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| | | Chris Wild Caliber v Wildhaus "Raven" SchH3, AWD2, PD1, P1, PA, T1, U-CD, URO2, CGC, TT Heidi v Wildhaus Chris grew up with German Shepherds and became seriously involved in Schutzhund in 1998. Since then she has put SchH titles on 5 dogs and UKC Dogsport/SDA titles on 2, all raised and trained from puppies. Chris is currently working her home bred female, Raven, and young Raven daughter Heidi, and also enjoys dabbling in AKC and UKC Obedience and Rally. Chris loves training especially for the bond it builds between dog and handler, and enjoys introducing others to the world of training and working dogs. As a breeder of working line German Shepherd Dogs, she and her husband, Tim, also highly value these venues as breed tests for working temperament. Tim Wild Beowulf v Wildhaus "Wulf" SchH1, PDOB1, P1, T1, URO1, CGC, TT Denali v Wildhaus "Della" SchHA, PD1, P1, PA, T1, URO1,CGC, TT Hannah v Wildhaus USA Classified Trial Helper SDA Certified Level 3 Trial Decoy Training Helper Tim began his Schutzhund career initially to support his wife in her new passion, but soon found himself addicted. Tim titled his first SchH dog in 2004 and is currently working his home-bred male, Wulf, and female Della, toward more titles and also starting work with his young female puppy, Hannah. Tim especially loves Helper work; watching dogs develop their physical and mental skills in protection, and helping handlers achieve their goals. He has enjoyed working many dogs of various breeds, from the club level up to international competitors, as well as several police K9s. His hard work and dedication to developing excellent skills as a Helper has been an integral part of many dog/handler teams obtaining their titles. Dianna Heverly Eris v Wildhaus SchH3, P1, RN, CGC, TT Argo v Wildhaus SchH3, AWD1, P1, RN, CGC, TT Dianna is a certified dog fanatic and one of the founding members of LWDC. She has spent years training dogs, as well as working in boarding/training/grooming facilities and veterinary clinics. She discovered Schutzhund in 2002 and since then has titled two dogs raised from puppies to SchH3, as well as several UKC Dogsport/SDA and Rally titles. While an excellent trainer and handler in general, Dianna has a special knack for working puppies and developing young dogs in obedience and tracking, and as such she is Liberty's official "puppy training coach" where she uses her talents and experience to provide excellent guidance to our novice members, particularly those with young dogs. Lisa & Rick Hammond Onyx BH Fyurie v Wildhaus BH, URO1, CGC Lisa became interested in Schutzhund in 2005 as a fun activity in which to participate with her young female German Shepherd, Cinder v Wildhaus. Lisa and Cinder were making fantastic progress in all phases until Cinder was killed in a tragic accident. Lisa loves training and spending time with her dogs and friends at the club so she has continued to participate and develop her training and handling skills and helped found LWDC in 2007. She has since trained her Akita/GSD mix, Onyx, to a BH and trained and handled her adopted retired SchH1 dog, Ira v Argatos, to a TR2, and is now working with her young female, Fyurie.
Rick began accompanying his wife, Lisa, to training essentially as a way to occupy his Saturdays enjoying the company of friends. He has since been bitten a bit by the training bug, and has taken the reins of Onyx from Lisa. Rick and Onnie have since earned their CGC, are having fun training and looking forward to seeing how far they can go in obedience titles.
Wayne Oliver Dayna v Royale FO, CGC, TDInc./Working Therapy Dog USA Classified Trial Helper Training Helper Wayne began training his first GSD in AKC obedience and agility in 1997. Now with his young female GSD, Dayna, he is focusing his energy on Schutzhund and has demonstrated all the symptoms of a serious addiction to dog training. Dayna possesses all the right qualities for SchH and affords Wayne a wonderful opportunity to learn and enjoy working with his dog. His aspirations are to work hard, learn much, and continue to strengthen his bond with Dayna while striving to accomplish some titles together. In their spare time, they enjoy showing the versatility the GSD breed is known for by visiting hospitals and nursing homes as a working therapy dog team. Wayne also serves LWDC as an often used and abused, and very much appreciated, training helper. Dan Oas Hugo Varg BH, FO, CGC, TT, TDInc./Working Therapy Dog USA Classified Trial Helper Training Helper Club Photographer Dan has shared his life with big dogs for over 30 years. His latest German Shepherd, Hugo, finds Dan with enough time to get involved in serious training and work toward getting titles. New to Schutzhund, they joined LWDC in 2008 and are simply enjoying the opportunity to have fun and be among others so inclined. Dan and Hugo have earned their BH, CGC and TT thus far and are continuing training toward additional titles. Dan and Hugo also serve as great ambassadors for the German Shepherd breed by performing therapy work and participating in parades and a host of other community activities. Dan is also supporting LWDC club members by learning to be a training helper. Ron Wells Fehin v Wildhaus CGC A dogsport rookie, though not new to GSDs, Ron first discovered Schutzhund in 2008 while shopping for his next GSD. After many visits to the club as a guest, he developed a very strong interest in SchH as a great way to build a strong bond and relationship with his dog. Ron and his young female GSD, Fehin, are looking forward to many years of fun together as they pursue their titles.
Coleen & Bill Stomber Maia vom Haus Stomberg BH, FO, CGC Coleen and her husband, Bill, joined LWDC in early 2008 with her second GSD, a young, gorgeous long coat female, Maia. Looking for a way to help Maia become a well trained family companion and protector, they discovered SchH as an enjoyable way to achieve those goals and have lots of fun working together and spending time with friends at the club. Coleen and Maia earned their FO in May 2009, CGC in August 2009 and BH in October 2009, and are working toward additional titles. We all wonder how much longer Bill will be able to resist the addiction and start working a dog too. Lisa Morris Penni FO, CGC Hoax v Wildhaus "Tebow" After September 11, 2001, Lisa developed a great respect for the GSD. Watching them work with their handlers was all it took to see the abilities of this breed. Some years later, a tiny black and tan GSD pup was in need of a home and found it with Lisa. After researching different avenues for building a closer bond and to have some fun with Penni she visited LWDC and that's all it took for the SchH bug to take over. Lisa joined LWDC in 2008 and she and Penni earned their FO in 2009. Unfortunately Penni does not have the temperament for protection work, but she has afforded Lisa an excellent opportunity to develop training and handling skills in tracking and obedience to help Lisa prepare for working in all 3 phases with her new puppy, Tebow. Amy Drennen Indo v Triton "Bison" URO1(2/3)
Amy and Bison joined in 2009. Amy has been interested in dog training since attending her first obedience class in 2001. With the realization that high energy Bison needed a job to do, she explored many options before visiting LWDC. Hooked after just a few visits, both dog and handler are enjoying spending time together and learning many new things. Shane Bolley Heist v Wildhaus
GSD owner and enthusiast for many years, Shane now finds himself with the time to pursue his long held interest in serious training endeavors. Companionship remains his first priority, and he looks forward to developing an even stronger bond through training with his new pup, affectionately dubbed Sir Feisty Heist. Gary Huskey Briarlee's Kane LWDC's newest member, Gary has been involved in dog training for many years and has put numerous obedience and agility titles on his Belgian Lakenois, Lexi. While they continue to enjoy training and spending time together in other venues, unfortunately Lexi's temperament did not afford Gary with a chance to pursue his long held interest in SchH. After several months of stalking LWDC as a perspective member, learning all he could by watching and asking questions, Gary and his new Bouvier pup, Kane, are ready to hit the ground running and we expect nothing but success in their future. | |
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