MDDTC has a President; a Committee of nine members plus the Head Trainer ex officio; and a varying number of Trainers, Assistant trainers and other Helpers who run the Club.

MDDTC President, Alison has trained dogs at MDDTC for over 30 years, from Collies to Saint Bernards. She has been a Committee member of long-standing, including Chairman, and took over as President at our AGM in 2007. Her current dogs are Bernese cross, Heidi, and St. Bernard, Daisy.

Vicki, our Chairman, joined the club in 1994 having got a rescue Labrador from the Cardiff pound called Ted. He was a bit of a townie and couldn't swim but soon got the idea and liked to cool off in the summer. He was quite boisterous at first but obtained his Gold Good Citizen in 2006. In summer 2008 she got another rescue, a Collie called Jet, with no known history. Jet is frightened in small places and if he meets loads of dogs however he is slowly growing in confidence and passed his Bronze in December 2008. Vicky rehomed 7-year old Black Labrador, Basil, at the beginning of 2011. He is energetic and will need plenty of work on training, but is a real softy.

Head Trainer, Rachel, is an Accredited Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT Member 504) and attends courses regularly to update her skills. She takes Puppy and Advanced classes, and others. She has been a member of the Club since 1990, when she joined with her first dog, Tiggy, a Labrador cross. Rachel's current dogs, Flat-coat Retrievers, Storm and Echo, do Gundog training as well as working through the Good Citizen awards at MDDTC.

Barbara, our Treasurer, is a retired teacher. She enjoys walking and competing in Agility with her dogs, helping with local Riding for the Disabled, and stewarding at The Greyfriars in Worcester. She owns 2 Flat-coat Retrievers, Breeze and Travis, the latter being her 8th "Flattie". She has been coming to MDDTC since Breeze was a puppy, and they worked their way through to the Advanced Class. Both dogs have gained Gold Good Citizen. Barbara has two Open College Network awards from Pershore College: Canine Behaviour and Dog Trainer Skills. She also assists in different classes as needed.

Kim G is Club Secretary. She joined in 1999 with Flat Coat Retriever, Daisy, since when she has trained a second "Flattie", Bramble at the Club. Daisy still trains at Advanced level, with Kim or her daughter. Kim has a qualification in Pet First Aid from Pershore College, and assists with various classes.

Ann and Paul joined MDDTC in 1990 with German Shepherd, Sheba. Ann has served on the Committee since 1998 (currently as Trophy Steward). She took the Association of Pet Dog Trainers' Preliminary Practical Course in 2001, since when she has been regularly teaching the Intermediate and Silver classes, and sometimes others. She has two Open College Network awards in dog training and behaviour from COAPE: Think Dog! and Talk Dog, and an OCN Advanced award from Alpha Education: Think Dog! Advanced. Paul helps at Puppy classes and when he can, trains their current German Shepherd, Monty. Both Ann and Paul have a Pet First Aid certificate from Pershore College.

Kim B is Puppy Class administration coordinator and team teacher; and Kennel Club liaison for the Good Citizen Awards. A long-standing member of the Club, she attends the Advanced class with her Flat Coat Retriever cross, Bilbo, and Improver classes with recent addition to the family, Cocker Spaniel Hera.

Sarah is our Membership Secretary, dealing with enquiries and organising entry level classes. She takes a leading role in Puppy Classes and works her Cocker Spaniel, Spook, at Advanced level. Spook passed Silver Good Citizen in 2009.

Debbie has been with MDDTC since 2005 and has 3 working Cocker Spaniels, Jessie, Lucy and Sasha (grandmother, mother and daughter). Jessie has Gold Good Citizen and was chosen to take part in the Bronze display at Crufts 2005 and the Gold display team at Crufts 2007. Jessie's daughter Lucy has completed her Bronze and Silver Good Citizen Awards, showing great progress after a bumpy start to life, and now works at Advanced level. Both dogs do Agility, Jessie now competing. Jessie also does Heelwork to Music and has taken part in a couple of demonstrations. Puppy, Sasha is currently working for her Silver Good Citizen. Debbie is an Affiliate Member of the British Institute of Profession Dog Trainers. She normally trains the Improver / Bronze Good Citizen class and is a regular assistant with other classes.

Frankie is a regular helper with classes including Beginner, Bronze and Silver / Intermediate, as well as working Boxer, Bill, and Curly-Coat Retriever cross, Freida, at Advanced level. Freida also does competition Obedience and Gundog training. Frankie has two Open College Network awards from Pershore College: Canine Behaviour and Dog Trainer Skills. A committee member since 2004, Frankie looks after the equipment sold by the Club and helps Barbara with the accounts.

Pete has been a committee member since 2005. He joined MDDTC in 2003 with GSD, Amy (below left) in 2003. Amy has Silver Good Citizen and works at Advanced level.

Roger has almost forty years experience in training dogs, having started in the early seventies with a very difficult German Shepherd bitch, whose behaviour in the beginning left a lot to be desired, but as Roger often says, there is nothing like owning a difficult dog if you want to learn how to train them. Roger was a member of clubs in the Birmingham area throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's, rising through the ranks until he became chairman of Knowle Dog Training Club for some 7 or 8 years. During this time he became interested in Working Trials, which remains his preferred discipline. He also spent a lot of time working with dogs having behavioural problems. Roger has qualified as an Advanced Instructor at Graduate level with the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers, and is a full member of the Institute. He has been a member of MDDTC since January 2004, although he has only been instructing with us since 2009. Roger currently owns two GSDs, Cier (above) who has Gold Good Citizen, and new puppy, Rebus; and a Border Terrier, Rossi, who at 15 years old, prefers lying by the fire.

Angela is one of our more recent recruits to the committee after joining the club in Spring 2007 with her 12-week old Rottweiler puppy Saffron. She has progressed through puppy class and Bronze and Silver Good Citizen Awards, and is looking forward to the rest of the classes. Her recently rescued mixed-breed, Mr. Jones, works at Improver level. Ange has always owned family dogs, her old girl Pippa (cross-breed) lived to a grand 23 years old!! Angela is a regular assistant in different classes.

Penny is our newest committee member but has been training at MDDTC since she joined puppy classes with Black Labrador, Teal, in 2006.  They have progressed through the Good Citizen Scheme with the club and Teal now holds the Gold award. They currently work at advanced level. Penny's first dog was a small collie bitch who she and her husband 'bought' for a bottle of wine when they were working in Wales and who reached 19 years old!

Sue is our most recent assistant trainer, joining MDDTC in 2010; and now helping with various classes including Beginners. She became interested in dog behviour when she adopted a very nervous Collie x Saluki, Cassie, and has two Open College Network awards from Pershore College: Canine Behaviour and Canine Training and Behaviour. Sue and Cassie compete regularly in UKA and Kennel Club Agility with mixed success but have had 2 wins which make up for the not so good days!