Christian FritzMay 8, 2018Training BeginsHey all! Thank you again for checking out our blog! Let me start out by saying that the only thing that two dog trainers will ever agree on, is that a third dog trainer is doing something wrong! I personally don't believe there are many, if any, wrong ways to "train dogs" but there ARE wrong ways to train a particular dog. Every method of training is like a tool in your tool box. 99.99% of the time, you might not need a specific tool, but it costs you nothing to learn a t
Christian FritzMay 7, 2018Meet our pups!And then there were two! K9s 4 Conservation just acquired a second dog for the sea turtle nest detection program! Our first dog, Saul, is a 4 year old German Shepherd Dog (GSD) that was initially adopted from the Idaho Domestic Animal Welfare Group (IDAWG) where they were searching for a good "working home" for him. He was given to a trainer (Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC) after a young family realized his high drive and energy were going to be too much for him. The tra
Christian FritzMay 7, 2018And an idea was born...Greetings! First off, I'm so excited that you found our page and I hope you will continue to follow us on this amazing adventure! I plan on using this blog to discuss conservation issues surrounding the endangered sea turtles along the Coastal Bend region of Texas, the progress we are making in training our sea turtle nest detection canines, and our success stories as we begin to deploy the dogs! In our first post, I thought I'd share the story of our conception: My girlf