Forest Oak Dog Training

23/05/2024

Entries for our KC Obedience Show close this Friday 24th May - you can enter by post or on With Your Dog

02/05/2024

2024 Monthly(ish) Training sessions at FOF
After an extended break (since before covid - where does time fly!!!) we are restarting our monthly HTM training days. Upcoming Dates are now available. If you want a space they go very fast and are very limited, so let us know asap if you want to sign up. We will have the FB group for regulars up and running shortly.

04/04/2024

Entries for Forest Oak Dog Training HTM Training show closes tomorrow 5th April.

20/03/2024

FOGCS DOUBLE PREMIER HTM SHOW ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY!
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ENTERED YET, BETTER GET A MOVE ON!

About to put out details for training show rounds in the Friday before also for those interested 👍🏻🤗

06/03/2024

We would like to wish all our members. competing and demonstrating at Crufts the best of luck. Hope you have an amazing time!!!

Leah Hill and Walter competing in the Obreedience AND Inter Regional Obredience
Vicky Norton and Rico demonstrating Obedience and collecting their Advanced Rally Award
Ben Hill and Bridget in the Good Citizens Puppy Foundation display.
Carole Dodson with Fame AND Legend in the Heelwork to Music UK Finals
Michelle Dodson with Nia in the Heelwork to Music UK Finals
Wendy Allison with Gem, Libby and Quest in the Pastoral Breed Showing
Kirstin Daskalova and Iskra in breed showing
Carlie Hulford and Pluto in Breed showing

Who else is competing or displaying?

06/03/2024

For this wanting to watch us compete in the Heelwork to Music Finals tomorrow this is the Official FREE Livestream link for the Main Arena each day at Crufts.

https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialCrufts

Thursday HTM Competition at 10:30 Spotlight (winner) 15:50

Our Running orders:
Carole and Fame 1st in
Michelle and Nia 5th in
Carole and Legend 6th in

Crufts is the greatest dog event in the world! Organised by the Kennel Club, the show celebrates every aspect of the role that dogs play in our lives. For th...

05/03/2024

Well that’s it, last dog training classes complete before the Crufts break 🤗

* There will be no classes now until we reopen on Tuesday 12th March *

I will post a link to the you tube channel for anyone wanting to watch us compete in the UK Heelwork to Music Finals.
In the mean time I want to wish all our competing club members and friends of Forest Oak the best of luck at Crufts 2024!

15/02/2024

We have avoided posting photos of Lily in her muzzle, maybe thinking if we didn't post a picture it wasn't true? Who knows? Lily however is very comfortable in her muzzle. She doesn't mind putting it on, she doesn't attempt to take it off, she walks in it just fine and travels in it happily in a vehicle.

This muzzle was made specifically to Lily's measurements. While many people think about pant room they don't think about yawn room (which is so much bigger). One of a dogs coping mechanisms in times of stress (for example the vet) is to yawn. Imagine needing to yawn and being limited by a muzzle, wouldn't be a great feeling.

We purchased the muzzle from Pawfect Fit Dog Muzzles (Their page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/924057441846435) and will be buying another one shortly as a spare.

10/02/2024

Alabama rot can be fatal for dogs. 2024 has already seen 10 confirmed cases of the disease, which can cause skin ulcers and kidney failure.

31/01/2024

Well it’s taken a while to post. The Dodson household got struck down by lurgy this past week. I wanted to post our thanks to everyone who came and supported the Crufts semi-finals and Dog of the Year competition. Boy was it lot of work but so so worth it! The atmosphere was amazing and you could see the immense amount of work everyone had put into their routines for this special event. Such a great day with brilliant performances at all levels. Very proud of the FoF, PnM and CFGB team for pulling it off ☺️
To say I am proud of the Forest Oak crew is an understatement. The family pulled out all the stops to make the day a success and every single club member did us proud in the ring. Everyone helped each other give the best they could on the day. Thank you all, you know who you are 🙏🏻
As for the , wow so so proud to have qualified my girl, Nia, for the Crufts Finals for the first time. I was just thrilled to be back in the ring after missing most of 2023 and able to start exploring her true potential! This one is for you Kathie Kinton and Dave ❤️

After such a tumultuous end to last year, with Legend’s health taking another downwards spiral, we did not know if he would make it back to competing let alone vying for a place at Crufts. I could not have been happier to see him back, strutting his stuff, in the ring with his (and my) mum Carole Dodson. Not only that coming third in the qualifiers and getting through to the crufts Finals!

Fame deserves a special mention. She was a little super star on the day. As the smallest competitor in the HTM semi-finals (size not personality) to be so close to a qualifying position was a real credit to mum’s skill and dedication. Showing that HTM is not just for big dogs and collies 😉 - Annette Leslie you would have loved it 🥰

I will leave it there apart from congratulating every single person who took part and making it a very inspiring and motivating experience.

Credit to Richard Moss Furtography for the fab photos 🤗

01/01/2024

Don't forget it's the last of Forest Oak Farm fun obedience shows this Saturday (6th Jan 2024)
PLEASE NOTE: The hall carpet has been washed.
SO MAKE SURE YOU BRING CLEAN INDOOR SHOES WITH YOU & YOUR DOGS ARE CLEAN!
ON NO ACCOUNT WILL ANYONE BE ALLOWED IN THE HALL WITH DIRTY SHOES/BOOTS AND/OR DOGS!

20/03/2023

Hi, sorry our EE and internet are down atm, reminder that there is no puppy obedience or HTM classes this week as the carpet is still wet from being cleaned. Be back for sure next week :)

10/03/2023

An early start as today Carole and legend will be in the main arena competing in the Heelwork to music finals!

08/03/2023

First up Tomorrow we have Leah and Walter doing a display in the main arena in the morning and then competing over in the Obreedience Competition. Also competing Tommorow is Jill Davis with Demelza in the Uk Freestyle Finals at 11am. Good luck to you both!!!
Carole and Michelle will be stewarding the main arena tomorrow in the black suits ☺️
If you want to watch from home you can find the live stream on the Crufts YouTube channel:

08/03/2023

We are officially closed for Crufts and made it up to Birmingham for four days of craziness. Good luck to all our members & friends competing/demoing this year.

14/01/2023

⭐️A48 Road update - roads open from Gloucester and clear. From Chepstow direction there are multiple points with surface water coming from the field so please drive very carefully!!⭐️

13/01/2023

⭐️Road update - roads open from Gloucester. From Chepstow direction there are multiple points with surface water coming from the field so please drive very carefully!!⭐️

Don’t forget it’s the last of our winter fun obedience shows Tommorow!

Look forward to seeing everyone again!
Everyone welcome as you can pay on the day for your entries 🤗

13/01/2023

We are proud to announce that multiple club members have been selected to join the Heelwork to Music Team GB 🇬🇧 development programme this year - a new initiative aimed at those handler and dog teams at the top levels to work together as a squad, to improve and to build the best possible teams to represent GB 🇬🇧 in future international competitions 😍😃

Carole Dodson, Michelle Dodson and Richard Moss have all been invited to be part of the programme and we look forward to seeing where it takes them! Well done and Congratulations 👏🏻

More news on its way to tell you about who will be competing at Crufts from the Club this year. If you are a member and are going to be strutting the green carpet this year make sure you message me with a picture so I can add you to our posts!

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone! And may the next year 2023 be also filled with lots of joy and fun with our dogs 🥳🐾

16/12/2022

Photos from the November 2022 show added up

16/12/2022

Don’t Forget it’s our second Winter Fun Obedience Show tomorrow!!!

02/11/2022

Spaces come up on the new Scentwork class. If you want to join message me asap 🤗

17/10/2022

The Schedule for the Winter Fun Obedience Shows in November, December and January is now on the website to view :)

http://www.forestoakfarm.co.uk/site/images/fodtc_winter_Obed_shows_22_23.pdf

12/10/2022

29/09/2022

SORRY FOLKS COURSE IS NOW FULL!

Emergency At Work First Aid Course
(Run by DBC Solutions Ltd.)
Thursday 27th October 2022
At
Hill Street Training Rooms, Lydney.

At the moment the price is £90.00, (but this will go down the more people that will attend)

There is 8 places left.

If you are interested in attending the First Aid Course, please message me (Ann Smart) asap

29/09/2022

Winter league dates.
Saturday 12th November 2022
Saturday 17th December 2022
Saturday 14th January 2023 (the championship classes will be held in the afternoon).

05/09/2022

We are back and looking forward to
Seeing everyone 😬

26/08/2022

🐾PUP-DATE🐾

We would like to thank EVERYONE who donated towards our recent appeal for our puppies, altogether we raised over £500 for them which is absolutely incredible and we are so very grateful!!!! THANK YOU!!

As the appeal was also to name them so we thought we would share their very first names... we know two names are dedicated from two special dogs who are no longer with us any more🌈... so Flossy and Spud have some big boots to fill 🥰

The puppies have now all been microchipped and wormed, they are also booked in for their 1st vaccinations and check ups on Thursday (shhh don't tell them!) 💉

We are also ready to start the ball rolling to look for their forever homes SO... if you can't resist these faces please email us for an application form 💌 [email protected]