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My interest in dogs and animals in general began as soon as I could walk with my Grandad to help feed the rabbits! When he passed away, I was left with some 30 New Zealand Whites.One thing led to another and before I knew it I had added a flock of various breeds of chickens, a goat, then beef and dairy cows.I bought a young 6 month old filly from a friend of mine and trained her on my own. I competed with my mare in long-distance racing and won my first time out.Winning ways continued, surprisingly, but riding 50 miles in a day can become tiring in more ways than one!

Riding horses led to both training and shoeing horses, both of which I did for years, aquiring knowledge on horse behaviour and dog behaviour at the same time. It turns out that most people who own horses also have a dog or two and I was spending quite a bit of time giving people advice on dog problems.At that point someone mentioned I should be getting paid for my dog advice. I thought that was a good idea, especially when my back finally gave way from shoeing horses.I never looked back after that, consuming books and knowledge on professional dog training. Possessing the intelligence of about a four-year-old child, dogs never cease to amaze me.

I then began running classes with as many as 15 dogs per class, as well as giving house-call (private) lessons,which is what I specialize in at the present time. I love every minute of it. Incidently, I must say that I found it nearly impossible to give clients and their dogs the attention they deserve in a large class situation, therefore I turned to specializing in "Housecalls".

I do not generally spend my time teaching clients' dogs "tricks"as such. The problems I usually tackle are of a more serious nature and most of my efforts are spent in that direction.

I also leave "specialized training" such as herding sheep and cattle to trainers who specialize in those types of training.

I Do Not use "Clicker" training or gadgets or gimmicks in my practice. All one has to remember is "Practical Dog Training".