Wow, is all I can say. Sandra is super with us and the dogs.
We need more training than the dogs. She is happy to repeat the instructions and the dogs love her.
I am happy with the class we are in too. It is more than I expected. We are very happy.
The lesson was fantastic, I’ve learned so much our instructor Debbie was lovely, thanks so much for everything!
I always enjoy being at Sadtc, I have no complaints. Thank you to every one for always being kind and ready to help
Thank you for your email, I was impressed I think in time Chopper is going to do great with you.
I am very happy.
We were completely satisfied with the lesson. We are very happy that we made the decision to train with your school.
All went well. Hopefully Senna will be chasing the bigger puppies around soon.
We had a great first lesson, thank you. Looking forward to the next one.
Saturday went very well. We both enjoyed it.
1st lesson went really well learnt new things and was very enjoyable. Looking forward to our next lesson
My first lesson with Skip went really well, thank you for asking. We enjoyed our lesson with our instructor.
It was really valuable and we learned a lot.
Was great fun as always. See you Saturday.
Very satisfied thanks!
Really enjoyed going back to basics with the pups. The trainer was amazing as always!
Zara first lesson on Saturday was good, although she was distracted with lots of activities all around.
Our instructor was awesome, very patient with Zara and very caring. Can’t wait for the next lesson this Saturday.
I have been doing my homework this week, teaching Zara to “Sit” “Down”, making eye contact as well as calling her to come to me. She been doing all the commands perfect.
Kayla and Mila loved it. They are working hard every day and loving it.
My parents had a much better lesson on Saturday. Hermione was not as anxious and was working much better than she did on her first lesson, which made the experience more pleasant for the both of them. They did arrive 30 minutes before class, which I think helped a lot. We are going to try and do the same this coming Saturday.
My mom is a big animal lover, like myself and always wants to put her animals first. I think the more my mom sees Hermione improve and start to work well the more she will enjoy the process.
We will definitely work on the massage/touch to help Hermione. Thank you for your advice Chris, we will work on what you have suggested.
We absolutely loved every moment of itā¦
I would recommend the SADTC to all who I meet.
I promise, if it was not for all Troyās sports ā we would not miss a session.
Thanks for that feedback. So glad you are enjoying life in the bush. I always thought your pre class theory session was a bit special and something I never saw anywhere else. Never came close to same level of doggy trg professionalism in any other civvy club.
6 years ago I sat in ICU with Caleb after a dog attack. He could barely move his neck and today he still had the scars on his neck from the teeth. It was easily one of the most scary moments of my life. I’m still thankful to each and every person who was there along the way. But mostly to Mark Winterbottom and the South African Dog Training College. Today Caleb lives and loves two ginormous dogs with no fear. What more could I ask for?
The training session was really good thank you.
No complaints
Yes, everything was fine, looking forward to the next lesson. I know it can be a frustration as a first time handler but with your knowledge and expertise I can only hope for the best.
We both thoroughly enjoyed the lesson.
I was very satisfied, thank you so much.
Saturday went very well. We both enjoyed it.
1st lesson went really well learnt new things and was very enjoyable. Looking forward to our next lesson
It was really valuable and we learned a lot.
Was great fun as always. See you Saturday.
Very satisfied thanks!
Really enjoyed going back to basics with the pups. The trainer was amazing as always!
Kayla and Mila loved it. They are working hard everyday and loving it.
My parents had a much better lesson on Saturday. Hermione was not as anxious and was working much better than she did on her first lesson, which made the experience more pleasant for the both of them. They did arrive 30 minutes before class, which I think helped a lot. We are going to try and do the same this coming Saturday.
We will definitely work on the massage/touch on the tips and tails to help her.
Thank you for your advice Chris, we will work on what you have suggested.
We absolutely loved every moment of itā¦
I would recommend the SADTC to all who I meet. I promise, if it was not for all Troyās sports ā we would not miss a session.
Loved the filming link! Didnāt realise Ayla was such a champion at handling, was really nice to see.
We want to thank you both for accepting us into your family at SADTC. You and your team: Chris, Sandra, Biata, Annemarie, Keith, Matt, and the rest of the team in their own ways have taught us to understand and appreciate our dogs ā children: Maximus, Buddy – much more than most people would in their lifetime.
We are now trained to not fail our animals because of you and your team. THANK YOU!
We are very happy that our babies can do the basic home obedience, We wish you and your business all the success and will be back to visit and show that we are keeping up with all the training that you have taught us.
We have a lot of love and admiration for all of you and we will surely miss the interaction and making you all laugh with our ānaughtyā behavior š.
Thank you so much, you guys really were great, we enjoyed all of our time with you.
You guys have been amazing and we will keep on referring you guys to all of our friends in the Vaal.
We hope you guys are very blessed going forward.
Baie dankie vir alles. Ons en Ollie het die klasse vreeslik geniet, hy gaan tannie en al sy nuwe maatjies baie mis.
Baie dankie vir die moeite en omgee.
Ons wens julle almal net die beste toe voorentoe.
It was lovely! We were quite nervous at the beginning, but Biata is such an awesome instructor.
Just want to get our practice in this week so we don’t disappoint.
We really enjoyed the lesson, it started on time and we received valuable information. Lucy was exhausted afterwards and we also love how she was able to get time to socialise with other puppies.
We had a very memorable experience on our first day. Very happy with our trainer in the puppy class.
My first lesson went very well on Saturday, looking forward to learning more from Biata she is really good and was patient.
The first lesson was fantastic. Biata is a great instructor and keeps the class alive. That is exactly what you as a learner is looking for. Great great great!
I was very satisfied with our first training class and thoroughly enjoyed our instructor as she was full of energy and enthusiastic.
The first lesson was great, it was conducted in a very professional manner and Christine was very helpful, well I must say my dog enjoyed herself very much, I didn’t know about the other owners she ran over their dogs (felt a little embarrassed about that, she didn’t listen) I must say I was really surprised, thank you very much for a very interesting and educational morning, see you again on Saturday.
Thanks for the email, our first training was great,
Tucker had a blast, we are doing homework and enjoying this journey!
I would like to thank you for the classes that Oliver could attend at SADTC.
Where do I start!!
I absolutely loved it.
I am going to be so honest I was supper stressed never slept well before Saturday as to what you might think of the dogs I donāt know, with them not being used to āsocialisingāā with other dogs etc..
We have enrolled x2 dogs
– Bella the pitty and
– Diablo the staf pup
The whole week we attempted to put puppy choker on Dubs but nothing he was petrified he ran away he did nothing.
We arrived there and Biata (not sure how to spell name) helped my son and puppy strolled all over on his choker
Bella we were super stressed had a harness on. my husband was freaked out she also put the collar on and guided my husband what to do he was relaxed
Both Bel & Dubs did great with training. Bella did not do what we though she would do she was actually quite chilled.
On arrival she went crazy in the car when we left she had her head out window all chilled.
If I could honestly say I do believe this will be our best investment into our pups and I am super great full for every member of your Team.
ANYONE!! You see someone with SADTC logo on you ask them something they help you guide you give you a tip you name it.
From the lady in the club house/canteen to the guys doing the training or assisting with the training you guys are amazing.
In Bellasā class there was quite a āangryā pup and just the way the trainer and āassistantsā placed everyone guided everyone I donāt know how to explain you guys know your Sh!t and you are amazing ā no matter what breed / size / temper you are all well-educated and I am truly thankful that we can be part of the training at your ācollegeā and I will recommend ANY ONE AND EVERYONE who has a new dog young or old to take their pups to you guys..
Thank you and looking forward to the next session
A HUGE thank you for helping me with Whiskey yesterday. He passed out like a toddler in the car ride back.
The whole family read the home work documents and will work together with the ongoing training.
This morning he did his usual ālets chase the catā. I gave the āleave itā command and he immediately stopped (which he never did). Walk up to me and sat down. Super āgood boyā and gave him his treat.
Thank you once again and will do our part in the continuous training
You are all super nice and amazing people
Regarding the lesson on Saturday, I was very impressed and satisfied at the passion and patience I got to witness between the trainers and the dogs. š
Explanations were very clear regarding what to do, and how to do it, as well as assistance when required. I appreciate the individual attention that was given to each puppy and handler as well.
Looking forward to our next lesson.
On arrival I was so stressed because Jax was not used to so many strange people and dogs and he even went for one of the instructors. However, the instructors were all great in helping us calm down and assuring me that it was normal behavior and that I shouldn’t worry. After that I really enjoyed the class and was even pleasantly surprised that Jax behaved so well off leash.
Sandra also offered some helpful tips after the class with regards to feeding Jax when practicing what we have learnt so far.
We thoroughly enjoyed the class, I’ve already bragged about it to everyone I know and we look forward to the next class.
Training was awesome, definitely not what I expected but it was good. Loved to interact with other peoples dogās, and really astonishing to see the change in behaviour from the beginning of the lesson and then at the end of the lesson.
Canāt wait to walk the journey with you guys and my dog, super exited to see the outcome.
The first session went well. Asgard was a little bit shy, but he is getting there. I followed the homework given by the instructors, although he is still having trouble with the stand command. Otherwise he is fine, thank you for your check up.
The first lesson was great, I really appreciated the individual assistance as soon as a “problem” was picked up during the group training session. It was a very enjoyable session.
We were very pleased with the first lesson. I think we are on track to making Rolo and me feel comfortable around new people and dogs. We had some slight barking but i was expecting him to be way more of a handful. We are very happy and very optimistic.
All smiles from my side.
Thank you very much, I really enjoyed the training.
It was very interesting and educational. A bit stressful but very good.
All was good thank you.
Jinx was out for the count most of the day which was great.
We enjoyed the first class a lot. It was very good and well organised. Thank you very much.
The lesson was great! Lee-Anne and I learnt a lot from the lesson and we enjoyed it.
Ceaser went back to for a check-up and I introduced him to her the way you showed me, he did react at first but nothing compared to how he used to .He however did go towards her to take the treat from her hand.
As soon as she showed us the new exercises he got distracted and all was okay, also what I picked up was when we all sat on the floor and had a casual chat he warmed up to her and he even approached her and allowed her to rub his neck.
I have been working Ceaser well almost daily, so now I train him at random times and places, even if it is only a down stay in the kitchen while I am making coffee.
I just again want to thank you soo much for helping us with him you really changed his and our lives.
Thank you so much for your friendliness and guidance on the phone yesterday regarding the possibility of getting a service dog for my daughter with Autism. We would really like to come visit your facility.
We are looking forward to getting more information and guidance from you!
I thought I’d share this photo with you. I placed 1st 27 years ago with our family GSD. It brought back good memories when I was a kid.
Hoping I can create the same kind of memories with my daughter now that we are training our GSD.
Take care and thank you for everything
I really enjoyed the training, the manner in which our pets are treated is impeccable, I saw one lady who was able to immediately calm down one of the more aggressive pups, this put me at such ease.
Our puppy is a bit stubborn, so I am keen to see how he takes to his second lesson this coming week.
A write up by Tilly’s owner.
About last week… Our precious Tilly, we are so proud of you pups!
Your very 1st Beagle fun day and you achieved so much! 3rd in Best of Breed Class (Baby Pup), 2nd in Best Head, 3rd in Topline and 1st in Best Dressed.
Credit to my puppy school and awesome teacher Sandra for making me a #bigdawgā£ā£ā£#southafricandogtrainingcollege
Frankie and I have enjoyed the classes and the training is really working well.
Thanks to all the instructors who all added valuable advise!
I enjoyed our first lesson! No need to improve at all, and I canāt wait to attend the next lesson.
It was a great experience for both me and my wife for the very first time. Itās a learning curb for us and we grateful for the patience the trainers have .Looking forward for next week.
Hi , thank you for reaching out , I enjoyed my first lesson , thank you for showing me the correct techniques
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 š
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.
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
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 didnāt 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. Itās 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 Frankieās FULL attention when I put the moon bag on, he is associating it with “treats”. I will change that, I donāt 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 itās 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 wonāt 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 ā 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 š¶ 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!
Iād just like to thank you for everything you guys have done. You guys have gone over and beyond for us.