Episode 78: François Massart

In this episode, I sit down with François Massart, an accomplished French Ring and Mondioring trainer and decoy with experience at the highest levels of international competition.

We discuss what a great decoy can see—and feel—in a dog that spectators and even handlers may miss, the differences between European and American working-dog culture, genetics, courage, pressure, and training philosophy.

We also explore François’ journey from growing up in French Ring in France to building a life and dog-training business in the United States, and how decades of working dogs at the highest levels of sport have shaped the way he understands and trains dogs today.