North Canterbury Dog Training Club

08/09/2025

Our latest NCDTC newsletter is now live on the website! Packed full of club updates, upcoming events, training tips, and a few tail-wagging moments you won’t want to miss!

📬 Check it out here: https://ncdtc.co.nz/about

📸 Got a great doggy snap or story to share? We’d love to hear from you for the next edition!

Learn about North Canterbury Dog Training Club – a passionate, volunteer-run community offering dog training and development in obedience, agility, scent work, and more

07/09/2025

Did you know the National show is in Rangiora this year? how cool check out there page or Dognz website for detail. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566436151692&mibextid=ZbWKwL

03/09/2025

📍🐾 More from our Amberley classes - big shoutout to Buddy, Leo & Jess who were super curious during their very first Free Shaping exercise 🙌✨
Leo even took a chill moment to relax and observe his friends 🐶💖

02/09/2025

⚡🐾 At our Amberley classes, Storm “The Pro” showed us how it’s done with some epic Free Shaping skills! 🙌✨
Sharp, focused, and looking like a total natural 👏🔥
We love seeing this kind of teamwork💪🐶💖

02/09/2025

✨🏆 Big shout-out to Andrea & Dougal - winners of the CGC Foundation/ Bronze trophy last night! 🎉

Their recall was on point, their down stays were solid, and they’re even giving “presents” a go (and nailing it 😍).

Keep smashing it team – we love seeing the progress! 💪🐶💖

27/08/2025

Are you able to help?
we have a couple of shows coming up and would like to have some fundrasing raffles.
do you have anything to donate?

25/08/2025

The NCDTC scentwork trial at the West Eyreton school on 20 and 21 September will have catering available, done by the school as a fundraiser for library books. We would appreciate it very much if you would support them rather than bringing your own if you can! 💖
This is a very rural school and there is no option close by to buy anything at all, so we are very happy the school is doing this. We know the food will be lovely! 😋

We will also have a coffee van attending for coffee, chocolate (both hot or cold) and tea.

By the way, if you haven't entered yet, you have one week to do so!

19/08/2025

Congratulations!!!!
Flicka made this years National Dog training Teams event and will represent Southern Region in test C 🤩

19/08/2025

The trophy went to Fiona and Tessa tonight for a great down during our cafe experience for CGC Foundation/Bronze level, and the lovely connection they have. Congratulations to you both.

17/08/2025

MEMBERS INFORMATION.
we have space avaliable in our Elementary/Beginner Obedience. for dogs/handlers who have completed (at least) CGBasics: 6:20-7pm Mondays
if you would like to join please reach out to Jodie or Judith our email is [email protected]

12/08/2025

🚩Health Notice – Ashley Rakahuri Estuary

Just a timely reminder to everyone who uses the Ashley Rakahuri Estuary, whether you’re fishing, partaking in water sports or gathering mahinga kai, that there is a risk of faecal contamination in this area.

🦠Environment Canterbury monitor the water quality of the Estuary, and the site has had a long-term grade of poor since monitoring began in 2015. At the advice of the National Public Health Service (NPHS) – Canterbury, Environment Canterbury have installed signage warning people of risks associated with water contact and fishing/ shellfish gathering.

🦆🐄 Previous testing has shown the contamination sources to be birds and ruminants (sheep, cows), likely transported into the river after rainfall.
While we will continue to issue seasonal access permits for the purposes of boat launching or retrieval, fishing, whitebaiting and mahinga kai gathering, it’s important to be aware of the potential health risks and use your own judgement.


Please refer to the LAWA website below for information on the water quality at the Estuary or contact Environment Canterbury or NPHS for further information: https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/coastal/ashley-riverrakahuri-at-estuary #:~:text=Special%20Status-,Special%20Status,the%20water%20at%20this%20site.

More information on faecal contamination can be found here: https://www.lawa.org.nz/learn/factsheets/faecal-indicators