Biography – Sandra Tung

Woman with dark hair smiling with a brown australian shepherd holding 4 blue ribbons with a building and trees in the background

 

Sandra never had a dog until 2010 when she acquired two Shiba Inus as companions, Maluko, a 5-year-old female, and a 9 months old rehome boy, Koji, from a local show breeder. Sandra quickly immersed herself in dog training and all things dog. Sandra competes in multiple dog sports and has achieved many titles with her two Shibas: Agility (MACH5), Rally (RAE), Obedience (BN, CD), Barn Hunt (RATCHX11), Nose Work (ELT-CH in NACSW), Scent Work, Coursing Ability Test (CAA) and Therapy Dog (THD).

Sandra has been an avid Nose Work / Scent Work competitor since 2011. She enjoys training and competing with her dogs and has successfully competed with all five of her dogs with vastly different temperaments and styles. She also handles her friend’s dogs: Dachshunds, Border Collie, and Australian Shepherd occasionally, and has earned many titles and placements.

Sandra has great success with her Shibas in Nose Work:

  • Koji earned the NACSW ELT-CH title (retired)
  • Maluko earned the NACSW ELT1 title (retired and passed away in 2020).
  • Youngest Shiba, Taiyo, has his NACSW ELT1 title and is actively competing in NACSW Elite Division. 

Cajun, Sandra's 6-year-old Australian Shepherd, is an extremely talented Nose Work dog:

  • passed ORT for all three odors at 6-month-old
  • earned NACSW NW1 title at 13-month-old
  • earned NACSW NW2 and finished NW3 Elite title at 17-month-old. Cajun earned his NW1, NW2, 3 NW3 (NW3 Elite) titles in 5 trials, qualifying every time he was shown.

For Cajun’s three NW3 attempts, he earned two HITs and one 2nd place overall, and, all with “Pronounced” designation from the judges

  • Cajun competed in the NACSW Elite division with many placements and finished his Elite Champion (ELT-CH) title at 2 years old. At 2.5 years old, Cajun earned the prestigious NACSW Summit (SMT) title, with a 3rd placement overall.

Sandra’s almost 2 year old Australian Shepherd Chiron recently earned his first NW3 title and is working toward his NW3 Elite title.

Sandra is a licensed Barn Hunt judge and an AKC Scent Work expert judge.