Central Coasts

Certified Dog Trainer & Behaviour Consultant

Established 2014 - Delta Accredited

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At Ocean Paws Dog Training we can help you with:

✨ Behavioural Consults - For addressing challenges such as barking, chewing, nipping, toilet training, jumping up, pulling on the lead, destructive behaviours, reactivity to people or dogs, or fearful reactions to specific objects. We also provide support for issues like separation anxiety and resource guarding.

✨ Private Dog Training Packages - Ideal for those who prefer at-home training or want to focus on specific skills like recall, loose-lead walking, or other tailored behaviours.

✨ Group Classes - Designed for dogs at every stage of life, including Baby Puppies, Senior Puppies, Adolescents, and Adult Dogs.

✨ Assistance Dog & School Support Dog Training - We provide guidance, training, and preparation to help your dog become an Assistance Dog or a School Support Dog.

✨ mindDog Assessor & Trainer - We work alongside mindDog to support you through the training process and help prepare your dog for the Public Access Test.

✨ Delta Institute Canine Good Citizen Award - We offer training packages to help you and your dog achieve the Delta Canine Good Citizen Award.

✨ Settling Your New Puppy or Dog -We assist with integrating a new puppy or rescue dog into your home, ensuring a smooth transition for both you and your furry friend.

✨ Integrating Pets - Need help introducing a new pet to an existing one? We provide strategies to help them coexist harmoniously.

✨ Dogs & Kids - Guidance on managing relationships between dogs and young children, including tips for safe and appropriate play.

✨ Understanding Canine Body Language - Learn to read your dog’s body language and deepen your connection through effective communication.

Dog Training Programs

Behaviour Consultations

Behavioral Consults are an excellent way to address specific issues you may be facing with your dog, such as barking, nipping, mouthing or biting, digging, chewing, or other destructive behaviors, as well as on-lead reactivity or helping your new dog settle in. Since each dog and situation is unique, we tailor each private consult to meet your specific needs and those of your dog, all in the privacy of your own home

$220.00 for 1.5 - 2 hour consult

Baby Puppy Program

Our Baby Puppy Program is designed for puppies aged 8-15 weeks and includes four one-hour lessons. This program helps you and your pup prepare for your new life together, covering socialization, basic behaviors, and more.

Classes are held at the 1st East Gosford Scout Hall on Wattle Street in East Gosford.

$200 / 4 week program

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Senior Puppy Program

Our Senior Puppy Program is designed for puppies aged 16-24 weeks and consists of five one-hour lessons. The goal of our Senior Puppy Program is to instill good puppy manners, such as sitting for guests, walking calmly on the lead, focus work, coming when called, and more.

Our classes are held at the 1st East Gosford Scout Hall, Wattle St, East Gosford.

$240/ 5 week program

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Adult Dog Training Program

This program is designed for dogs aged 7 months and older and runs for six weeks. The goal of this program is to cover basic manners and behavior management, including walking loosely on a lead, coming when there are mild distractions, lead manners, and calm greetings around people and dogs, among other topics.

$260 / 6 week program

Dog Training at Home

If you are unable to attend a group class or if your dog would benefit more from one-on-one training, we offer private dog training courses in the comfort of your own home. Each course covers the behaviors you would learn in a group class, the educational topics we discuss, and can be customized to address any specific behaviors you would like to work on.

3 x 1 hour sessions $330

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Assistance Dog Training

mindDog & School Support Dogs

Our training sessions are designed to help you train your dog to become an assistance dog. Each session is tailored specifically to meet the requirements of the Public Access Test and those outlined in your mindDog training diaries.

We also offer services to support you and your school support dog. Contact us for more information.

mindDog 1 hour training sessions - $95

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.

APDT

Australian Professional Dog Trainers Association

PPGA

Pet Professional Guild Australia

Delta Institute

Delta Institute – Associate Member

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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Responsible Dog Ownership

Owning a puppy or dog can be extremely rewarding, but it's important to remember that it also comes with significant responsibility.

Here, you will find basic information about dog ownership in the Central Coast region, including our local council’s rules and regulations. These guidelines are in place to ensure the safety and protection of you and your furry family members within our community.