Accomplishments

Our club actively encourages members to pursue all phases of dog training. This includes breed, obedience, tracking, field and agility competitions. While primarily an obedience club, we believe that a dog with titles at both ends of his name is a well-rounded dog.

Current Members

Sandy and Rich Rohrbacher are founding members of NWNJDTC and have owned and trained dogs since 1977. They have trained American cocker spaniels and Welsh springer spaniels to advanced obedience and Rally titles. They are nationally known breeders of WSS and they have bred Best in Show and Specialty winners, and a number of Group placing dogs. Sandy enjoys working her dogs in the field, training for Rally Obedience, and promoting Judge's Education by working as an approved AKC breed mentor and presenting seminars for AKC judges about Welsh springers. Both Sandy and Rich have been instructors for NWNJDTC for many years. Together, they have produced 25 AKC champions since they began breeding in 1987. Sandy and Rich finished their latest champion Rysan's Road To Garnant in 2007, and have three major-pointed puppies ready to finish in 2008.

Diane Edgett began in dogs as a Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser at the age of 12. Since then she has been active in Collie Rescue, Obedience training and most recently Breed Comformation with her Welsh Springer Spaniels. She earned her first Novice obedience title on her rescue collie Tye, in 1994. Her first show dog, Dylan, aka, Ch. Rysan's Leap of Faith, who she co-owns with Sandy Rohrbacher, ended his active show career as the #5 WSS for 2000. Diane has been both an assistant instructor and instructor for the Puppy Beginner, Beginner and Novice level classes. Her Welsh springer spaniel "Colin" (Edgemoor's Stardust earned his Championship at the Labor Day Newton Kennel Club show in 2006. This is Edgemoor's first home-bred Champion.

Peggy Meakin trains and owner-handles her Brittanys to Breed, Obedience, Rally and Hunting titles. In 2007 she owner handled her dog to the Rally RAE award, qualifying 10 times in Advanced and Excellent Rally trials.

Carol Lewinski has been a long-term member of the club training her Weimaraner and Rottweiler. She enjoys training and earning titles in Breed, Obedience and Rally. In addition to having her own dogs shown in the breed ring, Carol loves to attend dog shows in the area and support her friends showing in the Group ring.

Terry Lambert has interests in many aspects of dog sports. She trained her two Rottweilers in both Obedience and Rally and earned CD and RE titles. She also trains in Agility and Herding and shows in the breed ring, with an interest in breeding her show dog.

Joan Janssen started out with the club training her pet poodle Fozzie, earning a CD title. Then she worked her sister's pet Mini Schnauzer Whitney, earning a Rally Novice title. She has now started showing her Standard Poodle DUke in UKC breed shows and is planning to train him in Rally and Obedience.