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Stacy and Gus earn their CD November 2019
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Anastasia’s Boy CD BN RA SWA CGC TKI – Gus
 
I joined the Verde Valley Dog Obedience and Agility Club when Gus was 4 months old with the intention of completing a puppy obedience class.  It was then we discovered how much we loved working and having fun together. 
 
Gus loves to swim and hike.  He has such a fun and loving disposition; I like to say that he was bred for comedy. 
 
Over the past 4 years we have competed in AKC at both Obedience and Rally trials earning his Beginner Novice Title in Obedience as well as his Rally Advanced Title.  Most recently Gus earned his Companion Dog title and now we are working towards trialing in Open while also learning some Utility exercises.  
 
After taking a Nosework class led by Cynde Leshin, Gus and I discovered our passion for the sport.  We competed in our first AKC Nosework trial in June 2019 taking First Place in many of the trials we entered.  Gus has gone on to earn his Scentwork Advanced Title while placing High in Trial twice.   We are currently trialing in the AKC Excellent Division.  We continue to build on the skills we’ve learned and look forward to participating in more Scentwork Trials.


Team Gus Competes in First Nosework Trial

After being introduced to scent work 8 months ago, Stacy and Gus compete in their first AKC nosework trial at Phoenix Children's Hospital June June 15/16th.  After making the very competitive draw with only 12 spots open and over 50 entries TEAM GUS had an AWESOME weekend of nosework earning 5 first places, 1 second place and one 5th place in Novice A. See Video below of her first and second places in EXTERIOR SEARCHES. Below are 4 of Stacy's AKC searches.
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