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We are Tim and Carol Karchnak. We are now located in beautiful Perry County, in central Pennsylvania. Growing up we were both dog lovers. We have been lucky enough to turn that passion into our careers. It is also how we met.
When Carol became a police officer, her ultimate goal was to become a police service dog handler. It was not long after she was hired that her Department formed its first K9 Unit which consisted of three dogs and handlers. She was chosen to be one of them. For 19 years, she remained part of the K9 Unit, becoming the supervisor and doing much of the training with the dogs and handlers. She handled her three police service dogs from the beginning of their training until the end of their careers. Each of her dogs were titled by her in the Schutzhund sport and each competed in at least one National Championship. She purchased her third and final police dog, Axel, as a young, untrained dog. Not only did he become a successful and well-respected police dog, but he also earned the Schutzhund 3, the sport's competition level title, and DPO 2, the advanced police service dog title.
Tim's first dog training experience was training dogs for hunting. His sweet Yellow Lab, Sally, was often invited by other hunters on bird hunting trips because of her capabilities. As a police officer, Tim was interested in becoming a police service dog handler. It was not until he joined a larger department that the opportunity presented itself. He, too, handled three police service dogs from the beginning of their training until their retirement. He titled each of his dogs in the Schutzhund sport as well: the first, Dan, Bh to SchH 2, DPO 2; the second, Nico, Bh to SchH 3, DPO 2, when he scored 100 perfect points in tracking; and the third, Mutz, to SchH 3, earning 99 hard-earned points in protection. Although Tim no longer handles a police dog, he is still responsible for training his Department's police dogs and supervising the K9 Unit.
We have been fortunate enough to work with some of the top trainers in the US and in the World. Carol also earned a trainer certification from Northstate Canine Academy in North Carolina. Carol is presently training and competing with her Belgian Malinois, Zh'Ak ot Shato Bulgar (called "Ami"). Ami's father is the famous Mecberger Chortoryiski who is the 2010 FMBB World Champion. Ami's mother, Zora ot Vitosha IPO 2, is a daughter of world famous Turcodos van de Duvetorre. Ami earned his IPO 3 in 2011 and competed in the 2011 American Working Malinois Association National Championships. The youngest dog in the competition, Ami finished 9th out of 18, with the second highest tracking score. We are very pleased with the performance of this young dog at his first National event. He scored 95 pts in tracking, and stood up well to the pressure from the helpers in protection. We cannot thank Ivan Balabanov, of ot Vitosha Malinois, enough for this boy and for all of the world class training we have received from him! If you are looking for the best of the best blood lines in a Belgian Malinois, contact ot Vitosha. You will find a link to them on our "Links" page. Tim is training a young German Shepherd, Logan vom Rokanhaus, who he expects to begin titling in Spring, 2012. Tim and Logan earned their Bh in May, 2012. Thank you to Kandi Jacopino for trusting us with Logan. We are very excited for our new arrival, N'Syxx ot Vitosha, our first female Malinois. Syxx is a daughter of Qenny ot Vitosha, 2x IPO 3 World Champion. She is a beautiful young bitch with rich, dark pigment, who loves to work!
We are both members of the Mid Atlantic Working Dog Club and Three Mountains WDC which meet here at Muddy River, United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USA), USA's SchH 3 Club, USA K9 (for police dog handlers who have earned DPO), and the American Working Malinois Association. Tim serves as Training Director for Mid Atlantic WDC, Three Mountains WDC, and is the Assistant Director for the Northeast Region of SchH USA. We have also formed one of the newest full member club of the American Working Malinois Association, Three Mountains Working Dog Club.
We presently have four dogs of our own: two Belgian Malinois', a German Shepherd, and our beloved Australian Shepherd, whose only job is to make us smile. We think everyone should have a dog that just makes them happy.
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