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Paws at Play Dog Training

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Paws at Play Dog Training

Promoting happy well-balanced canine companions built on trust and patience. NDTF qualified trainer. Introducing Paws at Play Dog Training!

You can change your life to suit your dog or you and your dog can live a joyful and rewarding life together. My name is Eva Drage and I am the Head Trainer at Paws at Play Dog Training. Every four-legged friend I have owned has taught me and reinforced the importance of training and understanding dog behaviour to live a happy and well-balanced life with our canine companions. Having previously vol

unteered as an instructor at my local obedience club and competing successfully in dog sports, including high level obedience for over seven years, what once seemed pass and parcel in responsible dog ownership, quickly became my purpose! However, it was my Finnish Lapphund, Koda, who motivated me to delve deeper into the world of canine behaviour as I emBARKed on the journey to understand his reactivity, improve his wellbeing and strengthen our bond by helping him work through his triggers and anxieties. My experiences with owning a reactive dog, along with my journey into dog sports and helping others on a casual basis with their own difficulties led me to enrol in a Certificate III in Dog Behaviour & Training through the National Dog Trainers Federation (NDTF), to expand my knowledge and skill base and enable me to help others live happy and harmonious lives with their four-legged companions. Offering a variety of services, including behavioural training, pre and post-puppy consultations and one-on-one obedience, life skills and manners training, Paws at Play is here to help you work better with your dog. At Paws at Play, we believe in the power of food and play rewards and use modern LIMA (least invasive, minimally aversive) training methods that focus predominantly on a positive experience for dog and human alike to help your dog learn to make good choices. Whatever your training goal, we understand that every dog learns differently and therefore, adapt the training style to whatever your dog responds to best. At Paws at Play we promote...
Happy, well-balanced dogs you can be proud of. Fulfilling dog-human relationships built on patience, teamwork and adaptability. Canine companions that change your life. To start this journey together, get in touch today on 0499 229 788, via Facebook or email [email protected]

26/07/2026

So proud of Tegan, Tex and Thyme!! 🌟

25/07/2026

Another weekend, another trial, Scent Work Excellent Vehicles and Excellent Interiors. Miss Phoenix going 2 from 2 today with a lovely 3rd placing in Vehicles! 🥳

At not quite 2.5 years of age Phoenix is knocking on the door of Masters Vehicles and Masters Interior, needing only one more pass in each to be eligible - she is already eligible for Masters Containers and has her first pass.

Superstar describes this girl perfectly. ⭐️

21/07/2026

Another weekend away trialing with the bestest girl, this time back at Barmera, SA competing in Tricks Intermediate and Dances with Dogs in Freestyle Starters.

We walked away with 5 out of 5 passes including our TK.I title, a 3rd placing - dropped out of placings in the first two tests for the first time ever due to Miss Loud Mouth losing points for barking 😂 - and then a 2nd and a 1st placing in DWD!! We are brand new to DWD so this came as a surprise as did our smashing scores. 😃

I am so lucky to have such an awesome team mate at my side. ❤️

12/07/2026

Miss Phoenix at just 2 years and 5 months of age walked into only her second ANKC Scent Work Masters search today and walked back out with her very first MASTERS CONTAINERS PASS!! 🥳

I am so proud of this girl, she really is a one in a million teammate, the goodest and most brilliant girl, so spoiled with this dog, so incredibly proud. ❤️

Phoenix - Brafferton Raven at InkdinIce RN. SWA. TK.N. SPRD.A. JC.

09/07/2026

Little bit slow sharing this but recently we had our SA State Scent Work trial where we had well over 100 teams competing over three days including teams from interstate, the biggest event on our ANKC Scent Work calendar in SA.

It was so lovely receiving this message from Tegan after the states, she did a couple of scent work sessions with me simply to polish a few things up. I am so proud of her, Tex and Thyme, applying a few different techniques really paid off!! Well done to them, so thrilled for them! 🥳

If you would like to find out more about the fun and addictive world of scent work, an activity that puts your dogs strongest asset - their nose - to work in an enriching, interesting and relationship building way, send me a DM. Scent work is an amazing activity that can be done for competition but it is also equally amazing done simply for fun!

Based in Flagstaff Hill servicing local areas (travel fees may apply) offering private lessons at competitive prices from the comfort of your home, particularly great for anxious, nervous, reactive and sensitive dogs. My business is fully insured with an ABN, I am NDTF qualified in Dog Behaviour and Training, highly successfully competing in multiple dog sport disciplines with multiple dogs for over 10 years, and an ANKC Trainee Scent Work Judge. Eva 🐾

08/07/2026

We had another busy weekend out competing in dog sports but the highlight came on Sunday at SDKODC Tricks trial where we had 9 qualifications from 9 teams entering the Tricks Intermediate ring, a rare thing to occur!!

We were not only privileged enough to be part of this but after watching some very strong performances by other teams, my 2.5 year old Miss Phoenix said “hold my beer” walked into the ring, smashed through her tricks beautifully and strolled back out with a very impressive score of 78/80, taking out 1st place, again!!

In our 5 qualifications at TK.I level we have earned a 3rd placing, a 2nd placing and three 1st placings, to say I am proud of this girl would be an understatement. ⭐️

We need one more Q to add the letters TK.I to Phoenix’s “fancy name” currently reading as Brafferton Raven at InkdinIce RN. SWA. TK.N. SPRD.A. JC. For now, it might be Wednesday but I am still over the moon with our teamwork and Phoenix’s ex*****on of some very complex tricks on Sunday, so proud of this young girl. ⭐️

15/06/2026

Making up individual odour kits for some very lucky doggos and their humans! 🐕 🐩 🦮

If you would like to find out more about the fun and addictive world of Scent Work, an activity that puts your dogs strongest asset - their nose - to work in an enriching, interesting and relationship building way, please send me a DM. 📱

Based in Flagstaff Hill servicing local areas (travel fees may apply) offering private lessons at competitive prices from the comfort of your home, particularly great for anxious, nervous, reactive and sensitive dogs. My business is fully insured with an ABN, I am NDTF qualified in Dog Behaviour and Training, highly successfully competing in multiple dog sport disciplines with multiple dogs for over 10 years, and an ANKC Trainee Scent Work Judge. Eva 🐾

29/05/2026

Phoenix demonstrating how to find a single ground hide - two anise infused cotton tips inside a 4cm centrifuge tube. A dogs nose is absolutely amazing!

If you would like to find out more about the fun and addictive world of Scent Work, an activity that puts your dogs strongest asset - their nose - to work in an enriching, interesting and relationship building way, please send me a DM. 📱

Based in Flagstaff Hill servicing local areas (travel fees may apply) offering private lessons at competitive prices from the comfort of your home, particularly great for anxious, nervous, reactive and sensitive dogs. My business is fully insured with an ABN, I am NDTF qualified in Dog Behaviour and Training, highly successfully competing in multiple dog sport disciplines with multiple dogs for over 10 years, and an ANKC Trainee Scent Work Judge. Eva 🐾

19/05/2026

Over the weekend we were back out trialing in Scent Work and what a run we had!

Friday night was Excellent Interior at Southern Districts with my tri girl in the middle, Phoenix who worked absolutely beautifully and solidly to achieve her first EI pass which will go towards her Scent Work Excellent (SWE) title.

On Saturday we were back out just around the corner at Noarlunga competing in Advanced Interior in the morning and Excellent Containers in the afternoon, Phoenix walking away with tidy passes in both working beautifully again, girl was on fire! 🔥 🔥 🔥

I also debut my youngest, the sable on the right, Amira who is a bit nervy and a stress head, scent work has done amazing things for her confidence which shone through as she had no issues working through the flapping gazebo walls to earn her very first scent work pass in Novice Vehicles!

I also ran my senior boy in Masters Containers, no pass but then no one passed Masters that day which is what happens sometimes due to the complexity and the mind games that is Masters. 😂🤪 Masters is fun though and we have a great supportive community between those of us currently in this elite group, we just laugh and move onto the next trial. :)

If you would like to find out more about the fun and addictive world of Scent Work, an activity that puts your dogs strongest asset - their nose - to work in an enriching, interesting and relationship building way, please do send me a DM. 📱

Based in Flagstaff Hill servicing local areas (travel fees may apply) offering private lessons at competitive prices from the comfort of your home, particularly great for anxious, nervous, reactive and sensitive dogs. My business is fully insured with an ABN, I am NDTF qualified in Dog Behaviour and Training, highly successfully competing in multiple dog sport disciplines with multiple dogs for over 10 years, and an ANKC Trainee Scent Work Judge. Eva 🐾

10/05/2026

Just bragging here because wow!! ⭐️

I drove out to Gawler today for their double Tricks test with my reliable 2 year old girl Phoenix, competing at the second highest level Trick Dog Intermediate, and also my youngest, 14 month old Amira who has never stepped foot into a trialing ring competing at the first level Trick Dog Starters, and not only did we walk away with 4 from 4 passes but we also walked away in 1st place in every single ring!! Wow, just wow!! ⭐️

Good girls, I am super proud of both of them, and this also means that my superstar Phoenix has placed in the top 3 in every single tricks test she has walked into!! What a star. ⭐️

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Flagstaff Hill, SA
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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5am

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