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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: In the news
Bozeman, Montana
From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle “Police reports”, Monday, July 10, 2010 “Two St. Bernards and two other dogs were rolling a large PVC pipe across Cameron Bridge road at 9 a.m.” Maybe there were building an agility course?
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Police dogs in the news
Candidates for the Darwin awards? Alleged cocaine dealers, running from police who witnessed the drug exchange, ditch their car, only to run straight into a group of 15 K9 handlers and their dogs at their monthly training session. Read more… http://www.komonews.com/news/local/98146069.html
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Service dogs in the news
People are using loopholes in service dog laws to get around various municipal pit bull bans. Because federal law supercedes state laws about service dogs, pit bull owners are saying their dogs are service dogs in order to keep them. There are no federal certification requirements regarding service dogs, but there are laws about what [...]
Really? A use for dog hair!
Dog Hair Helps in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Cleanup Suite101.com Donations of dog hair as well as other pet fur and human hair aid in making booms to help absorb, contain, and clean up the Gulf oil spill near Louisiana. … (read more) Groomers and dog owners with excess hair can donate [...]
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