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| | | Chris W. Caliber v Wildhaus "Raven" SchH3, AWD2, PD1, P1, PA, T1, UCD, URO2, CGC, TT Heidi v Wildhaus BH, CD, UCD, RN, URO1 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 W. Beowulf v Wildhaus "Wulf" SchH1, PD1, P1, T1, URO2, CGC, TT Denali v Wildhaus "Della" SchHA, TR1, PD1, P1, PA, T1, URO2, CGC, TT Jasmine Aritar Bastet USCA 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, Jazz. 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 H. Eris v Wildhaus SchH3, P1, RN, NA, NAJ, CGC, TT Argo v Wildhaus SchH3, AWD1, P1, RN, CGC, TT Isis v Wildhaus 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, and is just getting started with her new puppy Isis. 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 H. 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 O. Dayna v Royale BH, FO, CGC, TDInc./Working Therapy Dog India v Wildhaus USCA 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, and 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's aspirations are to work hard, learn much, and continue to strengthen his bond with Dayna while striving to accomplish some titles together, and keep one step ahead of his new puppy, Indy, as he starts the process anew with his second dog. Wayne also serves LWDC as an often used and abused, and very much appreciated, training helper. Lisa M. 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 D. Indo v Triton "Bison" URO1(2/3), CGC Grizzly vom Buchonia
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. They are making good progress in training and now Amy is putting what she's learned thus far working Bison to good use with new pup, Grizzly. Shane B. 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. | |
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