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Jeanett e s we go into 2024, families will be contemplating introducing
Furstenburg is a a new pet, and thus a new dynamic, into the household.
Certified Animal While this is an exciting time, it is also our responsibility as
Behaviourist. She Aowners to integrate them properly into the home (especially
holds a Diploma if there are existing animals) and, above all else, ensure they can meet
in Companion the breed-specific needs of that new pet.
Animal Behaviour
(DipCABT) with With the family’s permission to tell their story and illustrate the above
distinc tion. point, I had a client who called me in desperation a while ago. The
She is a fully family lived on a beautiful plot with a chicken coup, peacocks, bunnies,
endorsed COAPE lots of birdlife and a cat that I never saw while consulting there. They
Association of had a lovely little girl, aged around five at the time; her grandparents
Applied Pet Behaviourists and Trainers International had moved in with their two little Yorkies and were living upstairs. The
member, the International Companion Animal Network gardener and his family also lived on site. The core family had always
(ICAN), and the UK Charter Behaviour & Training Charter owned Great Danes as pets and understood the breed well. However,
2024. In addition, she is a member of the South African when the one passed away, the husband decided to fulfil his longtime
Board for Companion Animal Professionals (SABCAP). dream of owning a Husky. (Those residents who own Huskies will
APPICATIONS CLOSE 15 FEBRUARY know precisely where I am heading….). They located a breeder in
Durban and the beautiful 8-week-old, blue-eyed puppy arrived via
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