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About Me

In 1983 I purchased my very first border collie puppy because I was interested in training a dog to help me on the Bar K2 ranch east of Cardston Alberta to move cattle. Immediately I became very interested in the training process so I went to a lot of clinics and different dog trainers to learn more. As I was searching for different ways I found there was a lot of styles of training that were not very effective. The trainers that had a good understanding of dog psychology always had happier more obedient dogs so over the years I spent a lot of time learning about the dog psychology part of training. I found out that being a strong, calm confident leader is something that is imperative for your dog to trust and respect you. I started competing in Sheep Trials where I found out just how good a trainer had to be if you wanted good control of your dog at 200-400 yards away. I really had to get serious if I was going to be competitive against these seasoned dog trainers. I soon found out that I had an exceptional dog and by 1987 I was awarded with the ASDA Stock Dog of the Year Award. In 1989 I won the most prestigious Cattle Penning Competition which was held in conjunction with the Canadian Supreme Horse Show held in Red Deer each fall.

Since then, I have refined my training skills to the point where I understand all breeds through the countless dogs that have come in for training over the years. All breeds have different traits and tendencies but in the end a dog is a dog which operates on the same wave length. I teach people to use dog psychology not human psychology when training dogs which is where most mistakes are made. By the time a puppy reaches the age of five months to one year the dog’s bad behaviour is not so cute anymore and that's when I'm asked to help out in changing habits and patterns that have formed since the puppy was weaned from his mother. The puppies under the mother’s supervision were disciplined for breaking the rules but that changes when the puppy moves into the human world. Often when the puppy goes to his/her new home everything changes to where the puppy has no rules and without realizing it the puppy is rewarded for things that will eventually become unwanted behaviour. At 8 - 10 weeks of age we start Basic Obedience where we can teach rules, boundaries and limitations. Dogs need calm confident leaders whose actions and energy portray themselves as the Pack Leader. In Grade One I will teach you the Sit/Stay and Basic Walk which are the lessons that all other lessons stem from. I will teach you the skills needed to keep your dog happy and balanced, show you when to give your dog praise and how to give corrections in a way that they understand and realize that they have made a mistake. A lot of owners think their dog is stubborn but that is not the case at all. The problem lies in using communication that your dog does not understand. Give me a call if you are interested in learning how to connect and communicate with your dog in a way that all dogs understand. Let me teach you how to be your dog’s Pack Leader.

I’ll teach you a “Line of Communication” with a leash using pressure and release. A form of communication all animals know and are taught from when they were young. I’m going to show you 2 different ways in which your dog communicates with other dogs. The first form of “Communication” is “Pressure and Release” and the second is “Energy”. We will be using a leash to teach Grade 1. All animals understand what pressure and release is as they use it themselves interacting with other animals of their own species or to humans. For example, you may have seen a dog run into and bump another dog or a human with their nose. This is done as a form of dominance and as a warning. If we communicate to our dogs in their language, they will understand what is right and what is wrong. We will get amazing results like you have never seen before. Watch some of my videos and pictures to get a glimpse of how happy you and your dog can be. I will teach you how dogs or wolves in the wild operate using pack rules. You will acquire a high status as a “Dog Pack Leader” in simply 3 or 4 lessons. Your dog will want to please and listen to you because you have learned how to be a strong, confident “Pack Leader”.