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A Canine School dedicated to improve the relationship between dog owners and their canines. We will help you enrich your dog's life.
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I specialise in Bull & Terrier type dogs but accept and work with all breeds. See more at www.bulliestraining.co.za

22/09/2024

I swear I'm going to have Lycan's cookie jar from my hubby before my dog gains too much weight due to many many cookies being fed behind my back.... tsk tsk....

18/09/2024

|Wise words from Larry. I would add all the Bull & Terrier breeds in his list as well as the Fur Baby mentality. But have a view for yourself.

Too much freedom too soon and wrong dog in the wrong home. It’s become an epidemic. Stop doing it. It only causes the animal to suffer and live an unfulfille...

10/09/2024

I snapped this cute photo of Lycan this morning. No, this is not a "kiss to dismiss". This was an actual kiss. I know my boy very well and know the difference between his "I love you" kisses and his "you are dismissed" kisses.

08/09/2024

THIS !!!

08/09/2024

Only hard core Dog people will understand this....

We willingly allow ourselves to be dragged through Black Jack infested areas in the name of training our dog, cheering the dog on all the way with much enthusiasm.

Lycan and I had an amazing and very successful Mantrailing lesson today where he worked like a champ despite the wind, wind usually setting him back, but not today. I am so proud of this dog 😍

06/09/2024

Want a minute or two to really relax and experience the song of Mother Nature? Have a look here....

Take a short break and just listen...... Mother Nature sings us Her song as we walked through the forest. It was very special and I just had to share it with...

28/08/2024

Anelda & Lulu, the 15 month old Jack Russell Terrier have completed our 4 Phase Training Program. Well done to both of you, I had lots of fun working with with you both. Keep up the good work.

28/08/2024

Here is the video of the Personal Protection dog demonstration I mentioned the other day:

Lycan and I take part in a Personal Protection Dog Demonstration. Lycan has never done this before. Nor did I give any hints to the fact that there would be ...

22/08/2024

Lycan and I are teaming up with Tame the Beast this Sunday in celebration of International Dog Day. There will be demonstrations on Mantrailing, and Lycan and I will be part of the Bite Work demonstration. Come join us for a fun doggy day.

19/08/2024

This video is soooo interesting. If I can point out one thing then it is the breeding section of how they manage, raise and socialize those puppies to achieve confident and balanced dogs. If all our breeders in our country made that effort we would have less behavioural cases overall - okay it does help if the person wanting to buy a puppy first educates themselves properly! Anyway, a really educational, enjpyable and great video.

Police Service Dogs are an integral part of the RCMP’s many resources. From breeding, imprinting, training, and up to graduation, our Dog Handler Members wor...

19/08/2024

Now this is a great example of proper puppy socialization. This cannot be achieved in a puppy class. Those who rely only on puppy classes to socialize their puppies are always surprised when their cute puppy becomes very reactive when puberty hits. They did not actually socialize their puppy properly. In my lessons I teach owners how to socialize their puppies properly.

Socialising your dog is one of my 3 core components to training perfect puppies, but what actually is socialisation and how do you socialise your dog and whe...

05/08/2024

Why bother training your dog? Because the untrained dog will always have to stay home.
This morning Lycan and I visited a Garden centre and because of the effort I made in training him, he could of course accompany me. We had a lovely walk through the centre, both inside and outside. Then he lay calmly while I enjoyed a coffee and the extra company of a little Sparrow that was trying to get me to share my biscuit with him. Of course I obliged.
Either way, training is worth it. The more effort you put into it the more your dog will enjoy it's life by your side, and not be stuck at home.
So let me help you train your dog. Please contact me at [email protected] and I will forward you more information on what I offer.

03/08/2024

Ever wondered how they trained the dog that was Lassie in the Lassie movies?
This video tells you all about it. Very educational video.

Bob Weatherwax shares the unique dog training secrets he and his father Rudd perfected over 60 years.Instructional. Released 1995.Bob is the son of Rudd Weat...

12/07/2024

So which collar, harness, leash etc, would you say should be used to train your dog to walk nicely?

Which collars or leashes do you think are the best to train your dog to walk nicely on a loose Leash?Lycan and I talk about this subject, okay I talk, he jus...

06/07/2024

...and this is why I feed a DIY BARF diet so I am in control of the ingredients and where they come from. I refuse to buy premade or premixes because you cannot control the source of the meats or the quality, whereas with a DIY BARF diet you have full control. Also, premixes/premade raw food is really very expensive whereas the raw diet I feed is not.

Want a Consultation in feeding your dog the DIY BARF diet (Do It Yourself Biologically Appropriate Raw Food diet) then contact me for more information on [email protected] (Consultations in Gauteng only).

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03/07/2024

Here is a little snippet on who Lycan is (including details on his parents).

Yes we know Lycan is a but why did I name him Lycan? Meet his Father, see some never before seen footage. I hope you enjoy this video. I have...

13/06/2024

So I had to leave early in the darkness this morning.
Because my house is colder than a deep freezer, I placed a blanket on Lycan before I left. My kitty Quan Yin was very unimpressed with me as she wanted to lie on my lap as she was very cold too.
I had asked Natasha to let Lycan out when she came downstairs and this is what she found. One kitty snuggled up to Lycan. Clearly they were quite happy and warm in each other's company.
My training Lycan to be sweet to the cats definitely paid off.
That's soooo adorable 😍

09/06/2024

When I still had Ayla, my English Bull Terrier, it was sooo easy to give her a bath on a regular basis. Bullies are small dogs compared to the GSD so it was so easy to pop her in the bath, she was not a heavy dog, and give her a good scrub down.....
And now I have Lycan, the bigger than average GSD ......eish!

Recently we, Lycan and I, have run into a bit of a situation (won't bore you with the details). This situation got dire - this boy needed an in depth scrub in a bath. Problem is his size, I can't pick him up to get him into the tub (yes, inside my house coz there I can warm up my bathroom and use warm water) [I have a shoulder injury so I can't pick him up!! - and he wont let anyone else pick him up either, not even my hubby.]. Bathing him outside, now in Winter, is obviously not an option.
So I put word out to the grooming world, asking if there is a place/facility, for dogs, where I can bring my GSD, shampoo and towels, and wash him myself. Of course there are no self service "wash your dog" facilities anywhere. Thing is the groomers, mobile or not, have the right bath, equipment etc etc and that's so helpful.
Now if you know my boy, you already know that no groomer will get near him, even if he is muzzled and I do not want to stress him out. I had one groomer respond, telling me he'd bring his mobile grooming truck, let me use his facility and that would be that. So I said sure, give me an appointment ......aaaand I'm still waiting to hear back a few days later.

Thing is, the situation I'm in equals this dog needs this wash even more so now, no more waiting!!!

So, into the bath tub go several car rubber mats, get the room warm with a heater, toss a bunch of towels all over the show and organize a very strong distraction (feel free to use my idea if you have a difficult dog):
I had Natasha hold ready a very special tin of cat food.
Now with my shoulder being incredibly painful I had to get this giant dog into the tub. After one teaspoon out of the tin he cooperated and actually half hopped into tub with less help from me than I thought I'd have to give him [yay].
The last time he saw the inside of our bath tub was when he was maybe 5 months old.
Natasha reported there was whale eyeing and a bit of lip curling during the bath tub entry but it dissapeared quickly once she began to spoon little bits of the tin food to him. He relaxed and allowed me to wet, shampoo, scrub and rinse him without any fussing. Even toweling him down went smoothly.
He even hopped gracefully out of the bath when I told him he could vacate the tub.

So now, after scrubbing my dog, then scrubbing down the whole bathroom, my shoulder is in several different types of pain. But my GSD is clean now - so worth it.

I wish I had filmed the whole thing but my only evidence of the experience is a shiny Lycan.
Winter is a pain when the dog desperately needs a wash. In summer I spray him off with a hose pipe, shampoo him etc and rinse with the hose. Easy, especially on hot days. Cold days are a challenge but today went well.

04/06/2024

How cold is my house?

Well, Lycan's frozen meat I took out last night to defrost on the kitchen counter.... is still solidly frozen! That's ĥow cold my house is!

Brrrr!!

02/06/2024

More pics of the Medievil Fayre. I'll have a video out on this day in the near future. I was able to also capture Archery on horseback footage too.
Look out for this on: https://youtube.com/?si=8l-kBw9MII33PPGP

02/06/2024

Lycan, all dressed up at the Medievil Fayre yesterday.
He is the dragon that ate the Knight that had kidnapped the Princess and now proudly wears the shield and the sword of the Knight as trophies on his harness 😜🤣🐾

Medieval Fayre

25/05/2024

This boy is such an amazing GSD.

20/05/2024

What does this video have to do with dogs?

If you watch it carefully and listen to the owners you will note that they intensely desensitize their horses to what the horses will encounter in their lives ie competitions etc. In order to have a horse that can handle distractions and things not common to daily life. These owners prepare their horses accordingly.

Most dog owners do not bother with this and wonder why their dogs have meltdowns as soon as they are off the property somewhere (we had an incident yesterday of just this - thankfully Lycan kept his cool when a pet dog freaked out and lunged at him just for walking past. Obviously said pet dog is not socialized or desentized and should definitely not behave that way in public). It makes me happy that I took all the precautions with Lycan. Anyway, watch the video and learn and then apply to your dogs.

To watch the full video and many more head to http://www.horseworldtv.comA big thank you to Jessica and Benjamin for allowing us to tour their incredible sta...

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Monday	09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 16:00
Thursday	10:00 - 16:00
Friday	10:00 - 16:00
Saturday	10:00 - 12:00

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Videos

Take a 2 minute break, relax, breathe, listen to the birds and enjoy this virtual hike with Lycan and myself.

Dogs are #carnivores and as such should be eating raw foods. #Lycan eats my DIY #barf diet. As such he gets #rawmeatybones daily. Here are just a few he gets to enjoy. If you want to place your dog onto the DIY Biologically Appropriate Raw Food diet please contact me and we can set up a consultation. For now I offer consultations at my office in Roodepoort Gauteng until I figure out how to use Skype or similar. [email protected]

Christine sent me a clip of Zara,her Staffordshire Bull Terrier barking at a sleeping lion on TV. I would love to know what she was telling this giant kitty. What do you think?

As most of you know, Lycan and I go for Protection Training lessons. We are moving to the more advanced part of things teaching Lycan even more Impulse control. He is doing really well. In this clip I sent him through the tunnel, told him to Sit on the exit and to ignore the decoy who was not standing too far from us. The reward for his Obedience was the bite. I cannot stress how important it is to work on being able to control your dog, especially if one day you want to do bite work.

Today Lycan and I attended our ManTrailing Lesson and did a new exercise. This particular exercise (and everyone got their turn) involves one Trailing Dog and one Flanking Attack Dog. Lycan is a trained Protection Dog and was obviously qualified to be the Flanking dog. I put two clips together, each ending in a bite. Lets just say that Lycan did not expect this at all and was very pleasently surprised and a bit confused when I sent him to attack and bite the "crazy man shouting at us". Enjoy and leave us a comment of your thoughts. https://clipchamp.com/watch/suKUxlyvUNP

Hiked at Sterkfontein Heritage Lodge today with Natasha and Lycan. We took a detour and found a gem of a beautiful place to hike along...shhh don't tell anyone. I wish hikes had these hidden gems. Enjoy.

Treat Review on TASTYBEASTMEAT - details in the video. Lycan and I give a 10/10.

How much effort have you put into training your dog?

What is it like to have a trained dog? Not the best video, but this is my "drop the recycling off at the recycling collection centre" routine. Lycan has to Stay inside the car while I take the bags away. He could hop out at anytime but because of good training he stays putt. This is a very handy exercise I also apply taking our black bin in and out of our yard - Lycan stays inside the yard whilst I do my thing. This also means I'm protected coz should someone be dumb enough to try attack me then my Protection trained Lycan will nail this person very quickly. Yet, he will not do anything should neutral people randomly twaddle about around me.

Is your dog really obedient or respectful? Could you do this exercise with your dog? #lycan #gsd #dogobedience #dogtraining

So you think your dog is obedient after taking a month or two of Obedience lessons? Most dogs are not, nor do they respect their owners. Love their owners? Most definitely, but respect them? Not necessarily. In this video clip I ask Lycan to Sit during his evening meal. He is very hungry after his very active day. He loves me, yes, BUT he also respects me and is very obedient. He enjoys doing what I ask him to as it is rewarding. Calling him off his meal is easy, he has no food aggression nor resource guarding issues. He trusts me and I do my best not to bugger up his trust in me. In this video clip he does as I ask because I ask it. I have not trained him to back off a meal, quite frankly, this is the 2nd time in his life I've ever asked him to do this. And why did I call him off his meal? Coz I had a lovely raw quarter chicken (RMB) to add to his dish. And this RMB is his reward for Obedience.

#lycan

I'm a bit of a safety freak. I never allow my HouseWolf out of the yard unless I have first checked that it is safe, especially in our area. Please excuse the crappy camera work. This is also an exercise I teach in the lessons I offer due to its importance.

#Lycan #hiking #floppyears

Hiking through a field of horses on a hike today. Another reminder of why a dog should be trained. Lycan has not been socialized to horses but he has been well trained. Not once did he attempt to chase them. He was just curious about them. Of course several of the horses decided to come towards us which made them more interesting to Lycan but he kept his cool. If you are needing to cross a field with livestock be responsible and keep your dog leashed whether the dog is trained or not. Do not approach the livestock, even if they come towards you and seem friendly. Just keep going and leave them be. Don't take chances as it could end in injury of livestock, your dog or even yourself. Not something you want to deal with.

#lycan #hiking Sterkfontein Heritage Lodge

Sterkfontein Heritage Lodge 5km hike this morning. We passed several dogs without any issues- the result of lots of hard work considering how very reactive he was when he was a bit younger thanks to unmannered off leash dogs. The waterfall is beautiful and we shared it with these nice people and all their doggies. Lycan, who has not been socialized in the traditional puppy class setting but socialized with my unique methods, was calm, curious, friendly and even sniffed noses with a few of the dogs who were fascinated with him but his main attention was still with me, never loosing that connection and engagement with me. What a wonderful experience.

It's handy to have an obedient dog who is also Protection trained. I feel safe in the knowledge Lycan will hold his Down but come to my aid should someone be dumb enough to try harm me or try hijack my lawnmower.

This a continuation of the subject "is your dog obedient?" Lycan is 2 years old. I have been training him since I got him, daily, every day of the week because every moment is a training opportunity. Here he is doing a Down Wait, no lures, no bribery, no threats from me, no tying him down. We are outside of our property by the road, there are always distractions of some sort. He is obedient because I took the time to train him properly. I used Balanced training to get to this point and my hard work is being rewarded by a dog who is happy to comply to my requests. Want to have the same type of Obedience from your dog? Willing to work hard? Willing to stick to my training protocols? Join lessons in January 2022 and let's begin the journey.