Depending on where one lives, the risk of your best friend being “poisoned” is either boring or alternatively generates a considerable amount of debate. After all, to the pampered pooch in Bond Street London, or the sled dog on the banks of lake Baikal, Siberia, the probability of death due to the premeditated act of […]
Author Archives: Stephan Uys
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Jun
Jun
ANTHROPOMORPHISM AND INTELLIGENCE Anthropomorphism is a word that is not only difficult to spell, but for the average dog lover, difficult to come to terms with. The dictionary definition available to me at present is: ascription of human characteristics to what is not human. A dog as we know, is not human, yet most of […]
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Jun
Jun
THE THEORY OF DOG TRAINING. PACK INSTINCT: If you have studied the basic psychology of the dog, you will have seen that the primary instinct that we must work with when training our dog, is the pack instinct. The dog becomes a member of the family pack and you become the pack leader. The trainer/handler […]
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Apr
Apr
STAYS………………………………………. By John Robert Cox: 2016 Depending on the requirements of the handler/owner, the “sound” to “staaaaya” can vary on the scale of importance of commands that a dog owner would need in the toolbox. The command to “come” will always, to my mind, be the most important, no matter what an owner wants a […]
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Mar
Mar
Heel Work by John Robert Cox This is the discipline of ensuring that our dog works as close as to our left leg/side as is practicable and whilst on the move, neither surges nor lags, but happily stays with the handler. Certainly, for the average pet owner, having a dog that behaves nicely during “walkies”, […]
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Feb
Feb
One has to ask yourself the question why are you a club member? Speaking for myself I thought hard if I wanted to continue to be a member this year. Being almost 2 years at the club I have a dog that behaves well at home. I don’t intend taking her to shows as I […]
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Nov
Nov
When I signed up for “dog training school” I had a vivid picture in my mind of what is should be like.At the end of “puppy kindergarten” this idea took a swing in an almost addictive direction.I just HAD TO do the puppy course and I could not wait to start.Now at the end of […]
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Aug
Aug
Lucky and Cloë, our two exuberant Labradors love to ‘say hello’ to everybody they meet be it other people and dogs. Unfortunately both get so excited and out of control that most people prefer to steer clear of them. No interaction leads to more excitement, and more excitement leads to even less interaction. We were […]
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Mar
Mar
I joined the puppy training five weeks ago with my German Shepherd puppy, Charlie. We have had a great time. The socialising session at the end of the training has been lots of fun for the puppies and they have all become quite comfortable with other dogs. The training has been relaxed and useful. We […]
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Mar
Mar
As utmost amateurs in dog training, Pretoria Shepherd Dog Club made us feel at ease from the very first day. We had one thing in common… Love for dogs. We have learned so much in such a short time and believe it’s an ongoing journey. Sonstraaltjie is a much happier and more content dog since […]