Karin Shapiro
has been active in agility and dog training for 12 years.
Karin's accomplishments have been numerous in that time. She has
worked with a rescue Afghan hound, Fury and shown Fury to the
top levels in agility. Fury earned many placements in the
competitive 24" class on her way to capturing a MACH 4. She was
the top Afghan Hound in the country for five years in a row.
Among her other accomplishments, Fury was on David Lettermen's
Incredible dog challenge, and in several magazines. Fury was
only five double Q's away from her MACH 5 when she was retired
due to depth perception changes in her vision.
Karin has
continued to improve her training ability and knowledge of dogs.
She has trained
another Afghan Hound, Farrah to the excellent level in agility.
Besides the Afghans, Karin has also trained a Labrador
Retriever, Becca to the excellent level and is currently running
a Border Collie name Wager. Wager can often be seen running or
placing in the 26" excellent B classes at local AKC shows. He is
currently working towards his MACH at just four years old. Wager
has also has been on the Incredible dog challenge and qualified
for world team tryouts in 2005.
Karin Shapiro
believes in positive and motivational training to keep a strong
and balanced happy team.
