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Cutaway

by Cutaway on 23 July 2015 - 23:07

What attributes do you feel make a 'good' club? There has been some occasional bashing of the sport clubs, so i am curious what you the PDB members look for in a club? What are the things you really like in your club? And if you had the power to change 'things" what are the 'things' you have seen in/at clubs that you would change?

I really like the club that i am a member of. I like the atmoshere, the people and the focus on training for points. We spot one another on the field while doing OB and provide instant feed back as to what we are seeing the dog do or not do, like sitting all the way down when coming to a stop in basic posistion. One of the things that i dont like, is that most of our current membership is still new to the sport and the depth of experience is not what it once was. At one time we had to many rules and that became a hinderance, so we removed some of the rules and adjust to it.


by lhczth on 24 July 2015 - 17:07

Experience and support.

Lisa

Q Man

by Q Man on 25 July 2015 - 14:07

Every Working Dog Club is different...But what makes the difference is the members and what they want out of their club...

There are different people that want to join or belong to a Working Dog Club...Some want to Work Dogs...Some want to just Socialize and talk about dogs or just do something social...Still others just want to belong to a club and get their magazines or information on the dog training or showing...
There is still another thing that should be known and that is that some people want to belong to a club to do some of the above but want to also have a place for their family and kids to enjoy themselves...
Most of the clubs I've visited overseas have nice clubhouses and serve food and drinks...In the United States not all clubs have nice clubhouses...but it creates a nice atmosphere to be able to have a social setting and be able to have a few drinks and even to have dinner...
To me...I'd prefer a small group of people who want to train...then socialize and have a good time...a few drinks and food is always nice and can help keep the group together and do social things too...

~Bob~

by Haz on 26 July 2015 - 23:07

Winning.

by gsdstudent on 28 July 2015 - 18:07

every new member promises to ''pay it forward''. learn it, use it, teach it

by vk4gsd on 29 July 2015 - 09:07

Decoys....good ones.

Cutaway

by Cutaway on 29 July 2015 - 16:07

Our club doesn't have decoys... When we want to mix things up a bit, we will invite a few of the decoys from the French Ring club next door Teeth Smile


susie

by susie on 29 July 2015 - 21:07

Thinking about IPO clubs a good club needs

at least 1 experienced helper ( the more, the better )
2 or 3 experienced handlers willing to support the other members
a training field with equipment
IPO training at least 3 times the week
show training at least once the week
understanding for the members, who "only" want to have fun with their dog, not interested in ribbons
some events during the year ( trials, shows, breed surveys, parties ..)
a nice club house
food and beer
and some oldtimers for the tell tales

All healthy members should be willing to work for the club ( by mowing the lawn, cooking the meals, cleaning the club house...everybody is able to do something ) - all of them not paid, but helping each other and the club.

That´s how I grew up, but even over here society does change.

by joanro on 29 July 2015 - 21:07

Gosh, Susie, if clubs were ever like that in this country ( USA), I'd consider joining again. Unfortunately, what I've seen, is all for money and selling puppies and/or halfassd trained dogs.

by vk4gsd on 29 July 2015 - 22:07

Pretty much all social, community and sporting clubs are struggling to exist in the new world order.

litigation, longer working hours, difficulty making ends meet and general apathy are undermining the social fabric of society.






 


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