The 2018/2019 Winter Series is in the books!
The final month of the NDAL 36×85 Fast & Fun league featured a game called Looper, designed by Dennis Vogel, captain of Cloud Nine, the NDAL franchise in Maple Grove, MN.
In this game, the dog will run the numbered sequence twice, without stopping.
A Looper is scored Time, Plus Faults.
Results
Follow this link to view individual performance by dogs and their handlers. Most of these are graced with a YouTube link:
Dog Ranch Inc out of North Gower, Ontario, Canada won all three months of the 36×85 Fast & Fun league and have won the Winter series.
The top scoring dog for Dog Ranch in March was Dante, a German Shorthaired Pointer handled by Gail Docherty. Dante and Gail finished the Looper with zero faults in 44.26 seconds:
K9 Manners & More out of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma placed fourth in March, but held on to second place in the Winter series. The top scoring dog for K9 Manners was Hotch, a Border Collie handled by Frances Scriminger. Hotch and Frances finished the Looper with zero faults in 47.77 seconds:
Matrix Dog out of Westminster, Colorado, finished in second-place in the 36×85 Fast & Fun in March, and in third-place in the Winter series. The Top Dog in March, and the top scoring dog for Matrix Dog was Jett, a Border Collie handled by Jennifer Bailey. Jett and Jennifer finished the Looper with zerofaults in 36.66 seconds:
Worth Watching
Jumpin’ K-9’s, in Temecula, California, finished third in March and fourth-place in the Winter series. It’s worthwhile to note that the top three teams in March scored in a span of eight points. Jumpin’ K-9s is in that mix.
The top scoring dog for Jumpin’ K-9’s was Ghikii, a Mini American Shepherd handled by Kathy Greenway. Ghikii and Kathy finished the Looper with zero faults in 43.86 seconds:
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