About us

Meet the Team

Hi, I'm Sarah, the owner and head Dog Trainer/Behaviourist at Best Paw Forward Dog Training.

I also have a team of helper dogs to assist me in training our guest dogs during board and train programs where another dog is needed, like addressing dog reactivity or confidence building and socialisation for puppies.

Sarah Givens

Head Trainer / Behaviourist

Hades

The dog that started it all. Hades is no longer with us but he helped shape Hexxus and Havoc into the helper dogs they are today.

Hexxus

Head of socialisation and confidence building

Havoc

Head of distraction training

Our Mission

Hi! I am Sarah. I am qualified through the National Dog Trainers Federation of Australia and have been working with animals for over 15 years. I have worked with and trained horses, rehabilitated foster dogs to find loving homes, trained assistance dogs for psychiatric disabilities and of course, trained pet dogs. I was born in Canberra and have since lived in Wollongong New South Wales, south of Sydney for 3 years before moving to Springfield Lakes, Queensland in early 2017.


I love training pet dogs as assistance dogs, but I especially enjoy helping dog owners to understand their dog while developing a special bond.


I love watching the look of joy on a owners face when they realize that their dog is capable of more than they realized. Breakthroughs in training and watching the dog and owner team succeed is one of the reasons I love teaching people to train dogs.


When I am not training dogs I am usually bush walking or camping, going to the beach or 4WDing. I love being outdoors.

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