February 21/22: Thorson's Arena, San Martin, CA
March 28/29: Stanislaus County Fair Grounds, Turlock, CA
July 11/12: Solano County Fair Grounds,Vallejo, CA
August 1/2 : Manzanita Park, Prunedale, CA
September 26/27: Solano County Fair Grounds, Vallejo, CA
November 21/22 : Thorson's Arena, San Martin, CA
November 21/22, 2015
This was the 6th trial of the 2015 season and it was held, for the second time, at Thorson's Arena in Morgan Hill, CA
. Thorson's is really two large arenas with dirt floors. The ring and crating was in one arena. We used the 2nd one for dog exercising and obedience and rally trials, that were being held at the same time.
Trial committee was:
Chairs: Jean Danver and Tracy Lovelis
Judge arrangements: Nicole Watts
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: David Connet
Chief Course Builders: Scott Lovelis & Corinne Stewart
Chief Ring Stewards: Maralise Howze & Liza Buckner
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper & judge airport transportation: Susan Laursen
Equipment Transportation: Sharon Johnson
NQ Raffle: Kathy Murphy
Since this was the last trial of the 2015 season, the Silver Buckle Winners were determined. The competition was pretty stiff this year with come from behind wins in Novice and open. Novice, open, veteran and ace were all very close. Novice was tied in points between Tonka Toy and Angus. The tie breaker was used to declare Tonka Toy the winner.
The winners were:
Novice: Tonka Toy, an Aussie owned by Thea Tsurumoto
Open: Shelby, an Aussie owned by Sharon Johnson
Elite: Calli, an Aussie owned by Linda Grossbeck
Veteran: Jinn, an Aussie owned by Nicole Watts
ACE: Khezu, a Border Collie owned by Thea Tsurumoto
Winner of Winners: Chaps, an Aussie owned by Jean Danver
Nicole Watts and Vet winner, Jinn,;Sharon Johnson & Open winner, Shelby; Jean Danver & Winner of Winners, Chaps;
Thea Tsurumoto & Novice winner, Tonka Toy; Sasha Ziller and Ace winner, Khezu; Judge Michael Black
Silver Buckle wasn't the only excitement. Two dogs earned ATCHs. They were:
Judge
Michael Black and ATCH3 River i& owner Marsha Nicholi
Judge Michael Black with Deb Langley &
ATCH Kip
Besides
that, there were High in Trial Winners. Veteran turned out to
be a very
completive group. The top six dogs of the entire trial were
all
veterans.
High in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Akira, a Rottweiler owned by Liz Carlin Heberling
Jr. Handler: Buddy, an English Shepherd owned by Lucia Paris
Veteran: Jemima, an Aussie owned by Maralise Howze
Elite: Jazz, an Aussie owned by Kathy Murphy
Open: Ellie, an Aussie owned by Kim Lyon
Novice: Tonka Toy, an Aussie owned by Thea Tsurumoto
Judge Michael Black, Maralise Howze and Vet, Jemima; Kathy Murphy and Elite, Jazz;
Thea Tsurumoto and Novice, Tonka Toy; Liz Carlin Heberling and ACE, Akira
High in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Akira, a Rottweiler owned by Liz Carlin Heberling
Jr. Handler: Buddy, an English Shepherd owned by Lucia Paris
Veteran: Jemima, an Aussie owned by Maralise Howze
Elite: Jazz, an Aussie owned by Kathy Murphy
Open: Ellie, an Aussie owned by Kim Lyon
Novice: Tonka Toy, an Aussie owned by Thea Tsurumoto
Judge Michael Black, Maralise Howze and Vet, Jemima; Kathy Murphy and Elite, Jazz;
Thea Tsurumoto and Novice, Tonka Toy; Liz Carlin Heberling and ACE, Akira
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Overall Silver Buckle Standings
In general, only dogs that qualified are shown. Only November Qs are shown. Previous trial results are on
that trial's page.
There are e differences in HIT winners because the rules of which category a dog is in differs. For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the category that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year. HIT category corresponds to the last regular class entered of the trial.
September 26/27, 2015
This was the 5th trial of the 2015 season and it was held, for the second time, at the Solano County Fair Grounds in Vallejo, CA.
Trial committee was:
Chairs: Tracy Lovelis and Jean Danver pre-trial
Judge arrangements: Nicole Watts
Grounds: Tracy Lovelis
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: David Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Stewards: Liza Buckner & Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Laurie Preston
Chief Scorekeepers: & judge airport transportation: Susan Laursen
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
Lark, an Aussie owned by Warene Waters, earned her first ATCH at this trial.
Judge
Sandra Katzen, ATCH Lark and owner Warene Waters
High
in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Leslie Berry and her Aussie, Kitty Hawk
Veteran: Janet Jenkins and her Aussie, Maggie
Elite: Kerry Kevin and her Aussie, Jo-Z
Open: Narae Ellis and her All American, EEK
Novice: Helen Yuen & her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Rudy
Kerry Kevin & Elite HIT Jo-Z
ACE: Leslie Berry and her Aussie, Kitty Hawk
Veteran: Janet Jenkins and her Aussie, Maggie
Elite: Kerry Kevin and her Aussie, Jo-Z
Open: Narae Ellis and her All American, EEK
Novice: Helen Yuen & her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Rudy
Kerry Kevin & Elite HIT Jo-Z
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September 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 category a dog is in differs. For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the category that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year. HIT category corresponds to the last regular class entered of the trial.
August 1/2, 2015
This was the 4th trial of the 2015 season and we were back at a familiar place, Manzanita Park in Prunedale, CA. We had a very large field used for several baseball fields, so our one ring trial only took up a small space. Prunedale overlooks Moss Landing so gets lots of Pacific Ocean affected weather. So, while the rest of the Bay Area was frying in 90 degree weather, we had it very pleasant, only going up into the high 70s.
The surface was grass only a few gopher holes. Susan Graham was our judge. She is quite popular with PASA, since she started out doing an apprenticeship at one of our trials. The courses were fun and one, gamblers, in particular, gave us all something to think about.
Saturday night we held a pot luck event which Donna Highstreet organized. PASA provided roast chicken and everyone else brought something to share. There were rumors that the pumpkin "cake" was a big hit. Adding to the festivities, was a "make your own" root beer float bar on Sunday afternoon. Everyone can thank Warene Waters for that.
The weekend was a bit marred by the fact that some people had to withdraw because their dogs contracted a strain of kennel cough the week before. We wish their dogs a speedy recovery and hope that no one 's dog caught it at our trial. We would like to know if this happened.
Trial committee was:
Chairs: Jean Danver & Tracy Lovelis
Judge arrangements: Nicole Watts
Grounds & website: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: David Connet
Chief Course Builders: Scott Lovelis an Corinne Stewart
Chief Ring Stewards: Liza Buckner & Sara McNulty
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeepers: Maggie Guthrie, Susan Laursen
Equipment Transportation: Donna Highstreet, who also did the NQ raffles and pot luck
Three ATCHes were earned at this trial. One of them, Splash, earned her 12th ATCH, quite an achievement. They are pictured below, posing with judge, Susan Graham.
ATCH-IV Taiko and Liza Buckner ATCH-XII Splash & Sue Grisby ATCH-IV Finley and Susan Laursen
We had High in Trial Awards. The competition was of very high caliber. The top dogs in Veteran and ACE had perfect 10 out of 10 qualifying runs. The 2nd place Veteran dog had a 9 for 9 weekend. Elite was determined by 1 Q. Novice was determined in the jumpers rounds, as was Open.
High
in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Nicole Watts and her Aussie, Jinn
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Erika Maurer and her Aussie, Cadence
Open: Helen Bauer and her Standard Poodle, Jamba
Novice: Linda Grosbeck and her Mudi, Kara't
ACE: Nicole Watts and her Aussie, Jinn
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Erika Maurer and her Aussie, Cadence
Open: Helen Bauer and her Standard Poodle, Jamba
Novice: Linda Grosbeck and her Mudi, Kara't
HIT Winners: Linda Grosbeck & Novice winner, Kara't;Nicole Watts & ACE winner, Jinn, Judge Susan Graham, Erika Maurer & Elite winner,Cadence;
Jean Danver & Vet winner, Chaps;Not pictured, Helen Bauer and Open Winner, Jamba
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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 in HIT winners because the rules of which category a dog is in differs. For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the category that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year. HIT category corresponds to the last regular class entered of the trial.
July 11/12, 2015
This was the 3rd trial of the 2015 season and the first PASA trial to collect Qs towards the 2016 Nationals in Albany, Oregon. It was held at the Solana County Fair Grounds in Vallejo, CA. This was the first time at this site, so there were a few things that we didn't know to do (such as ask to have the gates open before 7 AM). But in all, it went pretty smoothly. Tracy Lovelis was originally our trial chair, with assistance from Jean Danver. Tracy came down with a freak brain infection with sidelined her for this trial. She is on her way to recovery and should step back into her role for the PASA September trial in the same site. We also offered an additional gamblers on Saturday with the sign up at the trial. Quite a few attendees took advantage of this. However, it made for a very long day and required lots of extra work for the judge, chief course builder and our trial secretary. PASA decided that it was an interesting experiment not something we want to do again soon.
PASA held a one ring event outdoors on grass. The field was pretty good and was enclosed in a outdoor arena. This actually made for a quite friendly atmosphere since we could all see everyone. Having a grandstand also made for a great place to see all the action.
Gary Shipley was our judge. He offered some fun and interesting courses that gave us a bit to think about. The weather was perfect and, being July, the daylight lasted past the last dog to run. We held NQ raffles both days, which was popular, as usual.
Trial committee was:
Chairs: Jean Danver & Tracy Lovelis
Grounds: Tracy Lovelis
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: David Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Stewards: Maralise Howze & Liza Buckner
Hospitality: Laurie Preston & Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Susan Laursen
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
Five ATCHes were earned at this trial. This made for quite a bit of excitement. That many called for a group picture:
In order from Left to right:
Sara McAulty and ATCH-II Moxie
Laurie Preston and ATCH-II Pippin
Lori Walker and ATCH Finley
Judge Gary Shipley overlooks all
Dave Connet and ATCH-II Denny
Not pictured - Maralise Howze and ATCH-VII Jemima
We had High in Trial Awards. The competition was very close in the Novice & Veteran Championship divisions. Both went down to the last jumpers run on Sunday before the winners were determined:
High
in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Thea Tsurumoto and her Border Collie, Khezu
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Kathy Murphy and her Aussie, Jazz
Open: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Logan
Novice: Cynthia Downing and her Aussie, Angus
ACE: Thea Tsurumoto and her Border Collie, Khezu
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Kathy Murphy and her Aussie, Jazz
Open: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Logan
Novice: Cynthia Downing and her Aussie, Angus
HIT Winners: Cynthia Downing & Novice winner, Angus; Kathy Murphy & Elite winner, Jazz, Donna Highstreet & Open winner, Logan;
Jean Danver & Vet winner, Chaps; Handler Sasha Zitter & ACE winner, Khezu; Judge Gary Shipley
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July 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 category a dog is in differs. For Silver Buckle, dogs are in the category that corresponds to their first regular Q of the year. HIT category corresponds to the last regular class entered of the trial.
March 28/29
This was the second trial of the 2015 season. It was held at the Stanislaus County Fair Grounds in Turlock. This agility trial was held in conjunction with a large ASCA conformation, obedience and rally even put on by Delta ASC. It was great seeing lots of old friends who are not agility participants and some old friends who were able to come because the location was closer than our Bay Area venues. A lot of agility people took advantage of the other events as well.
PASA held a one ring event outdoors on grass. There was quite a bit of gopher activity to deal with. Somehow we managed to keep all the holes filled. Susan Perry was our judge. She is a lot of fun and likes to put a bit of challenge in her courses. We held NQ raffles both days, which was popular, as usual.
Trial committee was:
Chair: Jean Danver & Donna Highstreet
Grounds: Donna Highstreet
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Nicole Watts
Chief Course Builders: Corrine Stewart & Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Tracy Lovelis
Equipment Transportation: Donna Highstreet
The weather was rather warm and sunny, temperatures reaching into the 80s. Dogs took advantage of the pools we set out and everyone ended up in summer clothes before the end of the day. We have High in Trial Awards. The competition was very close in the Novice Championship division. Two dogs tied in points. They were Angus, Cynthia Downing's Aussie and Jamba, Helen Bauer's standard poodle. Angus won in the regular yards per second tie breaker.
High
in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Thea Tsurumoto and her Border Collie, Khezu
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Rubi
Open: Cynthia Kennedy and her Aussie, Rave
Novice: Cynthia Downing and her Aussie, Angus
ACE: Thea Tsurumoto and her Border Collie, Khezu
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Rubi
Open: Cynthia Kennedy and her Aussie, Rave
Novice: Cynthia Downing and her Aussie, Angus
HIT Winners: Cynthia Kennedy& Open winner, Rave; Donna Highstreet & Elite winner, Rubi; Thea Tsurumoto & ACE winner, Khezu;
Jean Danver & Vet winner, Chaps; Judge Susan Perry; Cynthia Downing & Novice winner, Angus
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March Silver Buckle Standings
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March Silver Buckle Standings
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February
21/22
This was the first trial of the 2015 season. It was held at our new favorite indoor facility, Thorson's Arena in San Martin. Just to make us feel good there was ten minutes of rain on Sunday. PASA also held two Obedience trials on Saturday and two rally trials on Sunday. That worked out very well, so hopefully we can have more duel events in the future.
PASA held a one ring event which gave us lots of room in the two arenas for exercising and crating. Ric Pittman was our judge. He definitely contributed to everyone having a good time. His courses were challenging and fun. Everyone pitched in to help break down the regular ring before moving to Jumpers for the final 6 runs of the day. We finished the trial & had everything loaded on the trailer by 5:30 pm. Ric sure did a good job of keeping us going on Sunday. This was the initial trial for Wombat Video service which Nicole Watts and her daughter, Ali had started.
Trial committee was:
Chair: Jean Danver
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builders: Corrine Stewart & Susan Laursen
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Marcia Hodes
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
The trial had six classes each day. Two of each - Jumpers, Gamblers and Regular. There were "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday .
The biggest cause for celebration was Nicole Watts and her bitch, Dervish, earning their ATCH on Sunday morning on the second gamble. Dervish needed four gamblers Qs for her ATCH and she got all four gambles. What a dog.
Nicole Watts and Dervish celebrating
HIT Winners: ACE Corgie & Maggie Guthrie; Open Shelby & Sharon Johnson; Vet Chaps & Jean Danver;
Novice Teddy & Ginny Nile; Judge Ric Pittman; Elite Maggie & Janet Jenkins
This was the first trial of the 2015 season. It was held at our new favorite indoor facility, Thorson's Arena in San Martin. Just to make us feel good there was ten minutes of rain on Sunday. PASA also held two Obedience trials on Saturday and two rally trials on Sunday. That worked out very well, so hopefully we can have more duel events in the future.
PASA held a one ring event which gave us lots of room in the two arenas for exercising and crating. Ric Pittman was our judge. He definitely contributed to everyone having a good time. His courses were challenging and fun. Everyone pitched in to help break down the regular ring before moving to Jumpers for the final 6 runs of the day. We finished the trial & had everything loaded on the trailer by 5:30 pm. Ric sure did a good job of keeping us going on Sunday. This was the initial trial for Wombat Video service which Nicole Watts and her daughter, Ali had started.
Trial committee was:
Chair: Jean Danver
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builders: Corrine Stewart & Susan Laursen
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief Scorekeeper: Marcia Hodes
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
The trial had six classes each day. Two of each - Jumpers, Gamblers and Regular. There were "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday .
The biggest cause for celebration was Nicole Watts and her bitch, Dervish, earning their ATCH on Sunday morning on the second gamble. Dervish needed four gamblers Qs for her ATCH and she got all four gambles. What a dog.
Nicole Watts and Dervish celebrating
High
in Trial Winners were:
ACE: Maggie Guthrie and her Aussie, Corgie
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Janet Jenkins and her Aussie, Maggie
Open: Sharon Johnson and her Aussie, Shelby & Sara McAulay & her Aussie, Joyo
Novice: Ginny Nile and her Nova Scotia Duck Terrier, Teddy
ACE: Maggie Guthrie and her Aussie, Corgie
Veteran: Jean Danver and her Aussie, Chaps
Elite: Janet Jenkins and her Aussie, Maggie
Open: Sharon Johnson and her Aussie, Shelby & Sara McAulay & her Aussie, Joyo
Novice: Ginny Nile and her Nova Scotia Duck Terrier, Teddy
HIT Winners: ACE Corgie & Maggie Guthrie; Open Shelby & Sharon Johnson; Vet Chaps & Jean Danver;
Novice Teddy & Ginny Nile; Judge Ric Pittman; Elite Maggie & Janet Jenkins
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February Silver Buckle Standings
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February Silver Buckle Standings
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