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Acknowledgements
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.
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Kitchen Training: Close Fronts
A perfect front is close, straight, fast and consistently correct. The dog has full understanding of his job. He knows how to be straight because he understands what his focal point is and how to line himself up with it. He understands how close is close. He sits quickly and gives intense, focused eye contact. [...]
Introducing Cinemutt
We would like to introduce you to a very cool new video sharing site just for dogs!! You can upload your pictures and videos and share with everyone just like you tube. It is called Cinemutt. It is pronounced like Cinema, only with a mutt at the end :) It is a movie house for [...]
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Clicker Power
I’m a lazy trainer, I admit it. So part of the reason I use a marker word rather than a clicker is that I always have my voice with me. I have to look for a clicker and who knows where I might have left it. Even after reading Clicker Bridging Stimulus Efficacy by Lindsay [...]
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No classes this week
It’s toooo cold! And it’s always colder in a barn! Remember, we have a TEN DEGREE policy: if it’s 10° or below, there will be no class. Check the temperature on the K9FUNdamentals homepage at around 4.00 in the afternoon if you’re unsure… -sam
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Obedience titles
This came over one of the lists I’m on… as usual, there is no citing, so if you know who wrote it, I would love to be able to give them credit… This just in: This writing circulates all the time on the dog lists as “Author Unknown.” The author of “What is a Title, [...]
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Spam, Phishing, etc.
Hi, I am looking to place a litter of 5 adorable bulldog puppies and also the parents, they belong to my late mother in law who I was really close to and she passed away unexpectedly, these puppies are so cute with correct conformation and excellent dispositions with shots and worming up to date. They [...]
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