Happy Dog Ranch TN - About Kristy


	Kristy Netzer and Jumpin' Jubiee at the 2001 USDAA World Championships, USDAA Grand Prix Finalist, ADCH Bronze, PIII Title

	At the age of 13, Kristy Netzer discovered her love of dogs. She began working as a groomer's assistant and then made a fateful deal with her parents. If she would earn enough money, she could purchase her own dog. At $2.50 an hour, it was a daunting task. But low and behold, Kristy met her goal. She and her Golden Retriever, Calypso, hit the dog obedience circuit. After receiving her CDX, Kristy attended the first ever USDAA agility seminar in Southern California . The teamwork, competition, and fun attracted her to this wonderful new sport in 1989. At this time, Kristy was working for a veterinary clinic and attending Moorpark College. On a tight budget, but a lot of determination, she pursued her new sport of agility. There were very few trials and she logged hundreds of miles behind the wheel traveling to Arizona, Washington, Texas and Northern California to compete.

	ADCH Zippity Doo Dog AX, AXJ, EAC, EGC, EJC, NA, FDCH, CGC, USDAA Top Ten in Gamblers and Jumpers

	In 1993, Kristy was a founding member of the first ever, officially sanctioned, USDAA club in Southern California , West Valley Dog Sports. She was nominated and served as the Secretary and Newsletter Editor for the club. In 1996, WVDS asked Kristy to teach agility classes. She realized the second best thing to running your dog in agility was teaching dog agility. After encouragement from some very good agility friends, Kristy hosted her own agility seminar. The seminar was so successful, that she began her own training school. The name for this agility school was very important because she wanted to convey to any potential students her message that utilizing positive training methods and a happy heart results in a truly competitive agility dog. She chose the name Happy Dog Agility for that reason.

	Red Dawn's Yabba Dabba Dog ADCH, Tournament Bronze, TM, GM, RM, TM Bronze, PIII, USDAA top 10 in Gamblers and Jumpers, OA, OAJ, CGC

	Happy Dog Agility hosted its first Sanctioned NADAC trial in 1998 and began USDAA trials in 1999. Since the beginning, Happy Dog Agility has hosted seminars, trials, workshops, and classes. Kristy and her Golden Retriever, Calypso, were one of the first teams in California to earn the USDAA, AD title. Kristy has earned the USDAA ADCH (Championship) title on three dogs, Zippity, Jubilee and Dabbie. Zippity placed in the USDAA top 10 in the Gamblers and Jumpers classes two years in a row. Jubilee competed in the USDAA finals in 2001 and has been in the semi-finals at the last 5 USDAA Nationals. Dabbie, has qualified and competed in four National events. Kristy’s youngest dog, a Border Collie, Batman, will start competing later this year. Kristy and her dogs have also earned many titles in AKC and NADAC agility. In addition, Kristy has also written various articles for Clean Run Magazine.

	Contact Point's Caped Crusader "Batman" AD In training and going strong!