Performance Hound - Bucky

Performance Hound - Bucky

Bill Gienke, CPA, CGMA, Integrated AI Professional Bill Gienke, CPA, CGMA, Integrated AI Professional

Bill Gienke, CPA, CGMA, Integrated AI Professional

Managing Director, Risk and Regulatory Compliance Management at Eliassen Group

Published Aug 16, 2016
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Bucky, my second performance hound, is a 30 pound “all-American.”  I took him to his first “manners” class at our local humane society.  He found himself in a strange environment with a group of unfamiliar dogs.  He was lost. 

The second time, we enrolled Bucky in class with his brother Bailey.  With his brother by his side, he quickly advanced.  Training side-by-side yielded faster results as the dogs checked in with each other to see how to earn a reward.  Being with his “pack” gave him the sense of safety he needed to learn and a model to copy.   Continue Reading . . . 

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