Sami Jones has been a student of dog behaviour all her life. She loves and admires all performance dogs — those who work for a living like herding dogs, police K9s, guide dogs and service dogs — as well as sport dogs that willingly play with us in Schutzhund, agility, competition obedience, etc.
Sam (& her husband Warren) were introduced to dog training, Search & Rescue and Schutzhund in the early 1980s. Sam and her first Aussie Logan were members of California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA) (where they had one live find — ask to hear that story sometime!), the Davis Dog Training Club (where they competed in obedience and tracking), and the Northern California Australian Shepherd Club where they showed in conformation and herding.
Since moving to Montana in 1985, Sam has been heavily involved in Schutzhund, competing in the early years with an Aussie Maggie, then with several German shepherds (including Hawkeye and Saga) and most recently, a Malinois Lexi. On a fateful January in 2005, she entered her first Agility trial with an awesome Aussie named Corbie.
Since then agility has taken over, and you can find her 'most every weekend at an agility trial somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Since July of 2007, she now travels with the K9FUNdamentals store, an ever-growing selection of motivational and interactive toys, collars and leashes, and other training "essentials". Keeping sport dogs motivated to work at a high level is a challenge. Sam's background in training and competition taught her that the best dog training is directed play, and she brings that knowledge and experience to the K9FUNdamentals store.
Good dog training is
Play with a Purpose!
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