Ivan Balabanov
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Because I see like they're grooming, you know, how the open glass and everything, which is cool to have like that instead of let me take your dog inside. It's like, man. Yeah. I mean, they can be the best groomers, but that whole idea of let me take him inside. And sometimes, of course, the dogs act way better when they're not clinched in like looking at, but I don't know.
Because I see like they're grooming, you know, how the open glass and everything, which is cool to have like that instead of let me take your dog inside. It's like, man. Yeah. I mean, they can be the best groomers, but that whole idea of let me take him inside. And sometimes, of course, the dogs act way better when they're not clinched in like looking at, but I don't know.
A German Shepherd would, you know, act better. Yeah, kind of like the white one. He would be the one to take. Yeah, you take him away from the parents right away. Yeah, yeah. What about the, how are you navigating the whole landscape with the force-free and like your clients when some, I mean, I typically, at least for us, it's very standard. It's like... what tools are you using?
A German Shepherd would, you know, act better. Yeah, kind of like the white one. He would be the one to take. Yeah, you take him away from the parents right away. Yeah, yeah. What about the, how are you navigating the whole landscape with the force-free and like your clients when some, I mean, I typically, at least for us, it's very standard. It's like... what tools are you using?
I'm like, oh, here we go. Okay, we're going to have that conversation. How is it up there?
I'm like, oh, here we go. Okay, we're going to have that conversation. How is it up there?
Well, that's probably what it is.
Well, that's probably what it is.
And that's the best.
And that's the best.
You know, like we had, I think it was about five years now, there was a very sneaky push here in... I mean, the hearings were in Tampa. I don't know if it was the whole Florida or was it just like Hillsborough County, but they were pushing to ban electric colors, prong colors, the whole thing. And the trainers, you know, kind of got together and we went to the hearings and we stopped it.
You know, like we had, I think it was about five years now, there was a very sneaky push here in... I mean, the hearings were in Tampa. I don't know if it was the whole Florida or was it just like Hillsborough County, but they were pushing to ban electric colors, prong colors, the whole thing. And the trainers, you know, kind of got together and we went to the hearings and we stopped it.
I mean, it was easy to stop because, you know, the moment the politicians see that not everybody is in agreement and there is actually... equal amount of people in disagreement. They don't want to take, that's like the worst thing for politicians to take side in that kind of war.
I mean, it was easy to stop because, you know, the moment the politicians see that not everybody is in agreement and there is actually... equal amount of people in disagreement. They don't want to take, that's like the worst thing for politicians to take side in that kind of war.
So they decided, it was interesting, it was actually very cool and it's worth it to, I always think to do something about this, but what they decided to do was somehow in the conversation came that the trainers like me are not open with their clients. And so I would do something that the client doesn't know. And what if they don't agree with that? Yeah. So
So they decided, it was interesting, it was actually very cool and it's worth it to, I always think to do something about this, but what they decided to do was somehow in the conversation came that the trainers like me are not open with their clients. And so I would do something that the client doesn't know. And what if they don't agree with that? Yeah. So
every company every pet training company in at least in hillsborough and i believe it was most of florida he had to have training plans and if there was change in the training plan and there is it signed with by the client yes i am fine to use uh whatever with my dog or i am not And then if we need to update it two weeks from now, then we do. But those got collected. Oh, wow.
every company every pet training company in at least in hillsborough and i believe it was most of florida he had to have training plans and if there was change in the training plan and there is it signed with by the client yes i am fine to use uh whatever with my dog or i am not And then if we need to update it two weeks from now, then we do. But those got collected. Oh, wow.
And I think they got collected like for at least a year and a half we were doing this. Wow. That's a lot of work. Yes. And of course, there is nobody to go through this. Who's going to do that? Well, that's the work that I'm talking about. It's just kind of let's wash our hands. We're doing something very good. It's like, but...
And I think they got collected like for at least a year and a half we were doing this. Wow. That's a lot of work. Yes. And of course, there is nobody to go through this. Who's going to do that? Well, that's the work that I'm talking about. It's just kind of let's wash our hands. We're doing something very good. It's like, but...