen, Alison Hinsley and Gemma Rowe |
South Lanarkshire Lifestyles, Carnwath Road, Carluke, ML8 4DF |
Scottish Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club and North Of Scotland Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club Teri Owen 07951187770
|
26/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Afghan Hound |
David Evans and Dawn Kirwan |
Easter Compton Village Hall, Easter Compton, |
Western Afghan Hound Club and Afghan Hound Club of Wales Sylvia Lees 07713968790 |
26/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Basset Hound
|
Colin Gillanders and Tina Watkins |
Steventon Village Hall, The Green, Steventon, Abingdon OX13 6RR |
Basset Hound Club and South of England Basset Hound Club Debbie Newman 01386 47452 |
26/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Bichon Frise |
David Walklate |
Hampstead Norreys Village Hall, Newbury Hill, Hampstead Norreys, RG18 0TR |
Southern Bichon Frise Breeders Association (SBFBA) |
26/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day West Highland White Terrier |
Dorothy Britten |
The Jubilee Village Hall, High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5TL |
Southern West Highland White Terrier Club Thomas Davison 07867808892
|
28/11/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Basenji |
David Knights and Lisa Tyler-Jackson |
Online Platform |
Northern Basenji Society and The Basenji Owners and Breeders Association T F Casentieri
|
December
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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03/12/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Bichon Frise |
Julie Sparrow |
Wychwood village hall, Abbey Park way, Weston, Crewe. CW2 5TD |
Northern and Midland Bichon Frise club Lisa Mault
07739475900 |
14/12/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Collie (Rough) |
Miranda Blake |
Online Platform |
NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM COLLIE CLUB Cath Moffat 07714014887 |
16/12/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Japanese Chin |
Sue Hann |
Kingston Blount Village Hall, Chinnor, OX39 4SW |
Southern Japanese Chin Club Linda Benton Taylor 07813764324 |
17/12/2023 Breed Appreciation Day Italian Spinone |
Carolyn Adkins-Fry |
Scotby Village Hall, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8BW |
Northern Italian Spinoni Association Maxine Munday 07765583881 |
2024
January
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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14/01/2024 |
Jean Collins-Pitman |
Online platform |
British Gordon Setter Club |
14/01/2024 |
Gwen Beaden |
East Huntspill Village Hall, Church Road, East Huntspill, Nr Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PG |
West of England Collie Society 07557646056
|
21/01/2024 Breed Appreciation Day Dachshund (Wire Haired) |
Ruth Lockett-Walters |
Calf Heath Village Hall, Straight Mile, Calfheath, Wolverhampton, WV10 7DW |
Midland Dachshund Club 01785664461 |
February
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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03/02/2024 King Charles Spaniel |
Frank Kane & Andreas Schemel |
Baginton Village Hall, Francis Road, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AB |
King Charles Spaniel Club Mary Constable 01904448033 |
04/02/2024 |
Caroline Lee-Slater |
Baginton Village Hall, Francis Road, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AB |
Papillon (Butterfly Dog) Club |
09/02/2024 |
Billy Brittle |
Holiday Inn Runcorn, Wood Lane, Beechwood, Runcorn, WA7 3HA |
Bullmastiff Breed Council William Brittle 07961054856 |
10/02/2024 |
Nick Gourley |
The Speedwell Rooms,Inkersall Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3JL |
English Toy Terrier (B&T) Club |
11/02/2024 |
Rachel Redding |
Bishops Frome Village Centre, Bishop Frome, Hereford, WR6 5AR |
Portuguese Water Dog Club of Great Britain |
11/02/2024 |
Penny Roberts |
Swannington Village Hall |
Samoyed Breed Council 01388 731010 |
11/02/2024 |
Louise Mizen Ferguson |
Stoneleigh Village Hall, Hall Cl, Stoneleigh, Coventry , CV8 3DG |
Lagotto Romagnolo Club of Great Britain |
11/02/2024 Breed Appreciation Day Pointer |
Matt Oddie, Meryl Asbury, Riannelis R and Carolyn O'Neill |
Mappleborough Green Village Hall, Studley, B80 7BT |
Pointer Club Carolyn Jane O'Neill 07881687055 |
17/02/2024 |
Tony Moran |
Online platform |
South East and East Anglian Tibetan Spaniel Society Hilary Breeze07825805333 |
18/02/2024 Breed Appreciation Day Dachshund |
Ruth Lockett Walters and Daniel Roberts |
Earlswood Hall, Earlswood Road, Nr. Shirenewton, Chepstow. NP16 6AW
|
The Dachshund Club of Wales Judith Armstrong01639770028 |
24/02/2024 Breed Appreciation Day French Bulldog |
Paul Harding & Ann Wildman |
Whiston Town Hall, Old Colliery Road, Whiston L35 3QX |
West Lancs French Bulldog Club Ann Wildman 07871644863 |
March
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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16/03/2024 |
Christine Morgan |
Kirtling Village Hall, The Street, Newmarket CB8 9PB |
Irish Setter Association,England & The Irish Setter Breeders Club
|
23/03/2024 |
Cheryl Pierpoint |
Kirtling Village Hall, The St, Kirtling, Newmarket, CB8 9PB |
Bouvier des Flandres Club of GB 07484217819
|
24/03/2024 |
Barry Blunden |
Calf Heath Village Hall, Straight Mile, Calfheath, Wolverhampton, WV10 7DW |
Bullmastiff Association and Wales & West of England Bullmastiff Society Richard Aston 07971554974
|
24/03/2024 |
Colin Barton |
Thorpe Willoughby Village Hall, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9PA |
North of England Keeshond Club
|
24/03/2024 |
Patsy Hollings |
Pool-in-Wharfedale Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1LG |
North of England Weimaraner Society, Weimaraner Club of Great Britain, Weimaraner Association |
April
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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06/04/2024 |
Hannah Walder |
Edingale Village Hall, 7 Moores Croft, Edingale, Tamworth, B79 9LJ |
Collie Club of Wales/Midland Collie Club 01656728256
|
07/04/2024 |
Joanna Darby |
Great Barford Village Hall, Fishers Close, Great Barford, Bedford MK44 3HA |
3HAHome Counties Cocker Spaniel Club and Hampshire and Sussex Cocker Spaniel Club Elaine Thomas01664 567640 |
14/04/2024 |
TBC |
Polesworth Memorial Hall, 20 Bridge St, Polesworth, Tamworth B78 1DT |
American Cocker Spaniel Club of Great Britain |
May
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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19/05/2024 |
Amanda Orchard |
East Whitburn Community Centre, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn, Bathgate EH47 8EX |
Russian Toy Club UK and Scottish Toydog Society Claire Russell 07929 003384 |
26/05/2024 Breed Appreciation Day Lancashire Heeler |
Jackie Cutler & Debbie Felstead |
Bearley Village Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0SR |
Lancashire Heeler Association Jacky Cutler 07771743138 |
October
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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06/10/2024 Spaniel (Cocker) |
Michael Masters
|
Mathern Village Hall, Mathern,Nr Chepstow, NP16 6JH
|
Devon and Cornwall Cocker Club, South Wales and Mon Cocker Club and West of England Cocker Spaniel Club Bryan McCabe-Bell
07305178221 |
20/10/2024 |
John Stevenson |
Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, Northamptonshire, NN7 2LS |
British Dalmatian Club Julie Hopkin 07974303391
|
November
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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02/11/2024 Breed Appreciation Day Portugese Podengo |
Gabriella Veiga |
Yelvertoft Village Hall, Stanford Road, Yelvertoft NN6 6LJ |
Northern Portuguese Podengo Associaiton Rob Dunning 07539514865 |
16/11/2024 Breed Appreciation Day Pug |
Karen Murphy & Sue Lee |
Nether Whitacre Village Hall, Station Rd, Nether Whitacre, Birmingham B46 2EH |
Wales & West of England Pug Dog Club Karen Murphy 07808857177
|
17/11/2024 Spaniel (Field) |
TBC
|
Bearley Village Hall, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 0SR |
Field Spaniel Society Jill Holgate01282865705 |
2025
February
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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04/02/2024 |
Tony Moran |
Parkside Hall, Woburn Street, Ampthill, Bedford,MK45 2HX |
South East and East Anglian Tibetan Spaniel Society
|
Requirements of a Dog Show Judge
2023
December
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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03/12/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Burton Willage Hall, Station Road, Rossett, LL12 0HE |
Wrexham & District Kennel Society Lesley Hocking 07519709073 |
08/12/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Boden Room, Stafford, ST18 0BD |
Stafford County Showground 07544 672394 |
2024
February
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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10/02/2024 |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Walford Village Hall, Walford Road, Walford, Ross on Wye, HR9 5QS |
Wye Ringcraft Malinda Thomas 07951059778
|
Conformation and Movement
Our conformation and movement seminar provides all judges with a good understanding of canine conformation and movement. You can find pre-course learning on The Kennel Club Academy.
2023
November
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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12/11/2023 Conformation and Movement |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Bowburn Community Association, Durham Road, Bowburn, Co Durham, DH5 5AT |
Northumberland & Durham Bulldog Club Debra Lowthian 07411508500 |
18/11/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, David Cavill |
Chapmanslade Village Hall, High Street, Chapmanslade Westbury Wiltshire |
Westbury And District Canine Society Jackie Sheppard 01225 753960 |
18/11/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Thornton Public Hall, Main Street, Thornton, Fife, KY1 4AG |
Glenrothes & Thornton Canine Society Anne Grey 07743287423 |
26/11/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Hurworth Community Association, Hurworth Grange, 42 Hurworth Road, Hurworth, DL2 2BN |
British Rottweiler Sports Dog Club 07428 141974 Kelly King |
26/11/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, Sheila Thomson |
Bridge End Community Education Centre, Auldhill Road, Bridgend, Linlithgow |
Top Class Ringcraft Carrie Shaw 07368509067 |
December
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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07/12/2023 Confirmation and Movement |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Boden Room, Stafford, ST18 0BD |
Stafford County Showground Christina Chapman
07544 672394
|
09/12/2023 Confirmation and Movement |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Boden Room, Stafford, ST18 0BD |
Stafford County Showground Christina Chapman
07544 672394 |
2024
January
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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27/01/2024 Conformation and Movement |
Accredited Trainer, David Alcorn |
Kirtling Village Hall, Newmarket, CB8 9PB. |
Ricky Furnell
07800 575421 |
February
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
---|---|---|---|
17/02/2024 Conformation and Movement |
Accredited Trainer, Hector Heathcote & Sue Finnett |
Chiddingly Village Hall, Chiddingly, East Sussex BN8 6HE |
The Lancashire Heeler Association Debbie Felstead07759 261670 |
March
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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16/03/2024 Conformation and Movement |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Theadley Village Hall, Arford Raod, Headley Hampshire, GU35 8LJ |
Headley Ringcraft Association Samantha Lewis 01428 741479 |
24/03/2024 |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Baginton Village Hall, Frances Road, Baginton, Warks, CV8 3AB
|
Smooth Collie Club of Great Britain Cathy Howard01406 351496
|
Points of a Dog
2023
November
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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11/11/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Brenda Hutchison |
Lydden Village Hall, Lydden, Kent CT15 7EX |
Dover & Deal Canine Society Teresa Dunsdon 01304 827232
|
12/11/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Bowburn Community Association, Durham Road, Bowburn, Co Durham, DH5 5AT |
Northumberland & Durham Bulldog Club Debra Lowthian 07411508500 |
19/11/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Thornton Public Hall, Main Street, Thornton, Fife, KY1 4AG |
Glenrothes & Thornton Canine Society Anne Grey 07743287423 |
26/11/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Hurworth Community Association, Hurworth Grange, 42 Hurworth Road, Hurworth, DL2 2BN |
British Rottweiler Sports Dog Club Kelly King 07428 141974 |
26/11/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Sheila Thomson |
Bridgend Community Centre, Auldhill Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6PD |
Scottish Siberian Husky Club Pam Mcarthur 07484835534 |
December
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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07/12/2023 to 10/12/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Boden Room, Stafford, ST18 0BD |
Stafford County Showground Christina Chapman07544 672394 |
17/12/2023 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Pam Marston-Pollock |
Penrith Leisure Centre |
Penrith & District Canine Society Jane Power
01461700116 |
2024
January
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
---|---|---|---|
27/01/2024 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, David Alcorn |
Kirtling Village Hall, Newmarket, CB8 9PB. |
Ricky Furnell 07800 575421 |
March
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
---|---|---|---|
16/03/2024 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Theadley Village Hall, Arford Raod, Headley Hampshire, GU35 8LJ |
Headley Ringcraft Association Samantha Lewis 01428 741479 |
24/03/2024 Points of a Dog |
Accredited Trainer, Christina Chapman |
Baginton Village Hall, Frances Road, Baginton, Warks, CV8 3AB
|
Smooth Collie Club of Great Britain Cathy Howard 01406 351496
|
Agility (Practical)
2023
November
DATE AND EVENT |
SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER |
VENUE |
ORGANISER |
25/11/2023 |
Accredited Trainer, Jen Lewis |
Low Moorside Livery, Low Moor Side Lane |
Freymor Dogs Jen Lewis 07946387011 |
2024
January
Obedience (Practical)
None currently available
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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None currently available |
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Rally (rules and regulations)
None currently available
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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None currently available |
Rally (practical)
None currently available
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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None currently available |
Heelwork to Music (HTM)
2024
February
DATE AND EVENT |
SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER |
VENUE |
ORGANISER |
10/02/2024 HTM (Competition Organisers Seminar) |
Accredited Trainer, Kath Hardman |
Online |
Kath Hardman |
Requirements of a Field Trial Judge
2024
February
DATE AND EVENT | SPEAKER/ACCREDITED TRAINER | VENUE | ORGANISER |
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04/02/2024 |
Accredited Trainer, Peter Bates |
Arkendale Community Hall, moor Lane, Arkendale, Knaresborough, HG5 0RF |
Three Ridings Gundog Club Elizabeth Robinson 07534711958 |
Health Webinars
The Kennel Club’s health team host a variety of free health-related webinars, which are open to owners and breeders who would like to find out more about a variety of canine health issues.
You can watch all webinars that have already taken place via our YouTube channel