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Promoting happy well-balanced canine companions built on trust and patience. NDTF qualified trainer. Introducing Paws at Play Dog Training!

You can change your life to suit your dog or you and your dog can live a joyful and rewarding life together. My name is Eva Drage and I am the Head Trainer at Paws at Play Dog Training. Every four-legged friend I have owned has taught me and reinforced the importance of training and understanding dog behaviour to live a happy and well-balanced life with our canine companions. Having previously vol

unteered as an instructor at my local obedience club and competing successfully in dog sports, including high level obedience for over seven years, what once seemed pass and parcel in responsible dog ownership, quickly became my purpose! However, it was my Finnish Lapphund, Koda, who motivated me to delve deeper into the world of canine behaviour as I emBARKed on the journey to understand his reactivity, improve his wellbeing and strengthen our bond by helping him work through his triggers and anxieties. My experiences with owning a reactive dog, along with my journey into dog sports and helping others on a casual basis with their own difficulties led me to enrol in a Certificate III in Dog Behaviour & Training through the National Dog Trainers Federation (NDTF), to expand my knowledge and skill base and enable me to help others live happy and harmonious lives with their four-legged companions. Offering a variety of services, including behavioural training, pre and post-puppy consultations and one-on-one obedience, life skills and manners training, Paws at Play is here to help you work better with your dog. At Paws at Play, we believe in the power of food and play rewards and use modern LIMA (least invasive, minimally aversive) training methods that focus predominantly on a positive experience for dog and human alike to help your dog learn to make good choices. Whatever your training goal, we understand that every dog learns differently and therefore, adapt the training style to whatever your dog responds to best. At Paws at Play we promote...
Happy, well-balanced dogs you can be proud of. Fulfilling dog-human relationships built on patience, teamwork and adaptability. Canine companions that change your life. To start this journey together, get in touch today on 0499 229 788, via Facebook or email [email protected]

01/07/2025

Hello local community! My name is Eva and I run Paws at Play Dog Training, offering home visits, general doggie manners training, as well as behaviour modification and dog sports training services.

I have a couple of home visit spots available if anyone needs help looking after their pet while they are busy at work! I service the southern hills area from Hawthorndene, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley, Aberfoyle Park, Flagstaff Hill, Clarendon, O'Halloren Hill and all suburbs in-between and around these areas - if you aren't sure if I service your area, just ask. 😃

Home visits are available Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, short term and long-term visits available, prices starting at $30 for 30 minutes.

Fully insured business and certified in Dog Training & Behaviour, nervous, sensitive and reactive dogs are a specialty of mine.

Please reach out via Messenger if you would like to book, free meet and greet included with home visit enquiries to ensure we are the perfect fit for each other before committing to the service. 😃

25/06/2025

I have a couple of home visit spots available if anyone needs help looking after their pet while busy at work! I am servicing the southern hills area from Hawthorndene, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley, Aberfoyle Park, Flagstaff Hill, Clarendon, O'Halloren Hill and all suburbs in-between and around these areas - if you aren't sure if I service your area, just ask. 😃

Home visits are available Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, short term and long-term visits available, prices starting at $30 for 30 minutes.

Fully insured business and certified in Dog Training & Behaviour, nervous dogs are a specialty of mine.

Reach out via Messenger if you would like to book. 😃

22/06/2025

I am incredibly proud of my two over the weekend competing at the SA State Scent Work trial walking away not only with lovely qualifications but also multiple placings!!

Friday night was my baby dog Phoenix in 3 Advanced elements - Exterior, Interior and Containers. At 16 months of age, Phoenix passed all three of her elements and earned 3rd place in Exterior and 2nd place in Containers! Phoenix now has two passes in Advanced Containers which means one more and she will already be up in Excellent playing with the big kids. ⭐️

Saturday afternoon was Rocky’s turn, while we weren’t one of the only five teams to qualify in Masters Vehicles, we were one of only three teams to qualify in Masters Containers!! Masters passes are not easy to earn in the Scent Work world. 🤪 At 10 years of age Rocky came in 2nd place but only due to a fault for excessive pawing which was my fault (I took the time to teach Phoenix a beautiful freeze alert to avoid this issue) - Rocky was the fastest dog by a significant amount of time, finding all the odours in only 80 seconds!! My old boy still loves those containers. ⭐️

Bonus pics of all our dog sports ribbons and rosettes, yes my young girl needs her own ribbon display asap. 🫣

17/04/2025

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08/04/2025

Miss Phoenix did me proud over the weekend! At not quite 14 months of age, Phoenix had her first go trialing in Rally Novice and Tricks Starters, not only did she walk away with 2/2 passes but she also came in 3rd place in Tricks and 1st place in Rally!!

Smart young cookie who loves to be challenged and loves to work alongside her people, like any good Collie should. ❤️

24/03/2025

There are no regrets with these choices. 🥰

17/03/2025

Phoenix & myself have been training to compete in the upcoming ANKC Trick Dog Test trials in April.

As per the ANKC Tricks rules…

“Trick Dog Tests encourage owners & handlers to teach their dogs skills & to display various behaviours in a positive & fun environment.”; and

“The objective in Trick Dog Test training & competition is for the dog & handler to perform a selection of tricks, presented with obvious cooperation between a dog who is willing & working well & a supportive handler. Tricks allow us to improve communication & thereby increase our bond with our dogs.”

Tricks, whether for competition or simply for enrichment at home are a fun way to teach our dogs how rewarding it can be to engage with us thereby helping build the bond between dog & human which are the foundations to good communication between ourselves & our dogs.

Plus, it’s super cool showing the fun tricks our dogs can perform. 😉

For competition, we need to also generalise our skills which means the dog has to learn to perform the skills in different environments around different distractors. Since we are preparing for competition we have dedicated one to two training sessions a week in different environments & use our short at home sessions to continue to build drive, engagement, fun & tidy tricks up as required.

This session was less then 3 minutes, training doesn’t have to be an hour of repetition unless working on a specific skill or behaviour, short & sweet can be more fun & motivating for both dog & handler.

If you would like to learn how to teach your dog some fun tricks, whether for fun or competition, flick me a DM! 📲

15/02/2025

Dogs and their internal body clocks! 🤣

14/02/2025

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03/02/2025

Phoenix is now just shy of 12 months age & one of her absolute favourite things this summer has been playing with the hose on hot 🥵 days, an activity we have put on cue from the first time she was introduced to the game.

Phoenix has endless play drive so resisting the temptation to chase the water unless cued (permitted) to play takes enormous impulse control on her end! 🧠

She will follow me around the garden while watering, watching the water the entire time in hope of the game. Occasionally we get a crocodile snap at the water that is quickly extinguished with a verbal correction, but leaky drive (whining/vocalisation/barking) is still a work in progress.

The short video is after having a big chase of the water no more than 10 minutes before but she is still up for more, more and more play! As I move the water stream her way I can see her mind ticking over potentially about to attempt one of her crocodile snaps so I verbally remind her she has not been permitted to play at that moment & not to tempt herself by attempting the snap. 🚿

Timing plays a pivotal role in effective human to dog communication, reminding the dog not to do something as they are thinking about doing it but before they actually perform the behaviour is a highly effective & necessary tool in preventing problem behaviours from forming or if working on behaviour modification, helping the dog understand what behaviours will no longer work for them. Preventing problem behaviours from developing, setting boundaries with clear communication & correct timing sets both human and dog up for success. 🌟

16/01/2025

Nice little graphic explaining how weather sensitive dogs may be effected by windy conditions.

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