Why? I’m not going to tell you the usual story that you see out there a lot. I’m not going to tell you that I had a challenging dog (though I’ve had my fair share of them), that I was at the end of my ropes, and nothing helped. I tried everything, was failing at it all, until I figured out that secret recipe from a magical trainer, and miraculously turned my dog around. That’s not how it went. I got a good dog. No, she wasn’t a good puppy, she was a puppy that made me question my choices in life. But she was a good dog.
This dog. This dog is the reason that I became a trainer. This dog that was hell on paws as a small puppy – biting everything and anyone, and humping me like I was going out of business. This dog, who introduced me to a great trainer that, once we enrolled in her class at 6 months, became the most trainable, fun, driven, entertaining dog that I could have asked for. This dog who introduced me to dog training classes and compelled me to take more and more and more. This dog, who introduced me to dog sports including the Jack Russell Terrier Club of Canada, AAC and CPE Agility, Disc and CARO Rally Obedience. This dog who had a mind of her own, and the requirement to work with her was to pretend to be smarted than her, which was impossible. This dog, a Jack Russell Terrier, who we were warned over and over again by many, DO NOT get a Jack Russell – they’re insane and they will eat your family. This dog, who introduced me to the world of working terriers and grew my obsession with these little assholes. This dog, who, with no exposure to children, took on my son without batting an eye and became his best friend. This dog who fished, hiked, camped, cottaged, and swam like her life depended on it. This dog, who’s obsession and drive for balls was beyond anything I’ve ever seen, then and now. This dog, who ruled the dogs 10 times her size and oozed confidence where ever she went. This dog who titled for me, competed for me, helped clients for me, helped demo for me, helped show the world that Jack Russell Terriers are the epitome of dog-dome. This dog, who was labeled “the love dog” because her overt friendliness was palpably obvious to everyone who passed her. This dog, the dog who showed me how fun, intriguing and satisfying training really was, how creative you could be, how a dogs mind is capable of more than we will ever know, and how the bond between dog and handler is like no other. This is the dog that I owe my career to. My career to help others see their dogs full potential and enjoy their dogs as much as they possibly can. This is why I became a trainer.
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