ashdale dog training co
Billy and Gillian Plenderleith are local to the 3 Towns Area (Ardrossan,
Saltcoats & Stevenston) in Ayrshire; Billy was born and raised in Stevenston and
Gillian in Ardrossan. Billy and Gillian have always had a keen interest in
animals; from growing up with the family dogs and other pets including hamsters,
budgies, guinea pigs and rabbits, to other hobbies including keeping tropical
fish for Billy and horse-riding for Gillian. In 1980, Billy gained a keen
interest in working with dogs when he went along with Lance, his first yellow
Labrador dog, to a nearby dog obedience training club. Billy was determined to
be a responsible dog owner and wanted to have a pet that he could take anywhere
even then. He and Lance learned together and Billy was hooked. Following the
addition of Sam and Clairey, two Golden Retrievers, Billy did well in
Competitive Obedience, dabbled in Fun Agility and tried his hand at Showing.
Whilst he enjoyed all these activities, Billy was introduced to gun dog work;
this is where his real enthusiasm lay. Billy moved on to win awards in Working
Gun Dog Tests and Field Trials with a variety of his dogs. Billy was also
invited to be part of the representative team for The Golden Retriever Club of
Scotland with both Sam and Clairey; a great honour.
