About me
My favorite hobby:
Training and showing my dog(s) is my passion. (I am not a breeder) I dedicate my time to training and preparing my dog, currently a Rottweiler named 'Cuda, for various trials and competitions around Arizona and nearby states in a variety of AKC sports, including Obedience, Rally, Barn Hunt, Scent Work and most recently, Herding. This is where my love for my dog(s) and my commitment to excellence come together. I strive to provide the best positive training possible, so my dog will have fun at the 'game' in addition to performing well.
​​I also really enjoy making websites or ads to help people show off their dogs, their Club, Rescue or anything else you want to reach people who are not on Facebook! To see the websites I've done so far, please visit the Gallery page.
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I am now a member of 3 Rottweiler clubs and a local All Breed club. Below you will find more information about my history in training and the special memories I have made with 'Cuda as well as seeing the dogs of my past that I've had the pleasure of sharing my life with.
Back Lft to Rt: Hummer, Nikki / Front Lft to Rt: Dori, Bean and Lea. My dogs in Anchorage around 2005.
Group placing, Select & H.I.T. CH Quarterwoods Invite The Hemi v Mystic PT, RA, RATO, SIA SEA SCN, TKN
aka 'Cuda - CHIC194304
Meet my gorgeous Rottweiler - a true testament to beauty and talent. Not only does she turn heads, but she also shines in multiple AKC performance sports. For example, I had never trained her to look for rats, but we went to Las Vegas for our 1st ever Barn Hunt trial and qualified 3 of 4 runs to earn her RATN title. Then almost a year later, I entered her in Open A and she Q'd again with a 1st place! With no training in between! Talk about a proud dog-mom!!​​ 'Cuda is 100% handled and trained in every sport - including Conformation, Obedience, Rally, Barn Hunt, Herding, and Scent Work - by me!​​​​
'Cuda's Photo Album
'Cuda finished her Novice Container, Exterior and Interior on this day.
'Cuda earned WB, Best of Breed and Owner Handled Best of Breed for a 3 pt. major and then we went into the group ring and got our first Group placement (Group 3) in the Working Group, which turned her win to a 4 pt major, then an Owner Handled Group IV. We're VERY thrilled with these wins under Judges Darryl Vice and Channing Smith.
New RN title - Hurricane, UT at Red River Canyon Kennel Club 'Cuda finished her RN on Sept. 7, 2024. There were so many excellent working teams there that our score of 97 didn't make the top 4 placements.
'Cuda finished her Novice Container, Exterior and Interior on this day.
Training Background
In case you're wondering, I am a positive trainer and love to see a dog enjoying what they do. I recently (2024) bought a window sticker that says "Love the dog first and the sport second" and think it's a great reminder for all of us that compete - that this hobby is supposed to be because we enjoy spending time with our dogs!
I have personally earned the following titles or awards with my dogs - All of which can be verified, if someone should doubt me, by looking them up on AKC's website.
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Barn Hunt: Rat Novice (RATN); #7 Novice All breed statewide (AZ), 2024; #16 Novice Rottweiler nationwide, 2024; Rat Open (RATO)
Conformation: Champion (CH), Top 10 ranked Conformation (temporarily for breed only), Multiple Group placements, Best of Breed (BOB), Best of Winners (BOW), Best of Opposite Sex (BOS), Owner Handled Best of Breed (OHBOB), Rottweiler NOHS #40, 2024
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Herding: Pre-trial tested (PT)
Tracking: Tracking Dog (TD)
Obedience: Companion Dog (CD), Companion Dog Excellent (CDX), Utility Dog (UD) in 13 attempts, Multiple High in Trial (H.I.T.), U.S. & CAN, High Aggregate CAN, Top 10 ranked Obedience U.S. (Novice and Open) & CAN (Novice) (breed only), Dog World Award
Rally: Rally Novice (RN), Rally Advanced (RA), Rally Excellent (RE)
Agility: Novice Agility (NA), Novice Agility Jumpers (NAJ), Open Agility Jumpers (OAJ), Open Gamblers Certificate (OGC)
Scent Work: Novice Container, (SCN) Novice Interior (SIN), Novice Exterior (SEN), Exterior Advanced (SEA), Interior Advanced (SIA)
Various: Trick Dog Novice (TKN), Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
Additional certificates earned from Front & Finish, the Tibetan Spaniel Club of America and the American Rottweiler Club. Click on the album below to pop-open for full view.​​
Show & Award Photos
 Bean Group 1Group 1 with Bean - Ch. Stern's Marvelous Dream, CDX, RE, NA, OAJ. She has many group placements to her credit, including a Veteran Group I and at one point was the only Top 10 ranked LC with an obedience title. |  Bean Vet Grp 1Bean earning Veterans Toy Group I! Such an awesome little Chihuahua. |  First and Foremost award BeanBean earned a First and Foremost award from Front & Finish magazine! |  Bean articlesBean working her utility articles. She was 100% on finding the right one. |
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 Bean Group 3Bean and a Toy Group 3 under the infamous judge Edd Bivin. |  Bean Group 2The amazing Bean getting a Group 2. Ch. Stern's Marvelous Dream, CDX, RE, NA, OAJ |  Bean Group 4 Novice legBean, LC Chihuahua, earning Group IV AND a leg toward her CD at the same show in Fairbanks, AK |  Knox HIT YakimaHigh in Trial in Yakima, WA with Knox - Ch. Libra's Opportunity Knocks, UD, TD, CAN CD |
 Knox HIT HA in WhitehorseH.I.T. Ch Libra's Opportunity Knocks, UD, TD, CAN CD. Top 10 ranking obed. for Novice and Open for the breed and #12 out of 50 at Pup-Peroni. This is her last day at Whitehorse, BC where she got High in Trial all 6 trials to win the High Aggregate and with these wins, ranked in the Top 10 for the breed in Novice in 2002 in Canada |  Knox TDKnox finishing her Tracking Dog title in Palmer, AK in a field that is now a subdivision. Lazy Mtn is in the back |  Pupperoni award KnoxBecause of the points she'd accumulated, Knox and I were eligible to compete at Pup-Peroni 1999 Western Regional Dog Obedience Championships in Open. Out of 50 allowed entrants, we were just 1.5 points away from a trophy! (see rankings) |  Pupperoni rankings1999 Pup-peroni stats for Open. I also have the complete stats for Novice and Utility, if you were there and want to see the printout |
 Dori Puppy Group 1Dori, Stern's Bewitching Endora, RN, getting Puppy Group I at the Puppy Extravaganza. Equestrian Center show in Anchorage, Alaska |  Lea New CDLea finishing her CD |  Lea Rally Nov titleRally Novice title completed under judge, Cheri Hagen! Lea - Avigdor Oleandra, CD, RA |  Lea TSCA 1st place Rally Adv1st place Rally Advanced at the TSCA specialty in Texas |
 TSCA High scoring TibbieLea earned a Highest Scoring Tibetan Spaniel Obedience certificate from the Tibetan Spaniel Club of America! |  Akita Chechen WBI handled this Akita, Chechen, for a friend and got Winners bitch for her |
Training Videos
My Champion Long Coated Chihuahua, Bean, completing her 3rd leg to earn her RE (Rally Excellent) title.
Bean was:
Multiple Group placing CH Stern's Marvelous Dream L, CDX, NA & OAJ. She passed away suddenly at just 9 yrs old.
A short clip of my Tibetan Spaniel heeling. She earned her AKC & UKC Companion Dog titles, as well as her AKC Rally Advanced title.
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Lea was:
Avigdor Oleandra, CD, RA, U-CD. She passed away just short of her 17th birthday.
~ 12/13/2003 - 9/14/2020