About

I think with a lot of things in life, what you’re exposed to at a young age can really bake into the passions that you follow later on.

Our family had a lot dogs and I grew up around both pet and working dogs so, naturally, I have always had a strong interest in this area.

My father was a NZ Police Dog Handler for 16-years, my grandparents had a wide range of dogs from farm dogs, terriers and through to your working breeds like Rottweilers.

Fast-forward to 2009 and I find myself living in Sydney, Australia with a small pack of Boxers. Two of which I had raised from pups (Noa and Jijo) and another that I rescued from the pound (Sam) – all great dogs.

Cruising around with a well behaved pack, you can draw a lot of attention and I started to have people ask me if I could train their dog. By this point I had already helped a lot of friends and friends of friends with their dogs.

Then, Nojo was created. A dog training service helping owners develop pups or remedy issues with older dogs.

In 2015 I stepped back from offering services in Sydney and decided to devote my resources to helping dog rescues offshore. This adventure saw me rotate back and forth to places like; Bali, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore and the Cook Islands. I gained some incredible experience volunteering in these places and got to see and do things that I would not get a chance to in Australia.

In 2022 I wanted to give back to local rescues and started fostering dogs through Maggie’s Rescue again. I have always likes Maggie’s Rescue – I was one of their original foster carers, I have been a member of the board and I know the organisation well.

Within a 12-month period i fostered 6-dogs, adopted one of them (Mum) and have a current foster (Batman) at the time of writing this.

Our services today cover; pack work, puppy development and obedience training.

The best place to view our work is on our Instagram Stories.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Thanks – Murray