I hope 2014 brings a lot of good things to all of you.

2013 was a both a good year and a difficult one for me. On the good side business was good and continues to get better. On the down side I have had to deal with Audrey's unexpected illness.

The event that preoccupied me the most for 2013 was Audrey's cancer diagnosis in April, Stage IV Lymphoma.

  From April to June I was taking Audrey in for weekly Chemo Treatments and then Bi-weekly treatments until December.

We are still fighting the battle but Audrey's spirits are good and she does not look like she is sick nor act like it. We continue our training in Nosework and Tricks and she goes to all my classes and helps me do lessons with dog-reactive dogs.

In July Audrey got her NW1 Title (Nose Work 1) in Guerneville, CA. She won 1st Place in Interior Search and 2nd Place in Vehicle Search.

We traveled to San Pedro, CA in November to compete for our NW2 title but fell short. It was very difficult trial, only 3 dogs out of 34 entered titled. Audrey found 4 out 8 hides which wasn't bad considering the difficulty of the trial.

We will try again for our NW2 in February of 2014.

During 2013 I launched 4 Specialty Classes: Nosework, Canine Good Citizen, Tricks, and Off-Leash. The classes were a big hit and I hope to repeat them in 2014.

I am starting a 6 week Nosework class on February 5th. See below for details.

                                                                                                   Suzy and I treated ourselves and Audrey this last October to a week in Carmel by the Sea and stayed at the famous Doris Day Hotel, the

Audrey in the  Cypress Inn Lobby x