Shine-K9

19/06/2024

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07/10/2023

Come meet this special little deaf boy at the Border Collie Rescue SA stand tomorrow morning at the Rescue Expo, and see all the hand cues he has learnt 🤩

This quirky boy is still waiting for a special person to adopt him

Come support many Rescue Orgs tomorrow morning at the Rescue Expo in Bryanston 🐶 (details in link below)
If you would like to meet the super clever little deaf dude, Oreo, he will be at the Border Collie Rescue stand from 9:30 - 11am. He is still looking for that special someone to adopt him

https://www.facebook.com/100083170848635/posts/299766502805709/?mibextid=cr9u03

05/09/2023

Our beginner skills class has had some tweaks and improvements, including the addition of another coach, Christelle from All About Dogs, to join me in making sure you get the best possible guidance during this FUNdamental Skills course 😃
This is the base course of many FUN courses that will soon be offer once you have completed this course.
Contact me for more details - Whatsapp: 082 625 8260 or
email: [email protected]

14/08/2023

Christelle offers a fabulous service to collect your dogs and take them for an hour run around, including some treat searching and tricks, at the secure dog park K9 at Play in Randburg.
I recently used this service while we were away to make sure our dogs had some enrichment with us not there, they are featured in this video 😁 Also a fabulous service for people who don't have the time to take their dogs on regular outings during the week

Contact Christelle to make a booking 082 760 6238

01/06/2023

This special little guy is still waiting for that special person to adopt him

21/02/2023

We have a new Beginner Skills training class starting this Saturday at K9 at play, Randburg 😃🐶
It's a 4 week course, teaching the dog and their human basic skills to make life enjoyable for both, and to bond while doing so. This course is ideal for young dogs with no training (min age is 5 months) and newly adopted dogs.
We still have 1-2 spaces so email ASAP if you would like to join
[email protected]

08/12/2022

Little Oreo’s Christmas wish is to find his forever home. 🙏🏻
Let us know if you have any questions about this little Dude or contact Border Collie Rescue SA for an adoption application

Special appeal - Paw please help us share little Oreo to find him his home for X-MAS and furever.

Oreo is a very intelligent, quirky, small (only 7kg), 2-year-old Borderline Collie 🤩 He needs a special person to adopt him as he is deaf. Deafness doesn't make him any less capable of leading a normal life and learning new things (he currently knows almost 20 hand cues), but his people need to learn to communicate with him via visual cues rather than voice and we teach you all the handsignals with the help of Abigail from Shine-K9.

Oreo mustn't have driveway access and can't live with kids or large dogs but can be playful with small/medium dogs and with his people once he trusts you.

Paw please help us share him to find a home, E-mail Border Collie Rescue [email protected] if you are interested in adopting him.

All little Oreo wants is a home for X-MAS, his own people, he has so much love to give. Dear Santa paw please ask people to share this post, so little Oreo can have a happy ending tail, he has waited so long already!

03/10/2022

Come and say hi to us and meet little Oreo, and the lovely ladies on the Border Collie Rescue stand on Saturday morning ☺️

05/08/2022

25/07/2022

Monday’s Musing....
This will transform your “come” cue!

06/06/2022

Oreo is a very intelligent, quirky, small (only 7kg), 2-year-old Borderline Collie who we have been fostering for Border Collie Rescue SA, to help teach him hand signals and work through his fear-based reactivity. We are VERY proud of the progress he has made, and he is now ready to find his forever home. 🤩 He needs a special person to adopt him as he is deaf. Deafness doesn't make him any less capable of leading a normal life and learning new things (he currently knows almost 20 hand cues), but people need to learn to communicate with him via visual cues rather than voice. He mustn't have driveway access and can't live with kids or large dogs but can be playful with small/medium dogs and with people once he trusts you. Oreo is in Joburg, MEET & GREET ESSENTIAL.
Please email Border Collie Rescue [email protected] if you are interested in adopting him.

Don't be put off adopting him just because he is deaf, here are some tips on living with a deaf dog 🙉:
* The first thing to do when you adopt a deaf dog is to teach him a hand signal for "Good boy”. I like to use a thumb up 👍 as it is the universal sign for approval or encouragement. Once you can communicate to him that he is doing something right, then it makes life much easier for you and your dog and you will see his face light up whenever you give him a thumbs up!
* Make sure you still speak when you communicate with him via hand signals, he cannot hear you, but deaf dogs are very good at reading our facial expressions and body language, and we tend to become more rigid if we don't chat to them the way we would a hearing dog.
* Leave a dim light on for him at night 💡 for the first few weeks until he has settled in. With not being able to hear things approach it can be quite scary to also not be able to see anything approach him when its dark
* Deaf dogs often fall into very deep sleep 😴 so wake him gently by either blowing softly on him or putting a nice smelly treat in front of his nose. Avoid touching when waking him as deaf dogs can be easily startled if they are touched when not expecting it.
* Encourage him to look at you regularly 👀 if he isn't looking at you then he can't see your hand signals! Also reward him every time he does voluntary check-ins with you.
*Don't worry, you don’t need to know sign language ☺️ You can use any hand signals/cues you like when training him, as long as each one is easily identifiable from each other, and you are consistent with the ones you use.
*Closely watch all interaction with your deaf dogs and any new dogs he meets as can’t hear warning growls
*One major advantage of a deaf dog is that he can't hear loud noises that often startle other dogs like fireworks & storms.

Contact us if you would like to know more about Oreo or about living with and training a deaf dog 💜

02/05/2022

25/04/2022

Don’t be stingy with treats when training ...

11/01/2022

Always be on your dog's side during training 💜

07/01/2022

How clever is Oreo, the little dog we are fostering and training for Border Collie Rescue SA 🤩 He has just received his Novice Trick Dog certificate 🏵 The video (in the comments) shows the 15 tricks he completed to get signed off.

🐶 Oreo is a small Border Collie mix, just under 2 years old and is deaf, but as you can see in the video deafness is not a disability and he is very eager to learn new things 😍 He would be fabulous for someone who is confident with dogs and who likes to teach new tricks or do fun activities with their dogs.
Contact Border Collie Rescue at [email protected] if you are interested in adopting him

20/11/2021

We need to say a huge thank you to Cosmic Pets for donating this raised bed for Oreo.

Oreo is a deaf dog who we are fostering for Border Collie Rescue SA and I have been training him some cues using hand signals that will make him calmer and more confident, to set him up for success when he gets adopted.

A very useful cue to teach a dog is to settle on a bed or a mat. The easiest way to teach this in on a raised bed, like this Cosmic Pets one, as it has clear edges which act as a boundary for the dog to stay inside of.

The benefits of teaching this is to help them stay out of trouble in normal home situations such as when guests arrive it stops them rushing out the gate or jumping up on guests. It is also useful during cooking and mealtimes as it stops them getting under foot or trying to steal food etc. and helps in many other situations where the dog needs to have some impulse control.

It gives them a safe place to just hang out and relax while things carry on around them, which is very important for anxious, excitable or reactive dogs.

Oreo loves his new bed and happily goes to settle on it when given his “settle” hand signal. We are still working on duration and in new places but he has only had the bed for 1 day so I am sure by the time he gets adopted he will be happily staying on it for long periods no matter where he is. The bed will be going with him to his new home and it will help him settle quicker.

Please contact Border Collie Rescue if you are interested in adopting this fun, playful young boy. [email protected]

05/11/2021

Little deaf boy Oreo is a fun boy to train & is eager to learn new things 🤩
I am talking in this video so that you see he is following the hand cues correctly but also because it’s important to act normal with deaf dogs and its not normal for us to be quiet when interacting with other dogs 😉

Oreo is available for adoption through Border Collie Rescue SA, see his ad for more details
https://www.facebook.com/collierescuesa/photos/a.700531700021685/6359546164120182/

14/10/2021

Introducing Oreo, our newest student and foster pup 🤩 He is deaf border collie mix and apart from learning hand signals we have also been working on his confidence and calmness to set him up for success when he gets adopted