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Show Clearfield Courier, August 29, 1979, Page 8 Circus coming to Ogden Sept. 26 foremost wild animal trainer in Europe, a fact that Gunther is, quite simply, the most extraordinary wild animal trainer in the world today; no one else can match his Gebel-Willia- prompted and almost mystical rapport Chris ft performances Williams compelled through to purchase the entire German circus for $2 and puma display in existence, a formidable before the animal be transplanted to America. million collection of 20 of the most vicious and uncontrollable members of the entire feline family. The act required years of intensive training to perfect, and Gunther. a three time tt winner of the Ernst Award the Circus Oscar, acknowledges that these were the most difficult and dangerous of all the carnivores he has ever handled. Leopards are very smart and quick, he says. They are very curious and are afraid of nothing. A tiger will only go so far and turn away. Leopards, they nose right up to you as if to say, What is this? Im not afriad. I must always be smarter and faster. But there are no limits to the challenges Gunther sets for himself. He is currently attempting to train a leopard to somersault from the back of an elephant to that of a horse. Most trainers would consider the task impossible, but Gunther believes all thats required is patience. It takes time, he says. You can rush a painting, but you cant rush an animal in training. The art of Gunthers training and performances resides in the deceptive facility with which he handles his deadly charges. Under his tutelage, the ferocious felines seem ANIMAL TRAINER trainer could Despite the superstar status he has acquired at The Greatest Show On Earth, Gunther works every bit as hard as he has all of his life, 1 mi CHAIN LINK REDWOOD Vi GAUGE 1 1 4x4 -- 8 Ft. 6.49 2x4 -- 8 Ft. J.94 1 x4 6 ft. 50 Ft. Rolls 1.29 otnbed $27.95 4 Ft. 5 Ft. 6 Ft. $36.95 $42.95 Mil m HI l OVIR 50 TYPES Of PANELING TO CHOOSE MOLDINGS AND MOM LARGEST QUANTITY AND COLORED NAIli VARIETY IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. MONOWAU RED OAK GREEN Simulated finish hordbcard backmq $6 49 $49 RIDGECREST CASTLE GOLD SIRCH 1 st grade. He is concerned, too, about his charges mental health; if they arent alert, they arent easy to train. Only at the end of each working day does Gunther shove huge hunks of choice prime meat into his cats cages, putting to rest forever the old canard that the animals are heartily fed before they perform. If I feed them before the show, he says, they are too sleepy. Nobody wants to work on a full stomach ; that gets dangerous. Nor are any one of his 40 regal carnivores declawed, defanged or tranquilzed, as Gunther Gebel-William- 316x4x8 x 4 x 7Vj grode simulated wood finish cn leuan plywood st Wood Veneer Real gton 1st Grade if $5' $74 CORRUGATED ODD & END CABINETS FIBERGLASS PANELS 8' $3.11 10' $3.90 1 2' $4.69 1 4j' $5.49 $6.20 16' 26 x 26" x 26" x 26" x 26" x While Stock lasts animals with his personality. A good trainer relies on his voice to make animals obey. I dont depend on force or fear to make them per- he brings this ad and identifies himself to office personel at: 5388 So. 1900 form. There 1 979 W. 12 Noon) RANGE 'a $TI295 to tumbling JUST ARRIVED GALVANIZED PIPE in 21 ft. lengths inch $6.30 34 inch $8.61 1 inch $12.18 1 Vi inch $19.53 -- Vi Special Factory Purchase" 3year-ol- dies d cie Stoker, daughter of Frank C. and Sharlene Eves Stoker, of 2655 N. 275 W., Sunset, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1979 REMODEL Hospital in Ogden of a brain tumor. She was born March 12, 1976, in Ogden. Her parents are members of the Sunset 5th LDS Ward. Surviving are her parents, one brothter and one sister, Shawn Stoker and Shanna Stoker, all of Sunset; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eves and Mrs. Paul (Donna) Mildon, all of Sunset; Reese Stoker, Dutch John, Utah; two greatgrandmothers, Mrs. Thora YOUR KITCHEN Gubler, LaVerkin, Utah; Mrs. Albertha Clark, 1979 NEW SUMMER GATES TRUCKS CLEARANCE Any size made ON ALL to order most standard sizes FIREPLACES in stock DOG RUNS AND EQUIPMENT MADE TO ORDER m Dimensional lumbar and fencing Dimensions Are Approximations Well show you how to do yourself ana save money . animal SUNSET-Sta- at the CHAIN LINK Every day I go inside the cage, I risk my life. I woik many years to develop my acts. This is no empty show of growling, there are teeth ancj , claws and sometimes blood. 1 have many scars. . about 300 stitiches on his arms alone, in iact. But Gunther doesnt want audiences to worry for his life . . his aniamls are his life. ' It is probably difficult for people to imagine that caged animals could be as happy as those living free, but as Gunther points out: Most animals are born in some kind of cage it might be behind a bush or a tree, in a zoo, or some other place. Jungle animals cant advance themselves. But here, they learn. Training DUCTED HOODS 4l is mutual Elephants are smartest, he says. But they like to take it easy. Thats why I run all around when the elephants perform. You have to keep them on their toes. Gunther learned his trade under Harry Williams, owner . OjUdttKZ&OUL European Circus Williams. Gunther met Harry at the age of 12, when his widowed mother joined the Circus Williams as a seamstress For four years, Harry taught the young novice everything he could, from acrobatic respect between us. This is training, until he was what makes an act work. tragically crushed by a The dynamic performers chariot before his students training expertise extends to eyes. Only 16, Gunther was several species; he is asked by Harrys widow, equally at home with horses, Carola, to carry on as boss of big cats, and elephants, and Circus Williams, which he presents them all at various did until 1968. times during his seven apBy that time, Gunther had pearances in the arena. established himself as the Roy, Utah (Expires Sept. 4, sleepy believes ultimate control comes from dominating STAHLE PUBLICATIONS New Shipment Arrived DISCOUNTED Save 60 almost harmless, vVT conjecture. Gunther decries this practice as demeaning to his integrity as a trainer and to the art of wild animal exhibition. the Lord of the Rings, s, housecats, until audiences notice the extra net fastened over the top of the cage to prevent the restless leapers from bounding to the outside. Gunther is a man of lightning-fas- t reflexes, an acrobat and equilibrist, a balancer of wild beasts who $5.00 CASH BIRCH 1 sometimes spectators has been selected at random to receive: CROSSCUT CASTLE i enormous feet of his herd of 18 elephants, and with a carpenters hasp, pedicures the enormous nails. 738 N. 200 W. 5' g. sawdust. and an orange banWrapping dana around his long golden hair, he bends over the Ken Hides JP well-bein- broom The name of: louon plywood. 6A 316 on i r a work-man- s Donning uniform and rubber boots, he hoses out the cages; he regularly mans a shovel with 1st grade 316 4x4 Simulated finish on Simulated woodgrom on louon plywood OAK his animals 316x4x8 316x4x8 st grade simulated on Inuan plywood I attending to every aspect of Renke-Plaske- w the determined Circus producer October 1, Gunther presents the largest leopard, panther, If. Irvin r, Feld, to travel to Germany, until he vowing not to return to Gunther had persuaded Show sign with The Greatest On Earth. The young mans unswerving loyalty to Circus with lethal jungle beasts. In the exciting 109th Edition of RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS, coming to the Salt Palace on September 28 for Dick's & RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS President McKay-De- e Clearfield. U is . beautiful. To communicate with them makes me happier than anything else. It is what I live for. As dedicated as Gunther is to his craft, he is also a loving and devoted family man. His beautiful wife, Sigrid, was a high fashion model in Berlin who gave up her career to travel with her husband. An accomplished equestrienne who performed with The Greatest Show Op Earth until recently, Sigrid helped gunther train their old daughter Tina in a stunning Liberty presentation. 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