Paws 1 on 1 Dog Training

25/08/2024

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

21/08/2024

Well done Anita Michau and Willow for completing their Hill’s Pet Nutrition Puppy Class!!

18/08/2024

I'm so excited about our pics from Saturday. It was our graduation from Puppy Class and there was so much happening.
Recall was spectacular due to Catherine Venter 's photography. Apollo also had a blooper where you can see Lynn Scholtz with her hands in the air. He got away from her to chase his down. So we redid it as it should be.
The obstacle part was really fun for the pups. Apollo had no problem and enjoyed the see-saw, A-frame and all the platforms.
Thank you Lynn Scholtz GSD Kinderpuppy and Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club.
We finished with Puppy Class!!!
Leigh Davidson Di Casa Leigh German Shepherds

12/08/2024

Well done to Gunner, Dexter and Pluto for completing our Puppy Class.

12/08/2024

Thank you Tracey for coming to us and doing the Hill’s Pet Nutrition talk. We appreciate it.

04/08/2024

04/08/2024

❤️...!

29/07/2024

Tearing things up is a natural dog behavior. It's fun for them. It meets a biological need in both survival and play. But it can be a problem if that shredding is directed onto things we deem inappropriate, or cannot replace. The solution is to manage the environment so that inappropriate target items (your favorite throw pillows for example) are not easily accessible and to provide an appropriate outlet for the behavior. My personal favorite is a box.

I get a monthly BarkBox, because I love to gift things to my dogs. But the box is also a great size and density for shredding. We all also order too many things online, and thus usually have a plethora of those "really good boxes" hanging out taking up space in the garage. I will take some old news paper, packing paper, or even toilet paper rolls and toss them into the box along with some tasty treats (or even kibble if I am feeding a meal this way.) Close and seal up the box and toss it to one of the dogs. They delight in the destruction and it provides a great amount of mental enrichment. At the end there is some clean up on my part that has to be done, but much preferable to something irreplaceable like a photo album. The pieces also take up much more space in the recycling bin.

Letting a dog who gets particular joy from shredding things up destroy an appropriate item protects the things in my home I don't want to be shredded, and provides a wonderful outlet for the dogs. This is also another activity that is great for those days when your schedule isn't providing enough room for you to take that extra long walk, or resources are used up for the time and energy to do other things with our dogs. Currently where I live everything is on fire, the resulting terrible air quality means I (as a severe asthmatic) have to be really limited on my outdoor time. This means the dogs aren't getting the long hikes and other outdoor activities they are used to. We are making good use of the box stash in the garage this week!

13/07/2024

Puppy Class Day 1
Thank you Lynn Scholtz for our first day in formal Puppy Class. Apollo enjoyed it tremendously. That busy brain got to work a little and meet some humans and pups at the same time. Thank you Leigh Davidson and Di Casa Leigh German Shepherds for a boy with a really good brain. That he uses it at times in ways we don't quite expect, keeps us on our toes.
Puppy bite work also went well. Thank you Logan Holmes for your help and getting Apollo to move about.
Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club

04/07/2024

A young man joined our family on Saturday, 29 June. All the way from Cape Town, he made his way to East London and his very first show.
Thank you seems so insignificant. Thank you Leigh Davidson that this exceptional little guy could join us. How Brett Cunningham and Eddie Dumont wangled this I am not so sure. I owe you both and the Algoa Bay German Shepherd Dog Club a huge debt of gratitude.
Catherine Venter was thrown in the deep end to help show him. The comments by the judge were very good.
Welcome Apollo Di Casa Leigh German Shepherds .
The first visit to the field was enjoyed by all.

24/06/2024

Well done Frikkie, Oakley, Rolo and Rocky.

22/06/2024

Thich Nhat Hanh was asked a question by a young child.
'I have a doggy and my doggy died. I am very sad.
So I don't know how to not be so sad.'
His reply was, 'You look into the sky and see a beautiful cloud, and you like the cloud so much.
And suddenly your cloud is no longer there, and you think your cloud has passed away.
Where is my beloved cloud?
So if you have time to reflect, to look, you see the cloud has not died. The cloud has not passed away.
The cloud has become the rain, and when you look at the rain, you see your cloud.
And when you drink your tea mindfully, you can see the rain in your tea and your cloud in the tea.
And you can say, hello my cloud. You are still alive in new form.
So the doggy is the same.
And if you look deeply, very deeply. You can see the doggy in it's new form.'

Cratos is home

10/06/2024

This is the most difficult post I have ever done. It has taken 3 day to find the courage to make this poster.
On Friday morning our beloved little boy, Cratos, suddenly passed away.
There are no words.

06/06/2024

Happy birthday Catherine Venter
My wish for you is that your dreams come true in the year ahead. Thank you for being such an awesome human being.

02/06/2024

Happy birthday Cratos.
Thank you Logan Holmes Angelique Holmes Kelsey Scholtz Lynn Scholtz for advice, help and everything that has gone into this fantastic little guy.

31/05/2024

Team Cratos!
This little, not so little, boy did us proud last weekend. Thank you to everyone who took pics etc., it is much appreciated. Thank you Patsy Kruger for our lovely shirts.

13/05/2024

Join us this coming Sunday

29/04/2024

Well done Chenè and Mila

14/04/2024

My lovely one.

We had a terrible run at Rally this morning but Selena was so happy. She enjoyed herself which is so important to me. She was bundled up as snug as a bug with the cold little wind we had. The leg held up well after a good warm up and Selena was happy.

Then she went back to her job as class dog. Did a beautiful accurate read on a pup and had some fun playing.

All in all a great day for Selena.

13/04/2024

The facial progression of Cratos from not interested in hanging around, to the bestest best thing ever.

He was quite a handful this afternoon at puppy bitework, as mister didn't enjoy waiting his turn with the puppies. The boy is showing so much promise. At 10 months he is a true teenager.

Thank you to Ulrich Koch and to Brett Cunningham for helping handling the over impatient boy. He did really well.

06/04/2024

A peak into last weekends fun in the sun at the Obedience Championship. What a change a week makes. This morning's show was cloudy with rain showers.
Thank you to all the judges, stewards and those in the background that make a show reality. It is appreciated.