05/20/2024
What a weekend! I want to thank the entire team of IronDog International for all of there hard work and dedication, without them it would have never happened!
Mindy Pratt, thank you for all of your help, keeping the team fed and for helping out with all the details that needed help with, Thank You we appreciate you!
The decoys, who without them, there is no sport! Kyle Ruble your a beast brother, safe catches all weekend long, and it was HOT! I appreciate your hard work and professionalism , thank you, we appreciate you! Evan Lopez, great work on the field brother, safe catches all weekend, made it look easy, we appreciate you brother, Thank you!
Kimberly Lacina! Thank you for opening up your home to us and providing the platform for this to even happen! IronDog is lucky to have you as a director and team mate! We Appreciate you big time! Thank you for your hospitality!!
Sandi Akers, I am so proud of you! It was amazing watching you judge hard but fair, consistent, and your critiques were thoughtful, and provided excellent feedback to each competitor. I am so grateful to have you as the Director of judges for IronDog! We appreciate you, thank you for all your work, and the trophy’s were amazing that K9 Development Center donated!
Cash, Brother thank you for all your work this weekend collecting the video, the content for actual trial footage to allow potential competitors to actually be able to see the routines play out right down to the judges critiques to help better prepare for future competitions. Thank you brother, proud to have you onboard as the director of Marketing. We appreciate you!
Nathan Aular! Brother thank you for making the trip down and working the field all weekend long in the heat as our Steward! We appreciate you brother! We are also grateful to have you as our international Judge as well! Outstanding work on the field this weekend, your explanations of the routines to competitors was informative and clear. Thank you! We appreciate you!
Jillian Vogel, where do I start!? Thank you for your hard work, none of this happens without you, your the nerve center of IronDog! From building the website, to the design and restructure of the paperwork, from score sheets to the planning of the details that matter, words cannot express how much we appreciate you! The design of the logos to the banner, we are beyond lucky to have you as a director for IronDog International, Thank you, we appreciate you!!!
To our competitors who showed up and put it all out there on the field this weekend, Thank you! We appreciate each and everyone of you for supporting IronDog International! This organization appreciates you! It was a pleasure meeting new folks this past weekend and some old friends as well, Thank you!
I also want to Thank IronDog Canada, the entire team. I wanna say thank you for allowing me to be part of your trials over the last year and help IronDog International set the platform for how the organization should be run and perform, your commitment to the working community is absolutely commendable and deserves respect and I am so grateful for all the mentoring you have provided myself and my team, this past weekend ran smooth and fluid and I thank you for all your guidance and allowing us to Have Nathan to help us with our first trial. Thank you, we appreciate you!
I also would like to thank my family who mans the fort at home while I’m away, chasing this crazy dream and thank you for enduring this lifestyle with me for the last few decades, I appreciate you and love you!
Be safe folks and again Thank you for the amazing experience!
