The Dog Training Academy - Midlands

06/05/2024

Fun and games on graduation day.

06/05/2024

Well done to our new puppy graduates in Hilton and Hayfields.
The most fantastic group of pups and owners.💜
Hilton pups: Roxy, Willow, Laurel, Lilly, Raven with Little Zulu missing class.
Hayfields pups: Skye, Tommy, Mia, Lilo, Luka and Blaze and Prince missing class.

12/04/2024

I am putting out an urgent appeal.
Blue Bundu Brigade from where I adopted Clive is in desperate need of dog food. And when I say desperate I mean it is a dire situation.
Please if you can afford even just one single tin, please can you bring it to Umgeni Vet Saturdays between 11 AM and 1 PM or Hayfields Vet between 8 AM to 10 AM🙏🙏
All monies paid to the Dog Training Academy this month will be going towards this effort.
I will ensure that they get each and every pellet for their dogs.
If you have a spare dog blanket/toy that would be fantastic but the food is the most important.
Here is their FaceBook page. https://www.facebook.com/thebbbteam/

We are an animal rescue organisation based in Durban, KZN, South Africa.
- "A Heart for Paws"

02/03/2024

Well done to all the Hayfields and Hilton pups graduating today. We did the " Give your puppy a pill" class. Which on the surface seems easy but it is hard for the pups.
Hilton: Oreo and El Drago.
Hayfields: Big Willow, Little Willow (who has been in puppy class for a year and is now part of the equipment used🤣) and Bella Donna.
Absent today: Athena, Tinkerbell and Tino.

24/02/2024

Well done to the Hayfields puppies for being superb pups during their Hills Nutritional Talk with Debbie.
I am very proud of you all.🐾💜
Well done to the handlers for keeping engaged with their pups during the talk. You guys rocked it.

05/01/2024

New puppy classes start the 20th January in Hilton and Hayfields.
Book online and start your pup on a good paw in 2024.
www.dogtrainingacademy.co.za

23/11/2023

28/10/2023

Our advanced terriers playing nicely after class in the miff weather

09/10/2023

Well done to our Hayfields and Hilton Beginner Obedience graduates. Two amazing groups of dogs and handlers.
Well done guys - awesome job🐾🐕
Hilton: Charlie, Winston, Rocky, Nova, Fosha.
Hayfields: Philip, Sadie, Winston, Roczen.

09/10/2023

Should be social, but not obsessed with people and dogs.
Should be house-trained quickly, but not wake us up in the middle of the night to go outside.
Should be motivated to train with food, but not so much that they snap at our fingers.
Should play fetch with us, but not chase the cat.
Should be fun when we have time, but calm when we don’t.
…
Aren't we expecting a bit too much, too soon?
Dogs are not born knowing how to navigate our world. We have a lot of rules that make no sense to them (such as chasing a ball yes, chasing a cat no). There are a lot of things to learn and it is OUR task to teach them gently.
If you get a puppy, do not expect them to fit into your life seamlessly. There will be a lot of management and training involved in the first 6-12 months. Adapting to all the (pretty random) rules we have for them takes TIME.
I see so many requests from frustrated puppy owners who really did not consider that puppies do not come knowing how to be a “good dog”. They are annoyed by the potty training, worn down by the chewing and biting and irritated by the amount of supervision the puppy requires.
They may even feel like the puppy is antagonistic - always doing what they do NOT want.
Think about it: The puppy didn’t ask for any of it. Didn’t ask to be separated from the littermates, didn’t ask to be placed in this or that family, and didn’t ask to be taught our 100s of rules. Still, they are just happy to be with us and go along with everything.
It is the LEAST we can do to give them the time and patience to fit in!
The next time you are frustrated by your puppy, think about how complex our world and rules must be for them. How different from the first 8 weeks of their lives. And how they still wake up with a smile every day and want to be our friends.
And just be their friend and guide in this complicated human world! 🐾

29/09/2023

Hate these things....

They can be–just ask an emergency doctor or veterinarian how many retractable leash injuries they see every year.

18/09/2023

Well done to all our graduating pups. Such an awesome class! And yes, the Mali is playing with the tiniest Yorkie alive. Besties those two.

05/08/2023

Awesome morning out with some of our Advanced Obedience dogs.
Well done guys. It was an awesome morning of training, running, swimming and getting stinky.

21/05/2023

Awesome puppy class at Umgeni Vet yesterday.
Zeta came with and roamed around with the pups. She did decide that Kashmir - our little long haired GSD - was quite interesting🐾

23/04/2023

For ALL my handlers!

22/02/2023

09/02/2023

Advanced Obedience - another way of teaching the stand

18/12/2022

Puppy class ended with too much cuteness.
Thank you Megan for the bows.
See you all in 2023💙🐶

18/12/2022

Last beginner Obedience class for the year.
See you all in 2023
Be safe everyone 💙🐶

10/12/2022

Today's fabulous Beginner Obedience classes in Hilton and Hayfields. Dre (Pitbull), Xena (Rottweiler), Buddy (Boerboel) and crazy Artemis (Pointer).