Instructors >> Stephanie Shafer

I have had a love affair with dogs ever since I can remember. Finally at age 19 I got my first dog, an Afghan. I had Alfie for 11 years. He was the first of many wonderful dogs that have touched my heart. I bred a litter of White German Shepherds, one of them going on the New London CT Police Force, the rest to pet homes and the one I kept, "Chaos" was the #1 WGSD in Obedience for 5 straight years.

I then fell in love with German Wirehaired Pointers and that is when Flyball came into our lives. "Badger" learned Flyball at age 1 but had to wait 9 years to actually play. But it was worth every bit of the wait. In the mean time I gave seminars through out New England and got many dogs and handlers ready for 1998 when Flyball finally came to the North East.

I have now trained my 5th Flyball dog and competing with 3 at the present time:  Matty a Brittany,  Buyer a GWP and Kylee a Border Collie.

I also teach Competition Obedience & Agility along with Flyball. My dogs and I have competed in Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Hunting, Frisbee and Flyball.

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