The Return of the Crazy Staessens
Remember these cuties? Here we go again – year 9 of annual adventure photo shoots with these crazies. As always, we started out trying to capture some clean, ‘normal’ posed family portraits, but withing 5 minutes the kids were demanding paint and movement. The powdered paint was done again on request from the kids, much to Oupa’s horror. He was pretty patient for the first 30 minutes of the game. He even threw some paint and posed for family… Continue reading
Kipling and Summit
Have you ever heard two more perfect names for dogs?! Caroline, owned by Kipling who we met last year, was offered this beautiful border collie puppy who she has decided to name Summit. She has big dreams of succeeding in agility with both boys, but the three of them also love hiking, mantrailing and canine conditioning. I adore Summits aquamarine eyes and pricked ears. And he is soooo good. Luckily. Because Kipling is a handful: poor Caroline spent most… Continue reading
The CK9 Training Pack
Meet Chantal Karyta, owned by Spirit, Splash, Spice and Savannah. Originally from the UK, and now located in Johannesburg, South Africa (how lucky are the GP Based agility handlers to have her?!), Chantal’s qualifications include:
- BSc. (Hons) in Psychology
- – COAPE Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling, therefore a member of the COAPE Association of Pet Behaviourists and Trainers
- Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (MAPDT 1068)
- Member of the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT)
- Scentwork UK trainer
- She… Continue reading
Loki’s Pack
Meet Loki, adored by Louis, George, Charlie and Rory. Loki was treated to a very long walk in a very big park. He was occasionally expected to wait in weird positions and places, and fed treats he didn’t really care for. The human puppies must be incredibly well trained because they waited in weird positions and places without any treats at all! Loki also got carried around a lot because his humans thought he might be getting tired. They were right. … Continue reading
Romeo and Robbie
Romeo and his moms are amoung my most dedicated and hard-working K9 Yoga students. They’ve been in my class since I first started teaching and have made amazing progress with an incredibly stubborn boy who really doesn’t enjoy anything more than running flat out. Joy treated her grandmother to a family photo shoot with her special Sheltie, Robbie. The two boys really didn’t want to pose next to each other, but were super happy to pose with alone and… Continue reading
Many Mali Doggos
Sean and I noticed Yolan at the very first agility competition we ever competed in. Sean told me to follow her lead while walking the courses, because she very clearly knows what she’s doing. We watched in awe as she confidently arrived at prize-giving with a cardboard box in anticipation of carrying many many prizes back to her car, and boy, did she win ALL the prizes! Those beloved dogs are sadly retired now, but she’s gained multiple more dogs… Continue reading
