Queanbeyan & District Dog Training Club

04/09/2026

Donor Spotlight – The Meat Wizard 🍖 A prize worth firing up the smoker for! 🔥

Huge thanks to The Meat Wizard for their generous donation to our Father’s Day raffle!

📌About the Meat Wizard
Based in Karabar, The Meat Wizard is Canberra’s low-and-slow American BBQ specialist. Think heavily marbled MB9 wagyu brisket, fall-off-the-bone beef ribs, dry-rubbed pork ribs and pulled pork, all smoked to perfection by owner Rob Leake. After more than eight years serving up his obsession with smoked meats around the region, Rob’s now set up permanent shop for the public to enjoy.

Find him on Instagram for private catering .meat.wizard.

Thanks so much Meat Wizard! hope someone’s Father’s Day lunch just got a whole lot better! 🐕💛

04/09/2026

🐾 Another wonderful donor for this Sunday’s raffle! 🎁 Huge thanks to The Canine Emporium for their generous donation!

Come to training this Father’s Day (Sunday 6th September) for your chance to win! 🐕

📌About Canine Culture Emporium:
Based in Hume, Canine Culture Emporium (“The Canine Emporium”) stocks raw dog food, professional training gear, treats and toys, sourced with care by canine professionals and enthusiasts. Their motto says it all: if they wouldn’t use it with their own dogs, they don’t think you should either.

Find them at canineculture.online or .culture.emporium on Instagram and Facebook.

We’ve got more amazing donors to spotlight, so keep an eye on our page 👀

Thanks so much Canine Culture Emporium for your generosity, and we’d love to see you at the club one day! 🐕💛

03/09/2026

🐾 Another amazing prize for THIS Sunday’s Father’s Day prize draw! 📸

Prize: Gift Certificate for a pet photography session + $330 credit towards albums and prints - total value of $520!

📌About Our generous donor Ina J Photography:
Ina J Photography is a full-service pet photography studio in Jerrabomberra, focused on artwork. Ina looks after the whole experience, from planning the session to designing the pieces that end up on your wall, printed and ready to hang.

Ina started photographing dogs after losing her own dog Mac and realising how much those photos meant to her. Six and a half years and more than 1,000 dogs later, she photographs pets across Queanbeyan, Canberra and the ACT, outdoors at some of the region’s prettiest spots and in the studio. Ina specialises in working with anxious, reactive and timid dogs. She is a Sony Australia brand advocate and runs dog photography workshops around Australia.

Find her at inajphotography.com or Ina Jalil photography or https://www.facebook.com/inajphotography

📌How the draw works:
This one’s going to be drawn a little differently - it’s a standalone prize across BOTH training session times, so hang onto your ticket even after the 10am hamper draws are done! We’ll draw this prize at 11am, and announce the winning number then and here on the page.

📌Raffle rules:
Open to QDDTC financing members, one ticket per family. If you’re not present when your ticket is drawn, you’ll have 2 weeks from the draw date to contact our publicity email with your ticket number to claim your prize.

Thanks again Ina - can’t wait to see who wins this one! 🐕

02/09/2026

🐾 Father’s Day Raffle – This Sunday! 🎉
We’ve already got some amazing goodies donated for our hampers, and they are 🔥 think premium treats, calming wellness products, grooming goodies, and more for your fur babies!

Come along to training this Sunday, 6th September, and you’ll go in the draw for ONE FREE TICKET (limit 1 per member/family) to win one of TWO incredible hampers.

Draws at 10am and 11am - bring the dads for some quality time with their pups before Father’s Day lunch! 🐾♥️

A huge thank you to our generous local donors for making this possible!

01/09/2026

30/08/2026

Mark your calendars 🗓️ - Father’s Day Raffle on Sun 6 Sept (train that day = one free ticket, two hampers up for grabs) and Term 3 Assessment Day on Sun 20 Sept. More details soon!

30/08/2026

🐾 Great training today, QDDTC crew! 🎟️Reminder: next Sunday, September 6th, is our Father’s Day Raffle! Train on the day for ONE FREE TICKET into the draw for one of TWO hampers (limit 1 per family). Draws at 10am and 11am.

Bring the dads along for some quality time with their pups before Father’s Day lunch if you’re celebrating! 🐾💛

28/08/2026

🐾 Introducing your QDDTC Committee and subcommittee for 2026/27!

Following our AGM on Thursday, all positions were declared vacant as per standard procedure, and we’re excited to announce the members who’ve stepped up to volunteer their time for the year ahead.

Huge thanks to our new and returning committee and subcommittee for keeping QDDTC running strong 🐕♥️

Our contact details are available on club website https://www.queanbeyandogs.org.au/index.php/about/club-management

28/08/2026

Today, we pause to remember the incredible animals who have left our lives, but never our hearts. ✨

Whether they greeted us at the door with a wagging tail, curled up softly in our laps, or left muddy paw prints across our floors, the love they gave us was unconditional and unforgettable.

Saying goodbye is one of the hardest parts of sharing our lives with our beloved companions. But their memory lives on — in every quiet moment, favourite photo, cherished story and, most importantly, in the love they left behind. ❤️🐾

Today, we remember them, we honour them, and we celebrate the beautiful lives they shared with us. 🌈

26/08/2026

Last call! QDDTC AGM is this Thursday, 27 August, 6pm at Jerrabomberra Community Centre. Come along, have your say, meet the people who run your club - and yes, there’s cake.