Croydon & District Obedience Dog Club

03/06/2026

**SOLD OUT**

LIVE NOW - NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR FOUNDATION OBEDIENCE (DOGS OVER 6 MONTHS ONLY)
Your dog's D.O.B.: On or before 21 December 2025.
Limited new membership applications for our foundation obedience level (dogs aged between 6 months and older on 21/06/2026) are now live on our website. These applications are for a class running at 9.30am on Sunday mornings. The first class will begin at 9.30am on Sunday 21 June. THIS FIRST CLASS IS COMPULSORY - DO NOT ENROL IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND.
Please note you can only enrol one dog per application (if you have more than one dog, you can arrange for your second dog to start with us at a later date).
To enrol:
1. CHECK THE REQUIREMENTS - These memberships are a foundation obedience class commencing at 9.30am on Sunday 21 June. Please ensure that on Sunday 21 June your dog will be:
(a) up to date with their core vaccinations (or has an equivalent titre test result); and
(b) be 6 months of age or older (aka born on or before 21/12/2025).
If you do not meet these requirements, your membership will be rejected and your payment refunded.
2. SECURE YOUR SPOT IN CLASS AND PAY - Visit our website at the link below and follow the prompts through to payment.
3. CREATE YOUR BETTER IMPACT PROFILE - After payment, you will see a thank you screen which directs you to create an account on our database Better Impact. If you add more than one person to your membership, you must create a Better Impact account for each person. Please complete this immediately after payment so we don’t have to chase you. This platform allows you to upload the documents we need to check before you can start with us - your dogs’ vaccination record/titre test results and your ID.
4. AWAIT YOUR CLASS ALLOCATION EMAIL - We will contact you to confirm your class details (including the name of your instructor and other information such as what to bring with you on your first day) once all places have been filled and everyone has uploaded all of their relevant documents to Better Impact.
If you visit our website and see the message “out of stock”, all our available memberships have been exhausted. If you miss out this time, please don't contact us asking to be put on a waitlist. We are working hard to offer as many places as possible.
If you experience technical difficulties, please capture evidence of your technical difficulty and contact us so we can help you to resolve the issue.
Will your dog be younger than 6 months of age on this date (born after 21/12/2025)? Your dog is not eligible for this class.

01/06/2026

** LAST PLACES AVAILABLE**

LIVE NOW - NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR PUPPY SCHOOL (DOGS 12 WEEKS TO 6 MONTHS ONLY)
Your dog's D.O.B.: On or between 14/12/2025 and 22/03/2026.
Limited new membership applications for our puppy school level (dogs aged between 12 weeks and 6 months on 14/06/2026) are now live on our website. These applications are for a class running at 11 am on Sunday mornings. The first class will begin at 11 am on Sunday 14 June.
Please note you can only enrol one dog per application (if you have more than one dog, you can arrange for your second dog to start with us at a later date).
To enrol:
1. CHECK THE REQUIREMENTS - These memberships are a puppy class commencing at 11 am on Sunday 14 June. Please ensure that on Sunday 14 June your dog will:
(a) have received at least its first two vaccinations (or have an equivalent titre test result); and
(b) be aged between 12 weeks and 6 months (aka born on or between 14/12/2025 and 22/03/2026.
If you do not meet these requirements, your membership will be rejected and your payment refunded.
2. SECURE YOUR SPOT IN CLASS AND PAY - Visit our website at the link below and follow the prompts through to payment.
https://www.croydondogclub.com.au/product/enrol-in-puppy-foundations/
3. CREATE YOUR BETTER IMPACT PROFILE - After payment, you will see a thank you screen which directs you to create an account on our database Better Impact. If you add more than one person to your membership, you must create a Better Impact account for each person. Please complete this immediately after payment so we don’t have to chase you. This platform allows you to upload the documents we need to check before you can start with us - your dogs’ vaccination record/titre test results and your ID.
4. AWAIT YOUR CLASS ALLOCATION EMAIL - We will contact you to confirm your class details (including the name of your instructor and other information such as what to bring with you on your first day) once all places have been filled and everyone has uploaded all of their relevant documents to Better Impact.
If you visit our website and see the message “out of stock”, all our available memberships have been exhausted. If you miss out this time, please don't contact us asking to be put on a waitlist. We are working hard to offer as many places as possible.
If you experience technical difficulties, please capture evidence of your technical difficulty and contact us so we can help you to resolve the issue.
Will your dog be older than 6 months of age on this date (born before 14/12/2025)? Your dog is only eligible to enrol in our Basic Obedience class. We do not have places available in Basic Obedience at the moment. Please keep an eye out for future updates.
Will your dog be 12 weeks old or younger on this date (born after 22/03/2026)? Your dog is only eligible for our Pre-School Class (for puppies aged 8-12 weeks of age). You can visit our website for more information on this class, but please be aware that preschool books out 4-6 weeks in advance (ie we are unlikely to be able to book in a pup who is 8-12 weeks old today).

24/05/2026

As we come to the end of National Volunteers Week, we wish to say a massive thank you to every single one of our volunteers! They turn up week after week in rain, hail or shine for both you and your dog. We would not exist without them so thank you all!

17/05/2026

11/05/2026

Success for members of the Obedience Trial group as well.

11/05/2026

Some great Rally results for members at the Club Trial on the 3rd May. (More pictures to follow)

28/04/2026

DAY 5 – MAKE ENGAGEMENT PART OF DAILY LIFE

If engagement only happens during “training”…
your dog learns it’s optional.

👉 We don’t want part-time connection.
We want it built into everyday life.

Simple ways to do that:

🔹 Doorway pause
No barging out.
Connection first → then access.

🔹 Name = orient
Say it once.
Dog turns → mark & reward.
Stop turning their name into background noise.

🔹 Sniffing as a reward
Connection → release to sniff.
Now the environment works for you, not against you.

🔹 Re-engagement through movement
Dog drifts → move, don’t nag.
Let them choose to come back → reward it.

🔹 Food bowl focus
Pause → eye on you → then feed.
Connection opens doors (and dinner).

🔹 Play, pause, reconnect
Game stops → dog checks in → game restarts.
Connection keeps the fun alive.

🔹 2-minute sessions
Twice a day.
No pressure. Just connection.

Key takeaway:
👉 Dogs don’t separate “training” from “real life”…
so neither should you.

Build engagement into the little moments…
and it starts to show up everywhere.

20/04/2026

More Pics from the Mark Murray Seminar
(Big thanks to Kelly for these)

19/04/2026

Congratulations on Passing the Advanced Obedience Assessment today.

19/04/2026

A great day with Mark Murray yesterday
More pics to come