Vixen
Sandune's Way Cool Vixen
American Staffordshire Terrier
Owner & Handler: Kathy & Stewart Vanderlinden DVM
MaryKay is a very knowledgable handler, trainer and teacher. She is very observant not only on your behavior, as the handler, but the dog's as well. She is a very technical trainer; by that I mean she will sequence a move and pull it apart until doing that move becomes second nature.
I think she is the best, but let's hear what Vixen has to say. In her own words: "My handlers have a very difficult time keeping up with me. I am such a fast and hard driving girl. For me it is all about speed and movement. MaryKay has helped my Mom and Dad come up with a few moves of there own such as a back cross to get me to change direction when I'm ahead and they are behind. MaryKay has also come up with some cool and innovative ways to get me to 'want' to do a down stay on the table and 'want' to stop on a dime at the bottom of the teeter. Our lessons with MaryKay have really helped my Mom and Dad understand that I am a girl with lots of drive which can be channeled into a productive agility dog."
---> First AKC show obtained first leg with a first place in Novice Standard
---> First USDAA show obtained first leg with a first place in Starter Performance Gamblers
PHOTO (click to enlarge): Vixen flies over the broad jump with ease at the English Springer Spaniel Club of Greater Las Vegas agility trial in Henderson, Nevada on 03/20/2004. © 2004 Blitzen PhotoGraphy, 702-437-5631, Email Blitzen PhotoGraphy