Calgary Agility Trial

Results from the trial held in Calgary Nov 13, 14

Congratulations to Maureen & MASSEY who got their 1st 2 Q's !!!
Q in Starters Snooker
Q in Starters Jumpers

Kim & MAGGIE came home with a Q in Masters Snooker which gives Maggie her MASTER SNOOKER TITLE !!!
Congratulations !!!

Amanda trialed WICCA & PIXEL and received the following Q's:

Wicca
2 Masters Gamble Q's, taking the Highest Overall Points on the first day with 122 points !!!
Q Masters Snooker
Q Masters Steeplechase

Pixel
2 Q's in Advanced Standard giving her a new ADVANCED AGILITY DOG OF CANADA title !!!!!
Congratulations !!!
Q Masters Jumpers
Q Advanced Gamble

Lynne and Lucy had a GREAT weekend too! Lucy brought home 5 Masters Qs and 2 of those were in Masters Gamblers which she has been working so hard at! Way to go!

Jan and Dave also had a great weekend with Pearl and BB bringing home a few Qs too!

Catching Up

Hi everyone ! I have taken on the task of updating the blog for you!
Sarah actually compiled all of this info for me so this was pretty easy :)
Thanks Sarah !

GDG Trial - Aug 29/30
We had a great trial, over 70 Qs from our group! So many great Debuts! The list is too long to list all the Qs, but here are the titles earned:

TAG - Advanced Game Dog, Masters Gamblers Dog
LUCY - Masters Snooker Title
DEB - Masters Jumpers Dog
CHASE - Advanced Games Dog
PIXEL - Starters Game Dog
NIKKI - in her first trial moves up to Advanced Jumpers

Kimberley Trial - Sept 11/12
Go Dog Go brings home 42 Q's from this trial!! Here are the Titles earned:

KALEB - Expert Standard Gold, Expert Snooker Silver
TAG - Masters Steeplechase Dog
SNIPER- Starters Dog, Starters Game Dog
JOVI - Starters Dog
PIXEL - Starters Dog
KARMA - moves from Starters Jumpers and Gamblers to Advanced
SUNAR - moves to Master Jumpers

Medicine Hat - Sept 17/18
Go Dog Go brings home 46 Q's from Medicine Hat!

Here are the big titles earned:

KALEB- GOLD Award of Merit!! and Expert Silver Jumpers
PEARL - Masters Steeplechase Dog, Expert Bronze Snooker Dog, Versatility Bronze Award
TAG - Masters Snooker Dog
BOSLEY - Advanced Dog
KELSI - moves up to Masters Jumpers
SNIPER - moves to Masters Jumpers
ANDRE - moves to Advanced Jumpers and Gamblers
EPIC - moves to Advanced Snooker

AAC Nationals

OK, OK, I know I didn't update as promised!!!!

We were so busy it was impossible to update, you'd think having at National in our backyard, would make it easier, NOPE! Way more difficult! Serious lack of sleep going on! Jan & Dave were part of the Organizing Committee and Jolayne helped train Volunteers.

Here are some group shots! Everyone ran great and came home with ribbons!!! Over 640 dogs from Canada and the US ... it was truly amazing! Gorgeous venue, great Agility, what could be better?

Dave & Pearl, Jan & BB, Star who wanted to be in the photo, Lynne & Lucy, Jo & Tag, Sarah with K-man & Gyppie

I don't have all the specifics YET, but everyone earned a Top 10 placement in either Steeplechase or an Individual event, so nobody went home empty handed, which is wonderful!

Pearl (10" Specials) ran great! 3 Clean runs I think and 1 or 2 individual placements!

BB (6" DD Vets) came home with a couple placements too!!

Lucy (16" DD Vets), ran 3 Clean Runs and earned 1 or 2 Individual placements in Jumpers in a class of 56 dogs!

Tag (22" Reg), Ran wonderfully, only a bar in most runs, he also placed 7th/94 in his second Steeplechase run wow! He rocked his second Day gamble too!

Kaleb (16"DD Vet), Kaleb ran in the Pre-qualifier and ran 4/4 clean - he had enough points in 4 runs (410 points) and didn't have to run all 6 to get the points!! He competed in the big event over the weekend, knocked a bar in almost each run, but the clean run he had he eraned 9th/56 in his Standard. Whatta boy!

Gyp (16" Specials), Placed 3rd Overall!!! She had 4 class placements, 1 -1st Jumpers, 2 - 2nds Standard and Gamblers and a 3rd in Gamblers!

Great Job Go! Dog! Go! We are so proud of everyone!!!

CKC Agility News!

It was a great weekend for the Go! Dog! Go! group who took part in the CKC Trials this past weekend.

Cindy and Sunar debuted in Intermedieate and brought home 2 JWW Qs and a Standard Q!

Kim and Bosley ran great in Excellent and brought home 2 JWW Qs - he was only one of 2 dogs to qualify in the tough Excellent JWW course! He also earned and a Standard Q.

Daryl and Betty came home with 6Qs! 2 standard 4 jww Q's earning both her Novice Titles! in Daryl's words .... Betty ROCKED.

Judy and Roxy also had a great weekend, earning both her Novice Titles too! She earned 5Qs all with 100's.

Julia and Mckeely ran also and had some nice runs!! Tea was in season and had to watch from the sidelines, but she'll be in the ring again soon!

Great job everyone!

Regionals Results

A few of us attended the AB/NWT Agility Regionals this weekend in Edmonton, we came home with lots of Ribbons and Hardware .... Our entire group brought home individual placements and we are excited to compete at Nationals in Spruce Meadows in August. We all made the Steeplechase finals too!

Jo & Tag - 1st Place 22" Regular
Sarah & Gyp - 1st Place 16" Specials, 2nd Place 16" Steeplechase Finals
Jan & BB - 4th Place 6" DD Vets
Dave & Pearl - 6th Place 10" Specials
Lynne & Lucy - 6th Place 22" Specials
Amanda & Wicca - 5th Place 6" Specials, 1st Place 6" Steeplechase Finals

Congrats to everyone! See you at Spruce Meadows!

Visit the Nationals site to learn more, and you might also want to Volunteer!

AAC NATIONALS

Touch!

Some random photos from our "Novice" Wednesday night class.

Flashing Canines Trial

*****I'm still waiting for a few details from some people, but thought I'd post it anyway- check back for final details*****

A whole group of us headed to Medicine Hat for the weekend. Despite less than ideal weather everyone had a spectacular weekend!

The weather was really awful and it rained continuously from 8 in the morning until well past bedtime on Saturday. Sunday was much better although windy and cold in the morning. Our big tent bit the dust on Saturday night, but we improvised and mostly everyone was able to squish in with Lynn and Ray.

On to the results!


Lucy had a good weekend and came home with one Q - Masters Jumpers; but several very near misses( time wise), and Lucy was running SO well!

Stoker achieved his MAD! (Masters Agility Dog) He had a fabulous weekend and came home with 4 Qs!!!!!
Sniper was a very good boy and had some really nice runs. He came home with 4 Qs!!! Standard, Jumpers, Gamblers and Snooker.
Nitro had his debut in Jumpers and entertained us all with his antics. Apparently no one has ever told him that jumping on the laps of the timer/scribe isn't really what agility is all about!

It was a great weekend from Shauna and Chase...4 Qs in one weekend is more than average. 2 in Steeple Chase, 1 in Advanced jumpers (which moved us up to Masters - Yikes!) and 1 in Advanced Gamblers. Just think what they could have done if they had contacts!!!!!!


Sarah and Gyp had an awesome weekend and ran 7 for 9. Gyp was ON, and Sarah had no problem with her new brace. She Q'd in All 3 Standards, Gamblers, both Jumpers and Steeplechase!
Kaleb also had a great weekend and was his normal goofy self. He didn't mind the rain at all, and in fact seemed to run faster! He Q'd in 4 out of 6 runs-a Standard (#48), Jumpers, Gamblers, and Steeplechase.

Kelsee and Toni had a good weekend too. Kelsee was a good girl and tried very hard to stay focused. Toni did a great job keeping her happy, and up.

The Berners also enjoyed the cool rainy weather- they weren't phased at all by the temperature or the rain! Maggie earned the last leg needed for her Advanced Agility Dog of Canada title! Bosley was a good boy and and got an Advanced Standard Q, and a Gamble Q!


Jolayne did an awesome job with Tag and earned the most Q's ever in one weekend.
Friday they had an amazing Master Challenge run with just one tiny hiccup.
They earned four q's- a masters standard, snooker, and jumpers Q on Saturday, and a Gambler Q on Sunday. This team has come a very, very long way.

Judy and Roxy had a really great weekend. Every run was great! She Q’d in Starters Standard, Snooker and Steeplechase and also Q’d in Jumpers.


Cindy and Sunar were superstars and came away with 4 Q's! A standard, snooker, jumpers, and a gamblers! Sunar earned her Agility Dog of Canada title, and her Starters Game Dog Title. Sunar is now in Advanced everything! Go Sunar!

Betty and Daryl did a great job. She even ran in the rain! She had a smoking fast jumpers run, and was the fastest in her class I believe! She also...


Julia and the Weim girls had a good weekend despite the weather. The girls did not appreciate the table that doubles as a puddle on saturday. They had great moments though
Tea Q'd in Starters Jumpers and Gambler. She held all her contacts on Sunday! Mckeely Q'd in Adv Jumpers. Very close in Gamblers with Amanda running her and it was fun to watch. Finished last run with no Q but she was happy!
GG the Cavalier ran in two events and didn't get a Q, but had a great time and managed to stay pretty focused! Lots if improvement!

Andrea had a good weekend with her two-
Charm had 3 qualifying runs, in Starters - 1 Standard, 1 Jumper, and 1 Gambler (88 points!!)
and Andre had 2 qualifying runs, in Starters - 1 Jumper, 1 Gambler, he was 'oh-so-close' in his second jumpers, until he was sent to the wrong tunnel mouth... :)


Amanda had a great weekend with her dogs. Pixel ran 4/4 and now moves to Advanced Jumpers! (eek!) Pretty amazing for her second ever "trial." Wicca was mostly a good girl and was not only listening but trying hard to keep the bars up. She came home with two Q's- Steeplechase, and Gamblers. Vito came out to play and had a great time. He didn't Q but came pretty close!.

That is *50+ Qualifying runs for Go Dog Go students in one weekend! Pretty cool eh?

Someone approached me this weekend and said that we must be doing something right.
I agree. Congrats to everyone on a great weekend!