Best Paw Forward Dog Training

Best Paw Forward Dog Training Dog training and behaviour modification in the Greater Springfield and Ipswich region. We offer one

Waking up to these furry snoots is my absolute favourite. Dogs on the bed isn't for everyone, but I personally love it. ...
11/07/2025

Waking up to these furry snoots is my absolute favourite.

Dogs on the bed isn't for everyone, but I personally love it.

Where is your dogs favourite nap spot?

Happy Friday! What do you have planned with your dog this weekend?
11/07/2025

Happy Friday! What do you have planned with your dog this weekend?

If you have a dog who really embraces the tongue out way of life, I would love to see! Please show me in the comments. H...
10/07/2025

If you have a dog who really embraces the tongue out way of life, I would love to see! Please show me in the comments.

Hexxus rarely pants (but our amazing vet also tells me that he has the heart rate of an athlete!) but Havocs tongue looks possessed and is always hanging out of his face 😂

You can make walks with your dog more fun and build their confidence by introducing challenges. One of my favorites is t...
09/07/2025

You can make walks with your dog more fun and build their confidence by introducing challenges. One of my favorites is to utilize play equipments, big rocks, logs etc for dogs to jump on and over!

Havoc thinks jumping on play equipment is the bees knees.

We hope that everyone had a great weekend with their dogs! The colder weather means that our guys aren't doing water act...
23/06/2025

We hope that everyone had a great weekend with their dogs!

The colder weather means that our guys aren't doing water activities at the moment but we are loving that it is cool enough in the middle of the day to go out for a play/training session!

Crate training is a topic that people can have strong passionate feelings about, either loving or hating it. I have post...
21/05/2025

Crate training is a topic that people can have strong passionate feelings about, either loving or hating it.

I have posted previously about my favourite pro's, but here is a photo of one of my dogs (Havoc) choosing to chill out in his crate while I make brekkie.

Overnight Havoc sleeps in his crate with the door shut. If he has access to the house he gets a bit restless which negatively impacts his sleep quality, which has other flow on impacts.

During the day though the door is open and he comes and goes as he likes. His crate has a super comfy bed he likes using the crate wall to keep him upright when he lays upside down on his back 😂

If you have any questions about crate training, feel free to put them in the comments or send me a message.

I have taught my dogs to be adaptable with changes in their routine, but I also need to make sure that I meet their need...
24/04/2025

I have taught my dogs to be adaptable with changes in their routine, but I also need to make sure that I meet their needs.

Our usual routine is that they get to run around the yard together for about an hour while I wake up and have my coffee.

On wet days like today though, the risk of them slipping and injuring themselves is too high.

They have been taught that inside is chill time. They can chew on their toys but they can't run around and act like crack heads.

This morning they were confused as to why we were spending the morning inside being potatoes instead of outside where they could run and play, but within a couple of seconds they settled down and just rolled with it.

Realistically they can tolerate a couple of days of being lazy, but to help them live their best lives while taking the rainy weather into consideration, their day is going to look like this:

- Once it is a more appropriate waking hour for other people, I'll do a play/training session with the boys under our undercover patio. We will keep working on some skills that are in the process and we will play tug as their reward. That gives them some mental stimulation and exercise.
- Next I'll use some of their breakfast for training. Havoc is learning how to calmly hold objects on cue and Hexxus is working on his rear end awareness on a pivot board.
- They will have a sleep after that.
- When they wake up again during the day and want to do something, if the rain has stopped we will go for a walk to stretch their legs, otherwise they will get some sacrificial toys to desqueak.
- The afternoon will bring another food training session for some more mental stimulation, and another training session with tug as the reward.

To some people that sounds like a lot, and to others it barely sounds like anything. Different dogs have different requirements. Hexxus and Havoc are high drive sport dogs, but they have an awesome "off switch".

In total, the activities I have planned for them today will probably only take 1.5 hours (unless we go for a walk). Giving dogs appropriate outlets doesn't have to be immensely time consuming, but it should be intentional.

What is the last photo you took of your dog? This is a photo of Hexxus from last night. He had been holding his toy (a c...
11/03/2025

What is the last photo you took of your dog?

This is a photo of Hexxus from last night. He had been holding his toy (a crackle stick made by Kong) but decided to use it as a pillow when he started falling asleep 😂

We hope that everyone is doing okay after the crazy weather we have had recently ❤️It looks like the rain is finally goi...
10/03/2025

We hope that everyone is doing okay after the crazy weather we have had recently ❤️

It looks like the rain is finally going to start easing up, so hopefully life can return to normal soon!

IMPORTANT!Our website and emails currently aren't working. The issue is not on our end, but is something glitching with ...
19/02/2025

IMPORTANT!

Our website and emails currently aren't working.

The issue is not on our end, but is something glitching with the company who hosts our domain and other technical gargon that is beyond me since it isn't about dog training.

We are hoping that it gets fixed ASAP, but in the mean time I am still contactable by phone - 0452193375, or through Facebook Messenger.

If you are wanting to look at our website you can access it from here: https://bestpaw.com.au/ but we aren't certain if the contact us form will be working or not, so contacting us directly is the best bet.

We are super sorry for the inconvenience and hopefully it is all back working again soon!

Practicing skills before you need to use them can make things much less stressful for your dog. Havoc stumbled and split...
17/02/2025

Practicing skills before you need to use them can make things much less stressful for your dog.

Havoc stumbled and split his face on a retaining wall while zooming up some steps. It isn't a major injury, but he needed his face held still while he was poked and prodded to look for dirt etc in the wound.

His appointment went flawlessly because restraints for examinations are things that we practice with our guys from the time we bring them into our family.

It is an easy thing that everyone can work on at home with their dogs :)

Havoc says that weekends are for pup cups ❤️
15/02/2025

Havoc says that weekends are for pup cups ❤️

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