But what if I told you having this disability had some advantages. With anything in life sometimes you must step back and look at the entire picture instead of only part of it. In the late 80's my family moved from Alaska to Oregon to assist my grandparents with their pig farm in the small town of Shady Cove, Oregon. Although at the time I did not realize it I truly believe that laid the foundation for becoming a professional dog trainer. Throughout the years of being on the farm, I had the opportunity to learn much about animal psychology, specially dogs. Although our dogs were not specially trained for herding and ranch work I learned much about drive, temperament and structure just by observation and how they interacted with the livestock and the animals around them.

In my early teens we moved off the farm and into the city, it wasn't till a few years later that I found my calling and my passion in life. Around my sophomore year of high school I meet a man who worked for Dogs For The Deaf as a canine instructor. We came up with an idea to train me a service dog. At the time my parents had purchased a yellow lab for me, she was weak in her temperament but through that weakness I had the opportunity to a great deal about patience and motivational training. By the time I graduated high school I was good at training basic obedience, I remember going to parks and finding strangers walking their dogs and asking if I can help them train their dog just to get more practice.

While all this was going on the internet was gaining popularity and like most Americans I soon found myself "on-line". As you may imagine most of my search queries were for dog information. My research soon lead to me to a dog sport from Germany called Schutzhund. After attending my first Schutzhund trial in a few years later I knew I found the sport for me. At that time there was no Schutzhund club within a few hundred mile radius, so a few years after attending my first trial a friend and I started a small German Shepherd Club. It was nothing big and fancy just a place to come and learn more about the breed and to get receive basic training help. For the a few months we would meet every Saturday but soon things fizzled out and lives changed, but over the passing months I kept bring drawn back to the sport and felt I could being Schutzhund to the Rogue Valley (where I currently live). Now 17 years later I am the president and training director for not only a local 4-H club but the areas first Schutzhund club and although it has been a struggle to keep moving forward and growing I could not have done it alone.

So what does my life story have to do with purchasing Schutzhund Equipment? Anybody can set up a website and sell you almost any type of product. But it takes somebody with the right background and experience to make sure you receive the correct schutzhund equipment that will help you excel in your training program. I also realize you have many options when it comes to purchasing schutzhund equipment. Here's a few more reasons why you should purchase from prodogz.com: