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Hout Bay Puppy School

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Hout Bay Puppy School

We are a FORCE-FREE, Science based puppy socialization, behaviour and training establishment. Find us on Facebook under Canine Africa
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Our staff are internationally qualified animal behaviourists, puppy and adult dog trainers through renowned COAPE International.

02/10/2024

2024-09-28 Hout Bay Puppy School
Today was a drizzly day at class! It was a dedicated doggy daddy's day! What fun the puppies had getting to know each other and play! We taught the dads leash techniques as well as sit and wait. Well done to the puppies and their dads!

FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! Setting our dogs up for SUCCESS!💖🐶🥰🥳💥

02/10/2024

2024-10-02 Hout Bay Puppy School
What a blast we had this morning with these two nutters, Alfie and Wally! They're having a proper "bromance" and thoroughly enjoy each other's company!

Today's outing was held at Mainstream Mall. We desensitized the dogs to environmental stimuli as well as training a sit, watch, wait combination in a busy environment. Both dogs were superstars! We also had some fun and games and ended off our class having cappuccinos while the dogs "settled".

Love my puppy outings! FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! Setting our dogs up for SUCCESS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

02/10/2024

Holistic Animal Behaviour ADOLESCENT CLASSES:
Adolescent Class 1 Wednesday mornings 9.30-10.30am.
Adolescent Class 2 Thursday afternoon 5-6pm.
Our adolescent class is perfect for dogs aged 4 months - 9 months old. We take the "show on the road" and train at different places.
2024-10-02 - This Week's Venue: Hout Bay Dog Park

Gosh it was a windy morning at Hout Bay dog park! All our teens had a blast running around and playing in the dog park. All the dogs are at different stages of their second fear or hazard avoidance period.

It's a nice safe space to desensitize dogs to traffic. We made sure that all the dogs were happy and unfazed by traffic moving past the dog park. We practiced recall and also worked on loose-leash walking as well as calm behaviours around other dogs while on leash! Little Lilly from DARG joined us for the first time with La-eeq, a DARG employee. Both did really well and thoroughly enjoyed our class. As always, a big thank you to the DARG volunteers for bringing the dogs to teen class! Your love and dedication to the dogs is amazing!

What an awesome bunch of dogs and guardians! FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 🥰🐶💖🥳💥

02/10/2024

2024-10-02
Sweet little Pippa! She joined our teen class absolutely terrified of the world and through loads of positive associations and interactions with the humans and dogs in our class, she is just become the most amazing little girl EVER! She has grown in leaps and bounds in confidence! She knows sit, wait, let's go, leave it and her recall is EXCELLENT!

Pippa is currently at DARG and is looking for her forever home! She's a medium sized, mixed breed, roughly 6 months old. She's going to be an amazing companion for anyone lucky enough to adopt her! If you're interested in Pippa, please contact DARG on 021 790 0383. 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

26/09/2024

Holistic Animal Behaviour
2024-07-17 Teen Class 1 - Counting Game at Suikerbossie!
Fun times training recall using the counting game! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

26/09/2024

ADOLESCENT CLASSES:
Adolescent Class 1 Wednesday mornings 9.30-10.30am.
Adolescent Class 2 Thursday afternoon 5-6pm.
Our adolescent class is perfect for dogs aged 4 months - 9 months old. We take the "show on the road" and train at different places.

2024-09-19 - This Week's Venue: Llandudno Beach
It was a very windy afternoon at Llandudno beach with NO beach in sight! The tide was high and there was no sand for the dogs to go play on!

It was a fun class albeit windy! The dogs learned how to pay attention and focus on their guardians as well as stay/wait in a busy environment. We also practiced recall and leash techniques! All these adolescent dogs are in various stages of their second fear or hazard avoidance period. Many of them are having loads of "brain farts" with the hormones now starting to flow liberally!

I really enjoy the adolescent or "teen" class! The teens are all a little bit quirky! Because most have just entered their 2nd fear period, some are scared of the most random things. This is the part that I really love, with a little bit of safe counter-conditioning and desensitizing, they get over their moment of fear in no time.

Having all the teens together is also great in helping the more timid or fearful teens to overcome their fears, learn to problem solve the environment appropriately and ultimately build confidence. Their guardians learn to read body language which is probably one of the most important things to be able to do besides having an excellent recall!

Because I am an internationally qualified COAPE Animal Behaviour Diplomat, I train from a behavioural point of view. It is so important to me that all the dogs emotional well-being is taken care of first and foremost in our class and we address any problems guardians may be experiencing with their dogs in class.

FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

24/09/2024

2024-08-07 Hout Bay Puppy School Outing at Hout Bay Beach!

Socialization and desensitization in a super positive manner in a safe environment is so important during your puppy's critical socialization window.

Puppy outings are just as important! The goal is to make each outing fun and rewarding for your puppy, helping them associate new experiences with positive outcomes. Through the use of high-value treats, affection and play it helps to reinforce that new environments and interactions are positive.

Keeping interactions short helps to avoid overwhelming your puppy, gradually increasing the length of interactions and visits to many different environments.

It is just as important to pay close attention to their body language, and if they seem fearful or overwhelmed, calmly remove them from the situation without forcing interactions. Filling outings with fun activities like games, gentle play, and exploration helps to create happy memories.

When interacting with other dogs, ensure it's with well-mannered and social animals to make every encounter is a positive one. Practice on and off-leash scenarios often so that the leash becomes "no big deal" and does not mean the end of fun or create fear and frustration in your puppy.

Additionally, some puppies don't enjoy car rides so take short, frequent car trips that end in enjoyable destinations to prevent negative associations with travel. FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

24/09/2024

2024-08-03 Hout Bay Puppy School
People often see all our equipment at puppy school and think its "gimmicky" or "agility" equipment which is definitely not the case! It's all about problem solving, confidence building and proprioception.

When we talk about proprioception, we mean teaching our puppies awareness of their body position, movement, and balance. It teaches them how to control their limbs, navigate different surfaces, and respond to physical stimuli in their environment. Developing proprioception is crucial for coordination and confidence, helping puppies grow into well-balanced adults.

Through proprioceptive exercises—such as walking on uneven surfaces, using balance boards, or stepping over obstacles—puppies learn to adjust their body movements. This can also help them remain calm and focused in new situations, which is beneficial for overall socialization.

FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

24/09/2024

2024-09-04 Hout Bay Puppy School Outing to the Weir!

Puppy outings are so important as soon as puppies have had their third vaccination! Today we went to the Weir at the end of Valley Road. It's a wonderful place to counter-condition and desensitize the puppies to water, bridges, people, cyclists barky dogs behind gates and noisy cars!

All the puppies were super stars! Some were cautious with the water, some the bridge, some didn't like the barky dogs behind gates so much, while others wanted became very focused on the cyclists and cars coming past on our outing.

We discussed body language, the upcoming second fear or hazard avoidance phase and guardians also learnt how to counter-condition and desensitise their puppies to environmental stimuli at a safe distance. We also discussed forcing our puppies into situations that they can't handle and how to take things slow and steady at your individual puppy's pace.

The puppies helped build confidence in each other when it came to challenges and at the end of our outing, all the puppies were happy and playing with each other!

FORCE-FREE, science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

24/09/2024

2024-09-21 Hout Bay Puppy School
Coal graduated puppy school today! Congratulations to mom Hailey for setting him up for SUCCESS! 🥳🥰🐶😍

Coal arrived at puppy school really scared of the world and in particular humans! He would bark and lunge at people as he had a really bad start in life. In no time, Coal was desensitized and counter-conditioned to people and decided that people aren't so bad! He is an absolutely stunning little boy and has come leaps and bounds!

His second fear phase has started so we'll need to work a little more on the human element of his development! Depending on the breed, type and individual dog, the second fear phase or hazard avoidance phase begins at roughly 16 weeks. Anything a dog has not encountered in the environment or had super positive associations with can become really scary! This is where we see a lot of barky and approach-avoidance behaviours in adolescent dogs. Our adolescent class assists adolescent dogs in navigating the environment in a super positive way!

Always listen to what your dog is saying, they're communicating with you and the environment on a daily, moment-to-moment basis. Having a strong foundation helps them navigate this period and assists in building a rock solid, resilient dog that can overcome most of life's eventualities!

I am so proud of Coal and Hailey! FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

24/09/2024

2024-09-21 Hout Bay Puppy School
So much fun to be had at puppy school today! We discussed problems guardians were experiencing with their puppies! Crazy hour was the topic of discussion when it came to puppy problems today!

Puppies experience these moments and it can be quite tricky to handle or manage when your puppy is biting and mouthing you during this time. A super yummy long lasting chewy is a great way to manage their rambunctious behaviour during these times.

We discussed "marking" or acknowledging calm behaviours in our puppies when we see them and really rewarding those calm behaviours. We discussed toys and each individual puppy's predatory motor pattern, what they are bred or predisposed to perform and how to match your toys to your dogs predatory motor pattern so that they can feel fulfilled.

We also discussed brain toys and food puzzles and the importance of picking a toy at your dogs level of understanding. If the toy is too difficult, your puppy will lose interest. Our treat ball was a winner with all the puppies but some really enjoyed the tug and chasing a squeaky ball!

It's really important to purchase good quality toys to ensure that they don't become a choking hazard as well as ensuring that the toy is suitable for your puppy and they don't destroy it in 2 seconds flat. Rotating toys on a daily basis prevents your puppy from becoming bored with their toys.

Loads of fun was had at puppy school today! FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

20/09/2024

Sweetest little Alfie is joining our puppy class! He has to be the smallest, most feistiest puppy I've ever met! He's the size of a fluffy slipper! Already climbing into his mommy's herb and veggie garden! Digging is soooooo much fun!😂💖🐶🥰🥳💥

07/09/2024

First class of Spring at Hout Bay Puppy School! The puppies played with new energy! Happy Spring everyone from sweetest Shai! ❤️🐶🥰🥳💥

31/08/2024

2024-07-06 Valena's graduation at Hout Bay Puppy School!

Valena is such a special little girl! She's quirky and fun! Her mom has a really great bond with her and they have the best time together! Valena arrived at puppy school quite cautious of people and dogs but came out of her shell so well!

Well done Valena! Congratulations on graduating today! 🥰🐶💖🥳💥

PS: It was so funny trying to get Valena to stand still for her photograph! We were all in hysterics and had to share! 😂💖🐶🥰

31/08/2024

2024-07-31 Hout Bay Puppy School outing at Silverhurst Trail! All the puppies and their guardians had a blast! Humphrey, who is in our adolescent class joined us today! He is just the sweetest, most magnificent Sprinter Spaniel! He was just so lovely with all the puppies! Little Chloe, our Golden Retriever pup fell head over heels in love with him! 💖🐶🥰

31/08/2024

2024-07-20 Hout Bay Puppy School
Sometimes new puppies come into puppy school and they really struggle! We never want to see a puppy in distress and we certainly don't want to set them up for failure.

We have a policy at Hout Bay Puppy School ... "When in doubt, get your dog out!". That simply means that if your dog is stressed or struggling, build distance from whatever it may be that is making them uncomfortable! We give them space, let them observe from THEIR safe distance and let them decide for themselves whether they would like to interact or not! We don't pressurise our puppies!

All our trainers are COAPE International qualified animal behaviourists. We are proud to be FORCE-FREE, Science based trainers and our clients have the added benefit of not one BUT two COAPE International qualified animal behaviourists at our puppy school.

We train from a behavioural perspective, always putting a puppy's emotional well-being first! We don't allow flooding, bullying or any form of aversives! It's simply not necessary and we believe that you and your puppy are a team, a dynamic duo.

Our guardians gently guide their puppies and build the most spectacular trust and unbreakable bonds with their puppies by treating them with the utmost respect, compassion and understanding! We absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what we do! 💖🐶🥰🐾🥳

31/08/2024

2024-07-06 Hout Bay Puppy School
Today we taught our puppies attention control. Some people used the word "watch", or "look" while others used the word "eyes". It's really difficult for puppies to focus on their guardians particularly in a very stimulating or exciting environment! Our puppies were really great at attention control today!

New friendships were forged and solidified! Some of the puppies friendships last a lifetime! FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 🥰🐶🐾💖🥳💥

31/08/2024

2024-06-29 Hout Bay Puppy School
Today the puppies learn't how to "wait" or "stay". They were all superstars! Their guardians are really setting their puppies up for SUCCESS! 🤩🐾🐶⭐️

FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! All our trainers are COAPE International qualified animal behaviourists! 💖🐶😍🥳💥

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Hout Bay
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Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 18:00
Thursday	08:00 - 18:00
Friday	08:00 - 18:00
Saturday	08:00 - 13:00

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+27835273446

Website

https://holisticanimalbehaviour.com/

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Holistic Animal Behaviour ADOLESCENT CLASSES: Adolescent Class 1 Wednesday mornings 9.30-10.30am. Adolescent Class 2 Thursday afternoon 5-6pm. Our adolescent class is perfect for dogs aged 4 months - 9 months old. We take the "show on the road" and train at different places. 2024-08-21 - This Week's Venue: Constantia Nek Callie and Archie have never been to any of my classes before. Both are adolescent dogs who have entered their second fear phase or hazard avoidance phase. Both came into class barking their heads off and very fearful of each other and the environment! We took them to a quiet area close by and I showed their guardians how to counter-condition and desensitize them to the environment and each other as well as playing the engage-disengage game! Within 20 minutes, both dogs were happily engaging with each other and the environment! By the end of our first lesson, both dogs were coming when called and able to enjoy their time together! Archie is much more bolder than Callie! He is also quicker to respond to environmental stimuli! What fun our first class was! The dogs ended up exploring and playing together! By taking things slow and steady and not flooding the dogs, we changed their emotions and behavioural response from fear to seeking and play! Gosh I love what I do! For more information, please contact me via WhatsApp on 083 527 3446 or email [email protected]. FORCE-FREE, Science based behaviour and training ROCKS! 💖🐶🥰🥳💥

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Canine Africa is a FORCE-FREE, Scientifically Based Puppy and Adult Dog Socialization Training Academy. Our aim is to create a happy, enriched and emotionally well-balanced relationship between you and your special canine companion.

Dogs are social animals and emotional beings that have a strong love for their humans and require social contact in order to bond. Different breeds of dogs have their own breed specific traits and have their own specific requirements to fulfill their lives. Ultimately you are dealing with the INDIVIDUAL dog in front of you, despite breed. Learning to understand your dog, their body language and emotional state is crucial to predict their behaviour. These are all tools to be able to fulfill their daily needs.

If a dogs emotional, mental and physical needs are not met on a daily basis, there is a good chance that they will “Act Out” in an effort to fulfil their “hard-wired” and internal/external requirements.

At Canine Africa, we work within your dogs specific requirements so you can get the best out of them and have a relationship of understand, bonding and love. We educate and train our owners how to handle their dogs and situations so that they can effectively deal with and avoid stressful situations and fulfill their canine companions needs.

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