Holly became involved in French Ring in 2004 with her GSD Sokko. She trained and competed Sokko up to the Ring 1 level, then acquired her Malinois pup Gryffon in 2006. Holly has trained and competed Gryffon up to the Ring 3 level.
Holly is a founding member of the West Coast Ring Club, and serves as President of the club.
In 2006, Holly completed her level 1 decoy certification. There was some dispute as to the validity of her status, so in 2010, Holly re-certified under a different judge and received high praise and comments from the judge. Holly is now the only certified female decoy in North America!!!
HIGHLIGHTS
* Went from Brevet to Ring 3 with her dog Gryff in just
under 2 years, often decoying her own dog in training
* 2006 Certified as a Level 1 Decoy
* 2008 CRA Champion (Ring 2)
* 2010 Re-certified as Level 1 Decoy and Decoyed her
first Competition
* 2011 CRA Vice Champion (Ring 3)
* 2011 Canada Cup Winner (Ring 3)
* 2011 organizer of the CRA Championships