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History of the Club
The Northern Suburbs Dog Training Club was founded by Jim and Miriam
Powell in 1967. Until 1992, our Club trained at the Claude Cameron
Grove in Wahroonga. Then in October 1992 we moved to new grounds
at St Ives Showground, where our new clubhouse was built during
1993.
In 1997, the Ku-ring-gai K9 Award was introduced in conjunction
with the Ku-ring-gai Council and the Metropolitan Mid-Week Dog Training
Club. In 1999, Saturday morning agility training was introduced.
We now run agility classes twice weekly and have added Flyball and
Dog Dancing Classes for members.
The obedience training methods used by the Club are those developed by Jim
and Miriam Powell, based on their vast experience in Dog Obedience
Training. The Powells always took an active part in the Club, mostly
in the role of Chief Instructors, with Jim Powell drafting the Instructors'
courses and training all the Club's new instructors until his untimely
death in 1991.
Our Club enjoys the reputation of being one of the top obedience
clubs in NSW. Our members have competed in trials at all levels
of obedience and agility and have been awarded the top honours in the obedience
and agility worlds. Basic companion obedience starts with our popular Puppy and New Member Classes.
Our aims
The aims of our Club are to:
- promote in any way the training of dogs of any breed to be
obedient, companionable and useful.
- encourage, assist and instruct members and other interested
persons in matters concerning training and/or working of dogs.
- conduct training exercises, exhibitions, obedience trials or
parades, and to hold such other fixtures as may be permitted by
the Royal NSW Canine Council.
- promote public interest in the training and/or working of dogs.
- educate and encourage members, breeders, exhibitors and judges
to abide by the requirements of the standards as approved by the
Royal NSW Canine Council for the conduct of obedience trials.
- promote good fellowship and sportsmanship amongst members and
those participating in Club activities.
- inform members of and to make known to them the laws and regulations
in the state of NSW relevant to the ownership of dogs, their care
and also the responsibility of owners for the conduct and actions
of their dogs.
- foster relations with other Clubs having similar aims.
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Our instructors
All of the Club's instructors have trained a dog to at least Novice
trialling stage (4th class) or agility and have completed at least one course
in Dog Obedience Instruction. Some have progressed further, completing
advanced instructors courses through the Club or through the Royal
NSW Canine Council, gaining obedience, tracking, agility or endurance
titles or becoming judges of dog obedience, agility or breed judges.
There is a wealth of knowledge among the Club's instructors to
help you with any problem you may face with your canine friend.
Ku-ring-gai K9 Award
The Ku-ring-gai K9 Award is just one of the activities our Club
offers. It is run in conjunction with the Ku-ring-gai Council and
the Metropolitan Mid Week Dog Training Club. It is designed to equip
both dog and owner with some basic education in obedience and socialisation,
to help make you and your dog better citizens of the local community.
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