Zak George. If you’re a dog trainer, or simply into training your dogs, and know your way to YouTube, you probably have seen Zak. I’ve been following his YouTube videos for some time now, and really enjoy his energy and enthusiasm, and the way he communicates with his dogs.
Communicates? No, I don’t necessarily mean he’s an animal communicator … there are many ways we communicate with the life-forms around us. Of course, I don’t mean that he isn’t communicating telepathically, either. I’m not in Zak’s head, after all, who knows what is being exchanged between the young man and his dogs?
However, I received a YouTube subscription update the other day, and when I clicked on the link, I was quite excited about what it led to. Apparently I’m not the only one (well, of course I’m not) who’s noticed Zak George’s dog training videos. Zak now has his own television show on Animal Planet!
SuperFetch premieres October 3rd (yes, that’s this weekend)! I’ve already headed in to the DirecTV website and set up our Tivo to record the entire series. I so enjoy Zak’s energy, and the positive methods he uses to train his canine companions, that I’m completely thrilled to see Animal Planet giving this young trainer the attention he deserves. Along with Victoria Stillwell, Animal Planet now has two top-notch dog trainers in prime spots.
This is so important to me, because we who believe that dogs should be trained with kindness instead of physical force and punishment really need to see major networks like Animal Planet supporting the most current behavioral and training science rather than archaic and often-cruel methods such as those promoted by people like Cesar Milan. (In case you can’t tell from past posts, I am NOT a fan of the self-appointed “Dog Whisperer”!)
Zak George is bright, funny, and it’s obvious that he whole-heartedly loves communicating with dogs and bringing out the best in them. Visit Zak’s videos on YouTube and Superfetch on AnimalPlanet.com to follow his activities and enjoy SuperFetch!
