04/15/2025
[Part 7] This might be my favorite Han Solo story of all time. The APDT Conference 9/2024 was our last event. We were showered with compliments; of course Rey was gushed over, but if you don’t mind, I’m going to make this about Han Solo for the obvious reason.
There was one trainer that really stood out, she only had eyes for Han. From day one, she walked by us and her face lit up, she mouthed to me, “I love your dog!” Each time she saw us…er, him, her eyes lit up. We met her at her booth and while a friend was asking for a photo op, she asked for one with Han. We were honored and Han was all about it!
At the end of the event, this lovely trainer and her team saw us heading out and asked for more photos so we stopped and chatted a bit. When I say she was lovely, I truly mean she was lovely and kind as well as very observant. At one point, she was loving on Rey, I was standing on Han’s leash, he was standing next to me watching two pups engaged in play with food; she was amazed at how well Han was behaving while watching these pups, especially as an intact male, he was non-reactive to the whole scene. I explained to her that he grew up in my socials from 8wks and was incredibly well socialized around all dogs, off-leash in-heat females and other intact males.
I shifted my feet, almost lost my balance and Han quickly (while he was watching the pups play) moved in closer to me while wrapping his body around me to provide stability and catch me if I fell. The look on this trainers face was priceless! She was blown away that not only was he not reactive, but he was also keeping his eye on me and feeling for what I needed, and performing his job under heavy distraction. She looked at her team and was like, “did you see that?!”
Han looked up at me to make sure I was good. The smile on this trainers face said it all, “I’ve never seen a dog look at someone with so much love before.” She was beyond impressed with both Han and Rey, but quite seriously with Han’s temperament, disposition, his ability to task on point and so much more.
Truly, I cannot even begin to tell you what an honor it was to attend this conference, how great everyone was, and how many compliments we got from everyone we spoke with. Did you figure out who this trainer is that was so impressed and enamored by Han? 😉
Super Trainer 🦸🏻♀️ Talk: Now, I just have one dream to bring to fruition in 2025, hopefully in time for my 51st June birthday. I collected Han over multiple years; passed all OFA’s with flying colors, Hips are Excellent. JLPP & Long Coat Clear, he was only one win away from Champion. I’m looking for a suitable female to whelp here where I can give her the VIP treatment and raise pups the way a trainer raises pups - you’ll have very well trained pups on all levels by 8wks. I’ve already got several people waiting for Hannie-pups. 🙏 Would you please help make this dream a reality and spread the word? I would be so grateful.
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