| Meet Sandra |
| "Sandy with OTCH Tanbark's Hot Potato UDX6 OM8" |
| Since her involvement in the sport of competitive dog obedience She has won 240 High In Trials and 179 High Combined Awards and has earned multiple 200 scores and over 5,000 OTCH points and growing. Along the way, she has finished 8 Obedience Trial Champions. She has also shown and placed at many obedience tournaments and has repeatedly been ranked in the yearly rating systems. She has been sharing her knowledge for over 30 years through private lessons, seminars and yearly workshops. More recently, she has completed 3 instructional videos showing her style and methods of training. She is also currently working on problem solving videos. |
| Sandy's personal training accomplishments come from several breeds including: Stonehaven Celtic Legend UD (Rough Collie) Lochleven Midnight Special UD (Rough Collie) CH Aspen He's Just N Ol Smoothie UDX (Smooth Collie) Topbrass Smilin' Red CDX (Golden) OTCH Comeback Mac (Border Collie) OTCH Comeback Pistol Pete (Border Collie) OTCH What A Gyp (Border Collie) OTCH Tanbark Outlaw Josey Wales (Golden) OTCH Wynsota What The Sam Hill (Golden) Two 200's OTCH Tanbark Blaze N Boots (Golden) One 200 OTCH Tanbark Annie Get Your Gun UDX2 (Golden) "Currently competing" OTCH Tanbark Hot Potato UDX6 OM8 (Golden) Tanbark What About Ray CDX (Golden) One 200 |
| Sandy's students Her students accomplishments are her best testimonial to her methods. Her students have gone on to win numerous High in Trial and High Combined Awards, UDX's multiple 200 scores, and are consistently ranked in the yearly rating system within their breed and have achieved 47 OTCH's to date. In working with her many students she has worked with and has experience with at least 28 different breeds, including.......Tervs, Goldens, Border Collies, Shepherds, Soft Coated Wheatons, Collies, Belgian Sheepdogs, Poms, Shelties, Briards, Poodles, Cockers, Border Terriers, OES's, Beardies, Bedlingtons, Rotties, Aussies, Brittneys, Flat Coats, Labs, Giant Schnauzers, Affenpinchers, Dobes, Springers, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Malinois just to name a few. |
| Although Sandra is an avid obedience competitor, she states that "her dogs are companions first" and she believe in enjoying her dogs in her everyday life. When a new puppy enters her household, it's there to stay regardless of temperament or training issues. They are not kept in a kennel waiting to participate in activity. They are active throughout the day, either taking walks or trotting along side while she bikes or rides her horses. She fully admits that this can make it more difficult to keep up their attitudes while training, because they would much rather be playing than working. But she also contends that by working and playing together, it creates a bond between the trainer and dog that grows much deeper than normal. |
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