Tableland Dog Obedience Club Inc.

18/08/2025

⚠️ Be aware of this scam targeting dog owners ⚠️

We’ve been made aware of a scam targeting pet owners via email, falsely claiming that their pet’s microchip registration has expired. These emails appear to come from Petchip and may include the pet’s name, microchip number, and other personal details to make them look legitimate.

The Dog and Cat Management Board has confirmed there has been no data breach of the official Dogs and Cats Online database. Genuine emails from them will never include that level of personal information.

If you receive an email like this, we advise that you:

- Do not click on any links or provide any personal details in these emails.
- Contact your local council or the Dog and Cat Management Board directly if you are unsure about any communications you have received.

16/08/2025

Here are some important tips for those interested in Dances with Dogs 💃🐕

16/08/2025

We are super excited to be hosting our first ever Dances With Dogs trial on the 18th October 🤩 We are also super excited to have two amazing workshops on the following day, 19th October with working spots and auditing spots available. Tricks Workshop will be with Judge Niccola Hardaker and DWD workshop with Maree Field and with the help of Coral Pethers. This is a great opportunity to learn important skills needed for both sports and to improve on skills you already have. Please let us know if you are interested in spots in either of these workshops 💃

Entries to our Trial will be on K9entries in September 🙂

15/08/2025

🐶New student intake Wednesday 3rd September🐶

🐾 Class 1 (Beginner Obedience) begins 6pm (Arrive early to fill in membership forms) -
Some topics covered in this class include:
- Intro to marker training
- Loose lead walking
- Place training
- Positions (Sit, down)
- Intro to heelwork
- How to properly socialise

Please leave your dogs at home for the first week as we will be going through some important housekeeping and an intro to dog training that you won’t need your dog for. Your furry friend can join us in the second week for some hands on training!

🐾 Puppy Classes - Tuesdays 6pm
- Sign up anytime as long as your puppy has had their 2nd round of vaccinations. This class is suitable for puppies 6 months and under.
Some topics covered in this class include:
- Proper socialisation
- Leash walking
- Toilet Training
- Body language
- Impulse control

🐾 We are located at 44 Mabel St, Atherton. For enquiries please email - [email protected] or message our page.
New memberships are $50 for the year and $10 fee per class.
We look forward to meeting you and your pooch!

12/08/2025

We have a $100 board that we are running at the clubhouse, choose some numbers while you’re paying for your classes and if we draw your number you’ll win $100 🐶

Numbers are $2 each.

08/08/2025

In conjunction with our Double Tricks and Double DWD Trial on the 18th October 2025 we will also be holding a Tricks Workshop and Dances with Dogs Workshop the following day. Not only is this a great opportunity to learn more about both these sports but this also acts as a fundraiser for our club to help us bring Dances with Dogs to Far North Queensland. See below details for our Tricks Workshop with Niccola Hardaker 🤩
Keep your eye out for details on the DWD Workshop which will be available soon.

30/07/2025

🐶New student intake Wednesday 6th August 🐶

🐾 Class 1 (Beginner Obedience) begins 6pm (Arrive early to fill in membership forms) -
Some topics covered in this class include:
- Intro to marker training
- Loose lead walking
- Place training
- Positions (Sit, down)
- Intro to heelwork
- How to properly socialise

Please leave your dogs at home for the first week as we will be going through some important housekeeping and an intro to dog training that you won’t need your dog for. Your furry friend can join us in the second week for some hands on training!

🐾 Puppy Classes - Tuesdays 6pm
- Sign up anytime as long as your puppy has had their 2nd round of vaccinations. This class is suitable for puppies 6 months and under.
Some topics covered in this class include:
- Proper socialisation
- Leash walking
- Toilet Training
- Body language
- Impulse control

🐾 We are located at 44 Mabel St, Atherton. For enquiries please email - [email protected] or message our page.
New memberships are $50 for the year and $10 fee per class.
We look forward to meeting you and your pooch!

26/07/2025

What a fantastic day yesterday at our July trial! There was lots of fun had, lots of qualis earned and I think I heard the word title thrown around a few times too 🥰

Massive thank you to everyone who stepped in and helped, we are a small club and can’t run these trials without help so we are very grateful.

Congratulations to everyone who did well in both rings, particularly to some of our newer members who did really well!

Now it’s time to recover, and prepare for our August trial 🐶

I meant to take more photos yesterday, but I’m just now realising that I didn’t take very many photos so here’s a few happy snaps.

21/07/2025

It’s trial week! Our next trial is double agility/jumping, and double tricks on this Saturday, the 26th July. A few things to remember for this trial;

🐾 Start time on Saturday is 9am, so please aim to arrive around 8am. We will be starting at 9am with tricks and double agility, and after a lunch break we will be running tricks and double jumping.
🐾 Please remember not to park outside the SES sheds at the bottom of the agility ring as they need room to get vehicles out.
🐾As this trial is a one day trial, camping is not available.

We can’t wait to see everyone out in the ring with their dogs 🐶

10/07/2025

Just a reminder that entries for our upcoming agility, jumping and tricks trial on July 26th will close on July 12th.

There’s still a few more days to get entries in, payments are due when entries close.

Unfortunately for this trial there will be no camping on the grounds available.

If you’re interested in dog sports, have a chat to your instructor or message the page for more information 🐶

06/07/2025

Member Spotlight- Athena and Iris 🐶

Our littlest competing member spent her weekend at the Atherton Tableland Kennel Club dog shows with her young corgi, Iris.

Iris won Minor Puppy in Group and Reserve Best of Breed and Athena won third place junior handler.

Handling a show dog is hard work, especially a young dog and Athena is doing amazing!

If you have a pedigree dog and are interested in conformation showing contact the Atherton Tableland Kennel Club Inc for more information.