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BSCA 2009 AWARD INFORMATION & BANQUET BOOKLET
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I
became involved in dog training in 1975 when I went to my first class with
a mixed breed with behavioral
problems. I got hooked and since
then....
Croc Blancs Black Magic Am/Can/UKC CDX (BSD)
High in Trial and Dog Worlds, Top
Ten BSD 1984
Nikita Amber Am/Can CD
(Siberian Husky) Tournament Qualifier
U-UD, Can OTCH Shilohs Explosion UD, WC (Golden Rtr)
Multi HIT in 3 kennel clubs,
Dog Worlds and Gaines & DWDOA Tournament placements and
#9 Novice GR in 1984 Canadian
Golden Retriever Obedience Hall of Fame
U-UD, Can OTCH Prairie Wildfire UD, WC
(Golden Rtr) Multi HIT in 3 kennel clubs
Dog
Worlds
Offshore Spirits 'n Soda Am/Can/UKC/SKC CDX (Golden Rtr)
Multi HIT in 4 kennel clubs,
Tournament placer in DWDOA and Gaines, Dog Worlds
Breeder-Owner-Trainer
CH Breece's Bettin' on Starburst Am/UKC
CDX, Can CD, (Belgian
Sheepdog) High in Trial & 200
Score
Can OTCh Starburst's Show Biz UD, UKC CDX, MX, AXJ (Golden Rtr)
Breeder-Owner-Trainer Multi High in
Trial – AKC, UKC, CKC, CKC Golden Rtr Obed Hall of Fame DWDOA 1998 Open Division 8th place and 1999 Open Division
Golden Oaks Magic Touch UD, Can/CKC CDX, AX, OAJ
(Golden Rtr) High in
Trials
BISS, Am/Can CH Bayviews Itza Queens Game UD, MX, HIC, TT, WD-S,
WDX-C, BAD, ROM
UKC/Can CDX, S-CD
Multi group placer (BSD)
Ch MACH Discoverys Great Escape MX, MXJ, AKC/ CKC/UKC CDX, CGC,
HIC, WDX-C,
Ag
Dogs I currently own: ·
MACH Meadwpd Star B’z Lethal Weapon MX,
MXJ, UD, RA Can/UKC CDX (Gold Rtr)
High In Trials and Dog World Awards, GRCA Agility Hall of Fame and
Outstanding Dam · Ch MAH Reverie Smooth Sailing CD MX MXJ, RA, BSCA Agility Hall of Fame & WDX-C ) ·
MACH Starburst’s If Only CDX MX MXJ
X
RA ·
Ch Isengard’s Slide’N Into Bayview
AX
AXJ
CD
RN I
started teaching classes in 1977 and I am currently the owner of the I
have trained many different breeds and have been very successful in many ways
with all of them. The breeds
include: English Setter, Siberian
Husky, All American, Irish Setter, Border Collie, Great Dane, Sheltie, Belgian
Sheepdogs and Golden Retrievers. Many
of these dogs were not living with me at the time and could only be trained once
a week and still, were very
competitive obedience dogs with HITS in AKC, CKC, UKC, SKC and DWDOA and Gaines
placements. Most of the dogs that
came to live in my house were dogs that were given away because they
were re-home dogs that were "not
competitive enough" and "dumb" and/or lived in a kennel.
They came to live with me where they are house dogs and my companions
first, and then competition dogs, and went on to be amazing dogs! I feel a good trainer not only does well on their own, but it shows in their students….In the past years, my students did quite well in the ring going for their titles and they proudly brought home trophies from the Gaines Regional Competitions and DWDOA World Series and National Specialties, Obedience Trial Champions and Master Agility Champions! All
in all, I have put approximately 100+
titles on 20+ dogs of 6 different breeds. I have never kept track of all my
HIT's-but I know they are 50 plus! I
have finished approximately 9 Champions, 3
Master Agility Trial Champions and I do not have a count on the number of UD’s,
CDX’s, CD’s, MX’s, MXJs, along with a multitude of others, through other
kennel clubs While
working on these titles I have also managed a tour to Calgary & Edmunton
with the "Superdog" show and still found time to work, travel and
manage my business, run classes four nights a week (obedience & agility) and
do approximately 10-15 private lessons a week.
So as you can see--I train when I can, the way most people train!
I do not have time to spend 3 hours practicing finishes!! In
addition to the obedience work I am a Field Instructor for Paws With A Cause
doing the final, in home phase, of training Service dog and Hearing Dog teams. Every
dog that I trained qualified for the DWDOA and Gaines every year since 1982,
which was my goal with every dog I trained.
I
have done several, very successful and profitable Foundation seminars in
Obedience and Agility. The are
informative, fun and include pages and pages of handouts!
My
training philosophy is:
Break
it down to the smallest parts, train the parts and put it all together.
Go
slow and easy-motivate and have fun. If
your not having fun - the dog isn't
having fun. I train using food along with correction but only correcting when I know the dog knows the exercise and in a manner that is safe and fair to the dog. My goals for myself and my
students are:
Have fun and do the best you can with what you have
to work with. Work your dog to the best of your ability and your
dogs potential ! Reach for the moon....you
may miss, but the worst that will happen is you will reach a star!! 10/08 |