My name is Kristi Fraser and I
recently took over the position of webmaster for our club's seemingly
endless website. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my husband
Darcy and 8 year old triplets, Braeden, Emily and Sarah. We
share our home and our hearts with our 5 Rottweilers.
Web design is a blossoming hobby of mine, and
being a stay-at-home mother, I devote a good deal of time to it.
I have been active in obedience since 1997 - the
year I became a dog groomer and took a job working at an obedience
school here in Calgary that was owned by a CKC obedience judge who
had bred Rottweilers in the past. My jobs were grooming and
care of the daycare dogs, but it was there that I discovered how
addictive obedience was and I also discovered the amazing Rottweiler.
Although I started off with a
little Golden Retriever named Jessie, I soon realized that I could
not be without a Rottweiler in my life. Along came my Jager
(now 12 years old) who was my first Rottweiler, and although
very soft in temperament, she has been an excellent ambassador for
the breed, a wonderful demo-dog for a number of years, and has also
played an integral part in training the puppies who have come into
our home after her.
I am
most proud of what I have been able to accomplish thus far with the
first two dogs who came into my life after Jager. Justice (Coultrains
Poetic Justice CDX BH CGC CGN TT HIC, who passed away in 2007) was my first true working dog
and I made a lot of mistakes with him, but I learned a lot too.
He was the #5 Obedience Dog in Canada in 2002 and was inducted onto
the RCC Honour Roll in 2005. Jewel (Can. Ch. & OTCh. Shacoram's Just
Say When CDX CDI RE BH RL2 CGN TT HIC) is the
foundation bitch of our kennel and semi-retired from the obedience
ring now at age 7; she was inducted onto the RCC
Honour Roll in 2006 and the RCC Hall of Fame in 2008. I am also busy
with one of Jewel's daughters, Seeker (Can. Ch. Akamai Dreamseeker
CD RE RL1 TT CGN HIC) who was also inducted to the RCC Hall of Fame
in 2009. Both of these girls have ranked in rally obedience in
Canada in both APDT and CKC events! I am also enjoying my
newest working partner immensely, Jewel's young grandson Ruckus (Can.
Ch. Akamai Bold Ruckus PCD RN TT HIC), who truly lives up to
his name. Last but not least is Mercy (Shacoram's Timeless
Beauty TT) who joined our home in June 2009 at the age of 4.5 years
... she is a sweet, loving girl we enjoy living with.
I
am active with my dogs in obedience, conformation and tracking.
I have been a member of the Rottweiler Club of Canada since 1998 and
now adhere to the code of ethics of the club, breeding very
occasionally under the prefix 'Akamai'. I have become an active
member of a local obedience club training weekly and ring stewarding at
their annual obedience trials.
I have met many wonderful people
in the dog world, and learned much so far, there is much more to
learn. One thing we have in common here is the Rottweiler and
our love of this breed .... and how our dogs keep us all very humble!
For submissions to the website, email
webmaster@rottclub.ca
