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  DID YOU KNOW

    The COAPE Courses are not only independently accredited through the
   UK's NOCN and OFQUAL institutes, but also through the South African
   Veterinary Council (SAVC) as CPD courses worth between 10 - 40 CPD
   points.


ThinkingPets Course Tutors


Kieron Piper
DipCABT (COAPE UK) NOCN

Kieron Piper is currently completing a Btech in Nature conservation through the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. She met Janina Kruger in Hermanus in 2008 shortly after she had found her first dog on the Nature Reserve where she was working, and was fascinated by the training tips and information she received. After returning to Cape Town, she successfully completed the ThinkingPets Confi-puppy course. Kieron completed her Instructor training in February 2010 and is now a Level 2 instructor with several successful puppy and adult training schools in Cape Town.

In addition, Kieron completed the COAPE Diploma in the Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training (DipCABT) in April 2011 and is now one of the ThinkingPets COAPE SA Behaviour Practitioners and and is presenting the Confi-Puppy course in Cape Town.

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Alexandra King
ThinkingPets Instructor - Level 5.

Alexandra has always had a passion for animals -from an early age all her best friends were always 4-legged.  She joined ThinkingPets COAPE SA in 2009 as a Level 2 instructor after completing her Confi-Puppy course.  She was prompted to start her studies in behaviour and training after identifying a lack of qualified trainers and schools in the Pretoria area where she was training her own dogs. Through the years she has excelled with the group and is now a qualified L4 instructor who offers numerous classes in Pretoria and Midrand, ranging from puppy, adolescent, adult and agility training classes. Alexandra is currently studying part time through UNISA - a Diploma in Animal Health - and is also busy completing her COAPE Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour.

In 2012 she added qualified groomer to her impressive list of services offered, after successfully completing her Advanced Grooming Course. She plans on opening her own grooming parlour soon. “Within ThinkingPets I feel I am able to strengthen the bonds between pets and owners.”

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened” – Anatole France