Arthur "Captain" Haggerty passed away peacefully in his  sleep after a long
illness late July 3rd.  He was seventy four.
Born in the Bronx, NY, he was raised amongst dogs.
 His father and grandfather bred Boston Terriers and Irish Setters
and there he  developed his obsession with dogs.

He joined the United States Army in 1950. 
 During  his two tours in the Korean Conflict,
he was awarded a Bronze Star as well as served as an Army Ranger.
He was the commanding officer for the 25th and  26th Scout Dog Platoons.

After leaving the service he returned to New York City  and began Captain
Haggerty's School for Dogs which eventually became the largest dog training
school in the country. The school supplied and trained dogs for guard dog work,
theatrical work and obedience training. Over the years of judging, training and writing about  dogs he authored over 1000 article on dogs, four books Dog Tricks, How To Get Your Pet Into Show Business, How to Teach Your Dog to Talk and the soon to be published Zen and the Art of Dog Training.

Some of his clients included: Henry Kissinger, Leona  Helmsley,
Elijah Wood, Hugh Hefner, James Woods, Diane Keaton,
Raquel Welsh, Liza  Minelli and Brooke Shields.

In his experiences of supplying dogs for film, TV and stage he then became
an actor himself. His first feature film was Shamus with Burt Reynolds for which he not only appeared as an actor but also supplied several dogs for the film.
 He appeared in 12 feature films including Married to the Mob and Honeymoon in Vegas.  As the pioneer of David Letterman's Stupid Pet Tricks, he appeared on David Letterman 26 times. His theatrical career also included being the first Mr.Clean.
He relocated to Los Angeles in 1990 where he continued  his film career as well as trained dogs for Joaquin Phoenix and several other  well known actors.

Missing the east coast he moved to North Palm Beach,  Florida in 2004 where
he continued his work writing about and training dogs with his daughter and son-in-law, Babette Haggerty-Brennan  and Gordon Brennan in their Haggerty's School for Dogs.

After a valiant fight with cancer he passed away peacefully on July 3, 2006.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Babette Haggerty-Brennan and
Gordon Brennan of Jupiter, Florida.  Two  grandchildren Ryan Arthur and
Sarah Rose-Ann Brennan. Brother and sister-in-law  Gerard and Carol Haggerty
and their children Christine, Sean and Caren of the  Bronx, NY as well as
numerous cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be 
made to any of the following organizations: 

The AKC Canine Health Foundation http://www.akcchf.org

Take the Lead http://www.takethelead.org

American Dog Owners Association http://www.adoa.org

National Animal Interest Alliance http://www.naiaonline.org

International Association of Canine Professionals http://www.dogpro.org

Specifically their scholarship fund.
The IACP Board has decided to name the
 Scholarship Fund in Memory of the Captain.