Today we’d like to introduce you to Bruce.
Hi Bruce, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born and raised in Canton, OH, and currently reside in Canal Fulton. I attended college at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA, where I studied psychology. Growing up, I always had multiple animals in my house. However, I took a specific interest in dogs after graduating college. I attended my first training, as a spectator, for police K-9 training, but at the time I just wasn’t sure how to get involved in training dogs.
Fast forward a few years to when I contacted the school I would eventually learn to train at, but became a client first, in hopes of correcting some unwanted behaviors in my dog, Zillo. He had been showing dog aggression and fighting the other dogs in our home. I liked the results so much that I started to ask questions about becoming a trainer myself. With my love for dogs and seeing the complete 180 with my dog, I knew dog training was exactly what I was looking for.
To say this program saved Zillo’s life is an understatement. It is what brought me to be so dedicated to keeping dogs in happy homes and out of shelters or being euthanized. From my experience, I’ve been there on the last option. If I can help keep a dog in a happy home and bring the peace of mind to the owner, then that’s what it is all about. I want to provide the same feeling of comfort, peace, and gratification I had from my personal experience with my dog and the program.
In my spare time, I enjoy staying active. I like working out, playing sports, and running around with my 3 sons, wife or the dogs. I also enjoy watching sports, mainly football.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The road hasn’t been entirely smooth. It started off fairly quick as I had a decent following from the beginning but as I went through different transitional periods in my life is what posed the most challenges
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Colossal K9 LLC ?
I train all breeds, temperaments, ages and size dogs. I specialize in modifying the behavior in the extremely fearful and aggressive dogs. Most trainers won’t touch those kinds of dogs. There have been several clients of mine where they had another trainer come in before me and they told them that nothing could be done with their dog. That’s what sets me apart from the others. Even though I specialize in behavior modification, I do basic obedience as well as advanced training such as; retrieval, utility, and protection.
Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
People can work with me by setting up an evaluation with their dog. I will come do an in person assessment of the dog in order to see their temperament, how they respond to the owner as well as go over dog psychology with the owner and show them how I handle the dog.
Support can always be given through my business facebook page just by liking and following along. Colossal K9 LLC- Bruce Maldonado
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