Member Information

Latest Announcements

AGM 2024

Our AGM was held on Sun 11th August at the Club Grounds.

Outgoing President Ann Marriott delivered the President’s Report, thanking the 2023-2024 Executive and Committee of Management for their service to the Club over many years. It was calculated that between longstanding Committee members there was over 90 years of experience.

Congratulations to the new Executive and Committee . You can find the list of positions and position holders on the About page in the 3rd Section.

Members can find the Club Rules of Association (Constitution) and By-Laws here.

Club’s Rules of Association

Club’s By-Laws

Enquiries to the Secretary:

enquiries@warraguldogclub.org.au

OCTOBER RALLY EVENT

It’s been nearly a year ago that our Club ran its first Rally-O event. It was a wonderful new activity for members.

Many members have gained success at trials, like Belinda Osler with Archie in June this year at the Rottweiler Club Obedience and Rally trials; shown above with his sashes.

The good news is it’s happening again.

We are holding the WDKOC Inc Open Triple Rally Trial event on the 26th of October at the Warragul Dog Club Showgrounds in Darnum Recreation Reserve, starting at 8am.

SCHEDULE

CONTACT: Trial Secretary, Sarah Male warragulrally@gmail.com or 0403 245 258

GO TO EVENT PAGEIshown above with his sashes)

SEPTEMBER SCENT WORK EVENT

Warragul Dog Club is holding another Scent Work trial event in September after success and enjoyment in running and participating in previous events over the last year.

The Club’s next Open Scent Work Trial will be held on September 21st at Darnum Primary School.

SCHEDULE for Warragul & District Kennel & Obedience Club Inc Open Scent Work Trial

CONTACT: Trial Secretary, Mary Storie

warragulscentwork@gmail.com

GO TO EVENT PAGE

THANK YOUTHANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS…

NB: Reminder

Only class participants and instructors should be on the grounds during class instruction times.

This is a safety measure.

Membership Benefits

All financial members receive the following benefits:

Attend classes all year round at an affordable annual fee
Join the club Facebook group. This group:
- List any class changes and announcements.
- Provides opportunities to share your achievements from your training or trials.
- Is a forum to ask any training questions of instructors
- Allows you to share information on training
- Will share notices of upcoming events at the club
- Does not allow private advertising of businesses or products
Class instruction from experienced instructors.
Access to instructors and committee members with a broad knowledge base on dog behaviour, training, and competition trialling in a range of dog sports.
Insurance cover through Dogs Victoria while training at our club grounds.
EOY Member Recognition sashes for achievement in dog sport discipline(s) if requested by the member. For details, see the Member Achievement section below.

Our membership cycle begins in MAY.

All returning members pay an annual fee based on their relevant membership category. This includes a $15 training fee.

There is no joining fee for Renewals.

Total Renewal Fees

- Single: $55
- Single DogsVic: $47
- Family: $65
- Family/Dual DogsVic: $57

RENEWAL FORM – PDF

RENEWAL FORM – Docx

Welcome to our new Instructors

On the 25th August, we celebrated the graduation of our new instructors at a morning tea held after classes. New instructors were presented with a certificate, badge and whistle. Our new instructors are enthusiastic and will bring a wealth of knowledge to our team of instructors.

Member Achievements

Warragul Dog Club has reinstated its end of year Recognition of Achievement for members who have gained successes with titles and awards in dog sport and conformation disciplines.

Members will need to submit a request for the club achievement sashes. These will be presented at the club’s end of year event on the last class day of the year.

Submit your request to the club before the October 1st.

REQUEST PROCESS

Download the Recognition of Achievement Form here.

Check all details and spelling are correct.

Email completed form to the club: enquiries@warraguldogclub.org.au

2024 Achievements

August

Liddy and Pete achieved great success at the Rally State Championships coming away with multiple first places.

July

Trish and Holly achieved an Excellent Exterior pass at the Border Collie Club SW Trial.

Mary and Trilli achieved an Excellent Exterior pass at an Canberra SW Trial.

June

Colin and Buddy attended the Labrador Club SW Trial gaining a second place in Novice Containers.

Helen and Sunny achieved 4 passes and 3rd place in Novice Interiors at the Frankston Dog Club Scent Work Trial.

Belinda and Archie retired from the Rally/Obedience ring with 2 1st place runs at the Rottweiler club trial.

Mirella and Lucy obtained 2 passes and a 3rd place in Novice Vehicles and Containers at Frankston Dog Club SW Trial.

Belinda and Archie gained their 10th pass for their Rally Champion title at Dogs Vic Trailer Trial.

Robyn and Sammy obtained their Advanced Rally Title at Dogs Vic Trail.

Member results from our June Scent Work Trial held at Lang Lang.

Christy and Panda achieved their last pass in Advanced Containers as well as the highest scoring club member.
Wendy and Mac also achieved their last pass in an Advanced element and highest scoring member for vehicles.
Robyn and AJ; Sarah Male and Letty; Celeste and Lulu; Trish and Holly all achieved great passes in Containers.

2023 Achievements

November

Member results at Warrnambool SW trial

Wendy and Mac placed 4th in Advanced Vehicles and 9th in Advanced Exteriors.
Mary and Trilli passed all 3 elements with a 3rd place in Excellent Vehicles.
Christy and Roxy achieved 1st place in Novice Vehicles.
Robyn and Sammy gained their pass in Novice Containers.

October

Member results from our October Triple Rally Trial held on our grounds

Colin and Buddy achieved their first pass in Rally Novice with a score of 88.
Kira and Lottie achieved their Novice Rally Title on the day with three successful high scoring runs.
Christine and Baxter achieved their Novice Rally Title with two successful runs scoring 90 and 93.
Mirella and Lucy achieved their Novice Rally Title with 3 successful runs.
Christy and Panda passed all 3 novice runs to achieve their Novice Rally Title.

RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT REQUEST FORM

WARRAGUL DOG CLUB’S LABOUR DAY ALL-BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS

We are very proud of our long-standing Conformation Show tradition.

Warragul Dog Club has hosted Conformation Shows for nearly 55 years and held a Labour Day all-breeds Championship Show at Darnum for nearly 25 years.

Our Labour Day event includes two shows: an AM and a PM Schedule.

MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

Your dog is YOUR responsibility at all times!
All dogs – no matter how big or small – have the potential to cause serious damage or injury.
Dogs do not think like people, so to understand your dog you need to think like a dog.
NEVER hit your dog to discipline it, as this will only make it fearful.
Do not leave your dog unsupervised when it is tied up.
NEVER allow your dog to approach a strange dog tethered and alone.
Do not assume that because YOUR dog is friendly, other dogs will be OK with it.
Learn how to read dog warning signs to help prevent dog aggression incidents.
If you are unsure what another dog is like – stay away.

RESOURCES

Our Resources Page is Under Construction. It will have links to dog behaviour infographics and selected external websites.

POLICIES

Dog Incident Reporting Process

In the unlikely event of a dog ‘incident’, WDKOC Inc follows clear reporting, resolution and recommendation processes.

Warragul & District Kennel & Obedience Club Inc

The Warragul Dog Club is a registered club association under the official name of Warragul & District Kennel & Obedience Club Inc (WDKOC).

As such it is guided by:

1. A set of Association Rules compliant with the Government of Victoria’s requirements and

2. A set of By-Laws to specifically meet the Club’s needs and its expectations of members.

Links to these documents are provided below for the sole use of WDKOC Committee Members and any interested Club members as a reference source to guide Club decision making and processes.

This information is not intended for general circulation beyond this Club and anyone accessing these documents through these links or elsewhere are not to resend them or use them in whole or part for any other purpose than the support and betterment of this Club and as a guide to appropriate activities within the Club.

WDKOC Inc Association Rules

WDKOC Inc By-Laws

Merchandise

We hold a selection of dog handling equipment such as:

Brands we stock and order include Black Dog and Baskerville. Ask at our clubrooms if you want more information.

Clothing & Sewn Logo

We have our logo on file at Phoenix Screenprinting, 14 Phoenix Street, Warragul. They have a large clothing catalogue to select from if you’d like clothing with a machine sewn club logo.