Training dogs in the Comox Valley Since 1973
Canadian Kennel Club Obedience, Rally & Tracking
Association of Island Obedience Clubs Obedience & Rally
For all breeds
About Us
Forbidden Plateau Obedience & Tracking Club (FPO&TC) was established in 1973 and is a registered Non-Profit Society. Club activities and events include:
Teaching Obedience Classes. Classes are held at the Courtenay Recreation Association Gymnasium
Hosting Seminars. FPO&TC endeavors to host obedience and tracking seminars regularly.
Hosting Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) Obedience Trials, Rally Obedience Trials, and both Field and Urban Tracking Tests
Hosting Association of Island Obedience Club (AIOC) Obedience Trials and Rally Obedience Trials.
Hosting Canine Good Neighbour Tests (CGN)
Participating in Community events, such as parades, fairs, and other demonstrations.
Holding meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month, Sept - June. Meetings are held at Vanier Secondary at 7:00 p.m. with the exception of the December Year End Awards party and June Potluck, which are normally hosted by club members.
While CKC activities, with the exception of CGN Tests may be entered by only purebred dogs, AIOC trials may be entered by unregistered or mixed breed dogs, provided the dog owner is a member of an AIOC member club.
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Executive
President - Sheila Kenny
Vice President - Francine Shaver
Secretary - Liz McKenzie
Treasurer - Pam Burton
Membership - Arlene Bishop
Head Trainer - Angela Gilbert
What is A Title Really?
(Author Unknown)
Not just a brag. Not just a stepping stone to a higher title. Not just an adjunct to competitive scores.
A Title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor that dog, an ultimate memorial. A Title will remain in the record and in the memory for about as long as anything in this world can remain.
Few human honors do better in this regard.
Though the dog himself doesn't know or care that his achievements have been noticed, a Title says many things in this world of humans, where such things count.
A Title says your dog was intelligent, adaptable, and good-natured.
It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that pleased you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed.
A Title says that you loved your dog, that you loved him enough to spend time with him because he was a good dog. That you believed in him enough to give him yet another chance when he failed, and that in the end your faith was justified.
A Title proves that your dog inspired you to have the special relationship enjoyed by so few: That in a world of disposable creatures, this dog with a Title was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return.
And when that dear, short life is over
The Title remains as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to a deserving friend. The Title says volumes of praise in one small set of initials before or after the name.
A Title is nothing less than love and respect
Given and received permanently.