History of the club
Our club was first set up by Lydia who wanted to do more training with her little dog Treacle when she left university. Her dad Robert is a master of all trades so he made some agility equipment including jumps, all the contact equipment and weaves!!! Spending hours in the garden and playing on the agility equipment on your own is not that much fun so she invited other people to come and train with her.
To train agility you need to be in a class situation. This gets your dog used to the movement, excitement and allows you to gain control of your dog with distractions, this is an essential part of successful agility training.
This is where it all began and now we have a successful dog training club catering for many disciplines of dog training and competition. The aim at Dig It Dog Training is to train dogs in a positive way, without physical or verbal corrections. We want to train handlers to bring out the best in their dogs. The results are dogs that are as focused and driven about their work as their owners are about training them.
Why is DIG IT DOGS a great place to train???
- Can use the facilities for private hire
- If you miss your agility class you can have ½ hour arena hire – NO OTHER CLUB OFERS THIS!! You usually miss out on your money and training time!
- No horse poo – you would normally get in other arenas or training clubs
- We have 3 areas to train! Two indoors and a field – lots of clubs are either outside or inside all year round.
- We offer so many classes in lots of different disciplines... agility, flyball, obedience, puppy, heelwork to music and lots of special training days.
- The equipment we have is up to date and very well maintained.
- Club clothing – gives a sense of belonging and feeling part of something!
- Outside instructors are encouraged to come and teach
- We have on site toilets.
- The drinks machine is fabulous!
- The car park is large enough and close enough to get to every training area
- The club competitions are a great opportunity to gain experience running courses
- Class numbers are small.. The average class size in other clubs is 8-10 dogs.. We have a maximum of 6 dogs per class.
- No busy roads near to the training area and the areas are secure
- We are open 365 days a year!
- The training field is very flat and the grass is kept to a perfect height.. other clubs train on some very uneven land and the grass is above your ankles!
- You do not need to waste half your class time (and your energy) putting out and packing away equipment
- Dig it members get a discount at our Can you dig it? Agility Shows!
- We run several fun days and open days in the year.
- We recommend local services we know are good.. we do not promote people and places we have not been to and seen for ourselves... this is key if you want your dog to be happy in kennels, at the groomers or being walked by the dog walker.
- We have a display team that goes on the road in the summer months – promoting positive dog training and showing people how fun agility can be.
- We offer free talks and demonstrations throughout the year.
- The website is really professional and is updated regularly. Definitely set a high standard.
- Welldogs hydrotherapy offer dig it members a discount for swimming sessions.
- Our shop is now bigger than ever with products in there that we recommend you try for your dog!
- Lydia offers her McTimoney treatments at a discounted price of £12 for dig it members.
- The agility arena offers a secure indoor area to let your dog off lead and know they will be safe! We run greyhound play times for dogs that cannot usually be let off lead.
- The training team at dig it dogs has a vast experience in most canine sports... plus we have experience of lots of different breeds and types of dogs! This much experience all under one roof... now that’s saying something!
- Club members recieve a 10% discount on the first consultation with any of our team of experienced and qualified Behaviour Counsellors.