Agility Trials 2021

2021 Agility Events

PASA held five agility trials in 2021 along with some Fun Matches:
February 21: Fun Match: Anderson Farm, Livermore, CA
March 13: Fun Match: Anderson Farm, Livermore, CA
March 27/28: Anderson Farm, Livermore, CA
May 1/2: Anderson Farm, Livermore, CA
June 26/27: Anderson Farm, Livermore, CA
August 7/8: Manzanita Park, Prunedale, CA
November 20/21 : Thorson's Arena, Morgan Hill, CA

November 20/21, 2021

This was PASA's fifth and last agility trial in 2021. COVID is still with us. However, vaccinated people did not have to wear masks outside except for walkthroughs.

The trial was held at Thorson's Arena near Morgan Hill, CA. It is one of our favorite places because of being covered, with lots of room and near the Bay Area. PASA also held two obedience trials on Saturday and two rally trials on Sunday. The weather was perfect with some fog in the morning and the sun by mid-morning.

PASA held the usual one ring event, with 5 classes each day. Jeff Hayes from East Bernard, Texas was our judge. His courses gave us some challenges, especially his gamblers.

Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Jean Danver (grounds) and Tracy Lovelis (on site)
Background paperwork, web page: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary & Chief Scorekeeper: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maureen Loughney
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Equipment transportation: Ken & Donna Highstreet
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
NQ raffle: Dona Highstreet
Judge flight and hotel arrangements: Nicole Watts
Judge gift: Tracy Lovelis and Jean Danver
Judge airport and hotel transportation: Jean Danver, Katrina Parkinson, Susan Laursen

There were four ATCHs awarded at this trial. Three happened on Saturday and one on Sunday. Helen Bauer's standard poodle, Jamba, got ATCH III. This was his retirement ATCH, We will really remember and miss him. Suzanne Morlock's Aussie, Gracie, got her ATCH VI. Rick Anderson's Kate got her first ATCH. On Sunday, Jean Danver's Aussie, Sage, got his ATCH number IV. Congratulation's to all handlers and dogs. Pictures below posing with Judge Jeff Hayes.

Helen Bauer and ATCH III Jamba

Suzanne Morlock and ATCH VI Gracie

Rick Anderson and ATCH Calvin

Jean Danver and ATCH IV Sage

We awarded HIT. The trial had to get through the end of the day to identify all the winners. Rick Anderson injured his leg, so Susan Laursen ran Kate for him in the last two runs and Qed.

High in Trial Winners were:
Elite: Tracy Duncan and her Belgian Tervuren: Rush
Open: Laura Wall and her Aussie, Reese
Novice: Cindy Harris and her Aussie, Reba
Veteran: Rick Anderson with help from Susan Laursen and his Aussie, Kate
Ace Overall: Katrina Parkinson and her Aussie, Trillian

Cindy Harris with Novice winner, Rebe, Laura Wall and Open winner, Reese, Tracy Duncan and Elite winner, Rush
Katrina Parkinson with ACE winner, Trillian, Judge Jeff Hayes, Rick Anderson and Susan Laursen with Veteran winner Kate.

Last but not least were the Silver Buckle awards. These are awarded to the dogs in each category that get the most Qs summed over all the PASA trials for the year. Different than HIT, the dog is in the category of its first regular Q for the year. And the winners were, in the order of the picture:
Novice: Laura Wall and Reese
ACE Overall: Cindy Harris and Fancy
Open: Tracy Duncan and Rush
Elite: Katrina Parkinson and Trillian
Veteran: Rick Anderson and Kate
Winner of Winners: Suzanne Morlock and Sunny - not pictured

PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
High in Trial File
Silver Buckle Standings
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. Each q gets the same # of points. Note that only the results of this trial are listed. To see run results from previous trials go to the link in that trial's writeup.
Only dogs with a mathematical chance of winning on the last day are listed.

August 7/8, 2021

This was PASA's fourth trial in 2021. The state of California officially opened up June 15. So, there were no rules from on high about COVID behavior. We still requested that non-vaccinated people wear masks.

The trial was held at Manzanita Park in Prunedale. The park overlooks Moss Landing and the weather was true to form. While most of the area was in the 80s, into the hundreds, we started the day cool and foggy with drizzle. The sun came out late morning and, just when you are getting warmed up, the breeze came in. By dinner the fog is overhead. We ended the runs soon enough to hold the NQ raffle at the end of the trial day and have a great pot luck dinner.   There was so much food at the pot luck that we fed everyone for lunch the next day.

PASA held the usual one ring event, with 5 classes each day. Chuck Klein from Pittsboro, North Carolina was our judge. His courses were nice and flowing and lots of fun.

Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Jean Danver (grounds, RVs) and Tracy Lovelis (on site)
Background paperwork, web page: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary & Chief Scorekeeper: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maureen Loughney
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Equipment transportation: Ken & Donna Highstreet
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
NQ raffle: Dona Highstreet
Judge flight and hotel arrangements: Nicole Watts
Judge gift: Tracy Lovelis and Jean Danver
Judge airport and hotel transportation: Jean Danver, Barbara Hasey, Nicole Watts

There were two ATCHs awarded at this trial. Both happened on Saturday. Suzanne Morlock's Aussie, Gracie got her ATCH II. Susan Laursen's Aussie, Oliver, got his 4th ATCH.   Congratulation's to all handlers and dogs.

Judge Chuck Klein with ATCH II Gracie and Suzanne Morlock

Jude Chuck Klein with ATCH IV Oliver and Susan Laursen

We awarded High in Trial. There was a tie in elite with two dogs having a perfect Q weekend. Trillian won by being the fastest.

High in Trial Winners were:
Elite: Katrina Parkinson her Aussie, Trillian
Open: Anne Hershey and her Aussie, Falcon
Novice: Cindy Harris and her Aussie, Reba
Veteran: Suzanne Morlock and her Aussie, Sunny
Ace Overall: Cindy Harris and her Aussie, Fancy

Cindy Harris with Novice winner, Reba and ACE winner, Fancy, Judge Chuck Klein
and Katrina Parkinson with Elite winner, Trillian

PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
High in Trial File
Silver Buckle Standings
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. Each q gets the same # of points. Note, that only this trial's run results and over all standings are including. To see run results from previous trials go to the link in that trial's writeup.
Only dogs with a mathematical chance of winning are listed

June 26/27, 2021

This was PASA's third trial in 2021. The state of California officially opened up June 15. So, there were no rules from on high about COVID behavior. We still requested that non-vaccinated people wear masks.

It was also the third official agility trial held at Rick Anderson's "Farm" in Livermore. The heat and wind turned out to not be much of a problem. It was actually on the cool side for Livermore and the breeze was refreshing. The trial was on the small size, so we ended up soon enough to hold the NQ raffle at the end of the trial and an early BBQ for dinner for all. We stuffed ourselves with chicken, burgers and veggie burgers, great salads, root beer floats and a Birthday Cake for the judge.

PASA held the usual one ring event, with 5 classes each day. Pamela Bryant-Meeks from Burleson, Texas was our judge. Her courses had some twists to keep you thinking.

Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Rick Anderson (grounds) and Tracy Lovelis (on site)
Background paperwork, web page: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary & Chief Scorekeeper: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maureen Loughney
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Judge transportation and hospitality arrangements: Nicole Watts and Tracy Lovelis
Judge gift: Tracy Lovelis and Jean Danver
Judge airport transportation: Tracy Lovelis

There were five ATCHs awarded at this trial. Four happened on Saturday and one on Sunday. Linda Moss's Aussie, Charlie got his first ATCH. Scott Lovelis's 12 year old, Slyder, got his 4th ATCH. Kathy Murphy and Jazz added an ACE ATCH to her list of accomplishments. Rick Anderson's Aussie, Kate, got her third ATCH. On Sunday Maralise Howze's Aussie, Vixen got ATCH-VI (wow). Congratulation's to all handlers and dogs.

Lina Moss and ATCH Charlie

Scott Lovelis and ATCH-IV Slyder

Kathy Murphy and ACE ATCH Jazz

Rick Anderson and ATCH-III Kate

We awarded High in Trial. Again, it was down to the last runs of the day before we knew the novice and open winners. There were also ties in points for Elite and Veteran.
High in Trial Winners were, in order of the picture:

Veteran: Suzanne Morlock and her Aussie, Sunny
Ace Overall: Warene Waters and her Aussie, Lark
Elite: Donna Highstreet and her Aussie, Logan
Novice: Laura Wall and her Aussie, Reese
Judge: Pamela Bryant-Meeks
Open: Sue Petterson and her Aussie, Alfonso
PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
High in Trial File
Silver Buckle Standings
Note that all dogs with a Q are listed. A dog's group may change if it does not yet have regular Q. There may be differences than 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. Each q gets the same # of points. For HIT, the dog's group is the same as the last regular run and Q points are determined by the level of the run. Note, that only this trials run results and over all standings are including. To see run results from previous trials go to the link in that trial's writeup.

May 1/2, 2021

This was PASA's second trial in 2021. Given the rate of vaccinations and more opening up, we decided that it was OK to reinstate free workers lunch and morning hospitality for all. So PASA was back to proving that it had the best agility trial food offerings in the Bay area.

It was also the second official agility trial held at Rick Anderson's "Farm" in Livermore. Rick had spent a lot of time reducing the possibility of foxtails. Green grass, views of green hills and nice weather. Everything was great until a dust devil hit the crating area and destroyed 7 canopies in a matter of seconds and then it was gone.

PASA held the usual one ring event, with 5 classes each day. Roger Coor from Phoenix, AZ was our judge. His courses were very flowy with a few twists to keep you on your toes.

Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Rick Anderson (grounds) and Tracy Lovelis (on site)
Background paperwork, web page: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary & Chief Scorekeeper: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maureen Loughney
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Hospitality: Mona Nichols
Judge transportation and hospitality arrangements: Nicole Watts
Judge gift: Tracy Lovelis and Jean Danver
Judge airport transportation: Jean Danver

There were two ATCHs awarded at this trial. Both happened on Saturday. Kim Long's Aussie, Swoop, earned an ATCH V. Warene Waters's Aussie, Lark, earned her ATCH VII. Congratulation's to both handlers and dogs.

Kim Long, ATCH V Swoop and judge, Roger Coor

Warene Waters, ATCH 7 Lark and judge Roger Coor

We awarded High in Trial. It was down to the last jumpers run before we knew the novice winner.
High in Trial Winners were, in order of the picture:

Ace Overall: Kathy Murphy and her Aussie, Jazz
Novice: Kimberly Long and her Aussie: Snap
Veteran: Susan Laursen and her Aussie, Oliver
Judge: Roger Coor
Elite: Katrina Parkinson and her Aussie, Trillian
Open: Tracy Duncan and her Belgian Tervuren: Rush

PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
High in Trial File
Silver Buckle Standings
Note that all dogs with a Q are listed. A dog's group may change if it does not yet have regular Q. There may be differences than 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. Each q gets the same # of points. For HIT, the dog's group is the same as the last regular run and Q points are determined by the level of the run. Note, that only this trials run results and over all standings are including. To see run results from previous trials go to the link in that trial's writeup.

March 27/28

This was PASA's first trial in 13 months, thanks to COVID-19, We were pretty careful - No hospitality, no NQ raffle, social distancing, masks, no sharing of canopy space except for household members etc. Everyone felt pretty comfortable, especially since a rather large percentage of attendees have been vaccinated already. The county now allows vaccinated people to gather with each other, so there was a little bit of that happening.

It was also the first official trial held at Rick Anderson's "Farm" in Livermore. Green grass, views of green hills and nice weather. One could not ask for anything better.

PASA held the usual one ring event, with 5 classes each day. Sue Graham from Paso Robles, CA was our judge. She actually drove here and stayed on site. Her courses had some interesting twists. Some of us called the Sunday jumpers a Mickey Mouse head.

Trial committee was:
Chair(s): Rick Anderson (grounds) and Tracy Lovelis (on site)
Background paperwork, web page: Jean Danver
Awards: Warene Waters
Secretary & Chief Scorekeeper: Dave Connet
Chief Course Builder: Scott Lovelis
Chief Ring Steward: Maureen Loughney
Equipment: Susan Laursen
Judge transportation and hospitality: Nicole Watts
Judge gift: Tracy Lovelis and Jean Danver
Equipment and Judge RV Transportation, judge housing: Gina Campodonico

There were no ATCHs earned at this trial. But we did have some attendees come a long way. There were some Oregoneans and one entry from Washington. Here are a few pictures of the trial site.

We awarded High in Trial. There were a lot of new faces in this trial's winners, which was great to see.
High in Trial Winners were, in order of the picture:

Novice: Kimberly Long and her Aussie: Snap
Open: Tracy Duncan and her Belgian Tervuren: Rush
Judge: Susan Graham
Elite: Nicole Watts and her Aussie, Naju
Veteran: Susan Laursen and her Aussie, Oliver
Ace Overall: Kathy Murphy and her Aussie, Jazz

PDF Files of Trial Results
Trial Premium
Trial General Info
High in Trial File
Silver Buckle Standings
Note that all dogs with a Q are listed. A dog's group may change if it does not yet have regular Q. There may be differences than 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. Each q gets the same # of points. For HIT, the dog's group is the same as the last regular run and Q points are determined by the level of the run.

February 21/ March 13
Fun Matches

PASA decided to have a couple of member only Fun Matches to tune the new facility and get our dogs used to a trial environment again. They were both one day events. Beautiful sunshine both days. The March match was a bit on cool side. Some wind both days. Scott Lovelis designed the courses and served as a judge at the February event. Susan Laursen acted as equipment czar. Tracy Lovelis gave the briefings and announcements. We had volunteers for gate, leash running and pole setting, just like a regular trial. Rick Anderson did all the grounds planning and implementation. He also did some judging. Jean Danver wrote a flier and a release. The dogs had a great time running and meeting new and old friends.

We even had a photographer, Sarah Hitzeman , for the March event. You can see and down load her pictures at this link.