Brenda Staley
Paws for Fun
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Butch, Brenda, and six "kids"
My name is Brenda Staley, I currently own 5 boxers that compete and/or train in a variety of agility, obedience, rally and tracking.  I have been doing agility and obedience with my boxers for over 12 years.  Previously I had an obedience poodle and have grown up with German shepherds and have had several other pure breeds and mixes along the way. I am a certified AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and an approved 4H agility and rally judge. I started Paws for Fun about 5 years ago, it started as just a place for me to train and in talking with other competitors and friend found there was a real need for somewhere in our area. Then one thing led to another and I now have the 50x90 pole barn that houses Paws for Fun Training Center.

I have attended several seminars, including Dana Pikes 3 day camp, a weekend with Bud Houston, In Focus Seminar, Suzanne Clothier, Susan Garrett, Tracking seminars and other one and two day seminars with a variety of instructors. I feel I have a variety of techniques to help you work with your dog and get the results you need to get started in any of the above competition areas, or to just have fun and become a better companion for your dog.  I try to help a variety of rescue groups in fundraising demo and community awareness.   I encourage students to get out with their dogs and do things, to show people how much fun they are and that the 4 legged creatures can be great neighbors and members of our communities.

Sadie  is 12 years old.  Sadie is a registered Therapy dog, has her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) award, the American Kennel Club (AKC) Companion Dog Title (CD) in Obedience and has earned numerous titles in AKC Agility and retired from the Excellent B class.  She has also earned the United Kennel Club (UKC) titles of Agility all the way up to a U-ACHX.  She has also competed and has several titles in United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) and North American Dog Agility Club (NADAC) Sadie also has her Novice, Advanced, and Excellent Rally Title (RE) Sadie also enjoys herding.

Jake who is 9 has completed his Canine Good Citizen test, and the Companion Dog Title (CD) and has several Agility titles in AKC, currently working in Excellent Level and several titles in UKC. CPE, NADAC  and USDAA.  Jake also enjoys Rally Obedience and has completed his  Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) title, having already completed his RN, RA, and RE.  Jake was the first male boxer to make it to the RAE and the 3rd boxer to do it!  We lost Jake on July 8, 2010.. We lost Jake in 2010 the night before he turned 10.

Then we have Meggie, who is from Central Indiana Boxer Rescue and is my husband’s dog she is 6.  She has decided she prefers to sit on the couch and watch the others work.  She has compled her CGC and has her RN title as well.. 

Now we come to Grover.  Grover is a very special boy and turned 5 in May.  He has his CGC and has two legs toward his CD, and has his NJ and NF n agility and his RA in Rally, and thinks he woudl really like to herd. . 

Next we have Boz, another rescued fawn, who adores Butch.  Butch and Boz got their first title for both of them in Rally Novice, and they are working toward advanced rally and obedience.  Boz is 2.

And we have Neva or NeNe, she just turned one and I have high hopes for her, we are working on rally, obedience and agility.  I think she would also make a great schutzhund dog if I had the time to try it. 

We have just adopted our first "non" Boxer dog.  He is Barney, seems to be a cross between a Boston Terrier and a Jack Russel, he has hair and a tail!!! What were we thinking. Hopefully he will be competing in agility and rally.  Check the gallery for pictures.


Check the rainbow bridge page for information on Oskar and Rory amd Jake.