IMPORTANT NEWS
Please keep an eye on this page as there can sometimes be last minute notices especially if we need to cancel a session at short notice, if we have had a lot of rain for instance. If the weather looks dodgy it is always worth checking this page before setting out.
ROAD CLOSURES
Due gas works taking place on Horton Road, it will be closed to traffic at the Lions Lane and Woolsbridge Road intersection.
THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THREE LEGGED CROSS FROM ASHLEY HEATH.
There is a fully sign posted diversion route that takes you from the Ashley Heath roundabout to West Moors via St Leonards, this will then take you to Three Legged Cross where you will re-join the Horton Road and can proceed as normal to the training ground. As far as we are aware the works will continue until the middle of December.
CHRISTMAS PARTY 12th DECEMBER 2025
We hope you will join us to celebrate another successful year training our dogs, when we come together for our annual Christmas Meal at The Fish Inn, Ringwood, BH24 2AA.
There will be the option of 2 or 3 courses for a set price of £28 or £36 respectfully.
Menu options and booking forms will be available from Pam at the next training session. When choosing your options please clearly state 2 or 3 courses and use one form per person. Pam will require your completed forms and payment in full by 23rd November at the latest!
December 2025 Training Dates
Due to the Clay Pigeon Shooting taking place on Sunday 7th December and our concerns over parking in the fields, which could be very wet by then, we have taken the decision to move the Sunday session from the 7th to the 14th December., this will be out last session of the year s o we hope to see as many of your there as possible.
There will be mince pies and mulled wine served between the two sessions, so please do come along and join us.
Training will resume in January on Sunday the 11th.
Training 2026
We have a lot of people contact us wishing to join us with their dogs, we have a list of these potential new members and will be inviting you all to join us on a first come first served bases. Please wait until we contact you and don't just turn up as we have a limited number of trainers and we try to control class sizes as much as we can to ensure you get the attention you need.
There are lots of things that you can do before your turn comes which will help you to get off to a flying start when you come to your first training class. Things like sit, stay and come can be achieved in the smallest space (even indoors if necessary) and, if you don't overdo it, it is never to soon to start your puppy on the basics. Just try simple commands two or three times, don't get cross if the dog fails, be consistent with your commands and give loads of praise or a small treat when they get it right. You will be surprised how quickly a young dog gets it.
Away Days
We are looking at away days and will hopefully have some dates soon. For those of you who have not been on an away day, we try and arrange to visit a different location two or three times during the year where the dogs get to try out different ground and cover etc. to make their training a little more interesting, and give them a different area to work. Away days are always great fun and you get a chance to chat to other members who you may not have met during regular sessions. We try to arrange these on non regular Sundays and dogs and handlers usually go home tired and wet!
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Access to MEMBERS page
We have members only pages on this site which are only available to club members.
If you wish to view these pages which contain info only of interest to members i.e. Club
constitution, AGM minutes etc. Then the following procedure will give you access;
1. click on members page
2. in the box were it asks for user name enter your name as:- firstname.surname
3. click on green 'register'
4. an email will be sent to the email address you gave us when you joined the club
5. the email will contain a link, click on this and you will enter the members area
6. you will now be able to see the info we hold for you and you can enter a password which will give you private direct access in the future.
If this does not work contact me peter.gribble@christchurchgundogclub.co.uk with your name and email and I will check your entry.