'DOG ENDS' NEWSLETTER

BILLINGSHURST DOG TRAINING CLUB

 

 

‘DOG ENDS’

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2025

BDTC NEWSLETTER

Chair – Eunice Pearson

Secretary – Pat Reynolds

Treasurer – Trudy Nye

Club Website: www.billingshurst-dtc.org

Email: noticeboard@billingshurst-dtc.org

‘DOG ENDS’ Editor- Neil Nye

 

 

 

IT’S CHARITY NOMINATION TIME!!

 

Charity Selection 2025 – 2026

August will be over by the time you receive this edition of Dog Ends. I hope you all had a lovely summer, but where did the summer go?

September is here, and it’s time to propose the charity you would like us to support next year. Use the form at the end of the newsletter to propose your charity which must be dog related but not support a single breed. It must have a charity number, so use the Charity Commission website for the information you need to fill in the form.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission

Find your seconder, and both sign the form. The forms need to be with me, Catherine Brown by Monday 22^nd September 2025. The committee will then look at the forms and take forward to the AGM all those that fit our criteria, for voting by members.

October… enjoy autumn walks with your dogs.

November is your chance to vote for your charity of choice at our AGM on Friday 28^th November 2025.                 Catherine

                

BDTC CHARITIES

CHARITY COORDINATOR - CATHERINE BROWN

bdtccharity@billingshurst-dtc.org

2024

 As reported in the last copy of ”DOG ENDS” adonation of £1100 has been made to last year’s charity Hearing dogs for Deaf People.  Check out the BDTC Charity website page to view the letter, and Certificate from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

2025 

The total for this year’s chosen charity, Clymping Dog Sanctuary, so far is £575.00. Please keep donating to this very worthwhile cause!

 

2024/2025 CHARITY- CLYMPING DOG SANCTUARY

clympingdogsantuary.co.uk

Amount raised so far £676.00

Clymping Dog Sanctuary take in unwanted and stray dogs and also dogs from owners who find they can no longer keep them. They never judge. They care for and keep the dogs, until they find loving, forever homes for them. They never put a clinically healthy dog down, so sometimes they have a few long term residents with them until the right owner comes along.                         DOGS COME FIRST AND THEY GIVE THEM EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED.

Clymping Dog Sanctuary provides a safe refuge for many vulnerable dogs. Sadly some owners decide they no longer want, or can care for their dogs and surrender them. Other times these dogs are found as strays. They look after them all, until they can find their rightful place in a loving forever home. If they cannot find them the right home, they will always have one with them at the Sanctuary, and they will love them. They never put a healthy dog down.                                     

THE SANCTUARY IS RUN SOLELY BY VOLUNTEERS                                                                          They often receive wounded dogs in desperate need of medical attention or on the brink of starvation. There is no greater reward than seeing a dog fully restored and filled with joy. As an organisation run solely by volunteers, they rely heavily on people’s donations.

 

Now is the time to start thinking about charities for our next AGM on 28^th November!

 

Please find more information on the charities we support on the Billingshurst Dog Training Club website.

 

 

PETER HARRISON

As I am sure you probably know by now, BDTC President Peter Harrison passed away on Saturday 24th May.  He died peacefully in Guy’s hospital with all his family by his side. He will be sadly missed by the club. He held the position of president for years, and was a great supporter of the club.

Valerie has written a few words about Peter and supplied us with a lovely picture of him. Thank you Valerie                          The Ed!

 

Peter was involved with the Dog Club from the beginning when I took Dana to

classes in January 1975.  The classes were held in the old village hall in

Billingshurst.  This involved parking in Jengers Mead and crossing the road

with a bouncy 6-month-old Great Dane, not as now with onsite parking.

 

Peter has always supported the Club from behind the scenes.  Preparing

fields for classes, fun events  and the Club's first Agility show by

removing horse dung, making sure fences were secure, finding long electric

extension leads, hose pipes to fill water buckets and a lot of other little

jobs that always need doing and  "will just take a minute" a few hours

later!!  He also made land available for the Working Trials weekly meetings.

 

Peter always enjoyed the company of Billingshurst Dog Training Club members at all events and was proud to be made President of the Club.

 

 

 

AGILITY SECTION

Anderson Abercromby Vets offered to do some educational talks at Chephurst on 22^nd July. The first talk was by Cesar Gomes (RCVS recognised &European Specialist in small animal surgery) who is provided a talk on ‘Common injuries seen in agility’, followed by Lottie and Jess (ACPAT physios) from Chapps Physio who discussed preventative physio and rehab injury. The physio session was hands on with the handlers dogs, and both presentations proved to be very interesting, and I am sure all those handlers that participated took away lots of helpful information. I know I certainly did! They have offered to do another talk in the future.

We raised £101 in donations for the Clymping Dog Sanctuary on the evening.

 

Our newest trainer, Graham has been busy working out some stats regarding those competing in the agility section. The intakes from the last few years have really embraced competing. A special mention must go to one of our senior members Sylvia Coley who is in her 80’s and took part in her first competition in June, and got a first place. Well done Sylvia.

Please have a look at the stats below. They make interesting reading. Congratulations to all the handlers.

Number competing = 20

Dogs competing = 23

Total 1sts = 96 (61 KC 35 NONKC)

Total 2nds = 41 (KC 22 NONKC 19)

Total 3rds = 39 (KC 18 NONKC 21)

Total Kennel Club points = 868

Total Agility Club points = 1673

 

Tracey has asked me to add the following to the newsletter

“I just want say a massive well done to all of you competing this year. We have had nearly 100 wins so far. Over 30 in non KC shows and over 60 in KC shows.

I don't need to tell you how proud I am of each and every one of you”. Tracey 

 

 

BDTC  CLUB CLOTHING

 

If you wish to see a few samples of the club clothing available please speak to Catherine Brown (alternatively contact noticeboard@billingshurst-dtc.org and I will speak to her.

Surrey Embroidery is the suppliers of BDTC clothing.

Check out the items below on the Surrey Embroidery website:        www.surreyembroidery.co.uk 

Either phone them, contact them via the contact page, or email them with your order at the address. info@surreyembroidery.co.uk

 

Sweatshirts – Navy: RX 301: £22.00 

Hoodies: RX350:  £25.20

Zip Hoody: RX351:  £27.50

Rugby Shirts:   FR100 Navy with white collar: £29.00 

Polo Shirts:  RX101 – Navy or white: £18.00 

Ladies T shirts:  GD95 – Navy and White: £17.00 

Jackets:  RG211: £27.00 

Cap:  RC050 Navy: £15.50

Body Warmer:  RS214 – Navy : £31.00

 

 

Includes garment, embroidery, vat and p&p, i.e. everything included to receive an individual order. They will send an invoice with the garment.

Please note, Surrey Embroidery do not accept Card Payments so people can pay by BACS, Cheque or Cash. (Note: Prices are correct at time of printing but are subject to change.)

The Surrey Embroidery Co Ltd, The Old Coach House,

1 Fengates Road, Redhill, Surrey,  RH1 6AG.

Tel: 01737 761666, Fax: 01737 780666. 

 

DATES FOR THE DIARY

28th NOVEMBER BDTC AGM

 

 

ONLINE PAYMENT

Thanks to all of you who pay your course fees and membership subscriptions online. It is the quickest and easiest way to pay the club.

For anybody who wants to take advantage of this payment system, please contact Trudy at treasurer@billingshurst-dtc.org for more details.

Your membership forms will need to be returned to Lynne Stringer

 

 

TAIL NOTE!

I hope you all enjoyed this copy of ‘DOG ENDS’ and have found something of interest, and we will see you at one of the events.

If you need to find anything out about Billingshurst Dog Training Club, the best place is to check out the website www.billingshurst-dtc.org, which I try to keep updated regularly.

If you have anything you would like added (or put in ‘DOG ENDS’) please contact me at noticeboard@billingshurst-dtc.org, and I will be pleased to add it.

Contributions for the next issue and website are always gratefully received.   

As ever, a very big thank you to all of you who contributed to this edition of ‘DOG ENDS’                                                                                                         The Ed!

 

 

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