Contact:
Dianne L Allen
tervuren200@aol.com
708-280-5739
THE BEGINNING
Lynn Heidinger started Francis Field Dog Obedience School in 2017.
She started obedience training and showing in 1968 and by November 2022 she had earned 757 High In Trial’s, over 866 High Combined Awards, 28 Perfect “200” Scores and 24,836 OTCH points. To date, Lynn was the only person to have three dogs ranked in the AKC Top Ten All Breed Lifetime Obedience points. She also held other numerous AKC obedience records.
Lynn brought her extensive experience and knowledge to her classes where her students benefitted from her expertise and guidance. She encouraged novice students to set and attain their goals and mentored experienced exhibitors who were honing their competitive skills.
Lynn died on September 23, 2024.
To honor her, we kept the school running and endeavor to continue what Lynn had started by encouraging students to train with their choice of equipment as long as it is done with fairness, kindness and compassion.
Dianne L Allen
I showed my first dog in 1971. I hit the Conformation ring first with a German Shepherd Dog, but then found Obedience and my passion for it has continued to grow over the years.
In the early 80’s I switched to Belgian Tervuren and had my first Obedience Trial Champion and my first Breed Champion.
More Tervuren followed and so far there have been 1 BIS, 9 BISS’s, 5 OTCH’s, 6 MACH’s, 7 CH’s, 2 GCH’s, 1 TDX and numerous Obedience, Herding and Rally titles. Each of my Tervuren have achieved titles in multiple venues and as they say – “Variety is the spice of life”.
My primary passion continues to be Obedience and in 1989 I applied for my AKC Obedience Judging License. In 2003 I was grandfathered in as an AKC Rally judge. In 2025 I was honored to judge Conformation at my National Specialty.
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Francis Field Dog Obedience School
801 E. Francis Road
New Lenox, Ill
Francis Field Dog Obedience School Dog Bite Policy
Francis Field Dog Obedience School has the right to ban from training at the school any dog that has attempted to attack any person or dog or has demonstrated incidents of unprovoked aggression in any training or trialing environment. It is the instructors’ responsibility to ensure a safe training environment for everyone at all times and the instructor has the absolute discretion to deny any dog participation in class based on a history of aggression. We maintain a strict policy that any dog with a bite history cannot train at the school.