Sadly, Chris passed away in August of 2024. The dog world was a better place because of Chris. I know you are reunited with all of your dogs and in a better place. Peace my friend.
Chris Redenbach CDBC, CBCC-KA is a dog behavior consultant, trainer and breeder/competitor with her Bouviers des Flandres. She currently runs a business called The Balanced Dog in the Atlanta, GA area. She also serves as chair of the Dog Division for the IAABC. Chris started training dogs in 1971 with a personal protection German Shepherd from police dog bloodlines given to her by her parents to protect her in her college apartment. She worked with that dog’s police trainer to complete the training. It was her first introduction to working dogs and their practical training and she was hooked. A few years later she decided to breed and train working dogs at her new home in Brazil where she was mentored by talented trainers from Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. She chose the Bouvier des Flandres, a breed who at the time, had a wonderful reputation for being almost entirely free of genetic problems and having a very balanced temperament and wide variety of traditional tasks for a farm dog and protector. She has since that time in 1978, been an avid supporter of keeping working dogs capable of their ancestral tasks. Her Arion dogs boast the most titled herding Bouvier in history, a variety of titles in various protection sports, two FEMA certified search and rescue dogs, some therapy dogs, obedience titled dogs and beloved companions. Chris competes in French Ring Sport with her Bouviers.