Bio - Debby DaCosta

Debby and Kallysta
Can't Stop the Beat!

 

Debby DaCosta lives in the quaint town of Vanessa, Ont. and by day is a Certified General Accountant.  DaCosta and her husband Alan operate The Poodle Farm Canine Sport Facility and Equipment Supply www.thepoodlefarm.com offering a wide range of services including training instruction using positive motivational training techniques, Sanctioned Obedience, Freestyle and Rally Trials, as well as manufacturing dog sport equipment. Well known in: rally, freestyle, obedience, agility, field, conformation arenas.   DaCosta’s name is synonymous with the Poodle breed and currently owns five accomplished and versatile dogs and has recently added a miniature poodle puppy to the pack.

DaCosta has over 20 years of experience with many different breeds diagnosing dog behaviour, training, structure and nutrition, teaching, competing and showing.   DaCosta is always eager to volunteer her time and efforts to support clubs such as The Poodle Club of Canada,  Gotta Dance! Canine Freestylers’ Association,  World Canine Freestyle Organization (WCFO) and the Agility Association of Canada (AAC) just to name a few.  DaCosta’s career in the obedience, agility, rally and freestyle rings have earned her and her dogs multiple High in Trial awards, High in Class, Freestyle High Artistic, Freestyle High Technical, Top Dog Awards, Versatility awards, and placements in agility in Regional and National events across Canada and the USA. She has titled her dogs to the OTCh level in CKC obedience, ATChC level in AAC Agility, CRMCH-Caro Rally Masters Champion in Rally Obedience, earning high scores, many of them perfect.

Her Apricot Toy Poodle, Chercan’s Wee Golden Brittany, OTCH, ATChC, RAMCL, NGC, OJC, OAC, Am. CDX, AGMX, Am. NAJ (Brittany 1993-2008) was a competitor into her 14th year and was the first dog DaCosta trialed and campaigned in obedience. Brittany had the AAC Bronze Award of Merit and was one of the only three toy poodles to get her ATChC in agility in Canada at that time.  In 1997, 1998 and 2000, Brittany placed in the Top three toy poodles and Top seven toy dogs in Obedience. Brittany has the honour of being the first toy poodle to get her Versatility Award from The Poodle Club of Canada.  She now holds this title alongside Tyme, who is also owned by DaCosta. 

DaCosta has a broad range of accomplishments to her credit in various canine sports and disciplines and has just recently acquired her Judges Certificate for CARO Rally Obedience. DaCosta is a well-rounded trainer, teacher, competitor and judge.