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DOGS of VIC

Dog Trainers for Parks Victoria

Puppy, Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Classes, Private Lessons & Board & Train Programs All inquiries welcome!
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Your Training Starts Here - DOGS OF VIC·

At DOGS of Vic, you’ll discover how much fun training can be for both you and your dog! Whether you’re looking for dog obedience training, puppy classes or behaviour modification for your dog, we’re here to help. We know how to bring out the very best in your dog, even troubling behaviour issues can be addressed with balanced dog training. With services in

clusive of group training, private 1-2-1 and board & train we have you covered with whatever training suits your lifestyle and needs. We are dedicated to helping dogs and their people build relationships based on trust, compassion, and understanding. Our qualifications include:
Academy Certified Training Partners
25+ years of training dogs using balanced methods
25+ years of teaching people to train their dogs
Only Dog School accredited by Parks Victoria

And much more so please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding our services and whether they are suitable for your situation.

16/08/2024

Our recent Board & Train Graduate Bentley the Sheepadoodle had “his op to remove his bits” and to add to the insult, now has to wear this! Oh Bentley, you are so cute 💙

04/08/2024

It gives us such joy as Dog Trainers when you get clients who put in the work to get the results with their dogs and these guys have definitely put in 100% with their beautiful boy. Jolene, Milin & Buddy started a Basic Obedience Course with us with a typical Samoyed Puppy - full of exuberance, sometimes stubborn, lack of concentration, no focus on owner, lots of energy, why walk when you can run & pull attitude, jumping all over everyone when greeting them and just full on over the top excitement. Jolene could barely hold onto Buddy when she started the course but now can walk him under effective control, greet people and other dogs, hold a sit, hold a drop and so much more. They took out the Best in Class Award for their group yesterday and there was no one more deserving. Well done you guys!

27/07/2024

A cold winter’s day at Albert Park Lake & a great day for a Trail Walk with the Basic Obedience Class & the Intermediate/Advanced Class. Proofing what is worked on in class with everyday life’s distractions!

20/06/2024

It’s so great to see a 6 y.o. (Harper) in control of her 2 y.o. Labradoodle (Hudson) on a family walk! A lot of hard work has gone into beautiful Hudson by The Parkinson Family starting in Puppy Playgroup and working their way through to the Advanced Class at Westerfolds, where Harper and her Dad Rob are still regulars. Way to go guys and we are so proud of you Harper, well done!

18/06/2024

Butter wouldn’t melt and then……..goooooooo!!

29/05/2024

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21/05/2024

It was a Oodle/Poodle kind of day!

17/05/2024

🤣🤣Happy Saturday everyone! 🐾

12/05/2024

Happy Mothers Day to all 🐾

05/05/2024

Congratulations to our graduating classes at Albert Park lake this weekend! We done to all 🏆

20/04/2024

Congratulations to beautiful Finn, Leanne and all their class mates who graduated from their Intermediate Obedience Course at Albert Park Lake today.

06/04/2024

Don’t forget and miss your class today!

03/04/2024

Every now and again, a dog enters our lives as Trainers, stealing our hearts! This has definitely been the case with Elvis and our Director of Training Sandra. Elvis started training with us 18 years ago with Private Lessons as a tiny puppy and with his first time dog owning family The Turners. He then attended Puppy Classes through to Advanced level training with his devoted owner Lily and has been by Sandra’s side with the daily Walking Groups at Albert Park Lake, rehabilitating problem dogs and working with board & train dogs. Today Sandra took Elvis for his last walk, last treats, last cuddle and last farewell (after sharing some chocolate icecream). Lots of great times, happy memories, so much love and owners who started as clients who are now family. Ride high on the rainbow bridge Elvie our little buddy, your best mates Gable & Wallis are waiting for you! 🌈🐾

25/03/2024

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25/03/2024

A very tired Bella yesterday……it was her 1st Birthday & Graduation Day for her Intermediate Obedience Course. Well done Bella (& owner Hoon) who have now successfully completed our Puppy Playgroup Course, Basic Obedience Course, Intermediate Obedience Course and will now join her Brother Baxter in the Advanced Classes at Westerfolds Park. 🏆 🥇

21/03/2024

Today we got to work with this little cutie, 8 week old Bernese Mountain Dog Benson. Some walking on lead work, sit and lots more. This not so little man and owner Nikki did so well. Next step Puppy Classes 🐾

17/03/2024

Trainer Naomi teaching return Board & Train participant Zola new tricks…putting away her own toys!

08/03/2024

Definitely worth sharing. So many puppies and dogs can get very sick from plants that are toxic to them. We had one of our puppies who was training with us who kept getting sick - the vet and owners couldn’t work out what was going on. When I took a look at the area where she played, there was a lot of English Box Hedge that was trimmed regularly and the puppy loved chewing on the dried bits left over from the trims. Turns out English Box Hedge is very toxic for puppies!!

04/03/2024

A long standing client & friend of the school with a huge heart is currently fostering beautiful Toby. He is a gorgeous boy who deserves the best forever home. Please share to find Toby a home 💙

02/03/2024

13/02/2024

Aren’t they just wonderful workers?

07/02/2024

Happy 18th Birthday to our oldest & longest standing client Elvis. Elvis has been joining Sandra on her daily Walk & Train Sessions since a puppy and is still a regular. We love you buddy, let the good times roll on!

04/02/2024

Arthur in his pool after his first day back at school as an Instructor’s Assistant. Been a hot busy day!

20/12/2023

From our family to yours, we want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you and your pooches back at training in the New Year. All of us had such a great time getting these photos for your Christmas message especially Deanne with Dante in the glasses 🤣🎄

19/12/2023

This is Ren the Black Russian Terrier who looks more like a patchwork quilt thanks to some low life scum of the earth person leaving poisonous bates at the park which he and his sister injested. The have both been very sick but this poor boy has been the worse of the two with kidney and liver problems as a result. The poor owner has had horrendous vet bills as a result and the worry of two very sick dogs who are a big part of his family’s life, especially his two little girls. Be careful out there while walking your dogs at parks because this seems to be happening more & more, which is so hard to comprehend why a person would do such a thing! 😡

09/12/2023

It was a grey and very, very wet day today which saw all our classes for the day cancelled but the bad weather didn’t stop the Albert Park Lake Advanced Class Beach Walk & Christmas Break-up. Everyone had a great time - such dedicated and committed owners who truly love their dogs! We love our job at DOGS of Vic, even on shocking days weather wise like today. Merry Christmas Albert Park Lake Team 🌲 🐾

Address

Westerfolds Park & Albert Park Lake
Melbourne, VIC

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm
Sunday	9am - 1pm

Website

http://www.dogsofvic.com.au/

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Benson

Teaching Zola new Tasks

Trainer Naomi teaching return Board & Train participant Zola new tricks…putting away her own toys!

Fun with the Advanced Class at Albert Park Lake today on a very windy/grey day. 10 points goes to Sara with Hathor the Doberman who didn’t give up and kept reinforcing what Hathor needed to do even though Hathor being over excited by all the running and team cheers!! Obedience class done differently and heaps of fun🤣🐾

Gorgeous 17 week old Benny enjoying the sun on one of his Walk & Train Sessions this week. We have started our long line recall work and the little man did not disappoint! #dogwalking #dogsofvictoria #dogtraining #dogsofinstagram #aussiedoodle

This is Poppy (10 Mth Labrador) who will be handed back to her owners on Monday after successfully completing a 2 Week Board & Train Program, proofing her stays outside a busy Coles in Port Melbourne. When we started with Poppy, she couldn’t sit still for a minute without jumping all over everyone let alone hold a down stay with so much distraction as she is now. Well done our little superstar Poppy and our trainer Naomi who has done such a wonderful job with this beautiful girl.

Yesterday’s terrible weather meant classes were cancelled at Albert Park Lake. This didn’t stop Blue and Mum getting out for some long distance recall work.

Arthur and his parents are expecting their first baby in May 2022. After completing their Expectant Parents Preparation Lesson, owners have set to work with desensitising/conditioning him to a baby crying with playing a recording. Luckily Arthur isn’t fussed or stress about the baby crying, only getting up when his Dad went into the kitchen in the hope of a treat!! 🤣👍 #dogsofvicexpectantparentspreparation #iloveARTHUR #DogsOfVIC #introducingababytoyourdog

When we met the Zampella Family and their German Shepherd Puppy Jessie, they could barely hang onto Jessie and walking her was hard work, stressful and out of control. A Private Lesson was held to get some foundation work in and the family enrolled her into our Basic Obedience Course. Four weeks into their course and Melbourne goes into lockdown. But this family have kept up a lot of work during the lockdown and look at their beautiful girl now. Walking at heel, loose lead/social walking, all whilst being handled by the kids in the family! This is what can be achieved when people put in the work, don’t give up and are dedicated to their dog. We are so proud of how far you have come with Jessie in such a short time and can’t wait to see where you can take her as you continue your journey. These are the moments we live for as Dog Trainers and validates all our hard work, thank you guys!!!

7 Month old Pomeranian Misha has been staying with us at The Pets Hotel over the past two weeks attending an intense Obedience Programe to teach him the basics and address the issue of him losing his mind and barking at people, dogs and basically anything that moved, which can be a common trait of this breed. To say he has “nailed it” is an understatement especially when you see from some of his proofing exercises with holding a stay outside the local supermarket with people coming/going, automatic doors operating behind him and dogs all around. He even held his stays at the local park when a French Bulldog gate crashed our filming of his stays!! This little guy has won everyone’s hearts and it will be hard to hand him back to his Mum tomorrow, but we couldn’t be prouder of his achievements and growth with his socialisation. Well done little man!!

Thursday’s Double Trouble Dalmatian Duo Ace and C.J. have become best mates whilst attending Doggy Daycare at The Pets Hotel as part of their training & socialisation programme. They are such great mates and have been doing so well with all their training that they now go out for a group Walk and Train Session together on Thursdays with our Instructor Naomi. These Dali’s have come a long way from where we first started work with them. Well done boys!!

Classes at both our training grounds have been cancelled today due to this! See you all next week.

For those of you who were wondering why Sue and her Instructor’s Assistant Jasper weren’t at classes last Sunday, it was because they were learning something new and trying their hand at herding classes. Not bad for a first go Jasper but apparently he needs to learn slow down....good luck with that Sue 😂

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Your Training Starts Here

At DOGS of Vic, you’ll discover how much fun training can be for both you and your dog! Whether you’re looking for dog obedience training, puppy classes or behaviour modification for your dog, we’re here to help. We know how to bring out the very best in your dog, even troubling behaviour issues can be addressed with balanced dog training.

With services inclusive of group training, private 1-2-1 and board & train we have you covered with whatever training suits your lifestyle and needs. We are dedicated to helping dogs and their people build relationships based on trust, compassion, and understanding.

Our qualifications include:

Academy Certified Training Partners