MEET THE TEAM
SAVANNAH ODOM & KONA
RTWD PRESIDENT & TRAINING DIRECTOR
Hello! My name is Savannah Odom and I have two Belgian malinois. I originally got into the breed when I met my husband and he had a K9 named Skyla. I instantly fell in love and knew this was the breed for me. Several years later, I saw dock diving and knew that I wanted a dog that could do that so I went on the search for a malinois Puppy. I reached out to a breeder and along came Kona. This breeder also had another puppy that didn’t have the drive for what they wanted him for so he also came home with me. That is Kai. I did not originally get these puppies, for IGP and I started doing dock diving and Barnhunt with them, then when I met a good friend of mine in Texas, I started going to her IGP club, and the rest is history. When I moved back to Alaska, I knew that I wanted to continue the sport, so RTWD was started. In August, I got a BH on both of my dogs. I’m excited to see what the future holds for us. I will go as far as I can in this sport.
ROBERT ODOM & KAI
RTWD VICE PRESIDENT
Hello, My name is Robert Odom.
In 2008, I worked as a financial banker and had met a Belgian Malinois breeder who would frequent the bank I worked for. As time went on and over several interactions, I learned the breeder imported from Brussels and was a trainer for law enforcement service K9’s. This led to my interest in the breed. Fast forward to 2011 and I enter Law Enforcement service and obtained my first Belgian Malinois from the breeder. Skyla, a Belgian Malinois was designated as a personal K9 and did not meet the qualifications for active service in Law Enforcement, however became a very close personal companion for many years. Fast forward to 2019, Kai and Kona are born and Savannah and I are waist deep in a dock diving pool learning the sport. Fast forward to 2024, Savannah and I along with our Malinois dogs have achieved many successes in the dog sports arena. I’m proud to have a place in the RTWD DVG club and hope to share experiences with our members and those who are interested in the clubs disciplines. Please consider joining Alaska’s 1st DVG Club.
SAVANNA & LEIA
RTWD SECRETARY
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JESSICA & VALKYRIE & DEXTER
RTWD TREASURER
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MEMBERS
Hello,
My name is Justin Dodge. My wife Sandy and I just recently moved to Alaska from Oregon. I plan to participate in club with my Dutch Shepherd, Psyren. She is approximately 2.5 years old, has some basics, but this will be a new world for her. She is a great dog and I hope to take her far.
Mike Love
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