formerly:West Canada Canine Services Windsor Pet Services as seen on eastlink TV CERTIFIED MASTER TRAINER ~ Angela D. Fleming Certification # 099-301 902)792-1725 Located in beautiful Nova Scotia BOARDING~GROOMING~TRAINING http://www.oocities.org/windsorpetservices/ Afghan Hound page : http://www.oocities.org/diohound/ email: dio@eastlink.ca

I have been involved with purebred dogs and the Canadian Kennel Club since 1992 when I bought my first Afghan Hound. His name was Wilson Pippa and although he was no show dog, he was my first true love. Wilson was soon followed by Molly, and a lifelong adventure began. I became active in Lure Coursing and Conformation shows and never looked back. I attended the Kanine Klipping School of Grooming and Design and have been a professional all-breed groomer since. I owned and operated a grooming/boarding business in Canmore, AB from 1993 until 2001; groomed in Calgary for a few years and in 2005, moved to Nova Scotia to open Windsor Pet Services with Roy Vatcher. I began competing in obedience trials in 1999 with my first doberman, earning a High in Class at his first trial! He soon completed his CD (and was ranked #7 obedience doberman in Canada that year with my female being #9)and I was totally hooked on trialing;please see below for a list of dogs I've titled. I attended Canada West Canine Centre (school for dog trainers)for the Obedience Trainer/Kennel Manager course in 1999; and returned for the Master Obedience Trainer later that year. I have since been teaching obedience classes and private lessons and am very rewarded by teaching people to understand their pet and increase the bond and enjoyment between family and dog. My methods are based on each dog & owners personal experience and individual temperament(s) and do not include using bait to entice a dog to learn or work. A dog works out of respect and will continue to respond consistently when the appropriate praise and attention are given (ie positive reinforcement). My dogs LOVE to work and are always complimented in and outside of the ring for their happy attitudes. I don't believe in overtraining or drilling dogs in exercises and think that my short attention span has served me well in this capacity!  I have been involved with breeding, training, & showing dobermans but am no longer active in the breed, my household currently consists of a ppd GSD; two afghan hounds (all are titled), a (rescue) rottweiler and a young working belgian malinois. Our future plans include developing a working line of malinois and to eventually have trained adults available.  From my schooling, I am certified to train dogs in tracking & detection work, service work, personal protection, police K9, security, as well as all levels of obedience. Please contact me with any questions, or just to talk dogs! I have also trained and trialed finished show dogs for other people with success.  Some of my previous accomplishments, are listed below.

Trialed & Titled: OTCH Ch Moonspiers Prairie Storm TT  "Blade"                  Doberman Pinscher HIC Titan Blue Von Ryan's Luxus CD      "Blue"                           Doberman Pinscher owned by Leslie Rhys-Williams HIC Ch. Moonspiers Prairie Breeze CDX,CGC,TT  "Breeze" Doberman pinscher HIC Ch. Vigosprides Officer At Dio CDX,CGC  "Styker"        German Shepherd Dog HIC Ch. Dio's Quintessence of Monet CD  "Dalton"               French Bulldog now owned by Renee King ~Albertapride HIC Ch. Moonspiers New Beginning CD  "Molly"                  Doberman Pinscher owned by the Laplante's~Moonspier HIC Ch. Shepdom's Damariscotta CD, CGN  "Cotta"             German Shepherd Dog owned by Larry Clark Crysalis Ice Inferno At Dio CD,TT "Fiel"                                                  Afghan Hound Grp winning Ch Suliman IncenDio  "Valour"                                Afghan Hound HIT Berendhaus's Isis Dio  CDX,TT "Isis"                            Belgian Shepherd (malinois) Below: The Dio gang at home (2002) six of the seven  dogs obedience titled except 10year old afghan hound, I was home alone and decided to round them up for a photo...

"Cotta" earning her title in one weekend placing every day at the biggest outdoor show in Canada!

"Breeze" & "Blue" achieving 2nd and 3rd place at the same trial

Stryker achieved the first leg of he CD at the age of 6 mnths (above) & below.. Styker achieving the first leg of his CDX at the GSD Canadian National also winning High Scoring GSD in trial (at 14mnths)

"Isis" first two trials @ 7mnths she qualified with a 2nd & High In Class

"FIEL" attained the last legs of her CD (before age 2) In the same weekend, she was awarded: Highest Qualifying Score for ~Foothills Gazehound Club ~Alberta Sporting Hounds Assoc. ~Alberta Kennel Club boster ~3rd place in the Lure Course

In her next trial the following month... we earned a High In Trial with a score of 196

High In Trial from the Open B class (Isis achieved her CDX at 15mnths with a High in Class)

she is now... Berendhaus's Isis Dio CDX, TT

Ch Vigospride's Officer At Dio CDX, CGN ~ "Stryker"                                              first time on the bite suite                                                                           first time on the sleeve

Introducing...Berendhaus's Isis Dio       pictured below @ 12wks practising her SIT and her DOWN

Isis growing up nicely...pictured at 8 mnths

"Isis" first time competing in Open at the Belgian Specialty in NB; photos courtesy of Walter Norris (It was Canada day~her first birthday)

Isis shows control and calm, full mouth bites

"Dalton" Ch Dio's Quintessence of Monet CD first leg of his CD at 6mnths, last two legs at 9 months with a High in Class

Stryker ~ Isis ~ Jozee

OTCH CH Moonspier's Dio Storm TT

"Blue" recall in the snow