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UTILITY CERTIFICATE
The Midlands Border Collie Club has always believed very strongly that the breed is the most versatile in existence and we should endeavour to nurture that versatility in any way that we can. To that end the Utility Certificate was developed and our Utility Days born, when club members and their dogs can work towards achieving various levels in a wide range of disciplines.
A full list of Utility Certificate criteria can be found here in a printable version.
These twice yearly Utility Days are 'members only' events - but new members can be accepted on the day. The activities include Breed Assessments, Obedience, Agility, KC Good Citizens tests, Sheep Instinct tests and more. They are exceptionally enjoyable and relaxed days out in excellent company and with the bonus of a great lunch too!
Reports and photos from the current year's Utility days can be found on this page. Where available, reports and photos from previous years' events can be found in the Archives.
LATEST NEWS
A new discipline was introduced at the Midlands BCC Utility evening on 6th July 2011.
Rally-o is fast becoming popular as a new sport and it was decided to hold a small introduction and competition at our Utility evening to see whether it was going to attract enough interest to maybe adopt into our Utility Certificate. This obviously has to be discussed by the Committee but those who took part were enthusiastic about Rally-O and all enjoyed the session, which was presented by Betty Keepax, a Member of Rugby Dog Training Club who has competed and qualified in Rally-O.
The competition after the initial presentation was well attended and we would like to thank Betty for her time and expertise given during the evening.
The results are as follows:
1st jointly were Sue McCrilley and Womble AND Val Moss and Molly with a score of 187
3rd Janet Garratt and Abbie
4th Pauline Goddard and Sal
5th Amanda Jinks and Olive
6th Melanie Man with Tia
The other competitors were Amanda Jinks with Jumbo, Diane Savage with Parsley, and Melanie Man with Dilla.
We hope Rally-O will become one of our disciplines as anyone can take part and a few minutes of practise can get you started at the basic level. Thanks to everyone who took part.
Ann Jordan
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