THE Centre
FACILITIES AT THE ESSEX DOG TRAINING CENTRE
At The Essex Dog Training Centre, we are very proud of our excellent well maintained facilities. There is ample inside and outside space that can cater for all of your dog's needs, as well as ample car parking at the Brentwood Centre car park.
FIVE EXTERNAL SECURE DOG TRAINING COMPOUNDS
We have five large secure, seperated and securely fenced external floodlit grass compounds with benches for spectators.
INTERNAL TRAINING HALLS
We have two secure internal heated training halls with seating for spectators.
PUPPY PLAY AREA
Our enclosed puppy play area has lots of new experiences such as gates, ball pit, mirrors and vet table to help socialise your dog with both people and other dogs.
AGILITY COMPOUND
Containing lots of pet agility equipment such as tunnels and jumps.
AGILITY COMPOUND/RUBBER EXERCISE COURT
Contains agility equipment for the more experienced agility dog, such as agility bridges and hoops.
ACHIEVEMENTS
The Essex Dog Training Centre was created by Canine Expert Roy Dyer MBE, who is the current Director of Training, to assist and guide all dog owners with puppies or adult dogs with renowned methods. These same methods are being used in all classes by the experienced volunteer instructors.
The methods were also used for training display dogs for 28 displays for the royal tournament in Earls Court and dog display teams for 11 years for Crufts dog show, display teams for Queen Elizabeth Jubilee at Hyde Park and Windsor and 3 dog display teams at Sandringham House.
Also 25 celebrities and their own dogs were trained for Sports Relief and the Centre has been included in numerous other top television appearances.
In 1995 the Centre created the worlds leading Cynophobia Assistance Dogs methods and in 1990 were founders of the National Service Dog Bravery and Achievement Awards.
Regardless of those outstanding successes over the last 50 years ,the Centre’s public pet training classes are recognised for their friendly non-elitest and helpful approach to all.
ACHIEVEMENTS
The Centre has a very long history of involvement in both Display, Community, television and pioneering training programmes, some of which are listed below:
DISPLAY EVENTS
Performed 28 displays for the world's most prestigious military event The Royal Tournament.
Displays for Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee in Hyde Park and Windsor.
Two displays at Sandringham and Gatcombe park
Colchester and other military tattoos
Crufts arena displays for over 11 consecutive years
COMMUNITY
Trained Samsung top staff from South Korea three times on responsible dog ownership and agility
Created and organised the All About Dogs (AAD) event for 25 years
ORGANISED COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR CHARITY
The Strawberry Fair (Brentwood). 20 years
Christmas Spectacular (Brentwood).21 years
Brentwood Town show 25 years
PIONEERING TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Created cynophobia assistance dogs and training UK classes @ international for 35 years
NATIONAL CANINE EVENTS
Created and organised National Service Dog Bravery and Achievement awards for 35 years
The Inter-counties Police Dog Trials @ AAD for 20 years
The Super Dog competition @ EDTC
Britain’s Brightest Dog tests
Meet The Breeds Show@ EDTC
Worlds Largest Agility Course @AAD
TELEVISION WORK
Numerous major television appearances and celebrities
Trained 28 top celebrities and dogs and consulted for BBC Sport Relief Top Dog competition