President: Fiona Bryans
Chairman: Debbie Martin
Also Show Secretary for Manx Action Dog Week, Obedience and Agility Trainer, Chief Bottlewasher...
I’ve been with the club more years than I would care to count and now seem to have an accompanying set of hats that has been added to with monotonous regularity along the way! But I only have myself to blame for that – don’t I?? It all started with a pet dog trainer’s hat, then I added competitive obedience and eventually agility to the collection with the Chairman’s arriving somewhere in the middle of it all followed by Show Secretary, initially to a weekend open agility show. However being a glutton for punishment I came up with the idea of expanding two days into a week long event incorporating a weekend of open obedience competition and various fun activities in between (it seemed like a jolly good idea at the time!). And so, in 2005, ‘Manx Action Dog Week’ or more appropriately ‘MAD’ was born!!
In 2007 I started working for myself and so Busy Bee Dog Training was born, one of those life changing decisions but one I’ve never regretted. It takes up much of my time so in 2009 I took a year out of my chairmanship. However this proved to be short lived and at the end of 2010 I found myself once again in the hot seat.
I now have 4 collies: Luke (Gaelic Charm) now retired from obedience and agility, having reached the top level of each discipline; Josh (Mannanan’s Wild Child) is also retired from agility due to hip dysplasia but continuing to enjoy himself with obedience, successfully working A; then comes Bea (Mykellnmark’s Silver Lining A Ex, AW (S)) who is still my baby and has been to Crufts as part of the Inter Regional Obedience Team and represented the Island in the International Agility on three occasions; and finally Amy, still showing lots of potential in obedience, agility and the show ring.
Secretary: Hirelle Pimbley
I have been a member of Ramsey Dog Training Club for the past 6 years and started out, with my little cross breed, with domestic obedience and moving on the agility. After falling in love with Debbie Martin’s dog Bea and Andy Firth’s dog, Tyson, I was lucky enough to be able to get a dog from the same breeding lines and in March 2006 I got Fleet. Fleet is not an easy dog in the slightest but he is quite simply lovely and I can’t remember him not being around. Fleet and I just compete in obedience due to Fleet having a large hernia as a puppy which means that he can’t do either agility of flyball, however we won out of beginners when he was 18 months old and got our first Novice win at MAD last year so I am very proud of him.
I really enjoy being a member of Ramsey Dog Training Club for the fun and camaraderie between its members and being part of the Committee is my way of giving something back to the club. I look forward to many more years working my dog and enjoying myself as that is what it is all about!
Treasurer: Sue Adams
Membership Secretary: Lisa Walker
I have been a member of Ramsey Dog Training Club since January 2010, when I started puppy classes with my border collie, Benji. We are now doing Competition Obedience, which he absolutely loves even though it is a lot harder (for me!). We have great fun at the training nights and I took on the role of Membership Secretary to give a little something back to the club.
Minute Secretary: Marie Horne
General Committee MembersPauline Moneta
I joined the Ramsey Dog Training Club almost 9 years ago to learn some basic training, took part in my first obedience test night and have been competing ever since. I have two dogs, Gypsy a Jack Russell Terrier and Alan, a Working Sheepdog.
Jean Young
I have been training with the Ramsey Dog Club for over 8 years. I compete in Obedience with my Collie Willie and he also does Agility with a friend of mine.
Eileen Williamson
I joined Ramsey Dog Training Club just a year ago this time round having been a member many years ago. I have a Yorkie cross Chihuahua called Lulu. She is only about 8lbs in weight and stands around 10 inches to the shoulder. We take part in agility which she loves and she flies over even the high things! We are hoping to compete at some stage.
