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Achievements and Experience

Phil and wife Nancy live in Umatilla, FL. They are the owner operators of Trademark Animal Talent

• From 1966 to present has trained approximately 30 Police Departments and K-9 Handlers in several states.
• Police K-9 handler in Franklin County, Ohio late 1960s/ 70s.
• 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.
• With wife, owns and operates Trademark Animal Talent, 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Conducted a seminar and served as a judge for the Alabama and Georgia State Prison Systems K-9 handlers on man tracking in the 80s.
• Conducted a seminar for Schutzhund and Police dogs, Tokyo, Japan, 1999.
• Conducts yearly seminars in Moodus, Conn. for Schutzhund and A.K.C. competition since 1999.
• Conducts 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.

1970s and 80s

• Shown several different breeds in A.K.C. obedience obtaining titles of Companion Dog, Companion Dog Excellent, Utility Dog, Tracking Dog
• Competed dogs in Field Trials and Retriever Trials, Ohio, late 1960's
• Awarded Dog World Award in A.K.C. obedience and numerous High-In-Trials
• Winner of the S.V. Gold Medal from Germany
• 1st - North American Schutzhund 3 Championship, 1976
• 1st - United Schutzhund Clubs of America Schutzhund 3 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
• 1st - O.G. Dagersheim Landesgruppe Tournament in Germany, 1978
• 1st - DVG American Schutzhund 2 Championship, 1980
• 1st - DVG Schutzhund 3 and Canadian SchH 3 Championships, 1980
• Representative Working Dog Association team competing in the EuropaMeistershaft, Salsburg, Austria, 1983
• 1st - DVG SchH 1 Championship with a Doberman, 1984, (a breed first.)

1990s

• 1st - German Shepherd Dog Club of America Schutzhund 3 Championship, 1990
• Representative of the WDA Schutzhund 3 team in the World Championship in Belgium, 1990
• 1st - SchH 2 SEKG Championship, April, 1994
• 1st - SchH 3 SEKG Championship, April, 1995
• 1st and 2nd - SchH 3 DVG National Championship, Toronto, June, 1995
• 1st - SchH 3 SEKG Championship, April, 1996
• 3rd - SchH 3 DVG National Championship, Orlando, June, 1996
• 1st - SchH 3 DVG National Championship, San Diego, June, 1997
• 1st - South Florida Club Championship, Miami, 1999
• 1st - SchH 1 SEKG Championship, Ocala, March, 1999
• 1st - SchH 1 North American Championship (U.S.A.) , Gatlinburg, TN May, 1999
• 1st - SchH 1 DVG National Championship, New England, June, 1999

2000s

• 1st - SchH 1, SchH 2 SEKG Championship, Miami FL 2000
• 1st - SchH 1, SchH 2 DVG National Championship, Orlando, FL 2000
• 1st - SchH 3 GSDCA Invitational Schutzhund/AKC Championship 2001
• 1st - SchH 1 & 3 DVG National Championship, 2002
• 2nd - SchH 3 Malinois Championship, Perry, GA, 2003
• 1st - SchH 2 and 3 DVG National Championship, Boston, MA, 2003
• 3rd  - 100th Anniversary DVG Championship, Germany 2003
• United States World Cup Team, Slovenia, 2005
• 1st & 2nd - SchH 1 South Florida Schutzhund Club Championship, 2005
• Team Captain of 1st Place GSD World Cup 2006, Denmark
• 1st & 2nd - SEKG Championship in Orlando, FL, 2006
• 2nd - AWDF Championship & Team Challenge, Gadsden, AL 2006
• 1st - SchH 1 GSDCA World Cup Qualifying Trial, West Palm, FL 2006
• 1st  & 3rd  - SchH 1 - DVG National Championship, Tulsa, OK 2006
• 1st - SchH 3 South Florida Schutzhund Club Championship, Feb. 2007
• 1st - SchH 3 South Florida Schutzhund Club Trial 2007
• 3rd - SchH 3 DVG National Championship, Orlando, FL 2008
• 5th - SchH 3 DVG Bundeseiger - Germany, 2008
• Masters World Dog Sport Tournament Competitor, New Egypt, NJ, 2008
• 1st - SchH 3 AWDF Championship, Lehigh Valley, PA, 2009
• 1st - SchH 3 DVG National Championship, Denver, CO, 2009
• 1st - SchH 3 DVG National Championship, Maryland 2011
• 1st - IPO 3 DVG National Championship, Atlanta, GA 2012
• 3rd - IPO 3 DVG National Championship, Eugene, OR 2013