Happy Holidays!
Year-end Awards
USDAA Performance Top Ten
- Tahoe earned another Top Ten
pin for her rankings in Snooker and Jumpers (she finished
2nd in Jumpers!)
USASA Agility Recognition Awards - Top Ten
- Tahoe
- 2nd in 16" Novice Preferred Standard (312)
- 5th in 16" Novice Preferred Std (312)
- Trek
- 8th in 20" Novice B Standard (309)
- Sandia
- 8th in 20" Novice B JWW (312)
- 4th in 20" Open JWW (312)
- Taiko
- 3rd in 20" Open JWW
- 2nd in 20" Ex A JWW
- 5th in 20" Ex A Standard
- 4th in 24" Ex B JWW
- 8th in 24" Ex B Standard
December
December 30 - January 1 TRACS AKC Agility Trials, Rancho
Murieta, CA
- Chase took 3rd in Ex B Std and
Qd in Ex B JWW (on different days, unfortunately)
- Tahoe took 1st places to finish
both her NAP and NJP titles; she went on to win both runs
in Open Preferred.
- Trek took 1st/4th in Open Std,
2nd/4th in Open JWW to finish both his OA and OAJ titles!
- Killy took 2nd in Open Std
- Taiko was the 5th place king,
having nice qualifying runs in Standard and JWW, earning
his 3rd QQ and nearing his MX title!
December 16-17 COAST and Goleta Valley Dog Training Club
ASCA Trials, Goleta, CA
- Chase went 6/8, earning 4 Elite
Regular and 2 Elite Jumpers legs, all with placements
- Tahoe won 2 rounds of Vet Elite
Regular and 1 round of Jumpers
- Trek earned 15 points towards
his RS-N and won Elite Jumpers!
- Taiko earned two RS-E legs, and
one JS-E leg with a 3rd place!
December 8-10 Sacramento Dog Training Club AKC Trials, Rancho
Murieta, CA
- Taiko earned two MX legs and
his 2nd Double Q with a 2nd in JWW and 3rd in Standard
November
November/December issue of ASCA's Aussie Times has
the current ASCA rankings (don't blink, some won't last!):
- Chase:
- #5, Agility Finals, Standard
- #14, Gamblers Elite (tie)
- #19, Jumpers Elite (tie)
- #8, Regular Elite (tie)
- Tahoe:
- #2, Gamblers Elite (tie)
- #8, Jumpers Elite (tie)
- #14, Regular Elite (tie)
- Trek:
- #13, Gamblers Novice (tie)
- #8, Gamblers Open (tie)
- #13, Jumpers Novice (tie)
- #6, Jumpers Open (tie)
- Taiko:
- #13, Gamblers Novice (tie)
- #6, Jumpers Open (tie)
- #7, Regular Open (tie)
November/December issue of USASA's Australian Shepherd
Journal has the USASA rankings through 8/31/06:
- Trek:
- Taiko:
- #8, Novice B Obedience
- #9, Novice B Rally
- #2, Excellent A 20" Agility
- #3, Open JWW 20" Agility
- #2, Excellent A JWW 20" Agility
November 24-26 Happy Dog USDAA Test, Moorpark, CA
- Chase Qd in Masters Std x2, Masters
Snooker, Masters Pairs (with Tahoe)
and got his first PNS and PSJ Qs, taking 2nd in Round 2
of Performance Speed Jumping
- Tahoe Qd and took 1st in P3 Snooker
x2 and Jumpers x2, Qd in Masters Pairs (with Chase)
and Masters Gamblers to earn her Silver Lifetime Achievement
Award! She also earned her first Qs in PNS and PSJ
for the 2007 season.
- Taiko took 4th/Q in the Grand
Prix and 5th/Q in Steeplechase for his first 2007 tournament
qualifiers!
November 18-19 NORCAL Golden Retriever Club AKC Trials, Santa
Rosa, CA
- Chase went 3/4, earning a Double
Q on Saturday
- Tahoe enjoyed running at 16",
taking 1st in Novice Preferred Std and JWW both days
- Trek took 4th in Open Std on Saturday,
earning his first OA leg
- Killy was wild and just keeps
getting faster ...
- Taiko earned two MXJ legs, placing
1st and 4th in the 24" class
- Sandia won Ex A 20" JWW
on Saturday for her 3rd AXJ leg and AXJ title!
November 1-5 USDAA Cynosport World Championships, Scottsdale,
AZ
- Tahoe and Dave were the household
stars of the weekend! Competing against approx 80 16"
Performance dogs, they placed:
- 2nd in the 16" Performance National Standard
Championships, by .01 of a second!
You can see the overlay video on the USDAA website,
http://usdaa.com/video/16-pns-sweepvtahoe-dartfish.wmv
- 2nd in the Performance Speed Jumping Finals
- 2nd in Performance Versatility Standard
- 2nd in Performance Versatility Jumpers
- 6th in Performance Power and Speed
- 7th in Performance Time Gamble
- Her team Rott'n Aussie finished 15th out of 87 teams!
- Chase and Erika ran well in the
22" Championship class, putting in a solid team effort
(the Outback Highlanders finished 38th out of 209 teams!)
and having a great GP semis run
- Taiko and Liza did very well
at their first USDAA Nationals, running clean in Team Jumpers
(placing 31st out of 128 26" dogs) and staying on course
in Team Standard and Power and Speed.
November 4-5 Valencia Valley KC of NM AKC Trial, Albuquerque,
NM
- Dude went 3/4, finishing his OA
and earning his first OAJ leg!
October
October 28-29 Rogue Canine Agility AKC Trial, Central Point,
OR
- Sandia took 1st place in Open
Std (finishing her OA) and Ex A JWW (2nd leg)!
October 28-29 SWAT NADAC Trial, Albuquerque, NM
- Dude won 2 rounds of Open Regular
and 1 round of Novice Jumpers!
- Reno won 2 rounds of Novice Regular
October 28-29 Workin' Paws/PASA ASCA Agility Trial, Hollister,
CA
- Taiko finished his JS-E with
1st and 2nd places; he also finished his RS-O and got his
first Open Gamblers leg!
October 21 Del Valle AKC Agility Trial, Pleasanton, CA
- KD took 1st place in Novice A Standard!
October 7-8 Haute Dawgs USDAA Test, Dixon, CA
- Taiko got 2 Advanced Snooker
Qs with 2nd places, took 4th/Q in Advanced Standard
September
September/October issue of USASA's Australian Shepherd
Journal shows Taiko's rankings in several areas!
- Taiko:
- #7, Novice B Obedience
- #6, Novice B Rally
- #2, Excellent A 20" Agility
- #2, Open JWW 20" Agility
- #10, Excellent A JWW 20" Agility
September 30 - October 1, Sacramento Valley Weimaraner Club
AKC Agility Trial
- Taiko got his first Double Q
and won Ex B 20" Jumpers!
September 30 - October 1, Albuquerque NM AKC Agility Trial
- Dude finished his NAJ with a blue
ribbon!
September 23-24, Albuquerque, NM SDOC AKC Agility trial
- Dude got an OA leg with a 3rd
place ribbon!
September 16-17, San Rafael, CA Sir Francis Drake AKC Agility
Trial
- KD earned her NAJ with a 1st place!
KD is the 5th of Tahoe's kids to earn an AKC agility title,
earning Tahoe her ROMI-P honors
in USASA!
September 16-17, Turlock, CA VAST USDAA Trial
- Chase got 2 Gamblers legs, a
Jumpers leg, a Snooker Q, and a Standard leg thanks to Naomi's
handling. What a great weekend!
- Taiko's first day of competition
in Advanced was fruitful, yielding Adv Relay, Jumpers and
Gamblers legs!
September 9-10, Petaluma, CA AKC Obedience Trial
- Taiko finished his AKC CD for
real this time (4th leg/3rd judge), taking 2nd in Novice
B with a 193.5 Not bad for a young adolescent male!
September 7-10, Albuquerque, NM SWAT USDAA Trial
- Dude finished his Starters Standard
title, and his team finished 6th overall for a DAM Team
Q! Dude was one of very few competitors to make it through
most of the Snooker closing; perhaps it's genetic?
September 2-4, Sunnyvale, CA Bay Team USDAA Super Regional
- Chase got another Masters Standard
leg, a Snooker Super Q, and got a bye into the GP Semi-Finals
in Scottsdale!
- Tahoe got a bye into the Performance
Nat'l Standard Championships semi-finals, won Performance
Speed Jumping (again!), P3 Snooker, 1 round of P3 Jumpers,
(took 3rd in the other with a Q), Qd in Masters Relay and
DAM Team with the Royal Bounty Hunters (Kidd/Tania Chadwick,
Taiko/Liza Buckner)
- Trek got his 2nd Starters Standard
leg .. now needs only more more for his AD.
- Killy won Starters Snooker!
- Taiko Qd for Team (on the Royal
Bounty Hunters with Tahoe and Kidd)
and finished his AD!
August
August 26-27, Los Lunas, NM ASCA Conformation and Agility
- Dude strutted his stuff in the
conformation ring and took A-WD! He also got an Open Regular
leg in agility and finished his JS-N!
August 26-27, Prunedale, CA SMART USDAA Test
- Chase Qd in both standard runs
to earn his SACH-Gold; he also got his 3rd GP Q for the
'06 Season, earned a Relay Q with Rave and Wendy Volgelsgang,
and also got a Snooker Q!
- Tahoe won Performance Speed Jumping
and Q'd in P3 Snooker
- Trek got his 2nd Starters Standard
leg!
- Taiko Qd in all of his Starters
classes including Relay with Killy!
August 12-13, Petaluma, CA Countywide AKC Agility Trial
- Tahoe finished her MACH going
4/4 over the weekend!
- Taiko finished his AXJ, winning
his class! (and stayed on the startline ...)
- Killy took 4th in Open JWW!
August 5-6, Hollister, CA PASA/Workin' Paws ASCA Agility
Trials
- Chase got 3 Elite Regular Qs
(all 2nd places) and 2 Elite Jumpers Qs (3rd & 4th)
- Tahoe enjoyed her first weekend
as a vet and earned 3 Elite Gamblers legs, 3 Elite Jumpers
legs, and Elite Regular Q, all 1st places!
- Trek finished his JS-O thanks
to Liza's handling and also got an Open Gamblers Q with
Dave
- Killy got an Open Gamble Q, 2
1/2 Novice Regular legs, a Novice Jumpers leg and Novice
HIT!
- Taiko earned his GS-N (4th) and
JS-O (2nd, 3rd) titles and also brought home 2 Open Regular
legs (1st, 2nd place)
July
July 28-31, Central Point, OR Flat Coated Retriever Club
AKC Trials
- Sandia took 2nd for her first
AXJ leg!
July 22-24, Ferndale, CA Lost Coast AKC Trials
- Chase Double Qd on Monday (#2
towards MACH2 if I dare start counting ...)
- Tahoe took 3rd in Ex B 20"
Standard
- Trek finished his NA on Sunday
with a 2nd place!
- Killy finished her NA on Saturday
with a 2nd place!
- Taiko earned his 2nd MX leg,
taking 2nd place and beating his mother by a fraction of
a second.
- Sandia won Open Jumpers and
finished her OAJ!
July 1-3, Moorpark, CA Happy Dog USDAA Test
- Chase Qd in 22" Masters Jumpers,
Pairs (taking 3rd place with Tahoe),
Snooker (twice, including 1 Super Q) and Gamblers; He also
got his 2nd Grand Prix Q of the year and earned his TM-Platinum!
- Tahoe Qd and won all 3 rounds
of P3 16" Jumpers; she also Qd in P3 Snooker (3rd)
and Masters Pairs
July 1-2, Dixon, CA Sheltie Club AKC Trials
- Taiko earned his 1st MX leg with
a 5th place out of 55 20" Ex B dogs)
- Sandia went 3 for 4 in Open
(all blue ribbons!) and finished her OA!
June
June 24-25, Turlock, CA Nunes Agility Field USDAA Tournament
Trials
- Tahoe won the 22" Steeplechase
(she's the 'money dog' these days!) as well as the 16"
Performance National Standard Championships local qualifier
(which also entitles her to a 'bye' to Round 2 of the Bay
Team's regional). She was also the anchor dog for the Royal
Bounty Hunters team (with Chase
and Kidd/Tania Chadwick) in the DAM competition, running
clean or close to it in each round. The team won the 1st
round (Jumpers) and took 3rd in Gamblers and ended up 10th/Q
overall for a Q!
- Chase got his first Grand Prix
Q and was generally naughty in the team events.
- Trek and Killy
got to "run with the big dogs" in the team events
with teammate Maiya/Tracey Sirbello; thanks to Tracey for
the team name, "Faux Paw de Trois"! They didn't
finish last ... and actually handled some tough courses
pretty well, all things considered! Watch for their return
at the Bay Team Labor Day trial ...
June 17-18, Rohnert Park, CA Tails a Waggin' CPE Trials
- Taiko went 5/8, with 3 blues
and 2 reds; he also took away a lesson or two in contact
criteria (at least we hope he did!)
June 17, Scotts Valley, Monterey Bay KC AKC Trials
- KD took 3rd/Q in Novice JWW and
2nd/Q in Nov Standard!
June 17-18, Rohnert Park, CA Tails a Waggin' CPE Trials
- Taiko went 5/8, with 3 blues
and 2 reds; he also took away a lesson or two in contact
criteria (at least we hope he did!)
June 9-11, Irwindale, CA WCASA ASCA Agility Tour and Pre-Trials
(Thanks so much to WCASA for putting on this event!!)
- Tahoe won HIT-Elite at the Saturday
pre-trial; at the Tour, she won every round and brought
home the $500 prize as the Tour's Champion Standard Large
dog! (Note that Dave is wearing his "Keep Tahoe Blue"
t-shirt!)
- Chase Qd in Elite Gambers x2,
Regular x2, Jumpers x1 and took 2nd place in Regular Rounds
1 & 2 in the Tour
- Trek Qd in Novice Gamblers (1st
place!), Regular and Jumpers in the pre-trials
- Killy Qd in Novice Gamblers in
the pre-trial
June 3, Salinas, CA Del Monte KC AKC Agility Trials
- KD won the Novice A 20" JWW
class, running the course in under 17 seconds!
June 3-4, Albuquerque, NM WKC/SWAT AKC Agility Trials
- Dude won Novice B 20" Standard
*and* JWW and finished his NA!
- Reno finished his AX!
June 2-4, Elk Grove, CA CPE Agility Nationals
Chase, Trek, Tahoe, Killy, Taiko and Annabelle
at the 2006 CPE Nationals
- Chase won the 3rd place 20"
Games Trophy; he also went 7/9, finished titles and won
a couple classes.
- Tahoe won Level 4 20" Colors
and had some great runs and Qs
- Trek got better as the weekend
went on, went 8/9 and finished with a great Snooker run
(weavepole epiphany!)
- Killy won Level 2 20" Standard
and also brought home many Q ribbons
- Taiko took the High Standard
Level 3 20" Trophy, winning the class all 3 days; he
missed a perfect weekend due to one bar in Colors, but had
a great showing handled by Dave (Liza, get better soon!)
May
May 26-29, Dixon, CA TRACS AKC Agility Trial and NorCal ASC
ASCA Obedience
- Chase got 3 Double Qs, took 4th
in 20" Ex B Standard and best of all, finished his
MACH on Saturday!
- Tahoe ran well, earning QQs #
17 and 18
- Trek brought home an OAJ leg with
a 4th place, and got 2 NA legs, one with a 3rd, and one
with a win!
- Killy got two NA legs, with 2nd
and 3rd place ribbons
- Taiko finished his AX with a
win, placed 5th in the Maxi ISC Standard class, and also
earned a 3rd/Q for his first ASCA CD leg
- Sandia finished her NAJ with
a win, and also got two 3rd place ribbons in Open (standard
and JWW)
May/June Issue of USASA's Australian Shepherd Journal;
Agility standings through Feb 28, 2006
- Trek: #4, Novice B JWW 20"
- Taiko:
- #3, Novice B Standard 20"
- #5, Novice B JWW 20"
- #7, Open Standard 20"
- #5, Open JWW 20"
May 13-14, Carson City, NV Quicksilver USDAA Test
- Chase took 3rd/Q in Steeplechase,
and got his 35th Snooker Q with a 4th to earn his Snooker
Ch-Gold!
- Tahoe Qd in P3 Jumpers/1st place,
Steeplechase/7th, SQ in P3 Snooker/2nd; P3 Standard, Masters
Pairs and got her 2nd Performance National Standard Championships
local qualifier with a 3rd place!
- Trek went 4/5, taking 1st/Q in
Starters Gamblers, 2nd/Q in Starters Jumpers for his SS
title, 3rd/Q in Advanced Snooker, and got his 1st Q in Starters
Standard with a 3rd place.
- Killy took 2nd/Q in Starters
Gamblers for her SG title and also took 2nd/Q in Starters
Standard for her 1st leg.
May 6-7, Sunnyvale, CA Bay Team USDAA Test
- Chase and his teammates Hobbes/Rob
Michalski and Kidd/Tania Chadwick ("Outback Highlanders")
were the high scoring team in Jumpers, Snooker and Relay
and took the overall Team Tournament win!
- Tahoe brought home Qs in P3 Snooker
and Masters Pairs (with Piper
and Sue Rush) and has now met the requirements for USASA
ROMXI Dam! She earned this with two litters: Ch Dame
and Reno OA OAJ from the 1st litter;
and Sandia NA and Taiko
CD OA OAJ from the 2nd!
- Trek earned himself a blue ribbon
and Q in Starters Pairs with Jessie/Nora Bieber, as well
as a 3rd/Q in Starters Jumpers, and Q in Starters Snookers
for his SS Title!
May 6-7, Albuquerque, NM SWAT NADAC/ASCA Trial
- Dude earned 3 first place ribbons
and his NAC/RS-N titles, as well as a 3rd place and Q in
Novice Jumpers!
- Reno, not to be outdone by his
younger brother, earned two first place ribbons in Novice
Jumpers to finish his NJC/JS-N, and also took 2nd place
with a Q in Open Regular
May 5-7, Santa Rosa, CA Mensona KC AKC Obedience, Rally &
Agility
- Taiko was very busy this weekend:
he took 1st in Rally Novice with a 97 to finish his RN;
he also got his 2nd and 3rd CD legs (190/192 scores, both
earning 3rd place in Novice B) for his AKC CD title! To
top it off, he won Ex A Standard and Jumpers on Sunday to
earn his second legs towards his AX and AXJ.
April
April 29-30, Prunedale, CA SMART USDAA Trial
- Chase Qd in Steeplechase, the
Performance National Standard Championships Local Qualifier,
Masters Gamblers, Super Qd in 22" Masters Snooker,
and won P3 Standard
- Tahoe Qd in P3 Standard, Jumpers
and Snooker and also Qd in Steeplechase
- Trek Qd in Starters Jumpers (4th)
and Starters Pairs (2nd), thanks to a great run with partners
Jinn
and Nicole Watts
- Killy Qd in Starters Jumpers
(3rd)
April 30, Martinez, CA Mt. Diablo Obedience/Rally trials
- Taiko earned his 2nd Novice
Rally leg with a 100 to take 3rd place!
April 13-16, Dixon, CA Haute TRACS USDAA Trial
- Chase & Tahoe's
team, "The Royal Bounty Hunters" (with Kidd and
Tania Chadwick) placed 13th out of over 60 teams for a Q!
- Chase & Tahoe
drew each other as Masters Pairs partners and brought home
a Q!
- Chase earned his 2nd Performance
National Standard Championships Qualifier with a 4th place;
he also Qd in 22" Steeplechase
- Tahoe had a great trial; she
earned her ADCH-Silver with her 25th Masters Gamblers Q
on Sunday. She also Qd in the Performance National Standard
Championships Qualifier, 22" Steeplechase, P3 Snooker
and won/Qd in both rounds of P3 Jumpers.
- Trek Qd in both rounds of Starters
Snooker and ran well, despite occasionally falling for off
course tunnels
- Killy Qd in Starters Snooker
and both rounds of Starters Gamblers
- Taiko finished his PD1 title,
Qing in P1 Standard (x4, with 1st, 2nd and 2 3rd place ribbons),
Jumpers (1st), Snooker (2nd) and Gamblers (2nd).
- Sandia Qd in Starters Pairs
and had some other great, if not qualifying, runs
April 15-16, Albuquerque, NM AKC Trial
- Dude had a blue and green AKC
debut, as he went 2/2 and won both rounds of Nov B 20"
Standard!
- Reno finished his OAJ with a 1st
place ribbon as well!
April 8-9, Hollister, CA PASA ASCA trial
- Chase went 8/10 (Qs in Jumpers
(2), Gamblers (2), Regular (2.5), all with placements including
firsts; he earned 2 E's to train contacts which cost him
a chance at HIT)
- Trek got 2 Novice Gamblers legs,
both with 3rd places, and earned his GS-N; he also finished
his JS-N with a 2nd place; he earned 1st in Open Gamblers
on Sunday
- Killy got a Novice Gamblers leg
with a 4th place
April 1-2, Dixon, CA Sheltie club AKC trial
- Taiko won Ex A JWW, running
6.2 YPS; he also took 2nd in Ex A Std! (See photos
by Doggone Digital)
- Sandia finished her NA with
2nd & 3rd place ribbons; she also won Novice B JWW for
her 2nd leg! (See photos
by Doggone Digital)
April 1-2, Albuquerque, NM SWAT USDAA trial
- Dude ran very well in his debut,
taking home 2 Qs in Starters Standard with 3rd and 4th place
ribbons!
March
March 26, Petaluma, CA AKC Obedience trial
- Taiko placed 4th in both Novice
B (191.5) and Novice Rally (98), earning his first legs
in each
March 25-26, Sunnyvale, CA Bay Team CPE trial
- Taiko got Qs in Jumpers, Snooker,
Full House and Jackpot before moving on to obedience on
Sunday
- Tahoe won several classes and
finished up her CL-3
- Chase went 6/10 with placements
and moved up to Level 5 in several classes
- Trek went 8/10 with placements
in Level 2 and is now qualified for CPE Nationals!
- Killy went 5/10, winning Snooker
both days and definitely turned some heads
March 18-19, Dixon, CA Valley DTC AKC agility trial
- Taiko finished his OAJ and ran
well in Ex A Std and JWW
- Tahoe went 3/4, getting QQ #
16 and taking 2nd in Ex B 20" Std
- Chase also went 3/4, getting
QQ #18 and taking 3rd in Ex B 20" Std
March 4, Dixon, CA Mt Diablo Obedience Club AKC agility trial
- Taiko finished his OA with a
1st place and got his 2nd OAJ leg, also with a 1st place!
- Tahoe had a nice qualifying run
in Standard including a *down on the table*!
March 4-5, Central Point, OR NADAC Fundraiser
February
February 24-26, Elk Grove, CA WAG CPE agility trial
- Tahoe went 8/10!
- Chase went 7/10 and finished
his CL3
February 3-5, Elk Grove, CA WAG CPE agility trial
- Tahoe went 8/10, taking 5 1st
places, 1 2nd, 3rd and 4th. She is now qualified for CPE
Nationals this June and has her CL3-R!
- Chase went 10/10, taking 4 1st
places and 5 2nds; he earned his CL3-R and CL3-S and is
also qualified for CPE Nationals!
January
January 28-29, Santa Rosa, CA Bay Team USDAA agility trial
- Taiko Qd and placed in P1 Snooker
and Gamblers
- Chase earned another Masters
Pairs Q (thanks to Karey Krauter for handling!)
- Dave enjoyed (and survived!) his first Masters judging
assignment
January 21-22, Elk Grove, CA WAG CPE Agility trial
- Taiko won Standard (level 3)
and has qualified for the 2006 CPE Nationals to be held
at the same site.
January 15 Elk Grove, CA Haute Dawgs/Fun Paws NADAC/ASCA
trial
- Taiko won both rounds of 20+"
Novice Regular, and finished his RS-N/NAC
January 7-8 Santa Rosa, CA Border Terrier of the Redwoods
AKC trial
Santa Rosa was good to us this weekend!
- Chase earned QQ # 17 towards
his MACH, taking 2nd in Ex B 20" Standard
- Tahoe went 3/4 and got QQ #
15 towards her MACH, taking 3rd in Ex B 20" JWW
- Trek earned his NAJ taking 2nd
place in Nov B 20" JWW
- Killy earned her NAJ taking
3rd in Nov B 20" JWW
- Taiko went 3/4, earning 2 Open
Standard legs and winning Open 20" JWW
- Sandia won 20" Nov B
JWW and took 4th in Nov B 20" Std
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