Wellington Canine Obedience Club Inc

26/08/2024

The WCOC RallyO Team were also up in Ashhurst this weekend at the Tararua All Breeds RallyO Ribbon Trial. Some very nice rounds from all the team and a couple of ribbons picked up along the way!

26/08/2024

This weekend the WCOC Comp Team were up in Ashhurst at the Tararua All Breeds Champ Test. Stars of the show this weekend were definitely Donna and Tui, placing second and third in Beginners with both on qualifying points! Awesome work team!

03/07/2024

Clever Nox is now Riverview Supermoon Rising CDX CGCG after gaining her Canine Good Citizen Silver and Gold qualifications this weekend! Awesome work Chora and Nox!

01/07/2024

01/07/2024

ENROLMENTS FOR TERM 3 classes are now open via our website (or booking system if you have trained with us before). See you August 13th!

23/06/2024

Awesome results for the WCOC Comp Team at the Upper Hutt Champ Test!

* Stanley 3rd Test B Sunday

* Annie 3rd Novice Sunday

* Nox 3rd Open Class Saturday and 4th Test A Sunday

* Star 5th Test B Saturday

Great results team!!!!

08/06/2024

Introducing some of our awesome RallyO team dogs enjoying their training today!

08/06/2024

Awesome training session this morning out in the sun for both the Comp and RallyO classes. Heres some photos of the RallyO team hard at work in 2 x Advanced courses. These guys are amazing! Pick things up so quickly and it’s so much fun!!!!

03/06/2024

Final day in Nelson for Ted and Stanley. Today was Stan’s day to shine again!

First place Excellent A (just missed qualifying by one point, such a small mistake but we were both at fault 😝), 3rd in Advanced B and qualified and 3rd place in Test B with his best sendaway of the weekend and some really nice heelwork.

Amazing weekend for both boys!!!! They have tried so hard!

02/06/2024

Teds turn to be awesome today at the Nelson Champ Test! First place and qualified in RallyO Excellent A and 2nd place and Qualified Advanced B.

Stanley also qualified in Advanced B and placed 5th in Test B Obedience.

01/06/2024

Just Ted and Stanley representing WCOC down at the Nelson Champ Test this weekend. Stanley had an amazing Excellent RallyO round and achieved his first ever Excellent qualification 100/100 and 1st place! He also did a beautiful training round in Test B.

Ted placed 4th in Test B, highlight was getting all 3 stays!

27/05/2024

Some photos of the Rallyo team in action this weekend (told you they were great!!!). Thanks so much Brittany from Fitztography for taking these beautiful photos ❤️

27/05/2024

Titahi Bay RallyO Double Champ Test on Sunday and the team did absolutely amazing!!!

10 WCOC dogs entered, 3 for the very first time!

* 16 qualifying certificates
* 6 ribbons

Highlights:

* Malo now has his RN title!

* Sylvie placed first on 100/100 in her first ever RallyO comp and qualified in the other too!

* Balto placed 2nd and 3rd and qualified both shows in his first ever RallyO comp!

* Monty did an amazing job having only been to 6 RallyO classes and was so close to qualifying in his second round!

The rest of the team keep collecting qualifying certs and are working towards milestones as they learn the next grade up.

Incredible work team! One very proud Mama Duck here 😂 (thanks Lauren for the new nickname!).

23/05/2024

Some random photos of dogs showing beautiful focus too! Awesome work team!!!

23/05/2024

What happens when you are training your dog at WCOC and it rains? You put your coat on, your dogs coat on and you go to training! Awesome turnout this week for Grade 1 and 2 despite the persistent rain! And great work from all dogs!!!! You’ve all been practicing very hard!

15/05/2024

Like we teach in Grade 1 😍🐾🐾

Today I saw three very different dogs for three very different reasons but I said the following to all three because these 3 simple things can transform your dog's experience outside.

𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣
You're not power walking or trying to squeeze the maximum amount of steps into the shortest amount of time. You're just spending some quality time outdoors with your pal. Slow down. Be present.

𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣
A longer lead allows for more freedom of movement, more natural movement, allows you to see more clearly where your dog chooses to be and results in less time under tension. The minimum I'd suggest is 6 feet.

𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙨𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙛
We are visual creatures. Our dogs are olfactory creatures. They make sense of the world around them through smell. They obtain information via scent in ways we can't even conceive...who has passed by? how long ago? were they humans? dogs? rabbits? mice? Were they boys? girls? what's their reproductive status? old? young? healthy? ill? relaxed? stressed? Taking a dog for a walk and not allowing them to sniff is like asking a person to walk around blindfolded.

I say these things to new puppy owners, to the owners of dogs who pull on the lead, whose dogs are reactive or frustrated or overexcited or anxious.

I say it to almost everyone because these three simple things can make a 𝙝𝙪𝙜𝙚 difference to your dog's experience and, as a result, to their behaviour. It can settle dogs who are overwhelmed or overexcited by the world. It can help busy, frantic dogs drop down a gear or two. It can build confidence by allowing a dog to gather information about the world around them.

Try these three simple things the next time you are out with your dog and see how it changes the experience for both of you...

05/05/2024

Obedience Ribbons Trials are about learning and trying new things, growing as a handler and building confidence and enjoyment in your dog. They are a place to try new things, new ideas in a more relaxed lower stress environment.

This Saturday, Marcus and Lola entered the Upper Hutt Ribbon Trial. Lola has been to several obedience shows and entered an Elementary once, but always been nervous and subdued in the new environment. Well this weekend that all changed! She gave a new toy a try and played with it both outside the ring and inside, having so much fun! She was outgoing and happy! Marcus works hard training Lola (not easy when she’s so small) and that hard work is now really paying off!!! Go little Lola! Great things ahead!

Thanks Fitztography for capturing these awesome moments!!!

05/05/2024

Lola having an awesome time with her new toy. Even in training she wouldn’t really play, now that’s all changed! Go Lola!

26/04/2024

FROM WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL - at WCOC this is a Grade 2 pass:

Kia ora kurī lovers! 🐶💛

This is a PSA for those of you who might have completed a relevant dog obedience/training course since September 2023 and haven’t applied for annual registration yet.

RDO (Responsible Dog Owner) applications are closing next Tuesday 30 April, and being certified offers some pawsome value - AKA a discount on your dog registration fee every year.

All of the info that you need can be found below, including the cost to apply:

https://wellington.govt.nz/dogs-and-other-animals/dogs/register-your-dog/responsible-owner-discount?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1lCDAOMWnFhAxAXMCuO4IiUswo5ZRhBNSQ4YFHI7ygZCtjHw5dayvloS8_aem_Af7uyohJAwACZ_mambFm3oOiLoi8n8lSqYJZgFk3Jw0zYcbRcV946xMPGxnscVi5zOdumXh8I6ytAsYomHpg6-1t

The Council offers a reduced registration fee for responsible dog owners.

22/04/2024

Term 2 Domestic classes:

If you haven’t received an email from us about your class tomorrow night, please check your Spam Folder!

22/04/2024

URBAN CLASS:
Meeting tomorrow 6pm at Te Papa

Email coming soon!

15/04/2024

This weekend the WCOC Comp Obedience Team attended the Avalon Champ Test and was extremely successful! There was of course ribbons won, but the success was way more than that!

* Mica did an almost perfect heel round in Elementary 2, with amazing focus and perfect heel position!

* Roxy worked very hard in Elementary 2 and focussed brilliantly knowing her treat pouch was outside the ring! And nailed all 4 stays!

* Stanley got his confidence back in the ring and had a ball!

* Nox did a brilliant scent with a (on purpose) new, lightly scented cloth (with her eye on CDX Silver in the near future)

* Star didn’t scratch in his scent and completed every exercise in every test and placed!

* Tui is getting better and better in every round, with improving focus and a lovely heel position!

* Ted did brilliant heelwork in Test B and kept everyone very entertained in all the other exercises!

Was also awesome catch up with McKenzie and Otto, who have moved out to the Hutt and the Avalon club but will always be our friends!

08/04/2024

The WCOC RallyO team were also up in Wanganui this weekend. Great results from all the team and lots more qualifications!

A new title for Stanley too - RA Bronze.

08/04/2024

WCOC Comp Obedience Team were up at the Wanganui Champ Test this weekend. Some really nice work from all the team, but particularly Star and Tui!

* Star Test A 5th after a runoff for 3rd on Sunday

* Tui Beginners 4th on Sunday

Awesome work team!

04/04/2024

WCOC Comp Team April 2024

04/04/2024

So proud of how far the WCOC Comp team has come! Two of these dogs have only been training for 8 weeks and they are doing so well! Love our little training group!

25/03/2024

Ted and Stanley represented the WCOC RallyO team this weekend up at the Rotorua Quad RallyO show.

Ted was definitely the star of the show gaining WCOC’s first ever RallyO Excellent qualification!

* Excellent A: his first ever qualification 100/100 and first place

* Advanced B: qualified all 4 (100,99,98,95)

* Encore: qualified both on 100!

Stanley did very well too:

* Advanced B: qualified in 2 (99,99)

* Encore: qualified both (100, 99)

Great show, will definitely going back next year! Hopefully will get more of the team up there!

17/03/2024

Another great weekend for WCOC Comp Team, this time at Wairarapa.

Highlights this weekend were Ted’s awesome Test B round today placing 4th (only loosing 1.5 in his heelwork) and Mary-Ellen’s first ever Beginners round today, which she completed right to the end and did really nice work in! Star also got a 3rd today with some very nice work. And Nox placed 5th in Test A yesterday.

Lots of other really nice work too from Annie who ran off for 5th and just missed out on a ribbon, Stanley who did beautiful heelwork in Test B and Tui who did some really nice work in Beginners too!

17/03/2024

They’ve done it! Today Chora and Nox competed in their third CD trial. After a lot of hard work and perseverance, and two attempts where they got their CD but missed the X by a whisker, Nox is now Riverview Supermoon Rising CDX CGCB!

So proud of them and how hard they have worked for this, never giving up ❤️

16/03/2024

Great results from the WCOC RallyO team today over in Wairarapa. This is just a one day show but the team certainly made up for that! Obedience results tomorrow night (one day to go).