Winnipesaukee.com Community: Meet My 9-Month-Old Belgian Malinois Puppy Tanto

[georgetkingiv]

Tanto pronounced taan·tow like the Lone Ranger's sidekick is a purebred National Kennel Club registered Belgian Malinois puppy who we had had for about a month and a half. We purchased him from a Filipino family in Swampscott, MA who were looking to rehome him because they were moving back to the Philippines and unfortunately, they were not going to be able to take Tanto back home with them. We have since got him his dog license in the city of Laconia as well as all of his recommended vaccines from Birch Bark Veterinary Clinic in Gilford. The next logical move was to look into having him trained and a lot of research went in to where to do that.

There are a lot of dog trainers out there, but we specifically wanted to place him with somebody who specializes in training 'working dogs' which essentially encompasses any dog breed that was developed for tasks like guarding, rescuing, pulling, and protecting. After lots of research we finally decided on placing him with Kjersti Dåbakk who is a Norwegian woman in Concord, NH that trains dogs for a living. But not only does she just train dogs. She specializes in training working breed dogs and competes all over the world with them. In 2017 she won her first national American Working Malinois Association championship which is a huge deal. Aside from that she also trains lots of K9's for both local and national police departments. In fact, she currently has a very close working relationship with the Boston Police Department's K9 Academy and has trained quite a few of their dogs.

We are so happy to be working with her and to be honest her prices for a three-week board & train were quite reasonable compared to some of the other quotes we received. Please wish my Tonto luck. We miss him dearly. It has been so weird eating dinner lately without him looming in the background staring at my meal in hopes of receiving a taste.

P.S. If anybody out there would like their dog trained by Kjersti as well. Here is a link to her Google business profile which includes her contact information as well as reviews you can read / check out for yourself. Also, one last thing in my experience texting her first works best as she is usually busy training dogs for a fair part of the day. When she gets a free moment, she will text you back then guys can set up a time to call each other and talk on the phone.

Nordic K9 LLC in Concord, NH.

Regards

George