Flying Paws Dog Training

Flying Paws Dog Training For nearly 10 years, Flying Paws has been offering training to help create confident, calm, resilient and happy 4 legged members of the family.

Award-winning, fear & force-free trusted across Tasmania
Helping dogs thrive through ethical evidence-based training
We help dogs & humans grow with confidence & clarity

Family Dog Mediation® Certified
Puppy Programs • Group Training • Behaviour Consults Whether you are after puppy classes, group training for an older dog or a private training for a specific problem, we have something to suit you

and your furry partner. All training is conducted in a friendly and relaxed manner in a controlled environment by qualified and accredited positive reinforcement trainers.

“I haven’t had much time to train.”That’s okay because here’s something we wish more people knew:You don’t need an hour....
06/09/2026

“I haven’t had much time to train.”

That’s okay because here’s something we wish more people knew:

You don’t need an hour. You don’t even necessarily need 20 minutes.

Sometimes 30 seconds is enough.

🌟 Waiting for the kettle? Practise a couple of check-ins.
🌟 Dinner cooking? Do three recalls around the kitchen.
🌟Walking from the house to the car? Practise a little loose-lead walking.
🌟Your dog is already beside you? Reward them for it.
🌟You’ve got three minutes before you have to leave? Do a few repetitions of something you’re working on, then stop.

Training doesn’t have to look like:

“Right. It’s 10am. Time for today’s official training session.” 😂

Some of the most useful learning happens in tiny moments that are already happening throughout your day and those little repetitions add up.

Thirty seconds today. Two minutes tomorrow. A couple of minutes while you’re waiting for something.

It doesn’t have to be perfect and it doesn’t even have to happen every single day because your dog doesn’t know you’ve put “train the dog” on your to-do list.

They just learn from the things you repeatedly do together.

So if you’ve been putting training off because you don’t have enough time… Stop waiting for an hour to magically appear in your day.

Find three minutes or one or thirty seconds.

That’s enough to start. 🐾

🌟 Meet our New Positive Puppies🌟Yesterday saw our latest group of puppies start in our Positive Puppy Program yesterday ...
06/09/2026

🌟 Meet our New Positive Puppies🌟

Yesterday saw our latest group of puppies start in our Positive Puppy Program yesterday 🥰 meet …

💜 Maple the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
💙 Maverick the Labrador
💜 Phoebe the Kelpie
💜 Hazel the Lagotto
💜 KC the Cavoodle
💜 Nala the German Shepherd
💙 Ralff the Toy Poodle
💙 Romi the Wire Haired Vizsla

Everyone settled in really well and we saw some great start to not only their foundation skills but settling in! Great work guys 🙌🏼

Our final September start date is filling up and as is our October Saturday start date! Message us today or visit our website below to secure your spot 👇

https://flyingpaws.com.au/programs/positive-puppy-program/

We’re happy to report that things are on the improve for Zan. 💙In fact, if you didn’t know there had been anything going...
05/09/2026

We’re happy to report that things are on the improve for Zan. 💙

In fact, if you didn’t know there had been anything going on with his hip flexor, you’d probably never guess. The physio and laser are working wonders 🙌🏼

While that’s fantastic news, it’s also where we need to be really careful not to get complacent.

Because feeling better doesn’t necessarily mean he is completely back to full strength.

This is the stage where it can be very tempting to think “He looks normal, so we’re basically back to normal!”

But we’re not quite there yet. For now, we’re continuing to keep things controlled and gradually building him back up rather than letting Zan decide that being eight years old means he’s suddenly invincible again. 😂

The frustrating part of rehabilitation is that the dog often feels ready before they’re actually ready for everything.

So we’re going to keep following the plan, keep things controlled and resist the temptation to do too much too soon.

He’s still not back for Private Session just yet and while this has given us a chance to break Fox in a bit more for this role, we know Zan will definitely be looking forward to getting his job back 🤣

We’re really happy with the progress. Now we just need to not ruin the good work by getting impatient. 🐾

🌟 Paws in Practice is Back!🌟Zeke, Zarli, Sol and Tansy are our first Paws in Practice group back after our Winter break!...
05/09/2026

🌟 Paws in Practice is Back!🌟

Zeke, Zarli, Sol and Tansy are our first Paws in Practice group back after our Winter break! 🎉

These guys smashed their real world behaviours before heading into the agility paddock! We can wait to see them shine over the next few weeks 🥰

Paws in Practice is for dogs that have completed a minimum of our Puppy to Pro Program. If you’d like to take your dogs skills to the next level message us or visit our website to find out more 👇

https://flyingpaws.com.au/programs/paws-in-practice/

04/09/2026

What if your dog didn’t need to be glued to you to have a good connection? 🐾

We don’t actually want Fox watching us every second.

We want him to be able to engage with the world and still choose to reconnect with us.

Sometimes that looks like an automatic check-in. Sometimes it’s choosing to stay close because being beside us has value. Sometimes it’s wandering off to do his own thing… then deciding that coming back is a pretty good option too.

They’re choices and that’s what makes them valuable.

Because the goal isn’t: “My dog should always pay attention to me.”

It’s: “My dog knows that coming back to me is worth it.”

That’s a very different thing.

We’re not trying to make ourselves more interesting than the entire world. We’re building a relationship where connection is one of the good options available to our dog. 🐾

Sometimes maturity looks like nothing happening.On Saturday, we had all of our Advanced dogs back in class.While Molly w...
03/09/2026

Sometimes maturity looks like nothing happening.

On Saturday, we had all of our Advanced dogs back in class.

While Molly was ducking around the paddock doing a food refusal exercise with each dog, Fox’s lead was looped over one of the paddock posts so he couldn’t decide to go and visit his friends and cause himself (and Molly) some chaos. 😂

She went around the other nine dogs and came back to Fox.

Except… she’d missed the loop actually going over the post.

His lead had been sitting on the ground the entire time.

And Fox? Still in exactly the same drop she’d left him in.

No wandering off, no going to say hello, no sneaky adventure and no active supervision.

Just… waiting.

And here’s the part that makes this even better. He hadn’t even said hello to any of these dogs he’s friends with yet.

So he wasn’t staying put after he’d already had his chance to interact with them. He had nine dogs around him, including some he absolutely loves, and he’d never even got to go over and say hi.

And still… he stayed.

Not because the lead was holding him there or because he’d been physically prevented from making another choice.

He’d simply been asked to stay. So he stayed.

This is one of those moments where you catch a little glimpse of the maturity we’ve been waiting for.

Because maturity doesn’t always look like some huge training achievement. Sometimes it looks incredibly boring.

Sometimes it’s your 2½-year-old Border Collie having every opportunity to make a questionable decision… and just simply choosing not to. 😂

That little bit of “I’ve been asked to stay, so I’ll stay” is exactly what we’ve been building towards.

The adolescent brain is finally starting to let us see what happens when the brakes catch up with the engine. 🐾

Mr Fox in Socks is 2 and a half today 🎉Two often is often thought of as that magical age where our dogs start to grow up...
02/09/2026

Mr Fox in Socks is 2 and a half today 🎉

Two often is often thought of as that magical age where our dogs start to grow up but turning two doesn’t magically end adolescence.

The photos are of a 9 week Fox, a 1 year old Fox and a 2 year old Fox and you can see at 2 he very much looks like an adult dog. But he is technically still in adolescence and we’re finally starting to see the tail end of it.

And Molly’s stoked because it’s been a ride remembering what adolescences is like with 9 years between drinks. 😂

There have been plenty of moments where we’ve thought:

Surely we’re getting somewhere now…

Only for Fox to come up with another reminder that his brain was still very much a work in progress.

Fox has actually been a fairly easy dog in a lot of ways but he’s also been young and being young has meant moments of impulsivity, changing interests, and occasionally questionable decision-making. 😂

Adolescence isn’t simply about forgetting your training. It’s a period where independence, confidence, social interests, emotional regulation and impulse control are all developing and changing.

That doesn’t necessarily finish neatly on their second birthday.

Our job was never to change who Fox is. It was to give him the skills to navigate the world while his brain was still developing.

We’ve spent the last couple of years building skills, managing environments, providing appropriate outlets, giving him opportunities to make choices and gradually increasing what we ask of him.

And now we’re starting to see the difference.

More thought before action, more regulation, more ability to make good choices, more consistency, more moments where we look at him and think:

“Oh, there you are.” 🥹

So if your two-year-old still feels very much like a teenager, you’re not necessarily behind. They might just not be finished yet.

Keep building the skills, keep adjusting your expectations and give that brain time to catch up with the body.

Because maturity isn’t a birthday. It’s a process. 🐾

Thinking about getting a puppy?The cute face is probably the least important part of choosing your next dog. 😂Because yo...
01/09/2026

Thinking about getting a puppy?

The cute face is probably the least important part of choosing your next dog. 😂

Because you’re not choosing a puppy for the next six months. You’re choosing a dog you’re going to live with for 10+ years.

🌟Breed matters.
🌟Genetics matter.
🌟Temperament matters.
🌟Your lifestyle matters.

And sometimes the breed you absolutely adore on Instagram is very different from the breed that actually fits your everyday life.

So what should you be asking before you fall in love with a puppy?

What does this dog need to thrive and can I realistically provide it?

Because choosing a puppy isn’t just:

“Which one is the cutest?”

It’s choosing a dog whose genetics, traits and needs you’re prepared to live with for years to come.

🎧 We unpack all of this, including choosing breeds, finding responsible breeders and the questions you should be asking, in the latest episode of The Paws Perspective.

https://linktr.ee/flyingpawsdogtraining

🌟🎓 Positive Puppt Gradutes🎓🌟On Saturday we had Charlie, Cher, Bailey, Barney, Wilson and Leeroy graduate our Positive Pu...
01/09/2026

🌟🎓 Positive Puppt Gradutes🎓🌟

On Saturday we had Charlie, Cher, Bailey, Barney, Wilson and Leeroy graduate our Positive Puppy Program 🎉

We saw some great work from everyone! Great work pups and families 🥰

Our September and October Puppy Program spots are filling up! If you’d like to start your new family member off with a solid foundation message us today or visit our website:

https://flyingpaws.com.au/programs/positive-puppy-program/

🦴 Should your dog have bones?This is something we get asked about fairly regularly, so we thought we’d share our own exp...
31/08/2026

🦴 Should your dog have bones?

This is something we get asked about fairly regularly, so we thought we’d share our own experience.

Fox gets bones and Zani doesn’t. That isn’t because one of us has discovered the correct answer to bones. 😂

It’s because our dogs are different.

How a dog consumes a bone matters, what type of bone they’re having matters as well as their individual history, teeth, chewing style and overall health matter and most importantly your ability to supervise and manage what they’re chewing matters too.

There are some pretty compelling reasons people choose to offer bones.

They can provide enrichment, give dogs an appropriate opportunity to chew, occupy them for a while and allow them to engage in behaviours that are naturally rewarding.

But there are also potential downsides.

Bones can cause dental fractures, mouth injuries, choking or gastrointestinal problems, and pieces that are swallowed can create their own problems.

So for us, it’s not: “Bones are good” or “Bones are bad”

It’s: “Is this appropriate for this dog?”

Murph was another example of why we don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all answer. He had bones throughout his life and had fantastic teeth, with no dental damage from chewing them.

Fox gets bones too, because we’re comfortable with how he consumes them and what we’re offering him.

Zani? He doesn’t get them. Not because Pat thinks bones are inherently wrong, but because they’re are not the right choice for him and his chewing style.

That’s an important distinction.

Something can be an incredibly valuable form of enrichment for one dog and a terrible choice for another.

We don’t need to turn every dog decision into a universal rule.

Sometimes the better question is simply: “What are the benefits for MY dog, what are the risks, and does the balance work for us?”

There isn’t a perfect answer.

There is just your dog, your circumstances and the choices you make with the information you have. 🐾

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