My blog Lost souls join "I hate Dima" club.Quick word in my defence please? Many of you guys here are reading stories and posts on me and mine. I am touched and complimented in many ways, but not surprised to hear many un-educated and ill-informed bloggers leaving their opinion on something they have no idea about, or just foul-mouthing me never even having met me or seen anything I do. Thanks for the support from those of you that tried to stand up to these bullies, but save your time - it is a mob mentality, and I do not think you can get anywhere with people that just know better. Infatuation, or Obsession with my persona is a sickness, and I am puzzled about the fact that so many avatars here are joining in having nothing better to do than just pouring it back and force feasting on numerous non-true allegations the others left. Anna for once - mis-representing the facts and falsificating statements. With no grounds to base her accusations on, she enlists he own "facts" and "witnesses" even though I am sure she knows it is doomed as made-up and pitiful. Anna has made persecution of myself her little life´s ambition and goes to an incredible lengths in order to organise "Anti-Dima" petitions, collecting signatures and talking about me with so many un-suspecting dog owners on a daily basis. Mandy was recently reported by me to the local Police that contacted and warned her and this is the reason she´s now quite. Malicious Slander is a crime, but I do not wish the retribution, everyone has the right for an opinion and a say, but there´s a limit on how much personal attacking one can do. It potentially can harm the business built-up over many years, and just merely upsets me. I do believe in people´s goodness, and trust that everyone can be helped. I do not want to part with my believes. For the time being I just get on with my business, organise events and teach others as well as myself. Boot Camp 2010 was a huge success, being the busiest ever, and dogs (over 50 there) were all fab! So if any of you guys have any desire to learn more about what you actually read here - please feel free to pop along and see it all for yourself. Speak to people who saw, and not heard from someone who heard from someone else... And think - would all you read actually make sense? Why do you think none of those "concerned" ever reported my wrong-doings to the appropriate bodies? I Did graduate with merit and MSc and BEd, but unfortunately decided to leave my PhD after the first year. I will complete it when work is not so hot, it´s on my "to do" list. And NO, I have not being investigated or sued, or ever abused any dog by doing despicable things those liars "saw" me do. And I DID do study many dog-related activities and had projects with military, circus, TV behavioural show and research institute (of a dog temperaments and response types) and hundreds and hundreds of trainers teaching anything from Clicker training to Chock-chains and pinch-collars. This is where I designed my own personal approach to dog training from. Hand Feeding is my love-child, and I am passionate about it, whether you Hand-Feed your dog onto stopping unwanted barking or teaching it to compete at Cruft´s Obedience. What goes on in Dog World is best learnt by seeing and understanding. It does not mean that one shall follow everything and from everyone, but "Hear-Say" attitude is not for me. I know most of the outstanding names in Animal Training world personally and spend a lot of time travelling around the world meeting with some of the most famous names in the business. Over the last few years our Club has grown so we often invite those speakers to talk at our venue making life alot easier for me and followers of the motivational Handfeeding way. We are (there are 6 of us working at the Good Boy Dog School) very fussy about who we invite, and what methods people practice around us. We do not allow Chock-chains, Electric training devices or any other harsh techniques to be used in training, and we always encourage people to slow down in their ambition to "rehabilitate" the dog, teaching them to go slowly and work on convincing the dog to decide to work with, rather than against the owner. Steady and step-by-step reward-based programme is the only starter course we do. No exception. Amazing, but somehow still going on. Don´t those souls have a life? Look out for our appearances in the Media, News and just around - we have so many projects coming up this year alone. Register your interest by emailing me on dimadogs@hotmail.com and check out my website: www.goodboydogschool.co.uk  Comments  12 Aug 2010 13:38 Dima you have not replied to any of the posts on here,you just put up very childish comments. Your allegations against me are all lies,could I sue you for slander & libel as well? Do you really think that people dislike you because you have offered them a poo bag? Get your head out of your a***! 10 Aug 2010 23:05 I really would appreciate a reply to my posts.You put all this crap up on here then act suprised when people react to it.You say we´re all obsessed with you but don´t seem to comprehend that it is possible for people to not like you or the way you behave & that is why we´re replying to your nonsense.Everything had calmed down on here & you alone went & stirred everybody up again. There is a prize up for grabs,it goes to the most obnoxious man on the planet ! Any takers or nominations?  10 Aug 2010 21:24 Do I get a prize here for the most hits on the site? Anyboby else to phone?  10 Aug 2010 18:26 I´ve never read such a badly written piece of work. So Dima - since when did you invent hand feeding in the dog training world? I think you will find it was Ian Dunbar who you claim is a "Friend " of Dima Dog School when in fact he has never been near your school or even heard of you.If you are such a good friend why were not at his 3 day seminar? 10 Aug 2010 16:44 I have sought legal advice regarding your completely false statement about me in your blog. I have been informed I should write to you publicly in order you have the opportunity to retract your statement regarding Harrow Police. To re-iterate; Harrow Police have NEVER contacted me, I have NOT been warned by police about any posts I have written. These are incontestable false comments.  10 Aug 2010 16:24 Quote: , why spend your day here checking out my profile? Dima, I think you are delusional. Another member of Petstreet, from another part of the country, who I have never met or spoken to, contacted me through the Petstreet website system sent me the link to your homepage because they thought - quite correctly - that I should have the right of reply to your blog. I telephoned Sonia and she telephoned Mandy. None of us were hunched over our computers waiting for your words of wisdom! Could you name some of those "most famous names in the business" who have spoken at your venue? You don´t speak too highly of some of the most famous names so I´m curious to know who would inspire you. 10 Aug 2010 15:06 Well here we are again ! Dima why do you persist with your lies & untruths? I contacted Harrow Police after you e-mailed an acqaintance of ours. You asked her for my address & phone number because you said that ´Jason´ from Harrow Police wanted to speak to me & had asked you to get this info. Our mutual friend did not provide you with this info, I called Harrow Police myself,they did not know of any Jason, had no knowledge of me & weren´t interestrd in what i´d said on a dog forum ! They were however very interested in a man who was trying to falsely obtain my details & was harassing other people I know to get info about me.They have told me to call 999 if you ever approach me & to keep e-mails & texts that i have the copies of in which you try to get my details. I have not been warned by police about anything. I have been quiet on here as it all died down.People keep telling me of their bad experiences with you but are too scared to speak out.I have complained to appropriate authorities many times & get nowhere,you always get away with it,one day you´ll get your come uppance. I am not obsessed or infatuated with you, I just hate cruelty to animals.You & I know that everything i´ve said is true which is why you´ve always disliked me.You know i´ve never been afraid to confront you which also annoys you. I have always said that you are a really good trainer,you just need some anger management & some humility.  10 Aug 2010 12:02 Hmmmmm.......Dima.....(Sigh)..... As we can all see that you have absolutely nothing to worry about do you?? So why the frenzied rant?? Do you have something to prove?? As for being Infatuated, or Obsessed by you, that would be a sickness indeed but for me I am partial to a bit of George Clooney very easy on the eye. Yes yes reward based training, coming to see you work, your website, Media appearances, your projects BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, It might seem that your appearance on this website is to bore people into silence maybe?? ...(tut@u). Anyway I thought your membership you said was a one off just to inform people about the dogs in your care that got stolen in what seemed a very bizarre way and they have now been found. In which you did loads….mind-numbing….. Look Dima……..(Yawn)....... You are brilliant everyone is wrong; you’re the only one who is sane in this mad mad world. Your being picked on by women…..Oh dear……I can only come to the conclusion that as this is your Blog you must have missed all the attention and that is why you are trying to start it all off again. By the way my picture should be up so not a faceless Avatar anymore. 10 Aug 2010 08:16 Great stuff, girls! This is just what I meant! I heard, I read, I saw a video... Do you wonder that the fact that there was no trainer at the session on youtube was if fact the day when there was no trainer in Sunny Hill Park at all? Anna´s facts come from nowhere, her blog is a "research" on whether I studied, and what I do. You are wrong. And you, who have lives - get on with it. If it goes beyond writing ridiculous thoughts here. Handfeeding - is not using treats. If you only knew, you would consider it more seriously. RSPCA investigates all complaints. Not the ones that some of you have heard as being made. Actual ones. Sinse arrival I have made many bad-wishes by offering walkers poop-scoopers to clean after their dogs, and many hated the fact that someone tells them what to do... So now I just go and pick it up myself. Do you think this makes me more popular? Walkers keep low profile. And I do my best to show people what walking dogs should look like. Try to find a real instance when I was reported / raised a concern. You will then understand. Of course, some of you might know better. Than just do it, why spend your day here checking out my profile? Do you want me to send you some links to interesting and educational sites about dogs instead? 09 Aug 2010 23:22 Dima - do you truly believe that it is my life´s ambition to persecute you or is that just a phrase which is "lost in translation"? I have never seen you do anything violent to a dog, but, as I told you, I have for years heard over and over again from many people of incidents they have witnessed and reported to the RSPCA (assuming that was an appropriate body) to no avail, which has left them feeling pretty raw. Whenever they see you quoted in the media it just stirs up a hornet´s nest - hence the responses on this website. As a matter of interest, many of the people who have spoken to me are older people and not computer-literate or you may have been reading far more critical comments. The Petition you mentioned was addressed to the Corporation of London, concerned their suggestion for limiting the number of dogs walked by one person and I´m sorry to have to tell you that your name was not mentioned in the Petition or the notes accompanying the Petition when people were approached to sign it. However, whilst we were collecting signatures (155 in three weeks - and during the holiday season) many people immediately mentioned you either by name or description as "the cause of all this". When asked to elaborate they criticised your appearance in open areas of the Heath - particularly the Heath Extension - wth many dogs. They found this provocative and a likely cause of concern amongst the visitors to the Heath who do not like dogs, which would have a knock-on negative effect on the rest of the daily Heath dog walkers who acknowledge this and keep away from the main paths and open spaces precisely to avoid a negative response from other Heath-users. I did try to explain this to you when we met, but since "low profile" and "discreet" are not your style I´m sure it made no impression whatsoever. We all have lives, Dima, and opinions which we are entitled to express. It would be helpful if you could do us the courtesy of recognising that without resorting to accusing everybody who questions your actions of being "infatuated" or "obsessed" by your "persona". What we are perhaps more interested in is something not often discussed nowadays, and that is "consequences". Member Removed 08 Aug 2010 17:23 Boy were do you get off Dima, no one on here is interested in you or your stupid training methods, like Vena a said food reward training as been round for years now. SO GET A LIFE from another one of your "one of those avatars" as you call us all.  08 Aug 2010 16:53 You are old news now Dima you had your day and your say bye faceless avator Liz  08 Aug 2010 16:46 l don´t know you nor had l ever heard of you till article appeared on PS, so im one of those avatars. lt concerns me that so many people came forward to criticise your handling of some dogs, if none of this were true (why would they do so) Quote Why do you think none of those "concerned" ever reported my wrong-doings to the appropriate bodies?) from reading previous posts l understood several complaints had been made to the rspca, but apparently not taken seriously, could this be down to the fact that you work for them ???????????? You also go on about the ´hand feeding´ training technique, we call it reward training and its nothing new having been around for years, it should be remembered that not all dogs are motivated by food. l watched one of your videos taken at Sunny Hill Park, some chap was being dragged around by a GSD, not ONCE did i see the instructor offer help,guidance or assistance, not in my opinion a good dog trainer. lm surprised you have chosen to bring this up again after it has been ´done & dusted´ so either you seek attention, or using it as a ´plug´ for you business. |
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