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New England News Diane Richardson Unity, NH frontierrots@yahoo.com |
| I've been "in" Rottweilers since 1985, Shiba Inu since 1995 and have been teaching pet dog obedience since 1989. We also have a website with a good bit of educational info and I receive emails fairly regularly from people seeking advice and help or referrals. I finally had the time to break into the performance world in 2003 with my Rottweiler girl, Bea. Prior to this we had dabbled with conformation for years but my work (managing boarding kennels) and teaching schedule prohibited anything more serious Bea obtained her AKC CGC at 13 months; her AKC CD at 19 months-all 3 legs with placements ( a 1st, 2nd and 3rd); her U-CD at 2 years; USTTA TT and AKC RN (in 3 straight trials) at 26 months; AKC RA at 27 months old; AKC RE ( with a 1st and 2nd placement) in 3 straight trials at 29 months old; AKC Tracking certification easily at 30 months old and 5 weeks pregnant. Bea finished 2005 Tied for 16th place Rally excellent in the American Rottweiler Club rankings A 6 month maternity leave (for Bea) was terminated by a return to work and her first double Q towards her AKC RAE with double 4th place wins, followed by easily earning her AKC TD in the pouring rain; her second RAE double Q with a 4th place; her third RAE double Q with a 1st place and a fourth RAE double Q with a 1st place in an Advanced class of 50 and a 2nd place in an Excellent class of 41. As of the 3rd quarter 2006 she is at 3rd place in Rally Excellent and 9th place in Rally Advanced American Rottweiler Club rankings. These will not hold for year end though because we did not trial at all in the 4th quarter. Bea's formal name is U-CD B Mine vd Frolikind zu Frontier CD,RE,TD,CGC,TT (4 RAE legs) Her puppy, Annie (Frontier Komotion RN), debuted in the Rally ring in April 2006 earning her first AKC Rally leg at 6 months old, she then earned her second leg at 7 months and her third leg at 9 months finishing her AKC RN in 3 straight trials I have written a few articles for the Rottweiler Quarterly and am in the process of writing a book of short stories about, what else, dogs! We bought a house and I "retired" from my 17 year career in the boarding kennel industry and am now a substitute teacher. I look forward to returning to dog sports and finishing up Bea's RAE and earning her TDX as well as completing the process for her to become a Wildlife recovery dog (finds wounded game lost by hunters) as well as getting Annie out and on her own title quest |
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