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2023 Regional Training Day & Helper Tryouts

July 22, 2023

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Hosted by:

Greater Philadelphia Schutzhund Club

Telford,PA

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Training Volunteer - Beth Bradley

Helper Selection - Pedro Jimenez

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Contact:
Barbara Hill: RYB44@aol.com

Regional Training Day

Location: 47 Ridge Rd, Telford, PA 18969

Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm (Check-in from 7:30am - 8:00am)

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NOTES:

  • *No Attendance Fee for the day*

  • Spectators welcome! (Please be respectful of our neighbors)

  • Participants must be a USCA Northeast Region member and provide a copy of their membership card at check-in.

  • Obedience will be in the AM and Protection after lunch.


To reserve a working slot, visit SignUpGenius and choose either Obedience or Protection (not both). Additional slots may become available
closer to the event date.

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GPSC is pleased to be hosting the Northeast Regional Training Day with Beth Bradley as our guest trainer.


Beth Bradley is a top professional dog trainer and competitor in the United States. Beth Bradley
began studying animal behavior and dog training at 12 years of age. She became a New Jersey State
Animal Control Officer in 1986 and graduated Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
and Criminal Justice. Beth competes in both AKC obedience and Schutzhund trials; nationally as
well as in Europe. She puts her skills to the test of knowledgeable judges and expert trainers every
time she competes. She has trained and titled dogs from an AKC Companion Dog to a Utility Dog
Excellent title as well putting 25 Schutzhund titles on her own dogs. She owns and trained one of
the top 10 ranked obedience German Shepherds in the country in 1998.


Beth is also ranked nationally, her dogs continuously placed in the top percentile in the sport of
Schutzhund and she has represented the United States in the FCI World Trials in 2003, 2009, 2015
and 2016. Some of Beth’s clients have done the same; Laurie Schweizer and her dog Argo von
Schweizer was the 2022 National Champion, 2022 AWDF Champion and the 2022 Universal Sieger
and competed in Austria for the 2022 World Universal Sieger. For more information on Beth, go to
her website: https://dog-trainer.biz/

 

Helper Classification & Northeast Regional Tryout

Location: 47 Ridge Road, Telford, PA 18969 (Outdoor training field)
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm

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NOTE: Classification & Tryout only – Must have had a prior seminar to register.


The purpose of the USCA Helper Program is to educate and develop Helpers that can properly and safely execute the Protection Exercises described in the United Schutzhund Clubs of America Official Rule Book for all Working Dog Evaluations and those required for Breed Surveys and the Sieger Show.


We recommend you review the information and written exam in the USCA Helper Program available on the USCA webpage. USCA Helper Books are
required to receive credit for the Classification and tryout for NE Regional Championship Helper.


**Participants should arrange to bring a dog to work during the classification or Regional Tryout evaluation**

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Additional Details

Hotels:

  • Holiday Inn Lansdale: 215-368-3800

  • Courtyard Marriott (Lansdale): 215-412-8686

  • Quality Inn &Suites: 215-538-3000

  • Holiday Inn Express (Quakertown): 215-529-7979

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Regional Training Day Form:

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Helper Classification & Northeast Regional Tryout Forms: 

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