MikeKO said:
jazzcom,
I've always wanted to learn more about training dogs, and I've done my share of shit shoveling in my life, so I'll look you up when I get there. Maybe we can work a deal. If we can't, at least we can have few in the process.
Mike
I would be happy to hoist a few anytime. I really enjoy dog training and would do it for free. It is amoung the most rewarding things for me. You get to see the quality of your skills pretty quickly whcih is immediate gratification. I picked up more than my share of tips hoisting a few with other trainers. Most of the most famous trainers in the country use to hang out at my kennel to show off
One time a trainer from Captain Haggerty's kennel came over to show off an attack trained dog to us. My partner aggitated the dog and it grew teeth out of its chin, lips and nose. He then rolled himself up in a ball and sat down next to the dog. The dog didn't know what to do and just sat next to him. My p liked to make people feel stupid which wasn't nice but was funny.
Another time a trainer looked at one of my Shepherd bitches and asked if she was attack trained. I said she was. He said "Ah she wont bite". I said put a sleeve on and you can just stand there and she will hurt you through the sleeve. He told me to just put her on to him and restrain her. He would offer his boot to get bit.
I said it was going to hurt because she was going to go through the boot. He said it was ok. Well needless to say she took his boot and put 4 holes in it, he was walking with a limp but never for one second complained. Dog trainers are a different kind of people.
My most favorite thing was to train dogs for the unusual. I had Full grown German Shepherds jumping in your arms like a poodle and little poodles attack trained. My attack trained Shepherds would be happy in a room with little children and the children would NOT be in any danger. I would tell people that the dog that they were petting was completely trained and they would look at me like I had 3 eyes in my head. I would turn the dog on and they would freak at the immediate violence.
Susan who had that famous dog in the GravyTrain commercial chasing the wagon train and running into the wall when the train disappearer through it was a good friend before she died, Captain Haggerty who was the original Mr. Clean and had a dog training school was a friend. He was the big bald guy walking the dog in every Woody Allen movie. We would all try to impress each other just like everyone does here
I am not in the DR yet. I won't be there on a full time basis for a while. I need to clear things up in the States before moving on. I have been thinking about what to do with myself in retirement or semi retirement and raising and training dogs is a great idea.
Regards