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This video shows Fred Hassen, demonstrating his Sit Means Sit dog training his K9 Nash at the 2010 Invictus ‘Law Dog’ event. Police dog handlers from around the United States were in attendance at this event.

Sit Means Sit CEO and Founder, Fred Hassen and staff trainer Ashton Fitz-Gerald from our corporate office in Las Vegas, Nevada were asked to perform a demonstration at this event during the lunch time hour of the Sit Means Sit Police Dog Training approach. Fred happened to arrive at the host hotel a little early, and found himself doing a private demonstration for a police dog trainer in the front parking lot.

We at Sit Means Sit believe that to have a truly effective and strategic police dog and handler team, authorities should use every possible advantage they have at their disposal. Sit Means Sit are leaders in the remote collar dog training industry, and have a proven track record of producing outstanding dogs in any discipline. The videos provided by Sit Means Sit help to shed some light on the scope of what a police dog trainer or handler can expect to gain from our Police K9 School held at our corporate headquarters here in Las Vegas.

Here’s what you can exepct from our Police K9 School:

• Instruction and hands on application/integration of remote dog training collars (e-collars) into a K9 training program.
Total control over a police dog in ANY environment, without sacrificing desire
• Gain the ability to manage your police dog more efficiently making him a more effective deterrant and partner
• Diversification of your police dog’s understanding of bite technique to improve his performance in static situations, multiple assailant scenarios, as well as building his ability to subdue an assailant around a variety of environmental distractions.

Most importantly, your police dog team will gain the confidence to:

Most importantly, perform all this off leash at a distance, and in a politically correct fashion

Contact us today for information about our Police Dog Training School. (This program is limited to active duty K9 handlers)

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Spending your days at worthwhile dog events and charities that have a lot of dog owners around working for the same cause, is just part of how Sit Means Sit Dog Training spends their time.

Lou Ann Sherman of San Diego South Bay, and other San Diego Sit Means Sit franchise locations donated their time and spent the day entertaining at the ‘Make a Wish’ event.

Fred Hassen is seen here showing how he teaches the ‘Curb-Stand’, which is very aptly named!

This video was shot during the ‘Make a Wish’ foundation event in San Diego California, of which Sit Means Sit Dog Training was one of the featured demonstrators. “Nash” is a 1 1/2 yr. old Belgian Malinois.

This is the Frisbee video that is referred to in this clip.

What’s a 4th of July parade without dogs? Kim Shoopman, owner of our Ventura County Sit Means Sit location, puts a little fireworks into this July 4th parade!

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Yes, some dogs can almost fly, as we all see here at a Police K9 seminar that Sit Means Sit held in Everett, Washington.

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Sit Means Sit Palm Beach Dog Training owner Bob Burnell, is seen here doing a demonstration at the 2009 South Florida Police Expo. This is the 2nd year in a row that Sit Means Sit has done demonstrations at this event, and the crowd had a great time watching the happy dogs perform, and how Sit Means Sit is revolutionizing the world of dog training!

Watch Bob also perform with his 3 1/2 month old puppy at this expo.

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Sit Means Sit dog training are all big advocates of supporting the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Our dog trainers freely give their time at events throughout the country, and this particular dog video was taken at one of the events in Atlanta Georgia.

For the third year in a row, Sit Means Sit – Atlanta was invited to the annual Atlanta Humane Society Pet Parade. Darin Shepherd and the trainers at Sit Means Sit – Atlanta are proud to have been a part of this excellent fund raising opportunity for the area’s best Humane Society.

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Can a 14 year old dog trainer make a difference? Of course they can! 14 year old Mackenzie Aeberli, daughter of Sit Means Sit Franchise owner Cindy Aeberli, is seen here with her 6 month old puppy ‘Ace’.

Young adults getting involved in a career that they love at an early age, makes for a much better life and a closer family situation, especially if it’s a family owned business filled with fun and passion.

This amazing dog training family can be found in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area.

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Sit Means Sit dog trainers performing at a Santa Clarita Pet Expo. Santa Clarita is now the home to Cesar and his family. Lots of vendors like ourselves that were able to take advantage of the nice weather and support a good cause. Cesar Millan is a world renowned dog behavior expert, and is well known for his Television show.

Can your dog ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle? No?? Well, neither can ours but we have done demonstrations in their facility before so we are getting closer!

Sit Means Sit Dog Trainers entertain the crowd wherever they go! Everyone can relate to a happy, well trained dog! Ryan McGuire, from our Sit Means Sit Temecula California Dog Training office, demonstrates all of this to an amazed crowd at a Harley Davidson shop. Doesn’t matter where we go, smiles are always on the faces when Sit Means Sit dogs are around!

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Fred Hassen is seen here with 16 month old “Nash” (Belgian Malinois), showing the beginning transition changes of ‘Sit’, ‘Down’ and ‘Stand’. The ‘Stand’ command is also used in the retrieving world as ‘Whoa’, but the concepts are the same. This is only the beginnings, and Fred will have another video soon with dog steady off a ruler, for a better comparison. Just the beginning with a bigger target.

This police dog video is from the 2009 Police K9 Magazine HITS demonstration day that was held in Louisville, Kentucky. HITS brought K-9 handlers from all over the world for this event. This is part of the Sit Means Sit demonstration that features Darin Shepherd, owner of our Atlanta dog training office, and Sgt. Jerry Turning, who is the owner of our Central New Jersey office, and from the Tinton Falls K-9 dept. showing a variety of off-leash skills, and even running dogs right past each other while the other remains calm.

This Police Dog Video also shows Sgt. Jerry Turning doing some bitework and scentwork in conjunction with each other, and has become the standard norm for the Sit Means Sit training system to show these types of things on a regular basis. Here is another Police dog video of Sgt. Turning doing a similar thing at Invictus in Las Vegas.

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Have you ever wondered what the main ingredient in having a happy, reliable dog? The main ingredient is for the dog to be attentive and alert, and that’s what contributes the most to him having his energy filtered in the right places. An attentive, alert dog can work anywhere, and for a much longer period of time.

Why do working dogs fail at tasks? Sometimes it can be from poor dog selection, which is basically picking a dog that is not genetically suited for the tasks that need to be done, but in most cases it is the dogs failure to pay attention. Whether it’s a pet dog or a working dog, a dog’s attentiveness opens up a whole world of freedom where it can comfortably go in any environment, because when you step out your front door, you have to control your dog because in a lot of instances you cannot control the environment.

In the video above, Sit Means Sit CEO Fred Hassen is seen working his dog in front of a Marriott hotel in Kentucky, and enjoying the freedoms that an attentive dog brings to both handler and dog.

Alfredo Rivera, a Sit Means Sit dog trainer and member of Las Vegas Dock Dogs with his dog “Puerto Rican Power Puma” jumping in Peoria, Arizona Dock Dogs Event winning with a personal best of 7′6″ in Extreme Vertical. This is Puma’s second event jumping Extreme Vertical and definitely shows his athleticism and power throughout the competition winning 1st in Extreme Vertical, 1st in Big Air and 1st in Iron Dog. Wow!!! Go Puma!!!!!!!

Below is the press release from DockDogs regarding the Peoria, AZ Dock Dogs Event

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Medina, OH April 7, 2009: The Petapalooza setting for DockDogs was no better than at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona this past weekend. Presented by Sit Means Sit and The Arizona Dog, Big Jumps…high flying action and a relaxing time was had by all.

This past weekend DockDogs was a main feature at the Petapalooza event with the wonderful support of Sit Means Sit and The Arizona Dog. There were 4 qualifying waves to search out the top dogs for the Sunday Big Air finals which delivered nonstop crowd-pleasing action. With the bullpen in left field hosting ground zero staging for local teams as well as the SOCAL DockDogs, the inevitable competition from the Las Vegas DockDogs group….the mood brought both friendly and focused competition!!! Once again the camaraderie and friendly support from all that was displayed was a highlight for all to witness as top dogs in Big Air and Extreme Vertical put on a great show.

The Amateur Finals were a hit with crowd favorites Tina Nathalia and Maeve with a winning score of 17′6″ taking top spot ahead of 2nd place finisher Whitney Lightner and her dog Aero with a jump of 16′4″ and the 3rd place team of Maggie and handler Frank Jones with their score of 16′1″. The Semi Pro Final saw 2 teams qualify Molly Swanson and her dog Kahlua with a jump of 18′3″ followed closely by the team of Marilyn Barrett and Dunkin with a 16′8″ jump. The Pro Finals were also small only featuring the top 4 dogs of the weekend. Taking home first, and the title of Top Dog, was Alfredo Rivera and his dog Power Puma with a jump of 24′6″. Taking second place by only one inch was Craig Haverstick and Henry with a 24′5″ jump. Rounding out the top three was the team of Melissa Ness and Smoke with a respectable jump of 24′2″.

The Speed Retrieve finalist brought their best game to the dock on Sunday with a whole lot of personal bests being delivered. Finishing in 1st with a personal best time of 5.687 seconds was Lisa Weber and Tractor. In 2nd with a time of 5.891 seconds was the team of Melissa Ness and Stryker and rounding out the top 3 in the Speed Retrieve division was Craig Haverstick and Henry with a time of 5.896 seconds.

As the Iron Dog Rankings begin to mature through the 2nd quarter, this event delivered some great rankings with the Big Air Pro Finals first place team of Alfredo Rivera and Power Puma also taking first place in Iron Dog. Taking second in the Iron Dog rankings were Lisa Weber and her dog Tractor and following closely behind Lisa and Tractor in third place was Craig Haverstick and his dog Henry.

We would like to thank Sit Means Sit and The Arizona Dog for their support and we look forward to returning next year to the wonderful setting of the Peoria Sports Complex.

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Toni Drugmand from our Sit Means Sit office in Phoenix, does the announcing in this clip, and also shows her dog ‘Wally’. Alfredo Rivera, one of the owners of Sit Means Sit Franchise Inc, also shows his dog “Puma”. “Puma” also swept the board at the dock diving that was held at this event. Little ‘Stuff’ the Pyranean Shepherd is seen here as well.

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Watch this exciting video as Sit Means Sit trainers/owners from Las Vegas Dock Dogs, compete for invitations to the Dock Dogs World Championships which is seen on T.V.

Large crowds always gather for Dock Dogs events, and dog lovers everywhere love to watch the Sit Means Sit dogs compete a long with many others! This exciting video shows the fun and passion for everyone. This event was held in Del Mar California in San Diego.

Fred Hassen and ‘Rex’ also set the record for the most combined points for a single Iron Dog Event at this competition.

Below is the press release from DockDogs regarding the Del Mar, CA Regional Qualifier.

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Medina, OH April 2, 2009: The 2009 Fred Hall Fishing Tackle, Boat & Travel Show, was barking with fun as STIHL presented the DockDogs World Qualifier this past weekend in California. This event is a huge deal within the DockDogs community because not only were competitors vying for a first place win, but those that placed first will be invited to attend this year’s STIHL Dogs and Logs World Championships in Stillwater, MN.

Besides the beautiful weather, sand and surf, there were 15 personal bests recorded at this event. After four and a half days of qualifying competition, it came down to the Sunday Finals.

The new sport of Speed Retrieve saw some super fast times. There was only a second and a half separating the field of eight finalists. Lisa Weber and her Yellow Lab, Tractor, took home first place with a 5.77 second time. Craig Haverstick and his chessy, Henry, brought home a second place finish with a 5.83. Fred Hassen and his, Sit Means Sit sponsored, Belgian Malinois, Rex, not only took third place in Speed Retrieve with a time of 6.05 seconds, but placed top 3 in all 4 of the DockDogs competitions. Forth place, with a time of 6.30 seconds, went to Tessa with her handler Linda Hettich from Arcadia, CA. Melissa Ness was pulling double duty this past weekend, handling not one but two dogs. She and Stryker clocked a time of 6.35 seconds, just narrowly beating out Melissa’s new edition to the family, Smoke. Smoke, who Melissa rescued, had a fast time of 6.53 seconds. Alfredo Rivera and Puma, in their first Speed Retrieve competition, had a time of 6.57. Rounding out the field was Shari Robinson and Nevada with a 7.02.

The Amateur Big Air Finals saw Paul Scott and his American Pit Bull, Seven, take home first place with a 19′09″ on their first ever competition with DockDogs. Second place went to Christine Edwards and her Staffordshire Bullterrier, Scrappy Doo, with a 17′04″. Kristina Coriedo and Savvy jumped to third place with a 17′03″. Rounding out the top four was the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Sydney, handled by Perry Collier with a 17′01″.

The Semi-Pro Big Air Finals saw Charlene Cordiero and her high flying dog, Kia, take home first place with a 20′11″. Second place went to the Belgian Malinois, Mowogil, handled by Lynnea Gillett with a 20′03″. Jack Barry and Lando jumped to a third place finish with a 20′01″ while Bill Tolton and JoJo took home a forth place finish with a 20′01″.

The Pro Big Air finals had all the California big dogs in it. Crowd favorite, Craig Haverstick handling Henry, took the team to a 27′ jump bringing home the gold. Melissa Ness and Smoke jumped to a second place finish with a 26′07″. Third place went to Fred Hassin with Rex with a 23′09 jump. Hugh Miller and Boone from Blue Jay, CA. came in at 23′06 “for forth place. Rounding out the Pro field for fifth place was Lisa Weber with Tractor at 22′11″. Shari Robinson and her lil lightning Border Collie, Nevada jumped a 21′10″ to a sixth place finish. Alfredo Rivera and Puma had a great weekend finishing seventh place with 21′04″. Rounding out the top eight was Randy Hettich and Tessa with a 20′10″.

Extreme Vertical finals were the crowd favorite of the weekend. The Top Gun class turned into a dog fight between the Belgian Malinois’. There was a tie between Fred Hassen’s Rex and Alfredo Rivera’s Puma, both missing at 7′6″. According to the rules, the bumper was brought down 1 inch to 7′5 for the tie-breaker. Alfredo and Puma went first and miss both attempts which meant Fred and Rex were up next. The crowd waited on edge while Fred set Rex up for the jump that would determine who would move on to compete at the 2009 STIHL Dogs and Logs World Championships in July. Hitting 7′5″ easily, Rex went home with not only a first place win in Extreme Vertical, but also an invitation to World’s! Third place went to Melissa Ness with Stryker at 7′2″. Lisa Weber and her beautiful Yellow Lab, Tractor, rounded out the top four with a 6′8″ grab.

The Cadet class in Extreme Vertical was Andy LaRochelle and Jasmine taking home 1st place with a 5′8″. Second place went to a busy Melissa Ness and Maximum with a 5′6″ grab.

The Triple Crown of DockDogs is the Iron Dog event, where competitors signed up for all three competitions: Big Air, Speed Retrieve, and Extreme Vertical. Fred Hassen and Rex were firing on all the cylinders this weekend by taking home first place and another invitation to World’s this July. Second place went to Craig Haverstick and Henry while third went to Lisa Weber and Tractor. Rounding out the top four was Alfredo Rivera and Puma.

A huge congratulations goes out to all those teams that qualified for the 2009 STIHL Dogs and Logs World Championships this July. We would also like to thank our sponsor, STIHL for helping put on a wonderful event.

DockDogs® is the independent governing and sanctioning body for regional, national and international dock jumping performance sports. DockDogs® establishes the rules and standards of the sport, tracks results and records and supports and promotes the growth of its athletes, events, spectators, and sponsors.

For additional information visit www.dockdogs.com

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Chris Flegler from our Sit Means Sit dog training location in Australia, has even his 4 year old son in control of their dog with the Sit Means Sit dog training system. Sit Means Sit has had huge success in getting entire families involved with training as they see such tremendous results immediately, that they want to have even their kids involved!

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Luciano Aguilar, from the Sit Means Sit Los Angeles dog training office is seen here with his dog ‘Ajax’ showing great control and training ability during a demonstration at a public event in Long Beach California. Nothing like real, live,
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Watch this fun video as Sit Means Sit owners Fred Hassen, Lianne Hassen, and Alfredo Rivera are seen here jumping their dogs for a Channel 8 Eyewitness news newscaster advertising a Dock Dogs event in Long Beach California. Fred, Lianne, and Alfredo were representing Las Vegas Dock Dogs.

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Sit Means Sit dog trainers demonstrate using the SMS system to have the ability to combine scentwork, with even the most severe of distractions. Sgt. Jerry Turning, Fred Hassen, Alfredo Rivera, and Ashton Fitz-Gerald are in this video. This demonstration was at the 2009 Invictus law dog event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Watch Sgt. Turning also do this demonstration at the HITS demo day show in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Fred Hassen, Sgt. Jerry Turning, Alfredo Rivera, and Ashton Fitz-Gerald are shown here doing demonstrations at the Invictus Law Dog 2009 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Having control of your K-9 during the face of distraction, were just some of the demonstrations that these Sit Means Sit dog trainers were showing.

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This is Chris Flegler, from our Sit Means Sit location in Brisbane Australia. Chris has done just a remarkable job of bringing Sit Means Sit down under. If you are in Brisbane, check him out mate!

Sit Means Sit dog training holds our annual ‘Main Event’, which is a gathering of the Sit Means Sit dog training business owners from around the country. Everywhere from San Diego California to New York City and in between, and this year our Australia location owner was in attendance as well!.

This Video is a montage of clips from our 3 day event that covers lots of training to keep our trainers constantly on the cutting edge of our results oriented dog training businesses. We even got to tie in a very fun dock dogs event!

For those of you wishing to become successful professional dog trainers, we hope to have you next year at our annual ‘Main Event’, and look forward to welcoming you to our family!

Dogs jumping is an exciting thing to watch. The actual dog jumping behavior shows the true athleticism in a particular dog and especially in the Belgian Malinois breed that you see in this
video. You will see the dog jumping up and over a person seated in a chair. You may not like a dog jumping on you but watching them jump over you might be a different story.

Training your dog to jump using the Sit Means Sit Dog Training system would obviously make things easier since most jumping behaviors involve the dog being away from the owner,
and keeping a line of communication open often comes in handy during the training phase of a dog jumping whether he is jumping in water, jumping in snow, jumping over a barrier, or any
dog jumping games he may be playing.

The Sit Means Sit dogs that are seen jumping in this video are ‘Rex’ and ‘Bo’, both Belgian Malinois’ and this was done in the midst of some demonstrations that were held at a ‘Broomfield days’ event
in Denver Colorado. ‘Rex’ was 15 months old and ‘Bo’ was 22 Months old at the time of this video.

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‘Rex’, a 16 month old Belgian Malinois owned by Fred Hassen, is seen here jumping 7′ Feet 4″ at the 2008 Great Outdoors Dock Dogs event in Nelsonville, Ohio. The world record for this event is 7-8.
The bumper is extended 8 feet out from the dock, and is gradually raised as people miss the jump.
Each competitor is allowed 2 tries at the height. DockDogs is the fastest rising dog sport, and has grown from 20 teams, to over 20,000 teams in a short period of time. Fred is a member of the Las Vegas Dock Dogs club.

Click HERE to see Rex jump 7 feet in his first jump ever at DockDogs!