March 3, 2013 ACSA Competition Obedience trial
Emma earned her first two legs in Utility
with a 190-1/2 and a first
place
and a 194-1/2 and a first place.
Utility skills:
Signal exercise - consists of a heeling pattern (no talking), a
moving stand, a down, sit and come - all no talking - hand signals only
Scent discrimination - two times - once with a metal article that
has my scent on it and it's put into a pile of leather and other metal
articles with the stewards scent on them. The dog has to pick the one
that I touched. It is then repeated with the leather article
Directed retrieve - handler faces away from the 3 gloves and the
judge tells you which one to pivot to to retrieve
moving stand and exam, then a call to heel
5) directed jumping - dog goes out to the gate and on your cue jumps
the jump the judge tells you to direct your dog to. Then you repeat it
with the other jump.
January 19, 2013 Finn's first rally trial - 208 and first place and first leg,
205 and first place and second leg
Pam's Brags! (EMMA)
2012
September 14, 2012
Emma did me proud today and got a first place with a 195 in AKC Open!
Her first AKC Open leg and it was outside.
Pam's Brags! (EMMA, BEAU, SHADOW)
2010
December 12, 2010 Emma finished her CDX today (and got a bumper - extra) leg.
Yesterday - 2nd leg was a 188-1/2 and a 2nd place!
This morning - 3rd leg and title was a 194 and 1st place!
This afternoon - 4th leg was a 196-1/2 and a 1st place!
She was poised and in control and did a great job and I am very proud
of her. See the videos!
October 24, 2010
Shadow earned his TD! It has taken us a long while to even think about
entering a tracking test - not because of him, but because of me.
Shads was perfect his first time out!
Shadow's new name is ARCHEX Ewe Are Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt,
CGC, A-CD, NA, NAJ, TSW, TD
Today, October 2, 2010
Shadow took his certification test for
Tracking and passed! Yippee! He was ready a year ago - I wasn't...
September 17, 2010
Emma finished up her AKC CD! First leg (do I have to tell her score?)
Second leg was a 197 and 1st place
Third leg was a less than stellar 184 and a 3rd place. I don't
normally try to make excuses but there must have been something in the
ring overnight because all of the dogs were sniffing wildly.
Emma's new name is ARCH Emma Ewe Found Me, CGC, RL3, TSW, A-CD, CD
May 15, 2010 Miss Emma at the Rally trial at PMDT
1B: 210, 2nd place
2B: 207, 5th place (3rd QQ toward ARCHX)
May 16, 2010
1B: 210, 2nd place
2B: 210, 1st place (4th QQ toward ARCHX)
I was so proud of her this weekend - she was really *with* me!
March 14, 2010 Beau got his UD today with another 1st place!
March 13, 2010 Miss Emma now has an extra CD leg with a 195 and 2nd place! (even with a 3 point deduction for a "no sit")!
2009
December 13, 2009 Beau got his 2nd UD leg with a 186-1/2 and a first place! Not as great as the 195 he got on his first leg, but most certainly better than a 170!
Emma finished up her CD today with a 193 and a first place. Had she not given me 2 no sits, she would have had a 199! Also not as great as the 198 she NQd on yesterday, but as before, better than a 170!
Rally trial at PMDT October 31 and Nov 1, 2009
Emma had some really nice runs this week at my rally trial.
I am exhausted, however, she is still raring to go!
11/1/09 Level 1B, 208
11/1/09 Level 2B, 210, 1st place
11/1/09 Level 3A, 210, 1st place and new Level 3 title!
July 11, 2009 Miss Emma is now a 2-legged dog! She debuted in competition obedience this weekend in Novice. Her scores weren't stellar - a 193 and a 192 (although I was clearly robbed because she was fantastic and deserved a 197) but did get a 4th place.
One more leg to go!
2008 APDT NATIONAL Rally Rankings
(that's right folks – NATIONAL ranking!)
Mr. Beau (ARCHX Surely Ewe Beau Jest, CGC, TDI, CD, A-CDX, RL3, NAP, NAJP, TSW) is ranked 4th in RL2X and
Mr. Shadow (ARCHX Ewe Are Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, CGC, CD, NA, NAJ, TSW, RL3) is ranked 6th in RL2X
Miss Emma (Emma Ewe Found Me, CGC, RL2, TSW) is ranked 3rd in RL2!
March 14, 2009
ASCA trial (competition obedience)
Mr. Beau got his first utility leg today with a 195 and a 1st place!!! I was quite proud – he handled himself like a pro and really thought about each exercise. I loved watching him really work through the scent articles! The points off were just for some crooked sits – no big deal! Only 2 more legs to go to finish up his UD!!!
2008
October 18, 2008
I wasn’t all that thrilled
today – scores a little down from last week and crappy
placements, BUT we did have 12 runs again, 11 Q’s, 1
NQ again because Emma didn’t stay on the recall, and
7 placements. Okay, I guess it wasn’t that shabby
We are all very exhausted and I won’t do that again – trial
2 weekends in a row with the dogs in 4 times each – too
stressful and I did see a bit of burnout with Beau. Emma and
Shadow were still raring to go!
Emma Level 1 (championship):
10/18/08 6th leg, 205, no place,
Ali Brown
10/18/08 7th leg, 209, 4th place, Sandy
Level 2:
10/18/08 3rd leg (and title), 209, 1st place, Peg
Munves
10/18/08 working on ARCH – NQ – got up
on the recall dammit!
Shadow (working toward his ARCHEX) 5th QQ:
10/18/08 Level 2, 210, 1st place, Peg Munves
10/18/08 Level
3, 207, no place, Ali Brown (or Sandy) day was very confusing
Beau (working toward his ARCHEX) 6th QQ:
10/18/08 Level 2: 209, 4th place, Peg Munves
10/18/08 Level
3: 207, 5th place, Sandy VerSprill (or Ali) – the
day was very confusing
7th QQ:
10/18/08 Level 2: 199, no place, Peg Munves
10/18/08 Level
3: 207, 2nd place, Ali Brown (or Sandy)
Drum roll!
12 runs, 11 Q’s, 11 placements!
(five first placements, five second placements, one third
placement)
October 11, 2008
Morning trial
Beau: Level 2B – 210, 1st place
Level 3B – 208, 1st
place
Shadow: Level 2B – 209, 2nd place
Level 3B – 202, 2nd
place
Emma: Level 1B – 210, 1st place
Level 2A – 205, 1st
place (first time in the level 2 ring! Lower score because
I messed up, but not enough to NQ)
Beau and Emma both got High in Trial (HIT) for Rescue dogs
and Beau got a HIT for Veteran dog as well
Afternoon:
Beau: Level 2B – 209, 3rd place
Level 3B – 210, 1st
place
Shadow: Level 2B – 209, 2nd place
Level 3B – 208, 2nd
place
Emma: Level 1B – NQ – would have
been a 210 and 1st place except I missed a sign! Crap!
Level
2A – 204, 2nd place (would have been a 207 but
she got up on the bonus exercise)
Beau got HIT for rescue dog and veteran again
2007 - Emma
10/14/07 Emma finished up her Rally Level 1 title with *another*
first place and a score of 206! She also got her first leg
going for her Level 1 championship with a 207!
9/22/07 Emma debuted in Rally today and I was tickled with
her behavior in the ring!Morning trial: Level 1 A, with a
score of 206 and 1st place and high scoring rescue dog! Afternoon
trail: Level 1 A, with a score of 207 and 1st place and high
scoring rescue dog again!
7/22/07 Emma got her CGC today! A really big deal since I
entered her on a whim and to be honest, never trained her
for it! She passed with flying colors! "Oh me of little
faith!"
2007 - Beau
12/8/07 and 12/9/07 Mr. Beau finished up his CDX! Yahoo! He
already had 1 leg with a score of 199.5 and a 2nd place (lost
the run-off for 1st place) and this past weekend got a 195.5
on Saturday and a First place and a 195.5 on Sunday with a
Second place. I was so proud (and I admit, relieved...) <g>
10/14/07 Beau finished up his ARCHX! His 4th QQ was with a
209 and 2nd place in level 1 and a 210 and 1st place in level
2. His 5th QQ was a 208 in level 1 and a 210 and 1st place
in level 2.
9/22/07 Level 1B, with a score of 207
Level 2B, with a score of 210, 1st place, high scoring rescue dog
and high scoring veteran!
(3rd QQ toward ARCHX)
8/26/07 Beau: Finished up his Level 3 title with a 210 and 1st place.
He didn't get a QQ today toward his ARCHX - he messed up in level
2 (for a change, it really wasn't my fault), but got a 210 in level
1 with a first place!
Going for his ARCHX: 1st double Q – level
1 with a score of 209, 4th place, level 2 with a score of 199, 2nd
double Q – level 1 with a 204, level 2 with a 209, 3rd place
2007 - Shadow
10/14/07 Shadow finished up his ARCHX! His 5th QQ was with a 209
and 1st place in level 1 and a 202 in level 2 (I messed up...)
9/22/07 Level 1 B, with a score of 209 and 3rd place! Level 2 B,
with a score of 199 (I didn't do the bonus exercise because it was
a stand for exam and I haven't practiced it in a long time). (4th
QQ toward his ARCHX)
8/26/07 Rally trial at Port Chester! Shadow: working toward his
ARCHX, he completed his third QQ today with a 209 and 2nd place
in Level 2 and a 208 in Level 1 (his points off were due to his
excitement and he jumped on me...)
Level 3
1st leg, 208, 1st place, 2nd leg, 203, 3rd place, 3rd leg, 208,
2nd place (and title and Award of Merit)
Going for his ARCHX: 1st double Q – level
1 with a score of 208, level 2 with a score of 208, 2nd place, 2nd
double Q – level 1 with a 206, level 2 with a 207, (he was
very off today)
January 2007 Both Beau and Shadow were ranked in the top 20 of 2006 for
the National Ranking for ARCH AGAIN!
APDT Rally
Level 1
1st place, 198, 2nd place
2nd leg, 198, 1st place
3rd leg, 196, 4th place
Level 2
1st leg, 198, 1st place
2nd leg, 197, 4th place
3rd leg, 197, 3rd place
ARCH (which he got in 5 trials
- one needs 5 double Q's and 100 points and he had
10 points to spare )
scores of 200, 196, 194, 199, 203, 197, 203, 198, 202, 202,
193 (my errors), 203. All but 2 were placements
Beau's new name is ARCH Surely
Ewe Beau Jest, CGC, TDI, CD, A-CD, NAJP, NAP
ARCH Ewe Are Beyond a Shadow of a
Doubt, CGC, A-CD, NAJ, NA, TSW
APDT Rally
Level 1:
1st leg, 198, 1st place
2nd leg, 197, 3rd place
3rd leg, 191
Level 2
1st leg, 197, 5th place
2nd leg, 196, 5th place
3rd leg, 188, 4th place
ARCH, (He too got his ARCH in only
5 trials with 13 points to spare) with scores of 198,
201, 201, 201, 203, 198, 202, 198, 200, 203, 198,
all but one a placement.
Shadow's new name is ARCH Ewe Are
Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, CGC, A-CD, NAJ, NA
AKC Novice Obedience (CD title)
1st leg, 194, 4th place
2nd leg, 186
3rd leg, 193.5, 2nd place
4th leg, 197-1/2, 2nd place
ASCA Novice Obedience (A-CD
title)
1st leg, 194, 3rd place
2nd leg, 197, 2nd place
3rd leg, 198-1/2, 1st place and HIT
ASCA Open Obedience (going for
our CDX title)
1st leg, 199, tied for 1st place, lost the run-off
September 24 and 25, 2005!
Earned his APDT Rally Obedience Championships (ARCH) The really
cool part is he earned this title in only 5 trials!
June 12, 2004
First time ever in AKC agility and Beau got his first JWW
leg with a THIRD place!
April 24, 2004
Beau earned his TDI certification (Therapy Dog) Finished up
his ASCA CD title with a 198-1/2 and a High in Trial !!!!
Good Job!!!.
Rally Trial April 10 & 11,
2004 First Trial Beau got his first leg with
a 198 and first place in Rally level 2. Second Trial
Got his second leg with a 197 and 4th place in Rally
level 2. Third Trial got a 197 and 3rd place and
finished up his Rally 2 title with a Magna Cum Laude
- now onto earning our ARCH!
Rally O' Trial at Y2K9's in
Wyndmoor, PA Sunday, December 7, 2003 Beau,
finished up his Rally 1 title with a Magna Cum Laude,
a score of 198 and a FIRST place!
Got an extra leg in Novice on October
11, 2003 with a score of 194 and tied for 4th
place. (didn't win the run-off) Earned his CGC title!
April 5, 2003 APDT Rally-O in
Wyndmoor, PA First Trial Beau got 2nd place.
Second Trial Beau got a score of 196, tied for 4th
place and won the run-off. Earned first Novice leg
in ASCA with a 3rd place and a score of 194!
Earned 4th place in NADAC
Novice Jumpers. We didn't qualify because
of a measly .15 of a second over time. But we
both had loads of fun and that's what this is
all about anyway!
Earned first Novice leg on August
30,2002, with a score of 194 and 4th place!
Earned his 2nd novice leg! Earned his CD title with
a 193-1/2 and a 2nd place. Earned an extra leg in
Novice with a 197-1/2 (!!!) and a 2nd place.
First ever trial on April 20,
2002. FIRST place in Rally, winning over 26
other dogs!
Shadow gets his CD in only 3
trials!
ASCA Novice Obedience
1st leg, 193, 2nd place
2nd leg, 196-1/2, 2nd place
3rd leg, 196, 3rd place
September 24 and 25, 2005!
Earned his APDT Rally Obedience Championships (ARCH)
The really cool part is he earned this title in only 5 trials!
June 12, 2004 First time
ever in AKC agility, Shadow got his first Novice Standard
leg with a FIRST place and first time ever in AKC
JWW and also got a FIRST place!
Rally Trial April 10 & 11,
2004 2nd Trial Shadow got his first leg with
a 197 and a 5th place in Rally 2. Third Trial got
a 197 and 3rd place and finished up his Rally 2
title with a Magna Cum Laude - now onto earning
our ARCH!
Rally O' Trial at Y2K9's
in Wyndmoor, PA Sunday,December 7, 2003 Shadow,
finished up his Rally 1 title with a Magna Cum
Laude and a score of 191. The best part of his
run was that I didn't need to have anyone "protect" us
from the crowd because Shadow and I were feeling
very confident!
December 5, 2003 We had
an interesting experience. I was grooming dogs in
the basement and had locked the dogs in the bedroom.
Once I was done grooming, I stayed downstairs to clean
up and Lynn took her dogs upstairs to take them out
to her car. I come upstairs and low and behold, all
3 of my boys are in the kitchen! I put them outside
in the back yard. Lynn came back in the house and
I asked her if my dogs were out of the bedroom when
she came up. They were! I asked her if Shadow did
anything and she said she wasn't sure which border
collie was Shadow but in any case, none of the dogs
approached her!!!!!!
September 20, 2003 Pam's
Border Collie Shadow acted like a completely normal
dog when 10 guests came to visit. This was his very
first time "out and about" when I had
company over!
October 4, 2003 Pam's Border
Collie Shadow went to his first ever match show where
he did every exercise - INCLUDING THE STAND FOR EXAM!
HE WAS BRILLIANT! And we were both calm!
On June 14, 2003 Shadow
got wicketed (measured) at an agility trial!!! After
a week and a half of desensitizing him to being on
the table with familiar and new people measuring him,
he handled it like a pro. I was a basket case as the
judge (even though I told her that Shadow is afraid
of people) PET HIM ON THE HEAD AND LOWERED HER FACE
TO HIS! Shadow on the other hand was completely and
utterly calm!
We ran in JWW (Jumpers with
weaves) in ankle deep mud and while we did not qualify
for our agility run (handler error again...) he
was super dooper and as always, did exactly what
I told him to do. One of these years I'll get my
handling skills to work...<grin>
Shadow went from being a very
aggressive (rescued) dog to an almost normal dog in
16 months! Earned his CGC Title!!!
Shadow was in a Rally-O match
on March 23, 2002! I
was a nervious wreck but he was GREAT!
Took him to his first
ever trial on April 20, 2002 and he was great. We
entered in Rally and while he didn't place he was
amazingly calm and did quite well!
April 5, 2003 APDT Rally-O in
Wyndmoor, PA First Trial My Border Collies,
Beau and SHADOW(!) tied for 1st place and SHADOW
WON THE RUN-OFFand was first place over 70 other
dogs.
Second Trial got a score of 197
and won third place
Cody
(Sheltie)
Rally O' Trial at Y2K9's in
Wyndmoor, PA Sunday, December 7, 2003 Cody,
finished up his Rally 1 title with a Magna Cum Laude,
a score of 197, tying for 2nd place (lost the run-off)
and so getting THIRD place!
April 5, 2003 APDT Rally-O in
Wyndmoor, PA First Trial Cody got a 193 and
Molly got a 172. Second Trial he got a score of
190 (which was a huge gift from the judge - he was
too).
Earned his NADAC Novice
Jumpers title November 2 & 3, 2002 with
1st Placements both times! Who
says you can't teach an old dog new tricks!
New ASCA CD Plus first leg
for our United Kennel Club Novice title Second
place!
Utility skills:
September 14, 2012
July 11, 2009
