Ocean Paws Dog Training

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🧑‍🎄🌲🥳🐾🐾

Wishing you all a super Christmas day filled with love, merriment and many puppy snuggles..

Merry Christmas!!!

23/12/2025

🎓🐾 Our Last Senior Puppy Graduation for 2025 – East Gosford! 🐾🎓

A huge congratulations to our very pawsome senior puppy graduates — Minty, Sasha, and Rocco, and Rocky (who we missed on the day!) 🥳🐶💛

Each of these clever learners did an amazing job building their skills week by week. A big thank you to their wonderful hoomans too — your consistency, and commitment really help your pups and is much appreciated.👏

A heartfelt thank you to Jeanette, our lovely puppy instructor, for being amazing as always and for the beautiful support you give to our pups and families 🥰🐾

We wish you all many happy adventures ahead, a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and lots of festive tail wags and puppy joy 🎄🐕✨

21/12/2025

🐾🎓 Our Last Baby Puppy Graduation for 2025 – Morpeth! 🎓🐾

We enjoyed a special early, pre-Christmas graduation for this gorgeous group of pups 🎄🐶. With several classes rescheduled due to the recent heat, it felt important to still celebrate these little superstars and all their hard work!

A huge congratulations to our very pawsome graduates — Honey, Nala, and Odie, and Lainey (who we missed on the day!) 🥳🐕💛

Each of these clever pups absolutely smashed their puppy learning and did such a wonderful job throughout the course. A big thank you to their amazing hoomans as well — for your patience, understanding, and for supporting your pups to be the best little learners they can be 🙏😊👏

We can’t wait to see you again in the New Year and see just how much everyone has grown! 🐶✨

Wishing you all many happy puppy adventures, a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and lots of puppy Christmas snuggles 🎅🌲🐾💛

20/12/2025

🎄✨Thats a Wrap for 2025! ✨🎄

The team at Ocean Paws Dog Training 🐾 is now officially closed for the Christmas and New Year break 🎅🌟

We’ll be reopening on Wednesday, 7th January 2026, and we can’t wait to see you all again then! 🐶💛

📅 All 2026 group classes are now available to view and book online:
👉 Book classes here: www.oceanpawsdogtraining.com.au/book-classes

🏡 For private consultations, mindDog training, or training packages, please send an enquiry via the Contact Us page:

👉 Visit us here:www.oceanpawsdogtraining.com.au/contact-us

🎉 A huge and heartfelt thank you to all our amazing clients for your continued support throughout the year — it truly means the world and its been a great year 💛

From Tama and Tully the Shelties 🐕, Jeanette our wonderful Central Coast Puppy Instructor, and myself, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas 🎁✨ and a happy, safe, and relaxing New Year 🎊🥂

🎅 Merry Christmas, everyone, and Happy New Year! 🎉

📞 Contact us at: 0413 000 030
🌐 Visit us at: www.oceanpawsdogtraining.com.au

🎄 🎉

19/12/2025

🐾🎓 Our Last Baby Puppy Graduation for 2025 – East Gosford! 🎓🐾

A huge congratulations to our very pawsome graduates — Appa, Shadow, and Tank! 🐕🥳🌴 What a beautiful group of pups to finish the year with! 💛

Each of these clever little learners did such a wonderful job building their puppy skills week by week. And a big thank you to their amazing hoomans too — your consistency, patience, and commitment truly shine and help your pups become the confident, happy dogs they are growing into 🙏😊👏

A heartfelt thank you to Jeanette, our lovely Puppy Instructor, for your warmth, dedication, and fantastic support throughout the year — you’re amazing! 🥰🐾

We wish you all many happy puppy adventures, a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and plenty of puppy Christmas snuggles 🎅🌲🐕💛

18/12/2025

🐾🎓 Class Availability – January 2026 🎓🐾

We’re so excited to share that classes resume in the first week of January, and we can’t wait to welcome you and your pups back! 🐶💛

📍 Central Coast Classes

🍼 Baby Puppy (8–15 weeks)
📅 Starts Wednesday 7th January
⏰ 6:00 PM
🗓️ 4-week program | 💲200

🎓 Senior Puppy (16–28 weeks)
📅 Starts Saturday 10th January
⏰ 11:00 AM
🗓️ 5-week program | 💲240

📍 Maitland Classes

🍼 Baby Puppy (8–15 weeks)
📅 Starts Thursday 8th January
⏰ 6:00 PM
🗓️ 4-week program | 💲200

🎓 Senior Puppy (16–28 weeks)
📅 Starts Saturday 10th January
⏰ 10:30 AM
🗓️ 5-week program | 💲240

✨ Both programs are designed to support your puppy’s confidence, emotional wellbeing, and essential life skills — all through positive, reward-based training that’s fun and supportive for pups and their humans 💛🐾

⚠️ Spots are limited and fill quickly!

👉 Register here: www.oceanpawsdogtraining.com.au/book-classes

📞 Or call us on: 0413 000 030

17/12/2025

First Walks With Tully 🐕🌴

I always have these visions of my first walks with my pups being full of puppy wonderment. You know the picture — hair blowing in the breeze, a sweet little fluffy baby dog sniffing around, learning all about the environment, maybe checking in with you, a big smile on their face, enjoying some pup treats… and you feeling like a very proud mum.

And then… there’s Tully 🥰🐕😉

Our walks have certainly been very different from what I imagined and, unfortunately, quite a challenge for little Tully. I quickly learnt that she is scared of cars, bikes, and dogs barking behind fences. Some low-level stress is normal when pups experience new things, but Tully was running backwards, trying to wriggle out of her harness, with her little heart beating a hundred miles an hour.

So I had to change tack very quickly, because I absolutely did not want her early walks and learning experiences in the world to be traumatic.

Instead, I started taking her to a lovely, quiet park down the road, where she could experience her triggers at a safe distance while calmly engaging with the environment. The video below is our very first walk in the park. 🥹

In the video, you’ll notice a car goes past and Tully sits and watches. When she’s ready, she moves on again. I tried to get her attention but she was focused on the environment and all the noises around her (first walk very normal). But the good thing was, there was no running backwards, no trying to escape her harness, and not the panic I saw on her street walks. She startled slightly to the second car but she kept going relatively calmly and we ended having a really nice walk. Why? Distance, the right environment, and a lead that gives her the freedom to make choices that help her feel safe.

If you’re wondering why I have her on a long lead, it’s because I want to rebuild her confidence on the lead and give her room to make the choices she needs to cope with what she’s experiencing. A shorter lead simply doesn’t allow for that. Any time she sits and watches something new, just watches a car, ignores a car, or calmly takes in her surroundings, I reinforce it. For now, that’s our focus. I’m not worried about loose lead walking or walking at heel — building her confidence in the world comes first.

Do I want to get to a point where I can walk Tully around the beautiful streets where I live? Absolutely. But it’s just not for now.

One thing I’m constantly reminded of in my work with dogs — puppies and adults alike — is that you have to do what works for your dog. More importantly, you have to work with the dog in front of you, not the dog you imagined, or the dog you thought would neatly fit into your world. It doesn’t always turn out that way, and that can be hard on everyone involved, especially your dog.

If you work with the dog in front of you, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve. Often, it’s not about doing more — it’s simply about changing the environment for a while and setting your dog up to be their best self.

We had some great progress today 🥲😍. Little Tully completely ignored three cars that were about four metres away and just kept sniffing. OMG — so good! I’m incredibly proud of this little Tully bug.👏😉

So, I guess the moral of the story...work with the dog in front of you. Your dog will really thank you for it and you will negate a lot of behaviour problems down the track💛🐾

16/12/2025

🎄🐾 Holiday Closure Announcement 🐾🎄

As the year comes to an end, we’d like to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful clients for your incredible support throughout 2025 💛

It has been an absolute pleasure working alongside you and your fur kids, and we’re so grateful to be part of your training journeys 🐶✨

📅 Christmas Break Closure Dates:

We’ll be taking a well-deserved break from Friday, 19th December, and will reopen on Tuesday, 6th January, with regular services resuming on Wednesday, 7th January 🎅🎁

We hope you and your pups enjoy a magical holiday season filled with love, rest, enrichment, and plenty of wagging tails 🐾🎄

If you need to get in touch before the break:
📞 Contact us at: 0413 000 030
🌐 Visit us at: www.oceanpawsdogtraining.com.au

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 💫

Thank you again for being part of our community 💛🐾

06/12/2025

I see too many people walking their dogs in this heat and some even around lunch time.

Please remember our dogs have a fur coat and no shoes. Its not safe walking a dog in this heat. So please, please keep your dogs at home, watered and with lots of access to cool places to sleep and rest. 😀🙏🐕

☀️ Summer is here, and so are the risks! Did you know that at just 24°C, pavement can already be too hot for your dog's paws? And heat stroke can happen faster than you think.

If you can't hold the back of your hand on the pavement for 5 seconds, it's too hot for your dog. Simple as that.

Explore our full library of online resources for everything you need to keep your pet happy and healthy through every season!

05/12/2025

🌟 Happy Friday News! 🌟

Huge congratulations to the beautiful Frankie and her amazing hooman! 🎉🐾

I am thrilled to share that this wonderful team passed their very first Public Access Test with flying colours — Frankie is now officially a fully qualified Assistance Dog! 💛🐶✨

Frankie has always shown such natural ability, calmness, and confidence in her work out and about. Watching her absolutely smash her assessment was just awesome and this achievement is truly well deserved for both of them. 🌼👏

Wishing you both many happy adventures ahead — can’t wait to see you again next year for your annual assessment! 🥰🐕🌟

29/11/2025

🐾💛 Puppy Growth from 11 to 14 Weeks… OMG!!! 😲🐕✨

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly pups grow. Little Tully seems to get bigger every single day — I can’t believe how much she’s changed already! 😍📸

The puppy stage is truly precious and goes by so fast. One moment they’re tiny and fluffy, and the next they’re well on their way to adolescence. Even with the chewed coffee table, nibbled carpets, legs, toes, feet and sofa… this sweet little ladybug is an absolute joy, and we adore having her here! 🥰🐾💛

✨ A quick educational note for puppy families:
Between 8–24 weeks, pups go through some major developmental changes.
• 🦷 Teething can make them chew more, mouth more, and feel a little uncomfortable — which often shows up in nippiness or seeking things to gnaw on and soothe their gums.
• 📈 Rapid growth can also create temporary growing pains or physical tiredness, which may lead to shorter attention spans, clinginess, or changes in behaviour.
• 🥹Fear Periods - During this stage of rapid growth, many puppies also experience what we call fear periods. These are short developmental windows where a young pup may suddenly become more cautious, worried, or unsure about things they previously seemed ok with. During this phase they may react to sounds, objects, people, movement, or even familiar environments. If you notice this in your puppy, take it easy for a few days with your pup and spend some quiet time at home instead, enjoying your pups favourite enrichment item or game.

These phases are completely normal, and with gentle guidance, enrichment, rest, and patience, pups move through them beautifully.

Enjoy every moment — even the chewy, goofy, wiggly ones. They don’t stay this little for long! 🐶💛

27/11/2025

When its hot puppy enrichment is the best.
Lovin our 😜👍🐕🐾🌴