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"Kenya"

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Name & Titles/Certifications:
U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop OB1 FO (1/3)RE RA RN CL1-R CL1-F TT TDI HIT CGC

DOB: 28 Oct 2003
Breed: German Shepherd dog
Color: red sable
Lines: east and west German working lines
CERF: GS-1317N
OFA: GS-CA495/39F/C-NO, Cardiac - Normal
AKC: DN05276205
Microchip: 0A10647C72
Sire: Narro von der Kine Sch3 KKL2
Dam: Dastra vom Erste Freund U-CD U-AG1 BH CD NJP CL1-S CL1-H CL2-F CGC
Breeder: Julie Richards-Mostosky
Pedigree:  Click to view

Kenya and I bonded instantly and she has been my loyal companion since day one. In the home, Kenya is impeccably behaved, very mellow. In training and on the field, she is focused and precise. She works for the sake of working and loves to be with her handler, a true "biddable" dog. She is reserved with strangers and especially discerning of men, but usually social among dogs. With people she knows and trusts she is as spunky as a puppy. Though she is pure German working lines and her father was a high-in-trial Schutzhund competitor, Kenya is a softer dog and prefers dog sports that present less conflict and confrontation, such as rally, obedience, and aglity. She will work for food, praise, and simple motivational "games" with her people. She has always been attached to her one person and is totally reliable off lead, even in city traffic. She likes to show off in the ring and has never failed or NQed at anything she has tried. Her calm demeanor allowed her to easily pass the AKC Canine Good Citizen test, the West Michigan Therapy Dog pet assisted therapy training and evaluation, the Therapy Dogs International evaluation, and the American Temperament Test Society's temperament test. Her size and conformation make her the perfect agility dog. She is a smaller bitch, 21.5" and 50lbs. She has good hips (x-rayed by renowned veterinary radiologist Dr. "Mos" Mostosky); her movement is balanced, effortless, and efficient. Her conformation does not fit the "type" of either the AKC or SV ring trends, but she is a beautiful example of how the working German shepherd should look and move. She has two legs towards her UKC Grand Champion title, but is now spayed and retired from the show ring. At Pawsitive Canine Training, Kenya has completed Beginner Agility, Intermediate Agility, Advanced Agility (2x), Intermediate/AKC CGC, passed the CGC, Intro to Rally, Advanced Rally, APDT Rally, and Advanced Skills.

Kenya is now "retired" from formal training and competition and enjoying life as a pampered pet!

Date Event Type Title/Award Place
3-13-10 UKC Conformation First Place Altered 1
5-3-09 UKC Dog Sport trial Protection 1 Obedience Passed
5-2-09 UKC Dog Sport trial Family Obedience Passed
3-28-09 Rally trial RE leg 2
7-19-08 CPE agility trial Fullhouse Level 1 leg and CL1-F title 1
7-19-08 CPE agility trial Jumpers Level 1 leg 1
7-19-08 CPE agility trial Standard Level 1 leg and CL1-R title 1
7-19-08 CPE agility trial Standard Level 1 leg 2
7-12-08 Temperament test ATTS TT Passed
6-7-08 Therapy dog test TDI Passed
5-31-08 Sheep Herding Herding Instinct Test Passed (watch here!)
5-25-08 Rally trial RA leg, RA title 2
5-24-08 Rally trial RA leg 1
5-23-08 Rally trial RA leg 1
3-29-08 Rally trial RN leg, RN title Q
1-20-08 Rally trial RN leg 3rd
1-20-08 Rally trial RN leg 4th
12-17-07 Therapy dog test West Michigan Therapy Dogs eval Passed
10-25-07 AKC CGC test Canine Good Citizen Passed

 

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"Coke"

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Name & Titles/Certifications: VPC's Coca-Cola HIT (2x)CGC
DOB: 27 July 2006
Gotcha Day: 3 Nov 2007
Color: black and red
Breed: mix
Sire: unknown
Dam: "Melanie"
Rescue: Vicky's Pet Connection

We adopted Coke (formerly Teddy) from Vicky's Pet Connection (an all-breed dog and cat rescue) in November 2007. Coke is our goofy lovebug. His name Coca-Cola suits him - he is dark, refreshing, "cool", and bubbley! He has no drive for work or formal training, he just wants to play or cuddle. Coke did however pass the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test twice, so we gave him a "special" name for his AKC certificate - VPC's Coca-Cola (VPC stands for Vicky's Pet Connection). Coke has a relaxed temperament with dogs and people and avoids conflict both in training and in his interactions with people and dogs. He loves children and is very outgoing towards all people. He would definitely NOT protect our home from intruders! With Coke around we are never lacking smiles and laughs. At Pawsitive Canine Training, Coke has completed Intermediate/AKC CGC, passed the CGC, and Beginner Agility.

Date Event Type Title/Award Place
6-11-11 Sheep Herding Herding Instinct Test Passed
7-11-09 Sheep Herding Herding Instinct Test Passed
12-20-08 AKC CGC Canine Good Citizen Passed
8-29-08 AKC CGC Canine Good Citizen Passed

 

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"Nikon"

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Name & Titles/Certifications: SG U-CH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 T1 FO PA BH CL1-R U-CA UNJ HIT TT CGC
DOB: 7 Sept 2008
Breed: German Shepherd dog
Coat: short stock
Colors: black & red
AKC: DN23171403
UKC: P592-238
SDA: 10-0158-MI
UWD: 204
CPE: 11946-02
U-Fli: 6937
ATTS: TT-2623-GSD
Tattoo: AT8B1 (right ear)
Microchip: AVID 029 597 320 (shoulder)
HD Zuchwert: 80 (Jan 2012)
OFA Hips: Good GS-83319G24M-VPI, Transitional vertebra click to view
OFA Elbows: Normal GS-EL24998M24-VPI click to view
Hip & Elbow X-rays: Click to view
Sire: V1 Markus von Status Quo SchH3 KKL1 ZW:74 (SZ 2171873)
Dam: V Quellie vom Kirschental SchH3 KKL1 ZW:85 (DN 22368701)
Breeder: Julie Richards-Mostosky
Pedigree: Click to view

Nikon is smart, energetic, confident, clear-headed, loves to train and work, and succeeds at everything we try. He has a lot of stamina and energy, and is a very willing worker, always ready to work and train. At one year old he passed his Canine Good Citizen test, passed his first herding instinct test, competed in his first national Sieger Show, earned over half his UKC points and wins, and was well into training for Schutzhund and dock diving. At 13 months he earned SG2 (placed behind his half brother) and at 15 months had earned double the points needed for his UKC Championship. Before two years of age, Nikon earned his BH under and SV judge and his first agility title and three first place qualifying runs in one day after only 12 weeks of formal agility training. Nikon is the total package; he is a pet as much as he is my performance dog. He sleeps on my couch, travels with me, visits my office, goes for long walks, and loves to play fetch. Nikon is also a very healthy dog and is very social and trustworthy with everyone he meets. He was heavily socialized as a puppy and got lots of exposure to children so he especially loves children. During his first UKC show at 3 months, another puppy was yawning and shaking but Nikon's tail never quit wagging and he made sure to give the judge a wet kiss before she checked his bite. Nikon has high prey drive and loves to chase, bark, and tug. In protection he shows great control (which comes naturally to him), has a higher threshold, and works more from defense. He is not sleeve/game/prey oriented and does well with being worked on a suit with a lot of threat. Despite his endless energy and drive, he has been a relatively "easy" puppy and is a wonderful housedog. His ball/toy drive is impressive but he is equally motivated for food. Nikon is not handler sensitive or handler aggressive. He is very clear-headed and responds quickly to a variety of training methods and tools. At Pawsitive Canine Training, Nikon has completed Puppy/AKC STAR, Intermediate/AKC CGC, passed the CGC, completed two sessions of conformation training, and two sessions of agility training.

Nikon's Achievements

Date Event Type Title/Award Comment

11-13-11

USCA Schutzhund Trial

Schutzhund 1, 94-88-82 TSB "a", High SchH1, High Obed.

USCA Judge Randall Hoadley

8-28-11

ATTS Temperament Test

TT Pass

 

6-18-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Novice Jump

 

6-18-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Novice Jump, UNJ title

 

6-18-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Novice Jump

 

6-18-11

UKC Lure Coursing

Coursing Aptitude Q, U-CA title

 

6-17-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Novice Jump

 

6-17-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Junior Jump

 

6-17-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Novice Jump

 

6-17-11

UKC Lure Coursing

Couring Aptitude Q

 

6-16-11

Ultimate Air Dogs

Novice Jump

 

5-14-11

UKC Lure Coursing

Coursing Aptitude Q

 

12-11-10

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male, Reserve Winners, U-CH

 

12-11-10

UKC Conformation

First Place, Reserve Male

 

11-20-10

SDA Trial

Protection Alert (PA) 86

SDA Judge Dan Williams

11-20-10

SDA Trial

Family Obedience (FO) 82

SDA Judge Dan Williams

11-20-10

SDA Trial

Tracking 1 (T1) 88

SDA Judge Dan Williams

11-13-10

Sheep Herding

Herding Instinct Test - Pass

 

10-1-10

Orth. Found. for Animals

OFA hip certification: Good

Dr. Mos Mostosky

10-1-10

Orth. Found. for Animals

OFA elbows certification: Normal

Dr. Mos Mostosky

7-24-10

CPE Agility Trial

Jumpers Level 1 Q, First Place

 

7-24-10

CPE Agility Trial

Standard Level 1 Q, First Place, CRL-1 title

 

7-24-10

CPE Agility Trial

Standard Level 1 Q, First Place

 

6-26-10

WDA Schutzhund Trial

BH Pass

SV Judge Klaus Ambrosius

3-13-10

UKC Conformation

First Place

 

3-13-10

UKC Conformation

First Place, Reserve Male

 

3-13-10

UKC Lure Coursing

Lure Coursing test

 

12-12-09

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male

 

12-12-09

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male

 

12-11-09

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male

 

12-11-09

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male, Best of Winners

 

10-24-09

AKC CGC Test

AKC Canine Good Citizen test Pass

Jeanne Thomas

10-17-09

WDA Club Show

SG2, Males 12-18 mos

SV Judge Hans-Peter Fetten

8-2-09

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male

 

8-2-09

UKC Conformation

First Place, Best Male, Best of Winners

 

7-11-09

Sheep Herding

Herding Instinct Test - Pass

 

6-20-09

WDA Club Show

VP2, Males 9-12 mos

SV Judge Ernst Seifert

5-23-09

WDA Regional show

VP2, Males 6-9 mos

SV Judge Rudiger Mai

4-24-09

USA Sieger Show

VP14, Males 6-9 mos

SV Judge Hans Joachim Dux

3-14-09

Prelim evaluation

Hips and elbows prelim normal

Dr. Mos Mostosky

2-1-09

AKC conformation

First place male 3-6 mos

 

1-11-09

AKC conformation

Third place male 3-6 mos

 

12-20-08

AKC Puppy STAR

AKC STAR Pass

Jeanne Thomas

12-14-08

UKC conformation

Novice Puppy, reserve male

 

12-13-08

UKC conformation

Novice Puppy, first place male

 

 

Nikon's videos....

 

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"Pan"

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"Pan" (short for Pantalaimon, a character from one of my favorite books) is here! In mythology, Pan has a mischievous nature and is the god of shepherds.

Pan comes from the "vom Geistwasser" kennel and was bred by Bill Kulla and Jennifer Acevedo. Bill and Jennifer are accomplished breeders, trainers, and competitors. I have been eyeing Pan's father, V Boy von Zorra SchH3 KKL1, for several years especially after seeing him at the USA Sieger Show in April, 2009, where he earned recognition for outstanding performance in the bitework. Boy is a powerful, masculine dog known for stopping the helper on his escape bites. He also has very correct conformation. At one show, Boy earned a V rating and placed ahead of a now VA1 ranked show line dog.

Name & Titles/Certifications: SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser HIT STAR
DOB: 30 August 2010
Breed: German Shepherd dog
AKC: DN28888202
UKC: P663-603
U-Fli: 6936
OFA DM: pending
AKC DNA: pending
SV a-stamp: pending
Tattoo: GEI10P2
Microchip: AVID 056 058 589
HD Zuchwert: 81
Sire: V Boy von Zorra SchH3 KKL1 a1 ZW 79 (SZ 2173846)
Dam: SG Irmhild von der Staatsmacht SchH3 KKL2 a1 ZW 82
Breeder: Bill Kulla & Jennifer Acevedo
Pedigree: Click to view

 

Pan's Achievements

Date Event Type Title/Award Place
11-9-11 AKC CGC Test Canine Good Citizen Pass
10-1-11 WDA Conformation "SG" 12-18 month males 2
10-1-11 WDA Conformation SV Dental Notation  
6-11-11 Sheep Herding Herding Instinct Test Pass
5-14-11 UKC Conformation Male Puppy Second Place
2-28-11 Dr. Jackson X-rays Hips & Elbows prelim normal  
12-22-10 AKC Puppy STAR STAR Pass
12-11-10 UKC Conformation Novice Puppy First
12-11-10 UKC Conformation Novice Puppy First


Pan's videos....

 

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