National Police Dog Trials 2011
April 15th – 17th 2011
Trinity Park, Ipswich
Public opening times: Saturday 16th April – 10am-6pm
Sunday 17th April – 10am-6pm
Admission: Free
Sponsored by Royal Canin
PLEASE NOTE: PUBLIC DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND FOR HEALTH & SAFETY REASONS
Suffolk Constabulary is hosting the 2011 National Police Dog Trials.
2011 will see the trials being hosted in the Eastern Region for the first time in its 51-year history.
The trials will see the country’s most highly skilled and experienced dog handlers and dogs from police forces across the UK competing for the overall title of ‘National Police Dog Champion'.
Competitors qualify for the competition after progressing through regional trials, which take place in March. The three-day national trials put competitors through tough exercises, which test a wide range of abilities that are used on a daily basis in helping to tackle crime.
Timetable of events
Saturday 16th April
10am - 11.15am - Competing Police Dogs
11.15am - 11.45am - The Essex Dog Display Team
11.45am - 12.15pm - Display by Suffolk Constabulary’s Drugs Detection Dogs
12.15pm - 1.45pm - Competing Police Dogs
1.45pm - 2.15pm - Display by the Three Counties Newfoundlands
2.15pm - 2.45pm - A talk, demonstration and Q&A session on dog obedience and safety by expert Rex Makensom of 'Paws Obedience
2.45pm - 5pm - Competing Police Dogs
Sunday 17th April
10am - 11.15am - Competing Police Dogs
11.15am - 11.45am - The Essex Dog Display Team
11.45am - 12.15pm - A talk, demonstration and Q&A session on dog obedience and safety by expert Rex Makensom of 'Paws Obedience
12.15pm - 1.45pm - Competing Police Dogs
1.45pm - 2.15pm - Display by the Three Counties Newfoundlands
2.15pm - 2.45pm - Display by Suffolk Constabulary’s Drugs Detection Dogs
2.45pm - 4.15pm - Competing Police Dogs
4.15pm - Awards presentation for the winners of the ‘Police Dogs at Work’ Schools Competition
5pm - National Police Dog Trials Awards Presentation
