Animal
trainer Tuire Kaimio has over fifteen years of experience working with animals.
She trains animal actors for movie, television, advertising and theatre, and is
the only professional animal actor trainer in Finland. Tuire Kaimio also has written
guides on animal training. Tuire
Kaimio has been involved in the Stormheart project since the summer of 2004,
when she was assisting on choosing a suitable puppy for a movie role. It is the
responsibility of Tuire Kaimio to prepare and train Myrsky the dog for a forthcoming
movie role as Stormheart. From
his puppy stage onward Myrsky has been trained to be tolerant towards the
presence of the film crew, children and chicken through forbearance training.
Actual training for the role for Stormheart begins in the spring of 2006. At first
the consentration is on learning the directional commands, the direction of gaze
and other basic things. Later, nearer to the shooting of the movie all the necessary
tasks are learned. In
the shooting phase Tuire Kaimio takes care of Myrsky and the stand in dogs
and guides them to act the required way. She also consults the work group on the
matters like needs and demands of the dogs and also comments on what is possible
to do with them. 
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