Travel season has arrived, and many pet owners are preparing to take their furry friends on their next vacation. However, traveling with pets requires more than just letting Fido hop into the passenger seat. Keeping your pet safe while driving isn’t difficult; with proper supplies, your pet can stay safe while driving and enjoy the […]
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Mar
Mar
When I first started training dogs 55yrs ago, it was considered a cardinal sin to use food as a reward. The most appropriate tool for motivating and positive reinforcement we were told, was verbal praise, in the form of an effective ‘good sound’. It was stressed to us by our instructors, both in the police, […]
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Jan
Jan
Pondering the year that for all intents and purposes seemed to simply fly by, I cannot believe all that has come and gone since the first quarter when I last managed to carve out time to write a club newsletter. I do apologize for the failing on my side to keep up with the newsletters. […]
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Dec
Dec
05-ALPHAbetize-biting
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Dec
Dec
As any ethologist or experienced dog trainer, will readily admit, that of all subjects relating to canine behaviour, aggression in dogs is the most difficult, not only to understand, but to correct. This is especially true in the case of relatively mature pooches, for as most experienced trainers know, a dog’s character is developed during […]
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Oct
Oct
FIRST QUARTER NEWSLETTER 2022 The first quarter of 2022 was jam packed with light-hearted celebrations along the way because sometimes its just worth it to be playfully whimsical and take every opportunity presented to have some fun. So, we celebrated Valentine’s Day with cupcakes and doggie treats and set the training fields alight all […]
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Sep
Sep
USE OF DOGS BY CITIZENS OR NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ORGANISATIONS. I have lost count of the times where people have approached me with a request for advice regarding the training or use dogs of volunteer residents to assist in the location and apprehension of suspicious individuals who run away when challenged by local citizen patrols. […]
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Sep
Sep
THE DOG’S NOSE KNOWS YOU KNOW John Cox The most amazing thing about a dog is not that it’s brain appears to be about the size of a peanut but that their noses, or perhaps more accurately, their Olfactory Mucous Membranes seem to be about the size of a coconut! During the evolutionary process, […]
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Sep
Sep
SCENT DISSENSION John Cox Of little practical use to a dog owner or indeed a professional handler, the scent discrimination exercise continues to remain a compulsory exercise in the senior Obedience Test. It is also the exercise which strikes fear into the hearts of all concerned. Scent discrimination is an extremely strange choice for […]
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Sep
Sep
PRETORIA SHEPHERD DOG CLUB IS A REGISTERED APPROVED KENNEL UNION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA ESTABLISMENT. COMPULSORY READING PRIOR TO JOINING. (You will have a test on contents). DOG CLUBS: vs OTHER OPTIONS: WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AND WHAT WE WILL EXPECT OF YOU. What are the options if you want to train your dog? Simply put, […]