Chris Fraize founded M.A.D. in 1998 and is owner and head trainer of www.k9sts.com. Chris is the clubs mentor and President. Chris has over 16 years of dog training and dog handling experience. He has been featured in Dog Sports Magazine, WJBQ Radio, The Portland Press Herald, The Sanford News and The National Geographic Channel just to name a few. Chris is also a writer for Dog Insight Magazine and has written articles on canine behavior, training and Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) just to name a few. He has also been an expert witness in dog bite cases.
He is a Certified decoy (the bad guy that gets bitten) for the National Association of Protection Dogs, K-9 Pro Sports and winner of the 2000 Dog Sports Open Magazine Decoy competition. In addition he conducts bite prevention seminars for the Maine Safety Council, Central Maine Power, Local Fire Departments, Lakes Region Humane Society and many more organizations. Chris was recently honored by the Working Dog Foundation and the New Hampshire Police K-9 Academy with the Chairman's Award for outsatnding service.
Chris has competed and placed in obedience trials, personal protection trials, weight pull competitions, catch work, agility, herding and many other dog sports competitions. Mr. Fraize is the inventor of the sequestered trial now used in many dog sports competitions across the country.
Chris has a beautiful family and enjoys spending time with his wife April and 3 beautiful children and taking the family to "Dave Spicey House" in Somersworth New Hampshire for Indonesian food.
Chris Fraize Resume
Clubs and Organizations:
Founder/Training director: Maine Association of Dogsports
Founder: New England Working American Pit Bull Terrier Club
Founder/Training Director: Southern Maine Working Dog Club
Member: Federation for the American Staffordshire Terrier (F.A.S.T.)
Member: Marshland Obedience Club (U.K.C.)
Member: Working Pit Bull Terrier Club of America (W.P.B.T.C.A.)
Member: American Working Dog Federation (A.W.D.F.)
Member: National Association of Protection Dogs (N.A.P.D.)
Member: K-9 Pro Sports (K-9 P.S.)
Charter Member: American Street Ring Society (A.S.R.)
Member: American Pit Bull Terrier Club of New England.
Decoy Certifications and Awards:
2000- 1st Place at the 2nd Annual Dog Sports Open decoy competition
2000- Certified as National Association of Protection Dogs "Bad Guy"
2000- Decoyed N.A.P.D. trial, Lansing MI (September 9th )
2000- Decoyed N.A.P.D. Trail, Lansing MI (September 10th)
2000- Crash Test Decoy Award Acton Tough Dawg Open, Acton ME
1999-2001- Decoy for Acton Tough Dawg Open, Acton, ME
2005- Decoy Working Dog Foundation’s Iron Dog Competition. Pease AFB, Portsmouth, N.H.
Lectures and demonstrations:
1995- Working Pit Bulls Demonstration and seminar/Carver Dog Days, Carver MA
1997- Rare Breed Demonstration/Boston Pet Expo- Bayside Expo Center, Boston MA
1997- Rare Breed Demonstration/Rhode Island Pet Expo- Rhode Island Civic Center, Providence RI
1997- Rare Breed Demonstration/Connecticut Pet Expo- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford CT
1998- Rare Breed Demonstration/Boston Pet Expo- Bayside Expo Center, Boston MA
1998- Rare Breed Demonstration/Rhode Island Pet Expo- Rhode Island Civic Center, Providence RI
1998- Rare Breed Demonstration/Connecticut Pet Expo- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford CT
2000- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/Sanford Fire Dept. Sanford ME
2000- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/Newfield Fire Dept. Newfield ME
2001- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/Carl J. Lamb Elementary School, Sanford ME
2001- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/Middleboro Fire Dept. Middleboro MA
2001- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/Acton Fire Dept. Acton ME
2002- Basic Obedience course/Massabesic Adult and Community Education, Shapleigh ME
2002- Basic Obedience course/Lakes Region Humane Society, Tufftonboro N.H.
2002- Intermediate obedience course/Lakes Region Humane Society, Tufftonboro N.H.
2002- Teaching basic evaluation skills/Lakes Region Humane Society, Tufftonboro N.H.
2002- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/Lakes Rdegion Humane Society, Tufftonboro N.H.
2002- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/York County Adult Continuing Education, Berwick ME
2003- Personal Protection Demonstration & seminar/Mt. Ida College/Canine studies course, Newton MA
2003 -Competitive Obedience Lecture & Demonstration/ The Kennel Shop, Sanford, ME
2003- Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/ Lakes Region Humane Society. Tufftonboro, N.H.
2003– Bite Prevention Demonstration & seminar/ Central Maine Power, Alfred, ME.
2003– Bite Prevention Demonstration & Seminar/ Tufts University, Grafton, MA.
2005- Protection and obedience demonstration/seminar for the APBTCNE Enfield CT
2005- Protection and obedience seminar, Pet Paradise Rochester N.H.
2006 -Canine Problem Solving Seminar, CSTS, Acton, Maine
Media features:
Dog Sports Magazine Article: An interview with Punchline Kennels
Fred Hassen’s Sit means Sit Radio show (National Audience)
WCVB TV Channel 5- Chronicle Magazine. Boston, MA
WJBQ- Q Morning show, Portland ME
Talk of the Town-Weymouth Local Cable Access, Weymouth MA
Sanford News Article- Bite Prevention at the Carl J. Lamb School, Sanford ME.
Portland Press Herald- Acton Tough Dawg Open, Portland ME
The Middleboro Gazette – Bite Prevention at Middleboro Fire Department, Middleboro MA
National Geographic- Filming at the 4th annual Acton Tough Dawg Open, Aug. 22-24, 2003
WGME TV Portland ME- Bite Prevention seminar article feature
WCSH TV Portland ME- Bite Prevention seminar article feature
Portland Press Herald – Bite Prevention seminar article feature
Expert Witness:
U-WP, U-CD, 'PR' Punchlines Bronx Tale ASR EL, PrPD, ID, CGC/TDI
Breed - American Pit Bull Terrier
Chris Fraize - Handler
Protection
2001- American Street Ring -Entry Level title- Punchlines Bronx Tale
2002- 4th place (tied novice level) Dog Sports Open, Lansing MI - Punchlines Bronx Tale
2003- 1st place at 5th annual Dog Sports Open- Punchlines Bronx Tale Scored 397 out of a possible 400.
2003 - 1st Place K-9 Pro Sports Northeast Regional (Personal Protection Level) Acton, Maine
2003 - 4th Place K-9 Pro Sports Northeast Regional (Professional Division) Acton, Maine Oct 11th
2003 - 4th Place K-9 Pro Sports Northeast Regional (Professional Division) Acton, Maine Oct 12th
2003 - Bronx is awarded his PPD title in K-9 Pro Sports 10/25/03
2003- 2nd place K-9 Pro Sports Mid Michigan Kennels Eaton, Rapids Michigan. Punchlines Bronx Tale
2003 - 3rd Place K-9 Pro Sports Nationals (Professional level) Fort Worth Texas
2003 - 4th Place overall standings for 2003
Obedience
2002- 1st place UKC Obedience (U-CD) - Punchlines Bronx Tale –(198.2 scored. 200 possible)
2002- 1st place UKC Obedience (U-CD) - Punchlines Bronx Tale
2002- 3rd place UKC Obedience (U-CD) - Punchlines Bro
2002- Titled Punchlines Bronx Tale in UKC competitive obedience, U-CD
Weight Pull
2005- Punchlines Bronx Tale 2nd place A.D.B.A. Weight Pull Topsfield Mass.
2005- Punchlines Bronx Tale earned 1st leg towards U-WP, UKC weight pull title
2005- Punchlines Bronx Tale earned 2nd leg towards U-WP, UKC weight pull title
2005- Punchlines Bronx Tale earned 3rd leg towards U-WP, UKC weight pull title
2005- Titled Punchlines Bronx Tale in UKC weight Pull, U-WP
Other
2002- AKC Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog International on Punchlines Bronx Tale
Punchlines Rumble Strip
Breed - American Pit Bull Terrier
Chris Fraize - Handler
Weight Pull
10/15/2005 – Qualifying pull 1st leg earned towards UKC weight Pull Title A.V.R.T.C. Somers, CT.
10/16/2005 – Qualifying pull 2nd leg earned towards UKC weight Pull Title A.V.R.T.C. Somers, CT.
4/29/2006 - Qualifying pull 3rd leg earned towards UKC weight Pull Title A.P.B.T.C.N.E. Enfield, CT.
