I opened the Globe and Mail today to see a tribute about Chuck Eisenmann in the Obituaries.
(This segment is usually on the last page of the Sports Section.)
I could not find a link to this article on-line today, but I thought I would relate a little story about a memory of mine related to this topic.
He was the trainer of the Dogs in the Original Littlest Hobo. That was one of my favourite shows as a child. When I heard he was coming to the Castle Loma with the Littlest Hobo Himself, I made certain to be there. This was many years ago.
I was so excited to see The FAMOUS LITTLEST HOBO IN PERSON in Toronto.
I remember feeling so let down to discover that four dogs played The Littlest Hobo. It was like discovering there was no Santa Clause.
But, once I recovered from my disappointment,
I was still in awe in how he could get those dogs to do such smart things.
I bought the book "Stop! Sit! and Think".
I don't think I had the technique down though, because I never could get our toy poodle to act as clever as The Littlest Hobo.
Chuck really did believe that dogs had the smarts.
He had the ability to prove it.
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