After being badly bitten several times and spending thousands with various dog trainers, I started to learn for myself. It took time, but finally we found a trainer that could help. Rather than stop learning, I ended up with more questions than I had answers to. So, I continued to learn. Attending seminars, taking online courses, watching videos and reading. I completed a formal qualification. I started helping assess and train the rescue dogs at a Dobermann rescue. Any answer to a question usually led to more questions. At the time I was working as an engineer. I became so passionate about helping people train their dogs that I decided to give up engineering. Engineering demanded an eye for detail and a need to know how things work. This drives me to understand why certain methods or techniques work for a dog rather than just accepting that they do. Having a greater depth of understanding enhances my ability to problem solve and help you and your dog! I had amassed a huge amount of knowledge from various sources, different training methodologies, dog sports and dog trainers. As important as what worked, was what didn’t work and why! I still felt I needed something to tie it all together, so I travelled to North Carolina, to Tarheel school for dog trainers. There I spent 3 months training under Jerry Bradshaw. Training the most intense dogs that could be found, focusing that intensity into police work and turning them into dogs capable of working the streets. Once paired with a handler these dogs complete training and hit the streets to begin apprehending bad guys. Teaching them to target and bite, to track people, to detect Narcotics and to listen to their handler while in states of high arousal did exactly what I wanted it to. It tied all my knowledge together. At GT Dog we believe every dog should have a job. A job for your dog doesn’t have to be difficult or strenuous, although in some cases this is what’s needed! Your dog just has to have a sense of purpose. We have bred our dogs for specific purposes, tapping into a dogs genetic need to carry out certain behaviours is key to a happy healthy dog. So, whether you have a problem or you are looking to fine tune some behaviours, let us help you improve your communication, your relationship and ultimately build a partnership that is Greater Than Dog. The only thing Greater Than your dog, is the relationship you have together!
