{"id":37770,"date":"2017-09-21T06:52:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T10:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=37770"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:48:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:48:52","slug":"dog-whisperer-meet-dave-coulson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dog-whisperer-meet-dave-coulson\/","title":{"rendered":"The dog whisperer: Meet Dave Coulson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every two weeks, I will be profiling an extraordinary human being who lives in our community. If you know someone who is doing something interesting with their life, I want to hear about it. Send me an email at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>laura.maclean@doppleronline.ca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dave Coulson can talk to a dog without saying a word.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey treat me differently than anyone else,\u201d he says. \u201cI’ve been doing this for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He’s the owner\/operator of Dave’s Dog House, a no-kill rescue centre out Hwy 60 at Hillside. Basically, he’s like the dog whisperer. He takes aggressive dogs, makes them nice and then finds them a forever home. His goal is to keep them \u201cout of the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since he opened his doors back in 2015, he has re-homed more than 40 dogs and helped train more than 150. He’s a helping hand to other rescue organizations that can’t find homes for dogs. He has a lifetime of experience under his belt. And here’s the remarkable twist: he does it all for free. His love for our furry, four-legged companions overrules the dollar. Plus, he’s big on karma. What you give, you get back. He has a lot of faith in the way things unfold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m a weird guy who believes as long as I stay on the right path, everything I need will come to me,\u201d says the 56-year-old. \u201cAnd somehow I always end up getting what I need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave figures that people will be more inclined to get their dog(s) help if there isn’t a cost associated with his assistance. And that probably just coincides with the simple fact that he genuinely cares about the fate of even the most hostile canine. Honestly, Dave has never been one to ask for anything. Especially when it comes to money. He even shies away from fundraising for Dave’s Dog House. He knows he should. But he just can’t find it in his heart to ask.<\/p>\n

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He wants people to be able to live in harmony with their beloved pooches. Most importantly, he wants the human to be in control.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He’s there for anyone who has a snappy pup or unmanageable senior. The only rule Dave has is that if you’re going to ask for his help, you follow his advice. If you don’t, he’ll ask that you hand the dog over to him so he can successfully conquer its behavioural problems at his home. And that has happened many, many times over the past two decades.<\/p>\n

Right now, there are 11 dogs around me waiting for me to tell them what to do. They read my body language and they listen to the sound of my deep, loud voice. I have four that I’ll never find forever homes for because they wouldn’t be compatible with anybody else, unless someone has experience like I do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He has plenty of success stories. He could call 50 people and they would attest he saved their dog. The saying ‘third time’s a charm’ doesn’t apply. There is no third visit. Often one, sometimes two and he has made his mark.<\/p>\n\n\t\t