Silke Satzinger

I became a member of HROTC in 1998. I cannot remember when I started teaching classes for HROTC anymore but I remember that I was very nervous during my 1st classes. Now it feels so normal to pass on all the knowledge I have learned over the years.I got involved with Rally Obedience in 2005 when it first came out and have titles on all of my dogs up to a total of 16 double Q's for RAE (Rally Advanced Excellent) titles and in April of 2011 I became a UKC (United Kennel Club) Rally Obedience judge. In 2007 I became a CGC evaluator and since then I have certified several dozens of dog/owner teams for STAR Puppy/CGC/ CGCA/CGCU. In Feb. of 2016 I also became a SPOT evaluator (equal to the AKC CGC).Agility was also something I got involved and enjoyed. I also got involved in Conformation (UKC & AKC) and I showed to earn AKC/UKC Grand Champion title. I also ranged # 4 in the AKC Owner Handler Series in 2014 in Dobermans. I did a little IOP (Schutzhund) work with my dogs and I got BH (Begleit Hund) title on one of my dogs.My favorite classes I like to teach are S.T.A.R. Puppy, Open Obedience and the newest kid on the block, AKC Scent Work /K9 Nose Work. After training, trialing and titling my Dobes I found the courage to start teaching that as well. I took/take private classes from a certified K9 Nose Work instructor in Richmond and a K9 bomb and drug dog trainer, attended several K9 Nose Work workshops as well as attended K9 Nose Work camps from NACSW. I believe that I was the first one in the Hampton Roads areas that taught this new sport. In June of 2017 I became the 1st AKC Scent Work judge in the area, licensed to judge all offered AKC Scent Work classes.As you can see, I try to keep an open mind to all kinds of categories. It helps me to learn more about different sports. I learn by training my dogs at every opportunity I get. By doing so, I find different techniques of training and I can share this experience in my classes. Every dog is unique and not all of them learn the same way or at the same rate. Knowing that helps me to adjust my methods to the individual dogs and owners.My motto: DOG TRAINING IS NOT BRAIN SURGERYLooking forward to teaching you to have fun training your dog.Dogs that I TitledUKC-CH/RO3 /CDX/AGI Lyndobe's Head Of The Class BFL-1 CGCA, RAE, WAC, BH, CDX, GO, TT, NW3, Elite, SWA (Heady)GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTENAm- CH/Int'l-Ch/UKC-Multi BIMBS/GrCh/ RO3/AG I/CDX/WP San Rafael's The Enemy Below CGCA/U, RE, CDX, TT, ROM, NW2, SWA, HDN, BFL-1 (Ruger)UCD Whirlwind Santa Anas CGC/TDI CD RN NAP NJP TT (Ana)Osca Vom Heidhauser Forst cgc, TDI, CD, WAE (Osca)Prinzessin Kora CGC, TDI, CDX (Kora)