| It's Official!
Chammy is the first golden to receive the VCD4 title, and only
the second dog in AKC history to receive it!
From Novice A to
UDX & MACH, and now a CT! May 30, 2005 will not be soon
forgotten! Adding a CT to
Chammy's
list of awesome
accomplishments is a goal they have reached for! We are
SO, SO proud of them!
"In 24
minutes Chammy my nine year old Golden Retriever, completed
three
AKC titles - CT, VST, and the VCD4......" -Jerry
Lewis
"I know of no one who has worked so hard with such
dedication and love of the sport as Jerry and Chammy.
They finished the VST title at the very place where they
started 8 years ago.
I cannot even express my joy and respect and envy of
this dog and handler team!! I had chills when he told
me and
I really wanted to cry with happiness, but I did not, I
waited until they left. It is all so overwhelming when
you have
seen
the journey from the beginning.
I remember meeting Jerry and Karen years ago with a
little Golden puppy at Cottonwood. They were starting
their
tracking with Ruth Vogel. She was so cute and they were
so proud. "
--Sheryl Peterson
Chammy is Jerry's first
competition dog. When Jerry and Karen took her home, all
that was requested of them, was to take a
puppy class, and love
her. They were hooked! And, Chammy was good!
Turns out she's a star tracker, with an owner as driven
as she
is!
Jerry became an AKC Tracking Judge, because of the fine work the
two of them have done together.
"I judged a TD with Adajane Knoll in
which Jerry Lewis ran (the operative
word) his golden in literally 2 minutes. We started down
the first leg,
I suddenly realized how fast they were moving, told Aj we'd
better pick
up our pace, and jogged to the first corner. From there, we
were able
to see the rest of the track and stood there, watching them
finish the
track. For those of you who don't know him, Jerry is a
small man with
the build of a marathon runner. He was almost horizontal
behind Chammy,
flying behind her. When he got to the glove, he looked
around, no doubt
wondering why he wasn't getting hugged for passing like the
earlier
exhibitors. Wasn't going to happen that quickly; Aj and I
were still
hundreds of yards behind him! I later heard he got his TDX
moving about
the same speed. Thankfully, he's since slowed the dog down
doing VST
as there's no way the judges could keep up to see the track
around the
buildings if they were still moving that fast!
Carol Pernicka, AKC Judge
And, his MACH. What a thrill. With
only 2 points to complete her MACH, Chammy sustained a knee
injury
during a Colorado mountain visit. After 4 months off and
careful rehab, Chammy returned to the ring to easily
complete her MACH. WooHoo!
The team has gone onto complete their UDX.
Here's the excited email from their teacher:
I just a call from Jerry and he told me that
he and Chammy just finished their journey to the UDX.
This has been a great year for them. They finished their
MACH earlier and now the UDX!!
On a personal note . . . . I have had the greatest pleasure
in working with Jerry and Chammy.
I remember all those parking lot training sessions in
novice, I remember the difficulty in teaching the broad jump
in open and I remember training at Cottonwood in utility.
Through it all . . . . I remember how much fun Jerry had
with Chammy and Chammy had with Jerry.
They have done it all in style and I like that!!
Congratulations to Jerry and Chammy,
Sheryl and the Peterson Poochies and that includes the
Beagle.
Now, the team continues to track, teach, and
do some preferred AKC agility competition. They are a joy
to behold.
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