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