jeff gellman of solid k9 training in providence was scheduled to appear at bark avenue day camp in bartlett, illinois in october. see below “dog trainers have many views on what is the right way to train, but i hope that all professionals believe throwing objects at dogs is the wrong way and downright cruel, and that various methods i’ve witnessed in gellman’s own videos may, in fact, be worthy of animal abuse,” said dale. this week, dale announced “bonking …

special agent earl newman told lady freethinker he’s received numerous complaints about gellman over the years and described gellman’s methods as “cruel.” but dog training is an unregulated industry in the state, and newman added that a number of factors —  including how the state’s animal cruelty laws are written and that people are paying gellman to train their dogs this way — have made pursuing animal cruelty charges difficult. (images via animal print and ri secretary of state) what …