This week’s episode of The Canine Paradigm is one of the hardest we’ve ever had to record. Episode 334: You Made Me a Better Trainer is a deeply personal tribute to Randy, who recently passed away.

Sometimes, putting out an episode makes things all too real—and that was the case here. Avoiding the microphone felt easier than confronting the grief. But Randy deserves to be honoured properly. He wasn’t just a dog—he was a mentor, a friend, and someone who profoundly shaped how I train. he was a big loss to Narelle and I

In this episode, Pat and I reflect on the lessons he taught us—some spoken, some quietly observed—and the immense gratitude we feel for having known him. There are dogs who enter your life and leave a mark that never fades. Randy was one of those dogs.

“The greatness of a dog is not in how he dies, but in how he lives, and the lives he touches along the way.” Glenn Cooke

This isn’t a typical training episode. It’s a conversation from the heart, shared with everyone who knew Randy or has ever had someone change their life in the way he changed mine.

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