I really enjoyed the behavioural side of the studies.
Please bring the course closer to KZN so I can come train by you more often..
I really enjoyed the course, the people and the things I learned. I will most definitely recommend the course to other people.
The most valuable lesson I learnt is to THINK LIKE A DOG.
All the topics covered were valuable, as well as the cautionary note on evaluating a dog for yourself and not taking what people tell you about their dog as the truth.
The venue is suitable and functional, nice to be outdoors and have the kennels available for assessments and to be able to work with dogs that are here to be kennelled/trained.
It was a very informative course and it is good to work through all the topics as it all comes together in the end.
Thank you for the privilege to learn from you. Your love and passion for dogs is inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about dogs and look forward to learning more. I would love to learn more about behaviour and to attend a workshop on Therapy dogs.
The venue was spectacular and the manner in which the premises are set up is good.
The most valuable thing I learnt was reading different behaviours.
The seminar presenters were lovely and the venue was suitable.
It was truly a great experience. The course was more than expected.
The presentation was covered well and addressed attentively.
My expectations were more than met. It was truly amazing and stimulating. It was a great experience.
I thoroughly enjoyed both the topics and the presenters.
The venue was 100 per cent.
The most valuable thing I learnt was a better understanding of how dogs think, interact and view us.
Classes were always interesting and well presented. Many topics was discussed that I hadn’t even though of.
I enjoyed the course very much. I learned a lot more than expected. I am looking at dogs now with different eyes.
Very well presented and very happy I attended.
There is so much priceless information.
Lovely venue, love the space and the cleanliness. The staff was all so wonderful.
I was very happy with the course, I wish it was longer because it was fun. I had excitement about learning new things everyday.
I look forward to learning more in the future.
The most valuable thing I learnt was behaviour and de-sensitising.
Presenters were all fabulous and excellent. All was fantastic as is, I give a 10 out of 10.
It feels as if you are the whole time part of the dogs around you.
Please consider giving levels 1, 2 and 3 more than once a year. The seminar is definitely a must, it is a different world.
Thanks for the seminar, all I can say is WOW, it opens your eyes to a different world.
The most valuable thing I learnt was how to handle dogs and how to get the best out of them with positive methods.
Everything was very valuable.
I will come back for level 2 and 3 for the in-depth for the subjects. I have learnt to focus on my body, my mind, the dog and being under pressure.
It is perfect, we had everything we need.
Thank Chris and Christine. I did not know what to expect when I came, it was a tough course, but worth it. I had my bad moments, but you helped me to work through it.
Thanks for everything you have taught me.
The most valuable thing I learnt was better and more refined handling, and drives.
I went to a farm close to Belfast where the woman has a riding school, she has got a German shepherd that bites the horses, so I went there and took him to the camp where they walk with the horses I first started walking the dog outside the camp. I gradually progressed so that he was not lunging at the horses, and eventually had him lying . I am going to work with him again next week.
Now my highlight was yesterday, I was so amazed myself and the owners mouth dropped open after I worked with her dogs.
The lady is a doctor her husband is a farmer and they have a son who is 2. They have a Duchie and rescued a German Shepherd and yesterday I worked with the dogs. I taught her what to do and also did behaviour shaping with the dogs.
She sent me a message late afternoon and told me it is going so good there is quietness in the house for the first time since they got back. they did not have an incident since yesterday before I got there. So with all of this happening i want to study further.
With my own dogs I have also got breakthrough, they don’t jump on us anymore, and my one female struggles with retrieve so Sunday I took 2 of them to the dam and Ii threw the dumbbell for them and they brought it back for me we played like that for a bit. Yesterday when I threw a ball for her she brought it back to me, it was a wonderful feeling.
The 2 that were fighting have also improved.
I am so grateful for all the knowledge that I have learned from you, thank you for helping me, your course has changed my live forever.
Hello Chris! I hope you and the family are well! Please send all my love! I wanted to thank you all once again for your guidance and expert knowledge that everyone at SADTC brought me. I have just had a long time client, with their Great Dane (just over 1 year old intact bitch)listen to my recommendation and get their dog to a vet before starting with behaviour modification. They sent their dog to me for board and I noticed a new behaviour. She will furiously chase her tail to the point of hurting it when anything raises her threshold. I tried exercising her out and working the mind, didn’t change it. Recommended she go to the vet and rule anything out. Lo and behold, it is a situation that requires medication and she will be right as rain with the right management going forward. They thanked me profusely because the vet said it is hard to pinpoint and people mistake the tail chasing as boredom and boredom alone. It wasn’t adding up for me so I told her VET before they see me again and she is coming to me again on Thursday so I will monitor and see.
Thank you for teaching me the importance of being humble. There are too many hectic dog trainers out there all fighting and being crazy against one another and forgetting we do this for the dogs and the owners who care. Thank you to you, Christine, Biata and everyone who worked with me. I look forward to maybe popping by next time I’m up again to say hello
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.”