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Mission Statement

At Ocean Paws Dog Training, we believe that by understanding behaviour and how dogs learn, we can use this knowledge effectively to better support and train our dogs in a way that fosters a relationship based on trust, respect, and understanding.

Penny founded Ocean Paws Dog Training in 2014, where she initially worked part-time as an assistant dog groomer. In 2015, she volunteered as a dog trainer at a local dog training club.


Her passion for animals, particularly dogs, began at a young age when she fell in love with a local collie dog named Alice. Unfortunately, being so young, Penny didn't know much about animals at the time, and despite her attempts to greet Alice, the dog would bite her every time she tried to pat her. Penny would often run home in tears and ask her mother why Alice was biting her, only to later discover that poor Alice was unwell.


Undeterred, Penny's curiosity about animal behavior grew throughout her schooling and extended to all animals, which became the focus of her school assignments. As a young adult, she studied animal care and worked in a pet store for three years.


After being made redundant, Penny traveled extensively throughout Europe and spent several years working in the telecommunications industry. Then, six years ago, she was offered a part-time job assisting a local dog groomer, which quickly reignited her passion for animals.

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Owning her own two dogs, Ziggy and Sampson, and hearing from local dog owners seeking solutions for behavioral issues, Penny decided to follow her passion and pursue a Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services and Behaviour through the Delta Institute. This is a nationally recognized dog training accreditation.


Throughout her years of study and running her business, dog behavior and training have become an obsession for Penny. She frequently spends her free time researching and reading about dogs to enhance her understanding and expertise.


To stay current with the most effective dog training methods, Penny is a member of the APDT (Australian Professional Dog Trainers Association), PPGA (Pet Professional Guild Australia), and the Delta Institute. She also regularly attends online educational webinars and internationally renowned dog training conferences.


Penny practices a progressive, force-free, reward-based approach when training dogs, aiming to share her knowledge to help owners and their dogs live a happy, harmonious life together.

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Working with a fully Accredited Dog Trainer is essential.

To ensure that Penny is up to date with the most effective dog training methods and the latest industry news, she is a member of the following organisations.

Client Testimonials

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    The kindness and caring attitude that Penny showed us throughout our training program was amazing.

    Her willingness to help us with the problems we had so important to us and our pooch and we have progressed forward in leaps and bounds.

    I would recommend Penny’s services to anyone.

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    Penny is amazing highly recommend her services, loads of experience and training

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     Penny made our puppy training experience super enjoyable and as a trainer she put in a lot of effort for our pup. I contacted penny a week late into the puppy training course. she made the effort to come to our place and do a catch up lesson at no extra cost and at a time that suited us. From there penny further demonstrated her knowledge and experience in animal behaviour/training and I would highly recommend her.

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    We had the absolute pleasure of having Penny train our beautiful cheeky fur baby Oscar Albert, because of Covid19 we had Penny at our house doing the puppy training. We have 2 older dogs as well that had some behavioural issues that Penny was more than happy to help with. Her knowledge and experience with dogs is second to none. She made our dogs feel safe and respected, she is an absolute pleasure to be around, we learnt so much and will be forever thankful for the training that we received. We would highly recommend Penny and Ocean Paws Dog Training to train your fur babies. Thanks, Aunty Penny. 

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     Thank you so much for coming to meet our baby Harley. I really appreciate everything you explained to me today and can’t wait to start our new training plan

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     Penny is FANTASTIC to work with. She builds on the positives you’ve achieved with your dog rather than what you have not done. Penny is completely focused on the welfare of the dog and focuses and the body/non verbal language the dog is providing and builds on it.  After our first session Bendigo knew Penny’s name and looks forward to sessions with her (the treats are a bonus!).  Ocean Paws Dog Training is a wholistic dog/owner positive solution focused option. We feel blessed and honored to have found and worked with Penny.     


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     Penny was amazing with our dog Cooper, she taught me to understand how he is thinking which was the key to having success with his behaviour. I can’t thank her enough. Highly recommended.

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    Great trainer. Accredited and a lovely lady

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     Penny attended a private consult in our home to assist with behavioral dog training. We found Penny's advice to be very helpful and knowledgeable. After our consult, Penny also provided us with a comprehensive training package for our information. We would recommend Penny to anyone looking for dog training on the Central Coast.

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    Highly recommend Ocean Paws dog training Penny has a wealth of expertise and her guidance has been invaluable to me and our fur family, I found her to be very knowledgeable and professional with alot of understanding, care and compassion, with her advice I have been able to correct behavioural issue with ease, I can not express how grateful I am to have found Ocean Paws - 2 years ago

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    Penny has been nothing but helpful to me & my family with our rescue Bo. We’ve learnt so much from her and Bo has changed in many great ways thanks to her help! Thanks so much Penny! I will continue to recommend you to anyone who asks because you’re simply the best

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    Cannot recommend Penny enough! She is so professional, so personable and so helpful. The classes were fun and relaxed - the perfect environment for learning. Our pup changed dramatically over the five weeks of puppy school, we couldn't be happier!

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    Penny has been so great with my anxious dog. He has come so far - we never believed six months ago he would be as well behaved and happy as he is today.Write your caption here

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Our private behaviour consults are $220 (1.5 hour-2 hours) for the first session and $130 for each subsequent session (1 - 1.5 hours).

Consult packages are also available for complex behavioural issues.

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