Frank Inn – Trainer to Benji and Many Other Hollywood Animal Stars

By Babette Haggerty

January 29, 2023

I got to spend the last few days with one of my best friends, Dawn Wolfe of http://www.pawsitivelyfamousanimalactors.com/. We attended the PodFest Event in Orlando, Florida. She and I have always wanted to do something together and are always throwing out ideas! Dawn is THE girl if you want to get your pet into show business and we have often thought about writing a book on it and improving my dad’s book, How to Get Your Pet Into Show Business (click here to purhcase a copy https://www.amazon.com/How-Your-into-Show-Business/dp/0876055595/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3UFM682ZFCZXF&keywords=how+to+get+your+pet+into+show+business&qid=1674993680&sprefix=how+to+get+your+pet+into+show+business%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-3)

Anyway, I digress. After much brainstorming, I came home and noticed on my meditation table, the funeral program for Frank Inn was sitting right there looking at me. If you don’t know who Frank Inn is, you can get his life in a nutshell right here https://reelrundown.com/film-industry/The-Life-and-Career-of-Frank-Inn-Award-Winning-Hollywood-Animal-Trainer. Every trainer at there admires and respects Frank Inn. My dad had the privilege of calling him a friend and of course, when Frank passed, my dad attended his service. There were not too many people that my dad looked up to, as you had to be pretty special and I do believe that Frank was one of those people my dad held up there for a few reasons. Frank was a devout Christian, my dad was raised as a Catholic and was more of a Buddhist when he passed, but respected Frank greatly for the way he lived his life. Frank was a tremendously accomplished Hollywood dog trainer and I think that, like all trainers, he would have loved to have had a “Benji” level star dog! My dad supplied many, many dogs for theater, tv, movies, commercials, and print work but what trainer does not want a Benji? It is almost like saying, “I am an actress but have no desire to become as accomplished as Meryl Streep or Katherine Hepburn.

However, I am not posting today to tell you about Frank but to share some of his poetry that is quite beautiful!

LORD HELP ME!

Lord, please help me to help somebody every day, Because I want to help the ones You send my way.

Even though I can’t walk, I’ll lend a helping hand. Give me the words to say that show I understand. Like Jesus I try to love everyone just the same, So what I do will help people to know Your Name. Help me Lord, to bring some weary souls to Thee. The one weary soul I am trying to save is in me. I love you, Lord, for You help me in the things I do. I pray each day and night, I do my best for you. What I try to do, is nothing like You do for me. Your many blessings to me are very plain to see. I know my wife’s enjoying Eternal Life with You. I pray on Judgement Day, I will be with You, too.

Frank Inn

Whatever you choose to believe or even if you are an atheist, just his desire to help others and live a life of service to me is so commendable and I often wonder what our world would look like if everyone lived their life like that! I think a bit nicer!

NO HANDICAPS IN HEAVEN

I dreamed I was in Heaven and many who’d been handicaps were there Everyone was healthy and happy, because nobody was in a wheelchair.

There’re no handicaps in Heaven and there’s no cross there to bear. Since every soul is perfect, there’s just no need for a wheelchair.

Wheelchairs, canes, crutches, and pain had been forever left behind. The beauty I saw everywhere because there were not any souls blind.

Many handicaps are neglected in life but our Lord loves their soul. He takes the souls from the broken bodies then He makes them whole.

In Heaven God provides all the needs for us to enjoy our life anew. We’ll all have a beautiful life forever with pleasant things to do.

You know when Jesus died on the Cross, He Died and forgave all sin. Heaven’s Door is always open for those who open their heart to Him.

Frank Inn

While I keep the focus of my writing on dogs, I felt compelled to share these poems with you! I hope that you enjoy them and if anything I have shared offends you, I will close with the Hawaiian Ho’oponopono Prayer, “I am sorry, I love you. Please forgive me. Thank you.”