Best Friends Associate earns Another K9 Title

On April 8, 2010 Chloe from Best Friends Raleigh won her BH (begleithund) at the OG Carolina German Shepherd Clubs Spring Schutzhund trial with her dog Kiki. To attain a "BH" the dog and handler are evaluated as a team. The exercises for part 1 are as follows:

• Heeling on Leash
• Heeling off Leash (gunshots are also fired during this portion)
• Sit
• Down With Recall
• Long Down

The exercises for part 2 are as follows

• Ability to Perform in Traffic
• Behavior of the Dog Under Extreme Traffic Conditions
• Behavior of the Dog Left Alone During Traffic Conditions

Chloe and Kiki both passed under Judge Rudiger Mai. Congratulations to them both!!!

Best Friends dog trainer Shawn Murace also came in 5th place during the confirmation portion of the show with Enschi Vom Globalhaus Sch1, KKL1. He placed in the category "Working Title Female".