Dr. Robert K. Anderson and his Gentle Leader dog harness. In 1956, the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health developed a joint program in veterinary public health, and Anderson became the first director. For more than three decades he taught both veterinary students and public health students about food safety, zoonotic diseases, and epidemiology. Dr. Anderson developed the Gentle Leader collar with Ruth Foster, then President of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. The collar became widely popular when released in 1989. "Dogs are the only animals we train by choking" Anderson said.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1967-1972 (District 16B); House 1973-1982 (District 22A); House 1983-1986 (District 21A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10353
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-1982 (District 35B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10712
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1977-1982 (District 62A); House 1983-1989 (District 63B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10725
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1977-1982 (District 8A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10365
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1981-1984 (District 7B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10223
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1965-1966 (District 26); House 1967-1972 (District 26A); House 1973-1986 (District 16B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10076
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 38B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10523
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1974-1982 (District 12A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10450
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1977-1982 (District 26A); House 1983-1984 (District 28A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10014
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 20B); House 1983-1984 (District 27A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10387
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1967-1972 (District 15C); House 1973-1982 (District 23B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10284
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1981-1982 (District 53A); House 1983-1984 (District 37A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10568
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1980 (District 53B); House 1981-1986 (District 38A); Senate 1991-1992 (District 38). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10231
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 50A); House 1983-1986 (District 55A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10373
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1975-1980 (District 64A); House 1982-2002 (District 66A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10496
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1981-1992 (District 17B); House 1993-1994 (District 16B). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10220
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1979-1982 (District 27B); House 1983-1986 (District 29A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10278