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Karen Holik & Sizzle

Karen Holik From: WEST CHICAGO, IL
Occupation: LEGAL SECRETARY
Events: AGILITY SMALL
Participating Since: 1993
Competing Since: 1994

Dog Name: SIZZLE
Breed: SHETLAND SHEEPDOG
Gender: MALE
Competing Since: 2002
Titles

  • AKC Agility Titles - AX (Agility Excellent); AXJ (Excellent Agility Jumper); MX (Master Agility Excellent); MXJ (Master Excellent Jumper with Weaves)
  • USDAA Agility Titles - MAD (Master Agility Dog)
  • AKC Titles - AX (Agility Excellent); AXJ (Agility Excellent Jumpers)
  • USDAA Titles: AAD (Advanced Agility Dog)

    Competitive History
  • 2003 FCI WORLD AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS, LEIVIN, FRANCE SPD AGILITY 16
  • 2003 USDAA US NATIONALS - STEEPLECHASE, TX SPD AGILITY 1

    Competitive Performance
  • GOG 2003 SPD AGILITY SMALL w/Sizzle 2
  • GOG 2003 SPD AGILITY SUPER WEAVE SMALL w/Sizzle 3
  • GOG 2002 SPD AGILITY SMALL w/Sez 8
  • GOG 2002 SPD AGILITY SUPER WEAVE SMALL w/Sez 7
  • GOG 2001 SPD AGILITY SMALL w/Sez 7
  • GOG 2000 SPD AGILITY SMALL w/Sez 10

    Notable
    Karen competed on the World Team with Sizzle in 2003 at the 31st World Agility Championship in Lievin France, finishing in 16th. Sizzle was one of the very few two-year-old dogs to ever qualify for the World Team. The event brought competitors from 32 countries together and, according to Karen, the crowds in attendence were huge. She feels that this was a great experience for a young dog such as Sizzle and will prepare him better for the GOG. "The Great Outdoor Games is one of the noisiest events."

    Quotable
    "I have found that the more I train my dog to be fast, the more I have had to train myself to keep up with him."