Peninsula
Australian Shepherd Association put on its sixth annual ASCA sanctioned
TD and TDX tests over Presidents' Weekend at Fort Ord, an
enormous parkland developed from a decommissioned military
base,
just inland from Monterey, California. The eight TD tests was plotted
on
Friday and run on Saturday. Also on Saturday were two TDX
tests. Six more TDX tracks were plotted on Sunday
and run on
Monday.
Our judges were Anne Hershey of Hillsborough, CA and Judy
Strom of Whitehall, MT
The Fort Ord
site is hilly but gorgeous, and this year the cover was lush and ankle
deep. PASA has obtained special permission from the BLM to use a
portion of the park that is closed to motor vehicles, so the space is
quiet and pristine. Later in the season the slopes will be grazed by
flocks of sheep. Actually, there were already some sheep out
there.
The weather was true to this year's season.
Yes there were sheep and foul weather gear a
plenty!
Workers taking advantage of the hospitality. In spite of the weather a tracklayer and a tracking dog can have fun.
Monday's TDX passes, Donna Highstreet & Rubi (2nd ASCA TDX) and Joan Carpenter & Rocky flanked by Judges Anne Hershey and Judy Strom
Saturday's TD passing dogs. They are Laura Sasaki and her Australian Shepherd, Kiss My Grits; Maia Halvorse and her Chinook, Cleo; Judy Knorr and her Portuguese Water Dog, Cortereal Electra; Hazel Olbrich and her St. Bernard, Reema; Rita Crawford and her Shetland Sheepdogs, Scout and Icon
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Linda Stamper was the TD and TDX Test Secretary for Saturday's TD
and TDX tests. Donna Highstreet was the chief tracklayer for Saturday's
TD and TDX tests. Lora Cox served as Test
Secretary and as
Chief Tracklayer for Monday's TDX tests. Liza Buckner was the chief
tracklayer for the tests
run on Saturday, all the TD tests and 2 TDX tests. Donna
Highstreet was there with her motor home parked at
the staging area.
Many thanks to
our outstanding TD and TDX tracklayers and people providing support and
hospitality. They included Mona Nichols, Michelle Pressel, Maggie
Guthrie who did
driving, Mona Nichols and Ken Highstreet who provided hospitality and
our tracklayers Diane Aven, Joan Carpenter,
Marcia Hodes, Janet Massolo, Susan Roberts, Sue Rush, Linda Stamper and
Donna Highstreet.
