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 This
is our beautiful daughter Mercedes
(Mercedes
with Rumor her first Juniors Dog-shown left). She has worked for a Professional
Handler since she was 13 and started Junior Handling at the late age of
14. She was undefeated in the Novice Intermediate before going into the
Open Intermediate class against tuff West Coast competition. Mercedes
had only been in the ring 8 times before having to compete in the Open
Senior class. She has many accomplishments which includes; Best Junior
Handler at the 2007 Golden Gate Akita Club Specialty, many Best of
Breed, Best of Winners and Best Opposite Sex wins from the breed ring.
As well as putting majors on dogs’ and finishing them.
Mercedes has a variety of experience, she has shown in the AKC ring, as
well as International shows and Rare breed shows. She has experience
showing a variety of breeds, which includes; Akitas, Cane Corsos,
Australian Shepherds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, American Staffordshire
Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Beagles, German Shepherds,
Labrador Retrievers, Shiba Inu, Duck Toller, Gordon Setter, English
Setter, Flat Coat retriever, GSP, GWP, Visla, Welsh Springer Spaniel,
Sussex, Harrier, Borzoi, Newfoundland, Manchester Terrier, Pug, Shar-Pei,
Bearded Collie, Border Collie, OES, Briard, Pembroke Corgi, Tibetan
Terrier, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, Havanese,
Boxer and still more to come.
Mercedes is willing to handle any dog because she enjoys learning about
new breeds and gaining the experience. One day she would like to become
a professional handler, so the more experience the better! Since she is
a junior handler, she cannot accept payment but would love helping out
anyone who needs an extra hand, so don’t hesitate to ask. |
