Meet the Canidapt Dogs
Meet the dogs who make up the Canidapt Team.
Founding Dog
Teckelfrau's Rufus Wainwright
CGC TDI
Rufus was adopted from the Wichita (KS) Humane Society on August 9, 2003, the last dog in the large dog kennels. Kate drove him home to downtown St. Louis and taught him about concrete, elevators, and unexpected city noises in short order. With Rufus, Kate dabbled in sports from competition obedience to rally, agility, and later racing and lure coursing. Standing 14" at the shoulder and with a length of 48" nose to tail, people asked about what Rufus "was" (Dachshund-Lab mix) his entire life. In his 16 years, he helped raise countless dogs, a human child, and served as a therapy dog, helping children learn to read at a YMCA in St. Louis. Rufus made friends everywhere he went. He is deeply missed to this day.
Lead Sniffer
Shecara's Sailor's Mouth SN XVN SVB
LI-IX2 LI-II LIO-II UL-IX UL-II
Shirley came to Team Canidapt with the goal of competing in scent sports, and we're sure having a blast doing it.
Shirley went to the 2024 NASDA Showcase & Invitationals with 11 invites:
Best Of Breed #1 LI-I SD-I TL-I UL-I
Best Of Breed #2 LI-II TL-II
Best Of Breed #3 UL-II
Showcase: #26 LI-I, #38 TL-I, #48 LI-II, #49 UL-II
Shirley brought home a #2 placement in the Showcase for Trailing & Locating II, while her human also co-hosted the event!
Since she began competing in NASDA in October 2022, she has become the first Basset Hound to achieve both her Versatile Locating-Bronze and Supreme Versatility-Bronze titles.
In July 2024, Shirley earned her Novice Sprinter (NS) title and looks forward to continuing to compete.
Shirley is currently also working on traditional scent detection sports as well as mantrailing.
Shown with (L-R): NASDA Judge Martha Metzler-Ghofranian, Owner/Handler Kate Peterson Koch, NASDA Judge and Training Partner Sarah-Jane Petti, and NASDA Judge Penny Scott-Fox.
Photo by Meaghan West.
Chief of Joyful Greetings
Kayenna's Kerrygld Buttercream LI-I
More information about Gilda coming soon.
Director of Tiny Operations
Ch. Stardax's I'm Coming Out
LI-I SD-I TL-I UL-I
Disco completed her Canadian Championship at the age of 17 months in April 2023, and is currently competing in NASDA sports as well as Sprinters. Our hopes are for Disco to become a founding breeding dog in 2025.
Shown with handler Katie Fraser.
Photo by Tripdog Photography.
