New York, N.Y. – Eleven AKC® National Agility Champions, one National Obedience Champion and four AKC Rally® National Competition class winners…
were crowned from an entry of more than 1,600 dogs at the inaugural Companion Events Extravaganza, hosted by the American Kennel Club® (AKC®) this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“Congratulations to our new National Champions and class winners,” said Carrie DeYoung, AKC Director of Agility. “We’d like to thank everyone who made the first Companion Events Extravaganza possible, including the entrants, volunteers and AKC staff. The Expo Square facility and the city of Tulsa were wonderful hosts.”
“The inaugural AKC Companion Events Extravaganza was very successful — you could feel the excitement in the air throughout the events,” said Pamela Manaton, Director of Obedience, Rally and Tracking. “We received many positive comments about hosting all three national competitions together and we look forward to next year’s Extravaganza!”
For complete results and photo coverage, visit the AKC website.
AKC National Agility Championship
AKC National Agility Champions
Placing first in their height division (8″, 12″, 16″, 20″, 24” and 26″ respectively) were:
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8” – MACH4 Livewire Its All Gravy MXB2 MJG2 XF T2B (Masher), a Papillon handled by Daneen Fox of Acton, CA
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12” – MACH2 Jahdo Skechers At Strathspey MXS MJS XF (Skecher), a Shetland Sheepdog handled by Barb Davis of Newman Lake, WA
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16” – MACH Instant Karma MXS MJS XF (Karma), a Border Collie handled by Cheryl Morris of Ames, IA
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20” – MACH4 Super Sweet HSAs HSBs MXC MJC MXF (Sweet), a Border Collie handled by Dudley Fontaine of Clemmons, NC
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24” – MACH Roo! CD MXS MJS (Roo), an All-American Dog handled by Stacey Campbell of San Francisco, CA
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26” – MACH Tempo In Motion MXB MJS MXF T2B (Pace), a Border Collie handled by Desiree Snelleman of Bonney Lake, WA
AKC Preferred National Agility Champions
Placing first in their height divisions (4”, 8”, 12”, 16” and 20” respectively) were:
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4” – MACH5 PACH2 Juliette's Butterfly Kisses UD RE MXB2 MJS2 MXP5 MXPS MJPB PAX2 XF T2BP (Juliette), a Toy Fox Terrier handled by Kathy Marble-Brown of Mulberry, FL
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8” – PNAC MACH2 Willowbend Enchanted Evening MXS MJS MXP2 MJP2 NF (Eve), a Pembroke Welsh Corgi handled by Janelle Julyan of Chamblee, GA
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12” – HC MACH Kit Kat HXAds HXBd MXS MJS MXP MJP2 NF (Kat), a Border Collie handled by Loretta Vojtech of Kenosha, WI
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16” – MACH3 PACH Brasstax Lyrical Skylar MXC MJG MXP2 MJP2 MXF MFB TQX (Skylar), a Border Collie handled by Ann Zarr of Leawood, KS
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20” – MACH American Revved Up Ford MXB MJB MXP MJP (Henry), a Labrador Retriever handled by Dennis Butler of Norman, OK
AKC National Obedience Championship
The 2013 AKC National Obedience Champion is:
NOC OTCH High Times Ris'N Above The Tide UDX16 OGM RE (Golden Retriever)
Owned by Kathleen Rasinowich-Platt of Papillon, NE
1st Runner-Up:
OTCH Webshire's X-Pecta Freeze UDX5 OM8 VER RE JH NA NAJ THD (Golden Retriever)
Owned by Sharon Colvin of Snohomish, WA
2nd Runner-Up:
OTCH Companion's He Reigns In Victory UDX4 OM5 (Border Collie)
Owned by Victory Hulett & Renea Windley of Molino, FL
3rd Runner-Up:
OTCH Goldenloch Makin' A Statement UDX8 OGM (Golden Retriever)
Owned by Gary J Platt of Papillion, NE
AKC Rally® National Competition
The class winners are:
Rally Novice: CH Holther's Racin' Bye Ewe RN OA NAJ, a Border Collie owned by Lara Avery of Somers, CT
Rally Advanced: That'Ll Do Gunpowder N Led CD RE, a Border Collie owned by Rochelle Fugate of Montgomery, OH
Rally Excellent: Bailey Black Bear CD BN RE, a Poodle owned by Ronda Murphy of Galena, KS
Rally Advanced Excellent: OTCH Clitheroe R Commander N Chief UDX5 OM7 VER RAE12, a Golden Retriever owned by Charles P MacMillan and Joan M MacMillan of Essex, ON Canada
New York, N.Y. Eleven AKC® National Agility Champions, one National Obedience Champion and…