Welcome

to the South of England Sheep Dog Trials web site.

Formerly run by The Sussex Sheepdog Society the site name has been changed to reflect that it is now sponsored in association with Romney Marsh and District, Thanet, and Cornwall Sheepdog Societies.

Find out about upcoming events all over the south of England in TRIALS and follow links in RESOURCES to the International Sheep Dog Society, Surrey Sheep Dog Society and other sites of interest in particular the website for the ENGLISH NATIONAL which this year (2009) will be held at South Molton in Devon.

For the casual visitor, sheepdog trials and their objectives are explained in ABOUT SSDS.

To submit your trial dates and information, trial results and to take advantage of the MARKETPLACE click HERE for the south east or HERE for the west country. Send us brief Trial reports which will then be found in Trials/Past Trials.

NEWS...

TRIAL UPDATES
Editor 01/07/2009
CHARITY TRIALS
Bishopsbourne Charity Trial 6th and 7th June raised over £800 for Canterbury Pilgrim´s Hospice.
Squires Farm Charity Sheepdog Trials raised £480 for InterAct Reading Service.

THANET SDS TRIALS
We now have confirmed dates and venues for the first two trials.
The dates for the two day trials at Olantigh in October are still to be confirmed.

ROMNEY MARSH AND DISTRICT and THANET Sheepdog Societies are both holding Trials dedicated to Maurice Upton who was a much loved competitor in the South East. For details go to UPCOMING TRIALS

CERTIFICATE OF POINTS
ISDS 01/06/2009
All handlers placed 1st-6th in a National qualifying trial (as per ISDS Rules) wil need to get a Certificate of Points signed by the Judge or Secretary of that trial. It is the handlers responsibility to obtain these certificates. Full details on the ISDS website