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More than Pets offer qualified dog training and manufacture of custom dog equipment that is built to higher standards and made to endure.

08/09/2024

Just a reminder for current class members. Tomorrow's class is pushed back to the Tuesday night as I will be at a trial tomorrow night.
Wish us luck

21/08/2024

Good Morning Everyone, this weekend I am putting in another order for treats. For those who have messaged me I have your orders added but for anyone else interested or wanting to order the order will go in Sunday afternoon.
I can order in:
- Ziwi peak
- Bell and Bone
- Paw Grocer
- Norm
- One (with everything)
- Simply Seaweed

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or queries.

12/08/2024

Righto class members I am making the call now, Beginners Class is cancelled tonight. The grounds are soggy.

07/07/2024

We have the computer together and working 🎉🎉
For those waiting to hear back from us I will try and reply to everyone by Tuesday.

Class members, class does not start on the 8th. It starts on Monday 15th at 630pm, I will aim to have your emails to you on Tuesday with everything you need for the first night. If you show up tomorrow on the 8th I will not be there, I have a scent work trial on.

02/07/2024

What's wrong Lucifer?????
That's right, we are still having computer issues 🫣😢🤬
And because of that, I am unable to access my wait list for the next lot of classes 🫤
So if you have been waiting to hear about the next group course starting I need you to get back in contact with me.

Beginners Course is due to start Monday 15th July at 630pm and finish on Tuesday 10th September.

For those waiting to hear about the Maintenance Class that is due to begin Tuesday 23rd July at 630pm and will be held every second week. Let me know if you are keen.

Hopefully the final parts we need for the computer arrive this week.

Anyone wanting to contact us about any training is recommended to call or text us instead of emailing.

26/06/2024

On Monday night, our teams completed their final night in our Group Classes with our mini competition. There was some fantastic work and we had a tie of perfect scores for first and second place and also a tie for our third and fourth place, which resulted in a last man standing match to determine our places.
Regardless of placings, each team has made fantastic progress with their dogs. However, I really want to mention my Most Improved, Marina with her dog Lacey, and how far they have come. She had to start on the out skirts of class as being amongst the other class members and their dogs was over stimulating for Lacey. But Marina worked with Lacey through this and while she didn't reach a relaxed state amongst the other class members she could listen and respond to Marina and most importantly Marina now knows when Lacey needs space and time to calm down.
You can see our special little kelpie lady sitting beautifully amongst the other class members in the pic below.

I should also mention we have been having computer problems for the last 2 weeks and after waiting for parts to arrive we are now in the process of fixing it. Once done, I will be able to respond to emails and reach out to those on my wait list about the next class.

11/06/2024

We haven't posted much this year about classes or private clients' stories - it has taken 10 years of fighting with myself to realise that social media isn't my strong point 🫣
We are currently in the 2nd last week of group classes and I wanted to present some of the skills we have been working on in a different picture to the dogs and handlers.
Here you can see the dogs practising stays in sit and down with another class member weaving around them and practising loose lead walking past different distractions and everyone working on maintaining their dogs focus on them. All of these dogs are under a year old and have made wonderful progress in the last 8 weeks.
Our next group class will start after the school holidays so if you would like more info please get in contact.

12/05/2024

Just a reminder class members, class is not on tonight, but tomorrow night, Tuesday 14th, as Celeste and I are at a scent work trial tonight.
Wish us luck, see you tomorrow night.

20/03/2024

The announcement everyone has been waiting for 🥁:

Beginners Group Course is starting again on Monday 22nd April at 630pm and will finish on Monday, June 17th. 9 weeks, $200 beside the North Shore Tavern. For more information or to put your name down, please contact us.

This Saturday, I will also be putting in an order of Ziwi Peak and can also put orders in for Paw Grocer, Bell and Bone, and the Norm range of freakshakes and freeze dried powdered offal. If you want something or not sure what might be suitable for your dog, contact us.

Below is a pic of some lucky dogs, frozen enrichment toys using some of the Norm Freakshakes.

16/03/2024

Say Hi to this delightful puppy Bonnie 😍 she is going to be trained to be Tony's new Assisstance Dog. And of course, big sister Girlie is more than happy to show her the ropes. She is a little fire cracker and quick to pick up her lessons.

Is it just me, or can others see the similarity between fizzgig from the Dark Crystal and Bonnie? She certainly has teeth as sharp as fizzgigs look 😬

12/03/2024

It has been very remiss of me not to post this sooner.
On Friday, Rhoda and Cherie were assessed for their PAT (Public Access Test) and, of course, passed with 100% 🎊

I first met Cherie almost 2 years ago before their puppy arrived to help prep them for her and start the process of finding an organisation they wanted to work through for their pup to become an Assistance Dog.
The family has done a great job with their training and commitment, and Rhoda naturally stepped into her role from the day they picked her up from the airport. She is a very quirky dog but was a delight to train.

17/02/2024

While I might joke Bo has a split personality, she is a little dog with big emotions who demonstrates them in big and loud ways.
Yesterday, she was finally able to demonstrate the ability to come down from over arousal and refocus on her owner. In the grand scheme of things this is a huge step for any dog battling fears but it looks like such a small achievement when you see it. So much so some owners don't appreciate this step as the momentous mile stone it is or why I am thrilled to see it.

We also found that while Bo doesn't normally react to bikes and prams or things with wheels, when she is toeing the line of going over threshold it is enough to push her over. This is called trigger stacking.

She did fantastic yesterday and I am looking forward to watching her progress.

18/01/2024

Watson and I made an agreement today to stop his pulling, to be calmer and more focused. He offered to shake on it, and enjoyed our session today starting with some foundational exercises.
Watch this space for updates on his journey

15/01/2024

Due to the rain and flooding of our driveway, we returned to work on Friday. And what better way than a trip to Magnetic Island to visit Rhoda and Cherie.... The trip over was less than exceptional, and as someone prone to sea sickness in my later years, this trip left me unsteady on my feet and nauseous for just about the whole day.
But it was worth it as Rhoda has been cleared by her supervising company to do her PAT 😁🎉
Cherie contacted me before they even had Rhoda to sort out what to do and where to start so Rhoda could become an assisstant dog and has done so much work over the 20 months to get to this point 😊
Looking forward to completing their test in the next month or so.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year, Everyone. I hope this year will be as calm and focused as Luna's will be 😊
We have been very quiet lately sharing everyone's stories and successes, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been happening behind the scenes. For anyone who wants to, share your goals for this year or successes from last year below so everyone else can encourage you. Whatever it might be, there is nothing too small that you have achieved.
We return on the 8th, and hopefully group classes return with the school term.

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We haven't posted much this year about classes or private clients' stories - it has taken 10 years of fighting with myself to realise that social media isn't my strong point 🫣 We are currently in the 2nd last week of group classes and I wanted to present some of the skills we have been working on in a different picture to the dogs and handlers. Here you can see the dogs practising stays in sit and down with another class member weaving around them and practising loose lead walking past different distractions and everyone working on maintaining their dogs focus on them. All of these dogs are under a year old and have made wonderful progress in the last 8 weeks. Our next group class will start after the school holidays so if you would like more info please get in contact.

Due to the rain and flooding of our driveway, we returned to work on Friday. And what better way than a trip to Magnetic Island to visit Rhoda and Cherie.... The trip over was less than exceptional, and as someone prone to sea sickness in my later years, this trip left me unsteady on my feet and nauseous for just about the whole day. But it was worth it as Rhoda has been cleared by her supervising company to do her PAT 😁🎉 Cherie contacted me before they even had Rhoda to sort out what to do and where to start so Rhoda could become an assisstant dog and has done so much work over the 20 months to get to this point 😊 Looking forward to completing their test in the next month or so.