Rose's Puppy School

Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay

Western Cape

Contact details

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Rose Humphreys          
082 553 0747      
[email protected]
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/rosespuppyschool/?fref=ts
Instagram:
@rosespuppyschool

Qualifications/Experience
  • Veterinary Nurse
  • Schutzhund (dog working trials) national level
  • Breeder
  • Trainer at dog club
  • Run puppy school for 22 years
  •  Confi-Pup Trainer with ThinkingPets;
  • Level 2 adolescent training with ThinkingPets
  • Member of the ThinkingPets Guild, the Pet       Professional Guild.​
  • Completed online training courses with AbsoluteDogs,UK and Susan Garrett, Canada.

Method of Training
Force free, positive reinforcement methods with reward markers. No aversive methods allowed (punishment, choke chains etc) 

Course Content
  • Written or emailed material, links to videos
  • Handling, examination, grooming Information
  • Basic Obedience : Name recognition, focus, sit, down, recall, lead work
  • Games based training for optimal concept development such as optimism, calmness, self-control etc. 
  • Toilet Training Information
  • Management of basic behaviour concerns such as jumping up, nipping, chewing,
  • Off-lead socialization for short periods. I also have a separate fenced off area to divide class if necessary for better socialisation for timid pups, different ages or sizes
  • Clients receive information on habituating dogs to the vet to make this a fun & positive experience.
  • Basic TTouch explained and demonstrated in class.
  • Clicker/mark & reward training method explained, demonstrated and encouraged, but not compulsory. Clicker supplied.
  • Groundwork (obstacles, different surfaces etc) to build confidence, balance, focus and encourage owners and pups to have fun!
Training Days
Usually Monday/Tuesday/Thursday; sometimes Wednesday

Training Times
5.30pm (or earlier if that suits clients)

Duration of Course:  6 weeks
App Number of pups in class: 4 - 6
Age of pups in class: 9 weeks to 4 months
Investment: Price on request
Requirements
* Proof Inoculation Required
 (1st vaccination minimum)
* Prior Booking Required

About Our School
Rose’s Puppy School has been going for 22 years. It takes place in our garden so there is a lovely shaded area and a garage to shelter in if it rains. The vets in the Helderberg area have been fantastically supportive.

With my own dog training experience and vet nurse training it was a natural progression to running classes. I have attended seminars and courses, including Ray Coppinger, Hills, and veterinary congresses with behaviour lectures. In 2010 I completed Thinking Pets’    Confi-Pup course to ensure I was offering the most up to date, informed classes possible and appreciate their ongoing     training and support.

​I believe we never stop learning so I subscribe to several international force-free trainer programmes, such as AbsolutePets, UK, Susan Garrett, Canada, Kikopup, Ian Stone & Zak George, among others.   
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I am a member of the ThinkingPets Guild SA and the Pet Professional Guild.