The Art of Schutzhund
Dr. Nancy Lee Thieret is a published author and a Schutzhund enthusiast. She has several user manuals published by the University of Minnesota.She also has been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology and Schutzhund USA magazine. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, M.S.E. from the University of St. Thomas, M.A. from Murray State University, and a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Louisville.She started Schutzhund in 1999 after seeing the cover of Schutzhund by Susan Barwig and Stewart Hillard. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with one SchH 3 dog, one BH dog, and a Kenwick puppy. She can be reached at nthieret@gmail.com.Lou Anne Kenwick's interest in Schutzhund began after her visit to a Regional Schutzhund Trial and a National Schutzhund Trial. Through her first Schutzhund club membership she learned a lot. Through her first club she gathered most of her knowledge of the vast array of paperwork involved in hosting National trial events.Her initial experience as a Trial Secretary was for a National Schutzhund Trial and World Qualification Trial in 1998. Her first experience as a Conformation Show Chairperson was when her club hosted a Sieger Show in 1999. Throughout this learning process, she found it extremely difficult to find answers to simple questions in a single location.Linda Shaw has been a professional painter and sculptor for nearly thirty years, specializing in figurative realism in both oil and bronze, particularly of animals. Her work is in private and corporate collections around the world.She has written and illustrated the Illustrated Standard for the German Sheperd Dog. Linda has been involved with the breed for over thirty years, and has titled dogs in conformation, obedience, and now Schutzhund.Linda has a BA from the University of Tononto, and an MBA from the Rotmen School of Business at the University of Toronto, and has studied fine art at the Ontario College of Art and Design.