Sponsored by the Beardie Agility Diehards
Colquhoun’s No Time To Relax (Miller), owned and handled by Karen Barratt of Galveston, TX Colquhoun’s No Time To Relax Miller), owned and handled by Karen Barratt of Galveston, TX is the winner of both the Diehard and the Overall JWW awards. Miller and Karen had an outstanding year in 2011. They completed three MACHs: MACH3 in January, MACH4 in May, and MACH5 in December. In addition, Miller finished a TQX, which requires a team to qualify in Excellent B Standard, JWW, and FAST on the same day 10 times, a very difficult feat! Miller is also the top Beardie in Excellent B Standard and JWW and in total MACH points. He earned 105 regular class legs, 1,482 MACH points, 41 QQs and 4 TQs. Miller and Karen finished the year with an impressive Beardie first, winning the 20” Class at the AKC Agility Invitationals in Orlando, FL! The Diehard Award is given to the top team competing in Excellent Standard and JWW. Each team must earn at least three clean runs in Standard and JWW to be eligible. Points are awarded based on the number of legs earned, placements, and the number of seconds under standard course time (SCT). The Diehard Award is supported by BAD; the Overall JWW Award is supported by Beth White, in honor of Mirage, the first winner. |
Sponsored by Glenn Hamilton and Emily Venator
Ha’Penny Harwood Ode To Choi (Snow) owned and handled by Tracy Corey of Gilbert, AZ
This award is given for competition in Standard agility to the Masters level. The Denia Award is supported by Emily Venator in memory of Denia, the first Beardie to earn an AKC agility title.
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The Preferred Veteran Award is given for competition in Preferred Standard and JWW and honors Veteran Beardies, born in 2003 or before.
It is supported by Carl and Kay Widell in honor of Cagney, the first Beardie to earn the AXP and AJP titles.
Recognition is also given to the teams having the highest scores and fastest times at each level in Standard and JWW. The JWW awards are named in memory of Ryan, the first Beardie to earn an agility title, and are supported by Beth Canner.
The awards are named in memory of Beth Canner's Ryan, the first Beardie to earn an agility title.
Excellent A – O’Duinnin Born To Run - Zoey
owned by Carol Hegg of Plano, TX
FAST is a new AKC titling game. Competition in this game was initiated on January 1, 2007. In order to qualify, a team must accumulate a certain number of points (50 for Novice, 55 for Open, 60 for Excellent) and successfully complete a distance challenge in a fixed amount of time (for 20" dogs, 32 seconds are allowed; preferred competitors get 3 additional seconds). Each obstacle on the course is assigned a point value. The maximum number of points possible is 80; no one attained a perfect score in 2007. Beardies have proved to be quite adept at this fast paced and challenging game of strategy. The number of FAST titles decreased (76 in 2007, the first year of FAST competition vs 51 in 2008).
For each class the average scores have been tabulated; for Excellent B only, the number of legs earned is indicated. The BCCA Agility committee will be considering adding FAST awards to the agility program in the coming year.
157 Beardies earned a total of 2,283 legs in the Regular, Preferred and FAST classes with 973 placements in all breed and Specialty competition. Compared to 2010, these numbers represent a 6% decrease in total Beardies earning legs (157 vs 165), a 3% decrease in the total number of legs (2,283 vs 2,345) and a 10% decrease in the number of placements (973 vs 1,102). 98 of the 157 teams accounted for 221 total titles (73 Novice, 64 Open, 41 Excellent, 26 Masters, 16 Championships, and 1 TQX). This represents a 10% decrease from 2010 in the number of teams earning titles (98 vs 108) but only a 4% decrease in the total number of titles (221 vs 229). Five teams competed at the 6th AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando, FL in December, 2011. Karen Barratt and Miller (Colquhoun’s No Time To Relax) were the High Scoring Beadie team, made the finals, and emerged the winner of the 20” class. Karen and Miller completed 3 MACHs in 2011. Ten teams qualified for the AKC National Championships to be held in Reno, NV in April, 2012; two teams qualified for the Preferred Nationals competition. Jeff Ipser and Zoom (Wigglesworth Super Sonic) earned the first Beardie MACH13 and tied with Karen and Miller for the most QQs (41). Carl Widdell and Polo (Caledonia’s O Polo Mio) earned the most TQs during the year (5). Competition in the new AKC game, Time2Beat, was initiated July 1. Although 19 Beardies have earned legs in this new class, none were able to accumulate the necessary 100 points/15 legs in 2011 required to earn the title.
2012 AKC National Agility Championship – Reno, NV
Regular Class Qualifications: Dogs will be eligible to enter this event if they earn at least 6 Double Q's & 400 MACH points from the Regular Excellent B Standard & Jumpers With Weaves classes during the qualifying period, December 1, 2010 through and including November 30, 2011.
Preferred Class Qualifications are the same as for Regular classes, however they must only compete in the Preferred classes from April 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011 excluding any runs at the 2010 Agility Invitational and the 2011 National Agility Championship.
| QQs |
Points |
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1 |
Wigglesworth Super Sonic | Zoom | Jeff Ipser | 42 |
1001 |
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2 |
Colquhoun's No Time To Relax | Miller | Karen Barratt | 38 |
1358 |
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3 |
Wynsum Captivating Rhythm | Hops | Jan Leverenz | 24 |
688 |
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4 |
Fox Lane's Mika At Twe Edd Ael | Mika | Linda Porter | 22 |
1322 |
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5 |
Wigglesworth No Way Out | Kailey | Diane Lipman | 19 |
516 |
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6 |
O'Duinnin Blacker N Coal | Colby | Andrea Hobe | 15 |
518 |
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7 |
O'Duinnin Boing Boiing N Brown | Boing | Heather Bradham | 14 |
569 |
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8 |
Colquhoun's First Draw | Dru | Ann Chandoha | 13 |
519 |
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9 |
Camerons On The Cutting Edge | Blade | Lori Weinberg | 12 |
783 |
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10 |
Wigglesworth Walk This Way | Paige | Diane Lipman | 12 |
761 |
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1 |
Chamiam Creag | Rocky | Lori Weinberg | 11 |
854 |
The BCCA Diehard Award is based on MACH points, however, the BCCA award year runs from January 1 to December 31, so these standings may be different than those of the Invitational which runs from July 1- June 30. Beardies may be few in number but they are mighty in agility and there is plenty of competition for the five slots to the Invitational in Orlando, FL.
AKC's TopDogs in Agility MACH Competition for Bearded Collies
Qualifying Period Starting July 01, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011
Sorted by the Score (Double Q's x 10) + MACH points
1 Zoom - Jeff Ipser - CH MACH13 Wigglesworth Super Sonic CD RN NAP NJP MXF TQX - 2,124
2 Mika - Linda Porter - MACH3 Fox Lane's Mika At Twe Edd Ale MXF TQX - 1,842
3 Miller - Karen Barratt - CH MACH4 Colquhoun's No Time To Relax MXF TQX - 1,705
4 Paige - Diane Lipman - CH MACH Wigglesworth Walk This Way CD RA MXF - 1,163
5 Dru - Ann Chandoha - CH MACH2 Colquhoun's First Draw MXF - 819
6 Boing - Heather Bradham - O'Duinnin Boing Boiing N Brown VCD1 MX MXJ MXF - 815
7 Kailey - Diane Lipman - CH Wigglesworth No Way Out MX MXJ XF - 726
8 Colby - Andrea Hobe - MACH O'Duinnin Blacker N Coal PT NF - 710
9 Blade - Lori Weinberg - Camerons On The Cutting Edge MX MXJ NF - 683
10 Hops - Jan Leverenz - CH MACH2 Wynsum Captivating Rhythm CDX RAE XF - 639
11 Kira - Bobbie Raguse - MACH2 Shanaspree Rose Of Kilravock RN PT MXF - 540
12 Conor - Elaine O'Carroll - CH MACH Sheiling Awesome Angel UDX2 OM2 RE PT AXP AJP - 509
13 Buffy - Dawn Kinney - MACH Dunnachie's Buffy Slays Me RN HT OF - 497
14 Brew - Beth Scorzelli - CH MACH Colquhoun's Hurricane Brewin' CDX RAE2 HSAs XF - 424
15 Siren - Tereasa Troll - Siren CDX AX MXJ NF - 420
16 Guinness - Bob Leverenz - CH Wynsum Hard Habit To Break RE MX MXJ OF - 413
17 Patch - Claire Cifarelli - MACH3 Raintree Ha'Penny Hades CD RA NAP NJP OF - 383
18 Roxie - Claire Cifarelli - MACH Roxie - 380
19 Morgan - Debbie and Glenn Alexander - CH Wynsum Many Splendored Thing RN HT MX MXJ MXF - 369
20 Billly - Trudy Wisner - CH Merewoods Ny State Of Mind CDX RE HSAs MX MXJ NJP NF - 367
21 McKay - Cheri Omnus - CH Lakewood Shining Star RN MX MXJ NF - 353
22 Polo - Carl Widell - CH Caledonia's O Polo Mio RN PT MX MXJ NAP NJP MXF - 340
23 Mickie - Walt Ernst - CH MACH Oakengates Quite Contrary - 304
24 Quinn - Maggie Riechman - Wyndmist Gravity Storm RN MX MXJ MXF - 237
25 Sprite - Beth Kortze - Moonstone Kindred Spirit RN MX MXJ NF - 236
2011 AKC Eukanuba Invitional Report
Karen Barratt’s Miller wins the 20” division at the 2011 AKC Eukanuba Agility Invitational!
"I'm waiting for one of this breed to take it all in national competition." The above statement was made by Bud Houston about Bearded Collies in a 1998 message to Libby and posted on the BAD web site. Bud Houston's wait is over thanks to Karen Barratt and Miller! Lu and I add our congratulations to the many already posted to Karen and Miller for their outstanding performance and monumental accomplishment at the 2011 AKC Agility Invitational. In watching the posted video of their final run, I wasn't surprised when it was stated that only two teams had a clean run. I considered the course as being extremely challenging, but Karen and Miller performed the course with a flowing smoothness unhampered by the presence of the many traps, sharp turns and reverse directions. A truly impressive performance!” --Jerry Bergen.
“The Beardie Agility community is totally thrilled by Karen Barratt’s and Miller's (CH MACH5 Colquhoun's No Time To Relax MXF TQX) win over the 109 dogs in the 20" division at the Eukanuba Invitationals. Congratulations are pouring in from Beardie people on Facebook and the Agility Line as well as from all-breed agility clubs. When I watched the video, I was very impressed with how calm Karen seemed and how very clear her directions were to Miller on the tortuous course! Karen has been serious and dedicated about training for many years. I am so happy it has worked out for her and our breed!”-—Libby Myers-Buhite
Karen wrote, “Thanks to everyone in the Beardie community for your kind words and support. I still can't believe we did it. It was so surreal. Ann and I drove 17 hours yesterday to get home on less than five hours of sleep, and all the way my feet never touched ground. I must have rerun those runs a hundred times in my head. I believe it was truly MILLER's TIME.
“Sunday he lived up to his registered name, Colquhoun's No Time To Relax. Our stars were definitely in alignment because there were some awesome dogs in the finals who would have won had they run clean. Miller was as smooth as glass in that final run. It was as though he knew it was his turn to take the blue. I'm so very proud of him and grateful to all the spectators and judges at the show who expressed their delight in seeing a Beardie win first place.
“I'm especially grateful to my dear friend Ann who was probably more excited than me when Miller won. Of course, most of you who know Ann don't have to work hard to imagine her reaction!
“2011 has just been a great year for my boy. We had plenty of those yeehaw years so to finally come together as a team makes all the training and driving 140 miles to classes worth the effort. I'm always very proud to take my Beardies into the agility ring, and I don't even mind being called the ‘other BC.’ I know the odds of placing or winning when in competition with the faster breeds so I've never made it my goal to beat them. My goal is always to use my training to run the smartest possible course for my own dog.
“I just love our Beardies, their attitude, their spunk and bounce and can't imagine running any other breed of dog just to win. Beardies will always rule in my book. There are some very talented Beardies and handlers competing today in agility, and I hope that they will have a chance to experience what we got to do at this Invitational.
“I think all of the Beardies and handlers who competed in Orlando did an outstanding job of representing the breed. Their paths this year may have had a few puddles, but Linda Porter’s Mika, Diane Lipman’s Paige and Kailey, and Ann Chandoha’s Dru are great dogs, and each showed why they deserved to be there. I wish each of you a season of joy and blessings in the new year!” --Karen, Budweiser, Jet, Miller (now affectionately referred to as "Champ") and Packer.
“What an unbelievable experience!!! Karen and Miller won the 20" Invitational! And, I must say she DESERVES it! Dru and I came away with two clean runs. Proud of my girl AND even more for her brother!!!” --Ann Chandoha.
For those of you interested in seeing the winning run, go to: http://www.akc.org/events/agility/invitational/2011/video.cfm
Zoom (CH Wigglesworth Super Sonic) -- Jeff Ipser -- 14 May 2011
Miller (CH Colquhoun's No Time To Relax) -- Karen Barratt -- 11 December 2011
Miller (CH Colquhoun's No Time To Relax) -- Karen Barratt -- 28 May 2011
Mika (Foxlane's Mika At Tweedale) -- Linda Porter -- 3 October 2011
Patch (Raintree Ha'Penny Hades) -- Claire Cifarelli -- 2 January 2011
Miller (CH Colquhoun's No Time To Relax) -- Karen Barratt -- 14 January 2011
Dru (CH Colquhoun's First Draw) -- Ann Chandoha -- 26 February 2011
Hops (CH Wynsum Captivating Rhythm) -- Jan Leverenz -- 21 May 2011
MACH
Colby (O'Duinnin Blacker N Coal) -- Andrea Hobe -- 13 March 2011
Brew (CH Colquhoun's Hurricane Brewin') -- Beth Scorzelli -- 20 March 2011
McKay (Lakewood's Shining Star) -- Cheri Omnus -- 2 July 2011
Boing (O'Duinnin Boing Boiing N Brown) -- Heather Bradham -- 28 July 2011
Kailey (CH Wigglesworth No Way Out) -- Diane Lipman -- 4 November 2011
Sprite (Moonstone Kindred Spirit) -- Beth Kortze -- 5 November 2011
Polo (CH Caledonia's O Polo Mio) -- Carl Widell -- 27 November 2011
PACH
Harley (Harley Of St. John) -- David Williamson -- 3 February 2007
04/97-01 (Amended 05/99-04 and 05/05-01) Motion to establish a Register of Merit Agility (ROMA) for Beardie dams producing two or more offspring having a total of at least three agility titles and for Beardie sires producing two or more get having a total of at least five agility titles. A Register of Merit Agility Excellent (ROMAX) shall also be established for Beardie dams producing offspring having a total of ten or more agility titles and for Beardie sires producing get having a total of fifteen or more agility titles. Regular agility titles are: NA, OA, AX, MX, NAJ, OAJ, AXJ, MXJ, MACH, MACH2, etc. Preferred titles are: NAP, OAP, AXP, MXP, NJP, OJP, AJP, MJP, PAX. Either Regular titles or Preferred titles may be counted toward the Register of Merit Agility (ROMA and ROMAX), whichever titles are higher, but they may not be added together. (Please note that FAST and T2B titles and multiple Preferred Masters titles are not currently counted.)
Congratulations to our five new Register of Merit - Agility Excellent Beardies (ROMAX) and our eleven Register of Merit Agility Beardies. The owners have been telling me how proud they are of their offspring! Certificates will be presented at the annual Awards Banquet during the 2012 National Specialty.
CH MACH5 Colquhoun's No Time To Relax
RN MXS2 MJB3 MXF MFB TQX HIC CGC VX ROMAX
Karen Barratt’s Miller
Afterdark Estrella Six Pack - AXJ
Karen Barratt's Packer
Estrella Theres A Breeze Allaround - AX AXJ
Andrea Hobe’s Brie
Estrella's Only Razzmatazz - AX AXJ
Ann Chandoha’s Razz
Estrella's Solamente Mia - OA OAJ
Jenny Scheytt’s Mia
O'Duinnin Born To Run - AX AXJ
Carol Hegg’s Zoey
O'Duinnin Heart In Motion - MX MXJ
Carol Hegg’s Maya
Tweeddale's Black Magic Woman - OA OAJ
Linda Porter’s Tori
CH Ragtyme Mister Cool HT
Lynn and Vince Zagarella’s Luke
Ragtyme Mister Soul Man NA
Nan Matthews' ?
Wigglesworth Make No Mistake - AX AXJ
Sharon Ipser’s Libbee
Wigglesworth Walk This Way - MACH2
Diane Lipman’s Paige
Ch Spindrift James B MacGregor
Sherrie and Garry Bie and Pam Harris’ MacGregor
Melita Lone Star - CH NA
Celia Sawyer’s Brandy
Melita Miro Hooligan Hoopla - OA MXJ
Sarah Halsey’s Hooligan
Risa Spindrift Over And Out - MX MXJ
Pat Coreris’ Roger
CH Balidorn Continue In Style
Shiela Larsen’s Bafta
Charter The Meter's Running - AX AXJ
Terry Manganiello’s Taxi
Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N' The Ruff - MX MXJ
Debbie Alexander’s McKenzie
CH MACH5 Colquhoun's No Time To Relax
RN MXS2 MJB3 MXF MFB TQX HIC CGC VX ROMAX
Karen Barratt’s Miller
Afterdark Estrella Six Pack - AXJ
Karen Barratt's Packer
Estrella Theres A Breeze Allaround - AX AXJ
Andrea Hobe’s Brie
Estrella's Only Razzmatazz - AX AXJ
Ann Chandoha’s Razz
Estrella's Solamente Mia - OA OAJ
Jenny Scheytt’s Mia
O'Duinnin Born To Run - AX AXJ
Carol Hegg’s Zoey
O'Duinnin Heart In Motion - MX MXJ
Carol Hegg’s Maya
Tweeddale's Black Magic Woman - OA OAJ
Linda Porter’s Tori
CH Napoleon De Un Rebano Escoces
Elba Bruno Magnasco & Pat Colombo’s Napoleon
Nonesuch Berry Blue 'N Lovett - OA OAJ
Iris Berry’s Blue
Nonesuch Smoke On The Water - NA
Dianna Anderson’s River
CH Papaw Auldscotia Tailwind Outlaw
Leslie Papa’s Rebel
Wynsum Keep On Dreaming - NA OAJ
Carol Carlsen’s Delaney
Wynsum Keepsake Treasure - OA NAJ
Carol Carlsen’s Avery
CH Wynsum Make My Day AX AXJ
Carol Carlsen’s Wagner
Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight - AX AXJ
Jason and Kathy Tomlinson’s Rhia
Wynsum Rhythm And Brews – OA OAJ
Jan Leverenz’s Smitty
Wynsum Right Stuff! - NA NAJ
David Williamson’s McGuffey
O'Duinnin Joli Goes Platinum CD RE PT MX MXJ OAP NJP OF
Carol Hegg’s Joli
O'Duinnin Born To Run - AX AXJ
Carol Hegg’s Zoey
O'Duinnin Heart In Motion - MX MXJ
Carol Hegg’s Maya
CH MACH Wigglesworth Walk This Way CD RA MXF
Diane Lipman and Sharon and Jeff Ipser’s Paige
Wigglesworth No Way Out - MACH
Diane Lipman’s Kailey
Wigglesworth Which Way Now - AX AXJ
Meha Harthill’s Zuri
CH After Dark Seventh Star AX MXJ OF
Jenny Scheytt’s Zoe Karen Barratt
Afterdark Estrella Six Pack - OAJ
Karen Barratt's Packer
Estrella Theres A Breeze Allaround – AX AXJ
Andrea Hobe’s Brie
Estrella's Only Razzmatazz - OA AXJ
Ann Chandoha’s Razz
Estrella's Solamente Mia - OA OAJ
Jenny Scheytt’s Mia
CH Burlesque Debut At Highlander NA OAJ
Beth Tilson and Patricia Colombo’s Maude
Highlander He Shoots He Scores - NA OAJ
Molly McNamara’s Stanley
Highlander Let's Dance - NA NAJ
David Anderson’s MacKenzie
CH Marjac's Sweet Cheeks UD HT
Judith A Heeter & Mary C Murphy’s Gracie
Breeder: Mary Murphy
Marjac's Mystic Raven - AX AXJ
Marilynn Snook’s Raven
Marjac's Summer Skye - NAJ
Judith A Heeter & Mary Murphy-East’s Skye
CH Nonesuch Ashbreeze Brown 'N Lovett
Cheryl Poliak & Paula Jensen & Rachel Jensen’s Sierra
Nonesuch Berry Blue 'N Lovett - OA OAJ
Iris Berry’s Blue
Nonesuch Smoke On The Water - NA
Dianna Anderson’s River
O'Duinnin Joli Goes Platinum CD RE PT MX MXJ OAP NJP OF
Carol Hegg’s Joli
O'Duinnin Born To Run - AX AXJ
Carol Hegg’s Zoey
O'Duinnin Heart In Motion - MX MXJ
Carol Hegg’s Maya
CH Wynsum Keep On Dreaming OA NAJ
Carol Carlsen’s Delaney
Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight - AX AXJ
Jason and Kathy Tomlinson’s Rhia
Wynsum Rhythm And Brews – OA OAJ
Jan Leverenz’s Smitty
Wynsum Right Stuff! - NAJ
David Williamson’s McGuffey
For the full listing of offspring and all titles earned, go to: Register of Merit for Agility:
BAD Awards 2013
BAD Awards 2012
BAD Awards 2011
BAD Awards 2010
BAD Awards 2009
BAD Awards 2008
BAD Awards 2007
BAD Awards 2006
BAD Awards 2005
BAD Awards 2004
BAD Awards 2003
BAD Awards 2002
BAD Awards 2001
BAD Awards 2000
BAD Awards 1999
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2015-Judge Jeff Ipser
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2014-JudgeLaVonda Herring
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2013-Judge Christie Bowers
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2012-Judge Tamra Domico
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2011-Judge Kathleen Rupprecht
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2010-Judge Deborah Funk
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2009-Judge Tom Slattery
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2008-Judge Ann McQuillan
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2007-Judge Rhonda Crane
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2006-Judges Gill Crawford and Kera Holm
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2005-Judge Greg Beck
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2004-Judge Joni Weed
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2003-Judge Edith Allyn
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2002-Judge Kera Holm
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2001-Judge Kathy McCoubrey
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2000-Judge Jean Munger
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1999-Judge Gillian Crawford
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1998-Judge Donna Gomer
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1997-Judge Tammy Fields (Wiebe) Domico
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1996-Judge Beth Canner
BCCA Agility Awards - 2015
BCCA Agility Awards - 2014
BCCA Agility Awards - 2013
BCCA Agility Awards - 2012
BCCA Agility Awards - 2011
BCCA Agility Awards - 2010
BCCA Agility Awards - 2009
BCCA Agility Awards - 2008
BCCA Agility Awards - 2007
BCCA Agility Awards - 2006
BCCA Agility Awards - 2005
BCCA Agility Awards - 2004
BCCA Agility Awards - 2003
BCCA Agility Awards - 2002
BCCA Agility Awards - 2001
BCCA Agility Awards - 2000
BCCA Agility Awards - 1999
BCCA Agility Awards - 1998
BCCA Agility Awards - 1997
BCCA Agility Awards - 1996
Diehard Trophy
Denia Award
High in JWW Trophy in Honor of Mirage
Preferred Trophy
