By Ruth Clarke

From the time he was very young, Bruno
Vega knew he had a special understanding –could actually communicate—with dogs. We might call him a ‘dog whisperer’ for his sensitive approach to training dogs, and his clients must agree because he is opening a school to train dogs, and help their owners understand them. Bruno Vega’s School for Dogs will offer boarding, puppy classes, obedience school, as well as a pet shop with doggy food and accessories. In addition to an office, reception and kennels, the enclosed training area is 30 meters square, where he will train dogs to help people. One aspect of Bruno’s school will be to train companion dogs for people with Downs Syndrome, for children with disabilities and for the elderly—training dogs to help people. He can train a dog to pick up the phone when it rings, to open doors, to walk on the beach, as well as train them to be guard dogs at homes and businesses. “My dream is to train a dog for a child in a wheelchair; a child who goes to the park, but other children won’t play with him. The dog will play ball or Frisbee with the child, it will fetch, and the other children will want to play with that kid because they will see how much fun he is having.” His mission is to help children and adults make their lives more comfortable. Most of Bruno’s clients are American and Canadian, he says, but he is