Activities

As a member of the Club you have the opportunity to train your dog to be a good companion and to participate in a variety of different dog sports and community-minded activities.

Our group-based classes cater for all ages and breeds of dog.

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WHAT WE OFFER

Our activities

Most members join the Club to participate in our Behaviour Training classes. Our goal is to help you develop a bond with your dog based on mutual trust, to help you understand how your dog learns, and to give you the knowledge and skills to teach your dog family-friendly practical skills so that it becomes a well-behaved companion at home and in the community. We also incorporate skills to help you transition into the dog sports offered by the Club.

The Club’s dog sports – Agility, Flyball, Dances With Dogs, Obedience Trialling, Rally, Scent Work, Tracking and Tricks – provide a great opportunity for you to strengthen your bond with your dog, learn new skills appropriate to your interests and the capability and age of your dog, and extend your involvement with the Club.

The Club also runs a Dogs-as-Therapy program where members and their well-mannered dogs visit aged care facilities on a regular basis to enrich the lives of residents.

Click on the images below to explore the different ways we can help you and your dog start training and having fun.

The Club also runs a Dogs-as-Therapy program where members and their well-mannered dogs visit aged care facilities on a regular basis to enrich the lives of residents. Some members also participate in school visits and community events.

Click on the images below to explore the different ways we can help you and your dog start training and having fun.

WHAT WE OFFER

Our activities

Behaviour Training
Behaviour Training classes will help you understand canine behaviour and will teach you how to train your dog to be a well-behaved companion.

Obedience Trialling
Obedience Trialling is a sport where you and your dog learn to perform a series of obedience exercises with technical skill and teamwork.

Rally

Rally is the ideal activity for you and your dog to develop your obedience skills and teamwork in a low pressure and informal setting.

Agility

Agility is a mentally and physically challenging game of speed and control where you train your dog to negotiate obstacle courses.

Tracking

Tracking is a winter sport where you hone your dog’s natural scenting ability to follow the ground-scent left behind by a person.

Scent Work

Scent Work is a new activity that tests your dog’s natural scenting ability to search and find items infused with a particular ‘odour’.

Flyball

Flyball is a relay race between two teams of dogs that each jump over a line of hurdles, retrieve a tennis ball and then return to their handlers.

Dances With Dogs

Dances With Dogs is a sport where you and your dog combine heelwork with trick behaviours, and perform your moves in a routine set to music.

Trick Dog

The new sport of Trick Dog helps you develop your handling skills while building your dog’s confidence to smoothly perform a selection of tricks.

Dogs as Therapy

Dogs As Therapy is a community activity where you and your dog make regular visits to residential aged care facilities and schools across the ACT.