Pat has trained dogs professionally since 1975. His broad background in training and handling a variety of animals and his foundation in obedience have instilled in him a lifelong passion for learning, and for acquiring and using the most efficient and effective training techniques.

Pat lives with his wife Cynde, five children, and a grandson in Western Maryland, where he trains year-round. He has traveled and competed from northern Florida to northern Ontario. For many years, his family traveled with him, spending winters in South Carolina and summers in Canada and Vermont. Pat retired from competing in retriever field trials in 1999.

Pat continually strives to find new and better ways to present information to dogs and people. He is particularly interested in ways to motivate an animal’s desire to learn. This approach underpins his successful work with dogs and is Pat’s stock in trade.

Pups are learning all the time and there is no reason to wait for them "to grow up" before you begin training. You can start your pup's first lessons at seven weeks. Doing some early training will tur...

Whether your pup is headed to the duck blind or you just want to teach him to swim for fun and exercise the techniques are the same. Dogs are land mammals and are not born knowing how to swim.