HELPERS
Thank you to the seven helpers who submitted videos to the helper committee for consideration.
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The helpers for WDC 2025 have been selected:
Steve Liggens
Kyle McNabb
Ray Harris
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Congratulation!
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Final placement will be decided at the helper tryouts on Thursday, 8 May
Helper Bios:
My name is Ray Harris. I am the training Director for my club Alpha and Omega Working Dog Club located in NJ. I started out in the sport of Schutzhund as a competitor in 2009 with my American Bulldogs. From then on, I grew to love the sport so much as a competitor that I wanted to learn to become a helper. In 2014, I met my mentor John Bochenek of Metro-Detroit Schutzhund Club in Milan Michigan. I spent months of training with John to learn the mechanics of helper work. In 2015 I was given the green light to classify at Metro-Detroit Schutzhund club helper seminar. After becoming classified as a helper, I started doing helper work for multiple local clubs. In 2016, I started Alpha and Omega Working Dog Club under USCA which is open to all breeds. Since starting the club and being the trial helper, it has opened doors to doing other clubs trial helper work. With the amount of Dogs added in my helper book, I was able to move up in classification. In 2021, I classified as a regional helper. In 2021, I was also selected for my first Regional as the front half for The Mid-Central Regionals. Since then, i have now done 8 Regional Championships.
I want to thank the USCA helper committee for pre-selecting me for the 2025 USCA Working Dog Championship.
My name is Kyle McNabb. I’m a second generation helper with OG Indianapolis since 2017. This is my third WDC I have been selected for.
Steve Liggens I commenced my career at Metro Detroit Schutzhund Club under the guidance of John Bochenek. My inaugural trial took place in 2017 and since then, I have worked 17 regional championships as a helper with 124 dogs in my helper book. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work this year’s WDC and eagerly anticipate my first USCA National Championship while also planning on competing with my dog Arson at this year’s USCA GSD Nationals. Good luck to all the competitors and the organization for the opportunity.
