Like many dog owners, I started training my first dog, a mixed breed, just the way many people do - purely to train for canine manners so we could manage living with him. But the more he learned, the more I learned that I was actually enjoying my training time with him. Before long, my training of dogs began a fulfilling hobby that over the next 30 years has evolved into my teaching obedience and tracking.

My first competition dog was a Golden Retriever that successfully earned his AKC CDX and Canadian CD. He was well on his way to trialing for a UD before injury forced his retirement.

My next Golden not only achieved an AKC UD but also earned both a Canadian UD and a UKC UD. When my next two Goldens didn't have the drive and enjoyment of competition Obedience, I began to explore both Agility and Flyball and these developed into competitive venues which both the dogs and I enjoyed. Wanting to try training a different breed, I next trained Australian Shepherds who both went on to earn AKC CDX, UKC CD and Canadian CD's while trialing in Agility and Flyball. My current Golden, at age 2-1/2, has an AKC CD and TD, is trained through Utility and is close to trialing for both a CDX and a TDX.

I am enjoying teaching classes at BCDC. It is my goal as an instructor to have each of my students meet their own personal training goals and to see that both my students and their canine partners enjoy their training time as well as I did when I first began my own journey.

Certifications & Affiliations:

• Member of Bayshore Companion Dog Club

I have been involved with dog training for over 27 years.

I started with Siberian Huskies doing breed competition, sled dog training, obedience competition, agility, tracking and therapy dog work.

I rescued a Golden Retriever 17 years ago and have been hooked on the breed ever since, doing search and rescue, obedience competition, agility competition, tracking titles, conformation, field training, breed competition and therapy dog work.

I have earned several competition titles on 2 breeds in Obedience, 3 Rally Obedience titles, Novice, Open and Excellent agility titles, tracking dog titles and owner handled Conformation Titles on multiple Golden Retrievers.

Two of my dogs are in the Veterinary Hall of Fame for their work at 9/11.

I have been providing training classes for over 18 years for individuals and groups.

I also work with canine problem behaviors including fear issues, neurotic behaviors, separation anxiety, etc.

Twenty nine years ago I became involved with therapy dog work and became an evaluator for Therapy Dogs International. I am currently a certified evaluator with Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Organization. I was instrumental in starting the Paws For Reading program at a local library. My dogs make regular visits to Nursing Homes, hospitals, libraries and school systems and work with special needs children. I have also conducted educational programs with the dogs in school systems from Grade School through Master's level programs.

Certifications & Affiliations:

• Member of Bayshore Companion Dog Club
• I am Past President, Vice President and Recording Secretary for the Garden State Siberian Husky Club.
• I am also Past President, Vice president and Board member for the Bayshore Companion Dog Club.
• In addition, I have been very involved with Siberian Husky and Golden Retriever Rescue for many years.
• Former Evaluator for Therapy Dogs International
• Current Evaluator for Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Organization.
• AKC evaluator for CGC program

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Dog training has been my passion and active hobby for over 25 years and being retired from my corporate job as a system engineer, I can actively pursue it.

I have trained my own dogs in breed, flyball, agility, tracking and obedience, obtaining championship level titles and national rankings in multiple venues. Obedience is my first love.

I am a certified dog trainer and my dog training experience includes; private in-home and in my home (2 week boot camps) pet training, teaching competition obedience classes, working for a kennel training pet dogs for their owners, and titling other people's dogs. I am currently teaching group pet and competition obedience classes at several dog schools in the area.

I truly love dogs and believe training should be positive and motivational. Both the dog and handler should have fun. My training is based on understanding and listening to each dog, so their maximum potential can be achieved.

Certifications & Affiliations:

• Member of Bayshore Companion Dog Club since 1985.

K9 Partners:  My dogs (past and present)

• Cinnamon (Sheltie mix, college dog and best friend for 15.5 years) A once in a lifetime dog! Got her my first year of college and she came with me to my classes and out on horseback when I took out trail rides. She was totally attached to me, a one person dog, my best friend. She loved to chase sticks, play with dogs and run in the park.
  
  
• Ch Lorjen Sambuca Girl UD (Belgian Sheepdog- 1983-1997 Lived to 14) Sambuca got me totally hooked on the obedience sport and also on the Belgian breeds. She was a challenge to train. Her love of life was playing with dogs.
  
  
• Ch OTCH FBCH U-CDX Can UD Winjammers Hot Diggity Dawg UDX, RN, MX, MXJ, NADAC: NAC, OAC-V (Belgian Tervuren- 1991-2006- Lived to 15) Diggs was an awesome obedience dog and introduced me to the sports of agility and flyball. He has championships in breed, flyball and AKC and CKC Obedience. Digg's obedience career highlights include 787 lifetime OTCH points, 2 perfect 200 scores (Open B and Utility B), over 50 HITs/HCs, placements in Novice, Open, and Super Dog at Gains events, including 1st place in Open at Classic, 1st place in herding group at AKC Invitational (highest seeded dog after first day), and number 1 Tervuren in obedience many years running. He was a high drive and confident dog who was ready for anything. He loved flyball and his love of life was to run.
  
  
• MACH OTCH Winjammers Never a Dull Moment MX, MXJ, RE, NADAC: EAC, EJC OGC (rescued ILP Border Collie- 1996-2010- Lived to 14) Neon taught me so much about clicker training. She is my first dog to earn both obedience and agility championships (OTCH MACH dog). Neon has earned many obedience HITs/HCs, and she came out of retirement to earn her AKC rally titles RN, RA, RE (all first place legs except for one). Neon came with a lot of baggage, but we overcame it! Her love of life was to chase critters.
  
  
• CH OTCH MACH USDAA: ADCH U-OCH Incyta Way Ahead VCD3, TDX, XF, RE, UDX, OM2, HSAs (Belgian Tervuren- 2004-2019- Lived to 15) Topper helped me realize my long time goal of earning a CH/OTCH/MACH (3 AKC champhionships)! He also earned a UKC obedience championship and a USDAA agility championship. He introduced me to the sport of tracking and we both love it. He earned the TD and TDX tracking titles before we had to stop due to periodontal disease. Topper is also my first dog to earn a herding title. He had medium drive and was a bit reserved. His love of life was taking long walks.
  
  
• OTCH (5), U-CDX Sprite-Fanfare’s Kissed by Grace, TD, VCD2, RM, UDX3, OM6, MX, MXJ, MXF (Belgian Tervuren- 2009- Present) Gracie earned her AKC obedience titles, OTCH and UDX by 3 years of age, earning 2 200 scores from Open B. We had to cut her agility career short due to her developing jumping issues. Gracie is from working lines. She has high drive and is confident. She is a speed demon in agility and is totally up for anything. Her love of life is ball playing and tugging.
  
  
• OTCH RACH Stahlrosenhofs Joint Ad Venture of Turick BN UDX OM2 HSAds HIAds OA OAJ VCD2 TD (Belgian Malinois- 2015- Present) Journey is pointed in breed. He easily earned his OTCH with 2 200's from Beginner Novice and 1 from Open B. He is my first dog to earn a Rally Championship. He did it in 20 straight 2 trial shows. We stopped showing in Obedience when he got his OTCH and have moved onto agility. He earned herding started and intermediate titles in both sheep and ducks. Journey earned a TD in tracking and is currently training for the TDX. He has turned out to be an awesome tracking dog! My goals with Journey are to earn a MACH and go as far as we can in tracking, and then maybe do nose work. Journey is a very handsome and fun loving dog. He has great structure and is my best jumping dog. He is extremely biddable and multitalented. He especially loves agility and tracking. His love of life is ball throwing, possessing me and being petted by anyone.

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In 1999 I took my first obedience class and I was hooked. I started teaching in 2003. I love the bond that dog training brought to my life. Angel and I started a journey together to bring smiles to people when she became my first therapy dog, My journey started with Angel but each dog since has helped me to explore new dog sports and to continue my journey. Currently Melody, Annabel and I are active in agility, obedience, rally, musical freestyle, pet therapy, nose work and tricks. Melody has also introduced me to tracking.

After being laid off from an office job I decided become a dog trainer. I have taught classes in agility, rally, competition obedience, focus/attention, pet obedience, therapy dog/CGC, nose work, tricks, tribal and musical freestyle. I teach group and private lessons.

My teaching methods are based on positive training, I love to make training fun for both the human and canine members of the team. After all we do this for fun and we ask the dogs to do a lot for us so let’s make it a happy experience for the whole team.

Certifications &  Affiliations: 

• AKC CGC/Puppy Star Evaluator
  
• AKC ACT Evaluator
• AKC Trick Dog evaluator
• AKC ATT (Temperament Test) Judge
• Co-founder of Prancing Paws Freestyle Club of NJ
• Representative for Companion Dogs Sports Program, this is a great obedience program where all dogs are welcome
• I currently have dogs registered in AKC, UKC, WCRL, CDSP, UKI, NACSW, PSD and CRO.

Accomplishments:
I am proud of all the accomplishments my dogs and I have attained. In addition to titles in obedience, rally, agility, pet therapy, herding, canine musical freestyle, nose work and tricks. My dogs and I have had many accomplishments in addition to their titles:

• Melody – 2019 CDSP Rankings #7 Versatility C
  
• Melody – 2019 CDSP Rankings #16 Utility C
  
• Annabel – 2018 CDSP Rankings #16 Starter Novice C
• Annabel – 2018 WCRL Rankings #16 RL2
• Melody – 2018 CDPS Rankings #3 Versatility B
• Melody – 2018 CDPS Rankings #9 Utility B
• Melody – 2018 CDPS Rankings #4 Versatility C
• Melody – 2018 WCRL Rankings #4 Overall
• Melody – 2018 WCRL Rankings #4 ARCHMX+
• Melody – 2017 AKC Rally Nationals #30 in the Excellent Class
• Melody –  2017 AKC Agility Nationals #36 in the 16” Class
• Melody – 2016 WCRL Level 3 Rally World Champion
• Melody – 2016 CDSP Rankings # 6 Novice C
• Melody – 2016 CDSP Rankings #20 Open C
• Oscar –  2016 WCRL Veteran Rally World Champion
• Oscar – 2016 CDPS Ranking #13 Open C
• Oscar –  2015 CDSP #17 in Open C
• Oscar –  2015 WCRL Ranking # 9 Overall & #9 ARCHMX+
• Oscar –  2015 UKC #43 Novice Dog
• Melody –  2015 CDSP Rankings #7 Novice C
• Melody – 2015 WCR Rankings #10 overall & #1 ARCHEX
• Oscar – 2014 CDSP Ranking #10 Open B
• Oscar – 2014 CDSP Ranking #17 Utility A
• Oscar – 2014 CDSP Ranking #10 Open B
• Oscar – 2014 CDSP Ranking #17 Utility A
• Oscar – 2014 AKC Agility Nationals #35 in 16” Class
• Melody –  2014 CDSP Rankings #11 Novice A
• Oscar – 2013 WCRL Ranking #12 ARCH
• Destinee –  2009 APDT Level 1 Tournament 2nd Place
• Destinee –  2008 St. Hubert's Companion Dog Sports Program Ranking #3 Novice A

K9 Partners: 

• Annabel (ARCHEX Heart Lake Ain'T No Stopping Me CD BN RE OA OAJ XF BCAT SIN SEN CGCA CGCU TKA  URO2 NC RL1X4 RL2X2 RL3X2 ASN-C CD-C PSD-NB PSD-NC PSD-ND PSD-NE SDN)
• Melody (AGCH MACH4 ARCHMX8 TDCH Pinelands Unchained Melody  UD PCDX  BN RM2 RAE2 HSId HSAds MXC PDS MJC PJS MXP MJP  MFG TQX MFP TQXP T2B5 SCN THDA CGCA CGCU TKP SSN SCN ISD  UCD URO3 NC RLP RL1X10 RL2X10 RL3X9 IND SSB CD-C CD-CCH2 CDX-C CDX-CCH UD-C UDX-C VT-C CRO-1 )
• Oscar (MACH2 PACH TACh2 ARCHMX  Boo Boo's Second Chance CDX VER RE MXS MXP2 MJS MJP5 MJS MJPB MJP5 MXPS PAX MXF T2B2 TQX THD CGC UCD URO2 NC AE NW2  RL1X3 RL2X3 RL3X5 RLVX3 CDX-C TAM2 TMAG4 W-FD/MF ETD CH-L1 CD-CCH)  Rainbow Bridge 9/4/17
• Destinee (Destinee's Revenge THD, CGC, CD, RN, NAP, NFP, L1, L2, CD-H, W-FD/HTM,W-FD/SS, CRO-) Pet Store Rescue -Rainbow Bridge 3/17/17
• Shadow (Van-M Still Water CGC CRO-1) Rainbow Bridge 2/10/13
• Misty (Mystic Splendor THD, CGC, RN, L1, CD-H, UCD, CRO-I) Foster failure -Rainbow Bridge 11/23/13
• Angel has the honor of being my first Therapy Dog -Rainbow Bridge 3/8/2008