Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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Jerry Bradshaw does know his stuff from what I have heard and although I do not know anyone who has taken his courses, that is who my Mal came from. If his schools are anything like the dog that I got, I would definitely consider his facility also.
My next trip to NC involves going and meeting him in person and to look at more dogs.......
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I'm not sure whereabouts you are from, but Dana Crevling runs Dogs Of Course and has a group of trainers who give training seminars all over, generally more in the Northeast. They offer some great behavioral consultation seminars -- as in, how to conduct behavioral consultations. Once I am working full-time, I fully intend to take some of them. They are also hosting the Clean Run Instructor's Conference which I desperately want to attend this year.
I've had many area dog trainers tell me that without a doubt, they learned the most about dog training through training shelter dogs and just taking classes with their own dogs and attending seminars. Most of the courses (exceptions being Tom Rose, Triple Crown) available are just a load of very expensive hot air.
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I've had many area dog trainers tell me that without a doubt, they learned the most about dog training through training shelter dogs and just taking classes with their own dogs and attending seminars.
I take shelter dogs in and give them basic obedience and crate training, sometimes there are aggression issues (food, toys, other dogs). I then return them to the shelter so that they have a better chance at placement.
I agree that this is also an excellent way to learn.
I also am in a trainers apprentice program and travel to seminars and also host them in my area.
I do not have the time to go to a school with everything else going on in my life so this allows me to learn and grow as a handler/trainer.
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Rick Miller Webboard User Reg: 05-24-2007
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Carol--This sounds like something I may look into! I bet you get a good variety of training issues to deal with when you take in these shelter dogs. I am glad you mentioned this idea because I am going to need to gain some experience in the next year before I go to school. I plan on titling my lab, Bella, as well, and I hope I can start training soon after I earn a certificate.
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Carol--This sounds like something I may look into! I bet you get a good variety of training issues to deal with when you take in these shelter dogs. I am glad you mentioned this idea because I am going to need to gain some experience in the next year before I go to school. I plan on titling my lab, Bella, as well, and I hope I can start training soon after I earn a certificate.
To expand my experience beyond my own dogs, I did "boot camp" in a shelter; you get a wide range of issues and trainability. Very valuable to you and the shelter, IMHO.
A really valuable thing is if you get good with the dogs in the shelter who are labeled "aggressive," because then you will get to work with all the biggest challenges.
This was back when Cesar Millan was accessible and his seminars were pretty small groups, with dogs included, so that was a great step for me too.
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Good ideas, Connie!
What was the process for training the shelter dogs? Did the shelter give you a procedure or could you train any way you wanted?
I like the groundwork to becoming a pack leader program that Ed prescribes; it works! Can the rescue dogs go through this program? It seems they would see you as pack leader, but then be adopted by someone else. Is this a big deal?
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