Professional Training on a Premium 160-Acre Countryside Property
If you’re looking for Dog Training Fishermans Pocket, The Mutts Nuts provides reliable, high-quality training on our exclusive 160-acre property in Degilbo, QLD, offering a peaceful, distraction-free setting ideal for obedience, behaviour improvement, puppy growth, K9 foundations, therapy work, and more.
At The Mutts Nuts, you’ll find bespoke training programs, experienced trainers, and a quiet rural backdrop that Fishermans Pocket dog owners don’t mind travelling to. If long-lasting results are your goal, we’re ready to help.
Why Fishermans Pocket Dog Owners Choose Us
40+ Years Combined Training Experience
Premium 160-Acre Rural Training Property (Degilbo, QLD)
Over 4,800+ Dogs Successfully Trained
Affordable, Upfront, No-Surprise Pricing
5-Star Rated by QLD Clients
Safe, Secure, Controlled Environment
Flexible Availability — Bookings Open Now
These obedience programs are designed to elevate your dog’s behaviour and build solid confidence between you and your pet. For issues like pulling on the lead, jumping on guests, inconsistent recall, or stubborn attitudes, we offer a controlled learning space away from suburban disturbances.Our Degilbo property spans 160 acres, giving dogs the freedom, structure, and peaceful environment needed for effective training. In rural settings, dogs absorb new skills faster because they feel safe and relaxed. This isn’t something Fishermans Pocket suburbs can offer, motivating many Fishermans Pocket clients to travel for exceptional results.
Our training blends up-to-date positive-reinforcement strategies with balanced methods to help your dog learn. Your dog gains clarity, confidence, and consistency when following commands, with every program customised to suit their breed and unique personality.Our programs are designed to reflect the responsible dog ownership requirements under the Queensland Government pet standards, supporting public safety and handler responsibility through trusted training practices.
Our puppy training programs set young pups up with the right habits from the start. Puppies learn quickly, and early support helps them grow into confident, well-mannered, and social dogs. We help with:
Toilet training
Socialisation foundations
Crate introduction
Leash manners
Basic commands
Early behaviour shaping (biting, chewing, barking)
City puppy schools can be fast-paced and overwhelming, but our spacious country environment offers calm, confidence-boosting learning for your pup. We regularly hear from Fishermans Pocket clients that metropolitan classes feel too intense. At The Mutts Nuts, your puppy trains at a comfortable pace, free from disorder.
We help you build strong foundations with advice on home routines, feeding systems, enrichment suggestions, and exercise that supports your puppy’s growth.
We specialise in dog therapy training that supports emotional balance, confidence, and behavioural steadiness. A relaxed countryside environment helps stressed or uncertain dogs progress comfortably.
Our spacious 160-acre property offers therapeutic dog training that includes:
Calm exposure training
Confidence-building exercises
Structured routine development
Behaviour reset sessions
Emotional stabilisation through predictable patterns
High-density suburban living can overstimulate many Fishermans Pocket dogs, but our peaceful rural location gives them room to breathe, settle, and learn more effectively.
We work strictly within the Queensland Government’s pet safety, welfare and responsible dog management guidelines, providing assurance that our training is compliant, ethical and safe. Most dogs show noticeable behavioural progress right from the beginning.
Our practice also includes dog Bowen therapy, a soft-touch technique that promotes muscle stability, joint mobility, emotional grounding, and post-strain recovery. Bowen therapy is ideal for:
In Degilbo’s soothing countryside, Bowen sessions encourage dogs to remain relaxed and receptive. This draws many Fishermans Pocket dog owners to us, seeking the improved relaxation found in rural therapy.

We use a wellbeing-centred training approach, making sure your dog’s physical and mental health are aligned to support their development. We consider:
Nutrition and feeding structure
Energy output vs. exercise
Enrichment needs
Mobility and joint function
Rest quality
Stress levels and triggers
This approach ensures your dog’s behaviour training is supported by both their body and their mind.
Your dog’s daily routine influences how they behave. Our dog care guidance helps you build predictable habits at home. This includes:
Handling routines
Grooming acceptance
Feeding consistency
Mental stimulation
Safe play structures
Pack leadership principles
We help you recognise the factors that make your dog feel comfortable, relaxed, and ready for training at our location and in your household.
Our K9 services specialise in training working breeds and high-drive dogs, providing a performance-centred approach at our Degilbo rural location for agility, scent detection, protection basics, and advanced behavioural conditioning.
Long-distance recall practice
High-drive outlet through structured drills
Obstacle-based confidence building
Controlled distraction environments
Real-world conditioning across varied terrain
K9 dogs benefit from wide, open landscapes, and your Fishermans Pocket environment may be a bit tight—our 160-acre countryside facility offers the ideal setting for their training.
At The Mutts Nuts, every training plan is shaped around your dog’s specific needs, with our trainers collaborating closely with you to identify concerns, set goals, and build a clear, practical plan. From obedience to therapy, puppy development to K9 foundations, our property environment promotes quicker learning.
If you want help understanding your dog’s behaviour, get in touch with us today and talk to our qualified trainers.
We also service these surrounding suburbs:
Your training journey includes:
Behaviour assessment
Training plan creation
Rural on-property training sessions
Handler coaching
Home-routine integration
Follow-up guidance and progress reviews
This ensures lasting behavioural changes, not temporary fixes.
Yes, they do. Many of our Fishermans Pocket clients come out to our country property since dogs tend to improve faster in quiet, rural surroundings.
Prices differ according to the program selected and its length, and all charges are fully transparent.
For many puppies, the ideal age to begin basic training foundations is 8–10 weeks.
Yes. Our generous rural property allows for behaviour work in a safe and controlled environment.
The duration of each session varies by program, though most take around 45–90 minutes.
Don’t forget to bring treats, a lead, collar, harness, water, and any behaviour notes along.
All clients benefit from ongoing follow-up support and tailored training guidance.
Yes, especially for working breeds or high-drive dogs who need structured challenges.
Absolutely. The quiet nature of our rural setting naturally helps ease anxiety and avoid overstimulation.
Absolutely. Our training follows the responsible dog management standards recognised throughout Queensland.
Give your dog the holiday they deserve at The Mutts Nuts. Whether it’s boarding, training or both, we’ll make sure they’re cared for, loved and treated like family.