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The Word "Working" sounds Arduous & Laborious, but it really is a Fantastic, Fun & Exciting day out for You and Your Boxer.

In fact, The Working Day should have a "Health Warning"....

Warning: You will leave here with aches in your facial muscles and pains in your sides.... from laughing too much!!!!

BOXER RACING.

Boxer Racing is a very popular class. Heats consist of Two Boxers chasing a Fluffy Toy attached to a long rope and the owners positioning themselves past the finish line to jump up & down, call and encourage their boxer home first! The First past the Winning Line goes through to the next round until eventually, after several rounds, there is a Winner.

Both the Owners and Boxers enjoy the racing....... In Fact, One year a boxer enjoyed it so much that he kept escaping from his owner's vehicle (to the dismay and horror of his owners!!) and ended-up competing in the majority of the heats!!!

Agility

Agility is also very popular. In the morning, Beginners have the chance to undertake Agility Training and Experienced Boxers & Handlers may have a practice on the obstacles. The afternoon consists of two competitions, one for beginners and one for experienced. Each round is timed and the fastest time wins the relevant classes.

Obviously, being Boxers, they have to have some "Fun"!! There are the ones that decide classes on the other side of the field look more interesting and charge over to "Join In", or there are the boxers that decide they really like one particular agility obstacle and will ONLY do that one over and over again!!!

Obedience

The Obedience Classes are a great way to "Show off" how well behaved your boxer is (or not in some cases, judging by the Boxers that go tearing around the field with embarrassed owners yelling at them to "Come Back"!!!). Obviously, we are talking BOXERS here, so the less experienced ones have to have some "FUN"!! It's also amazing to watch how obedient the "Top Level" boxers are.

There are four levels of obedience classes:-

PRE-BEGINNERS:

Heel on lead, Heel Free, Recall, Sit one minute, Down two minutes.

NOVICE:

Temperament Test, Heel on lead, Heel Free, Recall, Retrieve, Sit one minute, Down two minutes.

CLASS 'A':

Heel on lead, Heel Free, Recall, Retrieve, Sit two minutes, Down five minutes, Scent Discrimination.

CLASS 'B':

Heel Free, Send Away, Retrieve, Stand one minute, Sit two minutes, Down five minutes, Scent Discrimination.

There is also a class called:-

OBEDIENCE FOR THE TERRIFIED

Which helps to take the Mystery out of Obedience

Temperament Test

Our modern canine companions live in a more complex and stressful world than that in which most breeds were developed. Not only are dogs expected to live in cities and densely populated housing situations, but the social climate has changed in recent years and there is a significant anti-dog lobby. Life is stressful for our dogs!

More than ever, dogs are required to behave in controlled and discriminating ways, which may be at odds with the behaviour characteristic of the individual breed or indeed of the species. For this reason, owners may need to know how their dog will behave in specific or general situations and when stressed. By evaluating their dog's response in certain ways, an owner can be prepared for the future, and can obtain additional training or socialization if necessary to ensure that their dog is safe.

The aim of our testing procedure is to make tests as simple and as much like real-life situations as possible, so that owners have a good overview of their dog. Tests should be fun and they should include some elements of daily life which a dog is likely to encounter (such as traffic, unfamiliar people, other dogs, children and so on). This is not a test of training, or of handling skills, but simply of how each individual dog is likely to react in certain circumstances. The scoring system is based upon a combination of the required characteristics of the breed and how quickly a dog "recovers" from certain situations.

We also have classes that are not restricted to just boxers, but are Open To All Breeds:-

Gundog Test

Good Citizen Testing

There is also a very popular

"Open To All Breeds"

Companion Dog Show

Which has both Pedigree and Novelty Classes

 “A bouncing bunch of busy boxers” was how I described the BBC Working Day entrants in an early edition of Boxer Quarterly, back in the 1980's.  The Working Day originated as a means of both demonstrating the working ability of the boxer and as a rally for boxer owners to have a go at various working disciplines. The early Working Days were held at Towcester Racecourse in the late 1970's and 1980's.  This was an ideal venue for boxers and their handlers to try out agility, obedience and working trials and have fun racing. 

Today the venue has moved to Shardlow playing fields next to the village hall, off the A6, 2 miles from Junction 24 of the M1, near Derby. There boxer owners and their dogs can try their hand at more events than ever – agility training with a mini-competition at the end of the day, and up to four classes of obedience judged to Kennel Club rules.  Other activities still include racing – a knock-out chase after a lure – some gundog retrieval work, KC Good Citizen Tests, and Temperament Tests which examine how good the dog is at dealing with a number of challenging situations.  Where space permits, other sampler working activities, such as searching, may be included.  The aim of the day is for boxers and owners to have a good time experiencing aspects of working which they may not have previously encountered.  Success at the Working Day has inspired owners to continue training and to compete at open level in agility, obedience and working trials.

There is something here for all, including a Companion Dog Show with both breed and novelty classes. 

The Day is held regularly the first Sunday in September. Further details can be obtained from the Day's Manager, Jennifer Williamson, email:- jw.daisy@ntlworld.com.

Why not come along and enjoy a happy day out with your boxer?

Di Wild

Vice President, BBC.

British Boxer Club

Working Day Results

AGILITY RESULTS

Best Agility Boxer

Bosckoph Miss Dynamite – Owned by Toby James

OBEDIENCE RESULTS

Best Obedience Boxer

Seefeld Eastern Odyssey – Owned by Dawn Barry

RACING RESULTS

Overall Winner (from 28 dogs)

Sweet April Showers at Philabar

Runner-up

Sarsbrook Aces High

Triathlon Winner

(Over 3 Events – Obedience/Agility/Companion Dog Show)

Tillie Lamp of Joy – Owned by Elaine Hartnett

Companion Show Results

Judge – Phylis Borelli

Winner of

Special Show Class for White Boxers

Daisy – Owned by Heather Tyler

TEMPERAMENT TESTING

Out of Eight Dogs Tested:-

3 - EXCELLENT PLUS

3 - EXCELLENT

2 - VERY GOOD