Sidney Long is a retired Federal Law Enforcement Officer with over 30 years of service.  Additionally, he honorably served his country as a United States Marine.  He has been training and working dogs for over 45 years.  Sidney’s love and enthusiasm for dogs began as a child, when he won his first obedience trial with a dog that he adopted and trained from the local humane society at the age of 5.  He continued to train neighborhood dogs as a hobby up until he joined the Marines.  

While in the Marines, Sidney continued with his love and desire to train dogs by getting involved and participating in Schutzhund and NAPWDA trials.  After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the Marines, Sidney soon began his law enforcement career.  He then created the K-9 Enforcement program for his agency where he was responsible for the development of policy and procedures, procurement and training of dogs and handlers for law enforcement use.  He attained certifications and accolades from several federal agencies, the military, law enforcement and private trainers as a dog trainer, master trainer and problem solver within the working K-9 world.  Sidney’s work with dogs has been recognized for its vast range of purposes.  To include man trailing, apprehension, protection, narcotics, explosive detection, obedience, and service dog training. 

Early in his law enforcement career, He and his wife Angelina also owned and operated a kennel and training facility (Land of Pride Kennels), where he trained dogs for both civilian and law enforcement purposes. Currently, Sidney and his wife are heavily involved in the dog show world competing in conformation and rally events within the AKC community.  He and his wife are the proud owners of 6 dogs (CH Command, Angelina's Service Dog is a Bouvier Des Flandres), (GCH Rizpah, Bouvier Des Flandres), (CH Optimus Prime, Black Russian Terrier), (Khaleesi Nefertiti, Black Russian Terrier), (Colonel Bentley, English Bulldog), and (Max, Maltese/Shih Tzu).

Sidney has always felt that one of his main determinations and ambitions in life was to train dogs and to help dog owners with their dog needs and concerns.  Now that he is retired and able to fully focus on his passion, the time is right.  After much research of the various dog industries, he continued to be drawn to the cage free doggie daycare concept.  With its fun, outdoor, cage-free environment, as well as a true, authentic love for dogs, and the overall family atmosphere for its franchisees, Camp Run-A-Mutt was the obvious choice. 

You can see that Sidney has a broad range of experiences with caring for dogs, and he is bringing that knowledge to Camp Run-A-Mutt LAX to create a unique experience for the dogs in his care. Although he has spent a lot of time training working dogs, rest assured that your pup will have plenty of fun at Camp!