THE GOOD SHEPHERD SCHUTZHUND CLUB
| GSDCA-WDA German Sheperd Dog Club of America Working Dog Association Winter Schutzhund Trial & Helper Certification January 12-13, 2008 Dayton, Texas |
Clubs are people. Together we can reach our goals if we hang tough together which is exactly
what the Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club accomplished at our Winter Schutzhund Trial and
Helper Certification January 12-13, 2008. It is not about winning or losing. It is about our
relationship with each other and our relationship with our dogs. It is not even about titles and
certifications. It is about lifting each other up where it hurts most and where we are the weakest. Of
course, when we pull together titles are the “fall out.” And “fall-out” we did together! As of January
12, 2008, our club has a gargantuan 14 BH titles to its club members’ credit since our sanctioning
as a GSDCA-WDA club only a year ago. What is thoroughly amazing is except for Joe & Victoria
Tackett and Cathi Brown all other owner/handlers were first timers! Awesome!
Our training director, Joe Tackett, watched these puppies grow up at their newbies sides and
accomplish their goals. Now, onward and upward we will continue to climb the mountains
together. We thank Joe for his faithfulness to our club. He donates many hours every week to our
club members. Joe labors many hours behind the scenes helping make our trials a success also.
Joe has the expertise of 40 years plus experience that not only includes judging, but the successful
training, showing and titling of many dogs. Knowing the difficulties of our sport, Joe is an
encourager ready and willing to take each dog regardless of his/her abilities to the maximum
potential. We are a thriving growing club and we truly believe this is the secret to our club’s
success. Joe finds and develops the positive qualities in each individual dog and handler. I think
we can all learn from Joe’s approach -- build up – don’t tear down. We need to grow our sport, not
diminish it.
When we grow our sport as a criterion for breeding we improve our breed, The German Shepherd
Dog. A handler cannot be successful with a dog who is not socialable, sound in temperament with
courage, hardness, and drive to do the work. A handler and his dog will not be successful without
sound hips and elbows. Healthy orthopedics will not be obtained too often out of dogs without hip
and elbow certification. There is a working reason for structure in Schutzhund also. Poor structure
will impede a dog’s working ability. When we grow our sport, we will grow the demand for the Total
German Shepherd Dog thereby improving our breed.
We will not grow our sport by beating down new people. We grow our sport by encouragement
and education. Every club member has a responsibility to be an encourager and teacher by
learning first themselves, then educating others on temperament, hip and elbow certification (OFA,
PENN Hip, SV ‘a” Stamp), correct structure, and ethical breeding standards. However, this does
not happen through cruel attacks on someone’s beloved pet when they come to visit. New people
learn by example and teaching as they progress with encouragement. “Encouragement will make
our club great in 2008” needs to be our theme for all clubs everywhere.
We keep new people progressing not by standing on the sidelines at a trial criticizing, but by
finding something affirmative in the handler and dog. We need to encourage the positive and allow
the handler to receive help with the negative later at his or her own club through the training
director and not at ringside at a trial. The handler feels enough devastation when he or she makes
mistakes in a trial. Please don’t add to their pain. Give that handler and dog a positive comment or
keep your mouth shut. All of us can contribute to a successful trial even if it is only a with a kind
word or hand clap. A kind word fitly placed can make all of the difference in the world.
Our trial was held at Dayton High School located just Northeast of Houston, Texas. Our first class
facilities included concessions, bleachers, fenced athletic fields, restrooms, etc. We are grateful to
Dayton High School and its great Head Coach, Jerry Stewart. The Dayton Broncos and Jerry are
famous in this neck of the woods for being consistently on top in High School Football year after
year. Jerry brought the Broncos up to stardom from near ground zero. Needless to say, our club
members are serious Bronco fans.
Our judge, Doug Alexander, was superb, fair, encouraging, and a great teacher. GSDCA-WDA
Judge Doug Alexander lives in Port Allen, Louisiana with his wife Phyllis. They have 7 grown
children and 13 grandchildren. Doug retired from manufacturing management 5 years ago, but
continues to work part time in his artistic glassblowing business. Doug’s involvement in
Schutzhund began in 1982 with DVG while living in Colorado. Doug titled his first dog in 1983 and
was DVG SchH I National Champion. After moving to Iowa in 1986 Doug became involved with
United Schutzhund Clubs of America, eventually becoming a SchH judge and serving for one term
as Director of Judges. Doug became a member of GSDCA-WDA in 1998. Besides being a WDA
Judge, Doug is a certified Teaching Helper and served on the initial committee to establish the WDA
Helper program.
On a brisk cold Texas gulf coast morning, many spectators arrived excitedly anticipating the start of
tracking at 7:00 AM. Our tracking was at Dayton High School on grass and natural terrain. Marika
Eskola and Kaly Z Lintichu, BH broke the ground with their SchH 1 track. Kaly worked hard and
long when he lost the track but unfortunately he traveled the magic 33 ft tracking line away.
However, Kaly, after being placed back on the track by his handler finished with gusto to the cheers
of the audience. All of us who have ever trialed know that any dog can have a bad day tracking. In
fact any of the 3 phases of Schutzhund can go sour for even the most elite in the sport. Kudos to
Marika for being a good sport. Kudos to the club members and visitors who rooted her on with
encouragement. Marika was followed by Angel Ayala and Zenos Van De Hannt Jeshoek SchH 3.
Zenos took a deep scent at the start and tracked methodically and correctly. It was a thrill to watch
Angel’s boy track with a well deserved 96. I think all would agree that it was worth braving the cold
to watch Zenos burn the track with a V.
Our SchH 1 and SchH A, and 2 of our BH entries had some bad luck in obedience but this sure
doesn’t diminish watching teams with happy working dogs. There is always another day for these
guys. They are fine handlers with terrific dogs.
Zeno’s Schutzhund 3 obedience was poetry to behold even under intense distraction. Was it a bird
or a plane? There was a black and red object traveling at the speed of light behind SchH 3 Zenos in
his off leash heeling pattern. It wasn’t Superman. Nope, it was Victoria’s super high drive dog,
Mercy, showing Mommy how fast she can fly around the field trying to playfully take the gun out of
Chris Webber's hand. Officer Anneshia Keller said, “I want to see her on the police canine unit.”
There was a superb galloping recall too behind heeling Zenos. It was like she was shot out of a
canon both ways. Mercy was invited as an alternate for an uneven entry the night before. Victoria
should have burned the midnight oil preparing her dog instead of sleeping. Mercy must have been
dreaming about how much fun she was going to have while embarrassing Mommy on the field the
next day. When Mercy was performing her heeling pattern she saw Angel hiding in the blind on the
SchH 3 long down. Mercy thought, “He is waiting for me to grip!” (In all fairness, Mercy was not
ready and had not previously practiced these elements. She is a sound excellent girl, honest.).
Angel said Zenos was thinking, “Boss, this is a set up. You are not going to trick me. I‘ll show you. I
will just be more attentive.” Angel practices distraction heeling in a herd of goats! It sure paid off
with Zenos’ 97 points in obedience! Victoria was wiping sweat off her bright red embarrassed brow
- so very thankful that she had not damaged Zenos’ performance.
Zenos’ SchH 3 Obedience was followed by BH obedience. Each nervous team entered the Dayton
High School outdoor athletic field stadium in pairs. Following the on and off leash obedience, six of
our eight BH entries were approved by Judge Alexander to go forth to the traffic temperament test.
All dogs displayed very solid temperament with the bicylists, joggers, trucks, loud noises, etc. Dr.
Jud Henderson and his gentle giant Rotweiller, Otto, marched by the contestants who were tied out
in groups with their handlers out of sight. We are sure glad none of our German Shepherd Dogs
are racists! All finalists demonstrated that they were sound. There were some great performances
on and off leash in BH obedience. What makes them even greater is that all six listed below are
club members, four of whom are first timers! Way to go team!
BH Titles Listed In catalog order:
Joe Tackett & Freya Vom Tal Der Schatten Hips “a” Normal, Elbows “a” Normal
(owner/trainer Victoria Tackett)
Patty Henderson & “Ace” Azo Vom Kemerlin-Dey Haus HOT
Christie Hale & Eros Von Windtanz
(Originally trained for BH by Joe Tackett)
Al Longoria & Longoria’s Jasmine HOT
Terry Hackathorn & Prada Hagendoorn Von Kellerhaus
(Originally trained for BH by Joe Tackett)
Cathi Brown & Dakota Vom Waldestraum HOT
HOT = Handler Owner Trained
Ace & Prada, two of our BH dogs, were hometown sired by club member Anneshia Keller’s V Xanto
von Stevenhaus SchH 3 Kk1 “a” normal - better known as “Nitro.” Ace was bred by Kathleen
Kimberlin who is also a club member. Anneshia and Kathleen celebrated their “grand kids” with
tears of joy.
A growing number of spectators watched with excitement the protection phase. One great dog, Kaly,
scented his Daddy near the blind and went to tell him how well he was doing. Everyone moaned
knowing what a sad break it was to his handler, Marika. Strawberry Long’s Lorcolhofs Spice of Life
was true to her name in her energetic protection performance. Ooos and awes were coming forth
from the audience with Zeno’s strong breathtaking true 99 performance.
Angel Ayala, Jr.’s Zenos Van De Hannt Jeshoek SchH 3 took away all the trophies: High Tracking
(96), Obedience (97), Protection (99) and High in Trial with a whopping V total of 292! Zenos is calm
and deliberate in his tracking. Zenos is Mr. Spirited Focus in obedience. His protection is truly
magnificent. Congratulations to Angel and Zenos!
The Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club voted Ellie Mae Railsback Service Dog of the Year for 2007.
Handled by Cheryl Railsback and trained by Joe Tackett, Ellie Mae is a successful Search & Rescue
Bloodhound. Ellie is the only scent dog with the incredible well known non-profit Texas Equusearch
(www.texasequusearch.org). Ellie has proven her abilities and training over and over again in
tracking criminals, children, mentally challenged, and the elderly. Ellie is “right-on” accurate in her
work! Ellie’s success stories are too numerous to tell. Perhaps Ellie will write a book one day. If she
could, what stories she could tell. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT ELLIE!
Our Helper Certification held at Dayton High School January 12-13 was fun and a fabulous learning
experience for Dr. Jud Henderson, John Zepeda, and Chris Webber. Everyone did well! Everyone
received participation award plaques. Chris walked away with a well deserved Regional Helper
Certification. Congratulations Chris!
We have many thanks to give beginning with our unsung hero, Bambi Whitman, Trial Chairperson
and Trial Secretary. Bambi worked hard and long hours after work along with her husband James
and daughter Kayla. The Whitman Family produced an awesome 25 page color trial catalog. What a
memento for memories for years to come! The club freely gave these catalogs without charge. 7 year
old Kayla happily received a medal for helping her Mom & Dad.
Club members Steve and Wendy Wise gave up a paid vacation on the beach in Galveston, Texas, to
help out. Steve and Wendy are a genuine asset to our club. We are blessed with dedicated club
members.
Vice President Jerry Stewart and his Dayton High School coaches were up to bat again for the club
working behind the scenes. They helped with the traffic BH testing. Among many other helps, these
big strong guys picked up and delivered our heavy wall for obedience and needed chairs for our
Friday night “Meet the Judge” Pizza Party and Saturday night Judge’s Dinner. We don’t know what
our club would do without these strong arms.
Our Treasurer, Patty Henderson, was busy not only with doing the many important Treasurer’s
functions, but she and her husband, Dr. Jud Henderson also hauled bicycles and whatever the club
needed. This team is always ready to help!
Mark and Ruth Teague opened their home for hospitality to our judge, Doug Alexander. Joe &
Victoria Tackett opened their home to the out of town trial entries and their dogs.
Al Longoria and his Mom, Mary, along with the help of John Zepeda organized the concessions and
provided us with delicious breakfast egg and chorizo tacos, fresh brewed coffee, hot chocolate and
soft drinks. They will be donating their profits from the concessions to the GSDCA-WDA War Dog
Memorial Fund: http://www.gsdca-wda.org/ and http://www.militaryworkingdogmemorial.com.
Our judge’s dinner was at Mercy Acres Ranch & Kennels, Joe and Victoria Tackett’s home. Al
Longoria and his Mom Mary catered our delicious judge’s dinner. Our club loves to eat and eat we
did. Al and his Mom proudly served their homemade Mexican recipes: Outside skirt steak beef fajita,
All white chicken breast chicken fajita, Flour tortillas, Spanish rice, Frijoles ala charra, Homemade
guacamole, Homemade pico de gallo, Sour Cream, Grated cheese, Homemade salsa, and for desert
Homemade empanadas. Does this make your mouth water? If you are in the Houston or
surrounding rural areas and need to cater a party give them a call at 281-798-4681. They would love
to hear from you.
John Mincks of Mincks Photography of Dayton, Texas, travailed hard long hours photographing our
“pride and joys.” What a phenomenal quality job! John & Mynra Mincks can be reached at 936-257-
8917 or visit their website: http://mincksphoto.com.
We thank Anneshia Keller and her son Christopher for donating their time and wonderful dogs to
our Helper Certification. V2 LGVS Domenica vom Stanglberg SchH1 Kkl 1 “a” normal gave a
spectacular protection performance in the Helper Certification. Anneshia fed our hungry bellies too
bringing donuts and kolaches.
Dan Yaklin, Cathi Brown, Anneshia Keller, Kathleen Kimberlin, Dr. Jud and Patty Henderson, Joe
and Victoria Tackett, and Steve and Wendy Wise of the Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club were
generous in financial contributions and/or catalog advertisements for our club trial.
We saw our club members pull together for a great trial. However, it wasn’t only our own club folks,
but people from other clubs lending their support and help. The Seagoville Working Dog Club helped
big time. They generously shared their awesome club dogs for the Helper Certification. Angel Ayala,
Jr. and Chris Webber were GSDCA-WDA Certified Helpers extraordinary for our trial. Larry Vinzant
of The Greater Houston Club brought his retired 7 ½ year old gorgeous V Lago vom Ortskern SchH3
FH1 Kkl 1 “a” Normal to help the guys in our helper certification. Multiple times SchH 3 Lago looked
and acted like he was only three years of age. Larry also gave a financial donation to the club. Dr.
Dena McGowan visited to clap and lend support. We thank our visitors from other clubs who came to
help, observe and/or participate.
Together we can link arms as a team and accomplish our goals. The Good Shepherd Schutzhund
Club sends our blessings for a productive 2008 to all clubs. We are here to help new and old
handlers alike and be a candle for our sport and breeds.
Victoria Tackett, Secretary
The Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club
Photos tell a story best. Please click on the photo links on the left at the top of the page. We are
awaiting many, many more photos from club members and entries so please check back often.
what the Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club accomplished at our Winter Schutzhund Trial and
Helper Certification January 12-13, 2008. It is not about winning or losing. It is about our
relationship with each other and our relationship with our dogs. It is not even about titles and
certifications. It is about lifting each other up where it hurts most and where we are the weakest. Of
course, when we pull together titles are the “fall out.” And “fall-out” we did together! As of January
12, 2008, our club has a gargantuan 14 BH titles to its club members’ credit since our sanctioning
as a GSDCA-WDA club only a year ago. What is thoroughly amazing is except for Joe & Victoria
Tackett and Cathi Brown all other owner/handlers were first timers! Awesome!
Our training director, Joe Tackett, watched these puppies grow up at their newbies sides and
accomplish their goals. Now, onward and upward we will continue to climb the mountains
together. We thank Joe for his faithfulness to our club. He donates many hours every week to our
club members. Joe labors many hours behind the scenes helping make our trials a success also.
Joe has the expertise of 40 years plus experience that not only includes judging, but the successful
training, showing and titling of many dogs. Knowing the difficulties of our sport, Joe is an
encourager ready and willing to take each dog regardless of his/her abilities to the maximum
potential. We are a thriving growing club and we truly believe this is the secret to our club’s
success. Joe finds and develops the positive qualities in each individual dog and handler. I think
we can all learn from Joe’s approach -- build up – don’t tear down. We need to grow our sport, not
diminish it.
When we grow our sport as a criterion for breeding we improve our breed, The German Shepherd
Dog. A handler cannot be successful with a dog who is not socialable, sound in temperament with
courage, hardness, and drive to do the work. A handler and his dog will not be successful without
sound hips and elbows. Healthy orthopedics will not be obtained too often out of dogs without hip
and elbow certification. There is a working reason for structure in Schutzhund also. Poor structure
will impede a dog’s working ability. When we grow our sport, we will grow the demand for the Total
German Shepherd Dog thereby improving our breed.
We will not grow our sport by beating down new people. We grow our sport by encouragement
and education. Every club member has a responsibility to be an encourager and teacher by
learning first themselves, then educating others on temperament, hip and elbow certification (OFA,
PENN Hip, SV ‘a” Stamp), correct structure, and ethical breeding standards. However, this does
not happen through cruel attacks on someone’s beloved pet when they come to visit. New people
learn by example and teaching as they progress with encouragement. “Encouragement will make
our club great in 2008” needs to be our theme for all clubs everywhere.
We keep new people progressing not by standing on the sidelines at a trial criticizing, but by
finding something affirmative in the handler and dog. We need to encourage the positive and allow
the handler to receive help with the negative later at his or her own club through the training
director and not at ringside at a trial. The handler feels enough devastation when he or she makes
mistakes in a trial. Please don’t add to their pain. Give that handler and dog a positive comment or
keep your mouth shut. All of us can contribute to a successful trial even if it is only a with a kind
word or hand clap. A kind word fitly placed can make all of the difference in the world.
Our trial was held at Dayton High School located just Northeast of Houston, Texas. Our first class
facilities included concessions, bleachers, fenced athletic fields, restrooms, etc. We are grateful to
Dayton High School and its great Head Coach, Jerry Stewart. The Dayton Broncos and Jerry are
famous in this neck of the woods for being consistently on top in High School Football year after
year. Jerry brought the Broncos up to stardom from near ground zero. Needless to say, our club
members are serious Bronco fans.
Our judge, Doug Alexander, was superb, fair, encouraging, and a great teacher. GSDCA-WDA
Judge Doug Alexander lives in Port Allen, Louisiana with his wife Phyllis. They have 7 grown
children and 13 grandchildren. Doug retired from manufacturing management 5 years ago, but
continues to work part time in his artistic glassblowing business. Doug’s involvement in
Schutzhund began in 1982 with DVG while living in Colorado. Doug titled his first dog in 1983 and
was DVG SchH I National Champion. After moving to Iowa in 1986 Doug became involved with
United Schutzhund Clubs of America, eventually becoming a SchH judge and serving for one term
as Director of Judges. Doug became a member of GSDCA-WDA in 1998. Besides being a WDA
Judge, Doug is a certified Teaching Helper and served on the initial committee to establish the WDA
Helper program.
On a brisk cold Texas gulf coast morning, many spectators arrived excitedly anticipating the start of
tracking at 7:00 AM. Our tracking was at Dayton High School on grass and natural terrain. Marika
Eskola and Kaly Z Lintichu, BH broke the ground with their SchH 1 track. Kaly worked hard and
long when he lost the track but unfortunately he traveled the magic 33 ft tracking line away.
However, Kaly, after being placed back on the track by his handler finished with gusto to the cheers
of the audience. All of us who have ever trialed know that any dog can have a bad day tracking. In
fact any of the 3 phases of Schutzhund can go sour for even the most elite in the sport. Kudos to
Marika for being a good sport. Kudos to the club members and visitors who rooted her on with
encouragement. Marika was followed by Angel Ayala and Zenos Van De Hannt Jeshoek SchH 3.
Zenos took a deep scent at the start and tracked methodically and correctly. It was a thrill to watch
Angel’s boy track with a well deserved 96. I think all would agree that it was worth braving the cold
to watch Zenos burn the track with a V.
Our SchH 1 and SchH A, and 2 of our BH entries had some bad luck in obedience but this sure
doesn’t diminish watching teams with happy working dogs. There is always another day for these
guys. They are fine handlers with terrific dogs.
Zeno’s Schutzhund 3 obedience was poetry to behold even under intense distraction. Was it a bird
or a plane? There was a black and red object traveling at the speed of light behind SchH 3 Zenos in
his off leash heeling pattern. It wasn’t Superman. Nope, it was Victoria’s super high drive dog,
Mercy, showing Mommy how fast she can fly around the field trying to playfully take the gun out of
Chris Webber's hand. Officer Anneshia Keller said, “I want to see her on the police canine unit.”
There was a superb galloping recall too behind heeling Zenos. It was like she was shot out of a
canon both ways. Mercy was invited as an alternate for an uneven entry the night before. Victoria
should have burned the midnight oil preparing her dog instead of sleeping. Mercy must have been
dreaming about how much fun she was going to have while embarrassing Mommy on the field the
next day. When Mercy was performing her heeling pattern she saw Angel hiding in the blind on the
SchH 3 long down. Mercy thought, “He is waiting for me to grip!” (In all fairness, Mercy was not
ready and had not previously practiced these elements. She is a sound excellent girl, honest.).
Angel said Zenos was thinking, “Boss, this is a set up. You are not going to trick me. I‘ll show you. I
will just be more attentive.” Angel practices distraction heeling in a herd of goats! It sure paid off
with Zenos’ 97 points in obedience! Victoria was wiping sweat off her bright red embarrassed brow
- so very thankful that she had not damaged Zenos’ performance.
Zenos’ SchH 3 Obedience was followed by BH obedience. Each nervous team entered the Dayton
High School outdoor athletic field stadium in pairs. Following the on and off leash obedience, six of
our eight BH entries were approved by Judge Alexander to go forth to the traffic temperament test.
All dogs displayed very solid temperament with the bicylists, joggers, trucks, loud noises, etc. Dr.
Jud Henderson and his gentle giant Rotweiller, Otto, marched by the contestants who were tied out
in groups with their handlers out of sight. We are sure glad none of our German Shepherd Dogs
are racists! All finalists demonstrated that they were sound. There were some great performances
on and off leash in BH obedience. What makes them even greater is that all six listed below are
club members, four of whom are first timers! Way to go team!
BH Titles Listed In catalog order:
Joe Tackett & Freya Vom Tal Der Schatten Hips “a” Normal, Elbows “a” Normal
(owner/trainer Victoria Tackett)
Patty Henderson & “Ace” Azo Vom Kemerlin-Dey Haus HOT
Christie Hale & Eros Von Windtanz
(Originally trained for BH by Joe Tackett)
Al Longoria & Longoria’s Jasmine HOT
Terry Hackathorn & Prada Hagendoorn Von Kellerhaus
(Originally trained for BH by Joe Tackett)
Cathi Brown & Dakota Vom Waldestraum HOT
HOT = Handler Owner Trained
Ace & Prada, two of our BH dogs, were hometown sired by club member Anneshia Keller’s V Xanto
von Stevenhaus SchH 3 Kk1 “a” normal - better known as “Nitro.” Ace was bred by Kathleen
Kimberlin who is also a club member. Anneshia and Kathleen celebrated their “grand kids” with
tears of joy.
A growing number of spectators watched with excitement the protection phase. One great dog, Kaly,
scented his Daddy near the blind and went to tell him how well he was doing. Everyone moaned
knowing what a sad break it was to his handler, Marika. Strawberry Long’s Lorcolhofs Spice of Life
was true to her name in her energetic protection performance. Ooos and awes were coming forth
from the audience with Zeno’s strong breathtaking true 99 performance.
Angel Ayala, Jr.’s Zenos Van De Hannt Jeshoek SchH 3 took away all the trophies: High Tracking
(96), Obedience (97), Protection (99) and High in Trial with a whopping V total of 292! Zenos is calm
and deliberate in his tracking. Zenos is Mr. Spirited Focus in obedience. His protection is truly
magnificent. Congratulations to Angel and Zenos!
The Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club voted Ellie Mae Railsback Service Dog of the Year for 2007.
Handled by Cheryl Railsback and trained by Joe Tackett, Ellie Mae is a successful Search & Rescue
Bloodhound. Ellie is the only scent dog with the incredible well known non-profit Texas Equusearch
(www.texasequusearch.org). Ellie has proven her abilities and training over and over again in
tracking criminals, children, mentally challenged, and the elderly. Ellie is “right-on” accurate in her
work! Ellie’s success stories are too numerous to tell. Perhaps Ellie will write a book one day. If she
could, what stories she could tell. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT ELLIE!
Our Helper Certification held at Dayton High School January 12-13 was fun and a fabulous learning
experience for Dr. Jud Henderson, John Zepeda, and Chris Webber. Everyone did well! Everyone
received participation award plaques. Chris walked away with a well deserved Regional Helper
Certification. Congratulations Chris!
We have many thanks to give beginning with our unsung hero, Bambi Whitman, Trial Chairperson
and Trial Secretary. Bambi worked hard and long hours after work along with her husband James
and daughter Kayla. The Whitman Family produced an awesome 25 page color trial catalog. What a
memento for memories for years to come! The club freely gave these catalogs without charge. 7 year
old Kayla happily received a medal for helping her Mom & Dad.
Club members Steve and Wendy Wise gave up a paid vacation on the beach in Galveston, Texas, to
help out. Steve and Wendy are a genuine asset to our club. We are blessed with dedicated club
members.
Vice President Jerry Stewart and his Dayton High School coaches were up to bat again for the club
working behind the scenes. They helped with the traffic BH testing. Among many other helps, these
big strong guys picked up and delivered our heavy wall for obedience and needed chairs for our
Friday night “Meet the Judge” Pizza Party and Saturday night Judge’s Dinner. We don’t know what
our club would do without these strong arms.
Our Treasurer, Patty Henderson, was busy not only with doing the many important Treasurer’s
functions, but she and her husband, Dr. Jud Henderson also hauled bicycles and whatever the club
needed. This team is always ready to help!
Mark and Ruth Teague opened their home for hospitality to our judge, Doug Alexander. Joe &
Victoria Tackett opened their home to the out of town trial entries and their dogs.
Al Longoria and his Mom, Mary, along with the help of John Zepeda organized the concessions and
provided us with delicious breakfast egg and chorizo tacos, fresh brewed coffee, hot chocolate and
soft drinks. They will be donating their profits from the concessions to the GSDCA-WDA War Dog
Memorial Fund: http://www.gsdca-wda.org/ and http://www.militaryworkingdogmemorial.com.
Our judge’s dinner was at Mercy Acres Ranch & Kennels, Joe and Victoria Tackett’s home. Al
Longoria and his Mom Mary catered our delicious judge’s dinner. Our club loves to eat and eat we
did. Al and his Mom proudly served their homemade Mexican recipes: Outside skirt steak beef fajita,
All white chicken breast chicken fajita, Flour tortillas, Spanish rice, Frijoles ala charra, Homemade
guacamole, Homemade pico de gallo, Sour Cream, Grated cheese, Homemade salsa, and for desert
Homemade empanadas. Does this make your mouth water? If you are in the Houston or
surrounding rural areas and need to cater a party give them a call at 281-798-4681. They would love
to hear from you.
John Mincks of Mincks Photography of Dayton, Texas, travailed hard long hours photographing our
“pride and joys.” What a phenomenal quality job! John & Mynra Mincks can be reached at 936-257-
8917 or visit their website: http://mincksphoto.com.
We thank Anneshia Keller and her son Christopher for donating their time and wonderful dogs to
our Helper Certification. V2 LGVS Domenica vom Stanglberg SchH1 Kkl 1 “a” normal gave a
spectacular protection performance in the Helper Certification. Anneshia fed our hungry bellies too
bringing donuts and kolaches.
Dan Yaklin, Cathi Brown, Anneshia Keller, Kathleen Kimberlin, Dr. Jud and Patty Henderson, Joe
and Victoria Tackett, and Steve and Wendy Wise of the Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club were
generous in financial contributions and/or catalog advertisements for our club trial.
We saw our club members pull together for a great trial. However, it wasn’t only our own club folks,
but people from other clubs lending their support and help. The Seagoville Working Dog Club helped
big time. They generously shared their awesome club dogs for the Helper Certification. Angel Ayala,
Jr. and Chris Webber were GSDCA-WDA Certified Helpers extraordinary for our trial. Larry Vinzant
of The Greater Houston Club brought his retired 7 ½ year old gorgeous V Lago vom Ortskern SchH3
FH1 Kkl 1 “a” Normal to help the guys in our helper certification. Multiple times SchH 3 Lago looked
and acted like he was only three years of age. Larry also gave a financial donation to the club. Dr.
Dena McGowan visited to clap and lend support. We thank our visitors from other clubs who came to
help, observe and/or participate.
Together we can link arms as a team and accomplish our goals. The Good Shepherd Schutzhund
Club sends our blessings for a productive 2008 to all clubs. We are here to help new and old
handlers alike and be a candle for our sport and breeds.
Victoria Tackett, Secretary
The Good Shepherd Schutzhund Club
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awaiting many, many more photos from club members and entries so please check back often.
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