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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.
Category Archives: German shepherds
Why you don’t want a German shepherd
I spend hours on the phone, counseling people who are enduring problems with their adolescent German shepherd dog. It barks and lunges at other dogs, stalks and even nips visitors in the home, attacks other puppies in puppy class, and drags the owner down the street on walks. In the worst cases, the dogs are [...]
Stoopid Dog!
The same [expletive deleted] dog who broke my toe last time has done it again! That [expletive deleted] Dax has to be first for everything. If you want to walk down the hall from the kitchen to the bedroom, he has to lead. If you want to walk back to the kitchen, he has to [...]
Note to German shepherds
If you don’t know where we’re going, you don’t need to lead!
Conformation rants