The Merseyside Boxer Club

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About Us

This is the official website of the Merseyside Boxer Club. The club is officially registered and recognised by The UK Kennel Club. We hope that you will visit our site often and enjoy the content.
We will keep you updated and informed of all news, events, rallies and dog training nights happening at the dog club as well as other items, ranging from articles and talks on dog healthcare through to Club association products for sale.

We hope you enjoy your visit to our website and if you are a Boxer dog owner and can travel to our club, why not come down and see us at our Wednesday night dog Training Nights at Long Lane, Aintree, Liverpool...you will receive good advice and a warm welcome from soon to be friends.

Our History

The first meeting of the Merseyside Boxer Club was held at the Stork Hotel, Liverpool on the 9th July 1950 with the Countess of Derby as the first patron. The first show was held on the 16th September of the same year at the Lord Lloyd Memorial Hall, Liverpool. Although the first show made a loss it was deemed a successful start to the new venture. Monthly club meetings were held and the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) financial report presented a balance of £58, 19 shillings and 8 pence.

Through the last 50 years the club has prospered well. We have invited judges from all over the world to officiate at our shows........from the USA to Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, Belgium and other parts of Europe.

Today, the President of the club is Margaret Wildman, who along with her husband Frank, joined the society in the 1960s. Frank holds the position of Chairman and both are renowned international judges of Boxers and many other breeds. They have judged all over the world, including Russia, Spain, Holland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Italy and many other countries. Margaret and Frank are both Honorary Life Vice-Presidents of the club.
Frank is a previous incumbent of Chair of the Boxer Breed Council, which is a union of the 15 Boxer Breed clubs in the UK, so the Merseyside Boxer Club plays a big part in the Boxer dog world in general.

Secretary of the club is Marion McArdle who has held the position since 2000. Marion has been judging Boxer dogs since 1989 and shows Boxers and Bullmastiffs under the affix Mcarmadale. Marion is also Assistant Secretary of Maghull and Merseyside Canine Society.
Her husband Steve McArdle has been Treasurer of the Merseyside Boxer Club since 1996, he is also treasurer of a local canine society and is the Chief Steward of Manchester Dog Show Society, who hold their annual General Championship Show at Stafford County Showground. Steve has recently judged two boxer breed club shows judged at the British Boxer Club in March 2008.

Vice Chairperson of the club is Lynn Hennessey who works extremely hard for the club and is a valuable asset.
Lynn, along with husband Bill, bought their first boxer in 1986, a red bitch with a black mask and white socks. Brandy was the foundation of a much-loved line and her great, great granddaughter is still with them.
Lynn and Bill bred their first litter in 1988 and first registered the Esenberg affix in 1990, started to show and at this time joined The Merseyside Boxer Club. Lynn was quite active showing at Open and occasionally at Championship Shows through the 90’s.
Lynn has been on the The Merseyside Boxer Club Committee for about 12 years and the Vice Chair for the past six years.

The society runs a dog Training Class every Wednesday evening at Jacob's Biscuit Factory Social Club, Long Lane, Aintree, Liverpool, from 8-10pm. It provides the opportunity to participate in show and obedience training. We believe in training people to train their own dogs. We also encourage young people of all ages to take part. We have a Junior Handlers class, where the Juniors compete each week for points, aiming toward achieving the title of Junior Handler of the Year.

What We Do

The objective of the club is to further the Boxer Breed in every possible way with Membership open to persons worldwide.

Each year, the club holds a Members Limited Show, an Open Show, and a Breed Club Championship Show with the permission of the Kennel Club. Have a look at our Show Archive, for Pictures and Results from all Merseyside Boxer Club Dog Shows since 2002.
We also hold weekly Training classes in obedience and ring craft which is patronised by everyone from seasoned exhibitors to raw novices, taking place every Wednesday night of the year.

On the first Wednesday of every month we hold a Rally Night, where the "Best Handled Adult" and "Best Handled Puppy" winners qualify for the Merseyside Boxer Club "Dog of the Year" competition. The Dog of the Year Competition is held on the first Wednesday of December every year and commences at 8pm.

Feel free to explore our site to find out more about us and our activities, we hope you enjoy it!