Announcing a new partnership

with Fran Jewell and

Positive Puppy Dog Training LLC

Fran Jewell with four of her dogs: Tazzi (right), Giselle, Evandar  and Hattie. Tazzi is a Rottweiler/ German Shepherd mix, U-CD, CGC, Delta Certified Pet Partner, retired SAR dog. Hattie, CD, CGC, is a Certified Delta Pet Partner, SAR dog trainee, 2 legs on U-CD and 2 legs on her AKC Novice Agility Preferred.. Fran is training Evandar, CGC in Schutzhund, tracking and competition obedience.

Morgan Spector and Best Behavior Dog Training joyously announce the formation of a new partnership with Fran Jewell and Positive Puppy Dog Training in Hailey, Idaho.

Left: Hattie, Tazzie and Fran's oldest dog Lucy, CGC are all Delta Certified Pet Partners. Lucy also did 4-H for 10 years. Fran is one of the few people in the country with three Delta certified dogs.

Fran's newest dog Dahlia (right) is a vom Mittelwest GSD puppy donated to Positive Partners Assistance Dogs.

Fran is an experienced, versatile and skilled clicker trainer. She trains pet dogs, search and rescue, tracking, competitive obedience, conformation and agility. Fran and Morgan have worked together since the beginning of 2003 and have now decided to formalize their working relationship.

Fran works Evandar on a track

As part of the new partnership Morgan and Fran will be doing joint seminars under the "All Things Pawsible" name. Fran's participation will allow the seminars to cover a wide range of clicker training in addition to the competition obedience which historically has been the focus of Morgan's seminars. The first joint seminar will be in Pennsylvania in September 2003.

Left: Fran at the front door of the Positive Puppy Dog Training facility in Hailey, Idaho.

Right: Morgan works on focus with an Airedale at the April "All Things Pawsible" seminar at the PPDT facility.

Morgan will also be going regularly to Hailey, Idaho to do workshops, seminars and private classes with Fran. Regular updates on these schedules will be available both on this website and at the Positive Puppy Dog Training website.

The other definite project that Morgan and Fran are spearheading is the establishment of a service dog organization using solely operant conditioning methods. The organization is called Positive Partners Assistance Dogs and is a non-profit (IRC §501[c][3]) organization. We are presently in the process of incorporating; Fran and Morgan will be President and Vice-President as well as the training directors.

Morgan and Fran also anticipate coauthoring articles, developing products aimed at the pet owner as well as the competition trainer, and may collaborate on a book together.