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28/05/2019

04/02/2019

Menu for your fur kids

02/01/2019

One gorgeous summer morning, I watched from across the pool as a small grey bird fluttered down out of a tree and hovered just a few feet in front of my foster dog, Quinn. Quinn tilted her head to the side and froze for a brief moment before lunging forward and snatching it from the air, issuing a n...

13/11/2018

Communication is key

29/10/2018

A HUGE thanks to Hanlie Degenaar and her enthusiastic team at NWU (Care2Kids) who put together this 2day Animal-Assisted Intervention workshop. It was so well organised and on such a beautiful campus! I came back with lots of new ideas and friendships.

22/10/2018

A review of the scientific research finds there are risks to using electronic collars in dog training and calls for a ban.

08/10/2018

We Animals is telling the stories of animals around the world - stories that show that those animals are not so different from we animals.

Become a We Animals supporter today and help us keep telling their stories of hope: www.patreon.com/weanimals 💕

08/10/2018

09:00 TO 10:00 COURSE IN BASIC OBEDIENCE & GOOD MANNERS for dogs older than 4 months.
Learning foundation obedience exercises, addressing minor behavioural problems, and developing coping skills with exposure to all sorts of unfamiliar stuff

10:15 TO 11:15 PUPPY PLAYSCHOOL for puppies younger than 4 months.
Learning foundation obedience exercises, addressing minor behavioural problems, developing coping skills with exposure to all sorts of unfamiliar stuff, and play

11:30 to 12:30 THE INTERMEDIATE COURSE.
The next step in further developing the reliable and trusting relationship between you and your dog with exercises to:
• Build on your dog’s focus, stays, and recalls with distraction, duration, distance, and games
• Improve impulse control with default sits and focus
• Settle down after play
• Basic heel work
• Prepare for the Canine Good Citizen Bronze certificate

Duration (all courses): 6 weeks
Where: Riviera Primary School
FOR FURTHER DETAILS regarding registration and cost PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO [email protected]

Pre-course registration required. No walk-ins please.

08/10/2018

BEWARE of the "trainer" who says they will train your dog without food or toys. There is no MAGIC WAND in dog training. Dogs work either to GAIN PLEASURE or AVO...

04/09/2018

Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, has made a lifelong commitment to improving the relationship between people and animals.

13/08/2018

Final date for registration = 16 August.