Manners For Paws

01/02/2025

Our first live with Sebby was amazing. He basically spent the entire mission in his bed just chilling and relaxing. The final step was a push but he managed just over ten seconds before he popped out to check on Mum.

In comparison to our Initial Assessment that had him running up and down the hall in a panic the second the door closed, this progress is wonderful 🫶

01/02/2025

We were pretty happy with Storm and her comfort levels in our final step of our live this week.

While she did follow her folks through the warm up steps, her energy was low and calm, inquisitive, as she’s still learning about the process.

Then just over five minutes into our final push, she did this, she was there totally chilled for three minutes before we called her folks back.

Some may want to push for longer when a dog reaches this point but it was the first time she’d done it, so we paused for a short while and then called her folks back while she was chilling on the couch.

Super happy with her progress 🫶

01/02/2025

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Save the date Melbourne 🗓

We'll be walking and talking on Sunday the 4th of May for the 7th annual Flynn's Walk in Melbourne 💛

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-flynn-s-walk-melbourne-2025

01/02/2025

We had a great catch up session with Guido, progressing his muzzle training.

For this little guy, it isn’t just about teaching a new skill, he has bad associations with muzzles because they’ve been thrust upon him in grooming and. Veterinary situation to keep the humans safe, but it has left a bad taste in his mouth, so we need to try and change that for him.

This means slow and steady wins the race! 🫶

31/01/2025

So lovely to see Pippin again after a short spell while his new meds had time to settle. Some dogs need help and seeing a behaviour vet can make all the difference

Looking forward to our next session 🫶

31/01/2025

We had a great catch up session with Maple! Her training is coming along nicely 🫶

30/01/2025

Happy Puppy Club Graduation to our little Clubbers:

🐶 PHOENIX
🐶 CHILLI
🐶 YUZU

….and their wonderful humans 🫶

25/01/2025

Lovely to meet this little guy today. His family have signed up to our Probbo Doggo Program for his lead reactivity.

Today we covered foundations of training, intro to clicker and some calming sniff games 🫶

Looking forward to our next session.

25/01/2025

We had a great catch up session with Maple Bacon today!

Recap on bed and drop, as well as fundamentals of recalls, name recognition and the recall cue! 🫶

25/01/2025

Lovely to meet this boy today, got my Goldie fix for sure!

His Dad reached out for help with his recalls so we worked on name recognition and recalls, long line work, markers and practicing in lots of different environments.

He did amazing 🫶

22/01/2025

Lovely to meet Mac today who signed up to our Probbo Doggo Program.

Todays session is all about foundations of training and exercises 🫶

20/01/2025

🧡🤍💙 FEBRUARY COURSE INTAKE NOW OPEN!

The dates for our next round of Puppy Club lessons have been released. Enrolments now available and spots are limited!

👉 Why choose our classes for your puppy❓

Our classes focus on a combination of typical puppy topics to help you get through the first 8 weeks of having puppy home with you and creating a bond and relationship with your new puppy, that will see you head into adolescence with more knowledge and skills to adapt to your puppy’s growth phases.

Our classes are small (no more than 6 pups) so we can provide one on one support in a group setting with plenty of time for learning and those pressing questions.

We also offer unlimited email support for the duration of our course!

👉 What will you and your pup learn❓

✏️ Socialisation - what socialisation actually is and how to socialise your new puppy that doesn’t include taking your puppy to a dog park.
✏️ Help with toilet training, puppy biting and independence training all via our pre recorded online presentation.
✏️ Confidence Building - teaching pups to adapt to change through confidence building exercises.
✏️ Enrichment activities - teaching pups to develop problem solving skills and help them learn decompression exercises.
✏️ Creating a solid relationship through training, recalls, markers, lead basics, tricks, mat training, grooming and cooperative care.
✏️ Body language - how to read your pups body language so you understand how they’re feeling and coping in certain situations.

Lesson Timetable:
📍 Altona
📆Thursdays
⌚️6.15pm
📲www.mannersforpaws.com.au

18/01/2025

We had a great final session with Angus today, he’s really showing some progress since we first met.

Looking forward to hearing his updates 🫶

14/01/2025

Lovely to catch up with Mr Guido and his Mum today. We progressed in our muzzle training and I’m so proud of his ability to remain calm and have fun.

Lots of practice but he’s kicking goals! 🫶

14/01/2025

We had a great catch up session with Maple and the kitty cat! Her Mum has been doing so well with her training over the break 🫶

12/01/2025

Well done to Miss Elsa, achieving over 30 minutes of comfortable alone time in house number 2.

Her folks dedication and commitment to her training is amazing 🫶

11/01/2025

Meet Elsa! We’ve been working with her folks on her alone time training and she’s doing amazing.

Elsa lives in two different homes that both come with their challenges with environment and managing schedules.

We are splitting her missions each week and alternating our lives to give her the best chance of generalising.

I’m so happy with her progress so far, her folks had even started with ’s book in the past and achieved some good results.

Having the support of a CSAT can make all the difference.

10/01/2025

🧡🤍💙 COURSE STARTS SATURDAY 18th JANUARY!

Our 2025 round of Manners Foundations lessons kicks off soon. Enrolments now available and spots are limited!

👉 Why choose our classes for your dog❓

Our classes focus on strengthening your bond with your dog through play and food games. We cover the usual manners and obedience type exercises but we also work on solid focus and engagement exercises, helping your dog become more responsive to your cues, allowing you to manage their behaviour more easily.

Our classes are small (no more than 6 dogs) so we can provide one on one support in a group setting with plenty of time for learning.

We also offer unlimited email support for the duration of our course!....and....we have pre-recorded vidoes of all the core exercises so if you miss a class, you can still catch up ahead of your next lesson.

👉 What will you and your dog learn❓

✏️ Socialisation - what socialisation actually is and how to train your dog in the vicinity of other dogs.
✏️ Our core exercises include sit, drop, stand, stay (implied), name recognition and recalls, lead walking skills and methods and leave.
✏️ Confidence Building - teaching dog new tricks and fun treat games that help build resilience and confidence.
✏️ Enrichment activities - teaching pups to develop problem solving skills with inanimate objects.
✏️ Creating a solid relationship through training, recalls, markers, lead basics, tricks and mat training.
✏️ Body language - how to read your dogs body language so you understand how they’re feeling and coping in certain situations.

Lesson Timetable:
📍Altona
📆Saturdays
⌚️9.30am
📲www.mannersforpaws.com.au