DogzCairns

01/04/2024

DogzCairns is a wonderful not-for-profit dog training organisation based in Holloways Beach. For a small annual membership fee, you can train your dog in obedience levels 1 to 3. Don’t Wag School….enrol now! Website: dogzcairns.org

12/01/2023

Classes start Wed 1st February 2023. Club Membership is $120 pa, and classes are free for members. If you join before January 15th, you will go into the draw, and one lucky winner will have their membership fee refunded. Download your membership application here:

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28/10/2022

New Classes begin Wed 2nd November. Please go to our website https://www.dogzcairns.org/enrolments.html to enrol now.

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13/06/2022

Congratulations to Jessica Crerar who won the raffle at our trial last weekend.

12/06/2022

Wow! What a great weekend we had for our DogzCairns trial this weekend. Lovely weather. Sharon and Briny got their first quallie (and 1st place) in Trick Dogs Intermediate, and Nat with Luigi got their first quallie (and 1st place), and first time ever in a trial. Well done Briny and Luigi!
Many thanks to our amazing judges
Mechalle Andersonnderson Roel Wittkamp &
Judy Forbes-Faulkner who went above and beyond helping each other and us.
To our stewards/scribes and other helpers: Jessica Crerar Terri-Lee Bartlett Kaye Mills Ina Brown Baele Karen Winzar Shillitoe and competitors, we couldn't have run this trial without your assistance - so very grateful for your help.

30/04/2022

Does your dog need some obedience training? Enrol now...classes start Wed 4th May. All details can be found on our web site https://www.dogzcairns.org/enrolments.html We train dogs to become good canine citizens.

Agility/Rally/Tricks training for competitions also available. Just email us [email protected]

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27/03/2022

A big thank you to all the volunteers and competitors at our trial this week end. The trial was an outstanding success with many dogs achieving quallies and titles in Agility/Jumpers, Rally and Tricks competitions. Congrats to all those amazing dogs, who came from Townsville, the Tablelands and Cairns City Kennel Clubs.

13/02/2022

Hi everyone

It's wonderful to see DogzCairns off to a great start for 2022.

April intake night is 6th. If you would like to enrol your dog, please check out our web page.

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29/01/2022

DogzCairns obedience classes resume on Wed 2nd Feb. Don't wag school! Enrol now....

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15/01/2022

Win FREE membership for 2022!

Happy New Year to all our DogzCairns members and trainers. Our 2022 season kicks off on Wednesday 2nd February, and we have some exciting news! One lucky DogzCairns member will win a full refund of their membership for 2022, valued at $110.

Competition Conditions:
1) Go to our website www.dogzcairns.org click on the enrolments tab and complete your Application for Membership form.
2) Completed membership application must be received by DogzCairns by 5:00 pm Friday 28th January 2022, including:
a. Application form
b. payment of annual fee ($110),
c. dog C5 and handler COVID19 vaccination certificates,
3) The winner will be drawn at Ivanhoe’s before training starts at 7pm on Wednesday 2nd February 2022.
4) Electronic refund of one annual membership fee of $110 will be made to the winning handler.
5) The judge’s decision is final.

Don’t wag school – enroll NOW!!!
Sharon and Briny are already enrolled and can’t wait for 2022 training to start!

02/12/2021

DogzCairns Inc at their December Committee Meeting last night, unanimously decided to require all members, instructors, handlers, trial judges, competitors, students, & visitors to the club premises and events, to be double vaccinated against Covid-19. This will take effect from 1st January 2022. (Please note that all instructors are already double vaccinated.) Dogs in attendance will continue to be required to have their C5 vaccinations up to date.

12/11/2021

DogzCairns Christmas Party/Trophy night! Saturday 4th December, 6pm at Yorkeys K**b Boat Club. Please RSVP to [email protected] by 27th November. All club members welcome!

30/10/2021

Win a jar of Jelly Beans for Christmas! Can you guess how many beans are in the jar? $1 for one guess, 3 guesses for $2. So bring a gold coin to class next week and have a guess or 3!!!

11/10/2021

https://www.facebook.com/442538689852855/posts/1146554159451301/

Sit.

Today, I went somewhere new to me. It was busy, with a lot for me to get my head around. I'm not a city girl but the guy I was with insisted that I sit down whilst he looked at his phone. I tried my best to get out of there but I couldn't move, and kept being asked to sit down. I don't feel safe. I don't want to sit down. Why are you making me sit here?

Later we went somewhere quieter, thank goodness. I was happier, until somebody really scary came towards me. They were really intense and I just felt so vulnerable. I wanted to run away, but instead, I was made to sit again. I was held there and I couldn't do anything. Whenever I got up, I was asked to sit down. The guy I walk with didn't like it when I didn't sit. He didn't seem to understand the things I said to him, or maybe he didn't care.

The walk home. We have to cross roads to get home. I don't really like traffic so don't like to be around it much, I'd rather hurry up home. But there was that word again, at every crossing..."sit". Doesn't he know my joints aren't what they used to be? All this sitting makes me sore. My legs hurt. I remember it hurting when I was younger, too. I got growing pains and did too much running. I can't seem to get home if I don't do it, and I really want to be away from this traffic. I stand and wait, I don't move in to the road, I just don't want to sit here. I'm not allowed to move unless I sit. My expression should say it all. Please don't raise your voice. Please don't press my bum down and force me to do things.

Back home. I just want my dinner and then to go to bed. I can smell it being made so go out to my bowl. My legs hurt from our walk but I don't get given my food if I don't sit first.

I am a dog. I don't always want to, or feel comfortable, sitting down. Sometimes it's not a comfortable position for me. Sometimes I would rather not be in the environment that I am in, or around certain things. I am not being stubborn. I hear that word sometimes, and I don't really know what it means. But this "sit"...it's the first thing I'm taught and the thing I'm asked to do most, even though I try to tell you that I don't want to sometimes. I know we are best friends and that maybe you just have trouble understanding me. Can we do less of "sit"?

11/10/2021

Competitor's training is cancelled tonight - Mon 11th Oct, 2021.

23/09/2021

Mmmm.. Food for thought when looking for your next family members and/or for understanding your current dog 💕

"The art of training a dog owner.

Dog owner tells me: Hi, my dog pulls on the leash and runs into the woods after deer if I let it off leash.

Me: Okay. What's the breed?

Owner: A siberian husky mixed with a c**n hound.

Me: Okay, so you have a musher mixed with a hunting type of dog?

Owner: yes.

Me: ok, what are these breeds bred to do?

Owner: well, half of the dog should be pulling and the other half run into the woods and hunt.

Me: Yes. And your problem was?

Owner: it pulls on the leash and runs after wildlife.

Me: yea, it appears that you have a dog meant for pulling and hunting.

Owner: yes, that's correct. Can you train it out of the dog?

Me: Do you have any interests?

Owner: Eh, yea sure I do. I like to paint and watch movies.

Me: can you consider quitting doing that?

Owner: no, I don't think I can. But what does this have to do with dog training?

Me: would you consider doing something else that gives you the same pleasure you get from painting and watching movies?

Owner: I mean, sure I can do other things but it's not as fun.

Me: ok. And what can you offer a musher that is more fun than pulling and a hunting dog that is more fun than hunting?

The dog owner is silent for a while.
Owner: That's a good question. I don't know.

Me: neither do I.

Owner: perhaps I should had gotten myself a PlayStation?

Me: haha, yea if you dont like hunting or being a lot outdoors training perhaps this dog isn't for you.

Owner: yea, one should perhaps read up more before getting a dog. But it's awfully cute!

Me: yes, I understand that.

Owner : it sheds a lot too. My husband goes crazy of all the fur everywhere.

Me: mmm, that's something you have to deal with.

Owner : yes, it was even hairs in the stew last night.

Me: yea that's not uncommon.

Owner : but you know what? I met a husky when I was 12. It was so beautiful. Ever since I've always wanted one.

Me: too bad you didn't meet a PlayStation instead.

Owner laughs: alright, I think I'm starting to understand that it's not the dog that has problems but me.

Me: haha, not much of a "problem". What you are saying is very common. People with guarding dogs gets angry when their dog growls at strangers. People with sighthounds gets frustrated when their dog comes home with a baby rabbit. People often know too little when they get a dog.

Owner : thanks for the chat. I have learned a lot in 10 minutes.

Me: good luck in the future. There's a lot we can do to help you in your training with the dog. But The dog will always have a need and joy to pull and hunt.

Owner: yes, I can understand that now."

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19/09/2021

06/09/2021

04/09/2021

DogzCairns will be at Bunnings Smithfield today. Come and get your BBQ'd sausage...for Dad, for you, for your dog! Looking forward to seeing you there!

31/08/2021

Ivanhoes Rugby League Club are having a match tomorrow night (Wednesday 1st September), so classes have been cancelled. We will resume the following Wednesday 8th September. Our apologies for the inconvenience and the late notice.

29/08/2021

DogzCairns is having a sausage sizzle at Bunnings Smithfield -- Sunday 5th September (Father's Day) from 8am - 3pm. Club members can volunteer to help for even an hour, at the sizzle by emailing [email protected] If you can't come and help, we will look forward to seeing you arrive to buy a sausage!

26/08/2021

Happy International Dogs Day. Post a pic of your dog here... This is Briny in her girlie outfit.

19/08/2021

Normal Wednesday night classes will resume on 25th August at 7:00pm. It will be so good to see you and your lovely dogs again...you have been missed.

18/08/2021

Monday Agility, Obedience & Tricks practise will resume on Monday 23rd August at 6:30 pm. (Please "like" to let me know you've see this post.)

11/08/2021

Dogs Qld has advised "As an update to the current situation in the Cairns Local Government Authority (LGA), from today until 4pm Sunday 22 August 2021 – all Dogs Queensland events, including Meetings and Training, will be postponed or cancelled pending further updated advice from the Qld Government.

In line with this, Members are advised they are not to travel from the Cairns LGA to any Dogs Queensland Event that is taking place during this 11 day period."

So that means all classes will be cancelled until 22 August 2021.

Please keep practising with your dogs at home.

08/08/2021

Class cancelled for Monday 9th August, due to Cairns in Lockdown. Stay home and please stay safe!

03/08/2021

Dog training is cancelled tonight, due to the Covid issues in Cairns this week. Please stay safe and if you have any symptoms please get tested immediately. Hopefully we will see you next week.

06/07/2021

DogzCairns now uses the Qld QR Code to check into our dog school. So please bring your mobile phone with you on Wed nights to check in.

If you don't have the Qld QR App Download the Check In Qld app from Google Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.gov.qld.checkin or the Apple App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/check-in-qld/id1546028652