Tom Lams

Do any of you know of this guy? The instructor is Tom Lams. He says he's been training and handling dogs since the '50's.
Meeting him has been totally luck of the draw. He took over the handling class in Washougal we had heard about and it's been moved to his house near Camas, about 20 minutes from where we live.
Thomas went a couple of weeks ago and the rest of us watched. Due to illness and lack of transportation we missed a couple of weeks but last night Chloë and I went to his handling class together.
This guy is amazing! He showed me how to get her to stack on the table without lifting her front feet, how to straighten her topline with the slightest, gentlest pressure to her chest, and how to move so she moved well. His attitude is totally positive for both dogs and handlers. He was wonderful with Celie, too. Told us how to deal with her "tantrums" on the table. He was very impressed with Chloë too. Said she has all the makings of an excellent handler. She only came really to help me with Celie because I needed to practice with Kayla. Now she's reconsidering handling again. shh.
There was one particularly funny thing that was said. He worked with a very newbie woman/cocker team first. While showing how to get a dog used to a lead he said, "Dogs learn in threes." Then he handled Kayla. I said, "It's taking her more than three times." "Well, she's a Corgi." We laughed. I'm sure some may have misinterpreted this to mean they were slow but I knew what he meant. All of you know how willful they can be. Kayla's one of the worst.
I googled his name and I guess he teaches seminars. So if any of you find that he is going to be teaching near where you live I strongly encourage you to attend. And if any of you are in the Vancouver area on a Wednesday I'll give you the info for this drop-in handling class.