A listing of the past & present students, along with Joe & Linda, who have achieved the prestigious ASCA WTCH (Working Trial Champion), the AKC HC (Herding Champion), and/or the AHBA HTCH (Herding Trial Champion) with their dog.
TRIPLE CHAMPIONS (dogs that have earned WTCH, HC, and HTCH)
Annette Hoffmann & WTCH HC HTCH SVCH ATCH ALT-CH Grandeur’s Social Rainier ASCA/AKC CD ATDcds PATDs GV-E-OP JV-E-OP RV-E V HTD-IIIds HRD-IIIs HTAD-IIIs (Rainier) (read more about it) | Australian Shepherd |
Annette Hoffmann & WTCH HC HTCH Justus Liberty Cap ATDcds RS-E GS-E JS-E HXAds OA OAJ HTD-IIId HTAD-IIId RLF-IIIs (Indi) | Australian Shepherd |
Annette Hoffmann & WTCH HC HTCH Joule ATDcds HXAds HTAD-IIId RLF-IIIs HTD-IIId HRD-IIIs (Joule) | Border Collie |
Adrienne “Missy” Burnett & WTCH HTCH HC Miss Madison Rae ATDcsd, HXAds, HXBd HTAD III-s,d, HRD III-s, HTD III-d (Maddie) | Border Collie |
DOUBLE CHAMPIONS (dogs that have earned two herding championship titles)
Sally Gustafson & WTCH HC Bell ATDcds HX (Bell) | Border Collie |
Lisa Charaba & HC HTCH Lad HXAds HXBd HIBs RN CGC HRD-IIIs HTD-IIIds HTAD-IIIds RLF-IIIs HTD-IIge HTAD-I ge (Lad) | Border Collie |
Becky Giddings & HTCH HC Lakina’s Bend It Like Beckham CD RE OAP NJP HXAsd HXBd HSBs HRD-IIIs HTD-IIIds HTAD-IIIds RLF-IIIs (Beckham) | Rottweiler |
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA WORKING TRIAL CHAMPIONS
(This title is awarded when an advanced title has been earned on each of three types of stock – cattle, ducks, and sheep)
Joe Kapelos & WTCH Vargis Lektro Georgia ATDcds (Georgia) (First German Shepherd Dog to achieve a WTCH in the USA) | German Shepherd Dog |
Joe Kapelos & WTCH Ewe-topia’s Jake ATCcds (Jake) | Border Collie |
Linda Leeman & WTCH Creekside’s Bea ATDcds (Bea) | Border Collie |
Sally Gustafson & WTCH Bell ATDcds (Bell) | Border Collie |
Heidi Hanson & WTCH Maisie ATDcds (Maisie) | Border Collie |
Lynn Fennessey & WTCH The Blue Bearister of Palay ATDcds CD (Bear) | Bouvier des Flandres |
Connie Gohl & WTCH VCH CH Gohl’s Blazin’ Blu Terhner ATDcds RTDs CDX RV-O JV-O GV-O (Terhner) | Australian Shepherd |
Annette Hoffmann & WTCH SVCH ATCH ALT-CH Grandeur’s Social Rainier ATDcds PATDs CD GV-E-OP JV-E-OP RV-E (Rainier) | Australian Shepherd |
Annette Hoffmann & WTCH Justus Liberty Cap ATDcds RS-E GS-E JS-E (Indi) | Australian Shepherd |
Linda Leeman & WTCH Ewe-topia’s Sin ATDcds (Sin) | Border Collie |
Elizabeth Schaab & WTCH Dako Xephyr’s Emrys ATDcds (Emrys)
(4th WTCH Bouvier in the USA) |
Bouvier des Flandres |
Annette Hoffmann & WTCH Joule ATDcds (Joule) | Border Collie |
Adrienne “Missy” Burnett & WTCH Miss Madison Rae ATDcsd (Maddie) | Border Collie |
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB HERDING CHAMPIONS
(This title is earned by obtaining 15 championship points and at least 2 first places after an advanced title has been completed)
Tamera Lewis & HC CH Dual Champion Ques-Que-Ce Morning Song HX UDX TD (Brynn) (First Belgian Tervuren to achieve an HC, UDX and TD – possibly first of any breed) | Belgian Tervuren |
Ron Fischer & HC Tagalong HX CDX CGC (Tag) | Australian Cattle Dog |
Ron Fischer & HC Hay Ewe HXAds CD TD CGC (Ewe) | Australian Cattle Dog |
Vicki Chalk & HC Earl’s High Spirit HXAds UD (Spirit) | Shetland Sheepdog |
Linda Leeman & HC Kingswood’s Jessica HXAs (Jessica) (Handler: Linda Leeman, owner: Jeffrey Rosenfeld. 8th HCH GSD in the USA) | German Shepherd Dog |
Sally Gustafson & HC Bell HX (Bell) | Border Collie |
Janet Noble & HC CH Dual Champion Antrieb von Boylan HXAds HIBs CDX (Toby) | Rottweiler |
Becky Giddings & HC Lakina’s Elsa von Tuba HXAds CDX NA NAJ NAP CGC (Elsa) | Rottweiler |
Annette Hoffmann & HC Grandeur’s Social Rainier HXAds CD OA OAJ (Rainier) | Australian Shepherd |
Clare Lovett & HC OTCH Cascade’s Take a Chance HXAds UDX MX MXJ XFP (Chance) | Shetland Sheepdog |
Vicki Chalk & HC Accent’s North by Northwest HXAds (Sherman) | Shetland Sheepdog |
Tamera Lewis & HC CH Dual Champion Ques-Que-Ce Sparrowhawk HXAds VCD2 UDX TD AX (Killy) | Belgian Tervuren |
Ron Fischer & HC Little Nickels Red Rocket HXAds (Red) | Australian Cattle Dog |
Karen Sheppard & HC CH Dual Champion O-Tahn-Agon Cinema Dash Away HXAs HIAd UD TDX RN (Dash) | Belgian Tervuren |
Deb Thomas & HC CH Dual Champion Pentangle’s Kiss Me Now HXAds HIBd RN (Emma) | Bearded Collie |
Annette Hoffmann & HC Justus Liberty Cap HXAds OA OAJ (Indi) | Australian Shepherd |
Lisa Charaba & HC Lad HXAds HXBd HIBs RN CGC (Lad) | Border Collie |
Deb Thomas & HC CH Dual Champion Pentangle’s Forever Young HXAds HSBd NA NAJ RN (Claire) | Bearded Collie |
Clare Lovett & HC MACH4 KJ X Taylormade Tracerbullet HXAds VCD2 UD MXF RN (Trace) | Shetland Sheepdog |
Annette Hoffmann & HC Joule HXAds (Joule) | Border Collie |
Joe Kapelos & HC Pentangle’s Touch the Skye HXAds (Skye) (owners: Connie & Vaughn Hoffman) | Bearded Collie |
Linda Rolf & DC Liswyn’s Oz the Wizard UDX HXAsd TD ATADsIII (Ozzie) | Belgian Sheepdog |
Becky Giddings & HC Lakina’s Bend It Like Beckham CD RE OAP NJP HXAsd HXBd HSBs (Beckham) | Rottweiler |
Linda Rolf & DC Liswyn’s Uninvited Guest UD HIAs HXAsd ATADsIII (Jordy) | Belgian Sheepdog |
Adrienne “Missy” Burnett HC Miss Madison Rae HSAds, HSBs, HIAds, HIBs, HXAds, HXBd (Maddie)
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Border Collie |
AMERICAN HERDING BREED ASSOCIATION HERDING TRIAL CHAMPIONS
(This title is earned by obtaining 10 scores of 80 or above in advanced classes after an advanced title has been completed)
Annette Hoffmann & HTCH Grandeur’s Social Rainier HTD-IIIds HRD-IIIs HTAD-IIIs (Rainier) | Australian Shepherd |
Lisa Charaba & HTCH Lad HRD-IIIs HTD-IIIds HTAD-IIIds RLF-IIIs HTD-IIge HTAD-Ige (Lad) | Border Collie |
Annette Hoffmann & HTCH Joule HTAD-IIId RLF-IIIs HTD-IIId HRD-IIIs (Joule) | Border Collie |
Annette Hoffmann & HTCH Justus Liberty Cap HTD-IIId HTAD-IIId RLF-IIIs (Indi) | Australian Shepherd |
Becky Giddings & HTCH Lakina’s Bend It Like Beckham HRD-IIIs HTD-IIIds HTAD-IIIds RLF-IIIs (Beckham) | Rottweiler |
Adrienne “Missy” Burnett & HTCh Miss Madison Rae, HTAD III-s,d, HRD III-s, HTD III-d (Maddie) | Border Collie |