About
Matt
Though
Rocky will tell you differently, Matt gets the final say in Rocky's
House Calgary Dog Daycare.
I
moved to Calgary in 1996 with Good ol' Murphy.
Knowing no one, I gratuitously used her to meet people - starting
in the many wonderful off-leash parks we have in Calgary. Murphy
was a German Shepherd Dog X Australian Cattle Dog. When it came
time to get Murphy a puppy, I knew that I wanted a herding breed,
so I did a lot of research and a year later brought Rocky,
an Australian Shepherd, home. Rocky's breeder wouldn't sell to me,
though, unless I gave Rocky a job. Agility was the answer. About
a year before Murphy passed away, I was pointed to a great rescue
dog. I adopted him and brought him home the following Friday. I
named him Friday.
That's
me. I'm also an Electrical Engineer whose place of work shut its
doors a couple of years ago. After 20 years working for the same
company and potential employers wanting 60+ hour work weeks, I decided
that I'd prefer 80+ hour work weeks in my real interest.
Here
are the main points in my dog resume:
- I'm
a co-owner and instructor in the Calgary agility school, K9
Express.
- I'm
a certified Masters level judge with the Agility
Association of Canada.
- I'm
an active member in the Calgary
Agility Association.
- I'm
a founding member of the agility training group Training
Troop.
- I
competed with Rocky in the 2002 Canadian agility Nationals (Toronto)
- I
competed with Friday in the 2004 Canadian agility Nationals (Montreal)
- I
competed with Friday in the 2005 Canadian agility Nationals (Saskatoon)
- I've
worked with geriatric dogs
- I've
worked with shy and fear aggressive dogs
- I
have way too much experience in administering medication to dogs.

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