2016 AKC

NATIONAL TRACKING

INVITATIONAL

September 17 & 18, 2016

Bernheim Arboretum &

Research Forest Clermont, Kentucky

2016 AKC

NATIONAL TRACKING

INVITATIONAL

September 17 & 18, 2016 Bernheim Arboretum & Research

Forest 2499 Clermont Road

Clermont, Kentucky 40110

Show Hours – 8:00am ~ 4:00pm

American Kennel Club Certification

Permission has been granted by the American Kennel Club for the

holding of these events under the American Kennel Club rules and

regulations. James P. Crowley, Secretary

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

MID-KENTUCKY KENNEL CLUB

Mary Ginter, President

Sue Carlin, Vice-President Penny Kent, Treasurer

Rachel McClister, Recording Secretary 10045 Hodgenville Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718

Terry Zilisch, Director Myrna Kennan, Director

Melanie Peeters, Director

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

GREATER LOUISVILLE TRAINING CLUB

Ken Baur, President Dorothy Hofner/Marcia Mosby, Vice-President

Michelle Baur, Treasurer Nancy Cheski, Recording Secretary

7305 Shadowood Lane, Crestwood, KY 40014 Leo Clem, Board Member

Pam Karcher, Board Member

Janice Lukenbill, Board Member Kim Scully, Board Member

LuAnn Vuckson, Board Member

2016 AKC NATIONAL TRACKING INVITATIONAL

TEST SECRETARY

DOROTHY SNEVE

4006 WILLOWVIEW BLVD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299 (502) 267-6793, (502) 836-3212

dasneve@aol.com

Terry McGauley, Committee Chair

Dorothy Hofner, Committee Secretary/Hospitality Mary Ginter, Committee Treasurer

Ralph Sneve, Event Chair Cheryl Tisdale, Catalog Chair

AKC FIELD REPRESENTATIVES CAROL RUTHENBERG DIANE SCHULTZ

INVITATIONAL JUDGES

CONNIE AUSTIN (19385) 4517 Sage Road

Rochester, IL 62563

ULYSSES JAMES (19384) 4517 Sage Road

Rochester, IL 62563

LUCINDA SEELEY (90148) 167 NE Jardian Road

Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

RONALD E SEELEY (18975) 167 NE Jardian Road

Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

TEST CHIEF TRACKLAYERS

TERRY MCGAULEY TONY GINTER

TEST TRACKLAYERS

MITZI YOUNG DIANE THARP MERGI LEHNERTZ MARY GINTER

FRAN SMITH JEFF WHITSITT CHERYL TISDALE CATHY GREENFIELD

JANE CRAIG ANNE KELLER

JERILYN WISSLER KEN BARNA

ALTERNATE ALEX WHITMAN

TEST DRIVERS

MIKE LANDRUM MORGANA LANDRUM TOM LOCKE LAURA KOESTER

ROSETTES, AWARDS & PRIZES

All participating dogs will receive:

Award Rosette Catalog

Commemorative Maroon T-Shirt

VETERINARY SERVICE

JEFFERSON ANIMAL HOSPITAL 24-HOUR EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER

4504 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219 502-966-4104

DISCLAIMER

The American Kennel Club, its staff, or its affiliates, MKKC, and GLTC will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any dog exhibited or the possessions of any exhibitor, whether the result of accident or any other cause. It is distinctly understood that every dog at this test is in the care and custody and control of its owner or handler during the entire time the dog is on the test premises.

WELCOME & THANK YOU

The American Kennel Club

Seventh National Tracking Invitational

Welcome to the Seventh National Tracking

Invitational. The amazing scenting ability of the dog

is the reason that dogs have become invaluable in

today’s society for explosive and narcotics detection,

arson detection, and search and rescue. The

American Kennel Club will showcase its finest

tracking dogs here at the Bernheim Arboretum &

Research Forest. It will be a great challenge for both

dog and handler.

Each dog has earned the title of Champion Tracker

(CT). In order to obtain this prestigious title, the

dog and owner must have earned a Tracking Dog (TD)

or Tracking Dog Urban (TDU), Tracking Dog Excellent

(TDX), and the Variable Surface Tracker (VST) title.

This event contains 12 different tracks using a

combination of elements taken from the TDX and

VST track requirements. This event should prove to

be an exciting demonstration of the

dog’s remarkable tracking abilities.

Thank You!!

To our wonderful team of Volunteers who have unselfishly given

of their time and talent to assist with this event.

Your dedication to the American Kennel Club and the Sport of

Tracking is greatly appreciated!

NTI Event Committee

Terry McGauley

Dorothy Sneve ~ Ralph Sneve

Dorothy Hofner ~ Myrna Keenan

Mary Ginter ~ Tony Ginter

Chief Tracklayers

Terry McGauley ~ Tony Ginter

Tracklayers

Mitzi Young ~ Diane Tharp ~ Mergi Lehnertz

Mary Ginter ~ Fran Smith ~ Jeff Whitsitt

Cathy Greenfield ~ Jane Craig ~ Jerilyn Wissler

Ken Barna ~ Cheryl Tisdale ~ Anne Keller

Alternate Tracklayer

Alex Whitman

Drivers

Morgana Landrum ~ Mike Landrum

Laura Koester ~ Tom Locke

Hospitality

Members of the Hardin County 4-H Paws Club

Last but by no means least, the members of Greater

Louisville Training Club and Mid-Kentucky Kennel Club for

their moral and financial support!!

Thank You Bernheim Arboretum!

Mid-Kentucky Kennel Club and Greater

Louisville Training Club would also like

to thank Bernheim Arboretum and

Research Forest for opening their gates

to the Seventh AKC National Tracking

Invitational, especially Event

Coordinator Regina Glass, COO Scott

Turner, and Executive Director Dr Mark

Wourns who have worked with us in

making this an event to remember.

Please visit their website at

bernheim.org to learn more about what

we locals consider to be the best

tracking grounds ever!

The National Tracking Invitational committee wishes to thank Luann Vuckson for her generous donations to the NTI. This donation is made by Luann Vuckson in loving memory of "Gunner CD TD RN". Many thanks To Anney Doucette of K9-Design for your generous help with the NTI. Many thanks to Ann Keller for her

generous support of the NTI.

INVITATIONAL JUDGES

AKC NATIONAL TRACKING INVITATIONAL JUDGES

CONNIE AUSTIN & ULE JAMES

Connie and Ule have been judging tracking since 2002 and have judged over

975 entries. What we enjoy most about tracking is the tracking community

including club members, judges and exhibitors. From the tracklayer we

happened to drive by and see her re-walking her track and heading off a

corner in the wrong direction for the woods on Sat, we called out “what is the

matter”, she said, “I have to pee”, we said, “then you have to pee on the

track”… to the wonderful cooks who make the best foods, from homemade

cookies, to meatloaf to caramel brownies.

The Exhibitors and their Dogs. Then the dogs, from the tiniest miniature

pinscher on a cold day in the snow for a TDX, who had one corner left and he

started to do the small dog cold dance, but after considerable encouragement

from the owner continued on to the end of the track to the glove… to the

handler who completed the TDX and turned around and said “HOW long was

that track?” It was 980 yards due to the long narrow field and the need for

one more turn. A track plotted in a maintenance area, with one of the articles

being a carburetor, the dog indicated the article, and the confused look on the

handler’s face, holding up a carburetor and trying to decide if that should go in

her gear or if she should leave it. The tear jerker tracks, where someone with

cancer and probably only one tracking event left for her whose dog passed the

TD, the rescue dog who when re-homed was terrified of everything and made

it thru a TD with flying colors, to the VST handler who had decided this would

be her last try and she passed! When working towards a VST seeing the same

handlers at multiple tests and finally getting to see them pass! As we own

sighthounds, we always hope to see more sighthounds in the tracking world,

we have passed two sighthounds in a sparse field of sighthounds, a Podengo

and a Borzoi.

Friends. To our friends, one of whom really hates snakes. Ule placed a fake

snake on the way up a ditch with our snake fearing friend behind, coming

down one side of the ditch and looking up to see the snake - the scream that

erupted! To all the friends who don’t hesitate to go out in the worst of

weather with you to track; and to all the tracking stories that are exchanged

on test weekends.

Training. The day Connie (who does not like spiders) went to lay a track out at

a park in the taller grass in the morning with the dew on all the spider webs

with gigantic yellow spiders, the track was quite serpentine-like. The handler

was wondered why the dog was zig-zagging all over the place; an article was

put down the storm sewer, there was a ledge down there, and how long it

took the handler to figure out that the dog didn’t go to the storm sewer just

because; a new statue of a naked woman at the college and the way the dog

stopped and started to bark at the statue; a track was laid to deny the creek

right near the creek and the person laying a track for me, happened to do the

same thing, just a coincidence but pretty funny watching each the dog and

handler go over the creek and then back to the side with the turn; the people

you start in tracking who actually go on and get a title and the pride you feel

when they pass (and the critique you do in your head while they are in the

test: “don’t stand too firm, go with your dog on the corner, keep your lead off

the ground”, and when you realized you forgot to tell them one thing about

what to do at a test start; when they start the track at a test without asking

the judges if its ok to start – yikes!).

Exhibiting. As an exhibitor feeling the great highs and lows - passing joy and

the pain associated with failing. In the freezing cold with a Whippet who laid

down in the snow to get out of the wind; to one who stood under our legs as

the rain poured down; the unexpected amazement of one of our whippets

tracking in the pouring rain and swimming thru a creek to get to the end of the

TDX, looked down at something and Connie not moving up to look fast

enough, the dog moved on, she looked down at the spot through water

streaked glasses and saw something yellow, a leaf she supposed, and followed

the dog out to miss the final yellow glove. The passing of a VST in the fall when

on the last leg, the favorite creatures, grasshoppers appeared and after

jumping like a grasshopper the dog finally said ok, I’ll go find the final article.

So many great judges who may be working in very adverse weather conditions

but who are still excited to see people pass on Sunday. A judge who still

remembers, when one of the whippets was doing a particularly poor

performance, Ule reached down into his vest, pulled out a whistle and failed

himself.

Pictures. To the great pictures Ule has gotten to remember each passer, the

always present “butt” shot. We keep a photo album of all the passing dogs and

handlers.

Finally….We hope everyone remembers to recall and enjoy the journey with

your dog to the NTI, all the stories and experiences you have had while

training and the wonderful companionship your dog brings to you off and on

the field. As dogs, like people too, some will have a good tracking day this

weekend and some may not, but these dogs are still our best friends.

AKC NATIONAL TRACKING INVITATIONAL JUDGE

LUCI SEELEY

I was born in Tokyo, Japan as my dad was a

career Army soldier and my mother a Japanese

national. I grew up mostly in Germany as we had

3 tours there before my dad retired and we

settled in the United States. I met my husband

Ron and we married in 1973 moving to Florida

where we have lived for 43 years and spend a lot

of time out doors with our dogs tracking all year

long. In the hot summer months we go out very early and work short tracks to

keep up the dog’s stamina as well as our own.

In 1997 Ron gave me a Golden Retriever puppy and we named him

Meadowpond Oso Proud N Happy. His call name was Happy of course and he

sure lived up to his name. Happy taught me far more than I taught him. He

taught me patience and perseverance as we earned a UDX and a TDX together.

He taught me to have a sense of humor and made me humble. He was a

wonderful partner at the other end of the lead whether in the Obedience ring

or on the tracking field. I enjoyed the journey of tracking with him so much I

decided to become an AKC tracking judge, with some nudging from my

husband and Fran Smith. Along the way I also got the obedience bug and

applied for and became an obedience judge as well. It has been a lot of work

but a lot of fun and keeps me busy. I also work full time doing correspondence

for the state of Florida’s SChip program called Florida Healthy Kids and

Kidcare. We service the State’s children enrolled for subsidized health care

which is an extremely high stress, fast paced environment with deadlines

daily keeping me busy.

I love and train two Golden Retriever males, Ozzie in Utility, TDX as well as

VST; and Stanley in beginning obedience and tracking as well. He shows a lot

of promise and sees the flag and takes off like a whirlwind; tail wagging like a

flag itself. I hold on and follow! I expect we will have a fun journey together as

we move along in both venues.

I am quite honored to judge the NTI this year and look forward to following

some great tracking dogs.

AKC NATIONAL TRACKING INVITATIONAL JUDGE

RON SEELEY

I was born and raised in New York State and earned

a Bachelor of Science degree in Contracting &

Construction from Utica College a division of

Syracuse University. I have always enjoyed a love for

dogs and our family had several dogs throughout my

childhood. My breed of choice is the Golden

Retriever.

I first entered the sport of tracking around 1986 and

with the help of some local tracking enthusiasts, tracking became my passion. I

was fortunate to have been a partner with several of our dogs earning

multiple tracking titles on 5 dogs. The most memorable one came on my

birthday when I was part of a team that earned a CT which qualified us for the

National Tracking Invitational (NTI). I decided to give back to the sport of

tracking by becoming a judge and I am approved to judge all levels of tracking

for AKC & ASCA. My wife, Luci and I, also provide tracking instruction to a

group of tracking enthusiasts to help promote the sport.

When I am not judging tracking, I may be entered at a tracking event or

competing in the sport of obedience. I have had the pleasure of being a

partner with several wonderful dogs that have earned advanced obedience

titles up to UDX. As a way to give back to the sport of obedience, Luci and I

also teach obedience classes for all levels and we have recently become

obedience judges. I am a Provisional Novice judge and Luci is a Provisional

Open judge. I love being able to help others enjoy the various dog venues and

assist them on their journey. My other interest consists of coaching youth

baseball at the Little League High School and Travel Ball level.

HISTORY OF TRACKING

History of Tracking Events

In April 10, 1936, the first official "Regulations and Standard for

Obedience Test Field Trials" was published. The first licensed test

held in accordance with these regulations took place on June 13, 1936,

and appropriately enough, was held with the North Westchester Kennel

Club all-breed show at Mount Kisco, New York.

Tracking was originally part of the Utility class, and a dog had to pass a

separate tracking test in order to earn a UD. For roughly the first ten

years, tracking received one paragraph of description in the

regulations, which set out the barest basics of length and age of the

track. On the day of the test, the tracklayers were to walk the tracks,

deposit the article, and retrace their steps to remove all but the two

starting flags. By 1938, it was added that the tracklayer could not wear

rubber-soled shoes, and the dog had to be on a 30-40 foot leash and

work without help from the handler. By 1943, the tracklayers were

required to follow the track, deposit the article, and walk directly off

the course.

In 1947, tracking was made a separate class, and more detail began to

appear in the regulations: The tracklayers were required to wear

leather-soled shoes until they deposited the article, whereupon they

were to put on a pair of rubbers and walk off the course at a right

angle. The article was to be a leather glove or wallet. Finally, the dog

was permitted one additional chance to take the scent between the

starting flags, provided he had not passed the second flag. It is obvious

from the changes in the regulations that there must have been

considerable discussion of how a track was to be properly laid by the

tracklayer. Tracking and advanced tracking regulations were destined

eventually to swell, from the original single paragraph of description in

1936, to forty-five pages today.

As early as 1947, and encouraged by Obedience Advisory Committees,

the tracking fraternity urged AKC to approve a more advanced type of

tracking test that would test a dog's ability to track a person over a

course that had aged for at least three hours and for about twice the

distance required by the Tracking Test. This advanced test, called

Tracking Dog Excellent, was approved by the AKC in 1979 and became

effective on March 1, 1980. The first TDX dog was a Dachshund, Gretel

Von Bupp Murr UD, who passed the Tracking Dog Excellent Test on

March 15 of that year. This dog was owned and handled by George

Richards of Sun City Center, Florida.

From the beginning of the sport, all tracking tests were held in fields

and open spaces. Due to urban pressures, these are fast disappearing in

many areas of the country. A new test, called Variable Surface

Tracking, was designed to utilize industrial and office parks, college

campuses, etc.

In 1995, Merrill Cohen laid the number one track at the first Variable

Surface Tracking Test on a beautiful, clear morning in Ellicott City,

Maryland. Darlene Ceretto competed on the track laid by Cohen, track

one (of six). "The tracks were the epitome of what VST is all about,"

said Ceretto. "Although none of us actually passed, all the dogs did a

remarkable and credible job, working with determination and

perseverance."

The following weekend Ceretto became the first exhibitor to put the

VST title on a dog, at an event held by the Northwest Obedience Club

of Glenview, Illinois. Her female German Shepherd Dog Sealair's

Raggedy Ann UD TDX, also became the first CT - Champion Tracker - a

designation awarded to dogs with all three tracking titles.

PARTICIPANTS

TEAM #1

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

JUDGES: CONNIE AUSTIN & ULE JAMES

Track #

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1. CT Royal Chapeau RN SHA NAP NJP. SR34820003

05/21/2006 English Cocker Spaniel Bitch

Breeder: Marjorie A. Schultz. By Gannowfell Samba

MH x Denton Dotti TD OA OAJ NJP

Owner: Marjorie Schultz, 10 Brierfield Dr, Candler,

NC, 28715

Track #

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2. CT MACH4 Hare-Raiser Thousand Acre Plans

VCD3 RN MXB2 MJS2 XF T2B CAA RATCH

CGCA HP26097204 04/15/2007 Beagle, Dog

Breeder: Jan Weiher & Don Neiffer By Bedlam

Madhatter x CH MACH Echo Run Hoot-N-Holler

MSX MJS XF

Owner: Diane M Dittrich, 3182 Bluff Rd, Marietta,

GA, 30062

Track #

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3. TC Laci's CSI v Kanix MW VCD1 BN RE OA OAJ

ME HP14062901 12/25/2004 Dachshund Bitch

Breeder: C S Todd & K S Wilberg By Freckle-Face

Kind of Blue x Stargang Magical Finnish at Kanix

Owners: Cindi S Todd & Charlene Dunn, 6861

Greenleaf Dr, North Richland Hills, TX, 76182

Handler: Charlene Dunn

Track #

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4. CT Encore Remember When RN AX AXJ DN26826901 11/10/2009 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Bitch

Breeder: Marlene Rosenberg By CH Shavals Fire

Classic at Craigycor x Elfwish Airess

Owner: Gina Femali, 681 S Jade Lane, Round Lake,

IL, 60073

Track #

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5. CT Julot Le Flair Giaia Kuymal SAR-W DN05417102 12/20/2003 Belgian Sheepdog Dog

Breeder: Peggy Richter By DC Uvar Erosha Kuymal x

CH Glace Noire Wicca D'Kuymal RN HSASC HIAS

HXAS HXCS

Owners: Kaye & Clarence Hall, 4516 Dry Creek Rd,

Napa, CA, 94558

Handler: Kaye Hall

TEAM #1

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

JUDGES: CONNIE AUSTIN & ULE JAMES

Track #

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6. CT McAmis' Thinkin' I'm Bad Like My Dad VCD1

BN RAE TDU MX AXJ XF NFP CAX FDCH

RATO RN15127002 08/15/2007 West Highland White Terrier

Dog Breeders: Julie & Amos Smith & Suebeth &

Bobby Jordan By CH Sweetsound's King O'Rock N

Roll x CH Duntrune's Lady Francis of McAmis

Owner: Angelia Jennings, 273 Dylan Drive,

Ringgold, GA 30736

The Fab Four brothers Ridge, Codex, Watson and Cork, would

like to Congratulate their Dad Timber on his entry draw for the

NTI this year...Dad may your nose never tire and focus never

waiver!!! ...May you enjoy and always remember this special day

...we all hope one day we can follow in your paw prints!!!

Congratulations to an amazing team, Diane and Timber! You

Rock! From: Cheryl Tisdale

Best of Luck to Angie Jennings and Rudy. Track Hard and

Track True. From: PDX Family and Friends

Best wishes, Angie Jennings and Rudy, as you test your skills in

the National Tracking Invitational.

From your friends in the Chattanooga Dog Agility Club

Angie Jennings, this has been a long journey for the both of

us. Have fun, take it all in, and be Chattanooga Strong!

From: Bev Kriewald

MARJORIE SCHULTZ

CT ROYAL CHAPEAU RN SHA NAP NJP

“HATTIE”

I bred and raised Hattie. I started her tracking on the driveway at 6

weeks of age. She was certified at 6 months and earned her TD at the

English Cocker National Specialty at age 10 months. She got her TDX a

year later at Rock Cut State Park in Illinois. She earned her VST at the

Kentucky Horse Park when she was 3. It was my 69th birthday present

from her. Hattie also has 3 Canadian tracking titles from tests in

Vancouver, Regina and Thunder Bay. In addition to tracking, Hattie and

I have earned titles in hunting, free style dancing, tricks, agility and

rally.

DIANE DITTRICH

CT MACH4 HARE-RAISER THOUSAND ACRE PLANS VCD3 RN

MXB2 MJS2 XF T2B CAA RATCH CGCA

“TIMBER”

Timber’s talent and enthusiasm for this game make every track with him a

joy. He is my 3rd tracking dog and my first CT. His first puppy track was in my

driveway the day I brought him home and we haven’t looked back since. He

earned his TD at 8 months and his TDX at 2.5 years. Both on the first try and

while also actively competing in agility and obedience. He finished his first

MACH just 6 months after the TDX. He became the fourth Beagle to earn a

VST (and CT) when he was 5.

Since earning his CT, Timber has discovered 2 new ‘nose’ sports---Barn Hunt

and Nosework! Timber was the first Beagle to earn BH titles above Novice and

is still the only Beagle Barn Hunt Champion. He’s also LOVING Nosework. In

the last year he has earned his NW1 and NW2 and will be in his first NW3 trial

soon.

We would like to thank our mentor, Terry McGauley, who was instrumental in

our VST success. Her love for her student---both human and canine—and her

knowledge of scent are unsurpassed. We’d also like to thank everyone who

has laid tracks for us—especially Rachel Hawkins who laid most of Timber’s

puppy tracks and Cheryl Tisdale who had an uncanny knack for plotting exactly

the track we needed when we needed it. Finally, I want to thank Timber. I

am so grateful for all he has taught me and the partnership we share. I can’t

wait to see what we’ll do next.

CHARLENE DUNN & CINDI TODD

TC LACI’S CSI V KANIX MW VCD1, BN, RE, OA, OAJ, ME

“VEGAS”

By the numbers; a Champion is not earned as points, or wins, or defeats. A Champion is born. It is a work ethic, a desire to compete, and of course the

“looks” to do it all!

Breed Champion (Ch) 3/25/06 Field Champion (FC) & DUAL CHAMPION (DC) 2/10/07 Canine Good Citizen (CGC) 9/20/08 Tracking Dog (TD) 3/8/09 Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX) 11/1/09 Rally Novice (RN) 5/8/10 Rally Advanced (RA) 10/2/10 Companion Dog (CD) 10/9/10 Rally Excellent (RE) 11/27/10 Variable Surface Tracking (VST) & Champion Tracker(CT) 6/25/18 Triple Champion (TC) 6/25/18 Junior Earthdog (JE) 10/21/12 Beginner Novice (BN) 2/16/13 Senior Earthdog (SAE) 10/19/13 Master Earthdog (ME) 10/19/14 Novice Agility (NA) & Novice Agility Jumper (NAJ) 12/6/14 Versatile Companion Dog (VCD1) 12/6/14 Open Agility (OA) 5/9/15 Open Agility Jumpers (OAJ) 5/10/15

Vegas has done a lot of things in her short life as evidenced from the table

above, however, to her Tracking came naturally.

We all hope for that “one” dog, the natural. Vegas passed her TDX and VST

first try. An excerpt from 2011 written after earning our CT; “So what is our

next adventure? You better believe Tracking Invitational – here we come!”

GINA FEMALI

CT ENCORE REMEMBER WHEN RN AX AXJ

“ALLIE”

Allie, CT Encore Remember When, RN, AX, AXJ is a 6.5 year

old Pembroke Welsh Corgi. She lives in Round Lake, IL with

Gina Femali and Skip, CT Encore Skip to the Loomis, VCD1,

AX, AX J, RN, an 8 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Allie and

Skip are my 1st 2 Pembroke Welsh Corgis and 1st 2 tracking

dogs. I tried tracking with Skip when I realized he always had

his nose down during walks. He loved to track from day 1.

When we got Allie she also used her nose constantly, so

she also started tracking and loved it. I also fell in love with it

and am amazed and fascinated by dogs’ ability to track! I am a

member of the Lakeshore Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club and

Moraine Tracking Club. I enjoy being active in the sport and

have chaired and laid track for many tests over the years. I

learn so much from observing my dogs and other tracking

teams track and enjoy the people and camaraderie in the

tracking community. I was thrilled to receive invitations to the

NTI and still can’t believe Allie’s entry was drawn. We’re

looking forward to an exciting experience.

KAY & CLARENCE HALL

CT JULOT LE FLAIR GIAIA KUYMAL SAR-W

“JULOT”

Julot, born in Peggy Richter's kennel in December, 2003, has been certified by

California Rescue Dog Association as a mission-ready search and rescue trailing

dog since his second birthday. He is also a member of the Napa County

Sheriff's Volunteer SAR Team. Training with search canine units, Julot has

"found" over 200 people, including persons who were in cars, waded up

streams deep enough that he had to swim while scenting, in wilderness and

urban areas, on trails both fresh and up to six days old.

Julot has been deployed on 38 actual searches for missing people and his

efforts have often been beneficial. He has a fan club of many law enforcement

officers as well as his SAR team members. He loves the attention in

demonstrations at schools, and to strut to music in freestyle classes. Once in a

helicopter, he loves flying and peering out the open door.

Along the way Julot has acquired his CT and SAR-W titles. This year when the

Napa VST did not fill, he entered and passed a second time.

Julot is the model for the children's picture book I wrote and illustrated Stop

and Stay Put: A Guide to Safer adventures Outdoors.

ANGELIA JENNINGS

CT MCAMIS’ THINKIN’ I’M BAD LIKE MY DAD

VCD1 BN RAE TDU MX AXJ XF NFP CAX FDCH RATO

“RUDY”

“Rudy” is a 9yr old West Highland White Terrier. He is my 2nd Westie, but my

1st tracking dog. I wanted to track with the 1st one but he had other plans.

“Rudy” was named from the movie “Rudy”. He was born the “little guy”,

requiring considerable nursing care to get his feet on the ground. At 7 months

old, spoiled rotten and lacking self-confidence, his breeder brought him to Play

Dog Excellent, the dog daycare and training center where I am a managing

partner to get help with his social skills both human and canine. Although he

was “snobby and shy”, I immediately recognized that he was incredibly smart

and had the drive of a herding dog. (My other breed is cattle dogs) By the end

of that week, he had moved in!

Rudy and I started tracking in January, certified in June and passed our TD at

the Westie Centennial Specialty in September. He earned his TDX 2 years later,

but we spent the next 5 years fixing my early training errors. Ru passed his

VST this April. Picking up that final article was the most incredible feeling in

the world!

Rudy is an incredibly versatile guy, but of all the things he does, “Huntin

Hotdogs” is what he loves most. Good thing, because It’s my favorite too!

TEAM #2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 , 2016

JUDGES: LUCI AND RON SEELEY

Track #

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7. CT Gallery's Heart Healing Valentine HSAs

DN42882004 02/14/2015 Belgian Tervuren Bitch

Breeder: Kathleen Matela & Julia A Pierce

By Kimba Comme un Reve Noir x Kiosan's Rain

Owners: Paula D & Kermit A Harcos Jr and

Kathleen Matela, 5911 Avenida Chamnez, La Jolla

CA, 92037

Handler: Kermit Harcos

Track #

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8. CT Minsk Bquad of Deanfields CGC TDI SR42731907 04/14/2007 Labrador Retriever Bitch

Breeder: Woody Thurman By FC AFC Comstocks

Bodacious x Mitimat Lance's Miss Liberty MH

Owner: Mary Ann Dean, 1065 Uvilla Road, Harpers

Ferry, WV, 25425

Track #

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9. CT Miss Liberty Makesussohappy VCD2 UD AJP SR73481302 05/04/2012 Cocker Spaniel Bitch

Breeders: Laura Heidrich & Genea Jones

By CH Foxhill Close the Deal x CH Laurent Ashwood

Movie Star

Owner: Andrew R Ansenberger, 244 Orchard Dr,

Wood Dale, IL, 60191

Track #

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10. CT Tilburys Cinnamon Splash of Pal NP12509601 02/13/2006 Dalmatian Bitch

Breeders: Salvador Soto, Maria Davila Soto, John F

Cramer Jr, Jennifer P Cramer By CH Topwin Diamond

Rustler of Pal x Zagreb's Vogue

Owners: Thomas Hacholski, Donna Hacholski, 2

Park Central Drive, Rockwall, TX, 75087

Track #

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11. CH CT Foress Nyingi Mno One Too Many at

Hatikvah RE NA CGC HP28983403 02/02/2008 Basenji Dog

Breeder: Sharla Bruce By CH Fopaws Oh My God x

CH Illusionforess Hakuna Matata JC

Owner: Dr Laura Stadtmore, 9934 Blossom Valley

Rd, El Cajon, CA, 92021

TEAM #2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

JUDGES: LUCI AND RON SEELEY

Track #

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12. CT Riesenrad's Midnight Rendezvous VCD1 CDX

RN OJP WS30635203 04/30/2009 Giant Schnauzer Bitch

Breeder: Tarja Ahlgren By Riesenrad's Real Player x

Riesenrad's Overdrive NA NAJ

Owners: Laura Feldt & Tarja Ahlgren, 2001 Ben Ali

Rd, Louisville, KY, 40223

Congratulations to all Champion Trackers past and present. We

are honored to have people and dogs we have trained

represented at this year’s NTI. Ed & Debbie

Congratulations and good luck to all of the 2016 AKC National

Invitational exhibitors! From your friends of Southwest

Tracking Association of Metropolitan Houston, Inc.

Best of Luck to All!

Colleen Keough & 2016 NTI Qualifier CT MACH Glenarden Close

to Meihardt BN RA AXP AJP MXS MJS XF “Rosey” – now

tracking at The Bridge

PAULA & KERMIT HARCOS & KATHLEEN MATELA

CT GALLERY'S HEART HEALING VALENTINE HSAS

“VALENTINE”

We picked up Valentine in Illinois on August 7, 2015, just short of her 6

month birthday. She had her first tracking lesson from Sally Nesbitt on

August 26th, and was certified on Oct. 13th.

Valentine ran her TD January 20th, in San Diego, her TDX February

10th in San Diego and her VST on February 28th in Las Vegas. At 12

months 14 days of age she had become the youngest Champion

Tracker. She did the trifecta in a total of 3 tests over a 39 day period.

WOW!

Valentine was bred by Kathleen Matela and Julie Pierce. Her dam is

Kiosan's Rain, an import from Sweden, owned by Kathleen Matela of

Marseilles, Illinois. Her sire is Kimba Comme Un Reve Noir, a Hungarian

Champion owned by Vig Annamaria of Budapest Hungary.

A special shout out to Carla Wolter, our friend, for helping us

obtain this lovely, bright, instinctive young bitch.

Valentine is owned and loved by Paula and Kermit Harcos of La Jolla, CA

We consider ourselves to be the most fortunate tracking people in the

USA.

MARY ANN DEAN

CT MINSK BQUAD of DEANFIELDS CGC TDI

“MINSK”

Minsk and my journey together began in June 2007 and has spanned

such a sweeping panorama of experiences, people that we have met,

and the wonderful clubs that we would have never had the privilege to

know. It is difficult to impossible to select any given mark as the

beginning, turning point, or conclusion of our quest. The very start can

be marked with Woody Thurman and his wife Judi breeding my

exceptional partner and to a tracking seminar held in the 1990’s with

Bernie and Donna Thompson which started the dream of achieving

those wonderful tracking titles and the rare but elusive Champion

Tracker. Let us not forget to participate in an AKC National Tracking

Invitational was added to that wish list. Minsk has fulfilled my

dreams. She has taught me so much and I am still learning from her,

although her greatest gift was the revelation of a universal truth. This

insightful knowledge occurred while driving home from Michigan it was,

“Pass or fail, I love tracking Minsk.” To my partner may I always say,

“Let’s go tracking and have some fun!”

ANDREW R ANSENBERGER

CT MISS LIBERTY MAKESUSSOHAPPY VCD2 UD AJP

“LIBBY”

We are blessed to have our Libby. She’s in love with all of her AKC

performance events. Lately, we are trying to get her Agility Excellent

Standard Preferred title and her VCD3. Her preferred order of events is

Tracking, Agility, and Obedience. Libby and her Uncle Oliver track

several times a week. We mostly do short happy tracks and leave the

fields each day, with each wanting for more. Sundays, we track with

the Glenbard All Breed Obedience Club with Judges John and Darlene

Barnard. Monday evening is Obedience at Glenbard. Tuesday is Agility

at Lyons. We use only 100% “positive” training methods. Libby’s first

two-turn track was made when she was just 12 weeks old. She’s

always enthusiastic and her lead is only needed for me to hold her back,

so the judges can keep up with her on her track. I’m so excited and

honored to pull out her pink “retired” CT harness from her trophy case

to participate in the 2016 - AKC National Tracking Invitational event.

TOM & DONNA HACHOLSKI

CT TILBURYS CINNAMON SPLASH OF PAL

“SYDNEY”

Dalmatians on the whole are enthusiastic trackers and of the dogs I have

trained, none has been more so than Sydney. She was quick to learn and

always happy to please.

Having Dalmatians for almost forty years and being introduced to tracking

thirty years ago in 1986, I have had the privilege of training a dozen dogs of

the breed. We started our journey with dogs in obedience and after our first

dog won at her first trial over a class of 54, we were hooked! Well after Lucky

earned her UD, tracking seemed like a good way to keep her active. It was a

learning experience if only for Tom. After that all of our dogs started tracking

as puppies.

Over the years, by attending seminars, trying new training methods and with

the support of fellow trackers at Southwest Tracking Association, training

partners and judges who have provided advice and insight into the sport,

Sydney became the second of our dogs to earn at CT in September of 2008, at

2-1/2 years of age. She has been most loyal, a great pal and just fun to just

watch her work.

It’s an honor to have been drawn to participate in the 2016 National Tracking

Invitational and look forward to the experience.

DR LAURA STADTMORE

CH CT FORESS NYINGI MNO ONE TOO MANY AT HATIKVAH

RE NA CGC

“TAMU”

Tamu is an 8 1/2 year old Basenji. He started his career in the conformation ring where he earned his champion conformation title. We moved on to the Rally Obedience ring earning a Rally Excellent title. At that point, we had two of three qualifying titles for the Basenji Club of America Versatile Basenji Program and decided to go for it. That’s when we discovered tracking. Tamu really loves to track. He earned his TD, which qualified him for Versatile Basenji. He has since proceeded to earn a TDX, VST, and CT. He is the only Basenji in this country to ever earn a VST and CT. Just recently he completed his first agility title, Novice Agility. Aside from his accomplishments in the show ring and in performance venues, Tamu is a wonderful dear friend and companion always ready for new experiences or a romp in the yard. He is a wonderful brother to two older Basenjis and a younger dog.

LAURA FELDT & TARJA AHLGREN

CT RIESENRAD’S MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS VCD1 CDX RN OJP

“JETTA”

Jetta was born on 04/30/09, and carefully selected for me and bred by Tarja Ahlgren of “Riesenrad Giants”. She has the genetics, work ethic and a SUPER plus was that I knew there were two CT Giants in her lines. We started tracking almost as soon as we became partners-in-crime (there is a story behind that). Jetta is very versatile and trained in tracking (including a bit of Bed Bug Detection work), conformation, obedience and agility. Tracking just took over and she is obsessed with it – she got her TD on the first try, her VST on the second try and the TDX took a bit longer (I have holes in some clothing to exhibit the fact that I did NOT trust or follow her and she would have NONE of that).

Jetta is very social and confident, is the queen of the household (ask the boys), loves to swim and guards the house in her spare time (what spare time she has). Jetta’s favorite toy is a tennis ball (fresh is best). She knows if there is one within a mile and will destroy any and everything in order to get to that ball.

She has not formally tracked in a while, nevertheless, we plan on having a blast with all of our friends and supporters at the NTI.

She says GOOD LUCK to everyone – and gifts of tennis balls and ice cream are acceptable.

ALTERNATES

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A1. CT MACH J-MAR WATCH OUT FOR SADIE VCD1 RN

MXS MJS NF

SR45176902 09/03/2007 English Cocker Spaniel Bitch Breeder: Marjorie Schultz By Gannowfell Samba x

Denton Dotti Owner: Sue Cousart, 1232 Peace Haven Rd, Clemmons, NC, 27012

Track #

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A2. CT RAINEDANCE FIRST EDITION BN RA HSAS HSBS

HIAS OA OAJ RATN DN23750602 01/16/2009 Australian Shepherd Dog

Breeder: M Raine Lutz By CH Melody's Park it in First PT x CH Rainedance Merry Mischief PT OX AXJ

Owners: Linda Ivy / M Raine Lutz, 17543 Lawson

Valley Rd, Jamul, CA, 91935 Handler: Linda Ivy

Track #

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A3. CT GRIFFIN FIELDING MA29923301 09/11/2007 (Canada) All American Dog

Breeder: Joan Klucha By Seadrifts Pipers Amazing Grace x Xuma Von Grunheide

Owner: Maureen Fielding, 936 Seymour Blvd, North

Vancouver, BC, V7J2J8 Handler: Maureen Fielding

Track #

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A4. CT GCHS SHOR'LINE JETOCA HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE JH

DJX2 AJA RA RATN CGC

SR22258701 12/04/2004 Golden Retriever Dog Breeders: Cynthia A Binder & Julie Caruthers

By CH Jetoca's Windward Passage x Crangold American

Liberty AX OAJ AXP AJP RE DN CGC Owner: Cynthia A Binder, 4653 Osage St SE, Iowa

City, IA, 52240 Handler: Penny Kurz

Track #

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A5. CT MACH3 TECHE THE RISING VCD2 RE MXC MJB2

XF HP31016704 06/05/2008 Beagle Dog

Breeder: Marie B Wolford By Windkist a Walk in the

Park x CH Teche Windancer Owners: Michael & Ursula Lehman, 7734 Bradford

Park Lane, Hudson, OH, 44236

Track #

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A6. CT SPICE TWICE RED RIDING HOOD

SR69808301 12/12/2009 (Finland) Clumber Spaniel

Bitch Breeder: Ira Sarlin By Spice Twice Yes or Snow x Spice

Twice Bohemia Pohadka Owner: Theresa Coles, 1744 Wolfe St, North

Vancouver, BC, V7M2Z1

ALTERNATES

Track #

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A7. CT DAKOTA FYREAGELE COSMOPOLITAN VCD3 UD

TDX2 RE VER MX MXJ NF CDX-C

NP20061101 04/20/2008 Dalmatian Bitch Breeders: Kristine Benoit & John Benoit & Deborah

Baldridge By Am GCH Can CH Quiksilver's Rhythm and Blues RN RD ROMX x CH Fyreagele Got Th' Look of

Dakota Owners: Jody Fraser and Kelly Fraser, 190

Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield, NH, 03052

Track #

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A8. CT FRAULEIN HEIDI VOM SENTRY CD BN RN DN25785208 07/31/2009 German Shepherd Dog

Bitch Breeder: Roxanne Osmundson Boewe By Yukon Vom Trumpetersprung x Ahuschka Vom

Eaglecrest Binka Owners: Darlene & John Barnard,

38 W 150 Hickory Ct, Batavia, IL, 60510

Track #

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A9. CH CT HUNDELEBEN QUESADILLA SL HP30787603 06/17/2008 Dachshund, Longhaired

Bitch Breeders: Wayne Heikes, Carlos Puig By CH Homar's Solo Aviator Sl x CH Solo's Drag Queen

Sl Owners: Catharine Greene & Carlos Puig, 9N152 Barron Rd, Maple Park, IL, 60151

Track #

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A10. CH CT ZERIMARS TROPICAL STORM DANYA HSAS DN18480401 07/04/2007 Belgian Tervuren Bitch

Breeders: Vincent & Jeanne Ramirez By CH Snowflower Sweet Dill x CH CT Zerimar's Been There

Won That VCD1 UD RA Owners: Vincent & Jeanne Ramirez, 1113 W 247th St, Bucyrus, KS, 66013

Track #

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A11. CT MACH BAR-BAX'S SPRING'S SURPRISE GIFT MXS

MJG XF

SR32085802 02/11/2006 Cocker Spaniel Dog Breeder: Vivian Hudson By CH Buttonwood's Tap

Dancer x MACH 10 PACH Anastasia My Satilla Bar-Bax Owner: Beverly J Kriewald, 4746 Briarwood Circle,

Chattanooga, TN, 37416

Track #

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A12. CT GAYLAN'S WILD GOOSE CHASE BN RN JH AX MXJ

MJB OF SR55186505 02/17/2009 Golden Retriever Bitch Breeders: Gayle Watkins and Lise Pratt By MACH

Gaylan's Born to Fly CD SH MXS MJX OF x Ambertrial's I Am A Wild Party Owner: Deborah Abbott, 7862

South 200 East, Lebanon, IN, 46052

ALTERNATES

Track #

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A13. CH CT WINDWARD'S DANCE SISTER DANCE NA NAJ RN

SR48238301 01/26/2008 Field Spaniel Bitch

Breeder: Michael Roehrs By CH Nor-Coast Bronze Gromit OA OAJ x CH CT Bitterblue's Windward Tiller RN

MX AXJ Owner: Michael Roehrs, 20737 N Dixie Hwy, Bowling Green, OH, 43402

Track #

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A14. CT MADDIE DUNN TDU MA23677001 3/31/2002 All American Bitch

Breeder: Unknown By Unknown x Unknown Owner: Charlene Dunn, 8425 Whistling Duck Dr, Fort

Worth, TX, 76118

Track #

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A15. CT MACH AVONLEA BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW PT MXB

MJB NF DN25790805 08/23/2009 Belgian Malinois Bitch

Breeder: Ann Marie MacKay By CH Avonlea American Idol HSAS NA x GCH CH MACH Batik Du Mas De La

Galandie RN TD MXB MJB OF Owner: Ann MacKay,

PO Box 116, Maple Plain, MN, 55359

Track #

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A16. CT MACH PACH MINGUS' LITTLE RED FRECKLES VCD1

RAE SR36399301 07/24/2006 Cocker Spaniel Bitch Breeder: Carol Fagarsz By Ladyhawk's Surely You Jest x

Ladyhawk's Birches Mystere Owners: Steve and Terri

Mingus, 12 Branch St, Livonia, NY, 14487

Track #

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A17. CT TERSHA'S ALL THAT JAZZ RN DN25683801

07/19/2007 (Canada) German Shepherd Dog Dog Breeders: Terry & Sharon Smith By Tersha's Top Gun x

Fleetbreeze's Chennelle Owners: Darlene & John

Barnard, 38 W 150 Hickory Ct, Batavia, IL, 60510

Track #

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A18. CH CT CHERRY CREEK ONE LOVE CD RA ME EE

RN13818802 3/18/2007 Lakeland Terrier Bitch Breeder: Kit Marks By CH Cherry Creek Point Counter

Point x CH Cherry Creek Afterglow Owners: Pia

Paulsen & Bruce Zimmerman, 28262 Rey de Copas Ln, Malibu, CA, 90265

ALTERNATES

Track #

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A19. GCH CH CT KILLARA'S HERE COMES THE SUN VCD2 GN

GO RAE MH MX MXB MXJ XF SR39732108 1/4/2004

Field Spaniel Bitch Breeder: Karen Balinski By CH Breezy Hollow Brigadoon SH x CH Catera's Simply

Irresistible VCD2 RE TDX MH AJP NFP Owner: Karen Balinski, 7037 Archway Dr NE,

Rockford, MI, 49341

Track #

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A20. CH CT INDABA'S PREMIUM PORTER VCD3 MX MXJ RN

SR64729401 07/15/2010 Weimaraner Dog Breeder: Kim Harter By CH Regen's Ready Or Not UDX

OM1 TDX JH x CH Indaba's Sage Advice JH Owners; Ruth Vaughan & Mark Erdle, 6250 County

Road 37, Springwater, NY, 14560

Track #

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A21. CT MCMAHONS WRIGLEY VCD4 MXB MJB XF ONYX SR20948409 09/06/2004 German Shorthaired Pointer

Bitch Breeders: Frank & Gayle Rosborough By Orson Vom Pottsiepen x Rosboroughs Gingersnap

Owners: Patrick & Jean McMahon, 39W640 Caribou

Trail, Saint Charles, IL 60175

Track #

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A22. CH CT ROMANOC GERHARD'S GAZE OF COBURN CDX BN

GN VER RAE JC CGCA RATO HP21482004 4/20/2006 Borzoi Dog Breeder: Kris Woddail By CH Coburn's

Survivor JC x CH Fusilier Dancrz Image A Romanoc

Owner: Linda Biesswenger, 5370 Valley View Lane, St Louis, MO, 63128

Track #

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A23. CT MACH GAYLAN'S LUCKY FOUR LEAF CLOVER VCD4

OM2 RE MH MXS MJS MXF SR43973002 07/10/2007 Golden Retreiver Bitch

Breeders: Pat & Tom Swallows and Gayle Watkins

By High Times Run'n The Roost UD MH x Gaylan's High Flying Abbi CD RA JH MX MXJ Owners: Janice Masica

& Carol Rebbeck, 9192 Horseshoe Bend, Dexter, MI, 48130

Track #

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A24. CT ESMONDS WILL OF STEEL WS29252804 09/29/2008

(Canada) Rottweiler Dog Breeder: Ann Felske Jackman By CH Yngo Van Het Dornedal CDX TDX x Esmonds

Supernova CD RE Owner: Lucy Newton, 963 Hooper

Rd, Mebane, NC, 27302

ALTERNATES

Track #

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A25. HC CT LORAC'S TEXAS RANGER VCD2 UDX OM2 RE

HSAS HXAS DN16753706 9/25/2006 Australian

Shepherd Dog Breeders: Dorothy Montano & Carol Harvey By Lorac's Take 'Em By Storm x Los Suenos

Sofie Sopapilla Owner: Lora Cox, 1467 Pashote Ct, Milpitas, CA, 95035

Track #

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A26. CT KERRYBROOK'S X-TREME RIDE CD BN

SR65649204 8/30/2010 Labrador Retriever Bitch

Breeder: Chris Wincek By CH Kerrybrook's Talbot JH x Springbrook What's Up With That Owner: Ellen Lash,

36062 Stanton Rd, Osawatomie, KS 66064

Track #

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A27. CT MACH KNICKNACK PADDYWACK VCD1 RE MXB

MJB OF SR48101001 1/23/2008 Golden Retriever

Dog Breeder: Bob Thurston Jr By Sir Winston A

Flockwood x Missemilyoflockwood Owner: Sue Reuss, 311 Norwalk Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14216

Track #

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A28. CT ENCORE SKIP TO THE LOOMIS VCD1 RN AX AXJ

DN21721901 04/29/2008 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Dog Breeder: Marlene Rosenberg By CH Encore G. Loomis

x CH Elfwish Sweet Liberty Owner: Gina Femali, 681

S Jade Lane, Round Lake, IL, 60073

Track #

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A29. CH CT SKYLARK PATHFINDER SUNSTONE UDX5 OM8 GN

VER RE HSAS HIAS DN15141704 08/01/2006 Belgian

Tervuren Dog Breeders: Sally Kovach & Lisa Bates By CH Cinema I Have a Dream VCD2 UD TDX RN x CH

Arrivee Joie de la Lune Owners: Maureen Foley & C

John Blankley, 3724 Vorhies Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105

Track #

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A30. CT AFTERALL HIWIRE KONA KING CDX BN RAE

RN17197403 6/25/2008 Wire Fox Terrier Dog Breeders: R Lowe & D Ryan By CH Fyrewyre Seaton

Hall 24K x CH Hiwire Vanity Fair Owners: Barbara Bonner & Marian Lazzara, 11686 River Terrace Ln,

Huntley, IL, 60142

Track #

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A31. CT HALVORSEN'S CLEO CD CGC MA25943801

01/01/2009 All American Bitch Breeder: Unknown By Unknown x Unknown Owner: Maia Halvorsen,

1905 Electric Ave, Bellingham, WA, 98229

ALTERNATES

Track #

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A32. CT 4AUSSIE BLUE-EYED WONDER BN RN AXP AJP NFP

DN19343001 10/8/2007 Australian Shepherd Dog

Breeder: Pam O'Neil By Red Typhoon x 4Aussie North Start Owners: Steve & Paula Herwig, 3717

Mountcrest Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89121

Track #

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A33. CT RUSH LAKE'S DIGGIN THAT DILLON RN CGC SR71865601 1/28/2012 Labrador Retriever Dog

Breeder: Cynthia Nauer By CH Glacieridge Charlie's Red

Ale x CT Rush Lake's Licorice Snaps VCD1 RE JH AX AXJ NF Owner: Shelly Rehmeier, PO Box 6, Waterloo,

NE, 68069

Track #

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A34. CT BUFFALO CREEK'S BEAU GESTE RE HSAS NJP DN05698801 11/8/2003 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Dog

Breeder: Eric Ernst By DC Sua Mah Hail to the Chief CD

TD HXAcsd x Buffalo Creek's Wren HIAd HXAs Owners: Eugene A Nick & Mary A Kramer, 1960

Prospect, Lincoln, NE, 68502

Track #

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A35. CT SABLE'S STARRY STARRY NIGHT VCD1 AXP AJP NFP

RN CGC PAL202848 3/1/2008 German Shepherd Dog

Bitch Breeder: Unknown By Unknown x Unknown

Owner: Wendy Zea, 928 Tennis Villa Dr, Arlington, TX, 76017

Track #

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A36. CT TRAILWIND'S REBOUND REX CD BN RA

PAL260982 11/29/2006 English Springer Spaniel Dog Breeders: Randy Capsel/Cheryl L Clark By Trailwind's

Taking a Gamble UD RE TD MH AX AXJ x CH Trailwind's

Blind Trust CDX RE TD MH OA OAJ Owners: Randy Capsel/Cheryl L Clark, 586 190th St, Ogden, IA,

50212

Track #

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A37. CT JAKE OF RHONELS VCD3 RE JH AX OAJ MXP MJP SR45084501 7/8/2007 Golden Retriever Dog

Breeder: Bonnie Sievers By Sievers Bubba of Rushville x Slevers Kengston of KTS Bud

Owner: Rhonda Schechter, 2211 Joyce Lane,

Naperville, IL, 60564

ALTERNATES

Track #

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A38. CT CHUI OA NAJ NF RN PAL250620 3/3/2009

Border Collie Dog Breeder: Unknown By Unknown x

Unknown Owner: Robin Kilbury, 8890 Dunlap Ave, Lexington, MN, 55014

Track #

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A39. CT TIARIS TASHEL STORM RUN VCD1 UD RN JH SR24596107 3/9/2005 Golden Retriever Dog

Breeders: Mary A Thompson & Cyrille A Young

By CH Mariner Red Rum x OTCH Tashel Tairis Dreammaker UDX3 OM3 RE JH Owners: Laurie &

Brian Beard, 288 W CR200 S, Danville, IN, 46122

SUE COUSART

CT MACH J-MAR WATCH OUT FOR SADIE VCD1 RN MXS MJS NF

“SADIE”

Sadie came to me sight unseen (only had

pictures of her) from Minnesota when she was

somewhere around 8-9 weeks old. She was my

first English Cocker Spaniel and has been a

joy. Her breeder, Marge Schultz, had started her

tracking before she came to me and we continued

– tracking is her favorite sport. She was just over 1 year old when she got her

TD in 2008 and got her TDX a year later in 2009. VST was harder and took us

2 years in 2011. One brag I have is she passed her TD, TDX, and VST on the

first try.

In addition to tracking, Sadie and I have participated in agility, rally and

obedience – even though she thinks stays are optional. She earned her MACH

last December after having come up 0.01 points short at the previous trial. I

have had so much fun training and just having Sadie.

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MAUREEN FIELDING

CT GRIFFIN FIELDING

“GRIFFIN”

Griffin, born September 11, 2007, came into being through an accidental

mating between Xuma Von Grunheide (Black German Shepherd Bitch) and

Seadrifts Pipers Amazing Grace (German Shorthaired Pointer Dog). He is a fine

hunting dog with a strong work ethic, making him an excellent tracking dog.

Griffin started wilderness tracking as a puppy, followed by urban and field

tracking; he earned his first TD title with the Mixed Breed Dog Club of America

in 2012 followed by the MBDCA TDX in December 2013.

Griffin has successfully tracked two lost dogs and has attained local media

coverage for his tracking and search and rescue abilities. He is sociable, very

athletic, agile, muscularly fit, and strong so he also enjoys hiking, swimming

and a fast game of Frisbee. He loves to proudly carry his end article all the

way back to the truck.

When the opportunity arose to track as an All American with the AKC, we had

to jump on it, as Griffin aspires to attain the CT status of his (now late) pack

brother, CT Orrin von Bullinger CKC TCH.

On November 9th, 2014, Griffin passed on his first attempt for a TD title in Bow,

Washington, with the Chuckanut Dog Training Club. On April 5th, 2015, Griffin

passed his TDX in Boise, Idaho, with the Idaho Capital City Kennel Club. This

was his second attempt at a TDX, as his partner (me) let him down in

Wenatchee on March 8th 2015, at the Wenatchee Kennel Club Trial in

Washington. He was honored to be the second All American to earn the TDX

title, and was recognized for his achievement in the AKC Canine Partners

Spotlight.

On October 4, 2015, Griffin became the first All

American Dog to earn the prestigious CT Title

at the VST test held by the Great Salt Lake Dog

Training Club. The Club held the test on the

campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake

City. It has been truly rewarding to bring Griffin through his TD, TDX, and VST

in under one year, and here now, a year later, to be honored with the

opportunity to enter the prestigious National Tracking Invitational.

Griffin is not interested in retirement, and is currently being trained further in

Tracking, Nosework, Disaster Dog, and Search and Rescue.

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CYNTHIA BINDER CT GCHS SHOR'LINE JETOCA HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE

JH DJX2 AJA RA RATN CGC

”MARINER”

A Decade of Excellence - Mariner has made every dream come true as an Am

GCHS/Can GCH SDHF Golden with 246 GCH points mostly earned as a Veteran!

Tracking became our “retirement” project in 2011 when it became clear that

Mariner was not ready to stop competing. With the help of Sandy McMillian he

earned his TD in May 2012, and easily earned his TDX in October 2013 a week

after his 4th Top 20 Gala appearance with Penny Kurz. On Sunday, October 5,

2014, we entered the VST test at the Rand Park Dog Training Club and Mariner

passed the VST on his first attempt, to become the first GCH CT SDHF Golden.

I cannot thank Penny Kurz enough for sharing our dream and believing in

Mariner. As a novice tracking enthusiast, I knew Mariner needed an equal

partner for competition because his skills clearly exceeded mine – and with

Penny perfectly in sync, the two of them cruised through the track in under 14

minutes. Our invitation to the 2016 AKC National Tracking Championship is

extra special, as Mariner is the only GCH Silver of any breed to earn a CT – I

am so proud with of his versatility!

Mariner was Top 10 Breed & All-Breed 2007 &

2009, and Top 20 Breed 2010 & 2012 in limited

showing. The first GCH Golden with Field Titles in

2010, the first GCH with Field and Tracking Titles in

2012, the first Am/Can GCH Golden in 2012, the

first dog of any breed to receive an AKC/NADD

Excellent Dock Junior title with DJX in 2015 and

DJX2 in 2016, and the first GCH Golden with Air Retrieve Titles including AN

(2015), AJ (2016) and the first AJA in AKC/NADD (2016). Most recently,

Mariner earned his 5th Specialty BISS and was first in 10-12 Veteran Sweeps at

the 2015 GRCA National! At nearly 12, Mariner is still Rockin’ the Dock and

living life to the fullest!

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MICHAEL & URSULA LEHMAN

CT MACH3 TECHE THE RISING VCD2 RE MXC MJB2 XF

“RISER”

Riser’s tracking career has been an interesting one. From his first Tracking Dog

test, where there were a herd of geese near his final leg that he chased and

they wouldn’t leave their nest, which caused his failure. For his first VST

attempt this year, I was called the day before the test as the Alternate and

informed an additional track would be plotted and I could have as a test track if

not used by other exhibitors. Riser and I made the treacherous journey

through blinding wind, snow, rain, fog, etc. to Champaign, IL where he was

able to participate as the final track of the day. This track had numerous

scents Riser had to contend with as the

track was near a baseball field where a

game was being played. Riser made it

through all the challenging scents and

only failed as he missed the final

article. I eventually learned that he

didn’t enjoy Illinois as a State to pass in

as he failed the next two tests in as

many weeks in IL. Riser finally passed on his fourth test in four consecutive

weeks in Indiana. Good luck to all exhibiting during the tracking invitational.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

JODY & KELLY FRASER

CT DAKOTA FYREAGELE COSMOPOLITAN

VCD3 UD TDX2 RE VER MX MXJ NF CDX-C

“NICKY”

Nicky, now 8 years old, earned her VST/CT in July 2014. Her test had an

unusual event: Three minutes into our track, a group of college boys, dragging

large coolers on wheels and their luggage, came from behind us and

completely encircled us. The boys were oblivious to what we were doing, so I

gathered in Nicky and her line and waited until they passed us. Fortunately,

Nicky didn’t mind the very noisy distraction, and went on to run a perfect track.

Nicky passed a second TDX test at the Dalmatian Club of America specialty test

in May 2015. I am very proud of our

teamwork, as it was just as hard as her

first TDX pass.

Nicky is the 9th Dalmatian in the USA to

earn the CT title. She is the first and only

Dalmatian in AKC history to earn the title

of Versatile Companion Dog, Level 3.

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DARLENE & JOHN BARNARD

CT FRAULEIN HEIDI VOM SENTRY CD BN RN

“HEIDI”

Heidi is our 4th CT dog and shares a special

place in our lives and hearts. After working

with only males in his canine career with the

Baltimore P.D., John took on the task of

working with his first female GSD whom I

predicted would give him some angst and

make him humble. Instead she has turned

out to be a phenomenal tracking dog. Sweet, smart and always in control, she

developed a desire and love of tracking that is hard to beat and she easily

made John look like a star. Following her on a track is always a joy and she

excels in solving scenting problems and we continue to learn about scent from

her. Although we both started in obedience over 40 years ago, tracking, and

especially VST, has been our passion for a long time and we love not only

tracking our dogs but sharing the knowledge we’ve gained about scent with all

those who share our love for the sport. John was honored to have judged the

first NTI and we’re thrilled to be eligible for this one. We are also grateful for all

the support from the wonderful people in our tracking group.

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BEV KRIEWALD

CT MACH BAR-BAX'S SPRING'S SURPRISE GIFT MXS MJG XF

“SPRING”

Spring has been a very focused tracker, right from the start. He progressed

quickly in his training and accepted every challenge put before him. When my

tracklayer and I fell and slid down a snowy hill while tracking, knocking Spring

off his feet, he got up and continued to track, leaving us laughing at the

bottom of the hill. The deer standing in the field, the geese refusing to move

off his track by the lake, the car stopping 2 feet shy of his end article as he

approached it, or the sprinklers turning on in the middle of a VST training track

never distracted him. We arrived early to agility trials to lay tracks and ran

tracks between agility runs. It was all worth it.

Spring has continued to track since

earning his CT as I train another dog for

VST and TDX. He loves being in the

tracking harness and whines when left

in the car when I am tracking my other

dog. Spring has earned his MACH since

earning his CT and is close to earning

his MACH 2. He is a very special boy.

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DEBORAH ABBOTT

CT GAYLAN'S WILD GOOSE CHASE BN RN JH AX MXJ MJB OF

“PAGE”

Page is an amazing working dog, training

and excelling in tracking, field, agility and

obedience. She is everything I asked for,

and I cannot thank Gayle Watkins and Lise

Pratt enough for breeding this special girl

and allowing me to take her home. Page

certified at 19 weeks, showing the problem

solving abilities of an adult dog. She passed her TD at 8 months, and three

weeks later passed her TDX. She passed her VST at 19 months. Page has

passed every tracking test on the first try. She even rewarded me with perfect

article indications in every test – something she rarely bothered to do in

training. Page loves to work, and she will not give up on her task. She is an

incredibly special dog, and I’m honored she wants to work with me.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

CHARLENE DUNN

CT MADDIE DUNN TDU

“MADDIE“

From Street Dog To Champion

Maddie is best we can tell a Border Collie / Basset

Hound mix, lovingly named a “Boss-it”. In 2014, when

the AKC allowed All-Americans to compete in Tracking,

Maddie earned her TD and TDU in back to back tests.

Due to the limited availability of tests that allowed All-

Americans it was 4 months later when she earned her

VST. Maddie was the first All-American to earn a VST

title! The AKC Canine Partners asked for a quote

about Maddie for this accomplishment. This was what

we submitted: “At age 13 she is showing all those

youngsters how this game works.” Again we had to wait for a TDX that

allowed All Americans. Less than 6 months later, Maddie earned her TDX, to

become a CT. Maddie is the 1st All-American with all 5 titles (TD, TDU, TDX,

VST, CT) and it was completed in less than 1 year; a historic end for an unlikely

Champion

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DARLENE& JOHN BARNARD

CT TERSHA’S ALL THAT JAZZ RN

“JAKE”

Jake is our 3rd CT dog and the nephew of our CT dog, Dancer, so tracking runs

in the family. He is a delight to work with, a dog with a great heart and his

enthusiasm for tracking is unsurpassed. He works hard and tries to do all I ask

of him. All of our CT dogs and our students with CTs have done the title proud.

It was a long and bumpy road at times when John put Variable Surface

Tracking together for the AKC and I was proud to be a big part of it. For us, it

has enhanced the credibility and respect that tracking deserves. The CT is not

an easy title and dogs earning it have worked hard for that honor. VST is 21

years old this September and what better way to honor it than with the

National Tracking Invitational. I’m

proud of my beloved Annie, who has

been gone for a long time, but not

from my heart, for paving the way by

being the first VST and CT dog in the

country and AKC history in

September, 1995. I want to thank

John for the knowledge he has

imparted to me and all the other trackers he has helped and the Glenbard Club

for their continuing support of tracking.

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PIA PAULSEN

CH CT CHERRY CREEK ONE LOVE CD RA ME EE

“ZIGGY“

Ziggy, the first Lakeland Terrier to get a Champion Tracker title, started

tracking when she was 8 months old. Our TD test was nerve racking for both

of us. After we succeeded and came out of the field my husband confessed

that he thought there was no way this little dog would find a glove in that big

field. When Ziggy is tracking I know because she has this no nonsense don’t

bother me look about herself, nothing gets between her and that scent, no

skate-boards, no people, not even critters. She has continued to be that little

dog that surprises us, pushes forward, finds tracks, and gives us more

happiness than we ever expected.

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LINDA BIESSWENGER

CH CT ROMANOC GERHARD’S GAZE OF COBURN

CDX BN GN VER RAE JC CGCA RATO

“GAZE“

In the Fall of 2010 Gaze and I showed up for a tracking class put on by The

Gateway Tracking Club here in St. Louis. We were total novices and neither of

us had done this before. I immediately fell in love with tracking and Gaze was

up to the challenge. I was so proud when Gaze in a total 'trust your dog'

moment found the glove on his TDX track finishing his Championship on

December 7, 2014. Gaze is the first and only Borzoi Champion

Tracker. Earning the Championship is a

moment I will never forget but it truly is

the journey to it that counts. What a

journey Gaze has given me. I would like

to thank Gaze for his hard work and the

tracking community as a whole for keeping

the sport so welcoming and supportive for

all.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

JAN MASICA & CAROL REBBECK

CT MACH GAYLAN'S LUCKY FOUR LEAF CLOVER

VCD4 OM2 RE MH MXS MJS MXF

“KEEPER“

“Keeper” is truly a once in a lifetime dog.

Excelling in several venues, since 2013, she

has qualified three times for the National Agility Championships, four times for the

Master National Retriever Test, as well as earning her Champion Tracker, Master

Agility Champion, Utility Dog Excellent,

OM2, and VCD4 titles. Keeper is always the eager teammate, no matter what the game!

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LUCY NEWTON

CT ESMONDS WILL OF STEEL

“STEEL“

When I got Steel as a puppy I was a police

canine officer and he grew up to be certified

dual-purpose police canine. He was certified

for criminal apprehension/handler

protection, tracking and narcotics detection.

After working as a patrol/narcotics detection

dog for several years, he followed me on a

new career path teaching detection dog

training schools to police and military dog

trainers. He cheerfully allowed scores of

police dog trainers to handle him as he demonstrated narcotics detection. Although he was no

longer an active working police dog, his contributions to the field of detection dog training were

immense. He served not just as a demo dog, but as a teacher. There are many things that make

me very proud of Steel, however nothing compares to the knowledge that he has been directly

responsible for developing better working dog trainers. Helping to produce scores of dogs that

will save lives and find dangerous or illegal substances. Steel has also ably assisted me teaching

tracking for both sport and working applications. In 2012, at just barely 4 years of age, Steel

achieved his VST title, completing the requirements to be a Champion Tracker. He has

competed in Schutzhund and is currently training for additional Schutzhund tracking titles. In

addition to being a great all around police, AKC and Schutzhund tracking dog; Steel continues to

be the best working dog, protector and friend a person could ask for.

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LORA COX

HC CT LORAC'S TEXAS RANGER VCD2 UDX OM2 RE HSAS HXAS

“RANGER“

Ranger has been an excellent tracking dog from the very beginning of his

tracking career. With my schedule I was lucky to get him out tracking once a

week. The hardest thing for him was article indication. His TD was 460 yards

in 9 minutes (Jan 27th 2008). That was with the pigs digging up the track the

night before and going through milk thistle. When we were done I noticed a

bobcat watching us from a few yards away.

His TDX was completed at Morgan Territory,

Livermore, CA, which many in our area think

is the hardest place to pass a TDX. Lots of

hills, trees and our first article was in the

trees by an old barb wire fence. I was happy

for the breather. His track 940 yards (April

12, 2009) and was done under 14

minutes. He was the only TDX dog to qualify that at that test.

VST was the hardest thing to train for. We used Cal State Hayward a lot. Which

meant that articles would be picked up and people all over the track. It was a

total of 5 years of training, and 3 attempts in that time before we finally past.

It was fantastic and I can remember every step of the track. It was March 9th

2014 at the Veterans Home in Yountville, CA. and we were the first pass for

that clubs years of VST test held there.

I still track with Ranger on and off because he loves it so much. He has been

known to hope two legged to get to the start of a track.

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SUE REUSS

CT MACH KNICKNACK PADDYWACK VCD1 RE MXB MJB OF

“NIKKO“

I was waiting on a puppy from my older dogs’ breeder when I got a call from

Golden Retriever Rescue of Central New York in January 2009. They had a one

year old who had been turned in that they wanted to go to a performance

home. He had just turned one and had been chained outside for 7 months after

his owner died. Nikko had a lot of issues but one thing he

loved to do was track. He passed his Am TD at a year and

half and in the next couple years also got his TDX and Can.

TD, Urban, and TDX pretty much at a run. American VST

did not come as quickly as we both needed to slow down

and learn patience. But we finally passed and earned his

CT at Yankee Golden Retriever Club in 2014. I was

disappointed there was no Invitational in 2015 but I had a

fairly young dog and was hopeful he would eventually be

able to go. On his birthday this year I found out he has PRA and is going blind.

We were four Double Q's from his MACH and were able to finish but his first

love is tracking. He will be blind in two years. I hope by then AKC will allow

blind dogs to track.

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BARBARA BONNER & MARIAN LAZZARA

CT AFTERALL HIWIRE KONA KING CDX BN RAE OF

“KONA“

Kona is the second fox terrier to ever earn a CT. (The first was his "roomie" CT

Aljamar Witch Kraft) His trainer and handler was Penny Kurz, who worked very

hard with him to overcome his natural fear of many things, including lakes,

loud noises, strange people, flag poles, etc. Due to Penny's extraordinary skill

in reading dogs and understanding how to develop their abilities, he became an

outstanding tracker.

Kona's obedience career also was hampered by the same fears, especially of

judges in the ring, but Marian Lazarra, his co-owner, never gave up and

devised ever new ways to help him gain confidence and perform well, earning

his CDX,RAE, and UKC RO3. Because Marian is such an accomplished teacher

and handler, Kona is now matching in Utility and working hard to earn that

title.

It is a tribute to Kona's character and temperament that, with the help of these

two outstanding trainers, he was able to achieve these titles and live a happy

and productive life.

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SHELLY REHMEIER

CT RUSH LAKE'S DIGGIN THAT DILLON RN CGC

“DILLON“

Dillon was from a litter of 7 puppies born January 28, 2012. Breeder, Cynthia

Nauer.

He was my first puppy that I tested and

picked. I picked him up at 7 weeks and at

8 weeks all of the boys in the litter were

paralyzed. The puppies were able to

recover and dodge a possible early end.

As soon as Dillon could walk again we

were off and tracking. He Certified on

September 23, 2012 under Dian Quist at

Chalco Recreation Area, Omaha, NE.

He passed his TD, at 9 months old, on October 28, 2012 at Kinnickinnic State

Park in Wisconsin. He is the youngest dog I have ever gotten a title with.

Judges, Joan Telfer and Lori Ballard.

Dillon passed his TDX on March 2, 2014 at Lory State Park in Bellvue, CO.

Judges, Jane Jonas (my Mentor) and Roy Fair. This was the most amazing

track we have EVER done!

Dillon passed his VST/CT on October 11, 2015 at the Des Moines Obedience

Training Club’s Tracking Test at the DMAC College. Judges, Jerry Lewis and

Marge Schultz.

I consider Dillon to be that once in a lifetime dog. He so loves to please.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

MARY KRAMER & EUGENE NICK

CT BUFFALO CREEK'S BEAU GESTE RE HSAS NJP

“DIGBY“

Thanks to what I had learned from my first tracking Pembroke, Digby had the

benefit of an earlier start and different handler mistakes. From his first puppy

tracks he made it clear that he loved this activity. Finding a reason for him to

stop at articles proved a challenge as he just wanted to keep going.

While his article indications became stellar, that enthusiasm for tracking

remains intact 12 years later, and the promise of going tracking still brings a

happy sparkle to his eyes.

He earned his VST on his first try in 19

minutes. Which barely gave me time to

recognize what was happening before he

was nosing the final article. As my first

CT, first herding High In Trial and first

rally High Combined, he has provided me

with many cherished memories as we

continue to track into his senior years.

My thanks to my fellow trackers and their dogs who have added so much to my

knowledge and appreciation of our companions’ olfactory capabilities. The

longer I do this, the more I am amazed at what our dogs are capable of doing

when we don’t get in their way.

Thank you to AKC and the many workers who are providing this special

opportunity -- and Good Luck to all the participants!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

WENDY ZEA

CT SABLE'S STARRY STARRY NIGHT VCD1 AXP AJP NFP RN CGC

“SOPHIE“

My name is Sophie and I was found

running on the streets in Dallas when I

was about 6 months old. The city

shelter picked me up and they called

shepherd rescue and my foster mom

came for me. I lived with her for 3

months before mom found me

on petfinder.com. I was very scared at

first, but the next day mom took me

out to the fields and showed me how to find things with my nose. I got

certified 2 months later on the day before the tracking test closed, and I got

my TD on my first try a week after my first birthday, 78 days after I went to

live with mom. I passed the VST in Houston 3 1/2 years later. I then took a

break from tracking tests to get my CD and my excellent agility titles. I passed

the TDX last fall, having passed all 3 tracking tests in my great home state of

Texas. I also love swimming in the lake and running in the dog park. I am now

working on my master agility titles.

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RANDY CAPSEL & CHERYL CLARK

CT TRAILWIND'S REBOUND REX CD BN RA

“REX“

Rex returned from what we believed was his “forever home” at 6 ½ years of age.

Integration into our home went well, but Rex needed a job to do, so shortly after arriving

Cheryl began tracking with him. Saying he took to this new adventure with gusto would be an

understatement! Training was briefly

interrupted for 4 months during Cheryl’s foot surgery (pure agony for both), but when back

to work, he completed his CT in 13 months at just under 9 years of age, passing

the TD, TDX and VST all on his first try.

Cheryl and Rex have also accumulated obedience and rally titles and Randy is

working Rex in the field for future hunting tests. Rex is certainly not slowing down and still gets to track on occasion while continuing training in obedience

and rally.

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RHONDA SCHECHTER

CT JAKE OF RHONELS VCD3 RE JH AX OAJ MXP MJP

“JAKE“

Jake (CT Jake of Rhonels VCD3 RE JH AX OAJ MXP MJP) is the first dog I have

ever owned in my entire life

When he came home at 10 weeks old on September 16, 2007 I didn't even

know what the AKC CGC was and here I am writing a biography for him for the

2016 Tracking Invitational.

Jake is my accidental performance dog

and a versatile one at that as proven

by being one of only 74 VCD3 Goldens

and one of only 81 Goldens ever to

have Major AKC titles in 4 different

performance venues.

His real love is Tracking, We took our first lesson in July, 2010 and certified

after 10 lessons in October, 2010. He passed his TD test in September, 2011

and 12 training tracks later passed the first TDX we entered in April, 2012.

We took about 2 years off from tracking after his TDX because he didn't quite

like asphalt. However, due to encouragement from our tracking trainer (Carla

Ogert) who always believed that Jake would become a CT, I decided to go back

to training.

In September, 2014 we started VST training in earnest. While we had our ups

and downs we persevered and Jake became a CT on April 17, 2016.

Jake has taken me on a journey of a lifetime but his best title of all is "Heart

Dog Extraordinaire".

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

ROBIN KILBURY

CT CHUI OA NAJ NF RN

“CHUI“

Chui came to me in 2009 at the age of five

months. He came to fill a void in my heart. He

did just that and showed me that a person can

have more than one heart dog in their lifetime. I

am so grateful to have him at my side.

Chui earned his TD in 2010 and his TDX one year

later. He was the first dog I had the opportunity

to run in a VST test. It took a great deal of

learning, patience and believing that we could do it to accomplish his CT. It

was worth the journey. Our photo was taken the day he passed, I couldn't

stop smiling! Chui and I also train and compete in agility, obedience, rally and

herding.

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The Labrador Retriever Club wishes very good luck

to all of you, and stinky feet to the tracklayers.

Have fun!

CT Riesenrad’s Midnight

Rendezvous VCD1 CDX

RN OJP

Congrats & Best Wishes,

Laura & Jetta Brianna Danielle, Linda & Your Friends at Shamrock Acres, Tarja

& Riesenrad Schnauzers, Teresa & Irie, Brenda, Whit & Ali,

Debbie, Sydney, Laila & Tia, Kathy & Surfer, Deb & Charlie, Meg

& Roark

To Mary Ann and Minsk,

Best wishes for a great run.

From all your supporters past and present. Good Luck

CONGRATULATIONS

TO ALL THE CT TEAMS

To all the Participants

and Guests

Enjoy Bernheim

It’s a Kentucky Treasure

Ralph and Dorothy Sneve

Congratulates! GSD Champion Trackers eligible for the 2016 AKC National Tracking Invitational

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