Nine Plett rescue pups excel under Veronica’s specialised instruction
This past winter, Veronica Olding presented a puppy course that featured nine rescue pups hailing respectively from Sunshine Sanctuary in The Crags, foster mom Sandra Gelhaar of Puppies Hope in Wittedrift, and Plett foster mom Di Goosen.
Says Veronica: “It was really heart-warming to see how much love and affection these caring people provided, as each rescue pup comes with its own unique set of problems.
“I have great admiration for this group of puppy owners as they signed up for the course the week before the fires hit Plett on June 7. So most of these pups then experienced another change in their lives, as their owners had to evacuate – some of them twice – and one family lost their home.
“Despite this tragedy, they came back to class the following week and one could not help feeling the trauma and stress that these people and their animals experienced,” she says, adding that the group is especially grateful to Saskia Hopff, Camilla Nathan and Di Goosen for their caring input during this particular course.
Finally, Veronica quotes Monty Roberts, aka The Horse Whisperer: “Each of us should be aware that for every grain of negative within the human community, there is a mountain of positive waiting for us among animals.”
Veronica’s Spring Training Course has just begun, but there is still space in the week and on Saturday mornings so please call her on 082 378 8060 if you and your pooch would like to sign up for training.
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