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Above and Beyond Dog Training and Rehabilitation

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Above and Beyond Dog Training and Rehabilitation

Hi my name is Cathy Grant and I am a Nationally Accredited Dog Trainer. I studied with National Dog Training Federation in Sydney.

My training is based on what your dog requires. I will listen to you and help keep your dog apart of your family. I studied with NDTF who base their training on real facts. i spent a week learning from one of Australia's best trainers The Dog Father based in Townsville. I have completed Nepopo training with K9 Solutions in WA. My training is suited to the dog that is presented before me.

31/10/2026

Some beautiful work this morning in puppy class.

30/10/2026

There is something very special about watching Remy working out where the odour is. Not even blindness stops this girl from succeeding. Well done Yvette for your commitment and training of Remy.

30/10/2026

Charlie!
We did a private consultation at Charles place to see how he went with fence running dogs. His owner so wants to be able to walk and enjoy life with him. Charlie has in the past been a bit of a fire cracker at the sight of dogs. He has now advanced to being in an obedience class surrounded by dogs. Although he still on occasions reacts his journey to date has been excellent with training. Our goal is to have zero reactions but this also is being practical about locations we do walking or training. It may be giving more distance when required. It may also mean keeping or learning how to keep the dog actively engaged when needed. In this session we passed multiple dogs running the fence line. Keeping tabs on ourselves as be become anxious because we know what may happen is often the hard part. What we do matters but stepping up and training is brilliant 👏.

26/10/2026

Over the last 2 weeks Echo has been on many adventures. She has been to Bunnings a few times. Been for weigh in's at the vet. Went into Lowood for a walk around. Been into Pet Mince Direct, Gatton main street and Pet stock. Chased some sheep. Meet numerous people both at home and out. Has had play dates with clients dogs. Has mixed with other puppies in puppy class. (Class clown). We have seen many vehicles from the garbo trucks to semi-trailers to vehicles and push bikes. Everyday Echo has something. My goal is for a confident dog. My goal is to have a resilient dog not just for me but mostly fir her well being. To make sure she doesn't develop fear and anxiety or aggression. I want Echo to have the best life and to help her get this she needs support from us. Support in navigating life. This girl is already developing into a little gem at 13 weeks.

25/10/2026

Rain or shine i will always find something to do to occupy the dogs. I feel it's really important to occupy the nose and give the dog's a really decent odour workout daily. Searching, seeking, finding and consuming in this instance. Dogs love to search. It's in their DNA. Every dog requires good enrichment to help fulfil them.This daily exercise is not just enrichment or fulfilment. Searching is the dog working hard mentally. This exercise is very easy to do with your dog whether in the yard, the house or garage.

24/10/2026

Well we did manage to get puppy class done this morning. Thanks to these wonderful humans.

24/10/2026

A little to wet and slippery for all classes this weekend. See you next weekend

21/10/2026

When we are dealing with problematic behaviours in our dogs we can often forget the beginning of the journey and where the dog was at. Training your dog has lot's of up and downs. Lots of frustration and often tears. Owners need to take on a lot of new information and this gets stressful. The search for that good dog within can be lost with so much going on.

What we do know is the ones that seek training have shown up. What's hard is to continue to show up after you have had a set back. The one thing that we can't control is the environment as that always changes. One thing that we can change is our own reinforcements of behaviours that we don't like. Eg of this might be that we allow the dog to stare long and hard at another dog, person or cyclist before they lunge or bark. We
allow the dog to pull and in fact we go forward with the dog in the same direction reinforcing what we don't like. We sooth the dog too often for displaying behaviours we want to change. We can also not be aware of our environment. I also feel we are not taking dogs out enough to desensitise them to the environment to begin with making the environment scary.
Behaviours begin with something. It's our job to try and recognise what is happening well and truly prior to the event.

I do know even myself as a trainer i can
get caught up within the moment with Zeke and forget where the sheep are
when i am doing herding. I too forget that I have asked for a stop but allowed the creeping up, but once you know and understand you get more wiser with watching and learning.

Watching the surroundings is vital for us all. Watching and learning your dogs body language is vital.
Gauging if your dog is pulling and if you are giving to your dog by following them. We don't deliberately do this but we can certainly get caught out because we are in a hurry or have too much going on in our daily life.
I truly enjoy my life as a dog trainer and helping people stay on
track and motivated. I enjoy teaching
pet owners how to get successful but nothing
is easy and it takes a mountain of
motivation to stay on track. We hope to
continue making changes in the lives of dog's and their owners. We will continue to educate and encourage but this can only happen if owners are willing. So when you lose hope and direction please don't think it's not working. It will stop working if you allow the effort to stop. Take a look at where you started. Have a closer look at how you are engaging in the situation. You can make huge changes but we just need to allow time. This timing will depend on how old the dog is, what behavioural issues, the rehearsal time of repeating behaviours, your input, and many many other factors. The road ahead is long but worth the learning and relationship.

19/10/2026

2nd try to upload this awesome basic obedience class in action. Well done on showing up for your dog.

18/10/2026

Intermediate class learning free shaping and impulse control. Working here as a great group.

Address

28 Litzows Road
Tarampa, QLD
4311

Opening Hours

Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 6pm
Sunday	8am - 6pm

Website

http://abovebeyonddogtraining.com.au/

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