Above / The National Dog Show Therapy Team welcomes one new ambassador for 2024, an award-winning collie named Rosebud Rae that resides in Naperville.
The National Dog Show Therapy Dog Ambassador Team has added one new outstanding member for 2024. She is an award-winning collie named Rosebud Rae from Naperville, Illinois. The group now contains 21 licensed remedy dogs and handlers from throughout the United States.
Rosebud Rae, a 10-year-old tough coat sable and white collie, began her remedy coaching on the age of 1 underneath her proprietor and handler, Ted Slupik. Rosebud has exceled at any venue she has labored in, and she or he is a grasp at partaking with folks of all ages. Her optimistic and hardworking traits allow her to hunt out the people who want her probably the most, and she or he spends no matter time is critical to have interaction with them.
Rosebud and Slupik go to elementary, junior excessive, excessive faculties and schools to supply remedy. She additionally works with particular wants college students. Together, they unfold consciousness to college students about giving again to the neighborhood via volunteering. From these visits, they’ve recruited a number of of those college students to work with Rosebud’s group to go to faculties and nursing houses.
Over her profession, Rosebud has recruited 15 scholar volunteers. Three of the volunteers have written articles about their experiences with Rosebud and people articles have been printed in nationwide on-line publications, profitable Junior Writer of the Year awards, which included money prizes. Two of those junior authors have traveled to New York City to obtain their awards and attended the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Rosebud has earned a number of achievements all through her profession. She has most lately been named because the 2024 Collie Club of America Therapy Dog Winner. She has been the topic of not less than 15 articles. She has appeared within the Collie Connection of the American Working Collie Association, Ruff Drafts of the Dog Writers Association of America, the Cassette and the Collie Nose of the Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois.
Rosebud and Slupik acquired a “Volunteer of the Year” award from the Madison Junior High School in Naperville. They have been then awarded the identical award at a District degree from Naperville School District 203 earlier than in the end incomes the Illinois School Volunteer of the Year award offered by Governor J.B. Pritzker.
Rosebud will proceed her remedy canine work for so long as she will. She is within the course of of coaching her new collie housemate, Ginger, who’s seven years-old.
The National Dog Show Therapy Dog Ambassador Team represents six states stretching from Oregon to Miami to Philadelphia. Appearances are deliberate for summer season and fall at Valley Forge National Historical Park and on the WMGK-nine Walk at Green Lane Park in Montgomery County. Then, the remedy canine group will populate a sales space on the National Dog Show in November 2024, on the better Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks.
National Dog Show Therapy Dog Ambassador Team
(Listed Alphabetically by the primary identify of the canine)
- “Alfie and Axle” Birth Year: 2016 and 2021 / Breed: Golden Retriever / Owner-Handler: Sue and Tom Good / From: Wilmington, DE
- “Bella” Birth Year: 2012 / Breed: Golden Retriever / Owner-Handler: Luann D’Agostino / From: Newark, DE
- “Charlotte” Birth Year: 2015 / Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel / Owner-Handler: Kelly Silliman / From: Kennett Square, PA
- “Darien” Birth Year: 2015 / Breed: Golden Retriever / Owner-Handler: Harry and Marilyn Martens / From: Rehoboth Beach, DE
- “Dyson” Birth Year: 2017 / Breed: Shetland Sheepdog / Owner-Handler: Alice Hoersch / From: Hatfield, PA
- “French” Birth Year: 2011 / Breed: Mixed breed (Maltese, Yorkie, Cairn Terrier and somewhat Pom) / Owner-Handler: Kathryn Meloni / From: Chadds Ford, PA
- “Holly” Birth yr: 2015 / Breed: Old English Sheepdog / Owner-Handler: Bob Hairgrove / From: Townsend, DE
- “Lucy” Birth Year: 2013 / Breed: Mini Labradoodle / Owner-Handler: Aileen Murray / From: Bear, DE
- “Onyx” Birth Year: 2022 / Breed: Jack Russel and Pug / Owner: Tawanda Harbison / From: Newark, DE
- “Piper” Birth Year: 2011 / Breed: Malti-poo / Owner: Sherri Kearns / From: Phoenixville, PA
- “Ralphie” Birth Year: 2021 / Breed: / Owner-Handler: Michele Pich / From: Glassboro, NJ
- “Robbie aka Honeyfox Heartthrob” Birth Year: 2012 / Breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi / Owner-Handler: Becky Cronin / From: Townsend, DE
- “Rosebud Rae” Birth Year: 2013 / Breed: Rough Coat Collie / Owner-Handler: Ted Slupik / From: Naperville, IL
- “Ryder” Birth Year: 2016 / Breed: Mudi / Owner-Handler: Rebecca Ingersoll / From: Illinois
- “Stella” Birth Year: 2020 / Breed: Mini Irish Doodle / Owner-Handler: Rhonda James / From: Newark, DE
- “Teddy” Birth Year: 2017 / Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel / Owner-Handler: Kelly Rounds / From: Miami, FL
- “True That” Birth Year: 2020 /Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel / Owner-Handler: David Frei / From: Seattle, WA
- “Vivian” Birth Year: 2010 / Breed: Staffordshire Terrier / Owner-Handler: Michele Pich / From: Glassboro, NJ
- “Wasabi” Birth Year: 2019 / Breed: Bullmastiff / Owner-Handler: Tamar Paltin Mayer / From: Pottstown, PA
- “Wesley” Birth Year: 2015 / Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel / Owner-Handler: Amy Celona / From: Lincoln University, PA
Report submitted on behalf of National Dog Show (Presented by Purina) and the Kennel Club of Philadelphia / Photos courtesy Bernie Slupik.
