Obedience and Agility Training





Thank you to everyone who came to the Christmas meal!
14 January 2012
It was a lovely evening and the food was just delicious!
Click on the link below for a couple of pictures taken during the evening.
Congratulations to Angela Green and Meryl
03 January 2012
Angela and Meryl braved the January weather to attend an independent show in Taunton on January 2nd. They had a very successful day see Angelas letter below
"Hi Tracey - just to let you know that Meryl got 2 clear rounds in jumping and was placed 6th. (8 places in total).
We had to restart though because the judge fell over! Fell flat on her back demolishing the fence between the 2 classes, I stopped, Meryl stopped - as we didn't quite know what to do - then I was asked if I wanted to run it again (we'd been clear until then), so I said Yes! Also the adjoining ring had to stop and restart! Judge said she stepped back because she thought Meryl was looking at her - I actually think that Meryl was looking at the other dog running in the next ring.
Independent Agility Show at RDA Centre, Conquest Farm, Taunton. Like Cornish Show recently - it was a lovely venue, and very enjoyable"
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES OF NOVEMBER 2011
29 December 2011
We would like to offer our congratulations to all of the new members that took their obedience tests in November and passed.
Well done to you all!


OBEDIENCE GRADUATES
26 October 2011
The pictures below are of the latest graduates of the puppy class in our obedience section.
Congratulations to all of you that passed and we hope that you stay with Sherborne Vale and continue to work with your dogs towards the Bronze certificate.


SKITTLES EVENING
24 October 2011
A big thank you to everyone who attended the skittles evening at the Bird In Hand Henstridge a few weeks ago. The evening was good fun, the food was lovely and we managed to raise £251.50 for this years charity.
Below is a picture of the winning team.
WE PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS
21 September 2011
Although we knew that the Kennel Club were happy with our show this year after they came to inspect it, however it was lovely to recieve a letter from them confirming this. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day such a huge success.
Click on the link below to see the letter
Blackdown success
18 September 2011
Becky and Sasha won their agility class on Sunday at Blackdown so will now be competing in grade 2.
Tracey and Alice came third in the same agility class.
Angela and Meryl gained 2 clear rounds in the steeplechase and the agility.
Well done to all of you we are all very proud!

RAINBOW BRIDGE
13 September 2011
It really is with great sadness that I have updated the "Rainbow Bridge" video for the website. I usually enjoy putting the videos together for you all to enjoy however "Rainbow Bridge" is different.
Des and Pauline Lawrence lost Tokie a few weeks ago after a long ilness and they have asked that her pictures be included in the video. I have also included Rosie who belonged to Thelma and Ken Gardener, she died a few months ago.
Click the picture below to see the video
Congratulations Pauline and Tyke
13 September 2011
Pauline Lawrence and Tyke gained a 1st in Agility and a 3rd in Jumping at Taunton UKA on Sunday. We all all very proud of you!

Gillingham Show
11 September 2011
Becky and Sasha had a lovely clear round at Gillingham this year and so did Angela and Meryl. Well done to you all!

NEW FOUNDATION GROUP COMPLETE THEIR COURSE
27 August 2011
One of our current foundation groups have just completed thier 8 week course. All owners and dogs did very well and were proud to show off their certificates.

MARTOCK FETE AGILITY DEMO 2011
25 June 2011
Thank you to everyone who took part in the agility demonstration at Martock Fete this year. It was lovely to have some foundation and beginner dogs join in on the day too.
Click on the link below for a video of the demo
Silver and Gold Good Citizens Awards
23 June 2011
Congratulations to
Nicki Woodham with Lacey - staffie
Sam Hughes-Wlliams with Roxi, Greater Swiss Mountain dog
Chloe Symonds with Izzy ,Groenendael
Lynda Hannam with Oliver, lurcher
Simon Larkins with Ruby, English Springer Spaniel
Linda Hodder with Sam, Border Collie
Iris Chapple with Rosie, Labrador (Guide Dog in Training)
Angela Green with Meryl, Border Collie
who all passed their Silver Good Citizens Awards
And also
Thelma Gardener with Suki, Border Collie
Kate Hunt with Mille, Border Collie
Who passed their Gold Good Citizens Awards
Well done to all of you!
Bronze Good Citizen Test
22 June 2011
Back in May this year 10 owners and there dogs took their Bronze Good Citizen test and all of them passed.
Congratulations to
Caroline Lewis with Ella, Spaniel x Collie
Ellen Gould with Baxter, Lakeland Terrier
Iris Chapple with Rosie Golden Lab training up to be a Guide Dog for Blind People
Samantha Hughes-Williams with Roxi, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
John Hann with Daffy, English Springer Spaniel
Chloe Symonds with Izzy, Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendal)
Angela Green with Meryl, Border Collie
Simon Larkins with Ruby, English Springer Spaniel
Lynda Hannam with Oliver, Lurcher
Cath Roberts with Amber GSD x Collie
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW FOUNDATION AND BEGINNER GROUPS
20 June 2011
This week saw an end to our first 8 week courses of the year for our 4 foundation and beginners groups.
Everyone has worked very hard and they have made such a huge improvement in just 8 weeks, that have been truly amazing.
Congratulations to you all and we look forward to seeing you in you in your new classes.
Pauline and Tyke
19 June 2011
Pauline and Tyke had a successful day at Aldon on Sunday. They gained a 2nd in casual agility and a 4th in casual jumping. Well done!


SandS Taunton UKA (UPDATED)
11 June 2011
Rhys Hellyar and his dog Maudie gained a 1st in beginners steeplechase today at SandS. This means that they now progress to novice in the steeplechase program. They also gained a 2nd place in junior agility.
Tracey Hellyar and her dog Alice gained a 4th place in the beginners steeplechase.
We have just heard that Rhys has qualified for the UKA Junior agility Final in Bristol In December. Good luck Rhys and Maudie!

Gillingham Show
11 June 2011
Sunday 11th June was indeed very wet and cold but a few Sherborne Vale members proved that they are indeed dedicated (or something else) and attended the Gillingham show.
Although the weather was dreadful, Penny Varnes gained a first in the agility with Tinsel and moved up to grade 2. Also Becky Edgecombe gained a second in the agility with Sasha. Congratulations to you both.

GUEST TRAINER EVENING WITH DAWN WEAVER
08 June 2011
Click on the link below for a few photos taken at the guest trainer evening. Dawn Weaver spent a few hours with some of the club members giving them the benifit of her knowledge and experience.
JUST DOGS HONITON UKA
05 June 2011
Again, Sherborne Vale DTC members did not disappoint at the Just Dogs Southwest Agility Show. 5 members took part and all 5 came home with at least one rosette.
Pauline Lawrence and Tyke achieved a first place in the casual agility
Becky Edgecombe and Sasha gained a third and a fourth in the agility and steeplechase
Rhys Hellyar and Maudie gained a fourth in the steeplechase
Lynn Lindsley gained a clear round in the agility
Tracey Hellyar and Alice gained a clear round in the jumping and steeplechase





More club success at Blackdown
08 May 2011
Congratulations to everyone that competed at Blackdown on 8th May 2011. A great day was had by all and one member in particular came away with a smile on his face.
Rhys Hellyar, one of the clubs junior members, and his dog Maudie (A Party Trick) came first in their class, grade 2 agility and have now progressed to grade 3. Congratulations to you both on winning out in your first grade 2 class.

Tracey Hellyar and her dog Alice gained a clear round in Grade 1 agility.

Lori Clifford and Amy also gained a clear round in the veteran jumping class.

EASTER UKA CHELTENHAM
23 April 2011
Two Sherborne Vale DTC club members took there dogs to the Easter UKA show at Cheltenham on Saturday. Although it was extremely hot they both did very well. Rhys gained a 4th in the beginners agility with his dog Maudie and Tracey gained a 4th in the beginners jumping class and a clear round in the steeplechase Class. Well done to you both.

SHERBORNE VALE DTC DONATE TO CHARITY
13 April 2011
SHERBORNE VALE MEMBERS HAND A CHEQUE FOR £1500 TO VALGRAYS THEIR CHOSEN 2010/11 CHARITY.

Valgrays Border collie rescue 9/4/2011
10 April 2011
lick on the image below for Click on the image below for some pictures taken during our visit to Valgrays.
Becky and Sasha go clear at Tollard
27 March 2011
Congratulations to Becky and Sasha for gaining a clear round at Tollard Agility Show. We are very proud of you both

Great day had by Sherborne Vale at Kingston Maurward Show
20 March 2011
Congratulations to Rhys Hellyar and Maudie on gaining a 3rd in the agility class and 2 clear rounds in the jumping on Sunday
Lynn Lindsley and Murphy gained 3 clear rounds
Tracey Hellyar and Alice gained 2 clear rounds
It was a lovely start to the season for the club lets hope it continues.


Estelle and Layla gain 1st place at Crufts 2011
11 March 2011
Congratulations to Estelle and Layla on gaining a first place, for the third year in a row, in the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Crufts 2011. This is an amazing achievement.


2011 SHERBORNE VALE DTC AGILITY SHOW SCHEDULE
12 February 2011
2011 SHERBORNE VALE DTC SCHEDULE
THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 4th 2011
Christmas Meal
27 November 2010
Thank you to everyone who attended the Christmas meal on 29/11/2010. We hope that you all enjoyed the amazing food provided by Sue and Dave at The Marston Inn. It was a fun night and thanks to Lynn Lindsley and her buy a square game we raised a further £50 for Valgrays.
See you all in the New Year
The Committee
FUNDAY A HUGE SUCCESS
10 October 2010
Thank you to everyone who attended the funday and made it a huge success.
Congratulations to everyone who went to Honiton
27 September 2010
Another great day was had by Sherborne Vale Dog Training Club at Honiton on Saturday and Sunday.
Rhys Hellyar and Maudie gained a first in 1-2 Agility
Lynn Lindsley gainied a clear round with Murphy in Jumping
Angela gained a clear with Ella in ABC jumping
Becky gained a clear with Sasha in 1-3 combined jumping
Unfortunately Lori Clifford gained a broken arm . Get well soon Lori!
Rhys wins out at Honiton
26 September 2010
Rhys Hellyar and his dog Maudie did extremely well at Honiton today. They gained a first in the agility 1 - 2 which means that next season Rhys will be competing in grade 2.
Congratulations Rhys what a way to end the season.

More Sherborne Vale Success at Blackdown
19 September 2010
A great day was had by everyone at Sherborne Vale on Sunday at Blackdown agility show.
Rhys Hellyar one of our Junior members and his dog Maudie gained a first in Jumping grade 1 and a first in Tunnel fun grades 1 - 7. Congratulations Rhys and Maudie
Lori Clifford gained 2 clear rounds with Josh and Amy
Keith Keable gained 1 clear round with Ben and 1 clear round with Harry
Denise Keable gained a clear round with Mac
Penny Varnes gained 2 second places and 2 clear rounds with Tinsel
Congratulations to everyone who competed, you have done Sherborne Vale proud!

Estelle and Leyla at Bournemouth Champ Show
16 September 2010
Estelle Clarke and her Tervueren Bitch Colzetta Justa Reflection, or Leyla, continue to do extremely well as they proved at Bournemouth Championship Show on 14th August 2010.
Leyla gained a
1st place in Tervueren Limit Bitch
3rd place in Tervueren Open Bitch.
Congratulations Estelle and Leyla

Rhys and Maudie get a third at Gillingham
11 September 2010
Congratulations to Rhys and Maudie for gaining a third in the Medium Agility Grades 1-3 on Saturday at Gillingham Kennel Club Show.
A good day was had by all.
Well done Debbie and Archie on your very first competition. You did really well! Its great to see some new members competing.
THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR MAKING OUR CHARITY EVENING SO SUCCESSFUL
05 September 2010
Tracey, Lynn and Cheryl would like to thank everyone who bought tickets for the charity evening on Saturday.
Thanks to your generosity we raised £560 for Valgrays Border Collie Rescue. Val will be overjoyed when she hears the news.
We hope that you all enjoyed yourself and thank you again for making it such a huge success.
Click this link for a montage of the evening
A great day at Staverton
30 August 2010
Rhys Hellyar one of our junior members and his dog Maudie qualified for the Steeplechase Challenge at Staverton UKA show which was held at the weekend.
Rhys picked up 5 faults in the challenge which was an excellent result as this is run under the pressure of very strict ruling and is watched by many spectators. Rhys was also the only junior running.
Rhys did however get a first in the steeplechase earlier in the day, congratulations Rhys and Maudie, you have worked very hard this year.
Lynn and Murphy gained clear rounds in the jumping and steeplechase runs.
Tracey and Alice gained the only clear in the nursery class and also a clear in the steeplechase.


Des and Pauline at Bath Racecourse
15 August 2010
A note from Pauline and Des.
Congratulations to both of you.
SUMMER 2010 NEWSLETTER
14 August 2010
Becky and Sasha go for gold!
02 August 2010
Congratulations to Becky and Sasha for a brilliant run on Sunday in the jumping grade 1 - 3 class which resulted in a 1st place for the pair of them, well done to you both.
Also congratulations to Des and Tokie and Angela and Ella for your clear rounds.
Did you lose a trophy stand?
15 July 2010
If anyone mislaid their trophy stand on Sunday please e mail the club using the contact us page. One was found on the floor near the secretary's tent.
SHERBORNE VALE DTC DONATE TO DOGLOST
15 July 2010
During 2009 / 2010 Sherborne Vale D.T.C. raised £1000 for their chosen charity Doglost.
A cheque was presented by The Honorable Chairman and Head Agility Trainer Keith Keable to Gina, a Doglost coordinator during the agility competition on Sunday.
Thank you to all club members for working so hard to raise this fantastic amount!
AGILITY SHOW 2010 RESULTS (PLACINGS ONLY)
14 July 2010
Click below to download the results
Click here to download the Agility Show Results 2010 (Word Doc)
Click here to download the Agility Show Results 2010 (PDF)
A FANTASTIC RESULT FOR SHERBORNE VALE AT ALDON UKA
21 June 2010
What an amazing day for everyone from the club who attended Aldon UKA this weekend. Not only was it a beautiful day and a lovely setting but the results were great too!
Penny and Tinsel - 2nd in novice agility, 4th in novice gamblers, clear round in novice steeplechase, clear round in novice agility and a clear round in novice jumping.
Thelma and Rosie - 2nd in casual agility
Penny and Bailey - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Des and Tokie - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Pauline and Tyke - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Lori and Amy - 3rd in casual agility
Rhys and Maudie - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Becky and Sasha - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Tracey and Alice - Clear round in beginners steeplechase
Lynn and Murphy - clear round in beginners steeplechase and clear round in beginners jumping
Angela and Ella - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Elissa and Scruffy - clear round in beginners steeplechase
Well done to everyone! What a great day for Sherborne Vale!
Fantastic day had by all at Phoenix (update)
17 June 2010

Clear round at SWAT
29 May 2010
Congratulations go to Becky and Sasha for a great run at SWAT. The ground was dreadful and the weather was appauling. However even in these circumstances they managed a beautiful clear round.
Well done both of you!
A successful evening of dog measuring.
21 May 2010
A thankyou must go to Lori for organising a very successful measuring event held on 20th May.
58 dogs were measured in 4 hours. These dogs were not only from Sherborne Vale but also from Yeovil Agility and Mr Pals.
It can be very difficult to find Kennel Club measuring so we are all very grateful to Lori for co ordinating a trouble free evening.
Congratulations Angela and Ella
12 May 2010
Congratulations to Angela and Ella for their success at Wraxhall last weekend. You have both worked so hard and really deserve it!
Thankyou
05 May 2010
Thank you to all club members who took part and helped with the demonstration at the Abbey Hill Steam Fair on Sunday! It was very cold but we didnt get rained on and all dogs and owners behaved impeccably. Due to your support we raised just over £100 for our charity Valgrays Border Collie rescue.
Bronwyn Clifford takes up agility for her Duke of Edinburgh award
26 April 2010
Summer training times
22 April 2010
As of 4/5/2010 agility training changed to Tuesday and Thursday evenings. All members have been given the details of their class times and days.
Well done Becky!
29 March 2010
Well done Becky and Sasha on your first clear round, the start of things to come.
New Charity For 2010
29 March 2010
The club hosted its annual AGM on 24/3/2010. During this event we decided that the chartity for 2010 would be Valgrays Border Collie Rescue. Please visit the site to see the good work that Val and her team do to help as many dogs as they can to find there new forever homes.
http://www.valgraysbcrescue.org.uk/
CONGRATULATIONS ANGELA AND MERYL
01 January 1970
Angela Green and Meryl braved the January weather to attend an independent show in Taunton on January 2nd.
A REPORT FROM ANGELA GREEN.
"Hi Tracey - just to let you know that Meryl got 2 clear rounds in jumping and was placed 6th. (8 places in total).
We had to restart though because the judge fell over! Fell flat on her back demolishing the fence between the 2 classes, I stopped, Meryl stopped - as we didn't quite know what to do - then I was asked if I wanted to run it again (we'd been clear until then), so I said Yes! Also the adjoining ring had to stop and restart! Judge said she stepped back because she thought Meryl was looking at her - I actually think that Meryl was looking at the other dog running in the next ring.
Independent Agility Show at RDA Centre, Conquest Farm, Taunton. Like Cornish Show recently - it was a lovely venue, and very enjoyable"
Dog agility and obedience training in Somerset and Dorset. Classes in Mudford near Yeovil and Milborne Port near Sherborne. A fun and friendly club.
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