Designed by Chet Jezierski
Sponsored by the Beardie Agility Diehards
"The Diehard Agility Trophy is established to honor the highest scoring bearded collie in Excellent level agility. The trophy features an original Chet Jezierski color drawing of beardies doing agility and is imbedded in acrylic and mounted on a walnut base. Plaques attached to the base allow the names of the winners to be permanently engraved. Designed by Chet Jezierski, it is offered and financed by freewill donations from the beardie agility community. Legs earned in Excellent A and B Standard, and Excellent A and B Jumper’s With Weaves (JWW) will be counted. To be eligible for this award, a beardie must earn at least three qualifying scores of 100 in Excellent Standard and JWW.
The scoring system is:
Each clean run will be awarded 1 point for every full second under Standard Course Time (SCT)
In addition, each Double Q (QQ) (qualifying in both Standard and JWW on the same day) will be awarded an additional 10 points.
Points will be totaled for each individual qualifying leg and QQ, and then added together to determine the dog’s total score.
If a tie in points occurs, the beardie with the highest average yards per second (YPS calculated to 0.01 seconds) in Standard and JWW will be considered the winner.
For Standard: YPS [course length in yards/(dog’s time on course – 5]
For JWW: YPS [Course length in yards/dog’s time on course]
YPS will be calculated for each individual qualifying leg and the average value determined for Standard and JWW. These two averages will then be added and the dog having the highest YPS will be declared the winner. If, after carrying out this procedure, the dogs remained tied, both will listed as the winners for that year."
Bearded Collie Club of America Adopted September 30, 2013 - 04/01-01, 09/01-02, 02/11-02 - Standing Rules Page 11 of 21
41 teams were eligible for the Diehard Award in 2016
The winner is MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJS3 OF T2B2 (Blade),
owned and handled by Lori Weinberg of Edwardsville, IL
The Diehard Award is supported by BAD.
The Top Ten are as follows:
| Lori Weinberg | Blade | Camerons On The Cutting Edge | 1871 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Pip | Wigglesworth Great Expectations | 1869 |
| Jan Leverenz | Smitty | Wynsum Rhythm And Brews | 1750 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride and Prejudice | 1697 |
| Jeff Ipser | ReZoom | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator | 1654 |
| Jill Scarborough | Perk | Cameron Mocha Expresso | 1414 |
| Debbie Alexander | McKenzie | Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N' The Ruff | 1356 |
| Sue Jamison | Divot | Nonesuch Sands Of Time | 1294 |
| Kathy Tomlinson | Rhia | Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight | 1235 |
| Lori Weinberg | Bolt | Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice | 1160 |
Sponsored by Glenn Hamilton and Emily Venator
"An annual agility competition trophy, donated by Glenn Hamilton and Emily Venator in the name of the first bearded collie to obtain an AKC Agility title, Am/Can CH Melville’s Poetry in Motion TT HIC NA CGC ADC FbDCH, is awarded annually to the bearded collie achieving the highest point total by earning titles in the standard agility classes through the MX. Only legs leading to titles will be counted.
The scoring will be based on the following sliding scale:
| Qualifying Score | Point Value |
| 100 | 8 |
| 99 | 7 |
| 98 | 6 |
| 95-97 | 5 |
| 93-94 | 4 |
| 90-92 | 3 |
| 88-89 | 2 |
| 85-87 | 1 |
If a tie occurs in point total, the tie breaking mechanism will be to calculate the average yps (yps = course yardage/(dog's time - 5) ) for each dog's individual legs and calculate the average of these to 0.01seconds. The winner will be the dog with the higher yps average. If the dogs remained tied after this procedure has been carried out, both will be listed as winners of the award for that year." 05/11, 08/95-19
53 Teams were Eligible for the Denia Award in 2016
The winner is CH MACH Wigglesworth Pride And Prejudice MXB MJS NAP NJP XF NFP T2B (Bing),
owned and handled by Lawrence Dalan of University City, MO and co-owned by Sharon Ipser.
The Denia award was initially sponsored by Emily Venator in memory of Denia, the first Beardie to earn an AKC agility title.
The Top Ten are as follows:
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride and Prejudice | 140 |
| Meg Naylor | Bieber | Gemineye America's Heartthrob | 88 |
| Wendy Kreger | Mac | Scotdale's Blue Light Special | 72 |
| Gorden Eisendrath | Katie | Nonesuch Katie Rocks | 71 |
| Katherine Dupee | Daisy | Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy | 58 |
| Brenriga Wrapped In Dreamz | 56 | ||
| Diane Lipman | Allie | Wigglesworth Little Miss Sunshine | 56 |
| Karen Deitke | Linus | Linus | 43 |
| Andrea Hobe | Fergus | Allaround First Edition | 42 |
| Carol Carlsen | Lyric | Wynsum You Rock My World | 42 |
High in Jumpers with Weaves Trophy, in Honor of Mirage
Designed by John Stanbridge
Sponsored by Beth White in honor of Mirage, the first winner
"The Mirage Trophy for High in Jumpers With Weaves is awarded to the bearded collie with the most outstanding performance in JWW. This trophy, featuring a metal statue of Mirage performing the weave poles on a walnut base, was proposed and financed by Beth White and designed by John Stanbridge. Each year’s winner will receive a statue donated by Beth White. The base will remain in the possession of the BCCA.
To be eligible for this award, a beardie must earn at least 6 qualifying scores of 100 at any level of JWW (Novice, Open, or Excellent.)In Novice, Open, and Excellent A; only clean runs leading to titles will be counted. In Excellent B, all legs will be counted.
The following scoring system is to be followed: A beardie will receive 5 points for each clean run and 1 point for each full second under Standard Course Time (SCT). If a tie in points occurs, the tie will be broken by calculating YPS for each of the tied dogs’ individual legs and the results averaged. The winner is the beardie with the highest YPS. If, after this procedure is carried out, the average YPS for each of the tied dogs is the same, all will be declared winners of that year’s award." 04/01-02, 09/01-02, 02/11-02
39 Teams were Eligible for the High in Jumpers Trophy in 2016
The winner is MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJS3 OF T2B2 (Blade),
owned and handled by Lori Weinberg of Edwardsville, IL.
The Overall JWW award is supported by Beth White, in honor of Mirage, the first winner.
| Lori Weinberg | Blade | Camerons On The Cutting Edge | 934 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride and Prejudice | 904 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Pip | Wigglesworth Great Expectations | 866 |
| Jeff Ipser | ReZoom | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator | 743 |
| Sue Jamison | Divot | Nonesuch Sands Of Time | 741 |
| Jill Scarborough | Perk | Cameron Mocha Expresso | 710 |
| Lori Weinberg | Bolt | Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice | 658 |
| Kathy Tomlinson | Rhia | Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight | 645 |
| Jan Leverenz | Smitty | Wynsum Rhythm And Brews | 605 |
| Jennifer Phillips | Ryan | Estrella’s Orion The Dark Hunter | 573 |
The Preferred Veteran Trophy
Sponsored by Carl and Kay Widell
"The Preferred Agility Veteran Award is sponsored by Carl Widell in memory of Cagney, the first beardie to earn Preferred Excellent agility titles. This award will go to the top veteran dog, seven years of age or older, during the entire competition year, for performance in both Standard Agility and Jumpers with Weaves. (To be eligible for this award in 2015, the dog had to be born in 2007 or before.) Only legs toward titles will be considered. The trophy is a rectangular plaque with a large metal plate on the left side that is laser-inscribed with the words “Bearded Collie Club of America” “Preferred Agility Veteran of the Year” topped by a stop-action image of Cagney exiting the weave poles. On the right side of the plaque are metal plates for inscribing the winners’ names and years.
The scoring will be based on the following sliding scale:
| Qualifying Score | Point Value |
| 100 | 8 |
| 99 | 7 |
| 98 | 6 |
| 95-97 | 5 |
| 93-94 | 4 |
| 90-92 | 3 |
| 88-89 | 2 |
| 85-87 | 1 |
If a tie in points occurs, the beardie with the highest average YPS (calculated to 0.01 seconds) for all Standard + JWW legs earned will be the winner. For Standard legs, YPS = STD course length/(time on course - 5). For JWW legs, YPS = STD course length/time on course." 05/06-01
33 Beardies earned Preferred Legs. 26 Teams were eligible for the Veterans Trophy in 2016
The winner is CH PACH2 Brandmar Come Fly With Me RA MX MXJ MXP8 MJPG PAX3 OF OFP (Sterling),
owned and handled by Karen Reed of Wichita Falls, TX.
The Top 10 Teamsin 2016 are as follows:
Legs |
Vet Points |
PACH Points |
PQQs |
Lighning |
DOB |
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| Karen Reed | Brandmar Come Fly With Me | 424 | 2008 | |||||
| Tracy Corey | Snow |
Ha'Penny Harwood Ode To Choi | 320 |
2007 |
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| Richard Masley | Cassanova’s For American Beauty | 272 | 2005 | |||||
| Trudy Wisner | Lil’ Clove Hello Poppet | 232 | 2006 | |||||
| Sandy McDonald | Shebang |
Moonstone Kick Start My Heart | 224 |
2006 |
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| Karen Barratt | Colquhoun's No Time To Relax | 160 |
2004 |
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| Jack Buhite | O'Duinnin Celebration Ale | 96 |
2004 |
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| Ann Chandoha | Colquhoun's First Draw | 64 |
2004 |
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| Carol Hegg | O’Duinnin Heart In Motion | 64 | 2008 | |||||
| Beth Kortze | Odyssey One Step Beyond | 50 | 2008 |
The Lightning Award
Sponsored by Lori Weinberg
The Lightning Award recognizes speed in AKC agility at the Masters’ level, for the fastest legs in Standard Masters or Masters Preferred and JWW Masters or Masters Preferred, during the year. Preferred scores must be for a Veteran, age seven or over. The award is sponsored by Lori Weinberg to honor Rocky, MACH PACH Chaniam Creag MXS MJG MXP3 MXPB MJP7 MJPS PAX XF. The custom steel award features a shadow figure of a Bearded Collie stretched over a jump. Yards per second will be used for scoring purposes. The five fastest legs for each dog in Masters Standard and JWW (regular or preferred) are selected. The high and low values of these five legs are dropped and the remaining three values are averaged. The averages for Standard and JWW are added to get the dog’s total score. The dog with the highest total score is the winner. In the case of a tie, multiple trophies will be given. This award was approved by the Board in December of 2015.
40 Teams were Eligible for the Lightning Award in 2016
The winner is MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJS3 OF T2B2 (Blade) owned and handled by Lori Weinberg of Edwardsville, IL.
| Lori Weinberg | Blade | Camerons On The Cutting Edge | 11.48 |
| Jill Scarborough | Shug | Cameron Sugarland Express | 11.35 |
| Lori Weinberg | Bolt | Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice | 10.96 |
| Jeff Ipser | ReZoom | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator | 10.72 |
| Jill Scarborough | Perk | Cameron Mocha Expresso | 10.70 |
| Trudy Wisner | Poppet | Lil' Clove Hello Poppet | 10.66 |
| Ann Chandoha | Razz | Estrella's Only Razzmatazz | 10.58 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Pip | Wigglesworth Pride And Prejudice | 10.45 |
| Kathy Tomlinson | Rhia | Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight | 10.36 |
| Karen Reed | Delaney | Brandmar Jenuwin Unforgettable Fire | 10.33 |
"An annual award certificate is established for the top bearded collie in each level of Standard agility. In Novice A, Novice B, Open, and Excellent A (now called "Excellent"), legs leading to titles will be scored, no matter the year in which they were earned. In these levels, a beardie will be eligible for the Standard award only in the year in which the title is earned. For beardies competing in Excellent B (now called "Masters"), all legs earned during the current year will be scored and there is no requirement for a title to be earned in order to be eligible for the Excellent B ("Masters") Standard award.
Scoring:
Novice A - Excellent: The scores of the three legs leading to the title will be summed and the beardie with the highest total score will be the winner. If a tie in score occurs, YPS will be calculated (to 0.01 seconds) for each of the three title legs and the results averaged. The winner is the beardie with the highest average YPS. If a tie remains after this calculation, all those tied will be declared the winners of the award for that year.
Masters: A beardie accrues 5 points for each leg earned during the calendar year and one point for each full second under SCT. Ties in score will be broken by the YPS calculation specified above." 05/99-03
"The winner of the Novice A standard certificate will also be the Sunshine Award winner, honoring the top Novice A beardie and handler." 05/99-02
Masters Standard Agility
49 Eligible The winner is CH Wynsum Rhythm And Brews BN RAE MXB3 MJC2 MFB TQX T2B4 (Smitty)
owned by Janice Leverenz of Shelby Twp, MI and co-owned by Carol Carlsen
Legs |
Points |
Total |
YPS |
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| Jan Leverenz | Smitty | Wynsum Rhythm And Brews | 65 | 920 | 1245 | 4.15 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Pip | Wigglesworth Great Expectations | 59 | 938 | 1233 | 4.31 |
| Lori Weinberg | Blade | Camerons On The Cutting Edge | 41 | 867 | 1072 | 4.91 |
| Jeff Ipser | ReZoom | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator | 41 | 771 | 976 | 4.61 |
| Debbie Alexander | McKenzie | Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N' The Ruff | 48 | 736 | 976 | 4.26 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride and Prejudice | 41 | 759 | 964 | 4.57 |
| Jill Scarborough | Perk | Cameron Mocha Expresso | 34 | 659 | 829 | 4.68 |
| Sue Jamison | Divot | Nonesuch Sands Of Time | 32 | 618 | 778 | 4.27 |
| Kathy Tomlinson | Rhia | Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight | 35 | 590 | 765 | 4.44 |
| Jennifer Phillips | Ryan | Estrella's Orion The Dark Hunter | 38 | 531 | 721 | 4.17 |
Excellent Standard Agility
7 Eligible
The winner is CH Gemineye America’s Heartthrob PT MX MXJ OF CGC (Bieber)
owned by Meg Naylor of Centennial, CO.
Score |
YPS |
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| Meg Naylor | Bieber | Gemineye America's Heartthrob | 300 | 4.31 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride and Prejudice | 300 | 4.11 |
| Gorden Eisendrath | Katie | Nonesuch Katie Rocks | 300 | 4.10 |
Open Standard Agility
19 Eligible
The winner is CH Bardic’s Harvest Ready To Launch RN OA AXJ (Scotty)
owned by Kathryn Haas of Vancouver, WA.
Score |
YPS |
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| Kathryn Haas | Scotty | Bardic's Harvest Ready To Launch | 295 | 3.30 |
| Maryann Groves | Lida | Shepherd Calls Brilliant Light | 295 | 3.10 |
| Katherine Dupee | Daisy | Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy | 291 | 2.74 |
| Jan & David Burgan | Tartan | Tweeddale’s Magic Tartan Of Brooknoll | 290 | 4.08 |
| Gorden Eisendrath | Katie | Nonesuch Katie Rocks | 290 | 3.71 |
Novice B Standard Agility
12 Eligible
The winner is a tie between:
CH Allaround First Edition RN OA OAJ CGC (Fergus)
owned by Andrea Hobe of Alpharetta, GA
and
Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy AX OAJ (Daisy)
owned by Katherine Dupee of Teaticket, MA
Score |
YPS |
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| Andrea Hobe | Fergus | Allaround First Edition | 300 | 3.32 |
| Katherine Dupee | Daisy | Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy | 300 | 3.32 |
| Lucy Campbell-Gracie | Charlie | Briarpatch Look What’s Next | 300 | 2.73 |
Initiated by the Bearded Collie Club of Central Florida
Figured the same as the Standard AwardsSunshine Award (3 Eligible)
This award honors the top Beardie earning a title in Novice A standard. The scores of the three legs leading to the title are summed; ties are broken by calculating the average YPS traveled in earning the three legs.
The winner is Linus, RE OA OAJ CGC, owned by Karen Deitke of Colorado Springs, CO.
This award was sponsored initially by the Florida club.
Score |
YPS |
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| Karen Deitke | Linus | Linus | 300 | 3.06 |
| Laura Price | Nicholas | Legacy’s Song For Nicolas Gone West | 300 | 2.40 |
| Peg Brown | Lillee | Wigglesworth Don’T Look Back | 285 | 2.99 |
Jumpers with Weaves Plaques are awarded to the top bearded collies in each level of JWW. These awards were established by Beth Canner in memory of Ryan, CH Jande Hellava Knight CD HIC AGI PUP, the first beardie to obtain any type of agility title, and are sustained by an anonymous member of the Beardie agility community. In Novice A, Novice B, Open, and Excellent, legs leading to titles will be scored, no matter the year in which they were earned. In these classes, a beardie will be eligible for a JWW award only in the year in which the title is earned. For beardies competing in Masters, all legs earned during the current year will be scored and there is no requirement for a title to be earned in order to be eligible for the Excellent B JWW award.
Scoring:
Novice A – Excellent: The scores of the three legs leading to the title will be summed and the beardie with the highest total score will be the winner. If a tie in score occurs, YPS will be calculated (to 0.01 seconds) for each of the three title legs and the results averaged. The winner will be the beardie with the highest average YPS. If a tie remains after this calculation, all those tied will be declared the winners of the award for that year.
Masters: A beardie will earn five points for each leg earned during the calendar year and one point for each full second under SCT. Ties in score will be broken by the YPS procedure specified above." 05/99-03
55 Eligible
The winner is MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJS3 OF T2B2 (Blade)
owned by Lori Weinberg of Edwardsville, IL
Legs |
Points |
Total |
YPS |
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| Lori Weinberg | Blade | Camerons On The Cutting Edge | 50 | 684 | 934 | 5.64 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Pip | Wigglesworth Great Expectations | 59 | 571 | 866 | 4.96 |
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride and Prejudice | 51 | 548 | 803 | 5.10 |
| Jeff Ipser | ReZoom | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator | 48 | 503 | 743 | 5.08 |
| Sue Jamison | Divot | Nonesuch Sands Of Time | 43 | 526 | 741 | 4.97 |
| Jill Scarborough | Perk | Cameron Mocha Expresso | 43 | 495 | 710 | 5.23 |
| Lori Weinberg | Bolt | Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice | 38 | 468 | 658 | 5.38 |
| Kathy Tomlinson | Rhia | Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight | 42 | 435 | 645 | 5.08 |
| Jan Leverenz | Smitty | Wynsum Rhythm And Brews | 57 | 320 | 605 | 4.39 |
| Jennifer Phillips | Ryan | Estrella's Orion The Dark Hunter | 46 | 342 | 4.39 | 4.63 |
13 Eligible
The winner is CH Alistair Wynsum Buster Brown The Man About Town PT OA AXJ MXF CCG (Alex)
owned by Glenn Alexander of Lake Charles, LA.
Open JWW
15 Eligible
The winner is Nonesuch Katie Rocks AX AXJ CGC (Katie)
owned by Gordon Eisendrath of Milwaukee, WI and co-owned by Cheryl Poliak.
Score |
YPS |
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| Gorden Eisendrath | Katie | Nonesuch Katie Rocks | 300 | 4.97 |
| Kathryn Haas | Scotty | Bardic’s Harvest Ready To Launch | 295 | 5.71 |
| Andrea Hobe | Fergus | Allaround First Edition | 295 | 4.82 |
| Peg Brown | Lillee | Wigglesworth Don’T Look Back | 295 | 3.77 |
| Katherine Dupee | Daisy | Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy | 295 | 3.47 |
12 Eligible
The winner is Tweeddale’s Magic Tartan Of Brooknoll OA NAJ OF
owned by Jan & David Burgan of Clear Spring, MD and co-owned by Linda Porter.
Score |
YPS |
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| Jan & David Burgan | Tartan | Tweeddale’s Magic Tartan Of Brooknoll | 300 | 5.90 |
| Trudy Wisner | Rugby | Lil’ Cloves Ruff n’ Tumble | 300 | 5.58 |
| Claire Cifarelli | Tonks | Lil’ Clove Nymphadora Tonks | 300 | 3.90 |
| Andrea Hobe | Fergus | Allaround First Edition | 300 | 3.90 |
3 Eligible
The winner is Linus RE OA OAJ CGC owned by Karen Deitke of Colorado Springs, CO.
Score |
YPS |
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| Karen Deitke | Linus | Linus | 300 | 3.53 |
| Laura Price | Nicolas | Legacy’s Song For Nicholas Gone West | 290 | 2.73 |
| Theresa Hush | Mac | Aberlour’s Singin’ In The Rain | 285 | 2.67 |
Competition in FAST 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 is considering adding FAST awards to the agility program
| 03/20/16 | Pip | Lawrence Dalan-MO | CH MACH6 | Wigglesworth Great Expectations MXC2 MJC2 MFB TQX T2B6 |
| 05/13/16 | Kailey | Diane Lipman & Sharon Ipser-NY | CH MACH4 | Wigglesworth No Way Out MXS2 MJC2 MXF TQX T2B |
| 08/06/16 | ReZoom | Sharon and Jeff Ipser-OH | CH MACH7 | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator MXG2 MJG2 AXP AJP MXF TQX T2B |
Time 2 Beat (T2B), initiated on 1 July 2011, is a combination course of Standard and Jumpers With Weaves. While dogs of any skill level (i.e., novice, open, excellent) are allowed to compete in T2B, to be successful you will need to demonstrate an advanced level of skills.
To earn a T2B title a dog will need 15 Qs and one hundred points. Points are awarded as follows: The first place dog will earn 10 points. All other qualifying dogs with a time that is within 10% of the time of the first place dog will receive 9 points. If a qualifying dog’s time is within 20% of the fastest time (the Time To Beat) they will earn 8 points, and so on all the way down to 90%.
139 Beardies earned a total of 3,195 legs in the Regular, Preferred, FAST, T2B and Premier classes in all breed and Specialty competition; 106 competed in the regular classes with 33 in Preferred and 12 in both. 104 of these teams accounted for 308 total titles (58 Novice, 60 Open, 33 Excellent, 113 Masters, 26 Championships, 13 T2B and 3 TQX). Four teams each completed two MACHs within the competition year: Lawrence Dalan and MACH5/6 Pip (Wigglesworth Great Expectations), Lori Weinberg and MACH6/7 Blade (Camerons On The Cutting Edge), Debby Alexander and MACH4/5 McKenzie (Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N’ The Ruff), and Janice Leverenz and MACH4/5 Smitty (Wynsum Rhythm And Brews). Six teams competed at the 2016 AKC Invitational held in Orlando, FL in December; Lori and Blade made the finals in the 20” class and placed 5th. 16 Teams have qualified for 2016 AKC National Championships to be held in Perry, GA in March, 2017. AKC introduced entry level test titles for agility, ACT1/2, which were earned by two Beardies. 2016 was the second year of competition in the Premier classes. Although 17 Beardies earned either Premier Standard or JWW* legs this year, the first title remains to be completed.
*Lawrence Dalan and Pip completed the first Premier Jumpers Dog title on July 16, 2017.
March 24-26, 2017 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia
To enter a dog must have earned at least 4QQs (qualify in standard and JWW on the same day 4 times), 20
qualifying legs in standard and JWW (which can include the QQlegs), and 600 MACH points (1 MACH point = 1 full second
under standard course time) between December 1, 2015 and November 30, 2016.
16 Beardie teams met this high standard and were eligible to enter.
| Debbie Alexander | McKenzie | Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N’ The Ruff |
| Ann Chandoha | Razz | Estrella’s Only Razzmatazz |
| Lawrence Dalan | Bing | Wigglesworth Pride And Predjudice |
| Lawrence Dalan | Pip | Wigglesworth Great Expectations |
| Andrea Hobe | Brie | Estrella’s There’s A Breeze Allaroudn |
| Jeff Ipser | ReZoom | Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator |
| Sue Jamison | Divot | Nonesuch Sands Of Time |
| Janice Leverenz | Smitty | Wynsum Rhythm And Brews |
| Jennifer Phillips | Ryan | Estrella’s Orion The Dark Hunte |
| Jill Scarborough | Perk | Cameron Mocha Expresso |
| Jill Scarborough | Shug | Cameron Sugarland Express |
| Kathy Tomlinson | Rhia | Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight |
| Lori Weinberg | Blade | Camerons On The Cutting Edge |
| Lori Weinberg | Bolt | Cameron Lightnin’ Strikes Twice |
| Tracy Corey | Snow | Ha’Penny Harwood Ode To Choi |
| Karen Reed | Sterling | Brandmar Come Fly With Me |
Sue Jamison and MACH Nonesuch Sands of Time MXS MJG XF T2B2 (aka Divot)
The Quest
Our quest started on December 1, 2015, the start of the point and QQ accumulation to qualify. Divot and I had just moved into Master classes, and truthfully, we were not a very consistent team. We were struggling with off courses, contact issues, and the ever-lasting “NO STAY” at the start line. I dutifully set up my tracking spreadsheet and probably entered more trials than I should have at the beginning of the year; but knowing that I would be taking the summer off, I was bound and determined to qualify before my summer break. Note to self – it is very unwise to put that kind of pressure on yourself. About 3 months into the qualifying period, we were only at a single QQ, contacts were better but still “NO STAY” at the start line – which caused me to be behind which resulted in off courses. I truthfully don’t remember which one of my dear agility friends told me this – but the bottom line was that her advice was to just skip worrying about the stay and just boom him and run. That was our turning point. Gone was the tension and the off courses, and the Q’s starting to come much more consistently. Divot was right – stays at the start line are overrated.
June 19, 2016 – we did it! All qualified for Nationals!
The Event
This was not my first time competing at NAC, so I knew a little of what to expect. But still, the sheer magnitude of the fairgrounds, arenas, number of dogs, noise and commotion is just overwhelming. Divot is a high drive but sensitive dog. I have to admit I was concerned about the effect the environment would have on him and our somewhat newly founded consistency.
Day 1 – Practice Round Oh yeah – just about everything I worried about happened and more. Divot was higher than a kite, shot out of my release at a newly found speed. Dropped bars, missed every contact – in fact – I had to repeat the teeter 3 times! Not exactly the start I was hoping for.
Day 1 – Premier Course Much better result. Wrong end of the tunnel, my fault, but the rest was beautiful. Whew.
Day 2 & 3 Just one little thing on each course. A rare dropped bar, an offcourse and another wrong end of the tunnel.
Reflections
Truthfully, I have to admit that I was disappointed in our performance. It wasn’t like I expected to win the event, but I felt that we had been successful enough to put up a good show. Let me clarify, that I was not disappointed in Divot. He is the most amazing performance dog I could ever imagine. He loves the game beyond belief. He has unrelenting drive and a joy that is unmatched. There are so many memories I will cherish about the 2017 NAC. The sheer joy of being a part of such an enormous event. (Kudos to AKC for orchestrating such a well-organized trial of this size) Watching some absolutely amazing agility teams giving it all out on the course. Watching the challenge rounds, hearing the crowds cheer – all for the love of the game. Then, of course, watching the finals – seeing teams coming together and embracing the moment.
My take-aways
To close – I feel blessed to have such an amazing athletic partner who will play relentlessly. I think that anyone who competes in agility should experience NAC at least once in their lifetime.
The 2016 AKC Invitational Championships was held in Orlando, FL in December. The point accumulation year for this event ran from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. Standings are determined by the number of MACH points (full seconds under standard course time) and QQs earned (qualifying in Standard and JWW on the same day; this number is then multiplied by 10 and added to the number of MACH points). Sixty two Beardies earned at least one MACH point during the qualifying period. The top five in the breed standings receive a first round invitation to compete. If the top five all competed in the Regular classes, a sixth invitation is sent to the top dog of the breed competing in the Preferred classes. If any of the five decline to attend, invitations may be issued to Beardies ranked 6-10.
Congratulations to Lori Weinberg and Blade, Larry Dalan and Pip, Janice Leverenz and Smitty, Kathy Tomlinson and Rhia, and Jeff Ipser and ReZoom.
Congratulations to Tracy Corey and Snow (Ha’Penny Harwood Ode To Choi), top Beardie in the Preferred Classes..
1 |
Camerons On The Cutting Edge |
1815 |
2 |
Wigglesworth Great Expectations |
1436 |
3 |
Wynsum Rhythm And Brews |
1327 |
4 |
Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight |
1266 |
5 |
Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator |
1205 |
6 |
Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N' The Ruff |
1094 |
7 |
Cameron Mocha Expresso |
1068 |
8 |
Nonesuch Sands Of Time |
840 |
9 |
Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice |
819 |
10 |
Cameron Sugarland Express |
794 |
11 |
Estrella's Orion The Dark Hunter |
708 |
12 |
Lil'Clove Poppet's First Moppet |
689 |
13 |
Fox Lane's Mika At Twe Edd Ale |
533 |
14 |
Casanova's For American Beauty |
424 |
15 |
Wynsum Many Splendored Thing |
413 |
16 |
Brynmar's Simply Irresistible |
412 |
17 |
Brandmar Jenuwin Unforgettable Fire |
407 |
18 |
Estrella's Only Razzmatazz |
405 |
19 |
Wigglesworth Priode And Predjudice |
396 |
20 |
Estrella Theres A Breeze Allaround |
394 |
21 |
Headline's Upcoming News |
389 |
22 |
Lanark's B Is For Bounce |
327 |
23 |
Lakewood Born To Be A Star |
326 |
24 |
Wookiee Gang Ambermoon |
301 |
25 |
Burlesque Ice Ice Baby |
290 |
MACH Points -x earned points |
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Ryan (CH MACH Estrella's Orion The Dark Hunter) -- Jennifer Phillips -- 1.29.16
Emma (GCH CH MACH Headline's Upcoming News) -- Suzi Beddoe -- 2.29.16 (first GCH CH MACH)
Bryn (CH MACH Brynmar's Sinply Irresitible) -- BJ Walker -- 4.01.16
Bing (CH MACH Wigglesworth Pride And Prejudice) -- Lawrence Dalan -- 10.09.16
Bolt (MACH Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice) -- Lori Weinberg -- 11.04.16
Divot (MACH Nonesuch Sands of Time) -- Sue Jamison -- 12.10.16
Maya (MACH2 O'Duinnin Heart In Motion) -- Carol Hegg -- 1.24.16
Shug (MACH2 Cameron Sugarland Express) -- Jill Scarborough, AR -- 3.05.16
Anna (MACH2 Casanovas for American Beauty) -- Richard Masley -- 5.15.16
B-Buster (MACH2 Lil'Clove Poppet's First Moppet) -- Claire Cifarelli - 5.29.16
Ryan (CH MACH2 Estrella's Orion The Dark Hunter) -- Jennifer Phillips -- 10.20.16
Rhia (CH MACH3 Wynsum Rhiannon In Flight) -- Kathy Tomlinson -- 7.01.16
Brie (CH MACH3 Estrella Theres A Breeze Allaround) --Andrea Hobe -10.28.16
Mckenzie (CH MACH4 Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N' The Ruff) -- Debbie Alexander --1.08.16
Smitty (CH MACH4 Wynsum Rhythm And Brews) -- Jan Leverenz --1.31.16
Pip (CH MACH5 Wigglesworth Great Expectations) -- Larry Dalan - 3.20.16
Mckenzie (CH MACH5 Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N' The Ruff) -- Debbie Alexander --1.08.16
Smitty (CH MACH5 Wynsum Rhythm And Brews) -- Jan Leverenz --8/12.16
Blade (MACH6 Camerons On The Cutting Edge) -- Lori Weinberg -- 4.24.16
Rezoom (CH MACH6 Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator) -- Jeff Ipser -- 6.25.16
Pip (CH MACH6 Wigglesworth Great Expectations) -- Larry Dalan - 10.08.16
Blade (MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge) -- Lori Weinberg -- 11.04.16
Snow (MACH2 PACH Ha'Penny Harwood Ode To Choi ) -- Tracy Corey -- 6.26.16
Sterling (CH PACH2 Brandmar Come Fly With Me) -- Karen Reed -- 5.07.16
The Register of Merit for Agility (ROMA) is given to dams with two or more offspring who have earned three or more AKC Agility titles and to sires with two or more get who have earned five or more AKC Agility titles. The Register of Merit for Agility Excellent (ROMAX) is given to dams with two or more offspring who have earned ten or more AKC Agility titles and to sires with two or more get who have earned fifteen or more AKC Agility titles. Either regular titles or preferred titles may be counted toward the Register of Merit Agility, whichever titles are higher, but they may not be added together. Currently only Standard and JWW titles are counted.
ROMAX DAMS
CH Briarpatch Jocala Inspiration RN HT OAP OJP
Anna Gracie, Lucy C-Gracie & Carol Lamb’s Cecelia
Briarpatch Just One Look OA OAJ [NAP NJP NF]
Briarpatch Jocala Southern Star OAP OJP
Briarpatch Look What's Next NA NAJ [NF]
CH Burlesque Abbracadabbra
Patricia Colombo and Laura Colombo’s Abby
Burlesque Ice Ice Baby MX MXB MXJ MJB [OF]
Burlesque Special Mystique NAP NJP
CH Wigglesworth Full ThrottleMX MXB MXJ MJB
Sharon and Jeff Ipser’s Mayzee
Wigglesworth Don'T Look Back OA OAJ
Wigglesworth Pride And Prejudice MACH MXB MJS [NAP NJP XF NFP T2B]
CH Wynsum Only In My Heart
Carol Carlsen’s Peyton
Wynsum Untamed Heart OA AXJ [NF]
Wynsum You Rock My World OA AXJ [OF]
ROMA DAMS
CH Lil'Clove A League Of Her Own RN PT MX MXJ MJB VX
Trudy Wisner’s Dottie
Lil'Clove Loyal & Devoted Dobby [NF]
Lil'Clove Nymphadora Tonks NAJ [NF]
Lil'Clove Twist N Shout ACT1
Lil'Cloves Ruff n' Tumble NA NAJ [OF]
DC Lil'Clove True Grit VCD1 BN RE HSAds HIAds HXAdM MX MXJ XF CGC MV
Sonja Blanchard’s Quincy
Balderdash Bedazzled At Balgrae [NFP]
Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy AX OAJ
Balderdash Taylored In Vermont NA NAJ [NF]
CH RiverCity's Sugar Magnolia
Janet Baldwin Fiske’s Nola
RiverCity Georgia Magnolia May NA NAJ
RiverCity Sweet Little Maile Girl NJP
ROMA SIRES
CH Aberdeen Always A Cool Cruiser
Tina Miller’s DJ
Aberdeen's Dancing Queen MX MXJ [OF]
Tweeddale's Magic Tartan Of Brooknoll OA NAJ [OF]
DC Artisan Pastoral Victory
Ann and Harry Witte’s Vic
Artisan Hocus Pocus Dixie AX AXJ
Cynamen Heart N Sol NAP
CH Diotima's Last Word THD
Jane Bihl’s Scrum
Allaround First Edition OA OAJ
Winberlee's Back In Black NA NAJ
GCH CH Meadows' Imagine That CD RA
Kathryn Haas and Claudia McNulty’s Sigmund
Bardic's Harvest Ready To Launch OA AXJ
Bardic's Lovely Lady Laura OA AXJ
DC Pentangle's Captain Jack BN RAE
HSAds HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAdM HXBdM
MX MXJ MXF T2B MV
Joanne Williamson’s Jack
Balderdash Bedazzled At Balgrae [NFP]
Balderdash Cape Cod Daisy AX OAJ
Balderdash Taylored In Vermont NA NAJ [NF]
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
