2009 AKC World Agility Team/Team Tryouts
May 1-3, 2009 – Hopkins, Minnesota
Day 2 - Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunday morning began with Master Violinist, Michelle Persian, and her students performing the National Anthem. Placement Points will determine who shall gain the second spot on the Austria World Team within each of the 14”, 18”, and 26” jump heights.
Round 5
The final courses of the competition were designed by World Team Coach, Nancy Gyes with each jump height given a separate, unique experience. Running in reverse Placement Points order from Rounds 1 – 4, the competitors embraced the challenge and gave it their all.
Winners in the small category were:
1st Place: Marcy Mantell and Shetland Sheepdog, Wave
0 Faults, Time of 36.47
2nd Place: Daneen Fox and Papillon, Masher
0 Faults, time of 37.54
3rd Place: Barb Davis and Shetland Sheepdog, Rock-It
0 Faults, Time of 38.49
Winners in the medium category were:
1st place Paulette Swartzendruber and Shetland Sheepdog, Rush
0 Faults:, time of 30.01
2nd place Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd, Luka
0 Faults, time of 30.28
3rd place Maureen Waldron and Shetland Sheepdog, Mickle
5 Faults: time of 33.84
Winners in the large category were:
1st Place: Ann Braue and Border Collie, Scream
0 Faults, Time of 35.57
2nd Place: Jef Blake and Border Collie, Voucher
0 Faults, Time 35.70
3rd Place: Geri Hernandez and Border Collie, Focus
0 Faults, Time of 36.01
Placement Points Winners
The final team members won their way onto the team by way of placement points that were awarded throughout the two days of competition for each round. Placement Point Winners were as follows:
Small class:
1st Place: Marcy Mantell and Shetland Sheepdog, Wave
Placement Points: 27
2nd Place: Katie Conn and Shetland Sheepdog, Twix
Placement Points: 26
3rd Place: Dee Anna Gamel and Shetland Sheepdog, Kelsi
Placement Points: 25.1
Medium class:
1st place Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd, Luka
Placement Points: 27
2nd place Karen Holik and Shetland Sheepdog, Sizzle
Placement Points: 17
3rd place Paulette Swartzendruber and Shetland Sheepdog, Rush
Placement Points: 14
Large class:
1st Place: Channan Fosty and Border Collie, Icon
Placement Points: 43
2nd Place: Marcus Topps and Border Collie, Juice
Placement Points: 39
3rd Place: Geri Hernandez and Border Collie, Focus
Placement Points: 30
Please join us in congratulating the members of Team Dornbirn for 2009!!
Small - Melanie Del Villaggio and Dara
Small - Marcy Mantell and Wave
Medium - Ashley Deacon and Luka
Medium - Karen Holik and Sizzle
Large - Channan Fosty and Icon
Large - Marcus Topps and Juice
We would also like to thank all of the awesome volunteers
who helped to make this event run so smoothly!!
Round 5 Course Maps
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Round 4 small dog course was a jumpers course designed by Diane Craig. The broad jump to the weave poles (7-8) was challenging for the dogs and handlers as well as jump – tunnel sequence (14-15).
Winners in the small dog jump height (14”) were:
1st Place: Kim Sisak and Papillon - Devo
0 Faults, Time of 31.79
2nd Place: Katie Conn and Shetland Sheepdog - Twix
0 Faults, Time of 31.93
3rd Place: Joan Meyer and Shetland Sheepdog - Neil
0 Faults, Time of 32.00
Round 4 medium dog course was a jumpers course designed by Diane Craig. The challenges on this course for dogs and handlers alike were the threadle (jumps 7 & 8) which demonstrated the excellent handling skills of the exhibitors in shaping their partner’s path.
Winners in the medium dog jump height (18”) were:
1st Place: Paulette Swartzendruber and Shetland Sheepdog - Rush
0 Faults, Time of 27.99
2nd Place: Gayle Andersen and Shetland Sheepdog - Wilder
0 Faults, Time of 30.17
3rd Place: Elizabeth Evans and Pyrenean Shepherd - Hemi
0 Faults, Time of 30.59
Round 4 large dog course was another jumpers course designed by Diane Craig. Sequences 11-12 and 17-18 provided the most challenge to the exhibitors today.
Winners in the large dog jump height (26”) were:
1st Place: Marcus Topps and Border Collie - Juice
0 Faults, Time of 31.84
2nd Place: Channan Fosty and Border Collie - Icon
0 Faults, Time of 31.98
3rd Place: Jef Blake and Border Collie - Voucher
0 Faults, Time of 32.28
Cumulative Winners Rounds 1-4
Small Dogs:
1st Place: Katie Conn and Shetland Sheepdog - Twix
Placement Points: 22
2nd Place: Melanie Del Villaggio and Shetland Sheepdog - Dara
Placement Points: 20
3rd Place: Dee Anna Gamel and Shetland Sheepdog - Kelsi
Placement Points: 19
Medium Dogs:
1st Place: Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd - Luka
Placement Points: 21
2nd Place: Karen Holik and Shetland Sheepdog - Sizzle
Placement Points: 17
3rd Place: Jennifer Crank and Shetland Sheepdog - Blaster
Placement Points: 10
Large Dogs:
1st Place: Marcus Topps and Border Collie - Juice
Placement Points: 34.1
2nd Place: Channan Fosty and Border Collie - Icon
Placement Points: 34
3rd Place: Denise Thomas and Border Collie - Zippity
Placement Points: 28
This afternoon will commence Round 5, the final round of the competition, resulting in a second set of team members winning their spot onto the World Team. Those results shall be posted later today.
Round 4 Course Maps
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Day 1 - Saturday, May 2, 2009
Round 3
The day ended with Round Three's standard class course. This course had lots of twists and turns to test both dog and handler. In the true spirit of agility, camaraderie filled the air. As each team ran all out, the crowd responded by cheering them on enthusiastically.
Winners in the small dog jump height (14") were:
1st Place: Dee Anna Gamel and Shetland Sheepdog - Kelsi
0 Faults, Time of 35.66
2nd Place: Patti Gagnon and Shetland Sheepdog - Sparkle
0 Faults, Time of 36.25
3rd Place: Ann Stocum and Shetland Sheepdog - Breeze
0 Faults, Time of 36.50
Winners in the medium dog jump height (18") were:
1st Place: Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd - Luka
0 Faults, Time of 36.26
2nd Place: Karen Holik and Shetland Sheepdog - Sizzle
0 Faults, Time of 36.50
3rd Place: Jennifer Crank and Shetland Sheepdog - Blaster
0 Faults, Time of 39.66
Winners in the large dog jump height (26") were:
1st Place: Channan Fosty and Border Collie - Icon
0 Faults, Time of 33.56
2nd Place: Denise Thomas and Border Collie - Zippity
0 Faults, Time of 33.58
3rd Place: Ann Braue and Border Collie - Scream
0 Faults, Time of 34.47
Cumulative Winners Rounds 1-3
Small Dog Jump Height (14"):
1st Place: Melanie Del Villaggio and Shetland Sheepdog, Dara
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 106.40
2nd Place: Katie Conn and Shetland Sheepdog, Twix
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 108.27
3rd Place: Barb Davis and Shetland Sheepdog, Rock-It
Overall Faults: 5 Overall Time: 107.34
Medium Dog Jump Height (18"):
1st Place: Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd - Luka
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 102.43
2nd Place: Karen Holik and Shetland Sheepdog - Sizzle
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 105.11
3rd Place: Jennifer Crank and Shetland Sheepdog - Blaster
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 113.02
Large Dog Jump Height (26"):
1st Place: Channan Fosty and Border Collie - Icon
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 100.01
2nd Place: Marcus Topps and Border Collie, Juice
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 102.26
3rd Place: Terry Smorch and Border Collie - Presto
Overall Faults: 0, Overall Time: 106.33
Please join us in congratulating the first three members of Team Dornbirn for 2009!!!
Small - Melanie Del Villaggio and Dara
Medium - Ashley Deacon and Luka
Large - Channan Fosty and Icon
Round 3 Course Maps
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Round 2
Next up was the fast and challenging Round Two jumpers course. Small dogs ran first followed by medium dogs and then large dogs.
The small and medium dogs ran the same course. This course featured an interesting technical opening on jumps 1-6. The broad jump presented a challenging entry to the weave poles.
Winners in the small jump height (14") were:
1st Place: Marcy Mantell and Shetland Sheepdog - Wave
0 Faults, Time of 30.04
2nd Place: Melanie Del Villaggio and Shetland Sheepdog - Dara
0 Faults, time of 30.23
3rd Place: Daneen Fox and Papillon - Masher
0 Faults, Time of 30.81
Winners in the medium jump height (18") were:
1st Place: Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd - Luka
0 Faults, Time of 29.70
2nd Place: Laurene Galgano and Shetland Sheepdog - Token
0 Faults, Time of 30.90
3rd Place: Karen Holik and Shetland Sheepdog - Sizzle
0 Faults, Time of 31.55
Next, the large dogs were faced with a very technically challenging course. Obstacles 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 generated many faults for the dogs. The turn from 2 to 3 and the sequence 5-6-7 were especially challenging.
Winners in the large jump height (26") were:
1st Place: Marcus Topps and Border Collie - Juice
0 Faults, Time of 29.86
2nd Place: Channan Fosty and Border Collie - Icon
0 Faults, Time 30.64
3rd Place: Terri Arnold and Border Collie - Yankee
0 Faults, Time of 31.06
Round 2 Course Maps
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Round 1
Round 1 competition at the AKC/USA Agility World Team Tryouts started with the large dogs. The action was fast and furious as dogs and handlers negotiated each challenging course. The small and medium dogs finished out Round 1's competition.
Judges for the weekend are: Kurt Matushek (Elgin, IL) and AKC Agility Field Rep, Diane Craig (Duluth, MN).
Round 1:
The large dog course had many difficult handling elements including approach angels and pull-throughs. The jump sequence of 4-5-6-7, and the final obstacle, a spread jump, proved to be the most challenging areas on the course for the dogs.
Winners in the large dog jump height (26") were:
1st Place: Susan Tovino and Border Collie - Whip
Faults 0, Time of 35.70
2nd Place: Geri Hernandez and Border Collie - Focus
0 Faults, Time of 36.38
3rd Place: Marcus Topps and Border Collie, Juice
0 Faults, Time of 36.44
The fastest small dogs were those able to run a tight line between jumps 2 and 3 followed by the dogwalk and then a very challenging weave pole entrance, which proved to be the most challenging element of this course.
Winners in the small dog jump height (14") were:
1st Place: Marcy Mantell and Shetland Sheepdog - Wave
0 Faults, Time of 37.06
2nd Place: Katie Conn and Shetland Sheepdog - Twix
0 Faults, Time of 38.40
3rd Place: Melanie Del Villaggio and Shetland Sheepdog - Dara
0 Faults, Time of 38.87
The medium dog course had a very interesting and technical four jump sequence to a tunnel, followed by a spread jump and challenging entrance to the dogwalk. The faults on this course were spread out between obstacles 7-8-9-10 and jumps 15-16-17.
Winners in the medium jump height (18") were:
1st Place: Ashley Deacon and Pyrenean Shepherd, Luka
0 Faults, Time of 36.47
2nd Place: Karen Holik and Shetland Sheepdog, Sizzle
0 Faults, Time of 37.05
3rd Place: Diane Goodspeed and Shetland Sheepdog, Demon
0 Faults, Time of 39.50
Day One's competition will wrap up this afternoon with Rounds 2 and 3 of the competition. The combined winners from Rounds 1-3 will earn a spot on the 2009 AKC/USA Agility World Team. Those results shall be posted later today.
Round 1 Course Maps
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We will have more pictures, course maps and results from the tryouts this weekend.
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More information on the team tryouts.
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