| July, 2008 |
 Bill and
Checkerz with a
first place in Rally level
1
and new RL1 Title!
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| June 15, 2008 |
Lesley and Elsie competed in Rally at K9 Crazy Play
School in Stone Ridge NY.
They competed in Rally Level
2a (off leash) today for the 1st time. She got
a 199 and First Place!
They were also entered
in Level 1 B twice and got two scores of 210 and two
First places! |
| May 17 - Rally trial
- WOW! Scores |
| In no particular order (click
the linked names to view the action at YouTube.com): |
| Jane with Ruby, level 3, 202 and 2nd place |
Andrea with Garbo – level 1 – 202 |
| Me with Beau, level 3 – 208, 1st place |
Jim
and Sirrus – level 1 – 206 |
| Me with Shadow, level 3 – NQ – major handler
error |
Jim
and Black – level 1 – 208 – 4th
place |
| Andrea with Beep – level 2 – 180 |
Bill
and Checkerz – level 1 – 3rd place |
| Me and Shadow – level 2 – 209 – 1st
place |
Lesley and Elsie – level 1 - 207 |
| Me and Beau – level 2 – 206 |
Jane
with Augie – level 1 - 186 |
| Lisa and Jessi – level 2 – 202 |
Denise
with Maddie – level 1 - 208 |
| Robin
with Gigi – level 1 – 191 |
Me and Emma – level 1 – 202 |
| Denise with Buster – level 1 – 202 |
Lisa and Jessi – level 1 – 207 |
Andrea
with Ace – level 1 – 207 - 5th place |
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NOT TOO SHABBY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY RESPECTABLE SCORES, 19, count ‘em,
19 entries AND ONLY 1 NQ – MINE…sigh….
YOU ALL DID ME VERY PROUD TODAY!
What is really amazing is that many of the dogs has some
issues or have had some issues in the past and none of them
showed up today – Ruby and Sirrus are not all that thrilled
with other dogs, Elsie and Buster are sometimes not thrilled
with other dogs, Beep was completely quiet and didn’t
do her imitation of an attack dog (which she isn’t),
Emma paid attention to me inside and outside of the ring,
Augie did a very credible job, considering Jane doesn’t
really train much for rally <g>, Jim did an Incredible
job, considering he has only taken 1 beginner class (Not a
rally class) with me (although he has competed in Schutzhund)
and we were all very proud of Jim today – not only for
his parking and organizational skills, but also for talking
softly to his dogs <g>
Ace and Garbo and Cherkerz were wonderful as they always
are and we all now know the key to Checkerz success – leave
Melanie at home! <g>
Lisa is almost there with her ARCH – better hurry before
the baby comes!
Gina was fantastic as gate steward and Anna INCREDILBLE as
trial secretary – man oh man, she is great and even
more than great considering she has never shown in Rally herself
and only watched ½ of a rally trial!
And Happy birthday to Shadow – he turned 9 today!
 When
I adopted Elsie, my Cattle Dog (Rescue dog from Kentucky)
2 years ago, I never thought of her as anything other
than a great pet dog. At that time, I had never entered
any kind of Dog Sport or Competition myself. When I took
her to her beginner Obedience classes, we realized that
she was a very smart and trainable dog. My trainers suggested
that I try entering in Rally Obedience with her, so we
took a few Rally classes and started competing in the
Spring of '07. We had fun and did pretty well- we got
our Level 1Title, and started in the 1B class too (class
for experienced dogs who have already earned a level 1
title). Our average score for all our Spring and Summer
shows was a 196 (a perfect score is a 210). These were
good scores for a complete beginner, and nothing at all
to feel bad about.
However, when I started competing in the "B" classes,
I was dismayed to see how competitive it was, and
how high the scores of the competitors that placed
were. I felt that we were doing our best, and didn’t
really know where we were losing points, or how to
improve from where we were at that point. I decided
to look around for a trainer that excelled in Rally
and take further lessons. I came across Pam's website,
and was very impressed with her list of scores and
placements (under Behold the Power icon). We started
taking lessons from Pam in late summer, and started
competing again in early fall. We did quite a few
shows in the fall, and our average score jumped to
207!! We even placed a couple of times too, and won
a High Scoring Rescue Dog award at our first trial
after starting at PMDT. Thanks Pam, for helping us
clean up our performance and "kick it up a notch"!!
- Leslie Mcnamara and Elsie
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October
6, 2007
In spite of the fact that all of these women were
hyperventilating,
they all passed their Canine Good Citizen
test!
WAY TO GO!
You all worked very hard and it payed off!
- Tami and her Australian Cattledog, Bandi
- Sanna and her English Springer Spaniel, Samantha
- Karen and her Collie, Pearl
- Karen and her Border collie, Randy
- Emily and her Labrador Retriever, Rum
- Emily and her Labrador Retriever, Raisin
- Barbara and her All-American, Wheatdle
October 13/14, 2007 - Rally Trial |
Stacey
Modica and her Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Codi:
October 13/14, 2007 - Got a 207,
207, 204!
11/05 Level 1, scores of 199 and 200 (3rd place),
Got his CGC in July 2005. April 9, 2005: 1st rally
trial and title in one weekend in level 1, Scores:
196 & 5th place, 201 & 3rd
place, 199 & 5th place (level 1 title) and got
his Award Of Merit for having scores over 190
He is now going for his Individual
Rally Championship for Level 1: 5 Qualifying scores
towards his level 1 championship 196 - 8/05
198 & 200 - 9/24/05,
199 - 11/20/05,
200 & 3rd place - 11/20/05,
Level 2: 195 & 3rd place - 11/20/05
2005 National Points Ranking 7th
place and in Top 20 for Level 1 division.
They also were nominated by Kim
Wilson for the Cassandra Award at the St. Huberts
Rally trial in September 2005, for best team representation
of rally.
Stacey Modica and her Australian Shepherd, Zach:
October 13/14, 2007, got a 196 and 4th place, 195
and 5th place! (first ever Rally trial!!) |
Stacey
Modica and her Australian Shepherd, Gwen:
October 13/14, 2007 - Got a 207,
206, 209!
11/05 1st APDT rally trial: score
of 194
2nd trial: score of 197 and 3rd place
Got her CGC on 7/24/05
2 legs toward level 1 - 11/20/05
194, 196 & 3rd place |
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Karen
Carroll and her Rottie, Jerome
October 13/14, 2007
got a 208 and 3rd place,
a 209 and 5th place,
205, 197 AND FINISHED UP HIS ARCH TITLE!!!!!!!
Gina Boderck and her All-American dog, Gus
October 13/14, 2007 - Got a 201 and a 202 and he
was fantastic! |
Lisa
Judge and her Australian Shepherds Jessi and Gus:
- Gus got a 204, 201, 205
and a 210 and 2nd place!
- Jessie got a 208 and 2nd place, 205,
and a 210 and 3rd place!
- Jessie: K9Crazy Play School
5-29-04,
1st trial 183, 2nd trial 195 and 4th Place, Staten island
DTC 6-5-04 3rd trial in Level 179 (pouring rain),
but completed title.
Level 2:
- Jessie: Port Chester Dog Training Club
8-21-04: 181-5th place, Pawsable K9 7-24-05 188
2nd Place, Pawsable K9 7-24-05 197 1st Place and
completed Level 2 Title
- Gus: Port Chester
Dog Training Club 8-21-04 1st Trial Ever 192 4th
Place, Pawsable K9 7-24-05 1st trial 193-4th place,
2nd trial 195-2nd Place and Title!
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Rally
Trial - April 10 & 11, 2004 - Three trials in
2 days!
- First Trial - Erica
Etcheson with Fozzie -got his first Rally 1 leg
with a 171
- Second Trial - Erica
Etcheson with Fozzie - got his second Rally 1 leg
with a 187!!
- Third Trial - Ali
Brown with Acacia - got a 197 and finished up her
Rally 2 title with a Magna Cum Laude!
CONGRATULATIONS!
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Rally
O' Trial at Y2K9's in Wyndmoor, PA - Sunday, December
7, 2003
- Louise Johnson
and her blind Collie Sparky finished up his Rally
2 title WITH A SCORE OF 198 AND FIRST PLACE!!!!
Let's hear it for the blind dog!!!! Hip-hip-HOORAY!
- Ali Brown and her
13 year old mixed breed dog Montana, got her first
and second legs in Rally 1 with scores of 193
and 179! This was Montana's first time ever competing!!!
- Ali Brown and her
Belgian Shepherd Acacia, got her first and second
legs in Rally 1 with scores of 193 and 192!
- Sandra Bishop and
her Collie Connor, is going for Championship points.
In the 2 trials for Rally 1, he got a 196 and
a 188. In the 2 trials for Rally 2, he got 194 in
both times! He was one tired puppy at the end of
the day.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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APDT
Rally Trial at St. Hubert's - Saturday, October 11,
2003
- Andrea Kelly with her old
gal Bull Mastiff Brandy (infirm - deaf and nearly
blind and can barely walk) earned her 2nd rally
leg with a score of 174!
- Andrea Kelly with her baby
Bull Mastiff Quigley got his 2nd leg with a 172
(REALLY, he does know this stuff...REALLY)
- Andrea Kelly with her Bull
Mastiff Darcy got her 2nd leg with a 180.
- Karen Carroll with
her Rottweiler Gretchen earned her 1st leg in Rally
level 2 with a score of 196 and a 3rd place!
- Louise Johnson with her (blind)
Collie Sparky, earned another leg in Rally 1B with
a 195. He is going for championship points. He also
got his first Rally 2 leg with a score of 191.
- Louise Johnson with her collie
Geordie (degenerative disc disease), earned another
leg in Rally 1B with a 196. He is also going for championship
points. He also got his first leg in Rally 2 with
a score of 193
Sunday, October
12
- Andrea Kelly
with her Bull Mastiff Brandy finished up her Rally
1 title with a 174.
- Karen Carroll
with her Rottweiler Gretchen got her 2nd Rally 2
leg with a 192!
- Louise Johnson with her (blind)
collie Sparky earned 4 more championship points
(9 total) in Level 1. He got a 195 in Level 2 and
was in a 4-way run-off for fifth place. (Didn't
get it). Sparky won the trophys for high scoring
dog with disability in both Level 1 and Level 2.
- Louise Johnson with her collie
Geordie got a 194 in Level 2 and a 187 in Level
1. His total championship points to date is 6.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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April
5, 2003 - BANNER DAY for Positive Training!
APDT Rally-O in Windmoor, PA - Two Trials, One Day - Top score
is a 200
First Trial
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Brandy got her first leg with a score of 173
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Ted, got his first leg with a score of 189
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Goyle, got her first leg with a score of 182
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Flute, got her first leg with a score ofof 186
- Louise Johnson with her Collie,
Geordie got his first leg with a score of 187
- Louise Johnson with her
blind Collie Sparky, got an extra leg with a score
of 189
- Karen Carroll with her Rottie
Zima, got her first leg with a score of 171
- Karen Carroll with her Rottie
Gretchen, got her first leg with a score of 185
Second Trial,
Same Day!
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Ted, got his second leg with a score of 190
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Goyle, got her second leg with a score of 194 she
was HOT!
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Flute, got her second leg with a score of of 178 (she
was robbed!)
- Louise Johnson with her Collie
Geordie got his second leg with a score of 177 (he
was robbed!)
- Louise Johnson with her
Collie Sparky, got an additional extra leg with
a score of 183
- Karen Carroll, with her Rottie
Gretchen, got her second leg with a score of 193
Second Day,
Third Trial (not
all of us went to the 2nd day)
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Ted, got his third leg with a score of 192 and NEW
TITLE R1MCL*
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Goyle, got her third leg with a score of 184 and NEW
TITLE R1CL*
- Andrea Kelly with her Bullmastiff
Flute, got her third leg with a score of 182 and NEW
TITLE R1CL*
- Karen Carroll, with her Rottie
Gretchen, got her third leg with a score of 180
and NEW TITLE
R1CL*
*R1CL = Rally
level 1, Cum Laude - the scores were between 180-189
**R1MCL = Rally Level 1, Magna Cum Laude - the scores averaged
190 or better
A great
time was had by all (even though it was a looong weekend
and we were all exhausted) AND
I AM SO
PROUD OF YOU! |
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