The Empowered Canine Team
The Empowered Canine team is happy to display our accomplished trainers that services the Calgary Area. Our balanced training philosophy stems from our years of training dogs with an emphasis on promoting motivation and strong relationships between dogs and their owner.
Cassandra
Cassandra’s interest in dog training began in her early teens when a neighbour introduced her to their therapy and guide dogs. This fuelled Cassandra’s desire to build relationships with dogs through work. It was shortly after this that Cassandra bought her first German Shepherd “Bella” who she trained and taught many tricks. Throughout the rest of her teenage years she would walk dogs, and occasionally assist in pet dog training with close friends and relatives.
In 2016, Cassandra got involved in the dog sport “schutzhund” with her new working line German Shepherd puppy “Asia”, and this is where her dog training career began to take off. She attended many seminars under top competitors in the sport and spent the next few years training, and competing with Asia. In 2018 Cassandra began volunteering to teach low-cost obedience classes to the public at a local dog club which she continues to do today. Cassandra has helped a multitude of dog owners achieve happy, harmonious, and under-control obedience. Despite having limited time in the sport, Cassandra has proven to be a talented, driven, and disciplined trainer and competitor and continues to train her dog “Asia” and her new puppy “Azula” in schutzhund/IGP. Cassandra is the Vice-President and a Training Director of non-profit dog club Inferno Canine Working Dog Club where you will see her dedicating her time helping club members achieve their goals, and helping dog owners achieve harmonious obedience while promoting strong relationships.
Cassandra also has began breeding CKC registered, health tested and titled, working line German Shepherds under the kennel name “du Feu Ardent”
Cassandra is certified Pet First Aid.
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Xtris Asia
V, IPO1, IGP3, IFH-V, FH1, PDC, angek.23-24, HOT
2023 FCI-IGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM CANADA
2024- IFH-V 96 points under GSSCC Judge Darin Clarke.
2024- PSA-PDC under PSA Judge Samantha Taylor.
2024- GSSCC Prairie Region Championship IGP3 6th Place 84-85=90=259 under GSSCC Judge Ken Trouton.
2024- GSSCC Prairie Region Sieger Show LSC Siegerin (V1) SV Judge Rainer Mast.
2023- IFH1 90 points under USCA Judge Deb Krsnich.
2023- CWDF National Championship IGP3 Vice-Champion 91-90-90=271 under GSSCC Judge Jim Chrisp and DVG Judge Klaus-Jurgen Gluh.
2023- GSSCC Prairie Region UNIVERSAL SIEGERIN
2023- GSSCC Prairie Region Championship 3rd Place 88-90-88=266 under GSSCC Judge Andrea Duggan.
2023- GSSCC Prairie Region LSC Siegerin (V1) SV Judge Rainer Mast.
2022- GSSCC Prairie Region LSC Siegerin
2022- GSSCC Prairie Region Sieger Show - V1 (working class). Performance Award 5/5. USCA judge Karen MacIntyre.
2022- GSSCC Western Region IGP3 Vice-Champion 87-92-91=270.
2019- USCA Mideastern Regional Championship - IGP3 “High Scoring Double X”, “Hardest Hitting Female” under SV Peter Rohde
2019- GSSCC National Championship - V3 (working class). Performance Award 5/5. SV judge Harald Hohmann.
2019- Prairie Regional Championship - 2nd Place IGP2
2018- West Coast Regional Sieger Show - Breed Survey
2018- IPO1 under Paul Schneider. “High in Trial”, “High in Obedience”, “High in Protection”, “High IPO1”
2018- Prairie Regional Sieger Show - SG1 (24+ month class) SV judge Edgar Pertl
2017- BH under SV judge Peter Rohde
2017- AD under GSSCC judge Doug Deacon
2017- Prairie Regional Sieger Show - SG1 (12-18 month class) SV judge Harald Hohmann
Azula du Feu Ardent
SG, IGP2, AD, BHOT
2024- IGP2 95-85-98(V)=277. High in Tracking, High in Protection, High in Trial under GSDCA Judge Mike Karlov.
2023- IGP1 99(V)-71-96(V)=266. High in Tracking, High in Trial under GSSCC Judge Ken Trouton.
2023- AD under GSSCC Judge Dorwin Anderson.
2023- BH-VT under GSSCC Judge Dorwin Anderson. High BH Award.
2022- GSSCC National Sieger Show - SG (12-18 month class) SV judge Edgar Pertl
2022- Prairie Regional Sieger Show - P1 (9-12 month class) USCA judge Karen MacIntyre
Fiona von Lindesfarne
G, IGP1, AD
2023- IGP1 98(V)-86-88=272 under USCA Judge Deb Krsnich. High in Tracking.
2023- Prairie Regional Sieger Show - G (18-24 month class) SV Judge Rainer Mast.
2023- AD under GSSCC Judge Dorwin Anderson.
2023- BH-VT under GSSCC Judge Dorwin Anderson.
Dani
Dani’s dog training journey began with her german shepherd “Brick”. She always wanted to participate in schutzhund and began training him in 2017 with a local dog club. This training lit a spark in her heart for training and handling dogs and has brought Dani where she is today.
Although she has limited time in the world of dog training, she has proven herself to be a very talented and competent trainer - having achieved multiple V score’s with her current GSD “Yaro” and multiple excellent scores in Rally-Obedience with her dog “Brick”. Dani has also attended multiple seminars under the leading trainers in schutzhund.
Since 2018 Dani has been volunteer teaching low-cost classes to the public where she helps dog owners achieve their goals and help restore their dog/owner relationships. You will see Dani competing and helping her club members at Inferno Canine Working Dog Club
Dani is certified Pet First Aid.
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Yaro von Lindesfarne
V, IGP3, FH1, FH2, IGP-FH, IFH-V, angek. lbz, HOT
2023 WUSV UNIVERSAL SIEGER WM
13TH PLACE
2024 FCI-IGP FH VM 15TH PLACE
2022 WUSV WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CANADA ALTERNATE
2024- IGP-FH 90/92 at USCA 1st Annual FH Fest under USCA Judge Stanley Craddock.
2024- IFH-V 96 points (off leash) under GSDCA Judge Mike Karlov.
2024- GSSCC National Championship Universal Sieger
2024- GSSCC National Championship IGP3 96-90-70=256 under GSSCC Judge Darin Clarke and SV Judge Horst-Dieter Trager
2024- GSSCC Western Region Universal Sieger (V3) under GSSCC Judge Darin Clarke
2024- GSSCC Western Region IGP3 3rd Place 96-79-85=260 under GSSCC Judge Darin Clarke
2024- FCI-IGP-FH World Championship 15th Place 80/87=167
2023- IGP-FH 92 points (1st track), 97 points (2nd track) under USCA Judge Paul Schnieder.
2023- IFH2 94 points under GSSCC Judge Andrea Duggan
2023- IFH1 92 points under GSSCC Judge Jim Chrisp
2023- GSSCC Canadian UNIVERSAL SIEGER
2023- GSSCC National Sieger Show - V3 and Performance Award (5/5)
2023- GSSCC National Championship 5th Place. 95-78-84. Highest Tracking.
2023- WUSV Universal Sieger WM - 97-86-85=268. Highest Tracking.
2023- GSSCC Prairie Region Championship IGP3 1st Place 98-88-87=273 under GSSCC Judge Andrea Duggan. High in Tracking, High in Trial.
2023- GSSCC Prairie Region UNIVERSAL SIEGER
2022- GSSCC National Sieger Show - V5 (working class). Performance award 5/5. SV judge Edgar Pertl
2022- GSSCC National Championship - 6th Place 93-89-88=270.
2022- Prairie Regional Sieger Show - SG2 (working class). Performance award 5/5. Breed survey. USCA judge Karen MacIntyre
2022- Prairie Regional IGP3 Champion 94-86-96(V)=274
2021- GSSCC #1 IGP2 in Canada
2021- GSSCC #2 IGP1 in Canada
2021- IGP2 under GSSCC judge Jim Chrisp. 98(V)-92-96(V)=286. High in Tracking, High in Trial. 1st Place IGP2.
2021- IGP1 98(V)-92-92=282 under GSSCC judge Ken Trouton. High in Obedience. 1st Place IGP1.
2020- BH achieved under GSSCC judge Dorwin Anderson. High BH in trial.
Brick aus dem Tal
BH, RM
2018- BH under GSSCC judge Dave Grant.
2018- #4 overall German Shepherd in Rally Obedience in Canada
2018- 1 leg of RMX with scores: 93, 89.5. Battle River Canine Association
2018- 3 legs of RAE with scores: 93 92, 92 81, 96 93. Battle River Canine Association
2018- Rally Master with scores: 95, 92, 92. Calgary Kennel & Obedience Club/Labrador Retriever Club of Alberta
2018- Rally Excellent with scores: 96, 96, 98. Calgary Kennel & Obedience Club
2018- Rally Advanced with scores: 99, 100, 98. Alberta Kennel Club
2018- Rally Novice with scores: 98, 70, 94. Alberta Kennel Club.