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We update the site with your news and information on a daily basis, when possible.
Here's the past week, more or less, at a glance.

Pic of the Litter
19 September 2018

Light at the end of the tunnel.
Photo: Sarah Evans-Parker

• Eddie is a rough coated, white with lemon markings Parsons Russell who enjoys being busy and using his brain.

• Understanding, Managing & Modifying Problem Behaviours with Chirag Patel will focus on exploring problem behaviours with an applied behaviour analysis approach (W. Yorks)

• New show date: Coldham (May)

• First ever clinical trials to take place on the Canine Massage Guild's Lenton Method®

• Looking for a 2 up / 2 down for a VW Caddy maxi crates.

• Don’t forget the clocks go back by an hour on 27th October so if you are going to the Bretford Championship shows or any other shows you'll need to get up even earlier.

• Reports and news of the qualifiers from the latest heats of the Animal Health Classic. Only two more heats until the Final on 24th November.

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• Is Sara Bacon the youngest UK handler to win a Champ Ticket at aged 15 years and four months,

• Phil Tufnell, the Springer Spaniel, has gone to a canicross/agility home and is doing extremely well with his training.

• Livewire Peggy, the Terrier X, has gone to her new home.

• On 6th November, join Chirag Patel in questioning the obvious when it comes to socialisation and puppy training on .

• Focus on exploring problem behaviours with an applied behaviour analysis approach with Sue Ryan on 7th February 2019.

• Music to train by... Ain't no mountain high enough!

• Helen Gray from Dumfries & Galloway has judged KC and UKA since 2017.

• New show schedules: WOF Steeplechase (September, November, December, January 2019, February, March and April)

• Revised Donyatt entry form now available,

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• The Burns Welsh Handler of the Year Champion was crowned at the Pembrokeshire County Show

• Champ Judges Fran Walton and Andy Brown report on the Welsh KC Championship classes at Builth Wells.

• We welcome Jeff Brett (Cambs) and Diane Clarke (Flint) to the Judges A-List.

• Bruce and Lucky will be coming over from Ireland next Thursday to go into their new homes.

• New show schedule: Donyatt (December)

• Has 9 month old Ispbelle started agility training already?

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• A replacement show schedule for the STARS November show is now available online.

• Highest place in the first run of the first competition goes to...

• Streamz collar (Medium) wanted

• If you have a copy of Sylvia's DVD Heeling is Just Another Trick, we have a buyer.

• New show dates: Dartmoor (February, May and November), Hoolihounds (June) and Capable Canines (August)

• End of September ring plans for UKA shows: Crooked Oak and Hartpury

• New show schedules: Stirling (November and December)

• Permanent training places available with Lisa Jordan (Kent).

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• New show dates: Agility Nuts (April and August), Shrewsbury (May and September), Tunbridge Wells (May), Axstane (June), Hinckley (June) Stacey's K9 Services (SKS) (August) and KC Festival (August)

• The Maidstone Agility Dogs winter series at Hadlow college has been cancelled (October, November and February)

• New show schedules: DBDT (November), Paws to Podium (November) and STARS (November)

• New 2019 show dates: Scottish BCC (April), Wye Valley (April and June), Sherborne Vale (April and July), Oswestry (June), Worcester (May), Derbyshire (July) and Chippenham (October)

• Morgans Rescue has added five great dogs to the Rescue page plus a litter of puppies.

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• Welcome to Amy Bennett's new agility club Wild Thing Dog Training (Herts)

• New show schedules: Weardale (October) and Kelluki - KC (December)

• Champ judge Hannah Grantham has updated her entry  on the Judges A-List.

• Clear out your old books and DVD's by selling them on the Flea Market.

• Dartford and Upanova Tigers are having back to back shows next June.

• The Agility Club Show will be a week earlier next year (July).

• Other new show dates: Dickson & Browns (July) and Valley Farm (September)

• Robyn Bell topped off her 5th birthday weekend her first ever clear round resulting in a win!

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• Judge Anthony Bray's report on the LOW 550 final

• New show schedules: Devana (2 x December), Kelluki (November) and Stonebridge (November)

• Agility ear worms

• The next meeting of the Kennel Club Agility Liaison Council will be held at the Kennel Club in London on Thursday, 17th January 2019.

• Faun and Fern are gorgeous Welsh Sheepdog puppies who have come from a breeder as part of an unsold litter.

• Schedule available for Hoopers Open Show on 7th October at Clinton Hall (Okehampton) for some agility dogs to enable them to continue to keep runing and have fun with a low impact sport.

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