The Dog Shouter

10th Anniversary International Association of Canine Professionals Conference

Dog trainers are a weird bunch. A lot are weird in the sort of cross the street to get away when you see one sort of way, but at the IACP conference I met a lot that were weird in a cross the street to meet them sort of way. See which ones you recognize below.

The IACP 10th Anniversary Speakers Top L-R Stanley Coren, John Wade, Brother Christopher (Monks of New Skete)
Bottom L – R Sarah Wilson, Cheri Lucas, Kyra Sundance, Pam Loritzen

BROTHER CHRISTOPHER OF THE MONKS OF NEW SKETE – Dog and I
JOHN WADE – Aggressive Dog Assessment Protocol
STANLEY COREN – Canine Language And Communication
CHERI LUCAS – Behavior Modification Through Pack Work
KYRA SUNDANCE – Training Trick And Stunt Dogs/Practical Exercise  With  Dogs
SARAH WILSON – Women And Dogs/Working With People
PAM LORITZEN – Grooming Techniques for the Non Groomer
PAM REID – Canine Cognition: A Glimpse Into The Dog’s Mind

It was my first time in Texas as well. Do you know every Texan I met was friendly. Friendly as in get in the car with one without thinking twice about it friendly. The toll booth guys made you want to meet them after work for a beer. The airport goons were having a hard time keeping stern expressions on their faces. It was a great place and one I want to visit again. There was one exception and oddly the very last Texan face I saw as I boarded the plane. It was a twenty-nothing male, about 5′ 3″ tall wearing 3″ 1970’s heels. He was acting like someone had peed in his corn flakes that morning for sure. He was actually fairly nice to me but it may have been my striking resemblance to Brad Pitt but everyone else was feeling his pain for sure.

On my flight back I had a layover in South Carolina and had some of the local cuisine. OMG, it was so good that I went to the kitchen and offered the cooks a choice between a hug and a tip. They took the tip.