Eastern Companion Dog Training, a professional dog & puppy training organisation located at Norwood Secondary College in Ringwood.
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Established in 1997, we’re a group of experienced dog trainers whose sole purpose is to help our clients train their dogs for their individual needs. We focus on real life training, where a dog is trained to behave as much in the house as down at the local shops, beach, or park.We also specialise in the curing of behavioural problems, from barking or destructive issues through to issues involving aggression. We do not reject any dogs, no matter their behaviour, breed or gender.
What a wonderful turn out today, so great to see so many of our past and present customers from 12 week old Ruby to Nila who is 14 yrs! Thank you for your well wishes, it's been a pleasure. We couldn't have done this for 27 yrs without you all or without our many trainers 🥰 From our family to yours we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 💟
Sun Setting on our classes.
This will not be a surprise to anyone who has been attending classes recently. After 27 years of operating Dog Training Classes, we have made the difficult decision to make 2023 the last year we will run our Dog Training and Puppy Classes.
We have had the pleasure of seeing so many puppies grow into well behaved dogs and supported so many clients with not only their first but sometimes second, third and even fourth dogs. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers who attended over the 27 years. We simply would not have had the success we have had without all of you.
It has been extremely enjoyable to have run our classes, to have met so many people and seen so many dogs loved and trained over so many years. Not many people are as privileged to have been successful doing something they have truly enjoyed.
On our first night running classes at Norwood it was 38 degrees and we had 3 dogs attend. At our peak we had over 200 dogs a week attending classes. We have been very lucky to enjoy such times.
We understand that this will be upsetting too many people; we hope however that people will understand that we have not made this decision lightly. I know many of you will be asking why we have decided to finish and in the end, there is not one singular reason but instead several reasons, including but not limited to changes to cost and coverage in insurance, limited location options to run classes and substantial increases to the costs of running classes. Some of you may also be aware that one of our senior trainers has been diagnosed with a very serious health issue.
Over the years we have committed long hours and our weekends to running classes, as we get older it is time for us to wind back a little. All good things must, unfortunately, come to an end.
Post 2023 we will continue to offer ”in home” lessons as well as the “dog boarding school” to help our customers with their training needs going forward. We will also be seeking to offer new services in the future and will announce these on our website as well as our page as soon as we are able to.
Our last class will run on Sunday the 10th of December 2023. If you have ever been to our classes and would like to drop in and say goodbye please drop by between 10am and 12pm on the 10th. Our last session will be a bit of a celebration of the last 27 years. We would love to see anyone that has enjoyed the classes over this time.
If anyone would like to discuss this further call us on (03) 9723 4387.
Hello everyone, we like many other businesses are experiencing issues with phones and email due to the optus outrage. We hope to be back online soon 🤞🤞. We will get back in contact asap.
A reminder that there is no training on Sunday the 5th of November 2023 due to the Melbourne Cup Long Weekend. We hope everyone has a relaxing weekend.
A quick reminder that there are no classes running on Thursday the 28th of September or Sunday the 1st of October 2023 due to the Grand Final Long Weekend.
Wishing everyone a relaxing break and hope your team wins if their in the big game.
All classes are now full.
First Timer puppy classes for puppies under 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run a first timer puppy class. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 27th of July 2023. To book in for this class please read the post and then click on the link at the bottom to book a spot.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers for this class. Once all spots are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All puppies must have had at least two vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer puppy class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings as suits with no booking required. You can find the details for our puppy classes including costings here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/puppy-classes/ .
For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class.
These puppy classes are for puppies up to 5 months of age. If your puppy is very close to 5 months of age please call us on (03) 9723 4387 to discuss.
Thursday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-7pm-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-684416025757?aff=oddtdtcreator
**All spots are SOLD OUT**
First Timer classes for dogs over 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run a first timer class for dogs over 5 months of age. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 20th of July 2023. To book in for this class please read the post and then click on the link.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers in class. Once the class is fully booked the link will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All dogs must be up to date with vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings with no booking required. You can find the details for our classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/dog-training-classes/
To book in click here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-adult-dog-class-7pm-8pm-first-time-dog-over-5mths-only-tickets-678984871027?aff=oddtdtcreator
For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend one of these particular classes we hope to be able to offer more first timer spots in the coming weeks.
These classes are for dogs over 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with puppies under this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for puppies under 5 months of age in the coming weeks.
We wish to remind everyone that there are no classes running on Sunday the 11th of June due to the King's Birthday Long Weekend. Hope everyone enjoys a lazy Sunday as much as Sadie does.
A quick note to let everyone know what we will be running classes tonight (25th of May) even though it's raining. If possible we will go to the under cover area however please dress for the weather.
There is also an event on at the school from 6pm to 7pm so if you are planning on attending tonight please allow a bit more time than normal to find a parking spot as spots may be more scarce than normal.
First Timer puppy classes for puppies under 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run a first timer puppy class. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 25th of May 2023. To book in for this class please read the post and then click on the link at the bottom to book a spot.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers for this class. Once all spots are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All puppies must have had at least two vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer puppy class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings as suits with no booking required. You can find the details for our puppy classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/puppy-classes/ .
For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend this class we hope to be able to offer more first timer puppy spots in the coming weeks.
These puppy classes are for puppies up to 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with dogs over this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for dogs over 5 months of age in the coming weeks. If your puppy is very close to 5 months of age please call us on (03) 9723 4387 to discuss.
Thursday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-7pm-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-640249683037
Lest we forget
A quick reminder that there is no training on Sunday the 23rd of April 2023 due to the Anzac Day Public Holiday Tuesday.
Classes are now fully booked.
First Timer puppy classes for puppies under 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run a first timer puppy class. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 27th of April 2023. To book in for this class please read the post and then click on the link at the bottom to book a spot.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers for this class. Once all spots are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people may miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All puppies must have had at least two vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer puppy class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings as suits with no booking required. You can find the details for our puppy classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/puppy-classes/ .
For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend this class we hope to be able to offer more first timer puppy spots in the coming weeks.
These puppy classes are for puppies up to 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with dogs over this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for dogs over 5 months of age in the coming weeks. If your puppy is very close to 5 months of age please call us on (03) 9723 4387 to discuss.
Thursday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-7pm-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-618362889047
Classes are now fully booked. We hope to be able to offer more soon.
First Timer classes for dogs over 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run 2 first timer classes for dogs over 5 months of age. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 20th of April 2023. To book in for these classes please read the post and then click on the link for the class you would like to attend.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers in each class. Once the class is fully booked the link will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All dogs must be up to date with vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings with no booking required. You can find the details for our classes including costings etc here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-adult-dog-class-7pm-8pm-first-time-dog-over-5mths-only-tickets-606783143717 .
For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend one of these particular classes we hope to be able to offer more first timer spots in the coming weeks.
These classes are for dogs over 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with puppies under this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for puppies under 5 months of age in the coming weeks.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and hope everyone has a relaxing break. We would also like to a remind everyone that classes will not be running Thursday the 6th as well as Sunday the 9th of April due to the Easter Holiday Period.
Have a great break everyone and hope you can relax as Liz and Bella can be seen doing here.
Thought we'd share this story as it's both a lovely story, a great painting and that Loki was bred by our Head Trainer Mike. Loki was also in the news recently due to suffering minor injuries from a motor vehicle accident when during a pursuit the offender crashed their vehicle into the dog squad vehicle Loki was riding in. We are happy to report Loki has made a full recovery and is back on duty.
Police Dog (PD) Loki has had his brush with fame thanks to Acting Sergeant Jae from Melton Police Station.
Last week, Jae got to meet PD Loki and his handler, Senior Constable Brendan, and gift them with her portrait of Loki.
Jae has recently picked up the paintbrush again, after doing paint classes as a kid. With a love of painting dogs, she reached out to the Dog Squad and Loki was the chosen one.
It was a nice present for Loki who has returned to work after he was injured in a pursuit in Werribee last month.
Safe to say Loki was pretty chuffed with the resemblance!
Classes are full.
First Timer puppy classes for puppies under 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run a first timer puppy class. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 23rd of March 2023. To book in for this class please read the post and then click on the link at the bottom to book a spot.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers for this class. Once all spots are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All puppies must have had at least two vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer puppy class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings as suits with no booking required. You can find the details for our puppy classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/puppy-classes/ .
For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend this class we hope to be able to offer more first timer puppy spots in the coming weeks.
These puppy classes are for puppies up to 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with dogs over this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for dogs over 5 months of age in the coming weeks. If your puppy is very close to 5 months of age please call us on (03) 9723 4387 to discuss.
Thursday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-7pm-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-593882196637
Just wanting to remind everyone that there is no training on Sunday the 12th of March 2023 due to the Labour Day long weekend. Hope everyone is having as a relaxing time as Blaze.
All classes are now full.
First Timer puppy classes for puppies under 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run a first timer puppy class. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 23rd of February 2023. To book in for this class please read the post and then click on the link at the bottom to book a spot.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers for this class. Once all spots are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All puppies must have had at least two vaccinations to attend classes. Once you have attended a first timer puppy class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings as suits with no booking required. You can find the details for our puppy classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/puppy-classes/ . For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend this class we hope to be able to offer more first timer puppy spots in the coming weeks.
These puppy classes are for puppies up to 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with dogs over this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for dogs over 5 months of age in the coming weeks. If your puppy is very close to 5 months of age please call us on (03) 9723 4387 to discuss.
Thursday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-7pm-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-554877843567
A quick update for Thursday the 16th of February 2023. At 5 pm it is 35 degrees in Ringwood so classes will run as normal however we recommend any puppies under 12 weeks of age not attend. The paddle pools will be available to cool your dogs off in. If we see any dogs showing any signs of heat stress we will inform owners to take the dogs home. It will still be very hot when classes commence so please bring a drink with you.
Hi Everyone, today and tomorrow are going to be warm days please look after your four legged companions. I have posted below our heat policy please keep this in mind for classes tomorrow night. We will post an update tomorrow at 5pm.
First Timer classes for dogs over 5 months of age.
***update: all first timer adult classes are full now. Please check back in on our page as next available classes will be advertised here.***
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run 2 first timer classes for dogs over 5 months of age. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 9th and Thursday the 16th of February 2023. To book in for one of these classes please read the post and then click on the link for the class you would like to attend.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers in each class. Once they are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All dogs must be up to date with vaccinations to attend classes. You only need to book into one of these classes to attend classes in the future. Once you have attended a first timer class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings with no booking required. You can find the details for our classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/dog-training-classes/ . For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend one of these particular classes we hope to be able to offer more first timer spots in the coming weeks.
These classes are for dogs over 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with puppies under this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for puppies under 5 months of age in the coming weeks.
Wishing everyone a happy Australia Day. Hope everyone has a lovely day.
A quick reminder that there are no classes on tonight due to the Public Holiday.
Thought we should share this post regards the passing of Victoria Police Dog's Ike and Vic. A sad day for all Vicpol dog squad members. Ike was bred by our Head Trainer Mike and anyone that has been with us for a while may remember Ike attending our classes from Puppies to Advanced with his handler before going on to work at the Dog Squad. R.I.P. Ike and Vic.
It's with great sadness we announce the death of our police dogs Ike and Vic.
The dynamic duo were integral to our police operations, collaring criminals and finding missing people.
PD Ike was the first personally owned dog to be recruited to Victoria Police ranks after Sergeant Heath Drew recognised his potential.
Working as both a general-purpose police dog and in a siege team, Ike was involved in many remarkable arrests during his career – including crawling his way under a house during a siege to take down an offender and apprehending a man with a hunting knife who had just held-up a laundromat.
Meanwhile, PD Vic was a dedicated critical incident dog for more than 10 years. He subdued many criminals, most notably catching an armed offender who wielded a knife at police.
Vic also had a phenomenal tracking ability. When he had a bone to pick with a group of offenders who robbed a woman, not only did he find the offenders, he also found the stolen items hidden in a drain.
Everyone walked taller knowing Ike and Vic had their backs.
Thanks for your service. 💙
All first time puppy classes are fully booked at this time.
First Timer puppy classes for puppies under 5 months of age.
We are pleased to announce that we are able to run 2 first timer puppy classes. The classes will take place at 7 pm on Thursday the 19th and 10 am on Sunday the 22nd of January 2023. To book in for one of these classes please read the post and then click on the link for the class you would like to attend.
Due to being so close to our class capacity we will be restricting numbers to 10 puppies in each class. Once they are fully booked the links will no longer allow bookings. We understand some people will miss out on attaining a spot however it is very important that we are able to service customers correctly. All puppies must have had at least two vaccinations to attend classes. You can book for either the Thursday or the Sunday if spots are available. You only need to book into one of these classes to attend classes in the future. Once you have attended a first timer puppy class you can then attend classes on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings as suits with no booking required. You can find the details for our puppy classes including costings etc here https://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/puppy-classes/ . For insurance reasons everyone wishing to attend classes must attend a first timer class. If you are not able to attend one of these particular classes we hope to be able to offer more first timer puppy spots in the coming weeks.
These puppy classes are for puppies up to 5 months of age. For those wishing to attend classes with dogs over this age we hope to offer some first timer spots for dogs over 5 months of age in the coming weeks. If your puppy is very close to 5 months of age please call us on (03) 9723 4387 to discuss.
Thursday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-7pm-8pm-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-512726728447
Sunday FT puppy class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-puppy-class-10-11am-first-time-puppies-under-5mths-only-tickets-512727811687
We're Back!!!
Hoping you and your dog's had as lovely a break as ours did over the Christmas period. Classes will recommence from Thursday the 19th of January 2023. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
Due to extreme demand for our services, our classes at this stage are restricted to existing members. We will be announcing some first timer puppy class places later today (very shortly) and we hope to be able to offer some first time over 5 month spots in the coming weeks.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. Hoping everyone has a great day.
So great to see everyone today and dressed ready for Santa! Wishing everyone a safe happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the new year.
On Wednesday the 9th of November 2022, Eastern Companion Dog Training lost a very dear friend who passed away after a short battle with cancer. On Thursday the 17th his funeral will be held. Due to the number of trainers who will be attending his funeral there will be no classes held on the evening of the 17th Nov. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause however we are sure everyone will understand in these circumstances.
Classes will run as normal on Sunday the 20th Nov.
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What a wonderful turn out today, so great to see so many of our past and present customers from 12 week old Ruby to Nila who is 14 yrs! Thank you for your well wishes, it's been a pleasure. We couldn't have done this for 27 yrs without you all or without our many trainers 🥰 From our family to yours we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 💟
So great to see everyone today and dressed ready for Santa! Wishing everyone a safe happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the new year.
We would like to say a very big thanks to Knox Highway Patrol for coming along to socialization today. Lots of fun and everyone was well behaved 😉
Puppy Socialisation Classes over the Christmas/New Year Break. Due to an unprecedented number of owners with puppies that are in their critical socialisation period (8 to 16 weeks of age) through the Christmas/new year holiday period when we shut the school down I have decided that I will run two puppy socialisation classes through this period. They will be held on Thursday the 21st of December 2017 and Thursday the 4th of January 2018 at 7pm. They will be held at our normal training grounds. (Norwood Secondary College in Ringwood (enter from Byron St)). The classes will be a very relaxed affair with some structured puppy play, discussing how to correctly socialise your puppy and there will be time for questions for any issues people are experiencing. Anyone who has been to us will know we usually have multiple trainers in every class to assist you, however for these classes I will be on my own (the trainers need a well earned break). We are running the classes so puppies do not miss out on this critical development period. If you would like to read more on how critical this period is you can read an article written about it here. http://www.companiondogtraining.com.au/early-puppy-development-0-16-weeks/ These classes are free of charge and open to anyone with a puppy 16 weeks of age and under. There is no need to book. Simply arrive at aprox 6.45pm and you can join in. You will need to bring your puppy, a lead (non retractable) and your puppy's vaccination card. Please note that you will need to bring your puppy's vaccination card to each class even if we have seen it before. I will have no records of previous attendances with me and will be sighting vaccination cards upon entry for each session. If you do not bring your puppy's vaccination card you will not be able to attend. I estimate that these classes will last approximately 30 minutes, so we should be finished at aprox 7.30pm. The classes will be weather dependant and will fall under our heat policy which
So great to see so many dogs at training today enjoying the sunshine. All so well behaved when Mike went past on the skateboard.
A quick video of socialisation puppy class from Sunday. Hope you all enjoy it. #puppyclass #puppytraining
I wasn't sure about sharing this but decided its just too cute not to. Anyone who has attended training classes on Sunday will have met Cody, Kelly our Trainer's daughter and this is her birthday message to one of our other trainers Mike. I hope it brings as much of a smile to your face as it did to Mike's.
This is an E media video that I wanted to share of Igor the Sable German Shepherd Dog and his foster children. Two Bengal Tiger cubs. Very Cute.
Here is a small video of two German Shepherd Dogs playing (with Arwen playing the matriarch role in the back ground). The smaller, younger pup is Eva a boarder at Abba Boarding Kennels and the larger is Jika which many of you will know from our Group Classes. I have been working on Jika's re-activeness to other dogs and today we had the opportunity to see a small part of the results of this with him playing with Eva and Arwen. Jika was a little unsure for the first minute or two but once he settled in he was perfect with them both, playing and teaching the pup and bowing down to the older teacher in the group. I was very happy with his progress. Eva was the perfect play mate and I always take a fair degree of pride in Arwen's teaching ability. Not that I have anything to do with it. :) I simply must take this opportunity to thank Jane and all the staff at Abba Boarding Kennels who without their continued support of what we do such opportunities would not be possible. I simply could not work with such dogs in the kennels without their assistance. (if you look closely you can see Jane's feet in the video). I will also attached some photos below.
Here is a brief video of our socialisation class from Sunday the 10th of April 2016. Sunday was a lovely day for training. Not too warm or cold. It was great to see so many people and dogs attending classes. Hope everyone had a great time. In this video you will see a small piece of our socialisation class where we were getting the dogs used to a pram. For those that do not attend our classes we expose the puppy and dogs to different objects each week including other dogs, children on bikes, skateboards, vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, motor bikes, horses etc etc etc. However more than anything else I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our trainers who without them and their commitment to the training it would simply be impossible to run our classes or to assist so many with their dog training needs. Their commitment to turn up rain, hail or shine, week in and week out speaks to their character. There worth to us is beyond measure.
It was a beautiful morning at training this morning here is a time lapse clip of socialisation.
Playing before classes is Arwen's favorite time of the day.
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