MARFa Dog Training

I was asked to train five shelter dogs to perform in the Theater of the Big Bend production “The Will Rogers Follies” running from June 26 through July 12 at Kokerot Outdoor Theater in Alpine. 

Whippet (?) mix Cherry learned to target an object, bow and go to her crate; Shepherd mix Thelma learned to play dead, bow, and recall (come when called; Golden mix Daisy learned to jump on people (also something we usually train dogs NOT to do – don’t worry, it’s on cue) and push an object with her nose and; hound mix Sierra learned to grab and pull a rope. 

The fifth dog was adopted before training was completed and could not be in the show.  Daisy has been adopted and will go to her new home after the play closes. 

Cherry, Thelma and Sierra are available for adoption at Grand Companions Humane Society in Fort Davis but we hope that after people see their performance, they will also be adopted soon.  For adoption information, contact Grand Companions Humane Society 432-426-3724 or visit www.grandcompanions.org

See the performers' head shots and bios at Petfiner.com: http://www.petfinder.com/search/search.cgi?pet.Animal=Dog&pet.Breed=&pet.Age=&pet.Size=&pet.Sex=&location=79843