2008 GSDCA-WDA Schutzhund 3

  National Championship

    WUSV Qualification Trial

    May 9, 10, 11, 2008    New Egypt, New Jersey

Judges

Tracking- Karl Rittner, SV Judge
Obedience - Doug Deacon, SV Judge
Protection - Jurgen Hess, SV Judge

 

SV Karl Rittner - Tracking Judge       Karl Rittner Hauptstr. 34 7000 Eisenstadt, Austria Fax ++43 2682 67284 Mobil ++43 664 2531365 Email: k.rittner.svoe@eunet.at                 Karl Rittner's bio   Geboren 1943 in Eisenstadt in Österreich. Nach Absolvierung der Grundschule, Ausbildung zum HTL Hochbautechniker, zwei Jahre als Angestellter tätig. Seit dieser Zeit als selbstständiger Kaufmann aktiv.   Hundesportliche Aktivitäten: Seit ca. 40 Jahren führe ich Deutsche Schäferhunde. Turnierhelfer im SVÖ. Obmann des SVÖ-Vereines in Eisenstadt Seit 1993 Leistungsrichter. Von 1994 bis 2008  als Bundesausbildungswart tätig SV -  Richter    Richten WUSV-WM Holland sowie beim 7-Länderwettkampf und verschiedene Nationale Meisterschaften und WM-Ausscheidungen   I was born in 1943 in Eisenstadt, Austria.  Following graduation from secondary school I was trained in structural engineering.  After two years employment in this industry I became an independent businessman.   For the past 40 years I have been involved in activities with German Shepherds.  I was a Helper in high level competition in the Austrian German Shepherd Dog Club (SVÖ) and have been President of the local German Shepherd Dog Club in Eisenstadt.  I have been a schutzhund judge since 1993, and from 1994 to 2008 was National Training Director for the SVÖ.  Since 1997 I have been an SV judge and was the Tracking Judge at the WUSV World Championship in Holland.  In addition to this, I have judge the Competition of the Seven States as well as various National Championships and WUSV Championship Qualification Trials.

GSSCC/SV Doug Deacon - Obedience Judge   Doug Deacon 174-3160 Townline Road Abbotsford, BC V2T 5P4 Canada Phone: 604.583.3861 Email: deac090@shaw.ca   Doug Deacon's bio   SV/CAN Judge Doug Deacon was a founding member of the German Shepherd Schutzhund Club of Canada, which was formed in 1979. He received his SV judge’s license in 1983 and since then he has developed a reputation throughout Canada and the United States for maintaining high standards for working dogs. He has judged the Canadian National Schutzhund Championships on several occasions, the USA Nationals protection phase and the North American Championship twice. He has also judged many Regional Championships and numerous local trials in Canada and the United States. Doug was the tracking judge for the 1998 WUSV Championship held in Boston, MA., USA. He also judged the obedience portion of the WUSV Championship in Italy in 2003 and again in 2006 in Denmark.   As a dog trainer and handler, Doug won the 1980 USA SchH3 National Championship in Denver, CO; the 1981 North American Championship and the 1982 FH Championship. He served on the Canadian team to the WUSV World Championship in 1985 and 1990 and then captain of Team Canada in 2004. Also in 2004 Doug and his dog Artos von Farbridge obtained the highest SchH3 score in Canada with a 290 and had the highest average score of 286. He has participated in numerous Championships as a tracklayer and/or helper. Doug trains with the Delta Schutzhund Club in Delta, British Columbia. He has served as Vice President and as a director of the German Shepherd Schutzhund Club of Canada and was the National Training Director.   Doug was a police K-9 officer who developed the Minimal Force Canine program for six Police Departments in his area. This Police Dog Training Program used Schutzhund as its foundation. The success of this Police Training Program has put a demand on his time. He has conducted seminars for several different Police Services including Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Washington State K-9 Association, Minnesota K-9 and many more.   September 2006 Doug retired from policing.  He spent 8 years with the RCMP and 23 years with the New Westminster Police Service.

SV Jürgen Heß - Protection Judge   Jürgen Heß Am Speiergarten 1 65191 Wiesbaden Germany Tel./Fax: 0611 9505523 Mobil: 0176 43004161 Email: leichtweishoehle@aol.com   Jürgen Heß's bio   I have been a member of the SV since 1963. I started my work as protection-helper in my OG Wiesbaden - Bierstadt. 40 years ago, as well as being on the board of directors for this time. I have owned and trained various German Sheperds and have competed in trails, breed shows and regional events. In 1992 I became an SV working judge. Since 1994 I have been a member and the training-director of the boards of directors in my Region ( Hessen - Süd ), and in 2006 I became the assistant Regional-director. My kennel is "aus der Leichtweishöhle" This kennel was established by my grandfather in the year 1910. I have continued the kennel for the last 20 years and had many German Sheperds "aus der Leichtweishöhle" obtain success at the German Nationals and on Sieger Shows. Since 1992, I have judged many Regionals and National Championchips in Germany as well as in foreign countries.

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