Judge Gregory Beck
4508 Stuart Avenue,
Richmond, VA 23221
908-230-4955/ fauxpaws2000@yahoo.com
Videographer of the
Trial and the Relay
John Thornton
of K9TV
P.O. Box 621442, Littleton, CO 80162
303-972-6433
Photographer of the
Trial and the Relay
Kathleen Schaffer
of Pup Art
PO Box 664, Downers Grove, IL 60515
katho@aol.com
At the end of our Specialty Agility Day, the winds and rain from the tail end of Rita dissipated, the sun came out, and spirits were high! The agility folk donned their colorful team shirts and planned strategies for the weave pole knockout designed by Judge Greg Beck. Sixteen Teams, or forty-eight Beardies, had a fast and furious race through the two parallel courses, run simultaneously by two teams of three Beardies. Each course had two 16" jumps, a set of six poles, and a horseshoe tunnel, which sent the teams back through the weaves and over the jumps to the next teammate. What I especially enjoyed about this relay was the satisfaction of knowing the winners of each race instantaneously. Having the two teams run head to head added immensely to the excitement. We didn't need our timer until the very end, so Doug Halsey, our designated timer, assisted Greg Beck in judging the weave poles. We ran all sixteen teams, the eight winners, the four winners, the two winners, and then we had a dilemma. Karen Barratt and Ann Chandoha were both on the last two winning teams. At this point, Karen had already run NINE times with Jet, Bud, and Miller and Ann had run SIX times with Arbi and Dru. How were they to compete against themselves? Debate ensued. To my mind there was only one solution, the stop watch. The "MACHarenas" (MACH5 Jet, MACH Arbi, and the super-fast MACH OTCH Jack) ran first with a formidable time. Then Karen lined up for her 11th relay run with Miller, her 17 month old debutant, and Ann lined up with Dru, Miller's littermate, both out of MACH Budweiser. Karen had run so many times that we kept asking her, "Are you REALLY ready?" and Karen was more than game! This "Unleashed Team" of untried youngsters was then joined by their seasoned teammate, 10 3/4 year old Caper, who is still in great athletic form. This teenager/veteran team beat the MACH Beardies by two seconds and won the "Flying Annie" banner (a second time for Karen and Ann)! Each winning Beardie was then presented with a sturdy leather and rope tug toy donated by the Beardie Agility Diehards. Before that day, Karen kept asking us if we had a sense of humor and hoped we wouldn't mind losing the relay, because who knew what would happen when Miller and Dru had to run with the distraction of another team. These two youngsters proved themselves, however, and I expect great things of them as they follow in the pawprints of dad, MACH Budweiser, uncle MACH5 Jet, aunt MACH Arbi and cousin MACH OTCH Jack. We all celebrated later in the day and took some fun snapshots in the hotel bar with Judge Greg Beck.
1st - Unleashed:
Karen Barratt and Miller, Jack Buhite and Caper, Ann Chandoha and Dru
2nd - The MACHarenas:
Karen Barratt and Jet,Ann Chandoha and Arbi, Jill Scarborough and Jack
3rd/4th - Free Agents:
Karen Barratt and Bud, Michele Ritter and Biff, Jeff Wong and Maggie
3rd/4th - The Lights Are On:
Cheri Omnus and Mckay, Bobbie Raguse and Kira, Lori Weinberg and Rocky
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Winners |
| Maryann Szalka-Cowboy | |||||
| John Szalka-Checkers | The Barking Lot | ||||
| Maryann Szalka-Sunny | |||||
| The Beardie Express | |||||
| Nikki Ryan-Doodles | |||||
| Tamara Duvell-Duncan | The Beardie Express | ||||
| Pearl Stokoe-Maggie | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | Unleashed | ||
| Eileen Dinneen-Carbon | |||||
| Carol Hegg-Joli | Tails Of Texas | ||||
| Wade Pelton-Dallas | |||||
| Unleashed | |||||
| Karen Barratt-Miller | |||||
| Jack Buhite-Caper | Unleashed | ||||
| Ann Chandoha-Dru | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | ********************** | Unleashed | |
| BJ Walker-Brodie | |||||
| Tammy Begler-Reesee | The Crazy Coloradans | ||||
| Laura Tappero-Kailey | |||||
| Team #6 | |||||
| Terry Manganiello-Darby | |||||
| Karen Allen-Jetta | Team #6 | ||||
| Cheryl Poliak-Indy | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | The Lights Are On | ||
| Cheri Omnus-McKay | |||||
| Bobbie Raguse-Kira | The Lights Are On | ||||
| Lori Weinberg-Rocky | |||||
| The Lights Are On | |||||
| Sue Jamison-Bogie | |||||
| Judi Morris-Echo | Prairie Dogs Kick'n Prairie Grass | ||||
| Maggie Riechman-Quinn | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | ********************** | ********************** |
|
| Karen Barratt-Bud | |||||
| Michele Ritter-Biff | Free Agents | ||||
| Jeff Wong-Maggie | |||||
| Free Agents | |||||
| Carol Hegg-Dusty | |||||
| Marilynn Snook-Lakotah! | Waggin' Tails | ||||
| Sarah Halsey-Wizard | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | Free Agents | ||
| Carol Carlsen-Ivy Sue | |||||
| Jan Leverenz-Hops | Wynsum Wild Wons | ||||
| Carol Carlsen-Lexus | |||||
| Beardie JAZ | |||||
| Jeff Ipser-Zoom | |||||
| Sharon Ipser-Jax | Beardie JAZ | ||||
| Dina Lipman-Abby | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | ********************** | The "MACH"arenas | |
| Kelly Canham-Cole | |||||
| Jason Pelland-Willow | The Flaming Beardies | ||||
| Nikki Ryan-Smitten | |||||
| The Flaming Beardies | |||||
| Linda Swain-Christopher | |||||
| BJ Walker-Mindy | Rowdy Roundup | ||||
| Gail Wall-Wyatt | |||||
| ********************** | ****************************** | ********************** | The "MACH"arenas | ||
| Cheri Omnus-Miller | |||||
| Linda Porter-Bailey | The Merry Masters | ||||
| Joanne Williamson-Beau | |||||
| The "MACH"arenas | |||||
| Karen Barratt-Jet | |||||
| Ann Chandoha-Arbi | The "MACH"arenas | ||||
| Jill Scarborough-Jack |
For those of you who are history buffs, you can find accounts of our nine earlier trials along with scores and pictures at:
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
