Tom Hansen

Intermediate Class

In 1996, a big strong Labrador pup Harley was given to me by a family that had lost control -the dog was chewing up their kids. I was now hit by a tornado of a dog that would pull me down, jump on me and bite.

I turned to ABOTC for help. With instruction from all the trainers – Billy, Wade, Mary, Beth, Marty, Evelyn – I was able to go from Beginners to Advance class and win first prize in all AKC dog shows winning CD/Companion Dog and CDX/Companion Dog Excellent titles.

Then someone volunteered me, I became an instructor for ABOTC now for over 25 years. Every Wednesday is dedicated to passing on my knowledge to my students to make their dogs the best dogs they can be. ABOTC has sent me to many training classes, several by the dog whisperer- Cesar Millan – and Wendy Volhard (dog training for dummies), Lee Mannix (dog aggression) and SPCA CAT aggression shaping classes and seminars

“I love Labs – they are energetic, strong willed and very challenging to train. All my dogs have gone through AKC Good Citizenship and are Patient Therapy Rehab dogs at Baylor Hospital.”