January 2022 60×90 League Results – CORRECTED

This post is for the results of the 60×90 League. Four clubs ran this month, and it was a close race.

The January 2022 60×90 League was the first time we had separate courses for our less experienced teams. This is currently in a testing phase to evaluate the implementation methodology, practicality, and utility for league players. January 50×70 was a numbered course designed by Melissa Wallace.  The course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

The results for the two courses are separated below. Note that the teams who ran as Initiates ran the regular course, so their scores are added to both sets of results. The Initiates’ scores will count toward league standings because they ran the full course. The separate listing is for their benefit and may be used later for different awards for these teams identified as Initiates and Dabblers.

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

The efforts of dogs playing in January 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.

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 January is from Jumping C Crew. Augustus, a Border Collie handled by Liz Clements, took the spot They finished this course with zero faults in 33.37 seconds.

First-Place Team – 315 LPP

Our first-place club was Jumping C Crew. Augustus, a Border Collie handled by Liz Clements, took their spot as well as Top Dog. They finished this course with zero faults in 33.37 seconds.

Second-Place Team – 306 LPP

Our second-place team is Cloud Nine from Minnesota. Asher, a Miniature Schnauzer, took the club’s top spot Handled by Susan Weyrauch, they completed the course with zero faults in 35.47 seconds.

Third-Place Team – 295 LPP

Jumpin’ K-9’s out of Temecula, California was our third-place club this month. Bevan, a Shetland Shepherd handled by Dawn Hoover, ran the course with zero faults in 40.11 seconds.

Fourth-Place Team – 271 LPP

Our fourth-place club was POTC Thunder Pawz from Brimfield, Illinois. Tempe, a Boxer/Lab cross handled by Kathleen Griffith, took top honors for the club. They finished this course with zero faults in 41.69 seconds.

Results for Initiates and Dabblers

The club had a total of 100 LPP on course. Good effort!

Follow the links below to view individual performances by dogs and their handlers. All have YouTube links:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog for the month is Mia, a cute All American handled by Brianna Sterling. Brianna is a junior handler. They ran the course with zero faults in 39.58 seconds. This score puts Brianna and Mia first in their club and fifth overall. Way to go!

Second-Place Dog

The second-place dog is Chuck, an American Staffordshire handled by Paige Stark. They ran the course with five faults in 52.65 seconds with a final score of 57.65.

Third-Place Dog  

The third-place dog is Koda, a Golden Retriever handles by Rebecca Siminou. Goldens can really rock. They ran the course with five faults in 55.53 seconds with a final score of 66.53.

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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.

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August 2021 IDAL League Courses

The following courses are for August 2021 IDAL play. This month we are running new courses. The course layout was designed by Mike Hughson with the 60×90 being entirely his concept. One team asked for a contact for this month, so I chose this design from his three submissions to the FB Course Design Group. I modified his concept only by removing the dogwalk and teeter and flipping the location of a tunnel to get a square approach to the A-frame. I finessed distances since he sketched his courses while away from his computer. I then modified the design to get the 50×70 and 36×85 courses. The courses are nested based on the tunnel in the bottom right corner of the map. This should make things easier for clubs wanting to run more than one league. The courses look fun and challenging. I will have to set them up in my building with TDAA distances. With a heat index of 114, there is no way I can play outside.

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.

In addition to PAWS4FUN, Clicker Pets in Mexico is now rejoining us. I am so happy to see our international teams starting to come back.

50×70 Fast & Fun

The August 2021 50×70 Fast & Fun league game is a Numbered Course, designed by Mike Hughson and Melissa Wallace. Follow the numbers, keep the bars up, and hit the yellow.

60×90 Masters

The August 2021 60×90 Masters league is also a numbered course designed by Mike Hughson. A Numbered Course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

36X85 Fast & Fun

The August 2021 36×85 Fast & Fun league is a numbered course designed by Mike Hughson and Melissa Wallace. 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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June 2021 50×70 Fast and Fun Results

The end of June brings a close to the Spring season for the league. Here are the results for the 50×70 Fast & Fun League. Six clubs have reported results for this league.

We have been using “historical” courses for a while now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are courses that have been played before. The efforts of dogs playing in June earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course, including historical performances. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

50×70 Fast & Fun June 2021 Results

The June 2021 50×70 Fast & Fun league was a numbered course designed by Games Master Wayne Van Deusen back in December 2017. A Numbered Course 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:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in June is once again Gracie from the first-place team, Agility Dream Dogs out of Albion, New York. Gracie, a Border Collie handled by Gary McCarthy, finished this course with zero faults in 24.66 seconds.

The Top Dog on this course from December 2017 was Blade, a Border Collie handled by Brian Wakefield. They represented AQ4U’s Fast & Furryous out of Brooks, Kentucky. They completed the course with zero faults in 23.61 seconds.

First-Place Team – 1328 LPP

The first-place team in June 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 24.66 seconds.

Second-Place Team – 1232 LPP

AQ4U’s Fast & Furryous out of Brooks, Kentucky was our second-place team. Peak, a Border Collie handled by Christina Wakefield, was once again their top dog. They finished this course with zero faults in 26.68 seconds.

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Third-Place Team – 1007 LPP

K9cation out of Hudson, Colorado was our third-place team. Jasper, a Chocolate Labrador handled by Shana Goodwin, took the top this month. They finished the course with zero faults in 27.28 seconds:

Fourth-Place Team – 939 LPP

From Ontario, Canada, PAWS4FUN took fourth-place. Ralph, an Australian Shepherd handled by Benjamin Stanzel, finished the course with zero faults in 30.76 seconds.

Fifth-Place Team – 833 LPP

The All Breed Training Club of Akron in Tallmadge, Ohio took fifth-place. Savvy, a Toller handled by Cindy Fink took top honors for the club. They completed the course with zero faults in 28.12 seconds.

Sixth-Place Team – 828 LPP

The sixth-place team is Jumping C Crew in Exeter, California. Ruby lived up to her name by rocking the course with zero faults in 28.53 seconds. Ruby, an Australian Cattle Dog, is handled by Liz Clements.

This team needs another player to get the full LPP for the top 5 dogs.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is from K9Cation. Zoe, an All American handled by Kelly Roll, just had her eighth birthday. They finished the course with zero faults in 57.00 seconds. Happy Birthday, Zoe!

July 50×70 Masters League

New teams are always welcome to join us for IDAL play. You can join any of our ongoing leagues. The July courses start the summer season of the league. The courses are all new jumpers courses. The July 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

July 2021 IDAL Courses

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June 2021 60×90 Masters Results

We have reached the end of the spring season. This post is for the results of the 60×90 Masters League. Four clubs have reported results for this League for June. The top four scores are really close this month!

We have been using “historical” courses for a while now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are courses that have been played before. The efforts of dogs playing in June earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course, including historical performances. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

60×90 Masters June 2021 Results

The June 2021 60×90 Masters league was a numbered course Wayne Van Deusen in December 2017. 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 June is from the third-place team, Jumping C Crew out of Exeter, California. Alaska, an Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog handled by Liz Clements, took first place this month. They finished this course with zero faults in 32.96 seconds.

The Top Dog from 2017 was Gemma, a Border Collie handled by Susan Dawson. They represented United Colors of Agility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They completed the course with zero faults in a whooping 25.73 seconds. You gotta take a look!

In truth, I really do not think these two dogs can be compared. They represent completely different body structures which impact their physical abilities. The dog that came closest to that time was Trebuchet the Papillon in 28.41.

Unfortunately, she earned 5 faults for a dropped bar. Structurally, though, this Papillon is closer to the Border Collie than the Stumpy Tail. Hmm… I wonder if anyone in the past tried to score dogs based on body types?

First-Place Team – 713 LPP

The first-place team in June was Jumpin’ K-9’s out of Temecula, California. Their top dog was Tilly, an Australian Shepherd handled by Kaye Fitzpatrick. They had 0 faults and a time of 35.06 seconds.

Second-Place Team – 611 LPP

Jumping C Crew out of Exeter, California was our second-place team. The top scoring dog for was Alaska, this month’s Top Dog. Alaska had 0 faults and a time of 32.96 seconds.

Third-Place Team – 592 LPP

K9 Powersports out of Grand Junction, Colorado. Trebuchet took their top spot. She is a Papillon handled by Geog Teare. They finished this course with 5 faults in 28.41 seconds.

Fourth-Place Team – 589 LPP

POTC Thunder Pawz out of Brimfield, Illinois was our fourth-place team this month. Nokona, a Labrador Retriever, topped their roster. Nokona and Katie Middleton finished this course with zero faults 38.9 seconds. Unfortunately, the video is marked as private.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Xena running for Jumpin’ K-9’s out of Temecula, California. Xena, an Australian Cattle Dog handled by Althea Roman, completed the course with 0 faults in 41.61 seconds.

July 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 July 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

July 2021 IDAL Courses

This is a new course for the new season.

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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.

June 2021 36×85 Fast and Fun Results – Updated

We had to add one dog to the results for this month. It does not change the team standings, but many of the dogs received one more LPP.

End of the Spring Season! Let me tell you, the summer here is HOT, HOT, HOT! I expect our teams to be hot as well! This post is for the results of the 36×85 Fast & Fun League. Three clubs have reported results for this League in June. Paws4Fun rejoined us this month! Yeehaw!

We played another “historical” course. These are courses that have been played before. Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) is a measure of rank.  The efforts of dogs playing in June earn LPP by comparing their scores against the entire field, including the historical performances.

36×85 Fast & Fun June 2021 Results

The June 2021 60×90 Fast & Fun league was a Numbered Course designed by Games Master Wayne Van Deusen back in December 2017.

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:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in June is from the first-place team, Dirty Dogs Agility League out of Parker, Colorado. Scarlatti, an American Shepherd, was handled by Lisa Sickles. They took the lead in the club and the league this month with zero faults in a blazing 22.01 seconds.

The Top Dog from December 2017 was a Border Collie named Jay, handled by Sylvia Hamilton. They represented Wicked West Australians and completed the course with 0 faults in 20.71 seconds.

First-Place Team – LPP 505

The first-place team in June was Dirty Dogs Agility out of Parker, Colorado. The top scoring dog was Scarlatti, an American Shepherd handled by Lisa Sickles. They took the lead in the club and the league this month with zero faults in a blazing 22.01 seconds.

Second-Place Team – LPP 327

PAWS4FUN from Ontario, Canada popped back into league play and took second place. Ridley, a Miniature Schnauzer handled by Shiel Smail, got the top spot finishing the course with 0 faults in 28.23 seconds:

Third-Place Team – LPP 173

K9Cation was disadvantaged this month by not having their full compliment running. With three dogs reporting, the team took third place. Their Top Dog was once again Jasper, a Chocolate Lab handled by Shana Goodwin. They completed the course with 0 faults in 23.6 seconds.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Joey, a Corgi/Poodle. I have to admit that I saw the breed and thought, “What the heck does a Corgi/Poodle look like?” Dang cute! That is what! Joey is handled by Janet Clark representing PAWS4FUN. Nice pinwheel at 10-12 and great finish with that rear cross. They completed the course with 0 faults in 39.78 seconds:

July 36×85 Fast & Fun League

July kicks off our summer season with a new set of Jumpers courses. I hope you like them; I designed them. I do accept snarky remarks as well as constructive criticism.

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

July 2021 IDAL 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.

July 2021 IDAL Courses

The following courses are for July 2021 IDAL play. This month we are running a few new courses after taking a long break in new designs because COVID-19 restricted play. The courses were initially inspired by the letter “E” from Nancy Gyse’s book Alphabet Drills, published in 2011 by Clean Run. I set up the letter for my beginner and intermediate students using different numbering based on each student’s skill. Interestingly, as I looked up the publication date for this blog, I flipped to the letter “E” and saw that she had also changed the exercise by adding a tunnel. You know what they say about brilliant minds!

PLEASE note that the courses are anchored at the bottom left of the ring rather than at the center baseline. I did this so that clubs running the 36×85 can simply add the weave poles, if they have room, to run the other leagues.

This is also the first month of the summer season. I hope our Northern folks get to have some fun! PAWS4FUN is rejoining us from Ontario, Canada. Welcome back! Anyone else coming back?

50×70 Fast & Fun

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

60×90 Masters

The July 2021 60×90 Masters league is also a numbered course designed by Melissa Wallace. A Numbered Course is scored Time, Plus Faults.

36X85 Fast & Fun

The July 2021 36×85 Fast & Fun league is a numbered course designed by Melissa Wallace. 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 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 upon request.

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Cool Things about the IDAL

One of the cool things about running historical courses is the ability to compare runs. You could compare your dog now to your dog when he previously ran a course. You could compare the top dogs from the previous run to the current one. You could also compare your run to the Top Dog. The list of options continues.

So, let’s look at a couple of runs. We will compare Gracie and Peak. Gracie was our first-place dog, and Peak was the second-place dog. I did not talk about the handlers in the video, but that also has some impact on the run time.

I suggest you watch the video first and then come back and use an app or program that will allow you to scroll forward and backward while you read through this. I created this with Coach’s Eye. There are other apps that do the same thing. I have not used Coach’s Eye very much, so I am still learning it.

Look at the lead out positions of each handler. Does one have an advantage over the other?

The next handling difference is at 9-10. Gary elects to perform a Blind Cross (BC) while Christina does a Rear Cross (RC). Look at where each handler is when the dog comes out of the tunnel. Gary is almost past 8. Christina appears to be behind 8 and is between the jump and A-frame. Because Gary left his dog at the tunnel, he is able to get downstream to make the blind. Christina appears to have planned an RC, so she hangs back a little. How did you plan to make the cross?

Gary keeps his position ahead of Gracie by sending to 10-11 and stays ahead into the tunnel. Christina puts in a sprint and leaves Peak in the #12 tunnel. She then races Peak to 15. Gary also sprints the line. At 16, Gary shows strong deceleration and goes low to cue a tight wrap. Christina does not get low, but it looks like she adds the off hand as she decelerates and turns in to the dog’s line to cue the turn.

Both handlers leave their dogs in the tunnel (17) and race down the line. Gary does a BC between 18-19, and Christina does a Front Cross (FC). Do you need to cross? What advantage does crossing give you? How did you handle this section?

If you like this post, give a comment below. I also take all constructive criticism. Feel free to share your handling strategy.

May 2021 60×90 Masters Results

Another month gone; I cannot believe how fast time is flying. This post is for the results of the 60×90 Masters League. Four clubs have reported results for this League for May. This was a fun games course with the opportunity to earn serious bonuses. Watch some of the videos to see how competitors work the distance challenges.

We have been using “historical” courses for a while now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are courses that have been played before. The efforts of dogs playing in May earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course, including historical performances. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

60×90 Masters May 2021 Results

The May 2021 60×90 Masters league was a game called Jumplers designed by Games Master Wayne Van Deusen in November 2017. The course is numbered but offers the opportunity to earn one of three bonuses depending on where the handler stands while directing the dog through the course. See the course map below to see how the bonuses are earned. The course is scored Time, Plus Faults, Less Bonus.

The May 2021 60×90 Masters league was a game called Jumplers designed by Games Master Wayne Van Deusen in November 2017. The course is numbered but offers the opportunity to earn one of three bonuses depending on where the handler stands while directing the dog through the course. See the course map below to see how the bonuses are earned. The course is scored Time, Plus Faults, Less Bonus.

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 May is from the third-place team, Jumping C Crew out of Exeter, California. Rockstar Ruby, an Australian Cattle handled by Liz Clements, once again ran off with first place this month. She really is a Rockstar! They finished this course with zero faults with a 20-point bonus in 26.9. That gave her a score of 6.9 seconds.

The Top Dog from 2017 was Meherah, a Border Collie handled by Daelyn Grome. The completed the course with zero faults and a 30-point bonus in 21.81 seconds. That gave them a score of -8.19. Yep, that is a negative score.

First-Place Team – 641 LPP

The first-place team in May was K9 Powersports out of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sweet Nellie Mae, a Cocker Spaniel handled by Nancy Langner, was the team’s top scoring dog. They finished this course with 5 faults and a 20-point bonus in 26.55 seconds. That gave them a score of 11.55.

Second-Place Team – 614 LPP

Jumpin’ K-9’s out of Temecula, California was our second-place team.

The top scoring dog for was Vino, a Miniature American Shepherd handled by Jackie Powell. I wonder if they drank some “Vino” that evening to celebrate the win. They finished this course with zero faults and a 20-point bonus in 30.16 seconds. That gave them a score of 10.16.

Third-Place Team – 553 LPP

Jumping C Crew out of Exeter, California was our third-place team. Rockstar Ruby, an Australian Cattle Dog handled by Liz Clements, was their top dog. They finished this course with zero faults and a 20-point bonus in 26.9 seconds. That gave them a score of 6.9. They are our Top Dog this month.

Fourth-Place Team – 535 LPP

POTC Thunder Pawz out of Brimfield, Illinois was our fourth-place team this month. Trixie, an All-American, and Valerie Doubet was their top team. They finished this course with zero faults and a 20-point bonus in 28.88 seconds. That gave them a score of 8.88.

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Skye who runs for K9 Powersports out of Grand Junction, Colorado. Skye, a Miniature Australian Shepherd, is handled by Cindy Johnson. They completed the course with 5 faults and no bonus in 34.42 seconds. That gave them a score of 39.42.

June 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 June 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

https://wp.me/p2Pu8l-s8

This is an historical course. We plan to start running new courses in the next season.

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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.

May 2021 50×70 Fast and Fun Results

Another month has zoomed on by, and we have some results to report. This league has the most competitors and boy are they wicked fast. Here are the results for the 50×70 Fast & Fun League. Five clubs have reported results for this League for May. K9 Powersports moved to a different league, and circumstances kept Paws4Fun from competing this month. I know that we are all sorry to hear the news. Jumping C Crew has rejoined this league, however!

We have been using “historical” courses for a while now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are courses that have been played before. The efforts of dogs playing in May earn Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) based on the entire field of dogs who have competed on the course, including historical performances. The LPP is a measure of rank based on how they placed in relation to all the other dogs.

50×70 Fast & Fun May 2021 Results

The May 2021 50×70 Fast & Fun league was a numbered course designed by Games Master Wayne Van Deusen back in November 2017. A Numbered Course 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:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in May is from the first-place team, Agility Dream Dogs out of Albion, New York. TBC Gracie, a Border Collie handled by Gary McCarthy, finished this course with zero faults in 25.58 seconds.

The Top Dog on this course from November 2017 was Highland’s Intense Resolution handled by Dawn Plekkenpol. They represented Cloud Nine in Maple Grove, Minnesota. They completed the course with zero faults in 26.12 seconds.

First-Place Team – 1290 LPP

The first-place team in May 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 25.58 seconds:

Second-Place Team – 1152 LPP

AQ4U’s Fast & Furryous out of Brooks, Kentucky was our second-place team. Peak, a Border Collie handled by Christina Wakefield, finished this course with zero faults in 28.07 seconds.

Third-Place Team – 941 LPP

Cloud Nine out of Maple Grove, Minnesota was our third-place team. Asher, a Miniature Schnauzer, handled by Susan Weyrauch, finished the course with zero faults in 33.25 seconds:

Fourth-Place Team – 843 LPP

K9cation out of Hudson, Colorado was our fourth-place team. Rock, a Border Collie, and handler Kelly Roll finished the course with zero faults in 31.44 seconds:

Fifth-Place Team – 814 LPP

The fifth-place team in May is from the All Breed Training Club of Akron in Tallmadge, Ohio. The top scoring dog was once again Kirby, a Gordon Setter, handled by Pamela Eberts. This duo is new to the IDAL this year. They finished the course with zero faults in 37.77 seconds:

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Pip, a fun Westhighland White Terrier, handled by David Flanery. Long-legged handler with a short-legged dog. They were fun to watch. They run for AQ4U’s Fast & Furryous out of Brooks, Kentucky. They finished the course with zero faults in 41.08 seconds. Nicely done!

June 50×70 Masters League

New teams are always welcome to join us for IDAL league play. You are welcome to join any of our ongoing leagues. This is an historical course. We plan to start running new courses in the next season. The June 2021 International Dog Agility League games and courses have been published here:

https://wp.me/p2Pu8l-s8

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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.

May 2021 36×85 Fast and Fun Results

This year seems to be flying by. Is it just me? This post is for the results of the 36×85 Fast & Fun League. Two clubs have reported results for this League in May. Circumstances prevented Paws4Fun and Jumping C Crew from playing this month, but K9Cation joined in the fun.

We played another “historical” course. These are courses that have been played before. Lifetime Performance Points (LPP) is a measure of rank.  The efforts of dogs playing in May earn LPP by comparing their scores against the entire field, including the historical performances.

36×85 Fast & Fun May 2021 Results

The May 2021 60×90 Fast & Fun league was a Numbered Course designed by Games Master Wayne Van Deusen back in November 2017.

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:

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Top Dog

The Top Dog of all the clubs reporting in May is from the first-place team, Dirty Dogs Agility League out of Parker, Colorado. Homie was handled by Lauren Sanchez-Suzman and finished this course with zero faults in 27.01 seconds.

The Top Dog from November 2017 was a Border Collie named Jewels Thrills n Spills and handled by Nic Ford. They represented Wicked West Australians and completed the course with 0 faults in 29.02 seconds.

First-Place Team – LPP 539

The first-place team in May was Dirty Dogs Agility out of Parker, Colorado. The top scoring dog was Nell, a Border The first-place team in May was Dirty Dogs Agility out of Parker, Colorado. The top scoring dog was Homie, handled by Lauren Sanchez-Suzman, and finished this course with zero faults in 27.01 seconds.

Second-Place Team – LPP 199

K9Cation out of Hudson, Colorado was our second-place team. Jasper, a Chocolate Lab handled by Shana Goodwin, once again got the top spot for the team.  They finished the course with 0 faults in 32.43 seconds:

Spotlight Dog of the Month

Our spotlight dog of the month is Whiskey, a Shelter Special, handled by Nifer Hoffman. Great distance; great job! They finished the course with 0 faults in 49.56 seconds:

June 36×85 Fast & Fun League

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

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This is an historical course. We plan to start running new courses in the next season.

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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.