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Post by hicntry on Mar 29, 2008 20:03:12 GMT -5
Kudos to you and Tiara Alex. If you get a chance, tell us about it.
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Post by Maverick on Mar 31, 2008 16:59:46 GMT -5
Congradulations! Alex, where are you? Waiting for the story.  Pete |
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Post by alex on Mar 31, 2008 19:48:43 GMT -5
I'm here  Sorry, didnt have even a chance to login for a long while... Thank you, Curt, for letting the world know about my Airedale  We had 2 legs in Utility (AKC Obedience) completed by the beginning of this year. I never was a huge fan of AKC obedience (I love schutzhund obedience) - too many things designed long time ago, they dont promote and encourage drive, speed, etc. Your dog can veer off the ring during heeling and you still will be able to qualify, but if you've done 6 exercises perfect and failed one - you get 0 (zero) for the whole routine. Also, in Southern California it became a sport for older kind of ladies, very, very seldom you can find a guy there. Plus, I'm training my Mal in schutzhund anyway, have a bunch of friends there... To make this shorter - in the end of January Tiara had her BH in a USA trial under Nathanial Roque as a judge. In a trial with about 12-15 Mals and GSD she was the only Airedale! She did very good! I got a lot of compliments from the judge and everyone there. Some older folks used to seeing Airedales before, but not for a long while... Unfortunately, I dont have any video or pictures About the future... Will finish last leg of UD sometimes this year (dont want to quit uncompleted) and will try to go after Sch I... |
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Post by ed on Apr 1, 2008 21:08:11 GMT -5
Alex congrats.....a little tracking and some sleeve work and presto VPG1(SCH1)..real glad to hear it.
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Post by brandon23 on Apr 24, 2008 16:49:22 GMT -5
I am new to the board is this a high country airdale you have been training and if so how old is the dog and how long have you been training her in schutzhund.
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