Day at Tractor Supply Company

We were invited to come out to the Tractor Supply Co in Prescott, WI on August 15th for the afternoon to meet with the public as they came through and field questions in the area of 'Behavioral HELP for Dogs'. Michelle and I put up our new 8x8 canopy, set out our things and the people came.

Many inquired about our services. One man went back to his car and brought out his beautiful Doberman Pinscher whom he handled well with an e-collar. Another man was very interested in having us come out to show he and his family how to train his 10 week old Airdale pup through our "Start 'em out Right" service. I do think we will be hearing from him soon. He sincerely understood the importance of raising his pup appropriately from the begining.

We so enjoy and appreciate the opportunities we have to go out into the public and spread the word about Walks & Wags Pet Service and the training we do. Many thanks to Joe and his crew at Tractor Supply. We look forward to our return visit there on Sept 26th.

Filming at The Gray's

On August 10 of this month we spent a wonderful evening filming a large portion of our newest cable program, "Adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue". Pete and Kristen Gray and their two boys, John and Henry did a wonderful job with us as we portrayed them in the Phase 1 decision making process of adopting a dog at Braveheart Rescue in Hastings, MN. Of all the fillming we have done, this session was the one that took the least amount of takes, much to our delight. The footage turned out beautiful and we eagerly anticipate our time in the editing room so we can get this show on the air!

After our filming was done, we did some trouble shooting with the Gray's dog, Annie (actually purchased from Braveheart Rescue). She was a delight to work with. Barncat, the family's cat was a pleasant addition. Thank you to the Gray's for putting us in touch with Braveheart Rescue in the first place, and for their contribution to this show. Their part will definately help the viewers to better understand this very important process.

Speaking engagement at Kiwanis meeting

I was the guest speaker at the Prescott Kiwanis meeting yesterday, 8/6/09, for their weekly meeting. What fun this turned out to be! Many special perks.

I was suprized to find out that I knew so many of them (all but 2) from my involvement with the Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce. It's fun to address an audience of friends and aquaintances.

I don't think they really knew just what we do at Walks & Wags, and on what a professional/high quality level we operate. Most of them shared with me afterwards that it was eye opening and beneficial. I expounded mostly on the Behavioral HELP for Dogs techniques and told them how special the production of our newest cable shows have been. That gave me an opportunity to promote Braveheart Rescue, Inc in Hastings, MN where we filmed a large portion of our Shelter/Rescure show.

Several of the members had questions for me about their own situations with their dogs. I even ended up staying after the meeting with the journalist/photogragher from the Prescott Journal who much to my suprise was apparenty there for a story for the paper. The Journal has been so good to Walks & Wags and highlights us often, for which we are greatful. Thanks Lauren.

When the meeting adjourned, I was greeted by many of the attendees with thank you's, and positive comments, most of which included the words: "knowledgeable and zealous". Since I inject alot of humor in my speaking, a good time was had by all. It was an enjoyable way for them to open their minds to something that they, prior to the meeting, had not fully understood.

This speaking engagement was a real treat to me and as always gave me another opportunity to share the heart of Walks & Wags, let people know we are here and what we do, and educate them on how they can interact with their dogs in such a fashion as to rid them of their unwanted behaviors and live more harmoniously.