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Aiken

1994

Aiken Medvidek Severu,  11.12.1990 – 12.6.2006

Aiken is my very first dog, a result of years and years of crying, trying to get my parents to allow me a dog… I got him when I was eleven and he was master in using it, growing up in a very problematic dog... In dog-school, they told me to just give up on him and don’t even bother training him since Samoyeds can’t be trained anyway. Of course they can’t – with methods that were in use in that time… So I went home and invented another method, a method that made him believe that it’s not me that wants something from him, that made him believe that everything is up to him and he can do whatever he wants.

We came back to dog-school just to do obedience exam with flying colours – he was the only not-GSD/RW dog in a class and first Samoyed in Slovenia ever to pass it. Then, we went on with agility, were again told that Samoyeds can’t work, but already knew better as listening to others.

He is still the most successful agility Samoyed ever, running in WC twice and winning National Championships in 1998. And even more importantly: he taught me A LOT not just about dog training, but also life in general. He taught me that if you believe in something, you can do it and you should do it, no matter what other people think. He taught me to follow my dream and not let anybody take it from me. He taught me to think about problems, but to react by intuition when it’s telling me something. He taught me to trust myself, but to respect others on their way to their dreams that might not be mine. He taught me dogs do best when they do it for themselves and he made me fight for the rights of other dogs, living with people that think they’re their masters. He made me discover a world of dog-friendly dog-training, back in 1991 when it was still very rare, made me speak up and helped making lives of thousands of dogs better.

If I didn’t get him, you would never hear my name. I owe him so much... Thank you Aiken. Thank you for being such a trouble dog. When people ask what makes me such a good trainer, I always tell that if you want to be good, you need a bad dog. So bad, that nobody can help you. That’s when you have to think. And that’s when you learn. Thank you Aiken for making me think.

H2005


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sialaSilvia Trkman is known for bringing every dog, from her first dog on, to the very top of the sport. Her dogs are known for great speed, tight turns, running contacts and long and injury-free careers. Silvia is in agility since 1992 and is
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