About Me — Training Dogs, For Life
My life with dogs started with my German Shepherd. That dog changed everything for me — once you live with a GSD, you understand what a real partnership with a dog feels like.
Through my Shepherd, I found the sport of Schutzhund. If you haven’t heard of it, Schutzhund (now often called IGP) is a dog sport built on three parts: tracking, obedience, and protection. It’s not about making a dog aggressive — it’s the opposite. It’s about a dog that can think, focus, and work right alongside its handler: following a scent trail step by step, obeying with precision even under distraction, and showing courage and control when it counts. It tests the dog, but it really tests the bond between dog and handler. I was hooked.
Then life took me on its own road — the Navy, and everything that came after. Careers came and went, but dogs were always there. Through every chapter, a dog was part of home.
Now that I’m retired, I’ve come full circle. I spend my time with my dogs, and that’s how I plan to spend the rest of my life — training, learning, and sharing what I’ve picked up along the way.
That’s what LawdawgK9 is for. This is a community of dog lovers: talk dogs and puppies, ask your questions, help somebody else out, and share the joy of it. Because when you have a dog, you have more than just a pet.
Welcome — and bring your dog stories with you.