Woodville Community Dog Training Centre

11/04/2025

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11/04/2025

Join us for Charles Sturt's first Community Dog Walk by the beach!
Chat with qualified trainers about your dog's behaviour!
Visit with our local stallholders - Charles Sturt's Mobile Libraries, Ruffin Dog Designs and Kip!
Grab a coffee from Living The Bean
Take advantage of $10 microchipping for dogs through our friends at ChipBlitz!

📅 Saturday 10 May 2025

🕙 10am-11:30am

📍 Point Malcolm Reserve

Bookings are essential 👉
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09/04/2025

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Doggy Day in May, but make it... cats? 🐈

In the spirit of the PETS of Charles Sturt, we are excited to share our first ever cat behaviour seminar as part of our Doggy Day in May events!

Whether you're a new cat parent or a seasoned owner, there's always something new to discover about why cats do what they do!

Join us for this FREE seminar covering cat behaviour and communication, safe and effective enrichment strategies, mulit-cat households and helpful advice for vet visits!

📅 Sun 25 May 2025
🕙 10am - 11:30am
📍 Civic Centre, Woodville

Bookings essential 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/cc/doggy-day-in-may-2025-4046643

08/04/2025

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08/04/2025

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05/04/2025

Winter is coming!
The end of Daylight Savings brings the change in our leash laws on the foreshore.

Don't be 'that' guy - Please continue to use our shared open spaces respectfully and responsibly!

Dogs may now be off lead on the foreshore at any time IF:
✅ you keep an eye on them
✅ they remain close to you
✅ you can call them away from other people, dogs or tennis balls

Dogs must remain on lead (maximum 2m) on any of our public footpaths, including Coast Park and Henley Square at all times.

While our Beach Education Officers go into hibernation for the winter, our Community Safety Officers keep an 👀 on the foreshore in their stead.

04/04/2025

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Often you’ll hear “this breed needs a firmer hand”.

Usually with breeds that are larger or genetically engineered to work.

Boundaries are necessary, however I believe that is in the consistency of your lifestyle.

Training doesn’t need to be “or else”, if you are consistent with B follows A, and C follows B and so on you should not need to get frustrated.

Routines should follow with consistency.

Everything begins and ends with consistency & a strong relationship.

04/04/2025

A reminder to non-members that all dogs must be on leash while WCDTC training is in progress on Sunday mornings.

Council signage to this effect is clearly visible near each gate around the park.

Non-members are welcome to run their unleashed dog prior to 08:15 or from 11:00 a.m. on Sundays, or at any other time during the week.

Dog training classes are not held on Long Weekends.

Committee, Volunteers and Members thank you for your co-operation and support.

Leann Hoppo
PRESIDENT/INSTRUCTOR
WCDTC

03/04/2025

If you're new to our page and looking for information on how to join our club to train your dog, please visit our website where you'll find all the information you need.

Our next Induction Session is now full. This post will be updated with the date and time for May’s Session when they've been finalised. Our online Membership Form will be available once that happens. 😊

Induction Session – New Members Induction Sessions are usually held around every 4 weeks on a Tuesday evening. ** The date, day, and time of our next Induction Session will appear on the Member Form (accessible by clicking the button below) when it is available. If the Session is full, the form wo...

03/04/2025

Don't forget

26/03/2025

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📢 Are you ready for Doggy Day in May! 🎉

Join us for a series of FREE community events throughout May celebrating all things D.O.G.

✔️Puppy Playgroups
✔️Expert-led seminars for dog behaviour and health
✔️Community dog walk (and discounted microchipping!)
✔️Dog park etiquette sessions

Bookings are essential!
Find out more here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/cc/doggy-day-in-may-2025-4046643

25/03/2025

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I AIN’T MISBEHAVING
I’m just doing what dogs do!

What may look like misbehaviour is often just a dog behaving as dogs naturally do.

We expect so much of our dogs when we bring them into our world, forgetting that they are a different species that don’t arrive pre-programmed to behave in a way we expect them to.

We hold dog’s captive in a confined, unnatural space and then become frustrated when they don’t behave the way we expect.

We become frustrated when our dogs don’t walk nicely on a lead, don’t get on with every other dog or person they meet, steal food from counter tops, don’t give things back, guard resources, dig, chew or destroy what they shouldn’t, bark, howl, whine or perhaps growl etc.

We need to replace our frustration and our need to train away or fix unwanted behaviour with understanding, patience and guidance.

Understand that dogs naturally behave in a certain way. Be patient while guiding them to learn a different way to behave through using force free, positive reinforcement methods, meeting their needs and managing their environment.

Providing outlets to engage in natural behaviour, providing mental, physical and social stimulation and understanding why dogs behave the way they do will create secure relationship and make such a difference in their lives.

One of the greatest gifts we can give our dogs is our understanding.

21/03/2025

If you're new to our page and looking for information on how to join our club to train your dog, please visit our website where you'll find all the information you need.

Our next Induction Session will be on the 8th of April at 7.00pm, and our online Membership Form is now live on our website. 😊

Induction Session – New Members Induction Sessions are usually held around every 4 weeks on a Tuesday evening. ** The date, day, and time of our next Induction Session will appear on the Member Form (accessible by clicking the button below) when it is available. If the Session is full, the form wo...

19/03/2025

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We might walk slower, sniff more, take longer to get up from our beds, be fussier with food and not want to be touched as much.

But we have given you the very best of ourselves.

And we still love you.

And we are having our own experience within an ageing body.

Please be patient with us

- Senior Dogs.

Comment if you need help understanding your super senior.

19/03/2025

If you're new to our page and looking for information on how to join our club to train your dog, please visit our website where you'll find all the information you need.

Our next Induction Session will be on the 8th of April at 7.00pm, and our online Membership Form will be available from 9.00am this Friday the 21st of March. 😊

Induction Session – New Members Induction Sessions are usually held around every 4 weeks on a Tuesday evening. ** The date, day, and time of our next Induction Session will appear on the Member Form (accessible by clicking the button below) when it is available. If the Session is full, the form wo...

15/03/2025

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15/03/2025

AGM 2025

This year's AGM will be held on Sunday, 23rd March at 10:10 a.m.

Both the President's and the Treasurer's roles will be declared vacant.

Interested parties can collect a Nomination Form from the shop window tomorrow, 16th March from 08:15 onwards.

Nomination Forms, correctly filled out and witnessed must be returned to the Shop by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, 16th March, one week before the AGM.

Classes 4 and 5 will commence slightly later on that day. We thank you for your interest and support.

Nomination forms

06/03/2025

Just a reminder - There's no training this Sunday as it's a long weekend. 😊🐶