Grand Traverse Kennel Club
Member Brags
VERENA VOM STRATOSPHERE
Verena earned her AKC Excellent Agility title and her first Q in Master JWW. Sep. 2, 2024
Hawkins & Halo
Brags and Wags for Hawkins & Halo! Proud of their accomplishments and hard work competing in their first agility trial. Hawkins earned (2) Q’s which both came with first place ribbons.
July 2024
TILLEY
Tilley handled by owner Julie Tripp at the GTKC AKC Conformation show June 14, 2024. This was Julie’s first time handling and Tilley won WINNERS BITCH and earned her first 2 points!
June 2024
PABLO
PABLO & his owner Sam Kirtly not only earned 3 First Places in AKC agility, they earned their AKC Novice Agility Title!
June 2024
PAIGE
Paige (Hank & Ava) tried a new thing last weekend.
We entered a AKC Scent Work trial. Paige loved it! She was also very successful in her runs.
She qualified in 15 out of 16 runs.
She earned 12, 1st places, 2, second places and 1, 3rd place, which resulted in her completing the AKC Novice level of Scent Work. All this happened in one weekend, before her 1st Birthday.
June 2024
VERENA VOM STRATOSPHERE
VERENA earned her AKC BCAT at the M&M Cluster Fast Cat June, 2024
NOVA FAYE
Nova Faye and I did a thing this weekend. We traveled to Midland to run Fast CAT. This was our very first AKC event together and neither the dog nor I had ever even seen a Fast CAT Trial. Nova handled it like the champion she is and I could not be more proud of her. She ran 2 tests on Saturday and 2 more tests on Sunday and qualified all 4 times. We brought home 4 flat ribbons and earned approximately 130 points toward a BCAT title. Seriously, as far as I am concerned these ribbons may as well be Olympic Gold Medals. We learned a lot and had a blast.
June 2024
HAWKINS
Hawkins completed two of the four tests in the Novice Scent Work Division.
Novice Container (SCN) and Novice Interior (SIN).
PABLO
Pablo eaned his AKC Novice Handler Discrimination, Excellent Buried and Interior Titles May, 2024
HALO
Halo completed all four tests in the Novice Scent Work Division. Novice Container (SCN), Novice Interior (SIN), Novice Exterior (SEN), and Novice Buried (SBN). By completing all four tests she has earned the Scent Work Novice (SWN) title
MERCEDES
Mercedes Vom Mittlewest earned her NACSW NW3 ELITE TITLE 4-21-24
PABLO
PABLO eared his AKC Novice agility title spring of 2024
VERENA VOM STRATOSPHERE
VERENA VOM STRATOSPHERE EARNED HER NACSW ELITE 1 ON 3-24-2024
MERCEDES
Mercedes Vom Mittlewest earned her AKC Master Elite Container title and Master Eliter Handler Discrimination Title Nov. 2023
Verena
Verena earned her AKC Open Agility Title July 1st! This girl can do it all.
Verena Vom Stratosphere
Verena earned her 3nd NACSW NW3 May 6th 2023 with a perfect score and 2nd place in the Container search. This moves her into the Elite Level!
Pablo
Pablo made his AKC Agilty debut on July 1st and came away with 3 first place finishes in Novice Standard, JWW and Fast. The All American Dog can do it all!
Ledger
So very proud of my wonderful boy Ledger. With limited showing during year 2022, he tied as the #2 dog in the Top 10 Breed rankings and also earned #5 in the Sighthound and Pariah Group Top Ten. During the year he was able to earn his SPOT-On and GCH titles while being awarded a RBIS and a BIS. Thank you so much to the judges who found my boy in their rings with such lovely and deserving competition. I am honored and grateful.
Ledger
What a nice year 2022 was for Ledger (Lyonnese That’s One For The Books)! In AKC he earned his Championship (CH) and Trick Dog Novice (TKN) titles. In UKC he earned his Grand Champion (GCH) and S.P.O.T (SPOT-ON) titles. In addition to the new titles, he was awarded a Reserve Best In Show and a Best In Show! Looking forward to what 2023 brings.
Mercedes Vom Mittelwest
Mercedes earned a 2nd place at the AKC Regional Scent Work Championship in Handler Discriminatioin Septemeber, 2022
Fudge
Fudge and Dinah went to the National and had a great time. Thank you National Capital Beardies. I am so proud of Fudge he got his 2nd leg in obedience novice B and ended up with Highest Scoring Veteran and Highest Scoring Champion on Record. Then in Rally he finished his intermediate title and a 2nd leg in advance inwhich he has had no pratice off leash except in OBD.
Dinah got 1st leg in Rally Novice and didn’t quite make obedience, her first time in Novice B as I went to get the leash I turned and she came to me when she should have stayed.
Ben
Ben. Bernese Mountain Dog.
Earned:
AKC GCH -April 2, 2021
AKC Rally Excellent -April 23, 2021
AKC Companion Dog -April 24, 2021
BMDCA (Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America) Novice Draft Dog -May 23, 2021 BMDCA Versatility Dog-May 23, 2021 BMDCA Draft Dog- September 12, 2021 BMDCA Draft Dog Qualifying Passes number 2 and 3 ( out of 5 needed) towards a Master Draft Dog Title. -October 15 and16, 2021
Verena
Oct 12, 2021 AKC Master Scent Work Title. German Shepherd Dog Club of Americal National Dog Show.
Mercedes
Oct. 12, 2021 AKC Advanced Scent Work High In Trial. German Shepherd Dog Club of America National Show.
LEDGER
Mercedes
MERCEDES
Verena
