During the Summer of 2007, we were pleased and honored to announce the arrival of Mark Saccoccio as our helper and apprentice. Mark brings to us the super athleticism, skill, dedication and quest for knowledge required to fullfill the successes of our Schutzhund dogs. Mark hales to us from Southern California, having spent the last three years working many dogs of different breeds in both Schutzhund and Ring Sport (French and Mondio) and is a USA certified helper. Having trained dogs since his early teen years, Mark caught the Schutzhund fever early in life. At just 19 years of age, he titled his Belgian Malinois to a Schutzhund III, trialing at regional level.

As testament to his dedication, with just a handful of titles under his belt and a few short months of training, Mark is taking the shutzhund field by storm, successfully competing with his new dog, Joker (owned by his good friend Brittany), winning the 2008 South Central Regional Championship and the 2008 AWDF National Championship! Watch for more of Mark in the future as he continues his quest as he aspires to be a world level helper as well as a world level competitor!

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