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While I have learned from many dog trainers over the years, a few stand out. Thanks to Glen Johnson, who early in the 80s taught me about inducive training. And also to Bill Dotson, who introduced us to Schutzhund and Search & Rescue.
Thanks Tracey Louper for letting me help teach classes, and being my friend and sounding board for new dog training ideas.
Special thanks to friend and mentor Michael Ellis. Michael is a gifted dog trainer and teacher, and almost everything I use and teach these days comes from Michael.
And thanks to Ivan Balabanov, who started our club, Big Sky Schutzhund Club, on the way to becoming thinking dog trainers.
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Toy testers needed!
I’m looking for three or four good dogs to be official toy testers for the K9FUN store. These dogs should be death on toys. I mean, really destructive!
I will send you a toy or two to test… in return, you will write a short critique of the toy — what you liked about it, what your dog liked about it, how well it held up to abuse, etc.
Most toys are “durable but not indestructible” — but how well did it last? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? or more?
My own dogs are not really the best testers around. First, they love everthing. There isn’t a toy they don’t like. Of course, they’ll retrieve fluff and blades of grass, carefully placing a bit of something in my lap hoping I’ll throw it. And Harley, the malinois, always has a toy in his mouth — he even falls asleep with a toy — but he is very gentle and rarely damages it… that is, until another one of the dogs tries to steal it and it becomes the victim of a violent episode of tug-o-war…
So if you’re a writer and photographer and have a dog who’d give some toys a run for their money, please contact me at k9fundamentals at gmail.com
Thanks!
-sam in Montana