When watching animals working on TV, did you ever ask yourself, "How did they get the dog to do that?" Well, my guest Sue Chipperton has decades of Studio Animal work and knows all the tricks of the trade. She will share with us the story of Eddie, the Labrador Retriever that performs all sorts of heroic deeds while cast on Hawaii 5-0, some history regarding her work with Gidget the Taco Bell Dog, and also her work with the puppies in the iconic Budweiser Superbowl commercials. Sue is the Author of "A Famous Dog's Life" and owner of a movie animal company on Oahu Hawaii, Check the Gate. You can find lots of great photos of Eddie, Sue, and "the Lads" from Magnum PI , and Sue's up and coming German Shepherd/Malinois cross Brock on Eddie's IG page. If you live in Hawaii, you can also look Sue up to get a professional portrait of your dog www.chipperton.com

Eddies IG @h50eddie;

The Lads IG @the_magnum_lads;

Me @tailsticks;

Pet Photography @chipperton_photography.

Here's the show breakdown:

Intro

02:50. Eddie gets the role on 5-0;

07:40 The tasking for the first episode with tricks of the trade;

21:30 Handling new scripts;

26:30 Eddie loves everyone;

31:25 Sue's Animal Training History;

36:00 Career highlights and Gidget the Taco Bell Dog;

46:30 Working the Budweiser Superbowl Ad puppies;

52:30 Teaching the "Mark";

57:00. Keep learning.

Your host, Sonja Nordstrom, is the Owner of Heimdallr K9 Services (https://heimdallrk9.com) a provider of top level personal, executive, and family protection K9s and the Owner/Trainer of Sonja's Dog Training (https://sonjasdogtraining.com) providing SAR/Detection and Nosework/Scentwork workshops and seminars, remote training and coaching via Zoom, as well as one-on-one personalized pet dog training in the Park City area of Utah.