On Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Prairie State Dog Club Trials Vello, handled by Wayne, turned in an excellent performance under SV judge Greg Estnest. The temperatures were in the upper 70’s with a nice breeze and plenty of sunshine. The on and off lead heel exercises, long down and sit on a notion …
Team Demonstrates SAR for 14,000 Boy Scouts
Four members of the team and their dogs demonstrated obedience, bark and recall re-find alerts, doggy base ball and finding the training aid hidden in one of 3 trash cans. The biggest pleasure came when the visitor got to interact with the dogs and pet them
Fundraising
Come to our Fundraiser ! Meet the handlers and chat one on one. Do you have a site in the Chicago-land area that we could use for training? Or are you interested in volunteering? Please e-mail us. We are a 501c3 organization which means your donations are tax deductible. None of our members receives a salary. …
Belle Earn Schutzhund 1
I love Belle’s quiet determination. It is a real mental exercise to switch between her and Lektor aka “bulldozer”. As a handler you have act and respond so differently to best utilize the dog’s personality, but that’s how different dogs make a person a better handler. Belle did a wonderful job and she gave me something more. Trials have always made me nervous and have not been a pleasant experience, but thanks to Belle I intend to become more active in schutzhund and actually work toward competing at larger trials.
Lektor Goes 97 of 100 in Protection
At was a miserable day for a trial. At 7 AM when we started tracking the temperature had already hit 80 degrees and rising. There hadn’t been a drop of rain in weeks. Top it off we had spent the last month enjoying the cool breezes of the Adirondack Mountains with highs in the 60’s …
Paivi and Cody Earn CDX Nov. 2008
Paivi and Cody Earn CDX Nov. 2008 On Sunday November 9, 2008 Cody completed his Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) -title with a 4th place finish and 187 points. Companion Dog Excellent is the second highest obedience title in AKC and is all done off-leash. Exercises include heeling off-leash based on …
Ruff'n It Demo Greene Valley
Ruff’n It Demo Greene Valley Sept 21,2008 The team drew a crowd of interested observers on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at the Greene Valley Forest Preserve. Chuck Carroll and Anna, Sherri Gallagher with Lektor and Belle, Shane Gallagher as subject and Jim Gallagher as MC, demonstrated obedience, directional, play drive, bark alerts and more. It …
Mary Kay Team Partners With GSSARDA For Fundraising
Pink and Orange Make a Winning Combination MacDonald All-star Mary Kay team takes making the world more beautiful to a whole new level. On Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 these ladies reached out to German Shepherd Search and Rescue Dog Association (GSSARDA) and accomplished 20% of the unit fund-raising goal. At their regular weekly meeting they …
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