Canine Life Coach

Dog Talk LLC

A Training and Wellness Sanctuary for Dogs and their Humans!

Awareness, Education, Relationship, Well-Being

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About Gary  

ME - Engineering,  Cornell U

Co-Author,  chapter, The Three Shalls, Train Your Dog, Change Your Life

Co-Founder of Dog Talk & TheraPet, LLC

Co-Founder of New England Pet Partners, Inc.Engineering Fellow - Raytheon Company

20-years of Canine Behavior Experience / Workshops / Presentations

Registered Pet Partner, Licensed Team Evaluator & Instructor (New England Pet Partners, Inc.

I am an engineering manager for Raytheon Corporation.  Dog Talk gives me the opportunity to combine canine and human management experience by assisting in creative training programs.  When time allows, I enjoy joining Moe and the teams.  I coach dog sports, sub for group classes and am officially known as “maintenance man.”

I find what I learn working with dogs can be transferred  to Raytheon.  It makes me a better person and manager.

I grew up in a middle class neighborhood – one of six kids.  We didn’t have a dog, but we had several cats (less maintenance for my Mom I suppose).  There were dogs all over the neighborhood, some nice ones and some not so nice ones.  While delivering papers for 8 years, I was able to develop a ‘special’ bond with some of them.  Like I said before, there were some good dogs and some not so good dogs!   

It wasn’t until I met Maureen that dogs truly became an integral part of my life.  Quickly, I discovered what others have known for millenniums.  Dogs teach us how to be better humans.  I wouldn’t change a minute.  There have been many times when I have literally loved a dog to death, that being the toughest part, letting them go.  

The dogs have shown me grace, compassion and unconditional love, helping me through good times and bad.  The dogs have given me the opportunity to meet people who I never would have otherwise.  You guys know who you are.  We’ve travelled all over the world, and you always meet people who care about dogs.  

I remember walking outside the London Zoo and asking a gentleman exercising his Terrier if he had ever watched "Dogs with Dunbar?”  Needless to say he had, and he never missed a broadcast.

Dog people are interesting (I think there’s a book in there somewhere).  Like our dogs, we come in all shapes, sizes and colors.  We don’t always agree (and some of those disagreements are legendary), but if we’d only take the time to step back, we’d realize that we all want the same thing … what’s best for our dogs and our well being!