2013 Agility Events

PASA held four agility trials in 2013:
February 23/24: Fair Grounds, Los Banos,CA
March 30/31: Stanislaus County Fair Grounds, Turlock, CA
August 3/4 : Manzanita Park, Prunedale,  CA
November 23/24 : VIPAWZ, San Martin, CA



November 23/24

Our last trial of the 2013 season was held at VIPAWZ, a covered arena in San Martin, CA.  We had the cool in the morning and warming up to shirtsleeves weather that has been the norn in Northern California this year.  It would be nice to actually have some rain..

PASA held a one ring event.  This worked well to minimize conflicts and time impacted by course building.  It also gave us lots of room inside the arean for warming up and crating.   Richard Pttiman was our judge.   He had a great mix of speed and challenge.  More than one of use will be practicing his gamble sequences.  Being the last trial of the year, the Silver Buckle awards were made, as well as High in Trial awards.

Trial committee was:
Chair: Jean Danver
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Corinne Stewart
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Marcia Hodes
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
NQ Raffle: Donna Highstreet

 
The trial had five classes each day.     We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday. 
   
There were two ATCHs earned over the weekend. Dave Grubel's Aussie Boca earned her first ATCH.   It was also the first ATCH for Laurie Preston's Aussie, Pippin.

             
Laurie Preston and Pippin with Judge Richard Pittman  

The high in trial competition was really fierce.  The veteran, elite and open dogs all Qed in every run.
High in Trial Winners were:


Jr. Handler:  No Jr. Handlers in this trial
Veteran: Liza Buckner and her Aussie, Taiko
Elite: Deborah Ogg and her Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Porsche, Boca

Open: Linda Grossbeck and her Aussie, Calli
Novice:  Tom & Jill Williams and their Aussie, Ruby


          
Tom Williams and Novice HIT, Ruby; Liza Buckner and Veteran HIT, Taiko; Debbie Ogg and Elite HIT, Porsche; Linda Grossbeck and Open HIT, Callie 
                                                                                                                              
              
 
Again this year, the Silver Buckle competition was very, very close in the Veteran and Open category.
Silver Buckle Winners were:


Jr. Handler:  Ali Squillace and her Aussie, Jinn
Veteran: Liza Buckner and her Aussie, Taiko
Elite: Dave Grubel and his Aussie, Boca

Open: Neva Perrotta and her Aussie, Indy
Novice:  Cynthia Downing  and her Aussie, Roxie
Winner of Winners:  Maralise Howze and her Aussie, Jemima

          
 Cynthia Downing and Novice , Roxie;  Ali Squillace and Jr. Handler, Jinn; Dave Grubel and Elite, Boca; Liza Buckner and Veteran , Taiko;
Neva Perotta and Open, Indy; Maralize Howze and Winner of Winners, Jemima
                                                                                                                      
PDF Files of Trial Results
High In Trial Results
Trial Premium
Trial General Info
Erika Maurer's Pictures
Erika's pictures may not yet be posted
Jean Danver's Pictures
Happy to send high quality digital if you ask for a couple of pictures
 2013 Silver Buckle Standings

Note that all dogs with a Q are listed.   Their group may change if  they do not yet have regular Q.  There may be differences from HIT winners because the rules of which level a dog is in differs and how
class are scored  differs.  For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the group that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year and yps is the average of their regular runs only.  All Qs count the same. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and Q point values are weighted. Only November runs are displayed, but the score shows the total over all trials.



Sad August Update:  Warren Tielelman, who has run with his dogs, Pirate & Zayvee, in all so our trials so far this year, died of an apparent heart attack on August 12.

August 3/4

Our 3rd trial of the 2013 season was held at Manzanita Park in Prunedale, CA outside.  We had great weather for the dogs.  It was cloudy and cool all but about 2 hours of each day when the sun peeked through.  But then, that is typical weather for Manzanita Park at this time of the year.  So, all out of area attendees got to cool off.

PASA held a one ring event with two rings.  This worked well to minimize conflicts and time impacted by course building.  Scott Lovelis was our judge.   He had a great mix of doable and challenge.  Scott was very popular with the competitors.
Trial committee was:
Chair: Jean Danver
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Corinne Stewart
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Marcia Hodes
Equipment Transportation: Donna Highstreet
NQ Raffle: Donna Highstreet

 
The trial had five classes each day.     We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday. 
   
We had some events that helped make the weekend special.  Susan Laursen and Corinne Stewart had retirement runs for their Aussies, Murphy and Marley,  treating us all with cookies.   Saturday was puppy socialization day.  At least three people brought puppies so there were lots of them for people and dogs alike to play with.   So, the puppies pretty much stold the show.    

There were four ATCHs earned over the weekend. It started right away with  Sue Grigsby's  Aussie, Splash,  getting her ATCH-VII.  Later that day, Sara McAulay's Aussie, Moxie, earned his first ATCH, followed by Neva Perrotta's Australian Cattle Dog, Ranger, also earning his first ATCH.     Sunday afternoon we had our last ATCH of the weekend - Geri Lu Jurey's Border Collie, Flint.

              
  Sue Grigsby and Splash with Judge, Scott Lovelis                                Sara McAulay and Moxie

          
                     Neva Perrotta and Ranger                                       Geri Lu Jurey and Flint
 

The high in trial competition was quite close with all of the winners not determined until jumpers on Sunday.  Both Open and Novice had ties in the Q point count.  Those categories had to be determined by the regular yards per second tie breaker.

High in Trial Winners were:


Jr. Handler:  No Jr. Handlers in this trial
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Dave Grubel and his Aussie, Boca

Open: Melody Franklin and her Aussie, Fanny
Novice:  Harley Freeze and his Border Collie, Quix


          
 Harley Freeze and Novice HIT, Quix;   Melody Franklin and Open HIT, Fanny; Dave Grubel and Elite HIT, Boca; Jean Danver and Veteran HIT, Chaps. 
                                                                                                                       



PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
Trial General Info
Erika Maurer's Pictures
Erika's pictures may not yet be posted
Jean Danver's Pictures
Happy to send high quality digital if you ask for a couple of pictures
  August Silver Buckle Standings

Note that all dogs with a Q are listed.   Their group may change if  they do not yet have regular Q.  There may be differences from HIT winners because the rules of which level a dog is in differs and how
class are scored  differs.  For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the group that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year and yps is the average of their regular runs only.  All Qs count the same. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and Q point values are weighted. Only August runs are displayed, but the score shows the total over all trials.



March 30/31

Our 2nd trial of the 2013 season was held at the Stanislaus County Fair Grounds outside.  So we got to play lady-luck with the weather.  Saturday was a nice, quite warm day.  But as predicted it rained quite hard Saturday night and Sunday morning until about 3:30 AM.   There was quite a bit of water on canopy roofs.  However, the day turned out to be quite nice and everyone dried off just in time for more rain during the last round of jumpers and packing up to go home.  Luckily most of the trailer was already packed up.  It really was a Happy Easter complete with colored boiled eggs in the morning hospitality.

PASA held a one ring event.  Sue Graham was our judge.  She added to the fun of weekend, posing with bunny ears at one point.  We almost didn't get her.  Security at Ontario airport couldn't tell the difference between the smell of farm shoes and toxic substances.  The process passed her flight time.  Luckily,  South West airlines was cooperative and got her on a later flight.
 
Trial committee was:
Chair: Maggie Guthrie
Grounds: Maggie Guthrie
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Corinne Stewart
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Marcia Hodes
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
NQ Raffle: Donna Highstreet

 
The trial had five classes each day.     We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday.  This trial was held in conjunction with Delta's Conformation, Rally and Obedience shows.  So there was lots of things for dogs to participate in.
   
Kerry Levin and Jo-Z earned an ATCH on the 2nd Saturday gamble, but Kerry didn't figure it out until Sunday Morning.  It was a big weekend for Jo-Z who also won High in Trial Elite.   Two more ATCHs were earned on Sunday.   Mona Nichols and Sunny earned his ATCH-II.  He was also Best of Breed in Delta's Saturday Conformation Show.  So, an extra big weekend for him, too.  Denise Patterson and Delilah earned her ATCH-III on the last  Sunday Regular run.

          
  Denise Patterson & Delilah, Mona Nichols and Sunny, Judge Sue Graham, Kerry Levin and Jo-Z  

      
 

High in Trial Winners were:

Jr. Handler:  Ali Squillace and her Aussie, Jinn
Veteran: Liza Buckner and her Aussie, Taiko
Elite: Kerry Levin and her Aussie, Jo-Z

Open: Warene Waters and her Aussie, Lark
Novice:  Cynthia Downing and her Aussie, Roxie


          
 Kerry Levin and Elite HIT Jo-Z,  Ali Squillace and Jr. Handler HIT Jinn, Judge Sue Graham, Warene Waters and Open HIT Lark, Liza Buckner and Veteran HIT, Taiko.  Missing is Cynthia Downing and Novice HIT, Roxie
                                                                                                                       



PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
Trial General Info
Jean Danver's Pictures
Happy to send high quality digital if you ask for a couple of pictures
March Silver Buckle Standings

Note that all dogs with a Q are listed.   Their group may change if  they do not yet have regular Q.  There may be differences in HIT winners because the rules of which level a dog is in differs and how
class are scored  differs.  For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the group that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year and yps is the average of their regular runs only.  All Qs count the same. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and Q point values are weighted.


February 23/24

This was the first trial of the 2013 season.  It was held under cover in the Fair Grounds in Los Banos.  PASA was also holding 4 Conformation shows in the same location over the weekend.  On Saturday, we were treated to lots of wind, which made it quite chilly and dusty in the ring area.  Luckily, the half of the arena where exhibiters crated was covered with mats.    Sunday the wind died down and it was cool, but pleasant.


PASA held a one ring event.  Chuck Klein was our judge.  He definitely contributed to everyone having a good time.  His courses were challenging and a lot of fun.  Everyone pitched in to help break down the regular ring before moving to Jumpers for the final two rounds of the day.  We finished the trial & had everything loaded on the trailer by about 6pm
 
Trial committee was:
Chair: Jean Danver
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Corinne Stewart
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Marcia Hodes
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
NQ Raffle: Donna Highstreet

 
The trial had five classes each day.     We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday .
   
Two ATCHs were earned on Saturday.   Susan Laursen and Finley got his ATCH.  Nicole Watts and Jinn earned her ATCH-III   

         
  Nicole Watts and Jinn                                                                                   Susan Laursen and Finley

      
 

High in Trial Winners were:

Jr. Handler:  Ali Squillace and her Aussie, Jinn
Veteran: Laurie Preston and her Aussie, Pippin
Elite: Maralise Howze and her Aussie, Jemima
Open: Susan Trujillo and her Aussie, Cava
Novice: Warren Teitelman and his Aussie, Pirate

         
                    Susan Trujillo and Open HIT Cava                                  Maralise Howze and Elite HIT Jemima, Laurie Preston and Vet HIT Pippin, Ali Squillace
                                                                                                                       and Jr. Handler HIT Jinn, Judge Chuck Klein, Warren Teitelman and Novice HIT Pirate



PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
Trial General Info
Jean Danver's Pictures

February Silver Buckle Standings

Note that all dogs with a Q are listed.   Their group may change if  they do not yet have regular Q.  There may be differences in HIT winners because the rules of which class a dog is in differs and how yps is calculated differs.  For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the group that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year and yps is the average of their regular runs only.  All Qs count the same. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and yps also includes jumpers.  Q point values are weighted.