Jake maybe that once in a life time obedience dog that an experienced handle dreams about. Jake didn't fall into the hands of experienced handlers thou, but into ours and has done quite well in the obedience ring sometimes in spite of us. In hind sight this would be our only regret with Jake, that we were not experienced enough as first time handlers to take him to his full potential. Jake obtained his CD in short order 3 trials, 3 Legs, 2 Hits, all scores above 190.  At four months of age Jake went off to his first obedience class with his favorite person, Mom. I have often been told since then by experienced handlers that they knew then he could be a great obedience dog. After finishing his CD Jake went on to Open classes trying to obtain his CDX but fell into some pit falls of inexperienced handlers. Jake has finished his CDX at this point and is trying very hard at those utility exercises. Jake continues to trial at the Open B level while he trains for utility because he really like to go to the trials and we believe we should support those activities we enjoy. 

Below are some pictures of Jake's qualifying scores - There would be to many pictures to include all of them here, but below are some of the bigger wins and milestones that he achieved. Jake will continue to trial in Open and as a Veteran as long as he enjoys it and is able to continue doing so.  You'll notice Jake has had big wins with more then one handler, that's because we have trouble keeping up with the old guy. Sometimes the biggest debate about entering Jake in the trials is who will handle him. Jake's first High in Trial came at the age of 2 but he continues to perform at a high level picking up his last HIT at the age of 9 1/2.