Other information
Have you read our Spring 2008 Newsletter?
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| Name: | Christina (ICC founder and head trainer) |
| Telephone: | 01400 230965 |
| E-Mail: | Christina@iccdogtraining.co.uk |
| Name: | Wendy (Southwell Branch) |
| Telephone: | 01636 821072 |
| E-Mail: | wendy@iccdogtraining.co.uk |
| Name: | Debbie (Spilsby Branch) |
| Telephone: | 01529 302878 |
| E-Mail: | debbie@iccdogtraning.co.uk |
| Name: | Fiona |
| Telephone: | 01400 230965 |
| E-Mail: | fiona@iccdogtraining.co.uk |
Forthcoming Events, Classes, and Workshops
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May |
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Sunday 11th |
Clicker fun day! With
Paddy Driscoll. Come along with your dog and participate in this fund-raising
event - a mixture of troubleshooting and fun training for you and your
dog! Led by Paddy Driscoll. |
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Saturday 31st & Sunday 1st |
APPLIED LEARNING THEORY with Elizabeth Kershaw. A weekend of understanding the theory behind how dogs learn. A mixture of theoretical learning and interesting practical work with dogs.. Costs - |
Wilsford Village Hall * |
£60 per handler for 2 days, £40 per spectator place for 2 days |
Fiona |
Elizabeth is one of the best known clicker trainers in the country and regularly writes for Your Dog magazine. She is a member of the UK Registry of Canine Behaviourists and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. |
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June |
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Sunday 1st |
Dog Show at Metheringham Heath, THIS IS NOT AN ICC EVENT, please contact Sarah Gleave on 0871 434 4486 or 07811 244563. |
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Saturday 7th |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th |
UNDERSTANDING, HANDLING AND REDUCING AGGRESSION IN DOGS with Dr Anne McBride PhD, one of the most highly qualified animal behaviourists in the country. |
Wilsford Village Hall * |
£60 for the 2 days. |
Fiona |
Anne is a member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, an honorary member of the UK Registry of Canine Behaviourists and is course director for the Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling at Southampton University having been a practising animal behaviour therapist for over 20 years. |
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Sunday 22nd |
Fun Activity Day
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Spilsby Centre (Heavy Horse Centre, Spilsby) |
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July |
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Fun Competition Day |
Southwell Centre |
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Wendy |
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Saturday 12th |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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Saturday 9th |
101 (well, nearly!) GAMES TO PLAY WITH YOUR DOG / CLASS OF DOGS, WORKSHOP with Christina Oxtoby and the ICC Team. Dog owners come and have fun, dog trainers come and pinch ideas! |
Hougham Main Centre TBC |
£20 per handler, £10 per spectator |
Fiona |
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Saturday 16th |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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September |
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Sunday 7th |
Dog Show at Metheringham Heath, THIS IS NOT AN ICC EVENT, please contact Sarah Gleave on 0871 434 4486 or 07811 244563 |
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Saturday 27th |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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October |
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Saturday 4th |
HEELWORK-TO-MUSIC / CANINE FREESTYLE MASTERCLASS with Attila Szkukalek. Handler places are restricted to those dogs currently competing at intermediate level and above so that Attila can focus on more advanced moves including distance work. The day should be educational to handlers working at all levels with the opportunity to learn at lot from watching Attila work with other dogs. |
Wilsford Village Hall * |
£30 per handler, £20 per spectator |
Fiona |
Attila is widely regarded as one of the top HTM trainers and handlers in the world. |
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Saturday 11th |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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Saturday 18th |
AGILITY WORKSHOP, with experienced agility handler and instructor Bob Sharpe. Max. 8 handlers per session (dogs will work either morning for beginners or afternoon for more advanced dogs.) Workshop will cover training and handling techniques. |
Hougham Main Centre TBC |
£25 per handler, £10 per spectator |
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Saturday 25th |
CASE STUDIES IN AGGRESSION WORKSHOP, with Paddy Driscoll, looking at real case studies of aggression in dogs (both towards people and other dogs.).
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Wilsford Village Hall * |
£25 |
Fiona |
Paddy is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and lecturer in Canine Behaviour Counselling at Bishop Burton College. |
November |
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Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd 9.30am-5.30pm |
ATTITUDE, PRECISION AND STYLE IN THE COMPETITION DOG WORKSHOP with Joanna Hill. Dogs who train with Jo are often recognised by their keen, attentive attitude, and stylish work in competition (and often for getting to the top of their field!) Find out how on this workshop. |
Wilsford Village Hall * |
£60 per handler for 2 days, £30 per spectator |
Fiona |
Although Jo specialises in obedience, this workshop is suitable for dogs competing or about to compete in Obedience, Heelwork-to-Music and Working trials. Jo is also widely recognised as one of the most original, talented and innovative clicker trainers in the country. |
Saturday 15th 12.30-6.00pm |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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Saturday 29th |
UNDERSTANDING AND HANDLING BEHAVOURAL PROBLEMS IN THE RESCUE DOG, WORKSHOP with Al Matherne. |
Wilsford Village Hall * |
£50 for the weekend or £25 per day. Normal discounts apply, also 25% discount for those working for a dog rescue charity (proof needed.) (Only one discount applies per person.) |
Fiona |
Al is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and the UK Registry of Canine Behaviourists and has MANY rescued dogs as part of his family! |
Sunday 30th |
SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND HOLES? A workshop with Paddy Driscoll – do you despair of matching a dog with the right owner sometimes? Do some dogs get returned too often? This workshop attempts to address some of the issues around assessing dogs and how to match them with new owners and the many pitfalls of trying to make the perfect partnership. This day will include group work and hands-on assessment of dogs. |
Wilsford Village Hall * |
Fiona |
Paddy is a member of the Association of
Pet Dog Trainers and lecturer in Canine Behaviour Counselling at Bishop
Burton College. Venue TBC, will be in the area of Grantham / Newark
/ Sleaford.
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Saturday 6th |
PHOTO-SHOOT with professional photographer Paul Saxby. Photos can include jumps, or more traditional portraits, time to be pre-booked and paid for in 10 minute blocks |
Hougham Main Centre |
£10 per sitting (8x6 prints £10, special reduced prices for ICC.) |
Fiona |
Owners have the option of
having their photos put into the ICC portfolio of dogs available for
commercial photo-shoots. |
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Saturday 6th |
Heelwork-to-Music Classes with Christina Oxtoby |
Hougham Main Centre |
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Lorraine |
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* Wilsford is on the A153 Grantham to Sleaford road. Turn into the village and then turn up next to the pub. The village hall is on the right just before you drive up and out of the village
Old News
ICHTHUS CANINE CENTRE BIRTHDAY PARTY
In September 2005 Ichthus Canine Centre will be one year old! My very sincere thanks go to every one of you for making it such a success. To celebrate we will be holding a ‘Bring and Share Buffet.’ EVERYONE that has attended any course is welcome to come to the buffet - please let me know if you would like to come. This evening will be free of charge, but to keep costs down it will be operated on a basis of bringing some food or drink with you and everyone sharing what they have brought. Sorry, but due to noise and numbers this evening will be without dogs. It will give owners (and partners) an opportunity to meet and chat.
UPDATE - We had such a lovely time that this will be repeated in 2006 on the 23rd September.
PADDY
We are delighted to welcome Paddy as a guest member of our training team. She will be running our Competitive Obedience Course, and our Show Ring training. Her experience will be a huge asset, and we are looking forward to working alongside her. To find out more about her follow this link - Paddy.
NEW PREMISES
This Summer has seen a lot of change as far as our training venue is concerned. We were unable to continue to use our old venue in Sudbrook, and for a stressful few weeks were without a training home. It has turned out wonderfully though as we now have our own premises that we can rent (rather than hire) which means that they are ours to put flooring down to do agility.
GRANTHAM CARNIVAL
Look out for us at the Grantham Carnival (18th June 2005.) We will be running free training around an obstacle course, flyball, doing demonstrations, and our shop will be there. Members of staff as well as the Support Team will be available for help and advice on most things from behaviour and training, classes and workshops, to how to fit a harness!
UPDATE - This was a wonderful day, and I was so proud of my dogs (who had never done anything quite like that before.) They coped with the incredibly hot weather remarkably well. (This was a relief because Caleb - the Great Dane - sinks into a panting heap even in warm weather, but after 2 hours of cold water being poured over him, and watching Asaph, my other dog, do her demonstrations he felt that it was now his turn!) I was also very pleased with how well they coped with the crowds. Although Asaph takes everything in her stride, Caleb used to have a child phobia, and was frightened of some men when he was younger, but he managed very well, possibly the weather making him too hot to care!
I must also say a HUGE thank you to the team who did a wonderful job, and were so supportive.