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 |
