IPO3 National Championships Merced, CA 2016

Way Out West Schutzhund Club did an awesome job hosting it this year! Thank you WOW and NW region for an excellent event. Special thanks Michele Clubb and all the behind the scenes people working with you to make this happen. You are AWESOME!. And super helper work from Ryan White and Weston-Elise Kester, Awesome support from Adriel Linyear and Kyle Krotter. Thanks to our judges: Andrea Duggan, Robert L Johantgen, Nathaniel Roque, and Deb Krsnich also.

Congratulations to all the competitors: Beth Bradley for taking 1st with her dog Fyte, to Frank Phillips and Kliffie took 2nd place, Steve Billimack and Girome- 3rd. Our own Arna vom Krotter took 10th place and top female! Way to go Joel Monroe

Big kudos to new handlers inthe sport with their first national competition! Victoria Apanovich with Benji, Anna Van Kovn with Aleph and BVDT's own Lori LaCava Lippincott with Abira. Way to go! Honorable mention to Randy Tosi for getting out there even if Feist was feeling a little too feisty.