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Top Dog International offers dog training with focus on understanding dogs through body language, us That is where I grew up. Christine Lang

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Imagine a small, idyllic town in Switzerland, with lots of farms and fields where children play in the hay and you can hear the church bells chiming. My parents are originally from Vienna, Austria, where we spent all our summers during our childhood. We were a pack of five: my parents, my sister, Taski, and myself. Taski was our Golden Retriever and undoubtedly my first ‘true love’. I gre

w up around dogs, going to puppy courses, organising playtimes and walking some of the dogs in the neighbourhood. I could never imagine my live without dogs, but it is only now, after some years of moving around and about, that I’ve turned my passion into my work as a dog professional. In the past, I called many different places my home, even Mexico and Miami, but since three years my boyfriend and I have been living in Stavanger, Norway. I enjoy exploring new cultures and learning new languages, only then do I really feel connected to people. I have a degree in Hotel Management and for many years I worked in hotels worldwide. But I have grown out of the hotel industry and am laying my focus on the canine world. My boyfriend and I usually spend some time each year in Lima, Peru, which is where his roots are, and where we volunteer at a dog shelter for street dogs, hoping to make their life a tiny bit better. What I like most about working as a canine professional is to see the relationship grow between the dogs and their owners, as well as how trust develops and owner and pet become best friends. And of course I LOVE the hair and paw prints on all my clothes!

25/09/2020

Prepping for the PDTE Online Summit!
I can’t wait to hear brilliant keynote speakers, facilitate and participate in workshops and simply keep learning all things dog! 🐕🐾
www.pdte.eu

24/08/2020

31/01/2019

Look what arrived in the mail today! 🤩

Very fond memories of all the Top Dogs of Stavanger... 💜

19/01/2019

Supporter group meeting at SSPCA today and dog training with lovely Bonnie and her owners!

Bonnie, a 3 year old Lurcher, was rescued from abuse and starvation. She has come a long way but needs some help to become a more relaxed and balanced dog.

10/10/2018

Canine First Aid: always good to practice CPR again! And we had some lovely and patient mannequin pupps ☺️

06/10/2018

Dogs don‘t lie! 🙏🏼 💜 🐕
PDTE Pet Dog Trainers of Europe

01/10/2018

What an amazing weekend in Vienna! I’m super grateful for being part of it once again. An unforgettable PDTE Conference 2018! 💜

Rome 2019, can‘t wait! ☺️

12/09/2018

Back to school this September 📚

Starting my course in Animal Behaviour with University of Oxford today! So excited!

🐀🐖🦒🐊🐋🦗🦊🦅🐰🐸🐒🦇🐢🦀🐠🐏

22/08/2018

Oscar -Black Lab, 10 weeks- had his first puppy training with Top Dog! 👏🏼

Actually, it’s always the dog owners who are learning the most in training but this time I only took a picture of wee Oscar here and he is clearly getting a diploma for Cuteness! ☺️

19/08/2018

Great things happening in September-Part 1:

A month from now we’ll be in Vienna for the PDTE AGM 2018, where we will also be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of PDTE!

The event is open to all, so YOU can also join a weekend of education, knowledge, networking and fun!

http://www.pdtevienna2018.at/

17/08/2018

Casey in her moment of bliss... 💞

Do more of what makes you happy! TGIF ☺️

14/08/2018

When I first moved to Norway ~5 years ago and started working with dogs I soon heard about Turid Rugaas. At that time I had not personally met her yet but her book about canine body language 'På talefot med hunden' was one of the first books I read in Norwegian (also available in English, FYI) and I have been learning from her ever since.

I am now:
-'listening' by observing, reading canine body language and calming signals.
-using long leashes and well fitted harnesses.
-letting Dogs be Dogs: let them roll, sniff, dig, chew...it's natural dog behaviour, we must grant them this freedom.
-asking questions: WHY does my dog need to sit? WHY does he have to heel? WHY is he not allowed to sniff the ground? It's important to reflect on what we ask of our dogs, instead of simply copying what others are doing.

Let's give a round of applause to Turid Rugaas for doing such great work in the name of all canines. We wish you a wonderful 80th Birthday! Hipp Hipp Hurra! 🍾🎂💐🎉🐾

10/08/2018

As heavenly as puppies are, it’s always amazing to see them grow and develop.

Luno the Mini Australian Shepherd is already going to smeller training and may become a search and rescue dog one day! 👍🏼😃

30/07/2018

We had a picknick by the fjord on Saturday with this little goofball! 🤪 Loki the Corgi 💞

26/07/2018

Shannon the ‘Jack Russel Waterdog’ 😆

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Look what arrived in the mail today! 🤩 Very fond memories of all the Top Dogs of Stavanger... 💜

Casey in her moment of bliss... 💞 Do more of what makes you happy! TGIF ☺️

A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E 😍 Er det ikke beste jobben i hele verden?🙏🏼

Happy Sunday to you! Enjoy this relaxing video and recharge your batteries for the week... 🐧🌿☀️🙏🏼

Rolig tur langs fjorden og Tengo koser seg i sjøen... so peaceful! 🙏🏼

Santiago på fjelltur med Top Dog 🐕🏔🐾

'Canine Enrichment' while dog walking

Bashir enjoying some simple Enrichment on our walk, he got the hang of it quickly but was still a bit unsure about the net. We never force him but rather stay playful and let him find his own solution to get to the treat. Flink gutt!! 🐕👍🏼💛

Wild weekend with Loki 😍 Follow our adventures here:

Langrenn med Shannon :D

Now playing: Loki's Adventures! Aimed at canine audience, suited for all ages.

We're back from our amazing trip to Asia...where I was mostly taking pictures of dogs. I call that research :D

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Imagine a small, idyllic town in Switzerland, with lots of farms and fields where children play in the hay and you can hear the church bells chiming. That is where I grew up. My parents are originally from Vienna, Austria, where we spent all our summers during our childhood. We were a pack of five: my parents, my sister, Taski, and myself. Taski was our Golden Retriever and undoubtedly my first ‘true love’. I grew up around dogs, going to puppy courses, organising playtimes and walking some of the dogs in the neighbourhood. I could never imagine my live without dogs, but only after some years of moving around and about, I’ve included this passion into my daily life. In the past, I called many different places my home, like Mexico, Miami Beach and Norway. And now, just a few months ago we have relocated to Scotland! I enjoy exploring new cultures and learning new languages, only then do I really feel connected to people. I have a degree in Hotel Management and for many years I worked in the tourism industry worldwide. However, while living in Norway, my partner and I decided to start up our own business to professionally work with dogs. That’s where Top Dog International was born. We usually spend some time each year in Lima, Peru, which is where my partners roots are, and where we volunteer at a dog shelter for street dogs, hoping to make their life a tiny bit better. Furthermore, since moving to Scotland I have started to volunteer for the Scottish SPCA. What I like most about working as a canine professional is to see the relationship grow between the dogs and their owners, as well as how trust develops and owner and pet become best friends. And of course I LOVE the hair and paw prints on all my clothes! Yours truly, Christine :)