2008 Masters World Schutzhund Tournament

2008 Masters

World Dog Sport Tournament

for German Shepherd Dogs

June 6, 7, 8, 2008 New Egypt, NJ USA

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Philip T. Hoelcher

Address: 19425 S.W. 232nd St. Miami, FL 33170

Home (305) 245-6585

Cell (305) 812-7100

CREDENTIALS

▪ Past President, Past Training

Director and Founder of the

South Florida Schutzhund Club

▪ Past President, Past Training

Director, and a founding member

of the United Schutzhund Clubs

of America

▪ Founder, Past Training Director,

Past Vice President and current

President of the Southeast

Kreisgruppe of the D.V.G.

Schutzhund Verband

▪ Trial Chairman and organizer of

numerous Schutzhund trials,

championship trials and seminars

▪ Former licensed obedience judge

for the United Kennel Club

▪ Judged the first annual U.K.C.

National Pit Bull Specialty Obedience Trial, Las Vegas

▪ Graduated '67 - St. Louis Narcotics Detection School for K-9 handlers

ACHIEVEMENTS

▪ Awarded Dog World Award in A.K.C. obedience and numerous High-In-Trials

▪ Winner of the S.V. Gold Medal from Germany

▪ First place North American Schutzhund III

Championship, 1976

▪ First place United Schutzhund Clubs of America

Schutzhund III Championship, 1976

▪ Representative of the United Schutzhund Clubs

of America team representing the United States

in the EuropaMeistershaft in Amersfort, Holland

in 1977

▪ Representative of the United Schutzhund Clubs

of America team representing the United States

in Borgemanero, Italy, 1978

▪ First place O.G. Dagersheim Landesgruppe

Tournament in Germany, 1978

▪ First place D.V.G. American Schutzhund II

Championship, 1980

▪ First place D.V.G. Schutzhund III and Canadian

SchH III Championships, 1980

▪ Representative Working Dog Association team

competing in the EuropaMeistershaft, Salsburg, Austria, 1983

▪ First place D.V.G. SchH I Championship with a Doberman, 1984, a breed first

▪ First place German Shepherd Dog Club of America Schutzhund III Championship, 1990

▪ Representative of the WDA Schutzhund III team in the World Championship in

Belgium, 1990.

▪ First place SchH II S.E. Kreisgruppen Championship, April, 1994

▪ First place SchH III S.E. Kreisgruppen Championship, April, 1995

▪ First and second place SchH III D.V.G. National Championship, Toronto, June, 95

▪ First place SchH III S.E. Kreisgruppen Championship, April, 1996

▪ Third place SchH III D.V.G. National Championship, Orlando, June, 1996

▪ First place SchH III D.V.G. National Championship, San Diego, June, 1997

▪ First place South Florida Club Championship, Miami, 1999

▪ First place SchH I S.E. Kreisgruppe Championship, Ocala, March, 1999

▪ First place SchH I North American Championship (U.S.A.) , Gatlinburg, TN May, 99

▪ First place SchH I D.V.G. National Championship, New England, June, 1999

▪ First place SchH I and SchH II S.E. Kreisgruppe Championship, Miami, March, 2000

▪ First place SchH I and SchH II D.V.G. National Championships, Orlando, June, 2000

▪ First place SchH III GSDCA Invitational Schutzhund/AKC Championship, Oct., 2001

▪ First place SchH I and III D.V.G. National Championship, June 2002

▪ Second place SchH III Malinois Championship, Perry, GA, March, 2003

▪ First place SchH II and III D.V.G. National Championship, Boston, MA, May 2003

▪ Third place in the Hundredth Anniversary of D.V.G. Championships in Germany 2003

▪ Represented the United States on the World Cup Team, Slovenia, 2005

▪ First and second place Schutzhund I at the South Florida Schutzhund Club

Championship, Nov. 2005

▪ Served as Team Captain of 1st Place GSD team competing in the World Cup -Sept.

2006, Denmark

▪ First and second place in the S.E. Kreisgruppe Championship in Orlando, FL March,

2006

▪ Second place in the AWDF Championship Team Challenge, Gadsden, Alabama, March

2006

▪ First place SchH I - GSDCA World Cup Qualifying Trial, West Palm FL April 2006

▪ First and third place SchH I - DVG National Championship, Tulsa, OK May 2006

▪ First place SchH III - South Florida Schutzhund Club Championship - Feb. 2007

▪ First place SchH III - South Florida Schutzhund Club Trial - Nov. 2007

EXPERIENCE

▪ From 1966 to present has trained approximately 30

Police Departments and K-9 Handlers in several

states

▪ Has shown several breeds of dogs in A.K.C.

obedience obtaining titles of Companion Dog,

Companion Dog Excellent, Utility Dog, Tracking Dog

▪ Has competed dogs in Field Trials and Retriever

Trials, Ohio, late 1960's

▪ Police K-9 handler in Franklin County, Ohio late

1960's/70's

▪ Has given numerous seminars throughout the

United States & Canada on Schutzhund, A.K.C.

obedience and the Police use of K-9's including the

following cities: Boston, Gainesville, Naples, Dade

County, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm, New York

▪ Lectured at a N.A.C.D.L. workshop in Ontario,

Canada on the use and misuse of police and

narcotics dogs in June, 1990.

▪ Owned and operated Landmark Kennels, the

largest boarding and training kennel in South

Florida from 1978 until 1992

▪ Was the largest U.S. importer of German Shepherd Dogs from Germany 1978-1992

▪ Owns and operates Trademark Animal Talent with his wife, the largest supplier of

animals for film work in Southeast Florida

▪ Participated in an experiment studying the abilities of dogs to discriminate odors on

different surfaces with Professor Lehr Brisbane of the University of Georgia

▪ Participated in an experiment studying the abilities and limitations of dogs in

discriminating direction on tracks with Professor Lehr Brisbane of the University of

Georgia

▪ Participated in an experiment studying the abilities and limitations of dogs to discern

scents on objects from different parts of the human body with Professor Lehr Brisbane

▪ Conducted a seminar and served as a judge for the Alabama and Georgia State Prison

Systems K-9 handlers on man tracking in the 80's

▪ Conducted a seminar for Schutzhund and Police dogs, Tokyo, Japan, 1999

▪ Conducted yearly seminars in Moodus, Conn. for Schutzhund and A.K.C. competition

since 1999

▪ Conducted yearly week-long seminars in Live Oak, FL for Schutzhund competition

since 1997

▪ Conducted a police K-9 training seminar on the use of training equipment for police

dog training Miami 2004

▪ Conducted a police decoy seminar for K-9 Officers Miami, Fla. 2005

▪ Conducted a police K-9 Seminar /AKC obedience seminar in Knoxville, Tenn. June, 2005

Additional Note: Interviewed on ABC's 20/20 concerning the use of tracking dogs and the controversy surrounding John Preston and his dog work.

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