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MID ISLAND SCHUTZHUND CLUB
FRANK V.
I started Schutzhund in 1999 with a 5-year-old dog named Bak. Someone told me to go and see Joe Moldovan because he is a good Schutzhund man, so I did. He tested the dog and said that he could do the work required of a Schutzhund dog. We trained at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. When I started the training I didn't like tracking. To tell you the truth, I hated it so I said that I would only go for Schutzhund A in obedience and protection. After I got my Schutzhund A, Joe advised me to go for Schutzhund 1. I took Joe’s advice and worked on tracking, got books and read up on it, and actually got to like it. I ended up getting my Schutzhund 1, 2, and 3.
My next step was to start training for my FH1. After getting my FH1, I trained for my FH2 and also received that. By the time Bak was retired we ended up with these titles: 5 Schutzhund 3s, 2 FH1s, and 1 FH2. By the way, most of the titles were done at strange fields. I never knew Schutzhund existed until I went to Brooklyn and now it is a passion of mine that I love.After Bak retired, Joe and I started looking for another dog to work with me. He saw Astor, the dog I have now, and said that he was a good dog for me. Astor was classified as an "extreme" dog. I asked Joe if he thought I could train him and he said yes. So upon Joe’s recommendation I am starting over again. I have a lot of faith in Joe’s system of training and his fairness to the dog. Joe reads dogs very well and doesn't think one way for all dogs. He is a training director that really wants to see people achieve what they set out to do. | ||||||
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