Easter Celebration Connection and
Advanced Power & Speed
 The
Easter Celebration Finals were born out of the desire to re-invest the profits made at the
Easter Celebration show back into Agility. When Pedigree stopped sponsoring the Gamblers and
Power & Speed events, the organisers saw this as in ideal opportunity to step in and save these
much loved and very different events, continuing to run the finals at The Agility Club Show -
normally in the dark!
The
Gamblers event was becoming a bit stale, with most people only entering just to train the
contacts, so we came up with a new idea - '‘The Connection' where you could only attempt the
contacts once. Initially we ran this event for Large dogs only but then two years ago we added
the Medium and Small dogs. We have also moved the finals to the Dogs in Need week and are very
grateful to DINAS for allowing us to run them there.
Qualifying events are held at various shows mainly in the South and East Anglia. The Easter
Celebration weekend sponsors the rosettes and presents Tuff-Stuff leads which can be
embroidered with your dog's for free for these classes.
We are
able to do all this because the Easter Celebration Weekend show is not run for a club or
individuals trying to make money. Moreover, it is run by a group of dedicated people just to
have a show to go to at Easter. It has to be said that without the help and support of most of
the clubs - KC and private - in the South and surrounding areas who willingly supply ring
parties, we would struggle to keep this event going. Special mention here to Mid-Downs and
Tunbridge Wells who also help with licence and equipment.
We hope
that competitors enjoy running in these events and, although formats may change, we intend to
keep sponsoring these events for as long as funds allow.
The
Finals
The Celebration finals were held on a very wet Thursday afternoon at Dogs in Need. The
event was judged by Alan Stiff and scrimed by Michael Crisp. Course walking was done in the dry
and then the heavens opened. Well done to all who competed and to Alan for making it a final to
remember.
And the
winners were:
Small Celebration
Connection
Winner: Anne Edwards with Roxy Rocket - 32 points in 36.90 seconds
Runner up: Kerry Abbott with Wansvale Classic - 32 points in 38.39 seconds
Medium Celebration Connection
Winner: Kate Davoll with Touchango Down Under - 32 points in 39.36 seconds
Runner up: Kerry Munnings with HIP Hop Harribo - 27 points in 36.33 seconds
Large Celebration Connection
Winner: Ian Balchin with Darleyfalls Pick Me - 32 points in 30.73 seconds
Runner up: Lynne Ward with Waggerland Rookie - 32 points in 31.84 seconds
Third: Stephen Sutherland with Thunder Princess - 32 points in 32.31 seconds
Large Celebration
Advanced Power & Speed
Winner: Ian Balchin with Darleyfalls Pick Me - 14.52 seconds
Runner up : Pete Catt with Alsorts of Mischief - 14.98 seconds
Third : Sharon Brooke with Jazzmel Dot - 15.49 seconds
We
would like to thank DINAS for allowing us to run the finals at their show, JDA for the
equipment and Premier for the timing.
First published 15 September 2011
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