So, it seems we have had another month of unpredictable weather, not being sure if it was too hot or too cold. It seems that Autumn is fast making its way towards us and we have been busy planning the Autumn timetable for all you lovely people to come and enjoy. A big shout out to Karen who has spectacularly managed the admin of sorting all of the weather changes, yet again! Here’s hoping we get an Indian Summer with no more weather disruption!
The pay as you go over the summer has been a huge hit and has allowed people the flexibility to come and go as their holidays allow it. We’re moving back to our normal 6 week blocks from the 9th of September – we have had many new members join over the last six weeks or so and it has been a pleasure for one/two or all three of us to have met some of you and hopefully we will see some of you on our upcoming courses/workshops!
We welcomed Pup Pup Playground to the HKM Sports field and Rik has done a fantastic job of bringing something different to locals to enjoy with your dogs and family. Text RIK ((WhatsApp +44 7903 405779) to book. It has been a firm favourite and is very busy, so make sure you book soon to save your slot.
We also have to hand it to Miche and Joe who have done a huge makeover of The Shed grounds and it is looking remarkably smart these days. Joe came on board to give Miche a helping hand and he has been an absolute super star. They put a huge amount of work into it all and some of it was back breaking work, so well done to both of them. Carole Cannon you should be very proud of your son!
The Shed is currently having a large overhaul of it’s website (not HKM DOGS) and Ash and his team have been working hard to get that up and running so that you can all see the services that it provides Just a mention that we have the lovely Fiona for dog grooms, Leah for physio (who we cannot recommend enough) and of course the Paw Wash which we see is having some lovely clients and photoshoots up there. THE SHED – Grooming (theshedsurrey.com)
Yet again the Feral Flyer went out to compete down in Cowgate, Kent. It was another rubbish day for weather, but they did extremely well with 92% clean legs and came back with third place rosettes. It was an exceptionally strong division and second place only had one more clean run than third place. It was all very close, so an absolutely huge well done to a team that is really dedicated and is starting to come together beautifully. They have their last competition of the season next Saturday at Ansty Park in Alton – if anyone would like to come down and support them, let us know and we’ll send directions!
We also got to chat to the absolutely awesome Carrie-Anne Selwyn on her Canine Hoopers World podcast this month. You can listen to our wafflings on all things HKM and a LOT about flyball here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bzZigASERCcFJGZJvqGE0?si=D5u7vKu7TU6hTVj9cYmLeQ
We say a sad goodbye to Lesley, who has been teaching our Monday nights, she has selfishly decided to retire (HOW DARE SHE) no, it is very well deserved, but she will be very much missed and we send her best wishes and happy laziness ;-). This means that Karen will be taking over the Monday night classes and Holly will be introducing an intermediate group class on Wednesday evenings. If there is enough interest, then we will also look at putting in two classes on this day.
September 21st will be an exciting day where we welcome an Open Day to the Shed. We are very much looking forward to this and we have the following that will be on offer. Please do come along and show your support, share the information, and if you are free that day then any volunteering would be MOST appreciated. We are very excited about this and it should be a really lovely day for you, family and dogs, so please come along and say hi.
– Dog Show
– Have a go flyball/hoopers/pup playground
– Meet the trainers
– Meet the physio
– Meet the groomer
– Some small stalls selling dog bits
– Thai food van
– Coffee van
Just a reminder regarding the following:
We have two new offerings starting in September. First is our Monthly Coffee Mornings. These will be once a month on the third Thursday from 10:30am and there will also be CAKE! This is literally for EVERYONE – and we really do mean EVERYONE. Each month we’ll have different activities to try with your dog, from sniffy trails, to body awareness, to Hoopers and much more, as well as a weight check, talks on different topics and a good old chat about whatever you like! https://hkmdogsports.as.me/coffeemornings
We’re also starting a Puppy Life Skills and Sports Foundation group class – this will focus on nurturing a happy, confident, optimistic puppy and over the 6 weeks we’ll be looking at crate training, body handling, co-operative care skills, body awareness, calmness and focus and the beginnings of recall, play and all the other skills they’ll need when they’re old enough to join our sports classes! We’re so excited about this and we can’t wait to meet our future superstars! As with all our classes, please email us for more information at HKMDogsports@gmail.com or book using this link: https://HKMDogSports.as.me/PuppyLifeSkillsSep24
Our Hoopers, Agility for Beginners, Flyball and Trick Training classes are all back too – with some slight changes to days and times. Our monthly Hoopers Fun Clear Round Competition will be moving to Sundays as of the 22nd of September to make room for a regular weekly class (or two!) and is available to book now (https://HKMDogSports.as.me/HoopersCR2)
From the 9th of September, our regular weekly timetable will be, this will stay the same through most of October, until the clock go back and then we will be altering certain classes.
Mondays
1:00pm – 2:00pm Hoopers with Carrie-Anne Selwyn
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/CarrieHSep24
2:00pm – 3:30pm Hoopers 121s with Carrie-Anne Selwyn
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/hoopersCP
6:30pm – 7:30pm Agility for Beginners
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/AgilityMonSep24
Tuesdays:
6:00pm – 7:00pm Puppy Life Skills and Sports Foundations – starts 17th September
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/PuppyLifeSkillsSep24
Wednesdays:
4pm – 5:30pm Agility 121s with Holly (This is subject to change if a second group class is needed)
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/Agility30 – 30mins
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/Agility – 45mins
5:45pm – 6:45pm Agility Intermediates
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/AgilityWedSep24
7:00pm – 8:00pm Trick Training with Helen
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/TricksSep24
Thursdays:
6:30pm – 7:30pm Hoopers
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/HoopersThursSep24
Fridays:
1:00pm – 4:00pm Hoopers 121 with Karen
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/hoopers12130
6:15pm – 7:00pm Flyball Beginners/Improvers
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/FlyballBSep24
7:00pm – 7:45pm Flyball Intermediates
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/FlyballISep24
Saturdays:
9:30 – 10:30am Hoopers
https://HKMDogSports.as.me/?appointmentType=66730692
Sundays:
Alternate Sundays – Pup Pup Playground! Book this directly through Rik at the Paw Wash (WhatsApp +44 7903 405779) – we’ll definitely be grabbing a space for our dogs after the pop event was a massive success! If you missed out, get in touch with Rik for more information – trust us, your dog will thank you!
Our Toy and Puzzle Library will have extended opening hours from the 9th of September! Pop down and make your dog’s day with new ways to provide mental enrichment! Details can be found on the HKM Dog Life page or please email us at HKMDoglife@gmail.com for more information.
Opening hours:
Monday 1pm – 7:30pm
Tuesday 5:45pm – 7:15pm
Wednesday 5:15pm – 8:00pm
Thursday 10:00am – 12:30pm + 6:15pm – 7:45pm
Fridays 1:00pm – 4:00pm + 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Saturdays 9:15am – 10:45am (extending to 12:0pm from October)
Sundays – alternate weeks starting 1st September 10:45am – 1:30pm
Finally, thank you to everyone who filled in our survey and gave us a Google review! The survey is still live and we’d love to hear from you – follow the link below to give us your feedback and if anyone would like to give us a Google review, that would be amazing!
https://forms.gle/yLFfvf7tkymnPUxw6
That’s it for another month – next month we’ll be looking at solutions for winter training to try and keep things as undisrupted as possible as well as new Behaviour and Training services!
Take care,
Holly, Karen and Miche x
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