Tracking coordinator: Raymond Ducasse
DAY 1
Judge: Don Yelle (USCA)
Tracklayers: Darin Clarke, Ken Heald
Don was introduced to the sport by his father in 1991 but it wasn't until 2003 when Don joined Merrimack Working Dog Club that he became serious about helper work and training in general. In 2009, Don started Quinebaug Schutzhund Club in Pomfret, Connecticut.
He has titled several dogs and has trained 4 dogs to World Championships as a helper.
Having had the opportunity to be a helper at many major USCA events as well as Helper Certifications, Don is in the next phase of his sports career and has been a performance judge since 2016. He is also a co-chair for the USCA Helper Committee.
DAY 2
Judge: Andrea Duggan (USCA/GSSCC)
Tracklayers: Jim Chrisp, Russ Fox
Andrea has been involved in the sport of IPO since 1988 and has been a member of UScA for 15 years. She is a UScA and GSSCC Judge since 2013.
Since then she has judged several Regional Championships and was the tracking judge for the 2014 and 2017 GSSCC National IPO Championships and 2015 UScA Working Dog Championships.
She has raised, trained and handled 3 GSD’s to SchH3 and 2 dogs from a SchH/IPO1 thru 3. She has also attained FH titles with two of these.
She is a member of Lower Mainland German Shepherd Dog Club in B.C. Canada where I currently reside.