AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 EIGHTEENTH AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL An American Kennel Club Event Saturday, December 15, 2012 Sunday, December 16, 2012 Orange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819 Event Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday • 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday Saturday, December 15, 2012 All Judging Will Be Indoors This competition is being held under American Kennel Club rules. All rights to these events are vested in the American Kennel Club. PAGE 1 AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 AKC OFFICERS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALAN KALTER, Chairman DR. ROBERT D. SMITH, Vice Chairman Class of 2013 Class of 2014 LEE ARNOLD DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN CARL C. ASHBY, III DR. WILLIAM R. NEWMAN ALAN KALTER Patricia C. SCUlly DR. ROBERT D. SMITH Class of 2015 Class of 2016 ROBERT A. AMEN PATRICIA M. CRUZ DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIA DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIA STEVEN D. GLADSTONE, ESQ. THOMAS POWERS DENNIS B. SPRUNG, EX OFFICIO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS JAMES P. CROWLEY JOHN J. Lyons Executive Secretary Chief Operating Officer PETER W. FARNSWORTH DENNIS B. SPRUNG Chief Financial Officer President/Chief Executive Officer VICE PRESIDENTS MICHAEL GANEY CONNIE PEARCY Marketing & Communications Chief Information Officer DOUG LJUNGREN DAVID ROBERTS Companion and Performance Events Registration Service MARGARET POINDEXTER, GENERAL COUNSEL ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS GINA DINARDO MARI-BETH O’NEILL Assistant Executive Secretary Customer Service MARK DUNN DAPHNA STRAUS Internal Consulting Group Business Development KEITH FRAZIER Audit and Control AKC IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC. PAGE 2 AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 Table of Contents Well Wishers .............................................Page 6 Message From AKC President and CEO .........................Page 7 Rosettes, Awards and Prizes ..................................Page 8 Parent Club Medallions .....................................Page 9 Spectator’s Guide to Obedience .............................. Page 16 2011 NOC Winner ........................................ Page 18 2011 NOC Finalists ........................................ Page 19 Judges ................................................. Page 22 Saturday Competition ..................................... Page 30 Participants by Armband Number ............................ Page 31 Participants by Group ...................................... Page 43 Sunday Competition ....................................... Page 56 Past Nat’l Obedience Champions ............................. Page 58 Juniors Obedience Saturday Competition. Page 65 Juniors Obedience Participants .............................. Page 66 Index of Exhibitors ........................................ Page 76 By entering this show, all owners, handlers, breeders and kennels agree that all rights to televise, videotape, photograph, advertise, promote and publicize or otherwise exploit this show, or the persons or animals participating in it or the results of the competition before, during or after the event, shall belong soley to P&G Pet Care and The American Kennel Club, Inc. and their respective assigns, including the use of the names, likenesses or biographical matter of all dogs, owners, handlers, breeders and kennels participating in the show and no such owner, handler, breeder or kennel shall allow any other party to make commercial use of any videotape or photograph of any person or animal participating in this competition. NOTE: By entering this show all owners, handlers, breeders and kennels agree to make themselves available for interview if requested. Exhibitors may video tape individual runs only for personal use. The management will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any dog exhibited or the possessions of any exhibitor, whether the result of accident of any other cause. It is distinctly understood that every dog at this trial is in the care and custody and control of its owner or handler during the entire time the dog is on the trial premises. PAGE 3 AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 Invitational Chair Pamela C. Manaton 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27617-3390 Cell Phone 919-931-0317 Assistant Chair Diane Schultz Cell Phone 386-871-8715 Invitational Secretary Lisa M. Strickland The American Kennel Club 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27617-3390 Cell Phone 252-903-6157 Invitational Committee Doug Ljungren, VP of Companion and Performance Events William Thayne, Executive Field Representative Mary Hidgem, Executive Field Representative Sharon Hodgens-Wood, Executive Field Representative AKC Staff Chief Ring Steward Luci Seeley 167 NE Jardain Road Port St. Lucie, FL 34983 Hospitality Paula Spector Official Photographer Pix ‘n Pages Photography Nicky Dronoff-Guthrie & Chuck Guthrie 407-536-PAWS (7297) www.pixnpages.com Email: [email protected] National Juniors Obedience Competition Coach – Connie Cleveland Assistant Coach – Donna Brocht PAGE 4 AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 2012 AKC National Obedience Invitational Judges Ms. Karen Anderson (7011) ......................... 9724 County Road 5 NE, North Branch, MN 55056 Ms. Elizabeth Chase (5330) ...................................17 Old Stagecoach Drive, Monson, MA 01057 Mr. Greg Feathers (30102) .....................................................2412 Lank Road, Molino, FL 32577 Mr. Rick Garvin (18834) .....................................4566 Harbour Hills Drive, Manhattan, MI 48045 Mrs. Stephanie A. Gomez {5086) ......................... 14350 Lodgepole Drive, Penn Valley, CA 95946 Mr. James J. Ham (2957) ...........................39056 Lakeshore Drive, Harrison Township, MI 48045 Mrs. Carol Mett (7539) ........................................................PO Box 15033, Savannah, GA 31416 Mrs. Alice Peterson (35135) ............................................. 11649 W. Arlen Court, Boise, ID 83713 2012 AKC National Juniors Obedience Competition Judges Mr. Robert Self, Jr. (31368) .............................................315 Bandy Avenue, Galesburg, IL 61401 Mrs. Louis C. Botko (6033) ...............................4516 Vincent Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55414 Ringside Commentator Ken and Aimee Kincaid Show Veterinarian (Mobile Clinic on grounds) Dr. Mary McDaniel, DVM – Lake Alfred Animal Hospital 105 E. Alfred St., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 • 863-956-5700 Directions to Veterinary Emergency Clinic (5.2 miles from show site) (Hours after 6:00 pm Friday to 7:30 am Monday) Veterinary Emergency Clinic of Central Florida 2080 Principal Row, Orlando, FL 32837 • 407-438-4449 Start out going Southeast (1 mile) on International Drive toward Convention Way. Merge onto SR-528 East – Toll Road via the ramp on the left toward Int. Airport/Cocoa/Florida’s Turnpike (3.2 miles). Take Exit 4 towards US 17/Florida Turnpike/US 92/US 441 (.03 mile). Merge onto Consul- ate Dr. (.04 mile). Turn right onto So. Orange Blossom Trail/US 441 (.01 mile). Take the 1st right onto Principal Row (.01 mile). Clinic is on the left: #2080. Exhibitors should follow their veterinarian’s recommendations to assure their dogs are free of internal and external parasites, any communicable diseases, and have appropriate vaccinations. Human Emergency Services Fire / Ambulance / Police - Dial 911 Dr. P. Phillips Hospital 9400 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32819-8001 (407) 351-8500 drphillipshospital.com Directions from the Show Site: Head southeast on International Dr. toward Convention Way, 0.8 mi. Turn right onto Westwood Blvd., 1.2 mi. Turn right onto Central Florida Pkwy, 0.4 mi. Take the 1st right onto Turkey Lake Rd., 1.3 mi. Turn left toward Stonerock Cir, 410 ft. Continue straight onto Stonerock Cir, 0.1 mi. Turn right to stay on Stonerock Cir, 115 ft. PAGE 5 AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 Good Luck to Molly Copelin Welland her Boston Wishers Terrier, Mandy!! Show them that non-traditional breeds can achieve great success through hard work and a sense of humor!! Cape Fear Dog Training Club - Fayetteville, NC Best of Luck at the NOI Molly and Mandy! From, Terrie, Dave and Gibbs PAGE 6 AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL ~ ORLANDO 2012 Celebrate the Top Dogs in Obedience! A MESSAGE FROM AKC PRESIDENT AND CEO DENNIS B. SPRUNG Thank you for joining us for the 18th annual AKC National Obedience Invitational. We are pleased to welcome back to Orlando our competing dog and handler teams as well as the scores of volunteers and supporters who make this event possible. Special appreciation goes to our sponsor Eukanuba. Thousands of competitors have exhibited throughout the year in order to qualify for this event, but we’ve narrowed the field to the top-ranking dogs in each breed as well as the top 25 dogs overall based on Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) points. One hundred and twenty seven teams will compete over the next two days for the honor of being named National Obedience Champion. Our competitors come from 33 states and Canada, and represent 49 different breeds as well as the All-American dog. These obedient dogs will perform a series of exercises such as heeling, scent discrimination and retrieval over jumps, judged on skill and accuracy as well as the natural movement of the handler and willingness and enjoyment of the dog. All dogs will compete both days, in eight rings with two to three exercises per ring. The AKC National Juniors Obedience Competition will also return this year for the second time. Forty-six junior handlers