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Helpful Hounds is a registered charity providing fully trained assistance dogs to support people with disability and help create greater independence, confidence and connection.

29/10/2026

With all the rain we’ve been having here in Gympie, we thought this photo from last week’s sunny visit to the The Ginger Factory was rather fitting! 🌈☂️🐾

23/10/2026

Rainy day activities with Yogi at Petstock! 🐾🌧️

A little rain won’t stop us from getting some training in! A great opportunity to practise our skills, build confidence and enjoy some new sights, sounds and smells. 💙

22/10/2026

“Lap” 🐾

One of the most underrated, yet most frequently used assistance dog tasks!

Bear provides beautiful, controlled downward pressure to support his human with behaviour interruption, emotional regulation and deep pressure therapy.

The best part? He does it all with a big smile while still maintaining appropriate pressure! 🥰

A simple looking task that can make a world of difference. ❤️

14/10/2026

Who says training can’t be fun? 🐾🎮

Arcades are full of bright lights, loud noises, movement and plenty of distractions, making them a fantastic environment to build confidence and practise calm, focused behaviour.

While the games might look exciting, our dogs are learning that sometimes the best thing to do is absolutely nothing! 🩵

13/10/2026

🐾 FOSTER CARERS WANTED! 🐾

Want to make a real difference in someone’s life? ❤️

Our Helpful Hounds are being trained to support people living with disability, helping them gain greater independence, confidence and safety.

By becoming a foster carer, you’re not just giving a dog a loving home, you’re playing an important role in changing someone’s life! 🐕💙

We have flexible fostering options available:
🐾 Weekend fostering
🐾 Part time fostering
🐾 Full time fostering

What we’re looking for:
✅ No more than one existing dog in the household
✅ Ideally no children under 5 years old
✅ A loving home willing to be part of our dogs’ journeys

📍 Pick up and drop off locations available from Cooroy through to Gympie.

Fostering is a wonderful way to give back to your community, enjoy some four legged company and be part of something truly special.

Interested in joining our foster family? Send us a message to find out more! 💙

12/10/2026

👑 Queen Annie on her throne! 👑

We love incorporating novel training sessions to build confidence, continue desensitisation to different surfaces and environments, and keep our dogs learning.

And of course, because we love having fun with our dogs! 🐾❤️

Training doesn’t always have to be serious!

07/10/2026

Dogs are always communicating, we just need to learn how to listen. 🐾

Watch their ears, eyes, tail, nose and overall body language. Small changes can tell us when a dog is relaxed, unsure, excited, stressed or asking for space.

If you watch those little details closely, you can start to work out where Teddy’s focus is, what he is paying attention to and how he is feeling in that moment. 💛

06/10/2026

Happy 1st birthday to the most beautiful ray of sunshine in the world. “Little Bear” is the happiest and sweetest boy.

03/10/2026

Sound on to hear one of the most distracting environments in Gympie.

On a “quiet” Friday afternoon we encountered:
🪿Every type of bird
🐕 Every size of dog
🦎 Waterdragons
🛼 Rollerblades and bikes
👧🏻 Kids everywhere/playgrounds
🤔 People running up to pat Bear
📢 You can even hear someone practicing their bagpipes!

So much for a calm session to end the working week. We can confirm that Bear was 100% a good boy with every distraction. 😍

02/10/2026

A little product recommendation from our founder - Megan! 🐾

I’m always hesitant to recommend a product until I’ve actually had the chance to properly try it myself.

Teddy has a few health issues, and for quite a while I was giving him multiple different supplements every day. Thanks to the amazing Elsie, who reached out to local Sunny Coast company Kibble 🐾 , we were sent some Kibble Shakes to try.

Teddy has now been having them for around a month and so far I’m really happy. Instead of juggling multiple separate supplements, I now have just the one to add to his meals.

Even better… Teddy absolutely LOVES it. 😂

The ingredients are quality and locally sourced. Swipe across to have a look at what’s inside.

After giving it a proper trial, I’m genuinely impressed and very happy to recommend it. We were also sent the most amazing water bottle with a water dish and treat compartment but that probably needs a post on its own as it is epic!

Teddy definitely gives It’s Kibble Time it his lick/tick of approval. 🐶❤️

Address

Kybong, QLD
4563

Website

http://www.helpfulhounds.com.au/

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