Instructors - Special Programs

Richard Harbin

Richard Harbin started as a student with Joyce Morgan in 1999 with a male labrador retriever puppy (Tejas) and has been successful in the obedience ring titling Tejas with a CD, CDX, and UD. His CD title was earned with 3 first place awards, and one High in Trial! His UD was also earned with 3 first placements. Richard's second labrador, Katie, earned her CDX with 2 first places before her second birthday. She has earned her Novice Agility and Novice Agility Jumpers titles with all first and second placements. Richard's newest addition, a labrador puppy named Jag, is in training as a puppy. Richard is also active with his dogs in hunter retriever competition. Tejas has his senior hunter (SH) title, with 2 passes towards his master's title, and Katie has her master's (MH). Richard subs in the obedience classes as needed, and "pays the bills". Richard Harbin

Ann Potter

Ann Potter started obedience training a dachshund in 1971. Training and showing dachshunds led to an expanding interest in other hounds, including training and showing whippets and basenjis. The hounds led to an interest in the sporting group, starting with conformation, then back to obedience. A retired obedience dog inspired a beginning in agility, and from there to rally. The dachshunds were a natural for field trials and go to ground trials, and the whippets were in at the beginning of lure coursing. In the sporting group, English cockers led to hunt tests and working tests sponsored by the American Spaniel Club. There have also been a few herding dogs in obedience, agility, rally and herding. Since 1971 Ann's dogs have earned more than 50 titles including conformation and field championships, working test titles, 3 UDs, master agility titles, and more recently titles in rally. Ann Potter