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DD's Dog Training

Dee Dee and Billy Anderson offer all-breed-competition training in Obedience, Rally, Agility and Tracking. Located in Lodi, California on 40 acres.
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Featuring a 6000 square foot training center. We also offer training videos in our online store.

08/21/2024

Skippy look, the largest moon you will ever see! Trace

08/16/2024

The mornings are so nice.

08/15/2024

One of our happy places to be😊

07/26/2024

It is once again my pleasure to submit write-ups for the top 10 Champions class winners of the RNC and NOC, and the first place winners of the RNC classes, and the Group winners of the NOC. If you are one of those winners and have not heard from me, please message or email me. I do have mailing addresses, but if I can get to them by email that would be easier. I am looking to get contact information for the following people, if you know them, please pass this along to them.
NOC
Kathleen Keller
Sherry Bennett
Kathleen Keller
RNC
Kimberly Ann Hoeppner
Jessica Tuell
Samantha Scicchigno
Christopher Medlock
Nancy Curtis
Karen Summers
Emily Scott
Chelsea Updike
Rhona Lee Magni
Mary Todd
Charlotte Bird
Jennifer Humphrey
Carol Malec
Nancy Ann Kruse

04/20/2024

Another fetch trial at Dream Big. Super Skippy says don't miss out, come for the fun next time.

12/20/2023

We have been awarded Rally breeder of the Year by AKC. Thanks Becky for seeing it, AKC said we could not tell anyone until it was released.

12/16/2023

Super Skippy's week of shows. Two Obedience High In Trials & High Combineds! Two Scentwork High in Trials one in Master! AND another Detective leg!
Trace's week, Rally Novice title and a Scentwork High Combined!

10/01/2023

SICK DOGS – DOG FLU going around again!

It has taken this long to get some facts. The Golden Retriever National was in Albany OR September 10-20. There were a few dogs reported becoming sick starting on 18 of September. More dogs became sick by the 23 of September that had attended the National. It was reported that 100s of dogs became sick at the National, as far as I know that is not true! I do not personally know of any dogs that have gotten sick. I count about 8 from the National that have come forward, but those dogs went home and ended up infecting all dogs they came in contact with. It was reported in two of the conformation areas at the National that there was a coughing dog being shown. If you do not know this, it is against the AKC regulations to have an infections dog on the grounds of a dog show.
PCR tests come back: H3N2 Influenza Virus, Influenza A Virus.
Coughing starts 3-7 days after exposure, and last 14 – 21 days. Some dogs have gotten pneumonia and are very ill. The bottom line is once one dogs gets it all dogs in the household will probably get it. It might take 4 weeks to go through the dogs which means people will need to keep dogs home for up to 4 weeks!
Don’t share water bowls, toys, don’t handle other dogs leashes, don’t pet other dogs, don’t give other dogs treats at least for the next few months at dog shows. Stay away from a coughing dog and report it if you see one at a show.

09/25/2023

Always nice to be Thanked.

07/29/2023

Today started with me judging, done by noon we went on a walk on the Olympic Discovery Trail over a railroad bridge built it 1915.

07/28/2023

High In Trial on the road in Washington, my Man Super Skippy.

07/10/2023

I went, I judged the RNC, and I became a member of the covid club! All is good now, just lost two weeks of my life! Dogs were crazy happy to have me back working with them after I recovered. Lets say Judging was an adventure!
Now I am working on some write ups for Front & Finish and need your help. What questions would you like to ask a Judge that judged the RNC? What would you like to ask the Winner of the RNC or NOC? Message me with questions. Congratulations to Kori Bevis & Baker and Kim Berkley & Zayne for their repeat wins.

06/05/2023

My therapy for the day😊
Female and male homes available. I am hoping to do some puppy testing on Wednesday, more therapy for me🙂

05/23/2023

Super Skippy or should I say Master Skippy! OTCH RACH CT
Skippy finished his Master Scent work titles over the weekend picking up a Master High In trial!
Super Skippy says his nieces and nephews are growing fast. With 13 there are still some looking for their Super homes.

04/27/2023

Super dogs!
Skippy UDX & High Combined
Skittle first time in Novice 199.5 High In Trial

04/14/2023

OTCH title!! High In Trial - 199 from Open B!
My Man Super Skippy
He did it!
It has been an emotional roller coaster for me and Skippy. It is easy to teach the dog the exercises, it is the perfection that is so hard while going for the OTCH title. The dog must have trust in you and believe in what you are asking it to do, over and over again at each trial. The dog must feel good about itself. Both hander and dog need to be mentally together and have a relationship as they are a team. I hear all the time “my dog does not like to heel”! And I say, “that might be true, but it is the handler that taught the dog not to like to heel”! Skippy lost trust with me in the ring, outside the ring no problem, yep everyone says that : ) Inside the ring I had a dog that wondered why I was different. I was different because I lost faith in myself and Skippy. You must get to the point where the ring is the same as practice, I know this, but had a hard time doing it with Skippy. Too many thoughts going through my brain, would Skippy leave me like his mother “Glimmer” did just shy of 12 points to finish her OTCH to a brain tumor. My problem was I was not putting in the time, I was not building the relationship with Skippy to go for this title. Not that I need hours, I needed just minutes. I took a few steps back in working with Skippy, back to; does he understand he needs to pick up the dumbbell quickly no matter what is going on around him? Does he understand that once he picks up the dumbbell he had to front and finish perfectly not thinking about what is going on around him? I had to find distractions that were fair and not to scare him in any way (Skippy is a soft, gentle sole), not distractions to force a mistake, distractions to build confidence. I had to do the same thing with the heeling as when he would heel by the judge he would drift away from me, he would lose focus which would in turn cause a missed halt, wide turn or lagged heel position. The loss of focus would continue to the next exercise as Skippy was looking for feedback from me and I was not giving it. Why was I not giving feedback? I could not give the feedback he wanted, talk to him, give him a cookie or a toy. Skippy is a silly dog too and praising him caused him to lose focus too, but I needed to work through that, as that was all I could give him in the ring. What did I do in the ring to gain his confidence, I got down on a knee, petted him, and loved him up, telling him he could do this and that he was good. I took the time to do this in-between exercises, and yes, a few times he left me to tell the judge or steward he was a good dog (he is a Golden, he has a people problem, everyone should love on a Golden). I started telling him he was Super Skippy, and because of the word Super we both started to believe it. Skippy would have a good day, bad day, and great days in the ring. The Bad days became less and less on this journey to the OTCH title.
DD’s It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
Skippy says, thanks JQ for the new toy, it is good to have friends : )

04/09/2023

TDX for Super Star Trace: ) the only dog to pass the TDX test this season in Northern CA. Trace not only got to track she also got to pheasant hunt. Not that, that was planned, Trace went hunting one time a few months ago, just one time! Today on the second leg of the track Trace went off a few feet and flushed a pheasant! She nicely stopped to watch it fly off, waiting for someone to shot it so she could retrieve it. That did not happen. It took some time to convince her she was not hunting today, tracking was her job. She looked at me as if to say "I am a hunting dog". No Trace, Today you are a tracking dog: )

04/01/2023

My man Super Skippy, all in a few days work. OB High In Trial 199, OB High Combined- 4 more points to go and Scent Work High Combined.

03/24/2023

I miss my big puppy! Born on national puppy day.

03/18/2023

My man Super Skippy, only 10 more points to go! He eyed those stuffed peps the moment he came in the door!! They are his now.

12/14/2022

Skippy’s week!
Two High in Trials, two High Combineds and 13 OTCH points in Obedience.
High in Trial in Advanced Scent Work and two titles earned.

Skittle’s weekend!
High In Trial in Advanced Scent Work and two titles earned.

11/03/2022

RNC OTCH DD's Slice of Pie UDX2 OM5 AJP AXP JH VCD3 RAE TDX SWD SWME SHDME SWNE SHDNE SWAE SHDAE SWEE SHDEE TKP WC VCX CCA OD OBHF
“Sliver”
(3/23/2008-11/3/2022)
It is never easy to let them go. As I told Sliver’s vet last time I saw her, “Sliver is trying to stay with me”, and she was. Sliver was a miracle, she should have never survived being born, but she did. Sliver being a singleton puppy treated me as her littermate. She had to know where I was all the time. She worried about me and was always there for me. Her favorite place was next to me, as close as she could get. 14 plus years together and it was not long enough! She watched, Kit, Dream, Snick, Snap, Gimmer, and Bunny leave us. I am sure Sliver is giving her best smiling face to all her friends that she is seeing again.
Sliver my little miracle, I know you will still be with me if I need you.

10/24/2022

Our weekend, Skippy had a good time, maybe to good of a good time but I will take it. Thank you Skyline Dog Fanciers & Del Valle DTC for putting on these trials after 2 years. Your judges ( Carolyn Wray, Linda Hause, Joseph Caputa, Hazel Olbrich) were great, it was so nice to have a different heeling pattern every time you went in the ring! I stewarded for ( Geri Lopez and Samantha Williams) and was given this nice thank you card from the clubs for working two of the days. The clubs need support, come out and work.

10/22/2022

Vinnie up date: He has found a home and has his own boy! I was thinking Vinnie would like his own boy to see the country with. Vinnie will go on hikes, travel in a motorhome, and best yet have a great family.
Vinnie you came to the right house when you needed help.
Thank you to the Facebook committee for helping in finding Vinnie the perfect home.

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