Taupo Dog Training Club

Taupo Dog Training Club Taupo Dog Training Club provides a fun educational environment in which to train your dog. Obedience, Rally-O, Agility and Working Trials. Basic Obedience Class.

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TAUPO DOG TRAINING CLUB is an associated All Breeds Society of the New Zealand Kennel Club, and approved to conduct Championship Shows in Obedience and Agility. You don’t have to be competitive, just to have a love of dogs and be prepared to put in the time for practice. The Objects Of The Club Are:
To help local owners train their dogs in basic obedience. To promote the

sport of dog training by conducting classes at different levels within the different codes, i.e. Any dog? YES. – All breeds are welcome from 5 months of age. (Puppy classes are held for puppies aged 12 weeks to 5 months subject to availability of instructors.) Handlers who graduate from Basics are then eligible to further their training in Competition Obedience, Canine Good Citizen, Rally-O and Working Trials, and once dogs reach 12 months of age can begin Foundation Agility. What Will The Dog Be Taught? Acceptable behavior with other dogs and people. To walk at heel on lead. To come when called. To stay in a sit or down position on command. Who Trains The Dog? You do, within class and at least five times a week between classes. You need only to train for a few minutes each time but it must be regular. If you are not prepared to do this then you won’t get the results.

26/10/2025

Hello everyone,
Unfortunately, there is more rain and possible thunder forecast later today, so there will be no CGC training tonight.
Happy Labour day!

23/10/2025

With the impending wind and rain forecast I have made the call to cancel tonights Agility Class, better to be safe than sorry!
See you all next week

Yesterday magic happened Taylah and Fiona Denton got their final challenge for Agility Champion! Fiona's very first Agil...
18/10/2025

Yesterday magic happened Taylah and Fiona Denton got their final challenge for Agility Champion! Fiona's very first Agility Champion !!
We are so proud of our amazing Agility instructor paving the road for other members to follow. 🤩

Scent classes are cancelled tonight - sorry folks, see you next week.
14/10/2025

Scent classes are cancelled tonight - sorry folks, see you next week.

13/10/2025

All classes tonight are cancelled.

13/10/2025

Unfortunately, the weather is forcing us to cancel the Rally-o class. Stay dry and see you all next week.

A big shout out to OD Park staff for trimming around the edges of the club grounds. It makes a huge difference so thank ...
12/10/2025

A big shout out to OD Park staff for trimming around the edges of the club grounds. It makes a huge difference so thank you.

05/10/2025

Due to scheduled grounds maintenance, the grounds will be closed to the public on Thursday, the 9th of October. Thankyou

02/10/2025

Hi there, does anyone have or know of someone who has a rotary hoe our club
Groundsman could use. Would only be for half a day.
Thank you

29/09/2025

Only week three, and we already have some beautiful teamwork and focus in the Rally O and CGC classes.

26/09/2025

DISTRACTED DOG WALKERS

The distracted dog walker is commonly seen chatting on their cell phone, wearing headphones or socializing with other people while oblivious to what their dog is doing, how their dog is feeling or what is going on in the environment.

This may not sound like a problem, but it is something that many of us have a problem with, even more so if we have a reactive, sensitive dog.

I always compare walking a dog to driving a car. It’s not so much about our driving skills, but having to constantly be aware of the driving skills of others – trying to predict what they will do, which rules of the road they will ignore and how distracted they are. This is especially true in the country I live in, where driving can be a really stressful experience.

I understand that we often need to multi task – there simply doesn’t seem to be enough time in our day to accomplish everything we need to, but walking our dogs should not be one of these times.

Some may say – “but my dog is really friendly, well socialized, gets on well with everyone, is well trained, knows this environment well etc. and I hear that. But another dog might not be – maybe they need space, are reactive, sensitive, selectively social, have health issues, might be terrified of another dog racing straight towards them chasing a ball thrown from a ball launcher etc.

If distracted dog walkers have no regard for other dogs or other people, they should at least have regard for their own dogs.

Walking your dog should be a time of bonding, of connecting, of seeing the environment through the eyes of your dog, of reinforcing and rewarding wanted behaviours, of keeping them safe and protected.

Our dogs need us to be focused, to pay attention, to be aware and attentive. Our dogs depend on us to advocate for them.

Hi all, due to the weather all classes are cancelled tonight. See you next week, the weather gods permitting 🙂
23/09/2025

Hi all, due to the weather all classes are cancelled tonight. See you next week, the weather gods permitting 🙂

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