Jolly Dogs
Dog in Randburg

Jolly dog club south africa for affordable and friendly dog training, obedience and socialisation classes.

We also believe that we are amongst one of the oldest obedience training schools in South Africa. In the early days, dogs in Obedience tests were German Shepherds and Dobermans and although the SA Alsatian Club offered it’s training facilities to other breeds, it was only when there was space in its’ classes. Border Collies were only found on farms and not suburbs. The doctor, Miss Liddicoat and Mr. Ian Badham, wanting to progress their dogs further in obedience, decided to start an obedience training club for owners of other dogs, in particular smaller breeds -This resulted in the formation of the Jolly Dog School in 1958, the first all breed school in Johannesburg and was first held in Joan Liddicoat’s back yard. Schipperkes became the cornerstone of the club and were successfully trained. Ridicule from the members of the above clubs about the status of these willing and intelligent small dogs was formidable. Another towering figure in the dog-training world, Norman Phillips accepted the Club’s invitation to become President. Norman Phillips at that time lived in Rustenburg, but as a leading member in the obedience and working trials community, he was a regular attendee at dog shows on the Witwatersrand and other venues in South Africa, and he spread the name of the JDS far and wide. He had almost single handedly revived the SA dog world’s interest in working trials and his border collie Bless, virtually ran out of fields to conquer and win.