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| In between herding runs, Mack cools himself off by jumping in the water tub and splashing around... (8/8/06) |
| Multi-High in Trial, Multi-High Combined Double Take's Flight Leader, UDX2, OM3, RAE, PT, CS, CI(3), CSt, JHD, CGC, TDI, TT, VX Perfect 200, High in Carting Test, High Scoring Rottweiler in Rally Trial, Multi-High Scoring Dog from the Working Group, Multi-High Scoring Rottweiler, ARC Versatility Excellent Award Obedience Top 10 2008 in ALL 3 LEVELS, Rally Top 10 2008 in Advanced and Excellent, Carting Top 10 2007 & 2008 Placed 3rd in the Working Group at the 2009 National Obedience Invitational First Rottweiler and First Dog from Working Group to earn the OM1 Title VP and Multi-SG Rated in the Puppy Classes, Active Therapy Dog in the "BARK" Program "Mack" Proud Dad: Jeremy Schuster |
| 3 weeks old -- first try at eating yogurt out of a saucer! |
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| 6 weeks old...what a face!!! |
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| 5 month old Mack with his very first blue ribbon...and his very proud dad Jeremy!!! |
| Mack News |
| 1/3/10 ~ Mack earned another 3 OTCH points out of Utility!!! 1/2/10 ~ Mack finished his UDX2 and OM3 titles...and earned another OTCH point!!! What a nice way to start out the year!!! 12/12-13/09 ~ Mack and Jeremy placed 3rd in the Working Group at the 2009 AKC/Eukanuba National Obedience Invitational!!! 5/3/09 ~ At the 2009 American Rottweiler Club National Specialty, Mack was given Top 10 awards in Novice Obedience, Open Obedience, Utility Obedience, Advanced Rally, Excellent Rally, Intermediate Carting, Team Carting!!! AND, he was awarded his ARC V and VX awards!!! Good job Macky!!! 4/30/09 ~ Mack won Open B and Utility B at the ARC National Specialty, 24 more OM2 points to complete the title and his 6th UDX2 leg!!! Mack then passed his cardiac ECHO done with doppler with flying colors!!! Yay Macky!!! 4/29/09 ~ Mack won Utility B at the ARC National Specialty and 15 more OM2 points!!! 4/28/09 ~ At the American Rottweiler Club National Specialty, Mack earned a 3rd place in Carting Intermediate and his CI(3) title!!! 4/27/09 ~ Mack won Open B with a 198 earning 15 more OM2 points!!! They then went on to win another HIGH IN TRIAL!!! 4/25/09 ~ Mack won Utility B with a 198.5 earning 6 more OTCH points and 15 more OM2 points!!! They then went on to win another HIGH IN TRIAL!!! 3/29/09 ~ Mack won High Scoring Rottweiler and more OM2 points!!! 3/27/09 ~ At the CRRC supported entry obedience trial in Albany, Oregon, Mack took second place in Utility B earning 1 more OTCH point and more OM2 points!!! He also won the High Scoring Rottweiler award!!! 3/26/09 ~ ARC Top 10 News! Mack is in the 2008 Top 10 in Novice, Open and Utility obedience; Advanced and Excellent Rally; Carting!!! Wowee, Macky!!! 3/15/09 ~ Mack took second place in Utility B earning 3 more OTCH points!!! He also won High Scoring Rottweiler, and earned his 5th UDX2 leg and more OM2 points!!! 3/14/09 ~ Mack returns to the conformation ring taking Reserve Winner's Dog!!! 3/8/09 ~ Mack and Jeremy won Utility B today earning 10 more OTCH points and going HIGH COMBINED!!! They also earned 21 more OM2 points! 3/7/09 ~ Mack earned 2 more OTCH points out of Utility B with a 3rd place!!! He also earned his 3rd UDX2 leg and 21 more OM2 points!!! 2/20/09 ~ Mack earned the High Scoring Working Dog and High Scoring Rottweiler in Trial at the South Western Rottweiler Club of San Diego's specialty!!! 2/14/09 ~ Mack earned his second UDX2 leg with a 198 and 2nd place out of Open B and a 196 and 3rd place out of Utility B, which also earned them 27 more OM2 points!!! 2/7/09 ~ Mack earned 12 more OM2 points out of Open B today!!! 2/6/09 ~ Mack earned a 2nd place in Open B with a 198 and 4th place in Utility B. This is his first UDX2 leg!!! Mack also earned 15 more OM2 points. 2/5/09 ~ Mack completed his UDX today in style with a FIRST PLACE in Utility B for 6 more OTCH points, and a 2nd place in Open B for 1 more OTCH point!!! They capped it off by winning the run off and going HIGH COMBINED!!! Mack also completed his OM1 (Obedience Master 1) title today!!! What a fabulous day!!! 1/30/09 ~ It is official!!! Mack and Jeremy qualified to compete in the 2009 National Obedience Invitational as they finished in the #3 spot at the Region 8 qualifier held in Portland, Oregon this month!!! WAHOO!!! 1/19/09 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 198 out of Open B, 3rd place and 15 more OM1 points!!! They also earned a 195 and 4th place in Utility B, along with 12 more OM1 points!!! This is their 9th UDX leg...only one more to go!!! 1/18/09 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 198 out of Open B, 2nd place and 1 more OTCH point!!! They also earned 15 more OM1 points!!! According to our calculations, they finished as one of the top 4 teams for the weekend and are now qualified to compete in the 2009 Eukanuba National Obedience Invitational!!!! (pending AKC confirmation...) 1/17/09 ~ Today Mack and Jeremy earned a 196.5 out of Open B and a 3rd place!!! They also earned a qualifying score in Utility B with a nice run. This is their 8th UDX leg!!! Also earned today were 21 more OM1 points!!! 1/16/09 ~ At the big Portland, Oregon Rose City Classic shows, Mack earned a 198 and 2nd place out of Open B and 2 more OTCH points! They were out of the ribbons by only 1/2 point in Utility B with a lovely run...which earned them their 7th UDX leg!!! They also earned 27 more OM1 points, putting them at 108 points total!!! This is a NOI qualifier show, and on day one, if calculations are correct, Mack and Jeremy are in second place out of the top 4 teams!!! What a nice start to the weekend!!! This is a VERY special weekend for us, because Mack and Jeremy are showing near us so we get to spend LOTS of time with them!!! 1/4/09 ~ Another UDX leg for Macky -- his 6th!!! 1/3/09 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned their 5th UDX leg with a 198 and 4th place in Open B along the way!!! 1/2/09 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned their 4th UDX leg with very respectable scores: 197.5 out of Open B and 198 out of Utility B!!! 12/12/08 ~ At the big (and VERY competitive) trials in Long Beach, CA, leading up to the National Obedience Invitational, Jeremy and Mack earned 2 more OTCH points out of Utility B with a third place!!! 12/1/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a FIRST PLACE in Utility B and 2 more OTCH points, AND a FIRST PLACE in Open B!!! This is their 3rd UDX leg!!! They then went on to take HIGH IN TRIAL and HIGH COMBINED!!! 11/30/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 2nd place in Utility B and 1 more OTCH point!!! 11/29/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 2nd place in Open B!!! 11/28/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 198.5 and FIRST PLACE out of Utility B - and 4 OTCH points!!! They also earned a 198 and FIRST PLACE out of Open B - and 2 OTCH points!!! This was their second UDX leg!!! They then went on to win HIGH IN TRIAL and HIGH COMBINED!!! 11/24/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 3rd place in Utility B and 2 more OTCH points - AND their first UDX leg!!! 11/22/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 198 and 2nd place in Open B, and 2 more OTCH points!!! 11/21/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned a 3rd place in Utility B and another OTCH point!!! 11/16/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy went HIGH COMBINED today!!! They earned a 199 in Open B and a 197 in Utility A!!! 11/15/08 ~ My oh my...!!! Today, Mack and Jeremy finished their UD with a FIRST PLACE and a PERFECT 200!!! They then went in to Open B and earned a 195.5 and another FIRST PLACE!!! This should be Mack's first 4 OTCH points!!! Today they took HIGH IN TRIAL and their first HIGH COMBINED!!! 11/9/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy won Open B and went on to take their 6th HIGH IN TRIAL!!! 11/2/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned their second UD leg today with a FIRST PLACE and a 197.5!!! 11/1/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy made their Utility A debut today, earning their first UD leg with a FIRST PLACE and a score of 198!!! 10/20/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy finished their CDX in style with a 197 and FIRST PLACE!!! 10/18/08 ~ HOLY COW!!! Mack and Jeremy earned a 199 and FIRST PLACE in Open A at the Associated Rottweiler Fanciers specialty, and again went on to win HIGH IN TRIAL!!! 10/17/08 ~ Jeremy and Mack made their Open obedience debut today at the ARC Region VI specialty...earning a 199.5 out of Open A and FIRST PLACE!!! They also went on to win HIGH IN TRIAL!!! 5/21/08 ~ Jeremy and Mack...HOLY COW!!!! Today at the American Rottweiler Club National they earned a 199 in Novice B obedience and FIRST PLACE, and went HIGH IN TRIAL!!! In carting, they received a FIRST PLACE in Carting Intermediate for their CI(2) title, earned a FIRST PLACE in Team Carting Started for their CS(t) title, and carting HIGH IN TEST!!! What a GREAT day!!! 5/20/08 ~ Jeremy and Mack are representing Double Take very well at the 2008 American Rottweiler National Specialty! Today they earned Mack's TT, earned a perfect 100 and FIRST PLACE in Rally Excellent B, earned a 99 and FIRST PLACE in Rally Advanced B, and completed Mack's RAE title!!! 5/11/08 ~ Mack gave his mother Payton a fantastic mother's day present by going HIGH IN TRIAL at an all breed obedience trial out of Novice B today in Southern California!!! Mack also got a 2nd place in Rally Advanced B and a 1st place in Rally Excellent B with a perfect score!!! This is their 9th RAE leg. EXCELLENT JOB BOYS!!! 5/10/08 ~ Mack earned a 1st place in Novice B Obedience, 1st place in Rally Excellent B and a perfect score, 1st place in Rally Advanced B and a perfect score, and his 8th RAE leg!!! Not a bad day at the show!!! 3/21/08 ~ Mack received notice from ARC that he is in the TOP 10 in Carting for 2007!!! Way to go Macky! 2/24/08 ~ Mack earned his 7th RAE leg with a perfect score and FIRST PLACE in Excellent, and a 98 and third place in Advanced!!! 2/23/08 ~ Mack earned his 6th RAE leg with a perfect score and a second place along the way!!! 2/22/08 ~ At the Southern California Rottweiler Specialty, Mack earned his 5th RAE leg, with a first and second place, and HIGH SCORING ROTTWEILER in RALLY TRIAL!!! 2/17/08 ~ Mack earned his fourth RAE leg, again with FIRST PLACE in both classes!!! 2/16/08 ~ Mack earned his third RAE leg with FIRST PLACE in both classes!!! 1/27/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned their second RAE leg!!! In Excellent, they received a 99 and 2nd place. In Advanced, they received a perfect 100 and FIRST PLACE!!! They also won their Wild Card Novice class with a 198! 1/26/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned their first RAE leg with a perfect 100 in Excellent and 2nd place, and a 99 in Advanced and a 2nd place. Nice way to start the title boys! 1/6/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy finished their RE with another FIRST PLACE!!! Perfect score of 100!!! 1/5/08 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned the second leg of their RE with a FIRST PLACE!!! Score was 99. 1/4/08 ~ Mack earned the first leg of his RE title with a second place!!! Score was 96. 12/9/07 ~ Mack and Jeremy finished their RA!!! Way to go boys!!! 12/8/07 ~ Mack and Jeremy won their Novice A class, which also earned them the High Scoring Rottweiler and High Scoring Dog from the Working Group awards!!! They also earned their second RA leg with a 4th place, and won the Wildcard Open class!!! 11/30/07 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned another 198.5 out of Novice obedience and were in a run-off for HIT at the very competitive obedience trial in Long Beach, California that preceeds the Invitational!!! They also earned the first leg of their RA title!!! 11/17/07 ~ Mack and Jeremy earned another 198.5 out of Novice A obedience and won their class!!! 10/20/07 ~ Mack and Jeremy completed their CD in style with another FIRST PLACE!!! They also completed their RN with a FIRST PLACE!!! Way to go boys! 10/19/07 ~ Mack earned a 198.5 out of Novice A obedience and went HIGH IN TRIAL at the ARC Region VI specialty in Pleasanton, CA!!! Then, he earned a perfect 100 and won Rally Novice A!!! What a GREAT specialty for Mack and Jeremy!!! 6/9/07 ~ Mack passed his TDI (Therapy Dog International) test today!!! Excellent job Macky (and Jeremy!)!!! 5/24/07 ~ Big news from the GSRC Specialty! Mack and Jeremy earned a 195 and FIRST PLACE their very first time in Novice A obedience!!! AND, they received another FIRST PLACE their very first time in Novice A Rally!!! 2/22/07 ~ Mack and Jeremy went to their very first carting test. They earned their Carting Started (CS) title with a perfect 200 and first place. Then, went back in and earned their Carting Intermediate (CI) title. THEN, they learned that their CS performance earned them a Reserve High in Test!!! 12/22/06 ~ Mack receives his CHIC number!!! Thank you Jeremy for getting all of Mack's health testing done!!! 10/26/06 ~ Mack passed his CERF exam! 10/20/06 ~ Mack is OFA hips good, OFA elbows normal! 10/5/06 ~ Mack passed his OFA cardiac and patella exams! 8/12-13/06 ~ Mack earns his PT title in back to back trials. Excellent job Mack and Jeremy! Mack arrived to his herding test in style...Jeremy is also a pilot and flew Mack, friend Brian, and all the gear to the nearest airport. What an adventure! 8/5/06 ~ Mack earns his JHD (Junior Herding Dog) title!!! This is Mack and Jeremy's first attempt at a herding title and they did very well! We are very proud of both of them! 10/1/05 ~ Mack receives a SG3 rating at a Sieger show in Southern California. 6/16-19/05 ~ Mack is shown at a cluster of shows in Gridley, CA, including an ARC Regional specialty. Mack was the only pup in his 9-12 class. He showed very well and is really catching on to this conformation stuff. 6/12/05 ~ Mack earns his CGC...this is the first title on a Double Take puppy. Excellent job Mack and Jeremy!!! 6/11/05 ~ Mack receives a VP4 rating and very nice critique at a Sieger show in Southern California. 5/6/05 ~ Mack got a 4th place in the 6-9 month puppy sweeps and a 4th place in the 6-9 month regular class of the GSRC specialty. 3/19-20/05 ~ Mack got back to back 1st placements from the 6-9 month class at the Coso Dog Fancier's show. 2/25/05 ~ Mack attended his very first AKC show and Rottweiler Specialty and received a 4th place in the 6-9 puppy class. Way to go Mack! 1/22/05 ~ 1st place in the 4-6 month division of the USRC puppy match hosted by Inland Empire Rottweiler Club. |
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| 7 month old Mack...practicing his stack |
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| 8 month old Mack getting ready to be judged in the 6-9 puppy sweeps at the GSRC specialty 5/6/05. |
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| 9 month old Mack receiving his VP rating at the Sieger show in Southern California 6/11/05. |
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| "Woohoo!!!" 10-month old Mack having fun learning baby agility. |
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| Mack considering a future in Mercedes advertising... |
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| 13 month old Mack displaying one of the reasons we chose Pepper to sire this litter... effortless movement, reach and drive... |
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| 14 months old at another Sieger show... |
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| 17 month old Mack trying out herding for the first time...and having a GREAT time! |
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| 17 month old Mack practicing his competition obedience recalls. Jeremy and Mack are fortunate to be coached by Flo Walberg who has taken her own Rottweiler, Murphy, to an OTCH and UDX. |
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| 18 month old Mack represented us well at the San Diego Specialty on 2/24/06, expertly handled by Jeanine Rendon (in the red suit). |
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| 22 month old Mack learning to swim with his Dad, Jeremy. Mack is a very lucky boy to have a Dad like Jeremy that plans so many fun activities for him. |
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| 23 month old Mack is really getting the hang of this herding stuff. What's better than herding in the Super HOT Southern California August sun??? (see next pic for answer) |
| Mack and Jeremy have been training diligently for their carting titles, too... (8/8/06) |
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| Mack's progressing nicely in his competition obedience training...under the watchful and talented eye of Flo Walberg. (8/10/06) |
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| Practicing the down stay with the cart...(8/15/06) |
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| 24 month old Mack and Jeremy ~ having a howl.... |
| OFA Hips: RO-67451G25M-PI "Good"; OFA Elbows: RO-EL5873M25-PI; OFA Cardiac: RO-CA2611/56M/C-PI-ECHO; OFA Patella: RO-PA169/25M/S-PI; CERF RO-5846; CHIC #36237; AKC DNA #V506619 |
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| Mack and Jeremy have started going to obedience matches to prepare for their AKC titles. Here they are working on their fronts. Nice job guys! By the way, this is what December looks like in Southern California!!! Short sleeves, caps so the sun doesn't get in your eyes, panting dogs... Unbelievable... |
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| Good Stay Macky!!! |
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| On 2/22/07, Mack and Jeremy attended their first carting test, got their CS with a perfect 200 score and first place, earned their CI, and then learned that their CS performance got them Reserve High in Test! They are pictured above being filmed by TV station that came to run a story on the test. As you can see, Mack the camera ham, is loving this attention! |
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| Happy Mack, at the beach...nothing better than digging in the sand! (4/2/07) |
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| Watch Mack on YouTube! Click here |
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| Jeremy and Mack have been accumulating some very nice wins: High in Trial ~ 2007 ARC Region VI Specialty 10/19/07 High in Trial ~ All Breed Obedience Trial 5/11/08 High in Trial ~ ARC National Specialty Obedience Trial 5/21/08 High in Test ~ ARC National Specialty Carting Test 5/21/08 High in Trial ~ ARC Region VI Specialty 10/17/08 High in Trial ~ Associated Rottweiler Fanciers 10/18/08 High in Trial ~ All Breed Trial 11/9/08 Perfect 200 out of Utility A, High in Trial , High Combined ~ All Breed Trial 11/15/08 High Combined ~ All Breed Trial 11/16/08 High in Trial and High Combined ~ All Breed Trial 11/28/08 High in Trial and High Combined ~ All Breed Trial 12/1/08 High Combined ~ All Breed Trial 2/5/09 High Combined ~ All Breed Trial 3/8/09 High in Trial ~ All Breed Trial 4/25/09 High in Trial ~ All Breed Trial 4/27/09 High Combined ~ American Rottweiler National Specialty 4/30/09 3rd in the Working Group at the 2009 AKC/Eukanuba National Obedience Invitational ~ 12/12-13/09 |
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| Counter: 63 OTCH Points, 1 UDX3 Leg |