GSD Kinderpuppy

GSD Kinderpuppy We offer Games Based Concept Training for Puppies, Behavioural Modification and Life Skills Training.

Always clean your water bowls properly - every day.....
25/08/2024

Always clean your water bowls properly - every day.....

22/08/2024

Let The ALPHA ROLLOVERS know

Do not Alpha Roll your puppy, it will NOT trust and respect you if manhandled and forcibly restrained on his back. It will become more suspicious and resistant. You'll soon have a puppy that doesn't even enjoy being cuddled because he perceives your hugs as forcible restraint. Be gentle and patient, teach your dog how respectful people are.

A veterinary study published in The Journal of Applied Animal Behavior (2009), if you’re aggressive to your dog, your dog will be aggressive, too.

Alpha rolls are a debunked and dangerous training technique, which do not accomplish any training goals and have been shown to increase a dog's aggressive behaviors.

The study demonstrated that many confrontational training methods, whether staring down dogs, striking them, or intimidating them with physical manipulation, do little to correct improper behavior and can elicit aggressive responses.

Some Techniques Triggered Aggression

The highest frequency of aggression occurred in response to aversive (or punishing) interventions, even when the intervention was indirect:

Note: many care givers used more than one punishing method

• Hitting or kicking the dog (41% of owners reported aggression)
• Growling at the dog (41%)
• Forcing the dog to release an item from its mouth (38%)
• “Alpha roll” (forcing the dog onto its back and holding it down) (31%)
• “Dominance down” (forcing the dog onto its side) (29%)
• Grabbing the jowls or scruff (26%)
• Staring the dog down (staring at the dog until it looks away) (30%)
• Spraying the dog with water pistol or spray bottle (20%)
• Yelling “no” (15%)
• Forced exposure (forcibly exposing the dog to a stimulus – such as tile floors, noise or people – that frightens the dog) (12%)

Puppy training should be a pleasant experience for all involved.
Learn how from home
Holisticdogtraining.org/events

Source

https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/new_study_finds_popular_alpha_dog_training_techniques_can_cause_more_harm_t/

-If You're Aggressive, Your Dog Will Be Too, Says Veterinary Study-
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141540.htm

Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club - Puppy Class Graduated from our Hills GSD Kinderpuppy Class. Well done to you all. 📸...
17/08/2024

Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club - Puppy Class Graduated from our Hills GSD Kinderpuppy Class. Well done to you all.
📸 Catherine Venter
PS the dog in the photograph behind the Pups is our Clubs latest VA. Her name is Gabby vom Abrahamplatz and belongs to Clifford Johnson.

Algoa Bay GSD Clubs KinderPuppy Class. Thank you Tracey Grobler from Hills for the informative and fun educational talk ...
12/08/2024

Algoa Bay GSD Clubs KinderPuppy Class. Thank you Tracey Grobler from Hills for the informative and fun educational talk on "Growing your Puppy".

Our latest Hills Puppy Class Graduates - Well Done to all!!📸 Tagan Moss
21/03/2024

Our latest Hills Puppy Class Graduates - Well Done to all!!
📸 Tagan Moss

Today's Algoa Bay GSD Club Puppy Class Graduates. Well done to our 4 Dog/Handler Teams. We are super proud of you!!!!
20/01/2024

Today's Algoa Bay GSD Club Puppy Class Graduates. Well done to our 4 Dog/Handler Teams. We are super proud of you!!!!

07/12/2023

🐾When it comes to training puppies and dogs there are no quick fixes or shortcuts. Just patient people willing to put the time and effort into allowing their puppies and dogs to reveal their uniqueness.

This easy-to-follow book shares contemporary science-based positive reinforcement training methods.
This book implores owners to ignore outdated training styles, dispel training myths, and instead understand the dog as a whole, which creates a better environment and builds a strong foundation.

Training humans, teaching dogs is a timeless reference that should have pride of place in every pet lover’s bookshelf.

Buy your copy today and take your first step on the path to creating that special bond between you and your dog.
Click on the link below to buy now
NZ sales -
https://www.seespotlearn.co.nz/shop
Overseas (Amazon) -
https://www.amazon.com/Traini.../dp/B0BMDXQV23/ref=sr_1_1...

11/11/2023

*NESSI VOM PFÄLZER WALD
Owner: Lynn Handler: Neil
Friendly City Breed Show: Class 9 - V
Algoa Bay Breed Show: Class 9 - V

Our latest Hills sponsored Puppy Class Graduates
12/09/2023

Our latest Hills sponsored Puppy Class Graduates

15/08/2023

I would like to thank Everyone for telling me how to do the bypass. I wondered where everybody had been!
This is good to know: It's ridiculous to have over 1000 friends and only 25 are allowed to see my post.
It WORKS!! I have a whole new news feed. I’m seeing posts from people I haven’t seen in years.
Here’s how to bypass the system FB now has in place that limits posts on your news feed.
Their new algorithm chooses the same few people - about 25 - who will read your posts. Therefore,
Hold your finger down anywhere in this post and "copy" will pop up. Click "copy". Then go your page, start a new post and put your finger anywhere in the blank field. "Paste" will pop up and click paste.
This will bypass the system.

The new Kids on the Block - Week 1 of their 6 week Hills Puppy Class
22/07/2023

The new Kids on the Block - Week 1 of their 6 week Hills Puppy Class

Fun in the Sun - Scenes from our latest Puppy Class GraduationThe cooldrinks and TimTams at the after party were pretty ...
22/07/2023

Fun in the Sun - Scenes from our latest Puppy Class Graduation
The cooldrinks and TimTams at the after party were pretty good too...

GSD KinderPuppy and Algoa Bay GSD Club are proud to introduce our new Puppy Class Graduates and their Families
22/07/2023

GSD KinderPuppy and Algoa Bay GSD Club are proud to introduce our new Puppy Class Graduates and their Families

Scenes from our KinderPuppy Class and Nutrition talk with Sr Tracey Grobler from Hills today.......
17/06/2023

Scenes from our KinderPuppy Class and Nutrition talk with Sr Tracey Grobler from Hills today.......

Here are our latest two Puppy Class Graduates at Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club...
28/05/2023

Here are our latest two Puppy Class Graduates at Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club...

12/12/2022

These two stunning girls are looking for their new homes.

04/11/2022

Have you given your dog something to chew today?

Over the more than 20 years I have been working with dogs, I have heard every tale imaginable about destructive chewing. Chewing is a normal and healthy behaviour for dogs - especially for puppies and teenage dogs. The severity of the chewing does seem to vary though and I have often wondered to what extent environment plays a role in this in comparison to genetics and breed differences. None of my Rottweilers have been prolific chewers – sure they enjoy chewing stuff, but we have never found them to be terribly destructive and our home has gotten through puppy and adolescent phases with all our dogs reasonably unscathed, despite the fact that we have never used crate training or other forms of strict confinement as a management solution. In contrast, I have heard stories from other Rottweiler owners of chewed car tyres, shredded pool creepy crawlies and couches that exploded all over the lounge in a snowstorm of stuffing.

It seems to be an accepted fact that certain types of dogs are particularly destructive, with Labradors often being placed at the top of the list, followed by many of the bull breeds and terriers. Obviously, the remnants of the predatory sequence that we originally selected into certain dogs, due to the nature of the work that they assisted us with, has an impact on how much enjoyment they get from having things in their mouths and pulling things to pieces. Labradors and retrievers have been selected to want to keep items in their mouths and while they tend to have “soft” mouths, this does not preclude them from being prolific chewers as puppies and adolescents. On the other hand, bull breeds and terriers have been selected to gain great enjoyment from tearing and shredding things, so it is completely understandable that they would enjoy biting and pulling stuff to pieces.

However, it is clear that regardless of breed, certain individual dogs are more prolific chewers than others. While there may be individual genetic factors in each dog that contributes to this, the environment i.e. to what extent the dogs needs are met, must play a role in the tendency towards destructive behaviour as well.

This became clear to me recently when Cruz was recovering from gastro and was not allowed to have anything to chew that we would usually give him, such as marrow bones and sinews. Because our dogs live very closely together, not being able to give Cruz these items to chew, meant not being able to give them to Primrose either (Cruz would be absolutely gutted if we did that!). Usually, our dogs get at least one edible item to chew in the form of a bone or a dried sinew every day, but with Cruz’s stomach being sensitive, the only items I could give them to chew we're stuffed Kongs, which I could fill with sensitive tummy food. While Kongs are great occupational toys, most of the activity required for un-stuffing a Kong, involves licking and pawing at the Kong to move it around. The real jaw muscle engaging, gnawing and chewing action of placing a bone or sinew between the jaws and grinding with the back teeth, could not be gained from Kong toys or snuffle mats.

Cruz's response to not having these items to chew, was one of disappointment and mild depression. As a mature adult dog, he simply looked miserable when his expectations of getting something to chew at the usual times of day were not met. Primrose on the other hand, clearly expressed her dissatisfaction with being denied edible chew items, by finding whatever she could to chew. Her level of destructive behaviour in the house increased significantly. Jonathan lost a pair of flip flops, there was a seemingly endless parade of branches, plastic plant pots and other garden debris and in the lounge and many of Primrose’s soft toys and ropes took a severe beating and did not survive. It became very clear to me just how important the need to chew is, both for the emotional well-being of adult dogs, where chewing provides an important form of daily enrichment and boosts mood, and for the exercise of the jaws and relief of frustration in puppies and adolescent dogs.

When doing consultations, a whole section of the questionnaire for clients is devoted to what their dogs are given to chew on a daily basis. It surprises me and many of my colleagues that I chat to regularly, how many dog guardians seldom give their dogs edible chews. When we ask them what the dog is given, they will usually say “oh they've got a basket full of toys they can chew whenever they want”. What people don't seem to realize, is that as scavengers, chewing is a vitally important behaviour for food acquisition. Dogs’ teeth and jaws are designed to gnaw, crush and tear in order to gain necessary nutrients for survival. Chewing is innately reinforcing: it relieves frustration, releases tension in the jaws and facial muscles, keeps teeth healthy and causes the release of feel good neurotransmitters in the brain. Not giving dogs edible items to chew, is denying a basic and fundamental physical and emotional need. In response to this, dogs may either become depressed or they will become frustrated and find ways to meet that need which is likely to result in what we would consider “destructive” behaviour.

While I am very grateful that Cruz is on the mend, being forced to deny the dogs chews for a restricted period of time, has been a valuable lesson for gaining insight into why my dogs have not been particularly destructive, even as puppies and teenagers. While I have no doubt that in some cases genetics does play a role and some dog guardians will experience more destructive behaviour from their dogs regardless of how well they try to meet their needs, it has been made crystal clear to me how important providing for chewing needs is to the well-being of dogs and how much it contributes to preventing destructive behaviour.

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