Pine Rivers Dog Training Club Inc

27/05/2026

Scent work classes 28th May at 6:15pm & 7pm postponed. Pls check your emails.

25/05/2026

25/5 No Companion 3 tonight due to trainer being unwell.

18/05/2026

18/5/26 - All classes cancelled due to wet weather.

13/05/2026

Introduction to Rally course class cancelled tonight due to wet weather. See you next Wednesday.

07/05/2026

Bookings for June intakes for Beginner Scent Work and Companion 3 Bridging Course are now open.

For more information, please email [email protected] or see https://www.pineriversdogtraining.org/events

29/04/2026

Great tips for making engagement part of daily life.

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.

27/04/2026

27/4/26 - Monday night training is cancelled due to wet weather.

12/04/2026

Reminder for 13th April - No Companion 3 class