"May we be as good, as noble, and as
deserving as our dogs think we are"


Gallery

See Memorials to our pets loved and lost
Click here for photos from our Awards Banquet

 



Terri Everwine and Sid (co-owned by Lois Breslow)
earned their VST title on September 30, 2007

 

Kevin O'Grady and Abby at the 2007 AKC Tracking Invitational at
the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina  on September 22nd and 23rd


 

Pictured in back row are judge Ted Hoesel,
 owner Cindy Nauer, tracklayer Roni Szelia,
judge Mel Lloyd, and in front, are handler
Penny Kurz with CT Rush Lake Rice Krispy
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Two new Champion Trackers
passed at the May 20, 2007 VST Test


Standing are judge Ted Hoesel, tracklayer
Darlene Charmelo, judge Mel Lloyd, and in
front is Jim La Bine with his flat-coated
retriever CT Prairielight Bella Diamatha CD


 

Scenes at the training hall

   
     





Barb Larsen has a new addition to the family!
Rockytop And Toto Too, known as Auntie Em,
is her new black and tan coonhound.

 

 
Terri Everwine's poodle Snapper
was found after being lost for 5
days!  The "lost dog" flyers -
over 300 of them - were burned
at a celebratory barbeque!
 



Many volunteers worked hard to make our garage sale a success, among
them are Lois Breslow (left), Marion Meseth and Sonja Lund (far right).


 


Here are a few of the members of our demo team:
pictured are Aliss South and her Akita, Clyde Werner
and Maile, and Judy Shortino and Kailyn

 

 
Jan Long and Chivas score a perfect 200
in the obedience ring on March 23rd, 2003!

 



Rub a dub dub, 4 dogs in tub, and who do you think they were?  Why, they're Chelsea, Annie,
and Molly, members of the Shields family, and Zoe, who belongs to Beth Gallagher

 




Dash shows that he's an all-American dog.
Proud owners are Kerry and Liz Piest.


Meet the "Blues Brothers",
Frankie & Buddy
the singing companions
of Jean Ungar
   
Kailyn is the 2nd Wheaten
to be a Versatile
Companion Dog 1!
Judy Shortino and Kailyn
have earned their
CDX, TDX, NA titles.

 
 



Our newest little family member,
Margaret, born in 2000, with Baily.
Mom is member Patti Kalal.

Trudy and Rusty
Trudy and Rusty take a break at
agility class, while mom Karen Meyers
snaps a picture!

 
Pat Beckstrom and her
German Shorthairs:
Tracker (left) and Abby (right).
Tracker earned his TD on 6/4/00






 

Our demo team performs for a youth group. 
Click here for more information about the
demo team and the club's activities.
 
Sheiss demonstrates her
"tunneling" ability, while
mom Sonja Lund guides
her to the finish line
 
It's a bird! It's a plane! No,
it's Clancy over the
high jump! Clancy is
trained by
Gloria & Bill Urquhart


 
Helen and Gracie
Helen Gibbons and Amazing
Grace with judges Bonnie
Kircher and Ted Hoesel
after passing their
TDX test on 11/7/99

 
OTCH is awarded in 8/98 to
Jan Long and OTCH U-CDX
Jay Jay Happy Seamus UDX
  Darlene and Sothpaw
Darlene Long and Kadence's
Sothpaw Sensation earn their
TD title on 6/4/99

I love a parade!
Rand Park members at the 1998
Des Plaines, IL 4th of July parade
Winners of Best Overall Entry!



Off-lead figure 8

 

The long down

Scenes from training class

 

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This page last updated 08/26/08