October 2021 60×90 Masters Results

Another month has zipped right by; we are closing in on the end of the year! We had some close team results this month. This post is for the results of the 60×90 Masters League.

The 60×90 course concept was designed by Melissa Wallace for competition in TDAA in September 2021. Obviously, the course has been spaced out for the larger dogs. Interestingly, TDAA has started allowing dogs from 20” to 22” to play as long as the club uses full size equipment. However, the spacing remains tighter than what you have in this month’s league courses. How will the big dogs do? I am curious to find out.

If anyone would like to design courses for the league, let me know!!!

The efforts of dogs playing in October earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

60×90 Masters October 2021 Results

The October 2021 60×90 Masters league was a numbered course. The course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

Results

Follow the links to view individual performances by dogs and their handlers. Most of these are graced with a YouTube link:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in October is from K9 Powersports out of Grand Junction, Colorado. Jessie, a Border Collie handled by Crystal Wert, edged out the competition. They finished this course with zero faults in 30.06 seconds.

First-Place Team – 284 LPP

K9 Powersports out of Grand Junction, Colorado was our first-place team this month, barely nudging out Jumpin’ K-9’s. Jessie, a Border Collie handled by Crystal Wert, took the top spot with zero faults in 30.06 seconds. Great job!

Second-Place Team – 281 LPP

Jumpin’ K-9’s from Temecula, California rejoined the league and popped into second place for the month. Monster, an All American, took the top spot for the team. Christie Bahena and Monster completed the course with zero faults in 37.06 seconds.

Third-Place Team – 275 LPP

Our third-place team was POTC Thunder Pawz out of Brimfield, Illinois. Nokona, a Labrador Retriever, and Katie Middleton knocked out their competition for the top spot. They completed the course with zero faults in 36.32 seconds.

Fourth-Place Team – 206 LPP

Jumping C Crew took fourth this month. Alaska, and Australian Stumpy Tail, took the team’s top spot and second overall. Handled by Liz Clements, they completed the course with zero faults in 31.29 seconds.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Maggie an Australian Shepherd running for POTC Thunder Pawz out of Brimfield, Illinois. Maggie is handled by Linda Locke. They completed the course with 0 faults in 37.58 seconds.

November 60×90 Masters League

New teams are always welcomed to join us for IDAL league play. You are welcome to join any of our ongoing leagues. The November 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

November 2021 IDAL League Courses

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Questions comments & snide remarks should be directed to Melissa Wallace at pagc.live@gmail.com.All payments for the IDAL should be directed to this page: https://www.ultimuttds.com/payment-processing. Bud Houston’s Book of Games is available for purchase at https://www.ultimuttds.com/product-page/houston-s-book-of-agility-games. All proceeds from the sale will go to Bud.

October 2021 50×70 Fast and Fun Results

Another month is in the books. We are closing in on the end of the year. Below are the results for the 50×70 Fast & Fun League. We had seven clubs reporting.

The course design was based on a TDAA course by Melissa Wallace.

If anyone would like to design courses for the league, let me know!!!

The efforts of dogs playing in October earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

50×70 Fast and Fun October 2021 Results

The October 2021 50×70 Fast & Fun league game is a Numbered Course, based on a design by Melissa Wallace. Follow the numbers, keep the bars up, and hit the yellow.

Results

Follow this link to view individual performance by dogs and their handlers. Most of these are graced with a YouTube link:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in October is Gracie from Agility Dream Dogs out of Albion, New York. Gracie, a Border Collie handled by Gary McCarthy, finished this course with zero faults in 21.83 seconds.

First-Place Team – 415 LPP

The first-place team in October is Agility Dream Dogs out of Albion, New York. The top scoring dog was Gracie, a Border Collie handled by Gary McCarthy, finished this course with zero faults in 21.83 seconds.

Second-Place Team – 350 LPP

AQ4U’s Fast & Furryous out of Brooks, Kentucky was our second-place team. Peak, a Border Collie handled by Christina Wakefield, finished the course with zero faults in 25.1 seconds.

Third-Place Team – 335 LPP

K9cation out of Hudson, Colorado was our third-place team. Jasper, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever handled by Shana Goodwin stole the top spot this month. They finished the course with zero faults in 24.53 seconds.

Fourth-Place Team – 305 LPP

PAWS4FUN from Ontario, Canada took fourth place. Ralph, an Australian Shepherd, was on fire and took their top spot. Handled by Benjamin Stanzel, Ralph finished the course with zero faults in 26.44 seconds.

Fifth-Place Team – 263 LPP

Jumping C Crew took fifth place. Ruby, an Australian Cattle Dog, barely nosed out Alaska in taking the top spot. Liz Clements and Ruby finished the course with zero faults in 26.24 seconds.

Sixth-Place Team – 235 LPP

Cloud Nine in Maple Grove, Minnesota returned to the league this month and took sixth place. Asher, a Miniature Schnauzer handled by Susan Weyrauch, once again ran strong. They finished the course with zero faults in 27.91 seconds.

Seventh-Place Team – 193 LPP

The All Breed Training Club of Akron in Tallmadge, Ohio was our seventh-place team. Savvy and Cindy Fink took the top spot again completing the course with zero faults in 29.9 seconds. Savvy is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is from the All Breed Training Club of Akron in Tallmadge, Ohio. Oliver, a Havanese handled by Ruth Drew, finished the course with zero faults in 40 seconds.

November 50×70 Masters League

New teams are always welcome to join us for IDAL play. You can join any of our ongoing leagues. The course for November is totally new and designed by Mike Hughson. The November 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

November 2021 IDAL League Courses

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Questions comments & snide remarks should be directed to Melissa Wallace at pagc.live@gmail.com.All payments for the IDAL should be directed to this page: https://www.ultimuttds.com/payment-processing. Bud Houston’s Book of Games is available for purchase at https://www.ultimuttds.com/product-page/houston-s-book-of-agility-games. All proceeds from the sale will go to Bud.

October 2021 36×85 Fast and Fun Results

This post is for the results of the 36×85 Fast & Fun League. Four clubs have reported results for this League.

The October 2021 36×85 Fast & Fun league is a numbered course based on a TDAA course design by Melissa Wallace. If anyone would like to design courses for the league, let me know!!!

The efforts of dogs playing in October earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

36×85 Fast and Fun October 2021 Results

The October 2021 36×85 Fast & Fun league was a Numbered Course. A numbered course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

Results

Follow the links below to view individual performances by dogs and their handlers. Most of these are graced with a YouTube link:

standings_36x85_october2021Download

Top Dog

The race for Top Dog was incredibly close once again. Check out those times! The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in October is from Dirty Dogs Agility out of Parker, Colorado. Homie, a Border Collie handled by Lauren Sanchez-Suzmann, took the Top Dog spot. They ran the course with zero faults in 22.25 seconds.

First-Place Team – LPP 261

The first-place team in October was Dirty Dogs Agility out of Parker, Colorado. The top scoring dog was Homie, a Border Collie handled by Lauren Sanchez-Suzmann. They took the lead in the club and the league this month with zero faults in 22.25 seconds.

Second-Place Team – LPP 220

PAWS4FUN from Ontario, Canada took second place. Ralph, an Australian Shepherd handled by Benjamin Stanzel, got the top spot finishing the course with zero faults in 27.86 seconds.

Third-Place Team – LPP 54

K9Cation in Hudson, Colorado took third-place with only one dog running. Yep, one dog! Jasper, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever handled by Shana Goodwin, ran the course with zero faults in 22.85 seconds.

Fourth-Place Team – LPP 35

Clicker Pets in Mexico took fourth place. They are disadvantaged by only having four dogs on their roster. Their Top Dog was Pitou, a Shi Tzu handled by Gaetane Courchesne. They completed the course with 0 faults in 54.95 seconds.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Theodore’s Mr. Goodbar, an Australian Shepherd. Hershey is a handsome dog handled by Jeff Mertz representing Dirty Dogs Agility League out of Parker, Colorado. They completed the course with 0 faults in 31.51 seconds. Good job!

November 36×85 Fast & Fun League

We continue our summer season with new courses.

New teams are always welcome to join us for IDAL play. You are welcome to join any of our ongoing leagues. The November 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

November 2021 IDAL League Courses

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Questions comments & snide remarks should be directed to Melissa Wallace at pagc.live@gmail.com.All payments for the IDAL should be directed to this page: https://www.ultimuttds.com/payment-processing. Bud Houston’s Book of Games is available for purchase at https://www.ultimuttds.com/product-page/houston-s-book-of-agility-games. All proceeds from the sale will go to Bud.

November 2021 IDAL League Courses

The following courses are for November 2021 IDAL play. This month we have some more new courses. The 60×90 course was designed by Shana Goodwin, a strong competitor from K9Cation. Shana is a Junior Handler. Let’s give it up for Shana for putting herself out there and designing courses. Her designs are modified slightly to finesse distances and such in the software. I tried to stay true to her designs. The 36×85 is less true to her design, but again, I tried to stay close.

If you would like to design courses for the league or learn how to design courses, give me a shout. I will add you to our group.

50×70 Fast & Fun

The November 2021 50×70 Fast & Fun league game is a Numbered Course, based on a design by Shana Goodwin. Follow the numbers, keep the bars up, and hit the yellow.

60×90 Masters

The November 2021 60×90 Masters league is also a numbered course designed by Shana Goodwin. A Numbered Course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

36X85 Fast & Fun

The November 2021 36×85 Fast & Fun league is a numbered course based on a design by Shana Goodwin. A Numbered Course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

An Open Invitation to New Players

New clubs and individuals are always welcome to join us and play these courses. Download the scorekeeping worksheet below. Contact the League Secretary to help with the details at pagc.live@gmail.com.   

The 50×70 Fast & Fun League is intended to allow the dog to work at full extension with modest handling challenges.

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The 60×90 Masters League focuses on advanced handling challenges.

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The 36×85 Fast & Fun League is intended to allow the dog to work at full extension with modest handling challenges.

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• Existing league franchises will be emailed their scorekeeping worksheets set up with their current rosters. If you would like multiple scoresheets, just let me know.

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“To Infinity and Beyond”

As we approach the New Year, I want to get some input from all of you on the trajectory we should take in the League.

1) We have all levels of competitors. How do we allow them to compete successfully and contribute more fully to their team? Do we have separate courses/leagues for them? Do we handicap scores in some way?

2) Do we decrease the number of courses/leagues? Or change the course dimensions to reflect the current clubs?

3) Do we want to have a separate league for games and one (or more) for standard/jumpers type courses? Or alternate from month to month?

4) Do we want a separate Teacup league for the smaller dogs? Small dogs would not be required to run these courses. It would just be an option for those clubs who have TDAA equipment. (We probably will anyway since I host TDAA trials and could use the courses for serial trials.)

5) Should we apply a handicap to dogs of different heights? (We do this in TDAA tournaments)

6) Should we divide the year up somewhat differently since a few clubs switch leagues during the year due to weather? This switch puts them at a disadvantage for yearly placements.

7) Are there any obstacles we do not want to use in the different leagues or substitutions that can be made if a club does not have a particular obstacle? I do not plan on using the table in any league course unless it is for a game to start or stop time. There is too much variability in how we count that 5 seconds, and times are too close to allow that much variability.

You can comment below, email, or PM me your thoughts. pagc.live@gmail.com