Dog trainers at Happiness Country Kennels

Happiness Country Kennels
Quality Pet Care and Training Since 1981

925-862-1900

5815 Mission Road

Sunol, CA 94586

Between Fremont and Pleasanton

Karen bred and showed her Sheltie, CH TopnOTCH Conrad ByGeorge UD to his CH/UD. He was the 99th Sheltie to receive both a Championship and Utility Obedience title.

Sincere thanks and acknowledgments to Karen's good friend, Pat Mahoney who talked her into showing Conrad in conformation at the age of eight years and to David and Sylvia Calderwood that also put some of his CH points on him. Karen showed Conrad to completion when he was 9½ years old.

Karen TenEyck D'Augusta actively participates in the American Shetland Sheepdog Association, where she was a Board Member for a two year term. She also belongs to the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California and was past president for 3 years.

Ms. D'Augusta has trained for the Santa Clara Dog Training Club in San Jose, CA. In 1987, Karen started her own training center at Happiness Country Kennels, in Sunol, CA. She now offers group classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, with private lessons to students that are in her classes.

JAN O’LAREY, CO-TRAINER FOR OBEDIENCE
Jan began training dogs when she was 10 years old. Currently she is showing her sheltie “Frankie” in obedience and in March they completed their C.D. degree at the Sheltie National in Utah with a second place. “Frankie” is also Jan’s current agility dog. They have their Master Agility Standard Title and Master Agility Jumper Title. They are working on their M.A.C.H. and are getting very close. Jan’s Australian Shepard “Tristie” has her Excellent Titles in Agility and her H.T. in herding. Jan has also shown dogs in conformation and at one point owned the number 10 Border Terrier in the country.

To date Jan has put the following titles on different dogs:

Our Trainers

KAREN TENEYCK D'AUGUSTA, LEAD TRAINER
Karen TenEyck D'Augusta is actively involved in the sport of dog Agility, Conformation and Obedience. She has trained, exhibited, and judged dogs for the past 30 years. Karen is a licensed American Kennel Club Judge for all Agility and Obedience classes.

Karen started early in life training dogs in 4H with her first dog,, a Shetland Sheepdog, Tiny Lady CDX. She trained with Canine Caper 4H Club in Littleton, CO for about eight years. She actively participated in different classes including Obedience, Jr. Showmanship, Trick and Costume.

In her years of teaching obedience and agility, Karen has managed to find time to train and show her own dogs. She has put the following titles on different dogs:

1 CH       Champion Dog                      Conformation
10 CD     Companion Dog                     Obedience
5 CDX     Companion Dog Excellent      Obedience
3 UD       Utility Dog                             Obedience
3 NA       Novice Agility Jumpers          Agility
2 OA       Open Agility Jumpers            Agility
2 AX        Excellent Agility                    Agility
2 AXJ      Excellent Agility Jumpers       Agility
2 MX      Master Agility                        Agility
1 MACH Master Agility Championship Agility
1 MXJ     Master Agility Jumpers           Agility
3 RN       Rally Novice                          Rally
2 RA       Rally Advanced                      Rally
1 RE       Rally Excellent                       Rally

1 CH      Champion Dog                Conformation
1 CD      Companion Dog              Obedience
2 NA      Novice Agility                 Agility
2 NAJ    Novice Agility Jumpers    Agility
2 OA     Open Agility                    Agility
2 OAJ    Open Agility Jumpers      Agility
2 AX    Excellent Agility              Agility
2 AXJ    Excellent Agility Jumpers Agility
1 MX     Master Agility                 Agility
1 MXJ Master Agility Jumper     Agility

Jan has worked at Livermore Veterinary Hospital for 19 years and enjoys her “second job” teaching with Karen in Puppy and Beginning Obedience classes.

Frankie: TopnOTCH Luck Bea Lady
Tristie: Wallaroos Crystal Brite