Herding training photos and trialing. Trials include American Kennel Club and American Herding Breed Association. Owner/Handler is member of Inland Empire Herding Dog Association. Training with Terry Parrish of Action K9 Herding Center http://actionk9sports.com/ and Jerry Stewart http://home1.gte.net/jerstew/homepage.html. Member of Coast Schutzhund Club.
2/28/2010 Title Herding Trial Dog-1 AHBA; Judge: Kathy Modica; Kerry Blue Terrier Club AHBA Trial at Action K-9 Trial, San Pasqual, CA; 83(90 max) Time 3:28
2/14/2010 HTD-1 AHBA Qual Leg 1; Judge: Jerry Stoner; Inland Empire Herding Dog Association; Stonewall Ranch, Perris, CA; Fourth Place 67(90max) Time 3:45
12/20/2009 Herding Ranch Dog-1 AHBA Qual Leg; Judge: Richard Godfrey; Golden State Rottweiler Club of Southern California at Aciton K9 Herding Center, San Pasqual, CA; 76 (90max) Time: 9:12
11/21/2009 Herding Started Qual Leg; Judge: Adrian Lopez; Golden State Rottweiler Club, AKC Event#2009210413; Action K9 Herding Center, San Pasqual, CA; Fifth Place 91 (100) Time: 3:23
11/14/2009 Herding Started Qual Leg; Judge: Rochelle Stanford-Dias; IEHDA AKC Event# 2009504305 at Stonewall Ranch Perris, CA; Third Place 96(100) Time: 3:39
11/01/2009 Herding Started - A-Match AKC; Judge Judy Vanderford; German Shepherd Dog Club of San Gabriel Valley, Judy's Sheep Ranch, Tujunga, CA- 2nd Place, Reserve High in Trial (Match), 82 (100) Time: 4:03.
1/24/2009 Pretrial Tested Title; Judge: Sandy Moore; Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles, AKC Event# 2009601807; TASK Farms, Lake Elizabeth, CA; Qualified in all competencies. Time: 3:09
11/15/2008 Pretrial Tested Leg#1; Judge: Ed Faulk; IEHDA at Stonewall Ranch, Perris, CA; qualified in all competencies; Time: 4:28.
11/8-9/2008 Herding Tested Title; Judge: Dorothy Delisle, Time: 2:46 Judge: Steve Waltenburg Time Time 2:52 ; Belgian Tervuren Club of Southern California; AKC Event# 2008220810; Bel Canto Ranch, Lancaster, CA; qualified in all competencies
05/9-10/2009 BH Begleithunde -Vielseitigkeitspruefung für Gebrauchshunde Degree Earned- Judge: Jennifer Reid; Deutscher Verband der Gebrauchshundsportvereine America, Western KriesGruppen Region; Coast Schutzhund Club
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