All Dawgs Academy

Monthly Newsletter

(April  2006)

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OUR INSTRUCTORS:

                     Obedience          

Judi Bunge - puppy, beginner & novice, CGC/TDI testing

Kathy Galbraith - puppy, beginner, novice & rally

          Evie Van Uden - handling classes & competition obedience                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Agility

Rose Zontek - excellent

Debbie Williamson - beginner – advanced beginner

Carol Thom – excellent - intermediate

Don Skibniewski - intermediate – excellent

Linda Ensminger beginner - intermediate

Andy Kleinfelder – beginner – advanced beginner, CGC/TDI testing

(Anyone interested in focus agility please contact Sue Verbocy-verbocy22@netscape.net for more info)

          Each month we will be featuring one instructor. Listing their qualifications, favorites, etc…

     This month’s instructor is Judi Bunge.  Judi is very active in just about every aspect of animal care & training.  She has been an obedience instructor for 14 years and an assistant agility instructor for 8 years.  She takes a personal interest in her students and is very interested in their progress, and willing to give the one-on-one help that so many of us need. 

     She has been a licensed vet tech for 20 years, and enjoys all aspects of her job, but is partial to the surgical rotations.  Judi is involved in many rescue groups, including Glenhighland Farms Border Collie Rescue, Mastiffs Unlimited of WNY, & Greyhound Rescue Adoption Team which she has been president of for the past 5 years.   

     Judi & her husband, Andy owns multiple dogs, cats, and parrots.  Her home is opened to orphaned puppies, which she hand raises for the city of Buffalo Animal Shelter.   All her dogs are CGC/TDI certified and do hospital and nursing home visits on a weekly basis. 

     Believe it or not, with all her jobs, pets and responsibilities, Judi has time for a few personal hobbies like walking, gardening, sewing, knitting, crocheting and painting.

     She remembers her first dog, Whiskey, a husky/shep mix.  She never did formal obedience with him but he was a great dog who excelled at parlor tricks.  Her first competition dog was Roger, an Amstaff who earned his CD in obedience and was on his way to CDX.  They also earned open agility titles together.  Her current competition dogs are Haylee and Pickles, working on their MACH and CATCH titles.  Rukus is her up and coming Staffordshire Bull terrier who is just making his debut in CPE agility and hoping to compete in AKC agility and obedience.

     To watch Judi run in agility you would think she has been doing it all her life, but she remembers her first time in the agility ring with Roger, her Amstaff at the Nia. Falls Convention Center.  Bud Huston was the judge and when they finished their run with a “Q” all her friends who were there started cheering.  The judge asked if that was their Title, and when she said that it was their first “Q”, the judge said that Roger must be a special dog to have such a fan club, Judi agreed.  But to Judi, all her dogs are special.

                                     Dog Of The Month         

     This Month’s dog is Lance McDermott, a handsome 1 year old golden retriever.  His teacher tells us that he was voted “Most Improved” in his beginner class and his family is continuing on with his classes into novice.  Lance’s father is a search and rescue dog and being the high drive dog that he is, Lance is looking forward to being able to learn agility.  His best friends are his neighbor’s dogs who he plays with regularly.  He also loves his kong and to chase after balls.  He loves to chew on bones, his dad says there isn’t anything he can’t destroy.  Congratulations Lance, your bandana and gift certificate will be in the mail.

 

Obedience Graduates - Instructor: Kathy Gailbraith

Novice                                                                 Beginner

Stephanie Thurston – Sammi                                              Matthew Arnold – Penny

Debbie Sullivan – Ralphie                                                   Larry Mnich – Max

Dawn Weinbaum – Emma                                                   Nancy McDonell – Chase

Mike & Sarah Spillman                                                        Mike O’Sheehan – Bailey

Amy Needham – Lucy                                                          Barb Solomon – Jake

Karen McLellan – Kruzer                                                      Ardyce Insalaco – Bentley

John & Sue Cahill – Dudley                                     Lynn & Dave Meyers – Bandit

Kevin Smith – Batista                                                           Marion  McLellan – Maggie

Graidy Kelleher – Willow                                                      Norma DeFillipps – Dakota

Richard Meredith – Camille                                     Patrick O’Coner – Jenny

Mary Lou Trunzo – Spike                                                     Jeff & Karen Grisanti – Riley

Shannon Spencer – Sport                                                   Caroline Miller – Rupert

Jo Ann Brenner – Genevieve                                               Jennifer Nemec – Nymeria

Matt Souza – Buelah                                                            Emily Weisner – Koko

Sue Mahler – Zenda                                                 Julie Sullivan – Ariel

Micha Owens – Zaba                                                           Chris White – Jake

Cheryl Heffron – Lindy                                                          Mike Hickok – Eddie

Brian & Rebecca Hillman – Owen                                      Tracy Hacker – Shiloh

Pat Kruszona – Gypsy                                                          Sean McDermott – Lance

Lisa Schiavone – Lionel                                                       Meghan Shimmelpennickvanderoye – Olive

Puppy                                                                                    Lisa Chilelli – Toby

Nick Ordian – Ginger                                                            Cara & Jae Erzkus – Ruger

Desiree & Jason Riley – Jaimie

Ed & Deb Korpolinski – Kayla                                           

Debra Speicher – Brady                              Every dog needs to have a job and feel valued!

Pamela Hankinson – Candy

Sonia Polak – Joey

Rob & Debbie Taylor – Phoebee

Ann Ward – Jazmin

 

 

 

 

 

Catches

Congratulations to Becky Buehrig & Annie, Ellen Schoop & Willow, Sherri Capp & Mica, Diane Krauss & Abby, Lori Grove & Niles, & (for her 2nd catch of the weekend) Lori Grove & Robin

       A Catch is an agility title that we all crave but few attain.  In order for a handler and dog team to advance through the agility levels they must earn qualifying runs or “Q’s”. To do this the team must complete each course within the time limit and without making too many mistakes.  As the levels advance the mistakes you can make are less and less. There are standard courses and 6 games that the team must earn Q’s in.  Level 1 teams must earn a total of 2 standard Q’s & 6 games Q’s, one in each game.  Level 2 must earn 3 standard Q’s & 12 games Q’s, 2 in each game.  Level 3 must earn 4 standard Q’s & 12 games Q’s. Level 4 must earn 5 standard Q’s & 12 games Q’s. Level 5 must earn 10 standard Q’s and 24 games Q’s, 4 in each game.  For a grand total of 90 qualifying runs!

 

BRAGS

If your dog has earned a special award or title at somewhere other than All Dawgs Academy please let us know, so we can print it.

 

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