About

The club was formed initially in April 1963 on a purely informal basis by a group of local enthusiasts. Membership and interest grew until the present Club was officially formed and established with Kennel Club approval in December 1965.

Aims Of The Club

To encourage and assist owners in training their dogs for work in the shooting field.

To help preserve and maintain the natural instincts of the various gundog breeds.

The Club holds open qualifying and novice field trials for both retrievers and spaniels, and a novice and open pointer and setter trial. Working tests and training classes are also held at varying venues within the area. It is emphasised at this point that gundog training is entirely distinct from obedience training, apart from one or two basic principles. The Club occasionally organises various social events during the year.

Membership is open to all those interested in working gundogs and prospective members are invited to sign up for training sessions with the club..

To join us please find the membership application form here                

Please also join us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wdwgc

News and Events


All members please note!

We are really grateful that most of you pay your subs now by standing order. However, those of you who have been doing this for a long time may have had a letter from you bank stating your payment has been rejected. You will need to update the sort code on your standing order to 09-01-51 (Santander), all other details remain the same.

Unfortunately the Funday on 13th July had to be**CANCELLED**

Due to other local events happening on the same day, we’ve taken the difficult decision to cancel. So sorry, hopefully we aill make up for it next year.

The Working Test Schedules for 2025 have now been published

Please find the complete schedule for all Spaniel and Retriever Working Tests here: https://www.wdwgc.co.uk/working-tests/dates

The Summer Training has started now

Please download the complete spaniel training schedule here
Retriever Training will start on the 27th April. For details please click here.