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Candy Clemente
Candy Clemente, Lead Dog Trainer / Dog Handler for Shorty's Rescue.

I am a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

I started in agility with my Pomeranian, Tanu, in 1998 after watching an agility demonstration at a dog show.
Our first show was in December of 1999.

Tanu went through a lot during her agility career. Being my first agility dog, she had to learn along with me and
suffer through all our experiments with different handling methods. On top of that, six months into her training,
she injured her left eye, leaving her blind in that eye. In spite of that, she went on to earn many titles in agility.
Then in April of ’04, a large piece of plywood fell on her during her pursuit of a mouse and dislocated her left hip.
My Vet was able to manipulate it back into place, but it would not stay there and she had to have the entire hip
socket removed. She went through intense physical therapy and in October of that year, she returned to
competition and managed to earn her second Master Agility Championship title. She is currently in semi-retirement
at the age of 13. I decided I wanted to move on to a dog with a little more natural drive and got a Jack Russell
Terrier. Harley Dude is his name and he was quite different to train and run than Tanu. By now I knew a little
more about the game and how it is played. Harley has accomplished a lot in seven years of competition. He has
taken us all around the country, competing in the AKC National Agility Championships and the USDAA Grand Prix
Tournaments. And on our trips, I do enjoy spending quality time one on one with him. Harley has recently earned
his Master Agility Championship 7!

Harley is so much fun that when his breeder informed me she has rebred his parents, that I had to have another
and here comes Jumpin’Jack Flash. Otherwise known as "JJ". Well, let me say, he is a challenge. He is quite
different from his brother. He is very independent and pushy. His forte is acting and he is doing very well with
movies, tv, and print work. He will challenge me at every turn and reprimand me for being slow or not giving him
enough information. We are a work in progress.

Now we have gone in a new direction. My husband, Sam, wanted a Chihuahua and so now I am starting "JD". His
formal name is "Sam's Shot of Jack Daniels." Somehow I thought I had gone as small as I could until I started
working with three and one half pound, seven inches tall, tough guy, JD. He is a blast and has a fan club at every
show! He has earned his first title in agility!

I am also a studio trainer. My dogs have done movies, television and lots of print work, my Jack Russell Terrier, JJ,
is currently on the Nutro Max Mini Chunks dog food bags and the biscuit boxes. He has been on General Hospital
on ABC Television, a series on HBO/Cinemax, a couple of movies, calendars, dog clothing catalogs. JD, the
Chihuahua has done calendars, stock photo shoots. My Rottweiler, Luna will be coming out on Nutro dog food
soon, she had a small part in a movie and has done several calendars.