Testimonials to Steve House schutzhund training helper

"I would like to thank Steve House for his excellent helper work with my dog Iwo, who was on the FCI team in 2004, (Alternate). Without Steve’s commitment to us, we could not have been so successful. Steve has been Von Ausland’s personal helper for 2 years now, and we are very grateful to him for his unselfish dedication to Iwo and me, and the other dogs at Vom Ausland Kennels."

"Thanks Steve for your excellent work. I would recommend your helper work and loyalty to anyone who needs it."

Tom Trainor
Vom Ausland Kennels
Bowling Green , KY

Tom Trainor:
30 years experience; owner of one of the top working dog kennels in the U.S. for GSD’s; a successful importer of dogs from the best kennels in Germany, Denmark, Slovakia, and Belgium and placing them in police departments and other working environments. 1981 Nationals, 2nd place; 1983 FH championships winner; 1983 Schutzhund III Tournament winner; WUSV World competitor 1998; WDA Regional Schutzhund III Championship winner 1999; Universal Siegerin 1999 winner.~
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"I met Steve House for the first time at the WDA Sieger show in NC a couple of years ago. I was a rookie then with my first titled dog. Ok, so I’ve been in Shepherds for 38 years now and I’ve bred or owned 10 American, 6 Canadian and now what amounts to 3 well honored German dogs. Still, I had no experience on what to expect from my dog or myself at this show.

Though my friend Bogdan had been helping me train right up to the actual moment I had to go in the ring with Enzo, it was Steve House; while watching me training during the week, fumbling awkwardly with the leash and the commands, who came up to me after Bogdan and I finished and said, “You know, I’m a helper too, maybe I could work with you and give you some tips on what you’re doing wrong. Would you be interested?” Well, I jumped at the chance. Now I can’t say, that it was just Steve’s help that helped Enzo pass with a very pronounced rating, but his kind words and advice sure helped me a lot.

Last year at the WDA Sieger Show in Madison , the first people I saw at breakfast the morning after I arrived was Steve. Somehow just being around him makes you feel good. He knows dogs. He loves working with the dogs and if one of his “students” has a bad day, he suffers worse than the owner of the dog.

Steve helped me work with Zamp this time. Every morning and every night he offered his services to “calm my nerves”. Finally, one morning he said, “Put the dog away, he’s fine. You however, need a few stiff ones to relax!” I took his advice, and the following morning Zamp didn’t disappoint either of us. In fact, he went on to get the coveted VA rating!!

Guess what, the first guy to come up and shake my hand after the placings was Steve. He made me so proud when he said, “Congratulations Frank, I’m so happy for you. I consider you one of the “little guys”, not much money, just hard work and a lot of hope.” No, I can’t say that Steve's training will make your dog go VA, but what the heck, it just might be all your dog or you need."

Frank Tate
Phoenix German Shepherds
New York, NY
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"I can, and often do, highly recommend Steve as both trainer and
handler for show quality German Shepherd Dogs.

He is fair and honest in his evaluation of the dog and the dog's
capabilities and won't sit back and take your money month after month if
he feels Schutzhund training is not in the dog's best interest. Anytime my
dogs have been in his care, I feel safe and comfortable in knowing the
dogs are with him.

As well as working hard at training, he is also wonderful about giving
the owner frequent updates and progress reports. There is never a time when
you can't call and see how things are going.

The quality of the training that the dog receives is absolutely wonderful
Full, calm, strong grips; clean obedience procedures and clean retrieves.

As well as Schutzhund training, Steve is excellent at ring
training for the show ring. I know that he will do his very
best to help the dog present itself in the best way possible.

His help has been invaluable to us and we appreciate what he does, so very
much."

Janis Novak