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Metropolitan Dog Obedience Club is part of a group of Obedience clubs who compete for Annual Club Awards. These awards are presented at the Annual Club Dinner Dance held every January. All members are welcome to attend and if you are interested in a fantastic night catching up with like minded friends ask about next years Dinner Dance at the front counter. Below is a list of the Perpetual Trophies and Shields which are presented.

Lloyd Ingram Shield

(Agility Club of the Year)

All points are tallied at the end of the year for every trial conducted in the South East Queensland zone.

Judging:

1. Throughout the year handlers may nominate any club they choose to give their point earned through competition to.

2. Handler nomination of a club can be done by marking the entry form POINTS TO… or by advising the Trial Secretary of the club holding the trial before the commencement of the trial and be inserted into the catalogue.

Points:

Qualifying Round 5 Points
First Place 3 Points
Second Place 2 Points
Third Place 1 Point
 

Silver and Gold Dumbbell Pins

Silver and Gold Dumbbell Pins
(Annual Obedience Club Trophy)
These pins are present to the winning obedience handlers at the Annual Dinner Dance.

Only dogs entered in Open class obedience shall be eligible to apply for the Silver and Gold Dumbbell Pin. The period for competition for the Silver and Gold Pins shall begin at the first trial in January and end at the last trial in December each year. Only results from trials held in Queensland during that period shall be eligible to be counted including breed specific trials. Results gained at obedience sweepstakes shall not be counted. Each competitor shall be responsible for applying for either award, in writing, to the Canine Control Council (Q) within two (2) weeks from the date of the last trial in that year. The submission shall include photocopies of qualifying cards. Each competitor may only apply for one(1) SILVER PIN and/or one(1) GOLD PIN for the same dog. The competitor must be the same person on all submitted qualifying cards for that dog. A competitor must be a member of a dog obedience club affiliated with the Canine Control Council (Q).

SILVER PIN- Six(6) scores of 185 points or more must be gained within the qualifying period. A Silver Pin shall only be awarded if the competitor has not applied for the Gold Pin for that dog. Qualifying cards used for the Silver Pin award may not be used to apply for the Gold Pin.

GOLD PIN Six(6) scores of 190 points or more must be gained within the qualifying period. A competitor may apply for a Gold Pin prior to being awarded a Silver Pin, however, this will disqualify the dog from being eligible to compete for a Silver Pin.

 

Peter Harden Memorial Utility Dog of the Year
(Annual Obedience Trophy)

This trophy was donated by Peter Harden and is present to the winning obedience trial handler.

Peter Harden was a wonderful man and a very keen obedience person who loved the sport. He was a founding member of Jimboomba Obedience Club, a senior judge and he was the director at the Blood Bank.Peter had a Chocolate Labrador named Bahloo which he trained to UD. His daughter, Fiona who accompanied him to training decided to get her own dog another Chocolate Labrador who they named Worm. Worm ended up with Peter too.

In those days obedience was more about camaraderie than competition. Many wonderfully social times were shared with many an evening at Peter’s house eating take-away and laughing at various training escapades.


Peter and his family moved to Sydney which was a huge loss to us.

He was invited to judge at the RNA trial and it was on his way to judge that Peter was tragically killed in in a car crash as he and his wife Maisie drove to Brisbane. Peter was a great friend to many of the veteran obedience people and it was in his memory that his wife Maisie and daughter Fiona donated the UD Dog of the Year Trophy.
 

Judging:

 

 

1. Throughout the year handlers may nominate any club they choose to give their point earned through competition to.

2. Handler nomination of a club can be done by marking the entry form POINTS TO… or by advising the Trial Secretary of the club holding the trial before the commencement of the trial and be inserted into the catalogue.

3. Points will be collated from fully marked catalogues of each trial held and sent to the committee. The competition starts each year with the Obedience Dog Club of Brisbane trial and concludes with the last trial of the year. Points are then tallied ready for the trophy presentation.

 

 

4. All title certificates will be counted in the shield points by a photocopy of the certificate being forwarded to the committee as a record of these titles and the official date of the certificate donates the year of eligibility in the competition.

Point system:Utility Class only ,6 highest scores added together.

 

 

 

Regal Air Conditioning Sweepstakes Shield
(Annual Obedience Club Trophy)
This shield was donated by Brian Vaughan and is presented to the winning obedience club at the Annual Dinner Dance.
 

Judging:

 

 

1. Throughout the year handlers may nominate any club they choose to give their point earned through competition to.

2. Handler nomination of a club can be done by marking the entry form POINTS TO… or by advising the Trial Secretary of the club holding the trial before the commencement of the trial and be inserted into the catalogue.

3. Points will be collated from fully marked catalogues of each trial held and sent to the committee. The competition starts each year with the Obedience Dog Club of Brisbane trial and concludes with the last trial of the year. Points are then tallied ready for the trophy presentation.

4. All title certificates will be counted in the shield points by a photocopy of the certificate being forwarded to the committee as a record of these titles and the official date of the certificate donates the year of eligibility in the competition.

Point system:

 

 

Obedience Novice Qualifying Score 10 Points

 

 

Obedience Novice, Open & Utility Classes

 

First Place 3 Points

 

Second Place 2 Points

 

Third Place 1 Point

 

 

 

Norm Claridge Shield (Annual Club Trophy)

 

In the early 60's Ray Underwood, Bert Halton and Norm Claridge had a single goal - To establish, format and improve the sport of all breed dog obedience under the protection and support of the Canine Control Council. All three men lived on the south side of Brisbane so they planned ahead and formulated clubs and classes. Bert Halton started Stones Corner and Oxley grounds as the Obedience Dog Club of Brisbane, which has been affiliated since 1963.

Norm Claridge lived at Beenleigh and bred, showed and trained "Donaine" German Shepherds. He commenced all breed obedience classes for the German Shepherd Dog Club of Queensland in Kalinga Park at the end of Jackson Street, Eagle Junction. The public became members of the Shepherd Club and trained their pets, all shapes and sizes. By the late 1960's the all breed section of the Shepherd Club was so large the Canine Control Council encouraged the group to form their own obedience club. The 1 January 1970 saw the affiliation of the Metropolitan All Breed Obedience Club (now known as Metropolitan Dog Obedience Club Inc.) at Marchant Park on the corner of Murphy and Ellison Road.

These men started all the things the Obedience enthusiasts have and take for granted today; Obedience Trials, sweepstakes, judges training schemes, RNA Trials (1965), RNA main ring demonstrations (1967), statewide Utility Dog (UD) of the year competition, fun nights for non papered dogs (before the Associate Register existed), etc.

In August 1975 during the RNA Norm was taken from us suddenly by cancer. A lot of his plans, dreams and goals were not completed as he was only given a week or so to plan ahead but they have lived on in our sport of dog obedience. He is with us encouraging and supporting the good sport and positive handler. Many a bad sport or aggressive handler were sent packing by this dedicated man.

Those of us who knew Norm remember him as a man who never minced words, put 110% effort into everything he did, but above all had a way of uniting a team and being the disciplined leader who took people beyond their individual capabilities in a sometimes unconventional way.

 

Judging:

 

 

1. Throughout the year handlers may nominate any club they choose to give their point earned through competition to.

2. Handler nomination of a club can be done by marking the entry form POINTS TO… or by advising the Trial Secretary of the club holding the trial before the commencement of the trial and be inserted into the catalogue.

3. Points will be collated from fully marked catalogues of each trial held and sent to the committee. The competition starts each year with the Obedience Dog Club of Brisbane trial and concludes with the last trial of the year. Points are then tallied ready for the trophy presentation.

4. All title certificates will be counted in the shield points by a photocopy of the certificate being forwarded to the committee as a record of these titles and the official date of the certificate donates the year of eligibility in the competition.

Point system:

 

 

Obedience Qualifying Score 10 Points

 

CCD Title 5 Points

Obedience First Place 3 Points

CD Title 5 Points

Obedience Second Place 2 Points

CDX Title 10 Points

Obedience Third Place 1 Point

UD Title 20 Points

UDX Title 20 Points

 

AOC Title 20 Points

Tracking Qualifying Score 10 Points

 

TD Title 5 Points

TDX Title 10 Points

 

TCH Title 20 Points

 

 

 

 

 

Email- metrodogclub@live.com.au

Reminders

Council laws require that dog owners carry poo bags with them at all times when out with their canine companions.

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Respect dogs tethered or wearing a yellow ribbon and give them space. They may be in training or have issues that are being dealt with.

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Stuck for a Lead? Visit the equipment stand and purchase leads, collars, treats and club clothing at competitive prices.

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Got a problem dog? Ask for help from one of our Instructors.

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Thinking of trialling? Our Management Committee or one of the Office staff will be able to point you in the right direction.

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Contact the Club

Club Secretary

MDOC inc

po Box 337, Zillmere, Q, 4034

Ph- 07 3359 99 01