Kath and Spice help open the SCATS Store in Andover

Kath and her pack will be entertaining at the new SCATS Store in Andover Saturday 1st May 2010Come along and watch at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm

Training Day in Essex Dog Training Centre in Brentwood on 24rd April

Kath, Karen & Lesley held a training day in Brentwood at the Essex Dog Training Centre. They were blessed with fabulous weather & keen students - what more could they want?

With 3 instructors the handlers were sure of lots of personal attention.

The team checked what each person wanted to achieve out of the day

They then assessed their individual abilities to ensure that they got the most appropriate help from the most appropriate instructor.

It was good to see a wide range of ages of handler and breeds of dog

The day ended with lots of good feedback to Kath, Karen & Lesley. Whether the handler had been working in the group concentrating on improving their skills or the 'trouble shooting' individuals group, it seems that everyone got something out of their day - including the Top Lodge Team!

Thanks to Roy Dyer & all at The Essex Dog Training Centre for their hospitality

Cabaret Night

Top Lodge Cabaret Night at Essex Dog Training Centre in Brentwood on 23rd April.

Roy Dyer introduces Top Lodge Dancing Dogs

Karen & Kes open the show with Cabaret

Karen & Kes explaining how to motivate your dog

How to teach Heelwork with Karen & Erin

How to teach Freestyle moves with Kath & Spice

Kath & Amber perform to Enough is Enough

Lesley and Angus perform to 'Posh'

Kath & Spice performing to Mr Blue Sky

Lesley and Angus perform to Capone

The audience get the chance to strut their stuff

Members of the audience have a go at Heelwork To Music

Kath and Tipp close the Show with Canon Gallop

Springtime

The Belper Girls taking advantage of the spring weather...

Erin and Fly

Erin and Fly

Erin and Kes (with the ball)

And Erin...

Kath entertains at the Launch of the new SCATS Dorchester Branch

A warm welcome to the Store - with a picture of Kath and Spice on the banner :-) With parking close to the marquee for the dogs to have time out in the van.
And inside the newly launched Dorchester SCATS Store - WOW!!!

Kath met with Steve Moffatt - GWF Nutrition - Joint Aid For Dogs. All the Top Lodge Dogs are given a daily dose of this supplement to help keep them in tip top condition!

Guest Speaker for the event was Kirstie Allsopp

The Town Crier was invited to welcome everyone to the New Store to watch Spice, Tipp and Amber.

Kath awaiting the cue to explain Heelwork To Music.

The audience was magnificent - as Kath explained the complexities of the sport of Heelwork To Music

Then Spice took a turn in showing various Freestyle moves.

How to make use of a chair when training in a confined space.

Then it was time for Tipp to show what can be possible to train a rescue dog that suffered early abuse by his first owner.

Tipp is growing in trust and confidence during his "work".

A happy Tipp performed faultlessly.

Spice closed the Heelwork To Music Seminar with a short routine - finishing with her favourite move!!!!

Just time to catch a photo with Kirstie.

Many thanks to SCATS for thier magnificent hospitality and the welcome they always give to Kath, David, Tipp, Spice and Amber.

Also thank you for Team GB for the wonderful Raffle Prizes donated towards the Fund Raising needed to get the HTM Team GB to Denmark in June. The Team is very grateful.

HTM Photos From Westglen

Kath and Amber
'Enough is Enough'

Kath and Tipp
'(I) CanCan (You)'

Karen and Fly
'Kiss'

Kath and Amber 1st in Advanced HTM and qualified for the dfsCrufts Semi Final 2011

Karen and Erin
'JSB'

Lesley and Hamish
'Big Bad Handsome Man'

Karen and Erin placed 4th in Nov. HTM
and gained their first points in their very first competition entry!