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Breeder / Trainer
 Tomas
Irizarry is the breeder / Trainer for Winstar Nightwatch Kennel.
He has loved dogs since he was old enough to know what they
were. It was not until 1987, however, that he began breeding his
line of German Shepherds, Rottweilers, and Dobermans. It was at
that time when he named his breeding line Winstar. During his
breeding career he educated himself with trainers, other
breeders, books and videos, until he developed a science based
system for caring for his bitches and raising his puppies. His
dogs participated in competitions and won titles for their
beauty and temperament.
As time passed, he developed a combined
system for obedience training utilizing motivational techniques.
This system is based on clear communication, positive
reinforcement and minimal corrections to build drive and reduce
stress.
During all those years, his passion was
always the working dog. He loved their strength, natural
aggressiveness, intelligence and loyalty. He understood the
importance of well behaved dogs but he also understood the need
for protection.
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He went on to develop
skills in training dogs for protection. While in this field he
saw the Belgian Malinois. He was impressed with their speed,
stamina and intelligence. He saw the potential role they could
play in law enforcement as patrol dogs, detection, tracking and
search and rescue. He did the research and dedicated himself to
learn more and more about this breed. At the same time he
participated in numerous seminars on techniques for bite
training, training puppies in Ring Sports exercises, and more
recently becoming a certified trainer for detection dogs.
He had the idea for Winstar Nightwatch
Kennel. When he got together with Dr. Ada I. Rivera, the idea
became a reality. Winstar Nightwatch Kennel, Inc. under the
commercial name Winstarpr, dedicates itself to not only breeding
a great line of working Malinois, but to also training them in
obedience, protection and now detection under the commercial
name of Winstarpr K-9.
The future is bright for this highly
skilled, highly motivated breeder and trainer. |
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