February 24/25: Thorson's Arena, Morgan Hill, CA
April 1/2: Stanislaus County Fair Grounds, Turlock, CA
August 5/6: Manzanita Park, Prunedale, CA
November 18/19 :Thorson's Arena, Morgan Hill, CA
November 18/19
This was the 4th and last trial of the 2017 season. Typically this is when we award the Silver Buckle awards for the season. However, ASCA decided to ban all dogs that went to Nationals, because a couple of puppies may have come down with parvo that could have been picked up on the Nationals site. Since of number of the dogs that were in contention for the Silver Buckle award were banned from coming and others were coming to this trial hoping to compete, PASA decided to not award the Silver Buckle at this trial. All the dogs who were at the trial ran their final runs. The dogs that stayed home because of the ASCA ruling will have their February results count. So, stayed tuned until February to find out the 2017 Silver Buckle results.
The trial was held under cover at Thorson's Arena in Morgan Hill, CA. We had two large arenas. So there was plenty of room for the ring, crating, dog exercises and a set of PASA Obedience and Rally trials, running parallel to agility. Our judge was Chet Katwyk. His courses had a great range of challenges, which gave some opportunity for everyone. The trial had five classes each day. We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday.
There were no ATCHs. However, we did sign an ATCH pole for Rosie Cranfield, who lost her house in the Sonoma fires, including all her dog's awards.
Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Tracy Lovelis (on site) Jean Danver (off site, web)
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder(s): Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Equipment, Chief score table: Susan Laursen
Judge transportation & hospitality: Nicole Watts, Jean Danver, Mona Nichols, Donna Highstreet
Equipment Transportation: Jenny Hutchinson
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in Trial Winners, shown below with Judge Chet Katwyk from left to
right, were:
Elite: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Logan, posing with Judy Palfi who ran Logan after Donna hurt her knee.
Novice: Pam Durkee and her Nova Scotia Duck Troller, Ticket
Open: Thea Tsurumoto and her Aussie, Tanko
Veteran: Dave Connet and his Aussie, Denny
Not pictured: Ace Overall: Laurie Preston and her Aussie, Pippin
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November Silver Buckle Results posted after the February , 2018 Agility Trial
Elite: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Logan, posing with Judy Palfi who ran Logan after Donna hurt her knee.
Novice: Pam Durkee and her Nova Scotia Duck Troller, Ticket
Open: Thea Tsurumoto and her Aussie, Tanko
Veteran: Dave Connet and his Aussie, Denny
Not pictured: Ace Overall: Laurie Preston and her Aussie, Pippin
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November Silver Buckle Results posted after the February , 2018 Agility Trial
August 5/6
This was the 3rd trial of the 2017 season. It was a typical coastal, Manzanita Park event. We start out with lots of dew that progresses to sun and just when we are enjoying the warm weather the coastal breeze cuts in and it gets a bit cold. Of course, that is perfect for the dogs.
PASA put up its single ring in the grass just outside the baseball infield in the grass leaving lots of run to run around with your dog. Sue Graham was our judge. she has a great sense of humor and is really helpful to the novice dogs and runners. We always enjoy having her and this was no exception.
Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Tracy Lovelis (on site) Jean Danver (off site, web)
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder(s): Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Judge transportation & hospitality: Nicole Watts, Jean Danver, Mona Nichols, Maralise Howze
Equipment Transportation: Gina Campodonico
The trial had five classes each day. We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday .
Two dogs earned ATCHs. On Saturday, Maralise Howze's Aussie, Vixen (not picture by request) got her 2nd ATCH. On Sunday Nancy Graczyk and her, Aussie, Rocket got his fourth ATCH on the 1st regular run.
Judge Sue Graham, Nancy Graczyk and ATCHIV Rocket
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in Trial Winners were, in order of the picture:
Open: Nicole Watts and her Aussie, Naju
Judge Sue Graham
Elite: Nancy Graczyk and her Aussie, Rocket
Ace Overall: Thea Tsurumoto and Border Collie, Khezi
Veteran: Dave Connet and his Aussie, Denny
Not pictured:
Novice: Suzanna Morlock and her Aussie, Gracie
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August Silver Buckle Standings
Note that only dogs that have a mathematic possibility of winning a Silver Bucket are listed. In this case that is ten or less Qs from the front runner. There may be differences in HIT winners because the rules of which class a dog is in 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 for the year. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and average yps of regular runs just for the trial.
Open: Nicole Watts and her Aussie, Naju
Judge Sue Graham
Elite: Nancy Graczyk and her Aussie, Rocket
Ace Overall: Thea Tsurumoto and Border Collie, Khezi
Veteran: Dave Connet and his Aussie, Denny
Not pictured:
Novice: Suzanna Morlock and her Aussie, Gracie
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August Silver Buckle Standings
Note that only dogs that have a mathematic possibility of winning a Silver Bucket are listed. In this case that is ten or less Qs from the front runner. There may be differences in HIT winners because the rules of which class a dog is in 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 for the year. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and average yps of regular runs just for the trial.
April 1/2
This was the 2nd trial of the 2017 season. The weather was beautiful. We had sun and temperatures that got into the low 80s. Somehow we lucked out with just about the only weekend with sun the entire winter. It was held at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock. Delta ASC held conformation, rally and obedience trials at the same time. They also had a great raffle for Aussie rescue and canine cancer and an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids on Sunday morning.
PASA held its usual one ring event. It was outside on grass with just a few gopher holes. Joyce Roessner from Calgary, CA was our judge. She was fun and had some really nice courses,with a bit of challenge. We really enjoyed having her.
Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Tracy Lovelis (on site) Jean Danver (off site, web)
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder(s): Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief scorekeeper & equipment: Susan Laursen
Judge transportation & hospitality: Nicole Watts, Jean Danver, Susan Larsen
Equipment Transportation & NQ raffle: Donna Highstreet
The trial had five classes each day. We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday .
Two dogs earned ATCHs. Both were very exciting runs and happened on the 2nd gamble on Friday. First was Dave Connet and Denny, It was Denny's 4th ATCH. A few runs later, Tim Buell and Carly got her first ATCH. In order of picture: Dave with ATCHIV Denny and Tim with ATCH Carly.
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in Trial Winners were, in order of the picture:
Open: Linda Groesbeck and her Mudi, Kar'at
Elite: Erika Maurer and her Aussie, Cadence
Ace Overall: Patrick Kennedy and his Aussie, Rikki
Judge: Joyce Roessner
Veteran: Deborah Ogg and her Corgie, Porsche
Novice: Deborah Ogg and her Danish Swedish Farm Dog, Bullet
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April 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. 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 for the year. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and average yps of regular runs just for the trial.
Open: Linda Groesbeck and her Mudi, Kar'at
Elite: Erika Maurer and her Aussie, Cadence
Ace Overall: Patrick Kennedy and his Aussie, Rikki
Judge: Joyce Roessner
Veteran: Deborah Ogg and her Corgie, Porsche
Novice: Deborah Ogg and her Danish Swedish Farm Dog, Bullet
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April 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. 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 for the year. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and average yps of regular runs just for the trial.
February 25/26
This was the first trial of the 2017 season. We had a break from the rain. Just some chilly wind in the afternoon This trial was held inconjunction with a set of WASOC Obedience/Rally trials. Both were successful events.
PASA held its usual one ring event. That left lots of room for crating and running dogs inside and staying away from the horses and obedience/rally folks. Sherry Butler was our judge. She was fun and had some really nice courses.
Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Tracy Lovelis (on site) Jean Danver (off site, web)
Grounds: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder(s): Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maralise Howze
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Chief scorekeeper & equipment: Susan Laursen
Judge transportation & hospitality: Nicole Watts, Jean Danver, Scott & Tracy Lovelis
Equipment Transportation & NQ raffle: Donna Highstreet
The trial had five classes each day. We had "NQ" raffles on Saturday and Sunday .
Three dogs earned ATCHs. The first quietly happened on Saturday.
Congratulations to Warene Waters and her Aussie, Lark, who earned her ATCHII
ATCHII Lark
The 2nd was a surprise to Nicole Watts when she got the title in the mail. Dervish earned her ATCHII on
Sunday's gamble. Not to be outdone, Donna Highstreet learned that Rubi earned her ATCHIV in the mail as well. Congratulations to Lark, Dervish and Rubi.
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in Trial Winners were, in order of the picture:
Novice: Amanda Hutchison and her Aussie, Royal
Jr. Handler: Sasha Zitter and her Border Collie, Khezi
Ace Overall: Thea Tsurumoto and her Aussie, Chile
Veteran: Dave Connet and his Aussie, Denny
Elite: Dave Grubel and his Aussie, Boca
Not pictured: Open: Jill Arenson and her Aussie, Wilson
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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. 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 for the year. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and average yps of regular runs just for the trial.
Novice: Amanda Hutchison and her Aussie, Royal
Jr. Handler: Sasha Zitter and her Border Collie, Khezi
Ace Overall: Thea Tsurumoto and her Aussie, Chile
Veteran: Dave Connet and his Aussie, Denny
Elite: Dave Grubel and his Aussie, Boca
Not pictured: Open: Jill Arenson and her Aussie, Wilson
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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. 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 for the year. HIT group is last regular entered of the trial and average yps of regular runs just for the trial.