Awesome new dog sports workshops – enrol now.

Dog sports are a great way to keep your dog engaged and motivated. Check out these great upcoming workshops. Competition agility foundation course This 4 week course, commencing on Sunday, 17 October 2021, is aimed at people wanting to enter agility competitions. Best suited to dogs over 10 months of age, we sometimes allow younger dogs with experienced handlers. Competition agility is quite different to doing agility just as a fun pastime; the focus is on handling skills rather than just negotiating equipment. Click here to download a copy of the flyer. Click here to download a copy of the enrolment form. Tracking information night and workshop The only dog sport where your dog is fully in control. A great outdoor sport where your dog has the task of tracking a scent to find someone. At the information night on Monday, 25 October 2021 at 6 pm, learn all about

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Scent Works

Scent Works is a new fun activity that is taking the dog world by storm. Your dog will learn to find and indicate specific given scents using his amazing nose. Let your dog take the lead and enjoy the activity together as a team. No previous training is required to participate. The classes include theory

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New Classes – K9 Scent Games

In a short time K9 Scent Games has proven to be a big hit.  In response to the overhelming success the CCKC has scheduled more classes to make sure as many people as possible can learn about this great new dog sport. Topics: General introduction What are Scent Games? How to get started Training techniques Demonstrations Training session with all dogs and handlers What to bring: You dog A crate Plenty of small, tasty treats 2 identical favourite toys K9 Scent Games Beginners Classes: Saturday, 16 November 2019, 8:00 am Friday, 22 November 2019, 6:30 pm Saturday, 30 November 2019, 8:00 am Friday, 6 December 2019, 6:30 pm Friday, 20 December 2019, 6:30 pm Saturday, 11 January 2020, 8:00 am Friday, 17 January 2020, 6:30 pm Please be there 15 minutes earlier for a brief introduction. Cost: Classes held in 2019 – $5.00 per class.  Classes held in 2020 –

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K9 Scent Games

K9 Scent Games is a new fun activity that is taking the dog world by storm. Your dog will learn to find and indicate specific given scents using his amazing nose. Let your dog take the lead and enjoy the activity together as a team. No previous training is required to participate. The classes include theory and training time with every dog. Topics: General introduction What are Scent Games? How to get started Training techniques Demonstrations Training session with all dogs and handlers What to bring: You dog A crate Plenty of small, tasty treats 2 identical favourite toys K9 Scent Games Beginners Classes: Saturday, 2 November 2019, 8:00 am Friday, 8 November 2019, 6:30 pm Saturday, 16 November 2019, 8:00 am Friday, 22 November 2019, 6:30 pm Saturday, 30 November 2019, 8:00 am If you are new to K9 Scent Games and would like to join the classes after

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Tracking Workshop

The Cairns City Kennel Club will be running a 2 day tracking workshop for those people interested in competing in tracking. To participate in the 2 day Tracking Workshop, it is a prerequisite to attend the Tracking Information Session on Monday, 16 September. Click here fore further details. When: Saturday, 12 and Sunday 13 October 2019, 6 am to 10 am Where: Cairns City Kennel Club, 11 Quigley Street, Cairns (behind Showground Shopping Centre) What to bring: crate for dog (the club has some crates available) bum bag to hold treats plenty of your dogs favourite training treats (ideally small and soft) long lead harness (any harness will do), if you don’t have a harness, a flat collar is acceptable 10 to 20 small fabric articles, e.g. dark coloured socks, gloves, (your local op-shop may have some) toy rewards, tug toy is ideal a helper, someone the dog knows very

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Tracking Information Night

The sport of tracking is open to all dogs (pedigree and mixed-breeds) from 6 months old.  No prior training is required. This sport is a great way to put your dog’s keen sense of smell to the test. [siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_imagetheme”][/siteorigin_widget][siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_tinymce”][/siteorigin_widget][siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_tinymce”][/siteorigin_widget][siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_tinymce”][/siteorigin_widget]