von der Traumwolfen
Working German Shepherds
Platte Valley K9 Training
in the North Platte and surrounding area
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                     Welcome to Platte Valley K9 Training.
Hi!  I'm Marsha Seck.  I grew up at Oberlin, Kansas, which is located about 100 miles south of North Platte on Highway
83.  Our family moved to North Platte, in 1999, when Mark began working for Union Pacific Railroad.  I'm the widowed
mother of three children, ages 18, 16 and 14.  I have been around dogs all my life.  I was in 4-H for ten years and had
many livestock projects.  Besides the normal cooking and sewing projects, I prefered to train my dog, my horse, break
steers to lead and participated in livestock judging contests.  I was a member and officer of FFA throughout high and
qualified to compete at the state Dairy Judging contest.  I participated in all sports in high school, qualifying for state
track in the hurdles as a Junior and was a starting Senior on the first girls team from our school to compete at the
state basketball tournament.  I played volleyball at Colby Community College where I earned an Associate of Arts
degree in General Agriculture.
     I spent 7 years breeding, raising and training racing greyhounds in the late 80's and early 90's.  I started working
with and training German Shepherds in 2004.  I started my kennel,
von der Traumwolfen Working German Shepherds in
2005.  I am a member of the
United Schutzhund Club of America, the German Shepherd Dog Club of America -
Working Dog Association and the Verein fur Deutsche Schaferhunde of Germany.  I participate in the sport of
Schutzhund.  It is a three phase sport that originated in Germany, and consists of Tracking, Obedience and Protection.  
My association with the sport has given me the opportunity to meet, visit and train with some wonderful friends and
world level competitors from Germany and the Czech Republic.
     I compete in German-style Conformation, AKC Conformation and Obedience, as well as training in Agility.  All of
these activities help to make my dogs well rounded family members and canine citizens.  I am an AKC Canine Good
Citizen (CGC) Evaluator and certified in Canine CPR and First Aid.
     I hope that you will consider taking private lessons, or a class with me.  It is a chance to increase the bond between
yourself and your dog, as well as helping them become a better family member.  There are many different activities
that you can do with your dog, and I hope to open the door to those opportunities.  I'm please to offer my dog training
skills to the North Platte, Nebraska area.  Please visit my
training page for more information on what I offer.