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Excellent Dog Training Mentor
Tune in the comprehensive training videos for pet owners everywhere by K9-Word’s very own dog training mentor Eric Salas. Eric travels globally, filming examples of various cultures in the world of dogs and wildlife. His aim and ours is to help people learn the real language of animal behavior through free instructional videos that making conditioning, showing, training, and living with dogs more fun.
Our website and YouTube channel host these videos, in addition to Eric’s many guest appearances at shows or All-Breed Handling and Grooming workshops that can be found on his Workshop Schedules page.
Learn more about Eric Salas’s dog training videos, workshops, line of grooming tools, and more. Contact Us
About Eric Salas
Dog Show World
Eric's career with canines started in California in 1976. Back then, he worked with the industry's top handlers, groomers, and trainers. He also traveled the world conducting seminars on animal behavior, conditioning, handling, training, grooming, and working with aggressive dogs.
Group and Private All-Breed Dog Training
As part of K9-World, Eric conducts private and group all-breed handling and grooming workshops for several clubs and breed nationals. Many people bring problem dogs that won’t walk or stand or will shy away from judges. K9-World’s classes will take your dog training skills to the next level, increasing your speed and quality and fixing the most difficult dogs through our demonstrations at our workshops.
We'll make sure we'll help solve the most difficult problems with your dog's behavior. Watch our videos and follow our posts on Facebook to learn more. You may also sign up for a private or group lesson with us today.
Grooming Competitions
Eric has been a featured judge and speaker at numerous top grooming shows worldwide, such as Chicago's All American Grooming Show; New England Pet Grooming Professionals (NEPGP); Intergroom in Hershey, PA; the Atlanta Pet Fair; and the Dallas Pet Pro Classic. He also attended pet expos in Paris, France, England, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, and many more.
Media Exposure
Eric has been featured on Nickelodeon's All in with Cam Newton, in Martha Stewart Living magazine, and even had guest appearances on Animal Planet.
Teaching Background
Eric’s teaching background comes from teaching at PADI College in Santa Ana, CA, in 1987. He specialized in educating people about hydrophysics, methodology, and underwater photography.
Animal Behavior Background
Eric's background in animal behavior comes from his close mentorships with amazing dog and animal training professionals. In addition, he is one of the top land and underwater wildlife photographers, and he has spent thousands of hours with some of the world's most dangerous wildlife. He believes that studying animal in their own environment is the best way to learn how to cooperate with dogs and other creatures.
Dog Training Mentorship
Eric mentors people across the world in person with private, semi-private, and/or group training. He also conducts many mentorships online.
Thanks to his 40 years of experience working with various breeds, Eric is well-prepared to teach any dog. Contact us to learn more about Eric Salas and his services.
Video Production Background
People often compliment us on the quality of our dog training videos on YouTube. Their quality is thanks to Eric’s background in the entertainment industry; he worked for many years as a photographer, camera operator, director, lighting tech, and sound tech for some of the industry’s top professionals. To see Eric's production background, go to bucketlistphotographyexpeditions.com. Here is a sample of Eric's videos:

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