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

What did you get up to on the weekend with your dog/s? We started off the weekend with a walk at Tooheys Forest!
08/09/2025

What did you get up to on the weekend with your dog/s?

We started off the weekend with a walk at Tooheys Forest!

Do you have a morning routine with your dog? We need to be flexible depending on how many dogs we have in our home. Righ...
25/08/2025

Do you have a morning routine with your dog?

We need to be flexible depending on how many dogs we have in our home. Right now we have our own 2 dogs (Hexxus and Havoc), and this is our foster puppy Clara who goes to her new home this weekend!

Clara needs some exercise and mental stimulation first thing in the morning (especially being a working breed!) but then we always make time for some cuddles ❤️

Last week our youngest dog Havoc turned 3! Instead of getting him a bunch of presents this year, the day was spent doing...
25/08/2025

Last week our youngest dog Havoc turned 3!

Instead of getting him a bunch of presents this year, the day was spent doing his favourite things.

The morning started off with a walk at his favourite park followed by 2 pup cups, and in the arvo he went to sport dog training (his favourite!)

Puppy enrichment prep is underway! When we have a new puppy in the house I like to have some enrichment toys already stu...
07/08/2025

Puppy enrichment prep is underway!

When we have a new puppy in the house I like to have some enrichment toys already stuffed with food and frozen. It makes things super quick if I need to give a puppy something to occupy themselves for a while.

Some toys got stuffed with some Greek yogurt, some had Big Dog patties and others were filled with some kibble soaked in bone broth.

Havoc hopes that you have a wonderful day!
07/08/2025

Havoc hopes that you have a wonderful day!

Our sweet little foster puppy Shere Khan went off to his new forever family this morning! I would love to say that the h...
06/08/2025

Our sweet little foster puppy Shere Khan went off to his new forever family this morning!

I would love to say that the house is so quiet without him, but he was such a chilled puppy that things don't feel much different 😂

We have a new temporary furry family addition arriving tomorrow though to keep us on our toes! So we will be able to keep filming content for our puppy raising course with a different breed of puppy :)

Is summer or winter your preference for the activities that you like to do with your dog?I am really torn! We love summe...
04/08/2025

Is summer or winter your preference for the activities that you like to do with your dog?

I am really torn! We love summer because the boys LOVE water activities, but the downside is that I am up at sunrise with them to do their land activities before it gets too hot.

Winter means that they don't get to do water activities which is a bummer, but they get to do more things like bushwalks with less worry about snakes.

Do you have a cute story about how you ended up with your dog?Our 3 German Shepherds Hades, Hexxus and Havoc came from r...
03/08/2025

Do you have a cute story about how you ended up with your dog?

Our 3 German Shepherds Hades, Hexxus and Havoc came from reputable breeders and each puppy was assigned to us based on which puppy would be the best fit for what we are after. I love hearing about the cute stories that people have though from when they have met dogs or puppies at a shelter and have immediately bonded with one!

This photo was taken the day I met baby Havoc, right after I had found out that he was going to be our puppy.

We had been given video updates throughout the puppies development, and there was one cheeky sable puppy that we kept laughing at the antics of. The puppy was the first one to climb out of the whelping box, he playfully punched his siblings in the face while they were playing with each other and he would bulldoze the other puppies out of the way at meal times. He had a lot of s***k! And he ended up being our puppy.

If you have any cute stories I would love to hear them!

We dictate so much of our dogs lives to keep them safe and so that we can live a happy life together. When there is an a...
02/08/2025

We dictate so much of our dogs lives to keep them safe and so that we can live a happy life together. When there is an appropriate opportunity to give my dogs the freedom of choice, I love to take it.

This photo was taken when our previous GSD Hades was a puppy. After each vet visit we would make a line of toys and he got to choose what one we would buy and bring home.

Another easy option is letting your dog choose which direction to go on walks sometimes. Another one that I wouldn't recommend doing if you are trying to use treats in training and are struggling with food motivation for your dog, but it is fine for my guys, is making a "treat platter" where I will put out some of our Alfie's Kitchen treats and watch what order my dogs eat them in so I can get an idea of their preference.

We are loving that the cooler weather is making it easier to take our dogs to a bigger variety of locations. Their world...
01/08/2025

We are loving that the cooler weather is making it easier to take our dogs to a bigger variety of locations. Their world is only as big as you make it.

Do you have any fun plans with your dog this weekend?

I wish that my days could be predictable, that I could be super organized 100% of the time and everything would go to pl...
30/07/2025

I wish that my days could be predictable, that I could be super organized 100% of the time and everything would go to plan, but I don't think that is the reality for many (or any) people at all.

This week has gotten derailed and a lot of shuffling needed to happen when one of our dogs ended up needing to get an MRI.

For when things get crazy, I have some "cheats" that I can utilize in a jiffy to keep our dogs and our foster puppy sane while I need to be out of the house more than usual and have less time to spend with them.

Some things that I will do when I am time limited but need to meet everyone's needs are:

- Food toys (particularly for our foster puppy). We have a "pet cupboard" in the kitchen that has a bunch of enrichment toys, and I always have easy foods to use with them like natural peanut butter and Greek yogurt on hand. It takes me next to no time to pull out a Toppl and put some food inside to keep our foster puppy occupied while I get things done.

- I will do a training/play session with everyone instead of taking them for a walk. My dogs are more tired, fulfilled and happy if I spend 10 minutes playing tug with them while practicing their skills than if I took them for an hour walk. Quality over quantity.

- I will use their meals as training rewards while teaching them something new. It only takes me 5 minutes to use up their meal in a training session and it means that my dogs get extra mental stimulation to "tire them out" instead of them eating from a bowl.

Some things that I do in regular life with them that help busy days be a total non issue are:

- I don't have a predictable daily routine. I usually wake up and go to sleep at the same time each day, but my dogs do not have a daily routine that runs like clockwork. Eg, they don't get walked at 6:30am every morning and have breakfast at 7:15am sharp.

This means that my dogs are adaptable to whatever the day brings, and when my daily plan is altered it doesn't cause my dogs any stress or anxiety.

- My dogs are used to having boring days and it is something that our foster puppy is quickly mastering too. I am not advocating that people get high energy working breeds that they don't have the time for and expect them to be potatoes. That isn't a realistic expectation.

I think it is totally reasonable though to teach our dogs to be okay with reduced activities for a period of time in prep for when life happens and you get sick etc.

We are having a lot of fun with our foster puppy Shere Khan ❤️He loves learning so we are making great progress with our...
30/07/2025

We are having a lot of fun with our foster puppy Shere Khan ❤️

He loves learning so we are making great progress with our puppy raising course content with his help!

What are some things you wish you knew about when you had a puppy, or things that you are unsure about if you currently have one?

Shere Khan is also a huge fan of the treats from 😂 The photo of him eating his Healthy Heart cookie really gets me 😂

We don't make a commission, but if you are interested in getting some treats from Alfie's Kitchen (we love supporting small businesses) you can use our discount code HHH20 to save some cash :)

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