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Heide Illgen, a veteran trainer with Southeastern Guide Dogs

Duncan — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:00:57 +0000

Heide Illgen–a dog trainer at Southeastern Guide Dogs, where she’s worked for nearly 20 years–discusses some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding guide dogs. She also explains the process and attendant timetable of a dog potentially becoming a guide dog, a tightly-scripted saga that begins with puppies that Southeastern breeds at their facility, volunteer puppy raisers […]

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Alexandra Powe Allred–dog trainer & animal author

libby — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:00:14 +0000

Alexandra Powe Allred–a dog trainer and author of animal books, including “Teaching Basic Obedience: Train The Owner, Train The Dog” and her latest, “Dogs Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Historic Hounds, Professional Pooches, And Canine Oddities”–discusses her colorful background (she was a world-class bobsledder…on assignment for Sports Illustrated, she tried out for, made […]

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Steve Brooks, a dog trainer who’s trained over 1000 dogs

libby — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 14:00:42 +0000

Steve Brooks, a dog trainer who’s trained over 1000 dogs, including his companion Sven–who under the name K9 Fusion recorded a CD, “Who Really Loves You,” on which Sven sings and plays all the instruments, except drums, which Brooks plays–discusses rescuing Sven, teaching him to play instruments and how they recorded the CD, as well […]

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