Jamaican dog musher Newton Marshall arrived in Alaska over the weekend to begin an intensive three-month training session as he prepares to make a run at the Iditarod title in March, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
By Yara Simon Correspondent Judy Ziffer was more nervous about the events, it appeared, than Sandy Cove Love Leads the Way, Ziffer’s 2-year-old Newfoundland nicknamed Leader.
The Zoom Room Dog Agility Training Center and exclusive sponsor West Paw Design announce the “America’s Best Dog Trick” Contest, the first nationwide dog trick contest to feature only positive-reinforcement dog training methods. Entrants will submit their best dog trick videos before the Jan. 15 deadline, and the winner will receive $1,000 plus a collection [...]
“Samsung-Beijing Union University” guide dog training center, China’s first guide dog training center started construction in Beijing Nov. 18, 2009. Located in the Science and Technology Area of Beijing Union University, Shunyi district, the 26,680 square meters center will be an important public service base jointly built by Samsung Group and Beijing Union University. It [...]
At the Tom Rose School, dogged determination is more than desirable. It’s a requirement. At a campus in High Ridge, Missouri, Tom Rose has been training dog trainers for more than 30 years. The training is intense. The typical course is 20 weeks long, and costs $12,000. There is a waiting list to get in, [...]