One of the most interesting animal trainers I've come across is Dove Cresswell. Why? Because she trains animals for films and TV. She's worked on various films including Space Buddies, The X Files: I Want to Believe, Cats and Dogs 2, Saved! and Sam’s Lake. She’s worked on the television programs including Romeo, Behind the Camera: Charlie's Angels, and Cougar Crossings.
It's not just dogs that she's trained. She's also trained large reptiles, cougars, rodents, birds, cockroaches and deer. She's trained all kinds of dog breeds and all sizes. She can train dogs up to Master's level in the Agility sport. For a twenty-five year old, I think that's very impressive.
Her first foray into dog training was with her own labrador puppy which she took for dog obedience classes. Then, in her back yard, she spent hours training him in tricks and coaching her dog through an obstacle course.
She volunteered at the {Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|SPCA}. By 17 she had a paid staff position at an animal hospital after she had volunteered there since she was.
She did a BA in Science-Biology and got into films by chance working on a docu-drama Cougar Crossings where she proved she could work with juvenile cougars.
Currently, she is volunteering with That'll Do Border Collie Rescue. Her own dogs are a Border Collie, an Australian Shepherd, and a mini Poodle x.
If you’re concerned that animals {are mistreated|don't enjoy their time} on film sets, Dove makes it quite clear that they do enjoy making films and that there’s lots of fun and playing in between takes! In USA and Canada, all animal trainers in films and television are watched by the American Humane Association.
If you want to get your dog into films, your dog has to be very well trained. Dove looks for dogs competing in Agility or Obedience.
Dove has worked with several top dog trainers and taken the best methods from all of them. From all her knowledge and experience she produced her own training course for dogs. It uses the exact methods she uses to coach animals for their film roles. You can be sure her methods are highly effective because you have to produce the goods on a film set.
If you want to find out about Dove Cresswell and her precise training methods, check out the Puppy Training and Dog Training Online website. Also, why don't you check out a review of Dove Cresswell's dog training course and other recommended dog training book reviews.
