Not even sure what a blog is but here's a bit of my history. I traiined my first dog in the 50s with the old Koehler methods. Haven't beat a dog in years though.
Trained and competed in AKC obedience with terriers in the 80s. trained and hunted with working terriers through the 90s.
My 4 yr old GSD has been trained through his CDX and his SchHII. To date he's not had a physical correction in his training. He's my first marker trained dog. I've also trained him in SAR work. Air scent, cadaver, article search, boat work. I will continue training him to his UD and SchHIII. My 9 month old GSD was started with marker training and I have just changed the "yes" marker over to a clicker for both of them. Amaized at how fast the dogs are making the change. My 12 yr old JRT pretty much has the life of Riely since I retired him (and me) from natural earth work. At 62 I've given up digging dogs out of the ground just for the fun of it.
I'm here because I'm a big believer in old dogs being able to learn new tricks!
