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The Club participates in the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme and the courses cover all the disciplines required for you and your dog to gain your Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award, but above all we aim to teach responsible dog ownership and basic obedience, so that everyone will go home at the end of the course with a well-mannered dog that can be taken anywhere without being an embarrassment or liability.

The classes for pet dogs are held on from 7.30 on Thursday evenings in our very spacious hall in Erith. (Click for Map). Each class is approximately 45 minutes long with two experienced instructors if the class size requires this.

The instructors are all very experienced dog owners and all compete in obedience competition with great success. We also have assistant instructors where extra help is needed.

Our methods are very gentle. WE DO NOT USE OR ALLOW CHECK CHAINS and do not allow harsh handling - we prefer to show the handler the right way in a positive manner, not a corrective way in a negative manner. 

On the final night of the Bronze Good Citizen course class members take a Test for the Bronze Award, this will usually be conducted by a visiting, qualified, examiner.  If successful, you will be awarded the recognised Kennel Club Good Citizen certificate and rosette. 

Silver Course:

Once puppy and/or Bronze tests have been achieved you can go on to train for the K.C. Silver Award followed by the ultimate test - the Gold Award.

Gold Good Citizen Award:

The ultimate Good Citizen Test

This is a real challenge but once achieved there is no doubt that both dog and handler are Good Citizens!!

Gold Plus:

Pass the Gold test and want to do more?

If the instructors feel that the dog and handler have the ability and dedication to do more they may be invited to join the Gold Plus section of the Gold class. They will build on their Gold Good Citizen exercises and take on more demanding tests. There is an annual fee of £10 (£5 for under 18's in full time education) and a weekly fee of £4 (£2)

Clicker Class:

This class is by invitation only as its main aim is to prepare handlers and their dogs for competitive obedience.

Candidates are selected on their ability to train their dog and to receive instruction. It is our hope to introduce new competitors to the world of competitive obedience and the handlers are very much aware that this can be a relatively long process to achieve a dog ready to compete at the entry level of Kennel Club Good Citizen Special Pre Beginner Stakes that are held at Open obedience shows throughout the country.

Experienced handlers may also be invited to join this class

There is an annual fee of £10 (£5 for under 18's) and a weekly fee of £4 (£2)

Course Fees:

The Bronze test course  and the Silver Good Citizen course is is £45 for 6 weeks. The Gold GCT and the Gold Plus class is £4 per week paid monthly in advance. We find that at this level dogs and handlers learn at a different rate so it is inappropriate to expect the Gold Test Handlers to take the test after 6 weeks. Each dog and handler will be tested when the instructor deems that they are ready and therefore most likely to pass the test.

Course Times:

Puppy Foundation Class     7:30pm            Gold Good Citizen Class   8:30pm

Bronze Good Citizen Class 7:30pm            Gold Plus Class                8:30pm

Silver Good Citizen Class  8:00pm            Clicker Class                   8:30pm