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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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Killer winds
I woke up Monday morning, ready to head to Billings, when I heard about the tornado. It had hit the Metra, the venue for the YVKC show, late Sunday afternoon. All the club members had been there just 45 minutes earlier, coordinating setup for the coming shows, but luckily had left before the twister hit. Damage was limited to several vehicles, some huge old pine trees, and the main Metra building.
I’ve never seen the damage from a tornado. Seeing those big old trees down made me realise there would be no “holding on” to something while the winds blew. The trees that were knocked down had huge root balls — I’m sure they were holding on for dear life. The trees still standing were stripped bare of their needles. The building itself was made of blown foam, which was torn apart and scattered everywhere. It’s lucky the twister hit the foam building, and not Pacific Steel right down the street!
YVKC club members are to be commended for their quick work in getting the show going.
The Metra's main building - the Rimrock Auto Plaza
The vague round thing in the left half of the picture is the root ball from a downed tree.
More damage to the trees
The Billings rimrocks