For the past 25 years, Rachel Sanders has been involved in a variety of dog training activities including competitive obedience, general pet training, hearing dog training and agility training. In more recent years, her focus is solely on agility or agility related training. Rachel currently competes with her 2 Border Collies Fable & Stuie and her Jack Russell Terrier, Better . Since becoming involved in agility in 1994, her successes include:
- 1 st place 1999 USDAA National Champion—26" division (Whist)
- 1 st place 2000 USDAA National Steeplechase Champion—12" division (Trump)
- 3 rd place 2001 USDAA National Championships—22" division (Whist)
- 1 st place 2002 USDAA National/World Champion—12" division (Trump)
- 1 st place 2003 USDAA Veterans World Champion—16" division (Whist)
- 3 rd place 2003 AKC Nationals—20" division (Whist)
- Finalist 2004 USDAA Performance—16" division (Whist)
- Finalist 2005/2006 AKC Nationals—24" division (Fable)
- 3 rd placce 2006 USDAA Steeplechase Championships—26" division (Fable)
- 4 th place 2006 USDAA World Championships—26" division (Fable)
- 1 st place 2007 Northwest Regional—26" division (Fable)
- 4 th place 2007 USDAA Steeplechase Championships—26" division (Fable)
- Finalist 2007 USDAA Grand Prix World Championships—26" division (Fable)
- Selected to represent USA at 2008 IFCS in Belgium (Fable)
- 2008 Silver medalist IFCS World Agility Championships
- USDAA Gold Lifetime Achievement award with Whist
- USDAA Bronze Lifetime Achievement award with Trump
- AKC Finalist in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2006 with Whist, Trump & Fable
She has put ADCH titles on 4 dogs— Spinner, Whist, Trump & Fable and MACH titles on Whist (MACH 3), Trump (MACH 2) & Fable (MACH).
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