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We thoroughly enjoyed it. Every bit of the class was enjoyable. Tipsy was super tired after the class which is wonderful for me. See you Saturday.
We thoroughly enjoyed it. Every bit of the class was enjoyable. Tipsy was super tired after the class which is wonderful for me. See you Saturday.
Hi. I really enjoyed it. Was super fun and thank you for letting me keep my other dog in the kennel. Really helped a lot.
As always, I enjoyed my time at SADTC on Saturday
I have some good news with Spirit. I had entered him in the Rhodesian Ridgeback breed show last year but is was cancelled due to Covid. So today was the show date for 2021. He was in the neutered class and placed first and also got shortlisted for best ridge. Surprisingly he did not show any signs of aggression to the other Ridgebacks. I want to say a huge thank you for all the help with his behaviour as it no doubt paid dividend especially the “stand” and “left about turn” commands. I got to see a lot of Ridgebacks and many are a handful ?
Hi Christine,
We are loving the basic obedience classes with Zoey and Brody and always look forward to our Saturday morning training sessions, as do they. I will definitely continue our training with you. Thank you so much for your help.
Romayne, you are a sensational human being, thank you!
We have worked with Charlie, and Andrea (therapist,) when my son goes to speech, and we have seen amazing results! (SADTC trained Charlie along with Andrea who is now being used as a Therapy dog for various disorders.)
We are looking for a dog to train for my son, as Charlie has made a huge difference for my son.
It’s been really great i have worked 4 klasses now ranging from puppy klas to BHO and the improvement is phenomenal on the dogs and the people . Thank you chris and christine for the training . I really appreciate it .
This message is just to thank you for referring a potential students to Ethology Academy.
I also have no hesitation to refer our students, who want practical dog handling and training, to SADTC.
Because we present the academic side of animal behaviour, we always recommend that students follow it up with a good dog handler course.
From: Dr Hannes Slabbert
(Ph.D. Veterinary Ethology (UP)
Ethology Academy
The last 4 weeks have been incredibly impactful, I’m incredibly grateful for the knowledge I’ve gained and even more so for the confidence that’s been instilled. I’ve found my purpose and now I’m looking forward to growing even more, as a handler, trainer and instructor and most importantly a better human. Thank you Christine & Chris!
You guys are amazing and I hope to be like you are, I am now going into this lifestyle for sure! It was really great working here and learning, especially how to properly shape behaviour. I can’t wait for Level 4!
Thank you for dealing with us with so much honesty. Stay that way eventually the message comes through. It’s for the benefit of the animal’s safety/handler’s knowledge – A pleasure.
Nothing bad to say/improve on. Excellent presenters and passion is always represented, whether in class or outside of college, they are always willing to help us. Nothing should be changed the work done at SADTC is changing dogs and handlers lives constantly.
Your dedication and passion is contagious, I loved it out here. I should quit my job and only attend seminars, etc here. Besides for feeling like family, the knowledge & expertise we can access here is priceless.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the course and I have benefited greatly from Chris & Christine’s many years of experience which they are more than willing to share – a quality that is sometimes lacking in the dog training world. Their love for the dogs is apparent and I’m grateful for the opportunity to have been able to learn from them.
The course was amazing, working with all the dogs and great to hear the handlers helping each other. The presenters are perfect in their respective fields.
All great, presenters/presentations were packed with knowledge, especially experience that we got to see first-hand.
Thank you for helping me learn so much more, I will be back for Therapy courses.
This is the first month I started training since the lockdown and my return from SA and I must tell you what a difference Level 1 made to me. Not only am I able to feel confident about explaining my work (with all the Theory I learnt there), which I could not do earlier. Among other things, the “stays” I am able to get out of my dogs are phenomenal – which was a disaster earlier because I always ended up getting the dogs to break their stays. I must thank you both for all the efforts you put in to improve all of us.
I am writing this in particular to you to ask if you’d agree if I requested affiliation with SADTC. More than a company or a business outfit, my vision is to create a community of educated individuals. I would like you both to be the mentor and guide and to validate everything the institute will do in India.
I’m really looking forward to coming back to SA for Levels 2 & 3. Hope to see you soon.
I love you guys, I am very sad that my 4 weeks have come to an end. When I came here I had no confidence in myself, the way you guys teach really does make a huge difference in our lives. I even see the difference in others. I enjoyed the courses so much, I never want to leave and I can’t to get here in the morning.
Dankie dat julle doen wat julle doen, dis regtig amazing gewees. Ek sien julle Saterdag.
Where do I even start…. I got a tiny little Great Dane puppy in June 2020 that was going to grow into a giant very soon. I prepared myself for this new adventure as best as I knew how. I got all the “best” equipment and enrolled us into basic home obedience classes (not SADTC) and we really tried to do everything you’re supposed to do. I adore my dog and he was really growing fast, but the more he grew the more he became out of control and I couldn’t handle him anymore..
I couldn’t take him out anymore because I was so afraid he would react towards other dogs and I had no idea how to control him. I felt defeated and that I failed him completely. I then started looking for answers on how to fix it and then came across SADTC’s website. I went back every day for more than a week and read the success stories and how happy people are with their training and everything else they have to offer.
The more I read the more I was convinced that I found the place that would help me be a better dog parent. I then decided that just training my dog was not enough and that I needed to learn more than I thought, so I enrolled with SADTC’s instructors course.
My little baby giant inspired me to do better and that is what I did. I have never learned so much in my life, every day was packed with knowledge and understanding, being around same minded people who truly cares for dogs and being able to see the difference in dogs lives first hand was really a life changing experience.
After implementing what I have learned with my own dog and seeing results to a happier more balanced dog from the day we made some very important changes, I was completely sold that I could not learn from better people than Chris and Christine.
Being on the course we not only made friends but a family and can now proudly say that all I want to do is be the difference in the lives of the most loving creatures known to man..
It has been such a great privilege to have been able to learn from Chris and Christine and I am so thankful to have found you, I am looking forward to be part of this family for the rest of my life and to keep growing on the foundation (and 1st & 2nd floor) you have built in my life.
“The course was very nice and I enjoyed working with the dogs. I had a lot fun with the group and the instructors making jokes whilst teaching us. I was very nervous when I had to write the first test but the way Miss Christine spoke to me and encouraged me made me feel better and I actually passed and learnt that I can do this. Thank you very much, and thank you for being so understanding and accommodating.
It was the best experience I have ever had. It built my self-confidence and taught me to be the best I can be Christine is very good at getting you to think and Chris is very funny. Altwee is baie goed met wat hulle doen.
Well done! I feel like we are all part of the SADTC family!
I bitterly regret missing levels 2 and 3 this month. I tried hard but visa and travel are tough given the mandatory quarantine. With the vaccine making good progress, I have a feeling things will ease out by September. I’m eagerly waiting to return for levels 2, 3 and even 4 that you had said you wanted to do that covered therapy and service dogs.
My last trip to SADTC has reignited and encouraged my old desire to acquire education. So as not to waste any time, and make better use of the time available, I registered for basic and advanced courses with Ethology Academy that you had suggested. Being an only course, it just makes it easier to study without needing to travel.
I’ve been doing private sessions with families and their dogs and it’s helping me stay afloat and take care of my family.
Hope you and Chris, and all at home too, are fine. See you soon.
The courses were a lot of fun and very interesting. Definitely will recommend to more people. Best decision I have every made.
Level 1: I have learned so much in such a short time and I will be forever grateful. This course has opened my eyes to the dog world and it is the best ever. Chris and Christine are amazing people and I am looking forward to learn more from them.
Level 2: It was very interesting to see and work with different behaviours. It was incredible to see how a little time can change so much for a dog and deal with the behaviour. Some of the lessons in this course are some I will never forget.
Level 3: Chris and Christine showed me that it is never too late to train a dog and to help them out. I have always know that dogs are special and amazing animals, but in this course I learned how truly amazing they are. I have gain not only knowledge, but a family as well.
Really enjoyed the courses and definitely want to continue with more courses. Whenever I am in Joburg I will visit, no matter what.
The gift was just a small token of appreciation for the amazing work that you guys have been and are doing and for how you’ve changed my sisters life in so many ways.
Karen is eager to get back to her dogs and start working with them. I will definitely keep you updated on her progress and visit whenever we are in the area.
Thank you once again for everything. I do hope I will be with you guys again next year.
I have learnt even more than I expected I would with both myself and the “dog world.”
Number one training facility in RSA, also very friendly and down to earth staff members that don’t make you feel patronized.
First lesson was AMAZING! We loved it. Thank you.
Both my husband and myself enjoyed it tremendously. Hubby says he found it very informative, and Keith demonstrated very well how to lure the dogs into position.
I have already trained almost all of the first couple of weeks’ work, but uncle Johan and Annemarie picked up on it within minutes, which I am very impressed with. You guys keep an eye on what each person is doing, and I’m sure that means a lot to everybody. (At least it should). Mark is going to assess me on Saturday, and then they will decide which class to move me to so I’m looking forward to having a challenge and being kept accountable for doing homework as well.
You guys are all doing a splendid job
To be honest, we have no complaints we would say 10/10. Sandra was extremely patient and helpful, even after class, she answered all the questions we had. Matilda was a bit shy in the beginning but Chris came to the rescue hahaha. That is part of the parcel and she definitely came out of her shell towards the end so we are looking forward to the coming weeks! We will definitely keep you posted
It was very informative, Keith was thorough with theory. Looking forward to getting Buddy started. Just need to figure out my lefts from my rights.
What made me apprehensive was not knowing how far I could push being stern on the field. Johann set me on the right path and pretty quickly, she found her ears again and all ended well.
I have already had another training session with her yesterday morning, just 15 min while hubby was out and she didn’t do too badly at all, I was surprised.
I am trying to apply it in everyday life too and the response for the most part is quite positive.
Thank you for your email. It’s nice to be part of the training again and we enjoyed our first lesson.
I enjoyed Saturday, Keith is very informative and I look forward to the other lessons. Frankie is already behaving much better and knowing how important MY body language is has also helped to improve his obedience. I have noticed that I have Frankie’s FULL attention when I put the moon bag on, he is associating it with “treats”. I will change that, I don’t want it to become “the reason to be obedient” learning all sorts of very interesting stuff!
So all good from my side and looking forward!
I must say, I don’t know who was more nervous- me or my dog :-)But in the end it worked out so nicely, I am happy with how it went, no complaints. See you this Saturday.
Training was great thanks! Really enjoying it. Looking forward to Sunday.
The first lesson was so enjoyable and informative, Biata is an Excellent instructor. We very much enjoyed her positivity and look forward to each class to come.
We had the best time. Thank you. Learning so much once again and having fun at the same time.
To put it into perspective, I had extreme lower back pain that day and felt absolutely nothing for that entire hour because Kreed and I were absolutely loving our class.
We cannot wait for this Saturday.
I have been to dog training with you before and have only good things to say.
I have trained with you before and it was amazing. You guys are a family and all new members are treated as family, although you will never know my name but my dog’s name will never be forgotten.
Hi Romayne,
I surely enjoyed the training.
You have an absolute passion for animals and it’s the place to train!
Enola is to be trained as a service dog to assist with anxiety.
We have heard that dogs receive excellent training at SADTC.
We are excited about learning to get our mischief maker to be a little more obedient, as well as about protection training in the future.
They are very good at training and handling dogs so they won’t fight.
Hello there amazing humans,
Thank you so much for the amazing heartfelt effort you put into assisting us to train our family members. You have been awe-inspiring to myself and Duke and we love coming to training with you!! Your love and care is evident in everything you do – including this amazing newsletter.
From day one we were welcomed and put at ease. I have learned so much about dog and animal behaviour. I could not believe how little I know and how much better the results are with the correct approach. All I can say is thank you, you are a great bunch of people doing a fantastic job. You train people to be better dog owners.
Positive: Professionalism, Reliability, Responsiveness
Really enjoy how professional the trainers are. We have been coming here for months now, and I’ve watched how myself and my amazing fur baby have built this bond. The amount of knowledge that the trainers have is undeniable.
Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Reliability, Responsiveness, Value
They showed me how little I knew about my dog and helped me to train my dog to be the best he can be. They are very professional and create a family atmosphere which they welcome us into. All they ask in return is you do your “homework.”
Great environment for those that want to seriously bond with their dogs and gain valuable skills from some of the best in the industry. Owners are very experienced and try their best to transfer that knowledge over to you in a structured and helpful way.
Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!! Had so much fun . Can wait for the next class . Super staff !! Best training in the world!!!!
Huge grounds and very good trainers. All breeds welcome
Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Reliability
This is the best place to take your dog for training! Great service and very professional.
Such a caring group of people. Very organised and they definitely know what they are doing. We were in a crisis when we went to them with our boy. And after talking to them once I had such a relief. I would recommend them for anything dog related.
Expert tutoring and real love for dogs
What a great place ~ humans and pups learning to live a better life for each other. They try and make training to your level of understanding and try to evolve your knowledge with every activity. They want you and your pup to succeed. Very happy that we found you guys.
Best in the country.
My home away from home…
The Best in SA for a reason…
SADTC is “real life” dog training, real dogs with different behavioural challenges being patiently modified by changing the way the dog thinks. Excellent protection training, because of the extremely qualified trainers working both dog and its owner.
They are absolutely the best place to have your dogs trained. The staff is very friendly.
Excellent training centre. Learning things that I would have never have noticed by myself. My Ridgeback is improving very quickly.
Thank you SADTC ? you are highly recommended, Milana is doing so well and benefiting from all her training, she is also a very social pup.
Incredible team and family at SADTC
Alexis and I have been training at SADTC for three years now. Saturday for me is a day to spend time with my girl.
We do obedience training then agility and manwork.
I kennel my dog here when I go away. Pricey but worth it and my dog loves it. They call the Kennels cottages as each one has its own little garden and “house” where their beds are placed
Great people doing awesome work assisting owners to get the best out of their dogs. Our lifes has changed drastically since we did the training
Very good facility totaly focused on all the aspects of dog training
Awesome bunch of people making a huge difference to people and their dogs. Family atmosphere.
Friendly, Experienced trainers. An amazing family atmosphere with excellent facilities.
Love this dog training club. Everyone is friendly and really helpful.
loved my Time spend there learning with my dog
Professional training foe any k9
Excellent people
Great facilities, excellent instructors
Great place and awesome people.
Excellent Dog Training Technique
Very professional and friendly staff. Training your dig here is a must
Excellent
Fabulous people
Excellent school
A place of bonding for dogs and owners
Best training facility in the country
Working wonders with dogs
Had such an awesome time again at the training Saturday!. So appreciate it, have a lovely week!!
Hi there
It was great!
I thought it was going to be very difficult to teach and control my Pitbull but was proven wrong.
Thank you sooo much for giving us this opportunity to learn what you already know……and look forward to many Saturdays of this kind of enjoyment to teach and train our 4-legged children.
Have a great day
Afternoon Romayne,
We are very happy with our first lesson. We learnt a lot. A lot made sense to us IE calling of you dog , tone of voice and so much more.
Thank you and looking forward to our next lesson of human training.
Thank you so much for the past few months!! I loved every moment of the class with my Labrador Isabella. She also loved it!
I’d just like to thank you for everything you guys have done. You guys have gone over and beyond for us.
I love spending time at SADTC and you’ve all been so kind to me. I have hearty, huge big thank you for the years I spent with you. I have learned so much.
The first lesson was great and we are happy and confident in everything we saw.
Looking forward to being with SADTC for a very long time to come
Lovely environment, very experienced teachers, well recognized and organized.
The first session was great. Meeko and myself thoroughly enjoyed it. We’re looking forward to the next session
Hi Romayne,
We are very satisfied with our 1st lesson and cannot wait for the next one. Please keep up the brilliant work.
The lesson was informative. Will definitely learn a lot.
Glad to be part of the course.
Die heel beste training skool in SA. Ons het almal by julle geleer.
Trained at SADTC many years ago moved to coast but they are the best you and fur child will not go wrong.
Thank you very much for everything that you taught us. He is doing really well and the time spend at your school was definitely worth every minute. Thanks for everything.
We had a great first lesson.
I enjoyed my lesson and training.
We did attend training on Saturday. Roco done the down stays well again with the help of the carpet. We making some good progress now.
I really enjoyed the lesson so much thank you! It was relaxed and I felt welcome. Looking forward to my journey with Uska.
Loved it. And appreciate Chris taking the time to actually get our pups to do certain things, showcasing what is possible with experience and building confidence.
Looking forward to the journey with you guys all the way thru to some protection work with Storm.
It is still early days but I am satisfied. I am doing the homework the sit and down is going well.
Duke and I had a great time and I am super excited to be back on Saturday again! You are all amazing humans thanks for that!
Hi Christine, just an update of Saturday
I brought the mat to training and let Roco perform the down stays on the mat and he done it perfectly, it really made a big difference. John was really happy and impressed by this .
Please pass on my thanks to Keith for being an amazing instructor as well as having patience and helping Kiara and I.
Hi Romayne,
Our instructor was great. We have learned a lot over the past few months, please tell Tammy that we enjoyed her classes very much.
We had a great time with our dogs the past few months and will definitely see you guys again in the future.
Hi Biata had a great lesson with Keith he managed to fix a few things which I was still getting wrong with his walking, as for the afternoon he was ready for another lesson!
Kind regards thanks for everything will persevere with my “crazy”.
Hi Biata thanks for asking we are getting there. Had my son and his collie and Goldie for a few days so Lindt had some friends. He has no off switch! The two were completely exhausted and my Lindt was still playing ?.
I am persevering we will get there, at least I’ve seen now that he’s also okay with other dogs I was getting worried.
Hope you are well and thanks for following up with us. The weather was freezing on the Friday after we saw you so didn’t go for a walk. Simba was exhausted hehe!
She walked with him yesterday and it went well apparently. He was very disappointed to get such a short walk though chuckle!
Hi Biata,
Only started lessons with him yesterday after Tonia went home. Simba is a quick learner and I just wish I had followed thru with this type of training sooner – I will keep you posted on his progress.
My mom has been working on the black bags. Ruby is now less scared of them. And bites and plays with them. So they are slowly getting better.
From what I understand the things my mom have worked on she is better. My mom can see slight improvements. So think she has learnt a lot from the lesson and is now applying it to the situation.
Hi Romayne
As always I loved the class, Alice also had lots of fun and that is what it is all about to learn and have fun with my little miss.
See you Saturday
Hi,
It was fantastic thank you. Chris is a brilliant trainer. Looking forward to this coming Saturday.
Appreciate it.
Thanks Christine and I have to let you know that Eddie and I really enjoyed your class. See you on Saturday.
I hope Oliver will go through all training that you guys have and that we will be regular clients for many years
He is amazing boy and hopefully he will put his guard down and show everybody what he really is
Good day
I am happy with the first lesson as I learnt how to correct Kobe in walking, getting his attention for listening, as well as that way more treats are needed as bribery and they work!
I look forward to the next one 🙂
Hi Romayne,
It was great (and entertaining) as always.
Hi Biata,
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to Zeeva. We appreciate you.
Hi Christine
We are doing the training with him daily. It is going very well.
I just want to thank you. I feel much better after Saturday’s training, and the fact the we could have him one side and train with him.
Hi Romayne
It was VERY cold!
But it was still amazing! Chris has a wealth of knowledge and it’s great going through it again because I have forgotten so much since Colin was in puppy class.
Charlotte had a ball and loved playing (bullying) the other pups 🙂
Can’t wait for this week!
Hi Christine,
Thanks so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
We are all always very excited to come to school and look forward to seeing you next week 🙂
Have a stunning day.
Hi Christine
Just to give some feedback. Playtime is great again. I have purchased a few new toys i.e soccer ball that they share. Tyres on a rope and ball on a rope that I alternate so that they don’t play with the same thing to long.
Thank you so much for your advise
Hello Romayne,
It was very insightful. I am very satisfied with the level of experience from the instructors.
I do realize that I have many challenges ahead with my reactive boy, but I am extremely positive that I and Trigger both will learn more every day as the course goes along. I now realize how much there is to learn and how important it is to train the right way.
And that is all because of the great attitude and positivity from you guys. I am extremely glad I chose SADTC for Trigger’s education.
Hi
I loved every minute of it.
I have no complaints about the training and the methods. Thank you for what you are doing I think it is wonderful.
Hi Christine
I just want to inform you all, Mpilo is very happy at the training center, besides him saying so, I can just see it in his face.
Have some of the top trainers in the world over and some great feedback on hello pieter.
Please count us in for training in July, would love to resume classes with you guys!
Hi Christine
The first lesson was lovely thank you 🙂 The instructions were simple and easy to remember for practice during the week.
Thank you so much for my 1st lesson. It was most amazing! I suffered from 1st lesson jitters. I’m looking forward to my stay at SADTC. I loved my 1st lesson. I thank God that I’ve found you.
Stay Blessed, With Thanks
Hi Christine,
Belinda and I enjoyed the first lesson. We practiced the “Leave it” and “down” commands a few times this week as requested by the instructor and can already see improvement.
We don’t have the down command nailed yet as we have to shape the movement every time with the treat but we’ll get there.
Hi,
We enjoyed it, we weren’t sure where to be initially but found our way. The instructors know what they are doing.
Hi
I do hope that you are keeping well.
Since attending Level 1 in 2018 my passion has just grown and my interests have led me into understanding animal behavior. I am now a Certified Animal Behaviourist CertCAB via COAPE and currently working towards my 2 year diploma.
Have also done First Aid for Dogs (not much good at that….)
What an awesome life. The stroke I had was not the end, but the beginning.
Hi Christine
I just want to inform you all, Mpilo is very happy at the training center, besides him saying so, I can just see it in his face.
I think it was perfectly set out and the instructors were all very nice, informative, approachable and fun to work with.