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About Us

Learn to understand and communicate with your dog.

Birte Zittlau

I have a special interest in rescue dogs. Whilst they can be a little bit more challenging than getting a puppy – I believe every dog deserves a second chance.

I moved from Germany to Australia in 2012 and adopted 2 dogs with my partner. We got our first dog Ellie (Elnora) in March 2013 from the RSPCA Peninsula. She is a crazy Kelpie x Staffy and loves nothing more than trick training and swimming.

Our second dog Joey became part of our family in July 2013. We adopted him from the Australian Animal Protection Society in Keysborough. He was ‘advertised’ as a Kelpie x, the vet blood results came back with a ‘little bit of everything’ and nothing of the mixed breed specified, but I am sure he is a pure ‘cuddle dog’ J.

Joey was actually the reason why I became a qualified dog trainer and behaviourist with the National Dog Trainers Federation (NDTF) in 2014. He had some fear aggression issues that needed to be worked on and I wanted to do everything right from the beginning. Now he is a really happy boy who loves nothing more than his ball, training in general and lots of cuddles!

I am always striving to improve my canine related knowledge and learn new training techniques by attending workshops.

My Qualifications and Work Experience:

Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services (Delta Society Australia) (http://www.deltainstitute.edu.au)
Certificate III in Dog Behaviour and Training (National Dog Trainers Federation – NDTF) (http://www.ndtf.net.au)
First Aid (HLTAID001- HLTAID003 – St John Ambulance Australia)
First Aid for Pets (Doggy and Moggy)
More than 6 years of experience running group classes for all ages and all breeds of dogs
1 year full time private consultations with all ages and all breeds of dogs

No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you feel rich.
Louis Sabin
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
Anatole France
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.
Kinky Friedman
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
Roger Caras
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
Ann Landers
The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.
Stanley Coren
If you don’t own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life.
Roger A. Caras
I don’t understand people who don’t touch their pets. Their cat or dog is called a pet for a reason.
Jarod Kintz
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
Will Rogers
Did you know that there are over 300 words for love in canine?
Gabriel Zevin
Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.
John Grogan
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
Josh Billings
A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
Barack Obama
Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job
Franklin P. Jones
Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Orhan Pamuk
Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.
Linda Brayson