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Top Junior Handler: Obedience 2006
Courtney Ferrell


(photo courtesy of Sara Nugent)

My name is Courtney Ferrell. I live in Vandalia, Michigan with my family and all of our animals. My family has eight dogs, but four of them are mine: Rhythm, an Afghan hound; True, a Shetland Sheepdog; Splash, a Shetland Sheepdog; and Skyler, an Australian Shepherd.

I have loved animals as long as I can remember especially horses and dogs. When I saw competitive obedience and agility the first time, I just knew it was for me. I loved learning how to train since I started. The greatest thing for me has been the time with my dogs and the great relationship I have built with them.

The year leading up to the Junior Invitational was a year full of work. Skyler and I were having some training problems and I was not even sure they would be resolved to get us to Premier. As the months progressed on, we were getting better as a team. I was starting to feel hopeful we might make it. By the time the Junior Invitational was getting closer, I was hoping our work would pay off and we would perform as a solid working team.

My dream came true and our work paid off, Skyler and I gave a solid performance that day. I was so proud of us, we had overcome so much. When the placings were made that day I could hardly believe my ears, we had won the Junior Invitational with a score of 198.


Top Junior Handler: Weight Pull 2006
Top Junior Handler: Agility 2006
Top Junior Handler: Junior Showmanship 2006



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The Coonhound Department at United Kennel Club is pleased to announce their newest Chartered Breed Association, American Leopard Breeders Association recognized in May of 2008, will be hosting their First Annual American Leopard Hound Days. The event will be held in Sparta, Illinois at the fairgrounds. (More Information).

Also, on this same weekend will be the South Carolina State Championship to be held in Darlington, South Carolina. Both American Leopard Hound Days and the South Carolina State Championship are on the 2010 Purina Series schedule also known as Purina Points Events.(More Information).

The UKC Michigan Classic will be held this weekend, hosted by K9 Fanciers, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. (More Information).

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The American Pit Bull Terrier is UKC's second most widely registered breed. Originally developed during the nineteenth century to be a combination of the gameness of the terrier with the strength and athleticism of the Bulldog, the APBT embodies all of the virtues attributed to great warriors: strength, indomitable courage, and gentleness with loved ones. The first APBT ever registered belonged to UKC founder, C. Z. Bennett, who assigned UKC registration number 1 to his own APBT, Bennett's Ring in 1898.



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