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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: K9FUN Store
K9FUN Store heading to Blackfoot
I’m heading to Blackfoot, Idaho Wednesday morning, and will be there next to the agility ring Thursday through Sunday (17-18-19-20 June). Monday I’ll be heading north again, driving right past my house and going on to three days of conformation shows in Billings at the Metra. I got talked in to entering Warren’s Malinois boy [...]
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K9FUN store
The K9FUN store will be in Belgrade at the Galloping Dog Agility Club’s trial this weekend. The following weekend, April 2, 3 & 4 , we’ll be in Idaho for the Upper Snake River Valley Dog Training Club trial. This will be held at the Wind River Arena & Stables, ¾ mile north of Ririe [...]
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No Store, No Classes
Hi All, I’m heading out of town in the morning. A long-time and very dear friend is on her death bed, and I need to go out and say my goodbyes… I won’t be back until the middle of February. As my students know, I lose my barn in February due to the Winter Fest [...]
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Chewber toys
Chewbers are one of my dogs’ favourite toys… check out some videos to see them in action!
Upper Snake River Valley DTC Trial
The K9FUN store will be at the USRVDTC trial this weekend in Rigby Idaho. Corbie will be running in Excellent Standard & Jumpers, and Lexi will try her paw in Novice Jumpers. I’m working feverishly on braided leashes of all kinds and colours, I hope you like them! See you there, -sam
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K9FUN store heading to Helena
Helena Montana Kennel Club is hosting an AKC agility trial this weekend and the K9FUN store will be there. Corbie will also be running in Excellent Standard and Jumpers… wish us luck, it sure would be nice to bring home a Double Q! Cheers, -sam
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Chuckit! Players
One of my absolute favourite dog toys is the Chuckit! Tennis Trainer. We’ve been out of stock for a bit, but now have them back in. These motivational toys are great for obedience rewards and dogs love them! Tennis trainers are fun and extremely durable — they stand up to some tuff-tugging German shepherds and [...]
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I learned to braid!
Thanks to Rocky, who took the time to teach me to braid like the buckaroos did. Although they used leather and horse hair instead of parachute cord! I now have 4- and 8-strand snap leashes and agility slip leads available in a variety of colours. They are available in both snap lead and slip lead [...]
Spindrift Disc
The dogs love the new Spindrift soft disk I bought in Billings. The small size is perfect for the shelties and makes it easy to stuff in my pocket for training. The rim is designed so that material sticks up on both sides of the disk, so no matter which side it lands on, the [...]
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