Our dogs, our passion
Why Pawformance?
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At Pawformance, our dogs are at the heart of everything we do. They live with us as treasured members of our family and sleep on our beds at night. We are committed to learning more about everything dog related, from training to health, grooming, nutrition, animal welfare, and sports, right down to the tiniest details of breed history and function.
"Pawformance" came out of our love for performance dog sports - we train and compete in just about every dog sport we can! Our dogs LOVE playing training games with us and we love being able to work with them every day. We believe in giving our dogs the best life possible, making sure that we give them the time and attention they deserve. For that reason, we'll only ever have a small number of dogs. Our dogs are cared for, socialised, trained, trialled and shown by us because no one knows our dogs better than we do - they're not just our pets, they're our partners, in and out of the ring. |
Learn More About Our Breeds
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FINNISH LAPPHUND
Lappies or "Suomenlapinkoira" are strong, hardy working dogs from the harsh northern region of Finland, known as Lapland. |
AUSTRALIAN KELPIE
An iconic Australian breed, Kelpies are the ultimate farm dog, well known for their endurance and intelligence |
SIBERIAN HUSKY
Originally bred by the Chukchi people from North-Eastern Siberia, Sibes are an agile breed with a mind of their own. |
The most important 8 weeks of your dog's life
Pawformance Puppies
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During the first eight weeks of life, puppies go from being blind, deaf and completely helpless neonates to the gorgeous ball of fluff that you will spend the next 10-15+ years of your life with. This period of time, along with their genetics, shapes the dog that they will become as an adult so it's very important that your chosen breeder is there to support your future puppy every step of the way, even long after they have left their first home.
At Pawformance, we believe that puppies should be raised in a home environment, not in kennels, and exposed to a wide variety of experiences and situations so that they are well socialised to all the normal things they will come across in every day life. Our goal is to ensure that any Pawformance Puppy is happy, healthy and ready to take on the big wide world with confidence when they're old enough to go to their forever homes. The first few weeks your puppy spends with you are confusing for them and the more prepared they are for this time, and more importantly, the more prepared you are, the better. |
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Featured Sport
FlyballFlyball is one of the most exciting sports both to compete in and watch! All of the dogs here at Pawformance absolutely love it and we love competing in it with them.
Flyball is drag racing for dogs - a relay race between two teams of four where the dogs have to run over 4 hurdles, retrieve a ball from a box and then go back over the four jumps, before the next dog has their turn. The first team to have all 4 of their dogs back wins! |
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Want to meet a Lapphund in the fur?
We compete in dog sports around NSW including Sydney, Newcastle and Canberra most weekends and we're always happy to have potential Lappie owners visit us, cuddle the dogs and ask as many questions as possible to make sure that the breed is right for you.
Not in NSW or ACT? The lappie world is a small place! We have friends all over Australia and overseas that we can put you in contact with.
Not in NSW or ACT? The lappie world is a small place! We have friends all over Australia and overseas that we can put you in contact with.
