CKC National Heritage Canine Performance Award
This award recognizes an individual with significant achievements in heritage performance events. Heritage performance events include all CKC hunting-type and Field Trial events, Herding, Agility, Lure Coursing, Tracking, Earth Dog, Draft Dog, and Scent Detection.
This year’s winner has been breeding and competing in heritage performance events with her Australian Shepherds for almost 30 years.
The CKC National Heritage Canine Performance Award recipient for 2022 is Tanya Wheeler.
Tanya is a wonderful ambassador for Herding and for the CKC. She has worked to continuously learn and improve education on the sport of herding, teaching, and sharing her knowledge across North America and Europe.
We are honoured to present Tanya with the 2022 CKC National Heritage Canine Performance Award.
CKC National Breeder of the Year
This award celebrates the immense dedication and education and recognizes a breeder who has devoted their life to improving the health and well-being of purebred dogs.
This year’s 2022 CKC National Breeder(s) of the Year winners are experts in their chosen breed, having dedicated their lives to showcasing and sharing their love of the amazing Samoyed breed.
The CKC National Breeders of the Year Award recipients for 2022 are Judi & Blair Elford.
Judi and Blair have been breeding as a family unit since the mid-80s. They are recognized around the world as one of the leading Samoyed kennels and have a long list of amazing achievements with their dogs – including capturing the #1 dog All Breeds in the United States in 2021.
We are honoured to present Judi and Blair with the 2022 CKC National Breeder of the Year award.
CKC National Obedience Competitor of the Year
This award recognizes an individual for significant achievement in the area of CKC Obedience and Rally Obedience.
The CKC National Obedience Competitor of the Year Award recipient for 2022 is Ward Falkner.
In a career spanning over 50 years, Ward Falkner has been ranked amongst Canada’s Top Ten All-Breed Obedience teams for numerous years. Competing in Canada and the US, Ward has steered his dogs to over 250 High in Trials and over 75 perfect scores of 200.
In addition to competing, Ward has been an obedience instructor for over 20 years and hosts training seminars across North America.
We are honoured to present Ward with the 2022 CKC National Obedience Competitor of the Year award.
Congratulations to all our winners
for their hard work and dedication!