T. Mark Stover, a nationally known dog trainer, presumed slain

[LittleBigDog]

Local News | Ex-wife's boyfriend charged in dog trainer's slaying | Seattle Times Newspaper
"T. Mark Stover, a nationally known dog trainer whose clients have included the Mariner's Ichiro Suzuki and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, is missing and presumed slain, and his ex-wife's boyfriend has been charged in connection with his slaying, say investigators with the Skagit County Sheriff's Office."

Business | Stover Explores The Human And Canine Condition -- T. Mark Stover Dog Psychoanalyst Mercer Island | Seattle Times Newspaper
" His favorite breed is German shepherds. "They can be Rambo and Gandhi within the same banking day and have no cognitive dissonance (psychological conflict) over it. They can do everything from lead blind people down the street, be a police and watchdog, to find natural-gas leaks."

Quote: "When you go into a dog relationship, you cannot bring badges and things we have with humans. You start from scratch. A lot of people are surprised the same tools you can manipulate other humans with do not work with a dog."

Also, in describing himself: "I am a child of Sputnik and a member of the Woodstock Nation. I am willing to challenge anything. I am a libertarian and probably a Wobbly and a Druid.""

[lizzybeth727]

"His favorite breed is German shepherds. "They can be Rambo and Gandhi within the same banking day and have no cognitive dissonance (psychological conflict) over it."

He said cognitive dissonance!

Sorry, momentary psych geek-out.