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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.
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More weather
We just got a call from a friend in Bozeman: more severe weather. Softball-sized hail has knocked out most of the windows on the third floor of Roberts Hall on the campus at MSU (Montana State University). High winds ripped siding off houses on Valley Center; trees and power lines were knocked down all over [...]
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. [...]
Double rainbow
This is the agility field tonight near sunset after obedience class was over.
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Qwest $1 “convenience” fee
Back in February when I went to pay my Qwest bill online, I was shocked to see a new one dollar so-called “convenience” fee for online payments. Convenient for whom? Certainly not me! So I paid that bill and the subsequent bill through the mail, happily paying 44 cents for a stamp to save a [...]
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These are cool!
Dear High Drive Dog Owners check out these new dog/human powered rigs ! at WWW.DOGPOWEREDSCOOTER.COM Unlimited dog exercise under excellent dog control. and a whole new sport ! this is the first time anyone has placed a pulling animal BEHIND a steering wheel- that makes it so easy- that makes it big news ! thanks mark MARK [...]
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Trapped Pet Release Workshop
Footloose Montana will hold a Trapped Pet Release Workshop Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Public Library, Large Meeting Room, 626 East Main, BOZEMAN. It’s trapping season from September through May. Many Montanans think trapping is a relic of the mountain man days, but each year tens of thousands [...]
Ya think?
Good day,I am Mr Bruce I saw your advert on net that I will like to patronize you, I need your assistance as a Puppeis trainer or a dog boarder kennel,I reside in state and I went out of State this week to England,I have 1 puppies here that I want to train before I [...]
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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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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