PDTE 2016 July Newsletter

Christina
Steinhart
Gran Canaria, Spain
Iam Christina. I live with my two
Belgian Shepherd ladies on the
Gran Canaria Island. The two
Groenendaels, Molly and Meg, are
7 years and 11 month old. I adopted
Molly when she was nearly 4 years old
and it that was the best thing I did in
my life.
When I first got Molly she was very
afraid of loud sounds, especially strong
voices of men. But we put all our trust
in each other and she gained more
and more self confidence. We went
Katrin Brenn
Hillmann
Germany
Ihave lived with dogs since my
childhood and got my first dog in
1997. Rosa was a Staffordshire
Bull Terrier bitch and I only know now
that I did everything wrong. I was
quickly overwhelmed by her problems
and I looked for a dog school to help
me. Wherever I went, the training
methods that were recommended to
together to the first dog trainer course
here on the island. To work with her
was (and still is) very interesting - to
see how she started to gain confidence
in herself, asking for new things every
day. She is such a grateful dog.
I attended a few weekend O.C.I.
seminars with Fernando Silva who
said something I will never forget,
“she imght not bring the apport to you
in her life. But she would give her life
for you.” I also attended the G.B.M.A
Maintrailing Seminar and “Do as I do”
to see what could be the right thing
for Molly and me. We also passed the
CAP1 and CAP2 together.
As it was clear that Molly never would
have any fun working with an approt
or playing with any converntional dog
toys, we decided to go on learning little
tricks and in 2013 we started to train
agility (here you are not allowed to
walk your dog without a leash, so the
agility gave her plenty of possibility to
run a little bit). She had a lot of fun with
both. We even participate in the little
me went against my deepest intuitions
of what was right. Everything from
choke-collars to Teletact was offered.
At the time, I said to myself: ‘If these
things are necessary to educate my
dog, I will only walk with her at night...
But this is something I will not do with
my dog!’
So I decided to take the problem
into my own hands and I came to
the conclusion that the best way was
to become a dog trainer. In 1998 I
opened my dog school in order to
show another way to dog owners.
To date, I have completed two
training courses for dog trainers. I did
a study of animal psychology with
a specialization in dogs and many
seminars on all kind of topics. My
real teachers are always the dogs; my
own dogs who have accompanied me
club competions of agility, but always
in the “starters” group (without the
slalom and the seesaw).
There was just one thing about Molly,
which made me a little bit sad. She had
no friend, because in the beginning
she was quite unfriendly with the
dogs around our house. Now there
was no one who really wanted to play
with her. So I started to think about
a second dog. I always had Turid
Rugaas’ words in my mind: “every
dog needs a friend”. So, when Molly´s
sister had puppies, we adopted Meg.
Now Molly not only has a good friend,
but a family member in the house. She
really seems to enjoy it and appears to
be younger each day.
Meg is a very happy and clinging
puppy. I visited a nosework seminar
with Meg. I’ve also attended
Tellington Touch Seminar, a seminar
of physical conditioning of a sports
dog and seminars on therapy dogs.
I’ve organized a Seminar with Turid
Rugaas here on Gran Canaria.
until today and that of my clients and
friends, but also those who I simply
happen to meet in everyday life.
Since 2004 I have been working
as an expert for my Country State
Dangerous Dog regulation. Here we
analyze so-called ‘listed’ dogs and
dogs with problems. It has become my
passion to help these dogs.
My goal has always been to make the
world a better place for dogs.
In December 2015, I successfully
completed my third Dog Trainer
Education by Turid Rugaas and I can
honestly say that it was the best thing
I’ve done so far. This experience, the
colleagues that I have met, the friendly,
warm-hearted, respectful treatment
of dogs and people will stay in my
memory all of my life.
Oswin Klotz
Germany
H
ello, my name is Oswin Klotz.
I was born in Aschaffenburg
in 1962, but I grew up in
Westerngrund and I still live in this
small town with my family.
I married my wife Elke in 1985 and my
PDTE cordially invites you to the
wonderful city of Barcelona for our
Annual General Meeting of Dog
Trainers at the Atenea Port Hotel. We
have curated an exemplary selection
of the continent’s finest trainers to talk
on a wide variety of topics covering
the cutting edge in dog training
techniques.
daughter was born in 1990.
After I finished my schooling, I started
my education as a brick layer. However
I switched to a chemical company in
1985 and worked there as a chemical
worker. After two years I decide to
gain education to be a chemical
laboratory worker. I am still employed
at this chemical company and am
involved in research work.
I got my first dog, a cocker spaniel, at
twelve. Unfortunately he died due to
a tragic accident at the age of two. In
summer of 1998 a dalmatian female
called Eppi moved in our household.
She was an amazing sixteen and a half
year old. One dog was not enough
and therefore in 2002 the dalmatian
male dog Homer von Lucky arrived,
but sadly, he died at the age of nine.
Our little family grew with the cavalier
king charles spaniel named Ginnes in
2004 and my boxer called Amadeus
in 2009. Thereby, for a short time, we
had a multi-dog household with four
dogs.
We visited different dog schools
(obedience school) with the first three
dogs and these experiences got me
interested in working with dogs. Since
2008 I have been attending several
workshops and courses. Since I was
not convinced about the methods
used, I further looked around during
the years 2011 and 2012. I finally met
Sonja Hoegen and Turid Rugass.
I started the professional dog trainer
education in March 2013 and finished
it in 2014.
In 2010 I founded my own dog school
called “Hund und Familie”.
The conversation starts
at PDTE 2016 Barcelona
Join experts and enthusiasts alike from September 23rd for a weekend of exclusive
insight into the future of dog training.
We’re delighted to welcome back
familiar faces such as Turid Rugaas,
Anne Lill Kvam, Winkie Spiers and
Karen Webb who are ready to bring
their unique ideas back to Barcelona
once more. It is also our great
pleasure to introduce Julia Robertson
and others who are joining our ranks
this summer, as well as special guest
speakers Jesús Rosales Ruiz and
Monique de Röeck. Find out more
about our speakers and register on
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When you’re not attending one of
our seminars, why not make even
more of your trip with our selection
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us at La Barca de Salamanca for an
archetypical spanish dinner by the
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adding new events and you can stay
up to date with the schedule on our
website.
Finally we want to thank you for taking
the time to find out more about PDTE
2016. You can find more information
and register by visiting our website.
We look forward to hosting you here
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