As a community club, we commit to engaging with the community in order to assist in educating and assisting with all aspects of canine needs.  To ensure that as a whole we have the desired impact, we have created three programs to further develop the relationship with the community and provide support where we can:

Assistance Dog Program – we intend to have 3 instructors gain the level (Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services) required to train and assess through Mind Dogs to become assistance dogs for members of the community that have non-physical issues. This will be obtained by 2025 and then WKODC will commence classes and assessments.

Sponsorship Program:  We have partnered with Wangaratta High School to create a yearly donation towards their well-being of the animal program. 

Xmas Hamper Program – we are committed to donating to recognised charities in the community to help those in need at this special time of year. The charity will be selected every year by the members that are most deserving and the donations will be made on behalf of the whole club.

For more details about any of these programs, click on the program name.