WORKING DOG · Reference library
Services, organisations and practical guides for the working dog industry.
Choose a practice by the care it can provide, how it handles emergencies and how well it understands your dog’s circumstances.
A useful emergency plan identifies who to call, where to go and who can make decisions before an incident occurs.
Discuss rehabilitation with the treating veterinarian and clarify qualifications, assessment, communication and review before booking.
Assess identity, relevant work, welfare, records and suitability together rather than buying from a name or a single result.
A registration record belongs to a particular authority and scheme; preserve that context when comparing dogs.
Choose training support that fits your work, experience and dog, with clear methods and welfare expectations.
Before booking a clinic, confirm its intended level, livestock, facilities and dog-welfare arrangements.
Start with the Australian Government’s current import pathway for the dog’s country and circumstances before booking travel.
Use New Zealand MPI guidance to confirm the applicable import requirements before arranging a dog’s journey.
Compare transport providers through the actual route, supervision, contingency plan and written service terms.
Use the American Border Collie Association as a primary source for its own breed, registration and organisational information, retaining its distinct authority.
The American Herding Breed Association provides its own framework for herding activities; use its current rules and event documents for decisions.
AKC herding resources cover a specific tests-and-trials programme; check its rules and the individual event before comparing eligibility or results.
Use the Canadian Kennel Club’s herding overview, regulations and event information together, preserving the CKC context of each record.
The FCI publishes herding rules and resources for distinct formats; identify the exact test, style and applicable national organisation before using them.
Choose an air-travel container against current IATA guidance, the carrier’s requirements and the measurements and needs of the individual dog.
Assess road-transport equipment as part of the whole vehicle and journey, including fit, restraint, ventilation, heat and safe access.
A farm kennel plan should describe daily care, shelter, supervision, hygiene and individual dogs’ needs before selecting a structure.
A care handover should identify each dog, assign responsibility and make feeding, supervision and emergency instructions accessible to the receiving caregiver.
Plan stock-dog work as part of the livestock operation, with clear roles, communication, access and arrangements for people unfamiliar with the dogs.
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation provides primary resources on its conservation dog-and-handler teams and the work they support.
Use IRO’s own resources to identify its search-and-rescue dog framework, documents and organisational context before interpreting a qualification or team claim.
Use Assistance Dogs International’s own standards and programme information to research organisational accreditation without confusing it with every legal definition of an assistance dog.
The International Guide Dog Federation provides primary resources on its guide-dog organisation network and standards; verify current status in its own directory.
Read a working-dog procedure through its purpose, audience, version and authority before applying it or turning it into public advice.
A guide to NSWYDA resources for yard dog triallers: rules, calendars, schools, newsletters, results and point scores.
Find arena, yard and utility resources through the West Australian Working Sheep Dog Association, including clubs, results and beginner information.
Understand the Australian Sheep Dog Workers’ Association, its national and international competition resources and links to state bodies.
The Queensland Working Sheepdog Association Inc supports working sheepdogs and trialling. Its official website separates events, results, downloads and pedigree resources.
NSW Sheepdog Workers Inc supports sheepdog trialling, working-dog records and associated resources. Its official website provides events, results, downloads and pedigree navigation.
The Victorian Working Sheep Dog Association Inc supports working sheepdogs and sheepdog trialling in Victoria. Its site combines organisational history, events, results and member documents.
The South Australian Working Sheepdog Association promotes working sheepdogs, maintains a register and supports competitive trials. Its website separates training, course information and results.
The Tasmanian Working Sheepdog Association Inc provides a state starting point for three-sheep trialling, with an events calendar, results, leaderboards and downloadable forms.
The Queensland Yard & Utility Trial Association Inc supports yard and utility working-dog trialling and stockmanship. It publishes rules, organiser resources, events and results.
The NSW Working Stock Dog Association brings together stockdog trialling regions and publishes information for competitors and organisers. Its stated trial coverage is predominantly cattle, with some sheep events.
The Queensland Working Cattle Dog Trial Association Inc supports cattle dog trialling. Its official site separates membership, dog registration, event resources, results and Dog of the Year information.
The Queensland Stock Dog Trialling Association Inc publishes membership, trialling and organiser resources for livestock-and-working-dog events. Its FAQ explains the intended breadth of affiliated trial formats.
The Victorian Yard Utility Farm Dog Association provides a separate Victorian source for yard and utility trial information, association documents and event records.
The South Australian Yard Dog Association is a state source for yard-dog trial information and links to related Australian organisations. Keep its records distinct from other South Australian trial bodies.
The Working Kelpie Council of Australia is a breed society for the Australian Working Kelpie. Its official resources include registration and transfers, breed information and National Kelpie Field Trial material.
The Australian Working Border Collie Registry maintains working Border Collie breeding records and pedigree resources. Its mission emphasises substantiating pedigree provenance and supporting the breed in Australia.
The Koolie Club of Australia brings together people interested in Koolies and provides breed information, registration guidance, litter notices and member resources.
The New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association Inc links club and centre administration with trial information, results, rules and stud-register resources. Its site separates island, regional and national material.
Dogs Australia is the national organisation behind a defined purebred-dog and sporting framework. Its national resources and state or territory member bodies serve different roles.
DOGS NSW provides New South Wales resources for affiliated clubs, dog events, membership and registration-related enquiries. It is distinct from the state’s independent stockdog associations.
Dogs Victoria provides Victorian canine registration, club and event resources, including dog activities, schedules and a specialist library. Its framework is separate from independent stockdog bodies.
Dogs Queensland connects breed and registration resources with affiliated clubs, dog sports, show-and-trial dates and gazettes. Its resources are distinct from Queensland’s independent livestock-trial organisations.
Dogs SA provides South Australian canine resources, including training and trial clubs, event schedules, breeder checks and registration administration. It is separate from the state’s independent stockdog associations.
Dogs West, the Canine Association of WA, provides breed, registration, activity and affiliated-club resources. Its sporting framework is distinct from WAWSDA’s stockdog competitions.
Dogs ACT is the trading name of the ACT Canine Association Inc. It provides dog-sport, affiliate, event and administrative resources and explicitly distinguishes itself from government.
Dogs NT provides Northern Territory canine activity, club and member resources. Its site distinguishes introductory trialling guidance, event dates and archival results or publications.
Dogs Tasmania is the Tasmanian Canine Association Inc. Its official resources include affiliates, event dates, gazettes, forms and registration administration, distinct from TWSDA’s sheepdog-trial pathway.
Understand the responsibilities and questions involved in fostering puppies for an official detector dog development programme.
The University of Sydney describes its Sydney hospital as a small-animal general practice, referral centre and emergency service; select the actual service through its official resources.
The University of Sydney’s Camden hospital publishes companion-animal, equine and livestock care resources; dog owners should identify the small-animal pathway specifically.
The University of Melbourne states that U-Vet Werribee closed in December 2022 and directs current veterinary-care information to Greencross Vet Hospital at its campus.
Murdoch University publishes small-animal hospital resources covering several clinical disciplines; use its official service and emergency pathways for the actual enquiry.
Adelaide University’s Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital publishes public clinical services within a teaching setting; use its current small-animal and contact resources for dog-care enquiries.
UQ VETS publishes primary-care, referral and emergency pathways for its Gatton Small Animal Hospital, alongside teaching and research information that should remain separate.
JCU and JCUVet publish a veterinary teaching-hospital service for primary care and referrals; dog owners should use the relevant clinical pathway and current instructions.
Massey University publishes Companion Animal Hospital resources within its Veterinary Teaching Hospital; use the companion-animal pathway rather than assuming all university animal services share one process.
The Royal Veterinary College publishes multidisciplinary referral resources for the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals; use the relevant clinical department and professional referral pathway.
The RVC’s Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital provides a general-practice resource distinct from its specialist-referral hospital; use its own published services and appointment information.
The University of Edinburgh separates referred-patient information, professional referrals and Dick Vet General Practice; its hospital website helps owners identify the appropriate route.
Langford Vets publishes a multidisciplinary small-animal referral hospital and a separate veterinary practice; owners should use the service-specific route and arrange referrals through their usual vet.
The University of Cambridge identifies the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital as a teaching and referral hospital; use hospital resources rather than academic admissions pages for clinical enquiries.
The University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital is at Leahurst; its owner, referral and clinical-service resources explain how to navigate the hospital rather than the central university campus.
UC Davis publishes distinct small-animal primary-care, specialty and referral resources, including sports medicine and rehabilitation; use the relevant department’s current access instructions.
Cornell’s Companion Animal Hospital in Ithaca publishes a broad canine service index and owner guidance; distinguish hospital care from the university’s separate diagnostic and farm-animal resources.
Colorado State’s veterinary hospital resources now direct readers to CSU Veterinary Health System; identify the current clinical service rather than relying on older university bookmarks.
Auburn distinguishes its routine veterinary clinic from Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital services; published instructions identify which enquiries require a formal veterinary referral.
Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital publishes small-animal clinical resources separately from the university’s other veterinary hospital; use Ryan-specific information when navigating care for a dog.
The University of Guelph’s OVC Health Sciences Centre publishes companion-animal hospital, cancer-centre and veterinary referral resources; identify the correct professional pathway and current visitor information.
How the ABF programme connects breeding, development, detector teams and public fostering in Australian border protection.
The Australian agriculture department’s dog–handler capability, its biosecurity purpose and the difference between detection and inspection.
A reference to MPI’s biosecurity detector dogs, with clear separation from New Zealand Customs and conservation-dog work.
The Customs dog–handler role in New Zealand border enforcement, its public remit and the commitments described for handlers.
The Canadian border detector-dog programme, its history and the difference between operational capability and a programme evaluation.
The APHIS agricultural detector-dog centre, Beagle Brigade context and the distinction between preparing teams and employing them.
The British border detector-dog capability, with historical programme material separated from later capability announcements.
WD4C’s rescue-dog model, ecological monitoring, biosecurity and wildlife-protection work in the United States and internationally.
How UW’s Conservation Canines connects scent detection, wildlife scat and laboratory evidence for environmental research.
The University of the Sunshine Coast programme linking detection dogs, ecological surveys, wildlife rescue support and research technologies.
How the Detection Dog Squad supports threatened-species biologists, with live-animal and trace searches kept distinct from public wildlife encounters.
The QPS specialist dog service, its documented history and the boundary between police employment, general-purpose work and specialist detection.
The NSW fire-service canine programme supporting fire investigation, with detection evidence distinguished from conclusions about cause or responsibility.
The California-based nonprofit’s rescue-to-search model, first-responder partnerships and distinction between training and authorised disaster deployment.
ADA’s assistance, facility, educational and placement programmes, with their different purposes and application routes explained.
The hearing-assistance programme formerly known through Australian Lions Hearing Dogs, its sound-alert role and current information pathways.
Seeing Eye Dogs’ Australian mobility partnerships, careful matching, youth information and separate volunteer and adoption pathways.
The NSW/ACT service’s approach to guide-dog suitability, orientation and mobility skills, and the real limits of the dog’s travel role.
The British charity’s guide-dog service, its application information and the difference between exploring dog-guide mobility and an agreed partnership.
The UK charity’s hearing, sound-support and companion dog roles, with the working settings and purposes kept clearly separate.
The British charity’s work with disabled people, practical household support and the importance of reading the named canine-career pathway.
Three different ways the UK charity works with people and dogs, from assistance partnerships to community work and family-focused guidance.
The American nonprofit’s practical service-dog work, facility partnerships and the distinction between placement cost and lifelong care responsibilities.
GDB’s guide-dog, Orientation and Mobility Immersion and K9 Buddy programmes, with companion placements distinguished from working dog guides.
The American organisation’s history, student–dog training and distinction from similarly named Australian guide-dog services.
Questions for comparing kennel-floor finishes, installation scope, wet-use grip, joints, repair arrangements and maintenance documentation.
A project brief for kennel drainage covering daily cleaning, maintenance access, complete quotation scope and site-specific discharge arrangements.
A practical ventilation procurement brief covering building layout, controls, commissioning, fault reporting and service responsibilities.
How to brief a kennel noise assessment and compare acoustic-product claims alongside the facility’s actual operating pattern.
Questions for evaluating kennel gates, catches, maintenance and the complete transfer route between dogs, people and vehicles.
How to coordinate facility-separation planning with veterinary arrangements and describe its actual capabilities accurately.
Compare bedding dimensions, removable components, care instructions, drying arrangements and replacement stock for working-dog accommodation.
Bowl-purchasing questions covering removable fittings, stability, washing access, spare stock and the complete holder assembly.
Compare dry-food containers using original bag dimensions, opening access, loaded handling, cleaning and stock rotation.
A practical record system for dog-food product identity, batch information, purchase evidence and official recall comparisons.
Plan cleaning-station dimensions, bench space, dirty and clean item movement, maintenance access and installation scope.
Connect bedding purchases with laundry equipment, individual care instructions, drying space and an understandable workflow.
Find the authoritative product documents needed to brief a competent assessment of cleaning-chemical storage.
Organise an evacuation kit around responsible handlers, the dogs’ existing needs, practical carrying and a confirmed destination.
Prepare readable offline dog records for authorised emergency handlers and keep contacts, identification and versions current.
Use NSW RFS planning resources to review dog-loading responsibilities, keys, equipment access and ordinary practice arrangements.
Verify pet acceptance and practical dog accommodation at proposed destinations before relying on a household flood plan.
Compare internal air-container dimensions with individual dog measurements and the selected carrier’s current acceptance requirements.
Check water-container access, fitting compatibility and familiarity within the actual Australian import and carrier instructions.
Organise international dog-transport identity records, confirmed destinations, named handovers and separate return-entry questions.
Examine the precise product model, test source, installation conditions and limitations behind restraint-certification claims.
Questions for buying used dog equipment covering seller context, model identity, condition, instructions and missing components.
Connect equipment purchase evidence, supplier statements, instructions, maintenance and replacement decisions in one usable record.
