When I look at my dogs I can only see greatness.
--Susan Garrett

updated 9-21-09

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updated 6-21-10

sat ci sat bene
(it is done quickly enough if it is done well)

The pictures of my dogs working on this website (and most of the better portraits) were not taken by me. Some were done by friends and forwarded to me. Some are courtesy of use rights purchased from professional photographers. All of the photographs are the personal property or courtesy of the following photographers as listed:

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The first step in teaching any dog anything is for the trainer to decide that it is possible. --Patricia Gail Burnham

Your training attitude should always be, 'it's you and me, dog, against the world.'
--Dana Mackenzie

July 18 - CDSP Seminar @ TCKC
Aug 1 - SG's Recall e-course
Aug 8 - Daughter leaves for a year in Veracruz
August 27 - My birthday
August 28 - Brother's family coming to visit from CA

I offer for your consideration this simple rule: If at any time in your training you must resort to force of any kind to achieve the behavior you want, you -and not the dog!- are doing something wrong. ... Take a break, sit down, and figure it out... --Morgan Spector