Ethan Kimmince
Brisbane, QLD
Background
Ethan began his career in the zoo-keeping industry, spending nine years as a tiger handler at Australia Zoo. His expertise extends beyond big cats, having worked in Canada with bears, wolves, and cougars. After leaving the zoo world, he founded Wolf Within Dog Training, applying his deep understanding of animal behaviour, operant conditioning, and training science. In just five years, Wolf Within has become one of Queensland’s top-rated dog training companies, renowned for helping owners build stronger, more harmonious relationships with their beloved pets.
Why I Use SportDOG Brand
I use SportDOG products because they are robust and get results. I’ve tried other brands of that haven’t worked. I’ve never had a SportDOG collar that didn’t work to fix a clients issue. They very rarely have issues but if they do the team are friendly and easy to deal with and will send out a replacement.
Favourite Products
The SportDOG 425x remote trainer. It’s the perfect collar for pet dog training. I love that you can have 3 dogs on the same remote. I use mine with my dogs if we are camping around kangaroos so they can have the freedom to explore but I can also keep them safe. I use them everyday with my clients and have helped thousands of dogs and their owners to teach everything from prefect off lead recall, snake and cane toad avoidance to stopping dog reactivity and everything in between! I love that the remote is small discrete and easy to use.
Websites
http://wolfwithindogtraining.comArticles by Ethan Kimmince
Training Commands: Talk Less, Reinforce More
No matter how good our intentions, us hunters and dog trainers as a whole make one mistake that sets our training progress back and creates extra problems. We make this mistake time and time again, and it's bloody important to recognise it and sort it out. What am I talking about?...
Where to Find a Dog with the Right Stuff - Part 3
I talked about getting the pick of the litter in Part 2 of this article series. Now you have to decide whether you want a started dog or a finished dog. So now you know what you’re looking for in a puppy, but what if you do not want to deal...
Keeping the Fun in Retriever Training
Wouldn’t it be nice in the middle of a rough day if someone stopped by and said a few words that made all your worries disappear? Straight away your negative feelings would vanish and you’d be happy. Well, in retriever training, there’s something that can have that effect on...
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Bob Ford
Bob's been hunting with beagles from Alabama to the Quebec border chasing swamp rabbits, the eastern cottontail, and hares. He's had beagles since 1985 and trains his hounds all year, sometimes entering field trials, but always getting his pack fit with an eye peeled for the...
Tom Dokken
Dokken brings over 45 years of retriever-training experience to the SportDOG team. He's well known as the inventor of Dokken’s Deadfowl Trainer, which has become standard gear for retriever trainers all over. He owns Dokken Dog Supply and Dokken’s Oak Ridge Kennels, the largest gun dog...
Mike Wieben
I've been a waterfowl hunter since I was a young bloke. Grew up on a farm in south central Minnesota with our family yellow lab. Started out hunting on small ponds and now I'm out on the big water chasing those diver ducks. Right after high school, I joined the Dokken Family at Oak Ridge Kennels in Northfield...
