Izac's Home

07/06/2024

Calamity Izac TKA IGP 1 earned several qualify legs in scent work over the weekend and took first place in the containers search with a time under 11 seconds! I love watching this girl work.

07/06/2024

Darsha Izac aka K9 Drax has officially certified as a dual purpose police K9 in Kentucky. So proud of him and his handler! Here's to a hopefully long career for this guy. 🎉

06/01/2024

Dzero Izac and Dauntless Izac earned their BHs today at just 17 months old! Not the prettiest routines but we got it done, on to IGP1 next!

01/12/2023

Still a long ways to go, but it feels like a really good start for us as a team.

Aud at just over 16 months tracking over tire tracks, deep terrain, and longest track yet at 400 paces.

28/11/2023

Zero getting ready for the BH 💪

Zero at just 16 months old coming along in his obedience and getting ready for the IGP BH routine.

18/11/2023

Banning working sports is just another attack on dog ownership.

Erhaltung des Internationalen Gebrauchshundesport in all seinen Facetten in Österreich

29/01/2023

DaVinci Izac earned his first title at just 6 months! Way to go to him and his handler, can't wait to see what else they achieve.

11/12/2022

Drupy Clever Fox BH, DJ, CA, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN can now add IGP1 to the list. This girl is truly one of a kind. Couldn't be happier with her and all my club members that helped us get it done.

15/10/2022

Another IGP title for an Izac's Home dog! 🥳 C Us Make Waves Izac "Siren" and her handler Allie earned their IGP 1 today under judge Randall Hoadley in Dallas TX. I couldn't be happier for these two, Allie has put in so much time and hard work into this sport and her dog and it shows! Allie is just getting started I expect to see her and Siren on the trial field many more times.

26/08/2022

09/08/2022

Orange 4 weeks

09/08/2022

Blue 4 weeks

09/08/2022

Yellow 4 weeks

05/08/2022

Temperaments are starting to develop purple and yellow have lots of opinions 💛 💜

05/08/2022

3 weeks old and getting big.

22/07/2022

Puppies were born 7/13/22 and are 1 week old today. Z and Divka gave me 2 girls and 5 boys, some puppies are still not spoken for and will be matched up to perspective homes based on drive and temperaments as they get older. I can't wait to see how these little ones turn out, most of their full and half siblings are actively working as sport or police dogs.

03/07/2022

Very Well Put!

Things New Sport Handlers Should Know about IGP/IPO/SCHUTZHUND:

1. Know what you're getting into. It's a 3-phase sport (tracking, obedience, protection). It takes sweat, blood, tears, frustration, excitement, goof ups, laughs, commitment, and time to get your dog anywhere in the sport. How much time and effort you put into your dog will be what makes or breaks your dog for the sport.

2. Pick a breeder that is successful (currently training and trialing) in the sport you want to compete in. A breeder who knows how to pick the right puppy for the right home. Not every puppy will be a great sports prospect, but they should be able to help you along the way.

3. Do not go to a breeder asking for a national level dog if you haven't put any titles on a dog or have only done bare minimum titles. Making it to an IGP 1 is hard, a 3 much harder. Prove you can do that first. You must be willing to put in the work.

4. Do not blame your breeder for your shortcomings. If you are new to the world of sports, it is completely possible you are dampening your dog's drive. Which is to be expected with new handlers.
Instead of messaging the breeder about the puppy/dog lacking drives, being a dud, or wanting to wash the dog, send videos of you working your puppy and see if they have any advice on how you guys can improve as a team. No one wants the dog or you to fail.

5. Find a club/decoy/friends that train for the same sport. People who support and help you will get you much farther than doing it on your own. Having friends/spotters helps SO much. Even if you prefer to train alone, having a spotter will make a world of difference. They will catch things that you're doing that you just can't when you train by yourself. They can help you problem solve, be your support team, cheerlead with you, be part of your team.

6. If you want to do IGP, find an IGP decoy. A decoy who trains police k9s or for other sports won't train your dog the way it needs to be trained and they usually want much different kinds of dogs.

7. Use a helper who can train obedience if you want to be successful.

8. Do not wash a dog on one person's negative view of your dog, especially if they only like a certain kind of dog or they don't train/compete for the sport you want to compete in. A lot of dogs are slow to mature into drives, that is okay. Give them time and seek out different opinions if needed.

9. Do not be afraid to ask questions! If you're not understanding why the trainer/decoy is doing something, ask. If you need help teaching or fixing a behavior, ask. The majority of people have no problem explaining and helping in any way they can.

10. Be open to training advice and criticism. You won't know everything; you will never know everything. Shut up and listen. Take what you like and ignore what you don't. Be coachable.

11. Expect to get questions. If your new and someone asks why you're doing something the way you are, don't attack them, explain why you're doing it and if they have a better suggestion, take it into account.

12. Expect to make mistakes and be okay with that. There will be things that will need to be re-taught or problem solved, that's part of the process.

13. You MUST work your dog at home. Working it only on club days will not have you guys progressing at a good speed.

14. Keep sessions short, 5 to 10 minutes with a very high reward history for every exercise. The more fun you make the exercise the more your dog will want to repeat it.

15. Take your time but work your dog. If you want to compete, put foundations on your dog. Work on engagement, shaping exercises, teaching the dog to learn. But don't rush and don't put a lot of pressure on your dog too young. Enjoy the journey.

16. Do not compare your dog to someone else's dog. Whether it's a sibling, the same age, a friend's dog, don't do it. Every single dog and handler learn things at their own speed and each team will dedicate different amount of time and knowledge into the dog. It's not fair to you or the dog.

17. Do not get another dog until your current sport dog has the right foundation. I recommend at least 18 months between dogs. That way you're not trying to teach everything to two or more dogs at one time. (This also applies for pet homes. Get your one dog trained up, then bring in another dog.)

18. Even though it's a very hard sport, it's still supposed to be FUN for you and your dog. Don't forget that.

Be kind to yourself and your dog. This is not a fast journey, enjoy the entire way.

13/06/2022

Message me to get on the wait list. Based on their last litter these will be some phenomenal working dogs. Z brings power and drive and Divka brings brains and biddability.

11/06/2022

The much anticipated "D" litter is finally on the way. Due mid July. Argo Oviri "Z" IPO2, DS and Drupy Clever Fox "Divka" BH, DJ, CT, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN. Both parents are OFA excellent, normal elbows, DM free, and Embark cleared. Full and half siblings to this litter are actively competing in IGP and some are certified dual and single purpose police k-9s.

11/06/2022

Drupy Clever Fox "Divka", BH, OFA Results Pending... DOB 5/6/16, this girl was imported from the Czech Republic at 8 weeks old by MikLin Kennels. Pictures don't do her justice she has super dark red pigment and a nice solid build. She has a wonderful temperament, she is social, environmentally stable, high drive, and she has a great off switch. I took Divka from having almost no basic training to a BH title in just 8 weeks, to me this is a real testament to the train-ability and biddable nature of this dog.

18/03/2022

It's so nice to have Caribou back home in Arkansas. His new handler will be working towards IGP titles with him.

31/01/2022

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31/12/2021

Mari and Lami are now Experts 😃

03/12/2021

Congratulations to Mari and Calamity Izac for earning their Advanced Trick Dog title! 🎉

20/11/2021

Congratulations to Courtney and Captain Crunch Izac for earning their IGP1 today! I couldn't be more proud. Thank you Courtney for putting in the hard work. What a way to celebrate the "C" litter's 3rd birthday!