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Success Stories
Ignorance Is Bliss: Real-World Use of Modifiers with a Search & Rescue Dog
By Ken Ramirez on 08/20/2024Let Me Entertain You! Successful Holiday Parties for Pet Owners
By Casey Lomonaco on 12/07/2018Pets and parties?
I love the movie A Christmas Story. My favorite characters are, of course, the Bumpus Hounds.
Five Questions to Ask Before Starting a Dog Training Business
By Andre Yeu on 08/29/2018Odds against a dream come true
Every year I meet a lot of people who dream of starting a dog training business.
Why I Love Freestyle: That Unique Connection
By Michele Pouliot on 06/27/2017When I first took the plunge into freestyle, I already had a vision of a routine I wanted to do with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Ennio Morricone's awesome soundtrack from the movie of the same name. I envisioned telling an entertaining story about struggling for the Confederate gold. Thank goodness I chose something a bit easier for the first freestyle routine my dog, Listo, and I would do together, and then had the time to really think about my vision for Good, Bad, Ugly.
The Power of Ongoing Learning
By Ken Ramirez on 08/31/2016Last month I wrote about some well-trained, problem-solving animals and the incredible things they accomplished on their own.