President
Rolanda Dane, Club President, Agility Chair, Puppy and Manners Class Instructor
Rolanda Dane has been a member of Old Colony Dog Training for 21 years and for 12 years she has been our instructor for Puppy Class, Manner’s Class, and Obility. She is an AKC STAR Puppy, Canine Good Citizen, and Farm Dog evaluator, and also serves as our club president. She competes in agility, obedience, rally, tracking, herding, and barn hunts. She has 4 versatility titles with her dogs. Her collie Jack was the first collie to receive a Versatility 3 title. It is her goal to promote responsible dog ownership through positive training and handler education. (photo caption: Rolanda with her Collie “Jack”)
Vice President
Mark Sandt,
Vice President
Mark’s first involvement with the club was in 2006, attending the puppy class. Since that time, he has better understood the need for continued education by both the canine and the handler. Mark spent part of his childhood working on a farm and continues to surround the family with animals. He is a certified Farm Dog judge. August, a German Shepherd Dog, is his companion. (Photo caption: Mark and “August”)
Kay Fouhey, Treasurer
Kay has been an active member of Old Colony since 1979. She has had several generations of her beautiful English Setters and competes in many AKC venues including breed, field work, obedience, and agility. (Photo caption: Kay with her English Setter “Logan”)
Megan McCrory, Board of Directors and Website/Social Media
Megan has been an active member of Old Colony Dog Training since 2019 and a member of the Board of Directors since 2020. She is also responsible for maintaining the website and posts on social media. She attends puppy and manners classes, and occasionally, specialty classes such as obility and is soon to begin rally. She enjoys walks and trips to the beach with her Tibetan Terriers Aggie and Moonie (shown in photo).
Elisa LaSota
Website and Social Media
Megan McCrory
Public Relations
Bob LaSota
Mark Sandt
Trainer
Don Worcester, Competition Trainer
Don Worcester is our competition trainer. After serving in the Air Force, Don came to our club in 1973 with a long history of dog training and competing in obedience trials. He has trained, handled and shown many breeds and had the Number One Obedience Cardigan in the country for three years running. He also had the first Obedience Trial Champion dog in the North Shore Kennel Club’s history. He offers advice for new and experienced handlers who are getting ready to show their dogs and helps improve their performance for competition. The Club offers individual run-throughs as well as heeling exercises for all competition dogs. (Photo caption: Don with his Welsh Cardigan Corgi “Rowley Gate Morning Kiss” in 1979)
Agility Chair
Rolanda Dane
Puppy & Manners Classes
Rolanda Dane