Caroline Oldham

Who or what influenced your interest in Dogs and Dog Events

I began training my first working dog in 2004. I outgrew a pet program and heard that you could compete in obedience with a dog. I thought that sounding challenging and fun so I researched how to start and was lead to Texas Tri Cities Obedience Club. There Marge Cooke and Mary Groner took me under their wings and my journey training and trialing dogs truly began with their enthusiasm and guidance.

I have trained under some of the most knowledgeable people in our area: Lonnie and Donna Venable, Joan Jung, Kay Scott, Peggy Phillips and now Dresden Graff. Each one has helped me to fill my toolbox and adjust to the very difference needs of very diverse breeds that I own.

*How long have you been participating with your Dogs

Since 2004

*What Breeds have you owned

Labrador Retrievers, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Belgian Malinois

I have put one UD on my lab, Hershey. A CDX on my lab, Beau and my Belgian.

My primary sport now is Sport Scent Detection. My lab Hershey needed a sport to continue into after earning her UD at age 5. Lonnie and Donna Venable brought a coach in from Alaska to teach scentwork, I attended and the rest is history. Hershey was the 21stUKC Elite Nosework dog in the world. With my canine partners, we have earned 287 scentwork/nosework titles. Hershey and I attended the very first AKC Scentwork trial in Wilmington, OH, where she was their very first High in Trial winner, the very first Labrador Retriever to earn a scentwork title and the first dog from Texas to do so. I was a memory I will never forget. I now own Southern DFW Scent Training, where dozens of dogs each week receive the most comprehensive program for the sport in our area. I also hold judges licenses in UKC and AKC.

*What are your Goals

My goals are to continue to work my Welsh Springer, my Belgian and my Lab puppy and to thoroughly enjoy the three separate journeys I am on with each one. Scent Detection may be my primary sport, but obedience will always have my heart. Its where it all started.

*What is your favorite Memory involving a Dog

Pick up day for each dog as a puppy, the very first Q I ever received with Beau, Rally Novice A, my UD in Wichita Falls with Hershey and earning my Elite Nosework Title in Hutto with Hershey.

*What Events they’ve Attended

My dogs have trained and or competed in Obedience, Agility, Dock Diving, Barn Hunt, Lure Coursing and Scent Work

*Contributions to LSDOC

My training, trialing and judging schedule have prohibited me from serving as I want to, however, when I can, I will.