"River"
is Janine's Australian Shepherd.
On Q's
Macquarie River, UD, RN, ASCA CD, THD
River finished his
Novice career in 1998, during which he earned High In Trials, multiple placements and a
Dog World Award. He won Novice Dog in the Australian Shepherd Club of America National
Specialty and placed 15th in the Novice Division of the prestigious Pup-Peroni National
Classic Obedience Championships. He got his AKC Companion Dog Excellent title in June of
1999, and his AKC Utility title in December of 2001, placing first or second in all of his
legs, (qualifying performances). After dabbling a bit in Musical Freestyle , he's now
moved on to his
next adventure -
Rally Obedience with
friend and
J9'sK9s
instructor Stephanie Colman.
(Pup-Peroni Classic
Invitational pictures and photo below by Laurie Burnam.) (Foxtail photos by Jan
Slotar)
He turned eleven years
old in May of 2007 - he's also a certified therapy dog.
He's a great hugger
and a blast to train!
"Dutch" is Janine's
Golden Retriever.
Tanbark's
Wind In My Sails, CDX
Dutch is a
sweet Golden Retriever born April 18, 2000. He's very happy and very fast.
He got his CD and
CDX in 6 consecutive shows (with high scores of 198 and
a whopping 199 out of a possible 200), and has given his mom lots more blue
ribbons to hang in her office









(photo
by Jan Slotar)


























































☺. He's
currently
playing and swimming, plus learning about
Agility, and
Competition Obedience at the Utility
level.











(Agility photos by http://www.cameraanimal.com)











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