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December 2011
From
Emil & Barb Pohodich: On November 12,
2011 at the Splash N Dash Agility Trial, Lexi achieved her Teacup Master
Agility Games Dog (TMAG), and her Teacup Agile Dog Champion (TACH) titles.
A special thank you goes out to our terrific partners Pete Sr. and Molly in
the relay race. Our combined team score for the relay race was 750 points
which gave us first place along with Lexi’s TMAG and TACH. (Picture on
right)
On November 12, 2011 at the Splash N Dash Agility Trial, Sadie achieved her Teacup Master Agility Games Dog (TMAG) title. (Picture on left)
From Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr.:
From Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr : At the
Splash & Dash , T.D.A.A. Teacup trial on Sat. Nov. 12,2011,
Molly and Pete had the privilege to be partners with Lexi
and Emil Pohodich in a team Rally Race game. Lexi was going
for her T.M.A.G. and T.A.C.H. titles, and we all did great.
We earned 750 points and a first place Q and the titles for
Lexi. Congratulations to Lexi and Emil. The rest of the
trial Molly did well. On Saturday, Molly Q’d in the game
Tunnels, Q’d in Standard Agility with a 3rd place, and Q’d
in Standard agility with a 2nd place. Then on Sunday, Nov.
13, 2011 , Molly Q’d in the game Jumpers with a 2nd place,
Q’d in the game Dealer Choice, and Q’d in Standard Agility.
In all, we had a good weekend and a great time.
From Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr.: At
the Mountaineer Kennel Club AKC Agility Trial over
mid-November, while competing in Excellent B 16 inch against
approximately 30 dogs, Bryce earned a 1st and 3rd in jumpers
and a 1st and 2nd in standard. Bryce also earned two double
Q’s and 82 MACH points. We are thrilled of his
accomplishments!
From Dee Farrell:
While Pebbles was once again sidelined with a knee injury,
Pixie was busy with agility trials in November.
At the CPE trial at Four Seasons K9 Athlete Center on
November 4-6, she earned six Qs in Level 2:
Snooker, Wildcard, Jumpers (1st place), Colors (1st
place), and two in Standard (one 4th place).
On November 12 at Splash ‘n Dash’s TDAA trial, Pixie earned
her second Q in Intermediate Standard (2nd place) and her
fourth Q in Games III (thanks to her teammate Sadie).
At the CPE trial at B&D Creekside Activity Center on
November 19-20, Pixie earned two Qs in Level 2 – FullHouse
and Standard (both 1st place).
She also achieved her first award for next year, as
she completed her Level 2 Standard title!
From
Barbara Newman: Sterling
received a 196 and second place while finishing her BN Title
in Delmont. This is the third title she received in a
Westmoreland County Obedience Club event.
Well, all went well in Columbus - for the first time in
conformation, Clare did great. At first, Onyx was a little
overcome by the activity and noise - but she really came
through.
From DeAnne
Orive:
From Lynda Kuzbel: My 12- 1/2 year
old Sheltie, “Shelby " finished her TAM and TMAG titles and
received her TACH title at Splash and Dash's Teacup trial on
11-13-2011. It was a real fun weekend, and we were lucky to
have a lot of our Keystone Club friends there with us. We
are proud to put the TACH in front of her name, TACH Kuz's
Shelby Lyn.
TACH Kuz's Shelby Lyn, RA MX MXJ TAM TMAG CGC
From Tom and Phyllis Bandi:
On Nov 12, 2011 at the Splash N Dash Trial, Tom Bandi and
Tiffany had a perfect run to receive her TMAG 2 (Teacup
Master Agility Games II) Title. Tiffany already has her
first Tach(Teacup Agile Dog Champion Title), but this title
is part of her second Tach. Tom and Phyllis are proud of her
accomplishments.
From
Rose Nicotra: I’m
very pleased to announce that Kit Kat Nicotra competed in
the Morgantown trial in November and successfully completed
her runs on both Saturday and Sunday with 4 Q’s. I’m so
proud of my “steady girl”, it seems that I can always count
on her. My Moxie also competed in the Morgantown trial and
was successful in 2 of her 4 runs. She tried so hard and ran
as fast as she could and only made 1 error in 2 of her runs,
otherwise they were very good. Jade, my puppy completed her
intermediate agility training and “graduated” by completing
a course with 19 obstacles perfectly. I’m really looking
forward to her actually competing in a trial.
From
Lucy McCloskey: On Saturday and Sunday Nov.
12 and 13, 2011, Sonny and I were at Washingtonville, OH to
attend an APDT Trial. We saw friends that we have not seen
since April and also some that we met last month. It was
fun and entertaining for all. Sonny was trying to earn
his second ARCHMX (Masters)Title – to do that we needed to
earn 10 triple q’s. As usual Sonny was on the mark and
ready to take on the challenge. He started this quest on
July 31, 2011 and completed it on Nov. 13, 2011. His
average score over the thirty runs was 207.6 out of a
possible 210. Once again Sonny has accomplished all that I
asked of him and more. He can now have a well deserved APDT
trialing rest. His Proud Mom, Lucy (Picture on
right)
From Laura Leonard:
From Rose Nicotra: Kit Kat competed in the
Agility trials on Oct. 22 & 23 in Zanesville, Ohio and was
very successful with two double Q’s. Moxie competed also and
successfully ran two of her four runs with only minor
mistakes. Moxie recently achieved her Excellent B title in
both Standard and Jumpers with Weaves and is also earning
points towards her MACH title. We are so proud of our little
rats and look forward to the competitions in Morgantown,
West Virginia in November. Jade, our newest Rat Terrier, is
enjoying her agility training and we’re looking forward to
the day when she can also compete with her big sisters.
From
Mitzie Lever:
My Buddy (yes, the dog who adopted me) can now be called a
Tail Waggin Tutor.
He has visited the Dormont Elementary School and been
read to by over 20 First Graders.
I’m very impressed by how well these young children
read! It is
heartwarming to me to see the interaction between these
children and Buddy.
It is a very special time for them, and he loves the
attention too! (Picture on right)
From Dee Farrell:
At
the Westmoreland County Obedience Training Club’s AKC
agility trial at B&D Creekside Activity Center on September
3, Pebbles earned a second-place Q in Novice FAST Preferred,
while Pixie earned a second-place Q in Novice Standard and
completed her Novice Agility title!
On September 10 at the TDAA trial at Four Seasons K9
Athlete Center, Pebbles earned one third-place Q in Games
III; and Pixie earned two Qs in Games III!
Also from Dee Farrell: At the Youngstown All-Breed Training
Club’s AKC agility trial in Washingtonville on October 2,
Pixie earned her first Q in Open Standard and was awarded
first place! Her
bright green Q ribbon and pretty blue rosette made an
otherwise dreary weekend much brighter!
On October 22 at the Parkersburg Obedience Training Club’s
AKC agility trial in Zanesville, Pebbles reached our goal
for the year by earning her Novice FAST Preferred title!
She also received first place.
Her green title ribbon, while not my favorite color,
is beautiful! On
October 29-30 at the TDAA trial at B & D Creekside Activity
Center, Pixie earned her first Q in Intermediate Standard
(first place) and her third Q in Games III!
From Doree Donovan: Fiona Donovan is now a
Dog Scout and has earned her backpacking badge. This is a
significant achievement for her since she is leash reactive,
ask some of you have witnessed in classes. She is on her way
to the TX mini-camp and hopes to earn a few more badges
there. Fiesty Fidos and some helpful instructors at Keystone
have helped her begin to learn better behavior, thanks for
all your patience.
From Elaine Kelvington: WHAT A DAY!!!
On Friday, Oct. 21 at the Laurel Highlands KA dogshow:
Kelvington's Celebration O' Life aka Semper was Winner's dog
and Best of Winners for his very first point! (He has had so
many reserves) Not to be outdone, his sister, Kelvington's
Divine Design aka Samara was Winner's bitch and Best of
Opposite Sex!! It was a very exciting day!
The next day, Semper got reserve at the Upper Potomac
Valley show. And on Sunday, Samara was reserve at the Upper
Potomac Valley show.
Semper and Samara are out of CH. Kelvington's Elec
Tri Fying aka Sony and CH Whiteoak's Dealers Choice II
aka Brett.
That gives Samara 8 points ( 1 major) all from the
bred by exhibitor class. All points were breeder, owner
handled. Thanks so much for listening
From Lori Ritchey: CH Sweetbriar Anna
Francesca, JH, RA, CGC, TDI (Frances) earned her RE (Rally
Excellent) title in Youngstown Ohio on October 28th!
From Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr.: We are
very proud of Molly’s accomplishments at the Oct. 8 – 9,
2011 TDAA Keystone Canine Training Club agility trial. Molly
earned 2 qualifying runs both resulting in first place runs
earning her TDAA Superior Agility Dog (TSAD) title. Then to
top that off, Molly also had 2 qualifying runs both
resulting in second place finishes earning her TDAA Master
Agility Games Titles (TMAG).
From Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr.: We are
very proud to announce that Dawson and Bryce got to compete
at the Cleveland All Breed Training Club Agility Trial in
mid-October. At the trial, Bryce earned two double Q’s with
three first place runs. Given there were approximately 50-60
dogs in 16” Excellent B, we were especially proud of Bryce’s
accomplishments. Also, Dawson earned three double Q’s. Going
into the trial, Dawson only needed 52 points for his MACH 6
title. Dawson ended up with nearly 90 MACH points over the
three day trial resulting in Dawson earning his MACH 6
title.
From Lucy McCloskey: (Picture
above) Can you tell
which one is Lad and which one is Sonny? On
Saturday October 15, 2011, I did Rally Novice Pairs
with Sonny and his dad Lad. We had a great time
preparing for this rally trial, meeting outside at
various locations and p
racticing between the rain
drops. It was a pleasure to work with Lad. Lad and
Sonny became quite a team. At the trial we
were nervous, but since all of us are professionals,
we pulled it together and did a great job. There
were three teams participating and the border collie
duo took first place. What a wonderful
experience this was for me, Linda, Sonny and Lad.
Here is their
video
From Lucy McCloskey UPDATE: (Picture on right) Hamilton’s Mystic Lord of the Dance aka Sonny update:Saturday Nov. 5th. Sonny earned his AKC Novice Obedience Title. As usual he did a great job and his score was high enough to give him a First Place Blue Ribbon. We traveled to Stevens Point, Wisconsin to do this. Actually we are in Milwaukee visiting my daughter and her family. Elaine, Lea ,Sonny and I traveled to the trial site and enjoyed the day. What fun it was for me to have them see Sonny earn an AKC Title.
From Emil and Barbara Pohodich: (Picture above) October 29 and 30, 2011 at the TDAA trial at B & D Creekside Activity Center in Latrobe, PA, Lexi earned her Teacup Agility Master (TAM) title. She ended up with seven of nine perfect runs and “Q’s”. The judge for the event was Bud Houston, President of the Teacup Dogs Agility Association (TDAA). We are so proud of Lexi and her accomplishments and all the fun we have with her.
From
Dee Farrell:
PIXIE EARNING
HER NA TITLE!
From
Joanne Schreiber:
From
Elaine Kelvington: This weekend ( Oct.
1 and 2, 2011) at the Youngstown, Ohio All Breed
Agility trials Sawyer and I qualified 3 out of our 4 runs!!!
On Sunday we had our first double q since we started in
Excellent B. We need 2 legs in jumps with weaves and 2 legs
in Standard to complete our Master's agility titles. What an
exciting weekend!
October
9, 2011, Samara aka Kelvington's Divine Design was
Winner's Bitch at the Beaver Co. Kennel Club show in
Aliquippa, PA. That gives her 7 points (one major) towards
her AKC championship all from the Bred by Exhibitor class.
Thanks for listening.
From
Rose Nicotra: My Rat Terrier “Moxie” has completed
her Excellent Title and is on her way to gaining MACH points
now for both JWW and Standard courses– I’m so proud of my
little girl, she tries so hard to please.
From Pam Lewis: Icey earned her 6th Masters JWW agility title in September, at the age of 13! And Crystal earned her 1st Masters JWW title, and her Open FAST title. At the Westmoreland County Rally trial on September 30th, Crystal earned her fourth Advanced & Excellent combo leg toward her RAE. Our puppy, Laika earned her first leg in Novice Rally at the Westmoreland trial in late September. Editor's
Note --
Congratulations to Pam and her dogs! To the best of my
knowledge, Icey and Laika are the oldest (13 years) and
youngest (6 months) KCTC dogs to earn an AKC title.
From
Laura Leonard:
From
Lucy McCloskey Sunday, September 25, 2011, Sonny
earned his Rally Excellent Title. As usual he did it with
style and grace. His scores for the tree legs needed for
this title were 95, 98 and 98. He placed first all three
times. Thank You
Sonny.
From
Debbie Aheimer: Blaze ran in his first agility
trial. He qualified and got first place in starter jumpers
12" at the Splash and Dash USDAA Trial in Latrobe, September
25, 2011. I'm very proud of Blaze.
From
Stephanie Barber: Lily Roe received her HIC
(Herding Instinct Certificate) at the Collie Club of America
Eastern Regionals on 9/25/2011.
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Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr. are very proud to announce that? Bryce competed in the AKC Cleveland All-Breed Training Club agility trail in mid-August at North Olmstead over three days. In Excellent B 16?, Bryce earned two 1STplace finishes, two 2nd place finishes, and one 3rdplace finish all while competing against approximately 60 dogs in Excellent B 16?. We are very proud of his results.
Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr. are proud to announce that Molly competed at the Splash & Dash CPE Agility Trial on Aug. 6 and 7, 2011. We are overwhelmed at her achievements in 9 runs. Molly earned 8 first place qualifying runs, and one 2nd place qualifying run in CPE Level 1. Molly also earned four titles CL1-R, CL1-H, CL1?S, CL1-F while topping the day off with a PERFECT WEEKEND AWARD RIBBON.
From Dee Farrell: In addition to cheering for Pete Sr. and Molly as they completed a Perfect Weekend on their first CPE attempt at the Splash 'n Dash agility trial at PISA on August 6-7, we had some accomplishments of our own to celebrate. Pebbles earned three Qs with one 3rd-place and two 1st-place finishes! Pixie earned five Qs with one 1st-place and four 2nd-place finishes, and she also completed her Level 2 Handler Games Title!
From Doree Donovan: Faith and Doree and
Sadie and Kelsey Donovan both competed in the first
IMPROV obedience trial ever held in PA. Both teams
earned their Novice IMPROV titles. Faith won one first
place ribbon and three third place ribbons. Sadie won
one first place ribbon. For information on what an
IMPROV trial is like go to dogscouts.com and
look under titling.
From Pam Lewis: Crystal earned her Open
FAST title over Labor Day weekend at the agility trial
in Latrobe, PA.
From Paula Shimko:
Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr. are very proud
to announce that MACH 4 Suntera Cammi Grandillo MXP2 MJP2 CD
CGC TDI earned her PAX and PACH title on the very same run
at the Greater Pittsburgh Golden Retriever agility trial on
July 22, 2011. All Cammi needed was one QQ and she earned it
while coming in 1st in both jumpers and standard. With her
new titles and approaching the age of ten, Cammi is now
retiring to chasing the ball, or better yet, being chased
with the ball in her mouth. It is very cute listening to
Cammi bark with the ball in her mouth. At the same trial,
MACH 5 Suntera Dawson Q’d 5 of 6 runs in Excellent B 20”
earning a 3rd and 4th place finish. Also at the same trial,
Suntera Bryce MX MXJ Q’d 4 of 6 runs in Excellent B 16”
earning a 1st, 2nd, & 4th place finish. It was a very
successful weekend for the three dogs. While all the dogs
were exhausted from the high temperatures, long days of
showing, they naturally made some room for some cool ice
cream.
From Lucy McCloskey:
On Saturday July 30, 2011, Sonny and I were in Columbus Ohio
for an APDT Rally trial. This was the day that we have been
working toward. Needless to say Sonny was as calm and cool
as always while his mom (me) was a nervous wreck. We were
going for the BIG TITLE and I so did not want to ruin his
chances.
From Lucy McCloskey: Just wanted to give everyone a Sunny update. We have been quiet lately – just resting and enjoying the warm days and evenings. One Friday, July 15th, we drove to Westminister Maryland for an APDT Rally Trial. That was a long way to go, but we were ready for a road trip. We were there for two days and Sonny was the dog to beat. We did twelve runs and he q’ed in every run and also earned a placement rosette for every run. His lowest score was a 200 (totally my fault) and his highest score was a perfect 210, which he earned at least three times. Than to our surprise and amazement he also won the HIGH IN TRIAL AWARD. We are now just two triple q’s away from earning his APDT Rally Masters Title. (Picture on Right)
From Dee Farrell:
From Pam Lewis: Crystal received her AKC
Therapy Dog (THD) title. She has made about 70 visits
including K9er performances, library programs, and reading
to kids programs. Crystal really enjoys being a Therapy Dog!
From Joanne Schreiber:
TDI BRAGS
We held TDI testing on July 6, with our first-ever KCTC TDI
Evaluator, Pam Lewis.
The following KCTC handlers and dogs passed the test:
Congratulations to our new TDI handlers and dogs!
From Mitzie Lever: I am very proud to
announce that “Buddy” completed all the requirements for his
Canine Good Citizen certificate at the Golden Triangle Club
on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
And on Wednesday, July 6 at the Keystone Canine Club,
he passed all the requirements for his Therapy Dogs
International title.
Buddy is the mixed breed dog who “found” me back in
July of 2010. He
has come a long way from living on that farm in North
Strabane Township. (Picture on right.)
From Rose Nicotra:
Kit Kat double Q’d at the Cheswick
trial in June despite an error or two on my part and gained
more MACH points.
I swear that dog reads my mind.
I’m so proud of my beautiful little Rat Terrier.
From Linette Evancic:
From Elaine Kelvington:
Also from Elaine Kelvington:
From Bonnie McKeown:
Also from Bonnie McKeown:
From Lisa Paciorek:
Ellie’s Puppies
Peter & Peggy Grandillo
Sr. are very proud to
announce that Molly competed at the Three Rivers Shetland
Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh AKC agility trial in
June. Molly earned a 2nd place finish in Excellent A 12”
jumpers.
Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr. are very proud
to announce that Bryce, Cammi, and Dawson competed at the
Three Rivers Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh
AKC agility trial on June 18th and 19th, 2011. Cammi went 3
for 4 in 12” Excellent B Preferred earning one 1st and two
2nd place finishes. Dawson went 4 for 4 in 20” Excellent B.
Dawson also earned two 4th place finishes. Bryce went 4 for
4 in 16” Excellent B. Bryce earned two 3rd and a 4th place
finishes earning 77 points while competing against 50+ dogs.
Pam
Lewis: Critique's Magical Crystal (Crystal)
got her Excellent Standard A Preferred and Excellent Jumpers
A Preferred titles at the Three Rivers Sheltie trial the
weekend of June 18th & 19th. (Picture on right.)
From Dee Farrell:
Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr. are very proud
to announce that Molly competed well at the TDAA Keystone
Canine Club agility trial on April 30th and May 1st, 2011.
At the KCTC trial, Molly earned a 1st and 3rd place finish
in games. In the one game, “Dare to Double” Molly only
needed 160 points to qualify, and she earned 590. In
standard agility, Molly earned two 1st place finishes and
one additional qualifying score. In total, Molly
earned five qualifying runs with many placements.
ALSO, at the AKC Golden Triangle agility trial over Memorial
Day weekend, Molly earned 1st place in Excellent A Jumpers.
In her other three runs, Molly did very well, but no cigar.
LAIKA
From Pam Lewis: Icey celebrated her
13th birthday by earning a Q in her JWW Excellent B agility
run at Cheswick over Memorial Day weekend. And Laika
(our new pup) rooted for her all the way!
From Dee Farrell: The Princesses O’Farrell
enjoyed the merry month of May at agility trials each
weekend! On May 7 Pixie had fun competing in a Mock
Trial at You Go Little Dog and getting some good practice
for her AKC debut. May 14-15 was Pixie’s first AKC
agility trial at the beautiful new B&D Creekside Activity
Center in Latrobe. She earned three Qs that weekend:
two in Novice Standard with a 2nd-place and a 1st-place
finish and one in Novice JWW with a 1st-place finish!
On May 21-22 we competed in a CPE trial at Four Seasons K9
Athlete Center in Washingtonville, Ohio. Pebbles
earned two Qs in Level 2, one in Jackpot (3rd place) and one
in Standard (2nd place), and also earned her Level 2
Strategy Games Title! Pixie earned three Qs in Level 1
– one in Jackpot (3rd place), one in Standard (2nd place),
and one in Snooker (3rd place) – and her first two titles in
Level 1 – Standard and Strategy Games! Two days of the
Memorial Weekend were spent at PISA at the GTOTC AKC trial,
where we didn’t earn Qs but had lots of fun. The girls
were tired at the end of May but should be ready for more
agility trials in June!
From
Tom and Phyllis Bandi:
From Emil and Barb Pohodich:
From
Paula Shimko:
From
Paula Shimko: Introducing.. ..Chasing Angels
in a Blaze of Glory…. aka Blaze Shimko. Due to arrive in
Pittsburgh, Pa June 12, 2011.
From
Dave and Sue Wray:
From Elaine Kelvington:
On Thursday, May 26 at the Laurel Highlands Kennel Club show, Sharisse aka Kelvington's Dancing 'N Moonlite was Winner's Bitch and Semper aka Kelvington's Celebration O' Life was Reserve Winner's Dog. That gives Sharisse 9 points (one major).
And....
On Sunday, May 29 at the Trumbell Co. Kennel Club show, Sharisse was Reserve Winner's Bitch. (major reserve) So close.
And...
On Monday, May 30 at the New Castle Kennel Club show,
Samara aka Kelvington's Divine Design was Reserve Winner's
Bitch.
From Lisa Paciorek: Ellie got a 4th in
advanced rally and titled.
Her Majesty Queen Alice now has her CDX, RA, GN.
From
Becky Sims: On April 9, Remy with the help
from his proud teammate (”mom”) Becky Sims earned his Novice
JWW and Novice Standard titles at the Mountaineer Kennel
Club Agility Trial earning first place ribbons in both. The
next day, we moved to open and qualified in both JWW and
Standard also with first place ribbons. (Picture on
right.)
From Dee Farrell: I am so pleased to announce that Pebbles earned her Games III title at the TDAA trial at Washingtonville, Ohio, on April 10. I was also delighted to have the privilege of awarding Tom Bandi and Tiffany their Teacup Master Agility Games title ribbon at the same event. It was one of the best days ever! I am also pleased to announce that Pixie earned her Games II title at the KCTC trial in May.
From Terry Younkins: Strongbow Eli's
Coming CD, RA, CGC(Eli) and Ezekiel's Bold Vision CD, RA,
CGC, JHV (Zeke) both finished their Rally Advanced Titles at
the Youngstown All Breed Show on April 8th. Eli had a 198 on
all three legs. Really consistent.
From Emil and Barb Pohodich: Lexi
made her debut at her first AKC agility trial in Morgantown
W.V. April 9th and 10th. She had 2 qualifying runs in Novice
standard coming in second on Saturday and first on Sunday.
We are very proud of her accomplishment.
From Laura Leonard:
Mimi surprised me at the TDAA trial held at KCTC
during the weekend of April 30. Not only did she earn her
first Q, but she went on to earn her first Games title. She
exceeded my wildest dreams! While I am proud that she earned
her first title, the best part of the weekend was watching
her enjoy running, and seeing her so happy at the finish
line. Now if we could only conquer the teeter…
My heartfelt thanks go out to all of the trainers who have
so patiently worked with us. I am so proud of my dog and so
grateful for our trainers’ support and encouragement.
From
Barbara Newman: In the wee hours of Tuesday,
April 26th, Sterling gave birth to 5 shelties. The proud
father - Copper- hid. The break down is 3 bitches - a blue
merle, a black and a sable merle and the dogs we both sable
merles. All weighed in at about 10 ounces. All are well;
Sterling is proud and tied up continually feeding. Updates
will follow........ (Picture on right.)
From Doree Donovan:
Kevin and Doree Donovan attended a canine search
and rescue training in Istanbul, Turkey on Easter Sunday.
Twelve people and eleven dogs from three different search
and rescue teams attended. Four spoke English very well;
several of the others understood a fair amount of English.
The dogs did not have any issues with the language
differences, they enjoyed the game. We watched a German TV
show on how scent behaves. At the end of the day they asked
for comments from Doree, who has been training disaster
search dogs for 10 years. We exchanged team T-Shirts and
patches and ended the day with a barbeque.
Doree is part of a non-profit organization, ERK9 that went
to Turkey in 2002 to help train search dogs and their
handlers to FEMA standards for disaster situations. Doree
and her 10 year old Border Collie Faith recently passed an
air scent certification held in Cooks Forest by the North
American Search Dog Network. Faith and had thirty minutes to
search 6.6 acres but Faith completed the task in just over
two minutes, receiving the maximum number of points in the
test. Faith is also certified with FEMA as a disaster search
dog.
From Rose Nicotra:
I was so excited to see Kit Kat, my 4 year
old rat terrier win a 3rd place at the Morgantown agility
trial and a double “Q” for the day. I was very happy with
her and am looking forward to our next trial.
From Lucy McCloskey:
While everyone was busy at
our Teacup Trial, (Sonny isn’t a teacup dog) we traveled to
Washingtonville, Ohio to an APDT Rally Trial. This was
one of our best rally trials to date. We did 12 runs in two
days. He earned too many placements to list. Out of the 12
runs he had 6 perfect scores of 210 and no score lower than
201. He earned 3 Titles - the most important one is his
ARCHEX - APDT Rally CHamponion
EXtraordinaire. Now we can start on our quest
for his APDT Rally Master Title. I am very proud of my
handsome furry friend and companion.
From Lisa Paciorek: Her Majesty Queen Alice CDX GN RA (Ellie) has earned her Rally Advance Title at the Clarion Canine Obedience Club on Sunday April 24, 2011. She did a great job and I am very proud of my little girl.
From Lucy McCloskey: The weekend of April 15th found Pam Lewis and me, along with our dogs Crystal & Sonny, traveling to Chattanooga, Tennessee to compete in our first Canine Freestyle Federation Competition. We each had a single dance routine and we also had a duet (pairs) synchronized routine. Everyone there was very nice and friendly.
On Saturday, Pam and Crystal did a great job, even though they were the first to compete and did not know exactly what to expect. Sonny and I did our dance and everyone seemed to like that too. And our duet had the judges laughing! We won placement ribbons, but our scores were not quite high enough to title.
On Sunday, we had a better idea of what we needed to do and were ready to put on our show. Pam and Crystal did great, the duet again had everyone smiling, and Sonny and I did our best again. We all won placement ribbons again, and Sonny and I earned a high enough score to receive a title – CFF II.
It was an interesting learning experience, and we were very pleased with how our dogs performed. CFF only has two titling events per year. We're hoping the next opportunity is closer to home. We enjoyed the leisurely (but long) drive home on Monday, with some sightseeing and shopping along the way. (Pictures below)
Congratulations to Bandi's Tiffany on earning the
Teacup Master Agility Games title on April 10, 2011,
at Washingtonville, Ohio!
Pictured are Judge Darla
Annonio, Owner/Handler Tom Bandi, and Bandi's Tiffany TMAG.
From
Lori Ritchey:
From Dee Farrell:
Facing the prospects of snow, interstate closures, and losing an hour of
sleep due to the return of Daylight Saving Time, our family headed to
Washingtonville, Ohio, on March 11 for Pixie’s first “big-dog” agility
trial.
The snow didn’t arrive, and the interstate closure was not too disruptive to
our plans.
We did miss the hour of sleep, but the girls and I made up for that after
our fun weekend at the CPE trial.
Pixie was officially measured at 9.25” and began her adventures in CPE with
a run in Jackpot.
She got enough points in the opening but didn’t get the gamble because she
wasn’t used to working at a distance.
Pebbles did get the gamble but not enough points, so between them they had a
good run.
Then Pixie tried a Standard run.
She had been hesitant about the A-frame sometimes, and I was only about 40%
sure that she would do it.
It took four approaches, but she made it over the A-frame successfully
before running out of time.
She did much better on Saturday, earning a 3rd-place Qualifying score in
Standard (no problem with the A-frame) and a 2nd-place Q in Colors.
We were so happy that she had two Qs in her first five runs.
Then her personal chauffeur took her home, and Pebbles and I stayed for the
rest of the weekend.
Due to an earlier soft tissue injury, Pebbles was not feeling up to par that
weekend; but she still managed to earn a 1st-place Q in Colors, and she
missed a Q in Jumpers by only three seconds.
She also had fun visiting with friends, having “mommy and me” time, and
getting extra treats.
We love agility!
From Pam Lewis: Crystal earned her Novice FAST agility title at Morgantown, VW, on April 10. And Icey earned two more legs towards her 5th Masters JWW agility title
From
Paula Shimko: Mika, Shane and I headed for Ashtabula, Ohio to
title in Advanced Rally in one weekend. We accomplished this task with a 3rd
place ribbon and 2 very pretty title ribbons. We are now going after our
Excellent titles. There were quite a few Keystone members at this trial and
everyone seemed to be succeeding in making our club look good!
Congratulations to Barb and Copper for their title in Novice and also
congratulations to Lorie and Gerny for their Novice title in Rally. (Picture
on right)
From Elaine Kelvington: Sawyer aka CH Kelvington’s Talisman CDX, RE, AX, AXJ, OF, HT, VCX, TDI, CGC qualified in jww at the YABTC agility trial on March 20, 2011 for his 7th leg towards his Master’s title.
From
Paula Shimko:
Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr.
are proud to announce that… Suntera Molly Grandillo competed
at the Splash N Dash TDAA / Teacup agility trial on February 12th
and 13th.
On Saturday, Molly came in 2nd
place in the game “Las Vegas” and 1st place in the game “Rekoons”, both
qualifying scores. On Sunday, Molly came in 3rd
place in the game “Tunnelers”, and 1st
place in Standard Intermediate, both qualifying scores. In
intermediate standard Molly earned her TIAD title (Teacup Intermediate
Agility Dog).
From
Rose Nicotra:
We have a new addition to our home, “Jade” is the niece of my rat terriers
Kit Kat and Moxie. She’s 3 months old and destined to compete in
agility. I’m sure she’s going to love it. So far, I’ve found
that she’s a very quick learner.
From Terry Younkins:
Strongbow Eli's Coming (Eli) earned his CD at the Erie Kennel Club Show
on January 29th, 2011.
From Pam Lewis:
Crystal earned her Open Preferred Standard and JWW titles at the agility
trial in Edinboro in January.
Lucy McCloskey: Sonny and I traveled to Columbus Ohio on Sunday January 23 to perform in ARF’s (Agility and Rally for Fun) APDT Rally Trial. Sonny had a great time and I enjoyed seeing my Columbus Friends.
From
Pam Lewis:
Crystal earned her Rally Excellent title at the Cleveland IX trial in
December.
From Dee Farrell:
From Mitzie Lever
