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The Pentland Finchley Festival
The Pentland Finchley Festival (with the Good Boy Dog School taking part) is going to be on Saturday 11th July in Victoria Park, Finchley. Come along and take part in the fun activities with your dogs.
South Mimms RSPCA Annual Dog Show
We take a great pride in being invited to the South Mimms RSPCA Annual Dog Show for the 8th time running! This year she shoe is going to be bigger and even more interesting than ever before (if this is only possible) – come and see it for yourself. The date for it is Sunday 6th July 2009. Do not miss it! We are planning to put a team of new trainees into our display team for the very first time! Imagine – newly rehabilitated ex-rescue and ex-troublesome dogs performing for the owners of rescue dogs! This is the idea. And you can be a part of it – pop into our indoor School one evening and have a chat about it with one of our trainers.
Southridge RSPCA Animal Centre - Dog training and socialization classes
Southridge RSPCA Animal Centre
at the RSPCA Centre, Packhorse Lane, South Mimms.
Adopting a rescue dog is not always as easy or relaxing as a walk in the park!
Whether you are now the lucky and proud owner of a “Southridge dog”, or whether you own dog needs some training, start off on the right paw and attend our fortnightly dog training classes.
All sizes and ages are welcome.
The training classes are held every other Saturday at Southridge, beginning promptly at 9.00am and finishing at 11.00am. The classes are run by Mr Dima Yeremenko (Good Boy Dog School)
Each session cost £7.50 which is payable at the end of the class
The classes will give you an opportunity to train and socialize your dog in a professional but friendly and relaxed environment. You will also be able to speak to the owners of other re homed dogs and hear of their experiences.
PLEASE COME ALONG AND JOIN IN – YOU WILL BE BARKING MAD IF YOU DON’T!!!
Dates for 2009: 21/3, 4/4, 18/4, 2/5, 16/5, 30/5, 13/6, 27/6, 11/7, 25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 5/9, 19/9, 3/10, 17/10, 31/10 14/11, 28/11, 12/12 - for 2009
By the way, for those of you guys who participate in our Sunny Hill Park classes, Hendon, NW4, the dates are the same, so make a date (or few) in your diary. And see you there!
We are recruiting new students!
Two things I want to tell you if you ever thought about taking your dog training – Firstly, there’s no reason why you should leave with a problem dog. Keep the dog, and remove the problem! And while you do it – have fun! Come along and learn how exciting dog training can be!
The new term has started! For all the newcomers, we will be recruiting new students from 19th February. So, see you there?
Dima Yeremenko’s
Good Boy Dog School
Thursday Evenings @
Grove Road Christian Centre
Grove Road
New Southgate
N11 1LX
A trained dog is a pleasure to own. Learn how to train your dog so that he wants to work with you. Build a partnership being a gentle leader not a dictator.
Puppy / Starter Dogs Classes - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Only £45.00 for 6 weeks course!
£9.00 on a one-off basis
Improvers (covering KC’s Good Citizen Test)
8:00pm to 9:00pm £45.00 for first 6 weeks,
then - £5.00 pay as you go
Advanced, hard work but fun - 9:00pm to 10:00pm
£3.00 drop-in charge. Invitation only.
All classes are designed to be informative & fun and are based on the Kennel Club’s Good Citizen Dog Scheme and cover many individual issues.
All ages, all breeds and types even problem dogs can be accommodated.
Call Dima Yeremenko
020 8931 8207 / 0795 722 8269
Or email: dimadogs@hotmail.com
Website: www.goodboydogschool.com
Remaining dates for this Spring Term in our New Southgate venue:
12/03; 26/03; 02/04; 16/04; 23/04 and every Thursday thereafter; but please note that we do not train on the 19th March due to the Richard Curtis’s Cabaret Night – an exciting training evening with this famous guest trainer, so do not miss your chance to be a part of it.Also, there's no class on the 9th April - Easter Service at the Hall, so we all have a little break.
website updated
We’d also like to invite you to the new and updated website www.goodboydogschool.co.uk
Many parts of it are still in process of being built, but it is your support that gets us there – after all, this is what it is all about, so please be our guests!
We would also invite you to send us some photographs of your dog / s, and who knows, one day we might pick your pooch for a film or commercial as you will agree with me, they are all stars, some are just waiting for their star moment…
Dima’s Dog School - the book is back!
New Book Deal.
Dima’s Dog School is back! (well, nearly there)
We are self-publishing the exact version of Dima’s ever so successful book on the happy way to train your dogs (and yourself) into stardom. Loads of new ideas & easy and fun to do-it-yourself exercises for you both, read it and have fun the Hand-feeding way!
Check it out here: go to www.dogschoolbook.co.uk and click on Buy the Book on the right hand side of the page. On the page given you can leave your name and email address and by clicking on Proceed to Check-out you will reserve your right to buy it for £9.99 including postage in the UK. No bank details, financial commitment or payment required at this stage. And I hope it will not take too long for us to finalise the project.
Dogs Day at the Cabbages and Frocks market, Marylebone
On the 25th April we are taking part in another fantastic doggie-day out, as a part of a Dogs Day at the Cabbages and Frocks market, Marylebone, central London.
Please see the website for more details: www.cabbagesandfrocks.co.uk The details of the dog day event for our website will be added soon.
We start at 12 noon (and later on at 2 pm) with a demo of synchronized obedience, heelwork-to-music, tricks and stunts, followed by a workshop open to public – so whether you are a part of the Team, or just would like to come along and brush up on your dog’s skills, we’d love to see you there. The Fun Dog Show starts at 3 pm, and we area not involved in judging it – so you might have a chance – you know how strict we get at those things (not!).
Paws in the Park event
Attention all participants / spectators of the Paws in the Park event which we held last year: You can see and download pictures of the show here:
14th March 2009 - Dog Event, East Heath Car Park
Attention – this weekend: 14th March 2009 - Dog Event, East Heath Car Park 10am - 2pm. Local Safer Neighbourhood Team and Hampstead Heath Constabulary will be there to talk about responsible dog control etc on the Heath and Hampstead Ward. Local Vet will be present to give advise on various issues. Freebies and competitions from the Good Boy Dog School. Please come along.
Dog Awareness Event.
The Metropolitan Police Service and Hampstead Heath Constabulary are working together in partnership along with local businesses to provide awareness on Dog Control issues.
14th MARCH 2009
10:00 – 14:00
Rear of East Heath Road Car Park, Hampstead Heath
Included in the day will be:
- Presentation from the Good Boy Dog School on Dog Obedience
- Zasman Vet providing health care advice and a dog chipping service (limited availability)
- Advice from an MPS Crime Prevention Officer
cabaret night with Richard Curtis
Book now! You will not want to miss this!
Good Boy Dog School
presents
cabaret night with Richard Curtis
Thursday 19th March
7:00 – 10:00pm
The Good Boy Dog school is pleased to announce a demo and presentation of one the leading exponents of fun heel work.
The evening will be part demonstration of Richard’s sublime skills and part workshop with handlers’ dogs.
Richard Curtis has over 24 years experience training dogs and is one of the
leading competitors, judges and instructors in the UK in the sport of canine freestyle or Heelwork to music.
In competitions Richards dogs have reached the advanced classes and in 2005 he qualified the only Portuguese water dog into the advanced freestyle class. Disco the PWD made history then in 2006 by winning the final of the first Freestyle competition at Crufts. In 2007 Richard then was privileged to be asked to judge all the finals at Crufts.
All the dogs have regularly performed routines and training displays at high profile event like Crufts and Discover dogs. In 2008 Richard partnered top trainer Mary Ray in the entertaining Barnum routine just before best in show at Crufts.
His winning routines have lead to various appearances on TV including the BBC 2s The Underdog show, Blue Peter, Richard and Judy to name a few.
Teaching freestyle has taken him all over the world and he has taught workshops at places such as Australia, Belgium, Japan, Finland as well as many states of the USA.
His enthusiastic teaching style has lead to the filming of many DVDs on freestyle/HTM as well as writing the first hard backed book on the sport called Dancing with dogs
To find out more about Richard and his dogs go to www.k9freestyle.co.uk
How about some previews? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=
My favourite: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=
Admission: Spectators - £10 (under 16s - £5)
Venue:
Grove Road Christian Centre
Grove Road
New Southgate
London
N11 1LX
Contact details for booking / information: Dima Yeremenko – Good Boy Dog School,
By post: 12 The Highlands, Edgware, Middx. HA8 5HL
By phone: 0208 931 8207 / 07957 228 269
Via E-mail: dimadogs@hotmail.com
