Posts by Kathleen Kelsey
Behind The Scenes
The Call Responding to a callout with our search dog is the culmination of years of training and thousands of dollars. While the motivation to be a K9 handler comes from somewhere deep inside us, we know we couldn’t do it alone. As we watch handlers from across the country respond to Hurricane Laura, we…
Read MoreIt’s All About YOU
A few weeks ago I came to you live on Facebook from the hot and humid woods of Illinois where I was a decoy for my teammates during their trailing workshop. Don’t get me wrong, I love to train! Especially when I get to work my own dog. But there are a lot of benefits…
Read MoreWhen Life Gives You Lemons (aka field of goose poop)
My wise granny always says, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” In this case, when life gives you a training field covered in goose poop, time to make some great distraction training. The weather has been nice so our “guests” (approximately 15 or so geese) took off for the day leaving my North field…
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