AKC CH UKC CH UKC BIS
Tered-Dbm N Payaso’s Star Spangled Firecracker
FDC MXP MJP XFP FCAT2 ACT2 ACT2J RATO CGCA TKI ATT VHMA FITB
Great Dane Club of America Hall of Fame
Great Dane Club of America Versatility Award
Bred by Tered-Dbm N Payaso Great Danes / Denise Chaboya Matulich & Terri Burley Hammond & Cindy Harwin
GaGa - The Trifecta Foundation
Words cannot express the sincere gratitude I have to GaGa’s breeders. Their passion, history, and preservation of this breed created this dog, and I’m forever grateful I was allowed to be her person. She is the foundation from which I will build Trifecta Great Danes.
GaGa is The Trifecta. She has trained, competed, or titled in all of the following areas: Agility, Barn Hunt, Conformation, Fast Cat, Obedience, Tracking, and Trick Dog.
Conformation
GaGa is an AKC Champion and UKC Champion. She also also been awarded a UKC Best in Show. She is currently working on her Grand Champion title, and has earned multiple owner-handled group placements.
The following judges recognized her on her road to becoming a champion:
Del Richards (WB)
Darryl Vice (WB)
Dr. Andrea Bradford (WB/BOW/BOS/OHBOB)
Jay Richardson (WB/BOW/BOS)
Terry Berrios (WB/BOW/BOB/OHBOB)
Jan Paulk (WB/BOW/BOB/OHBOB – 4 point major
Nikki Riggsbee (WB/BOW/OHBOB) – 5 point major to FINISH
Agility
Agility was my gateway to performance sports. It’s where my heart lies and I absolutely love the game.
GaGa is currently competing at the Master’s level in AKC agility, about 1/3 of the way toward her agility championship. Stay tuned for updates on her progress.
Agility Course Test 1 (December 9, 2021)
Agility Course Test 1 JWW (December 9, 2021)
Agility Course Test 2 JWW (April 26, 2022)
Novice Jumpers Preferred (July 15, 2022)
Novice Agility Preferred (July 16, 2022)
Novice Fast Preferred (October 6, 2022)
Open Jumpers Preferred (October 8, 2022)
Open Agility Preferred (May 7, 2023)
Excellent Jumpers Preferred (May 28, 2023)
Open Fast Preferred (August 5, 2023)
Excellent Standard Preferred (August 6, 2023)
Excellent Fast Preferred (October 7, 2023)
Masters Jumpers Preferred (November 29, 2024
Masters Standard Preferred (November 30, 2024)
Barn Hunt
GaGa has really enjoyed barn hunt and we hope to find time for more in our future. Thus far, she has earned her Barn Hunt Novice and Open titles.
Her favorite part of barn hunt is the hunt itself. Once she learned the rats are actually off-limits, she simply hunts for the joy.
Tracking
Tracking is an enjoyable sport for most dogs. It allows them to get outdoors and truly use their nose. The sport of tracking is, in essence, teaching the dog to follow the scent of a person. Unlike many sports, a title is earned with just one leg.
GaGa has been training off and on for about three years and is nearly ready to see if she can pass her certification test. Look for news on this hopefully in 2025!
Fast Cat
Fast cat is a 100-yard dash for dogs. We participated quite a bit and GaGa earned her BCAT, DCAT, FCAT, and FCAT2.
She has also given Coursing a try, and has earned 2 of the 3 required legs for her Coursing Ability Test title (CAT).