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Junior Handlers'
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Zane Brooks
901/465.0415 (TN)
Zane has been handling German Shepherds for a little over a year and
a half. The 2006 National was his first. "Dogs that I thought were
awesome were nothing compared to what I saw at the nationals," he
said. "The 2006 National was an event that I will never forget in my
life, because I went Best Junior Handler out of the Novice Class."
I have improved a lot of the year and a half and it has shown. I now am an Open Senior and have won multiple BOBs and Major Wins with tough competition. I would also like to thank Kent Boyles, Scott Yergin, Al Martin, and Tiffany and Joann. Last, but not least, Bart and Cindy Bartley for all the advice they have given me. I also would like to send a special thanks to the members of The German Shepherd Club Of Memphis for all of their support.
Jessica Keene
719/238.5475
Jessica has been handling German Shepherds for about 10 months. Many have told her she is a natural. She loves showing and just being around GSDs. "They are the greatest breed in the world," she said. Photo (left) with Von Kay's Visualize This and Von Kay's Voom Voom Voom.
Christopher Martin irisatsea@aol.com (MA)
Chris has been actively showing a German
Shepherd in Juniors since September 2007. With limited showing,
he finished the year as the # 8 GSD Junior. Chris has been showing many
different breeds in the all-breed ring and, as of December 2007,
finished five dogs to their Championships. Chris is also the first
junior handler to finish a Swedish Vallhund.
Ashley Miller
Ashley has been involved in GSDs since
she was 6 months old. She began showing in matches at age 7. By age
9, she was showing in breed. At 10, she started competing in
juniors. Before her 11th birthday, she won her first and second Best
Junior Handler (BJH) award and moved up to OJ.
"At age 11, I started to excel in junior
showmanship by winning 10 BJH that year. In 2002, I won the first
annual Robert Hamilton Award. My family and I went to the National
so I could receive the award. I almost didn't enter in Juniors
because we were mainly only going to get my award. I'm glad my
mother entered me because I won BJH - one of the proudest moments of
my life."
At age 13, Ashley won my first three BJH
at an all-breed. She also won eight first places, which she was
hoping would qualify her for Westminster, but that year they changed
the total wins to 10.
In 2006, she showed CH Happy Mar Nash
Bridges of Nordlicht (Nash) for the last time, at 9 years old, and
they won BJH. Since then, I've been showing a new Junior dog. In one
weekend, the pair won two BJH. In 2007, they have won a couple of
BJH and hope to keep their wins going.
Ashley has won the Robert Hamilton award
four times and The Highest GPA scholarship three
times.
"I thank everyone who has helped me
especially my mother, Heather Miller, Laurie and Jeff Greer, and
Sergio Espejo. These three have been my mentors and have
allowed me to explore the world of Dogs."
 Carenza Rosa
 Elizabeth Stiefferman
636/328.3230 or 636/274.3292
Elizabeth was the first 8-year-old to win a class at the National, showing CH Glendhenmere's Dandelion Days in the Conditional Class. That day, when she stepped into the ring "I got chills up and down my spine," she said. " I thought, 'Wow, this is AWESOME!' " Dandi and Elizabeth were among a class of eight bitches. "The judge points to me to move up to the front of the line and the crowd went wild! The Judge took us around and she said, 'That’s how it will be 1, 2, 3, and 4!' When I took my lap around the ring with Dandi on a 16-foot loose lead, it was the happiest day of my life, and still is to this day! I don’t think anything could ever top the feeling and emotion I had that day."
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Carenza's
wins from the novice intermediate class include Champlain Valley KC
7/14/07; Green Mountain KC 7/15/07; and Penn Ridge KC 8/10/07. In
five weekends, Carenza noviced-out and became ranked as Top #11 GSD
Junior in the US. She is ranked #5 in state of Vermont. Carenza has
had some nice placings in the open division with limited showing
because school comes first. She has a natural talent when it comes
to showing dogs and also is an Honor student at Delaware Academy
Delhi, NY. The first show Carenza entered was Susque-Nango
(6/28/07). She has accomplishment a lot in Junior Showmanship in
such a short amount of time.