Echotrack K9 Training & Kennels

30/07/2026

Vaccinate your animals please.

There is a particularly virulent strain of parvovirus in Plett currently. Get your dogs vaccinated, please! PAWS 083 287 9917

25/07/2026

My non negotiables as a Malinois owner.
Do you think I missed anything?
Whats your non negotiables?

24/07/2026

That post track feeling 😃😃

20/07/2026

So excited to have Fun Obedience Puppy School and Behaviour Consulting offering classes at our facility!!
Reserve your spot now!

‼️ Something super exciting ‼️

Puppy 1 classes now being offered in Plettenberg Bay at Echotrack kennels.

Please see below Puppy school info:

We are excited to announce that our Puppy 1 curriculum has undergone some exciting changes! Puppy 1 will now run over a 6 week course every Friday at Echotrack Kennels in Plettenberg Bay. In our 6 week course, we cover behaviour theory, basic obedience, leash walking, confidence boosting, desensitisation and exposure to common items such as nail clippers, brushes, cones etc. we will also do some basic nose work as part of our confidence boosting! Puppies will also be able to socialise safely with one another throughout our course.

There is no need to wait for intakes to happen, pups can join at anytime as long as they have had their 2nd vaccinations and once their 6 weeks are complete (1 online theory, 5 practical sessions), they will receive a certificate of completion. The standard Puppy 1 class time will be on Friday afternoons, however the first lesson which is a theory lesson is done online via Whatsapp video call one day through the week as pups do not attend the theory lesson. Practical class time on Fridays is from 12pm-1pm.

We are a force-free positive reinforcement based school therefore we use no aversive equipment. We encourage our pups to come to class with a harness and a leash, alternatively a flat collar however please note that we do not use choker chains, prong collars or slip leads for our training.

Booking is essential ‼️

Please Whatsapp Kim on 0834439916 for more information

19/07/2026

Very interesting podcast Ford K9 LLC. NV. PILB #2914
Interesting research on the benefits of odour imprinting work during the critical window- and furthing backing just how important the critical window is in the development / training of our dogs. I am appreciating how the field of behavior is encroaching on disciplines like scent detection in that more emphasis is placed on how the dog is "feeling". This is why I have often spoken about a dogs emotional response to odour, and how greater preference should be placed on this versus a polished/ perfect indication. What is an obedience exercise and what is an uncontrollable reaction to a stimuli ? Which would we prefer to have and which is more reliable in different context?
I have long since moved away from starting any detection dogs on primary reinforcers as well, it is just such a pity we here in South Africa do not have access to laboratory specific materials like our overseas counterparts! This would be fun to play with! :)

K9s Talking Scents · Episode

15/07/2026

Thank you for all the interest in Kilo
He is sold pending assessment.