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The
Colimanor Annual Agility Starter's Cup is a competition for Large dogs, Grades 1
& 2 combined. It comprises approx
ten heats held at various Agility shows
around the country with the final being held at Lansdown Open Agility Show on
Saturday, 30 June 2013. Colimanor is a family run business founded on love
for animals and a deep desire to source and deliver nutritious excellence.
Judge's report by
Barrie James
I was invited to judge
at Tuffsbury Summer Show at Berkeley Castle, a favourite venue of mine so I
jumped at the chance. An added bonus was to judge a final on the Saturday
evening, and even better the Colimanor Grade1-2 Final (I still remember my first
Agility Final more than 20 years ago so I understand how important it would be
for those who had qualified, and hopefully one they would never forget ).
The Final was to be run
in Ring 4 when all the other classes had closed. Planning my course was
interesting as some competitors qualified this time last year and had since
progressed through the Grades whereas some others had only recently qualified.
The number of spectators
around the Ring started to increase and this was pleasing to see, so many people
supporting friends and students also just cheering on all the competitors. Our
commentator did a grand job waking up the crowd and even got a Mexican wave
going.
I was lucky to be able
to ask a friend, Susie Josty , to run Ozzie as a white dog, to which they did
great, a fab clear to settle my nerves on how the
course would and should run and also to ease the competitor's nerves.
The class started and
a few errors incurred at No 5 and a few dog walk contacts were missed at the
beginning with dogs pulling off to the right. The weaves also caused a few more
problems than expected. However, a nice clear from Kevin Veale with Tynever
Blue Mist set the standard. A few people pushed a little too much and made some
silly mistakes, especially on the home run and the seesaw! Having said that, we
all know most Finals are not usually won with a 'safe' clear and to take home
the biggest crystal you need to push it.
The next stand out round
for me was Sarah Rogers with Rock the Magical Deejay. I honestly thought we had
witnessed our winner and the round of applause from the crowd seemed to agree
with me, definitely one to watch for the future. The last dog to run would have
to go some to take the top spot, and they did. Alan Ballinger with his second
dog Waggerland Duster put in a faultless round to take the prize. Alan was over
the moon and deservedly so - a great run. It was pleasing to see that all
competitors thanked me for judging and rewarded their dogs, something I believe
we should all continue to do.
I would like to thank my
fabulous Ring party, all people I have met on the agility circuit that offered
to help on my Ring. They succeeded in running the Ring faultlessly. I would
also like to thank Tuffsbury and Colimanor for supporting this Final. It was
great to see all competitors lined up in the shade at the beginning of the
Final, nervous yet proud to be there. Lastly ,to all who qualified, you proved
you deserved to be there and whether win or lose you still took the best dog
home.
Happy training and
competing all
The
Prizes
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1st
Prize – Trophy, Rosette and 1X 12kg Bag of Dog Food
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2nd
Prize – Trophy, Rosette and 1X 4kg Bag of Dog Food
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3rd
Prize – Trophy, Rosette and 1X 2kg Tub of Dog Food
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4th
– 10th Rosettes (or 10% of entry whichever is greater)
Final - Lansdown Open Agility
Show
30 June 2013
The results of the Final are
as follows:
Place |
Handler |
Dog's name |
1 |
Alan Ballinger |
Waggerland Duster |
2 |
Sarah Rogers |
Rock the Magical Deejay |
3 |
Kevin Veale |
Tynever Blue Mist |
4 |
Wendy Holmes |
Henry the Eighth |
5 |
Natalie Woolford |
Hurry Cain |
6 |
Tracey Priday |
Dances with Sheep |
7 |
Debbie Elliott |
Crackerjack Charlie |
8 |
Natalie Woolford |
Dazzling Diamond Geezer |
9 |
Alan Ballinger |
Duster Surprise |
10 |
Gay Rowley |
Moricroft Mirliton at
Gaegraize |
The first three placed dogs in each heat are
invited to go forward to the Final. A Heat will be a Combined Grades 1 & 2 Large
Dogs Agility. If a heat needs to be split, prizes will be offered in each part,
with the first three placed dogs in each part being invited to go forward for
the Final.
Rules
& Regulations
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Eligibility for competition is under the Kennel Club classification and is
open to dogs working Grades One and Two Large Dog Agility.
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The
competition must be judged under the appropriate Kennel Club Rules in force at
the time of the event.
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Competitors entering the competition must be deemed to have agreed to abide by
those Rules and Regulations.
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Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the Final.
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Each
heat is open to all competitors eligible for Grades 1 & 2 Large Dogs.
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Qualifiers may enter further heats for competition, providing they are still
eligible for Grades 1 & 2.
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Handlers who gain a place in a heat with a previously qualified dog should
inform the Colimanor representative on the day of the show of this fact.
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The
competition will consist of approx’ 10 heats with the first three placed dogs
from each heat going through to the final. In the event of someone qualifying
more than once for the Final, the next placed eligible dog will be taken from
the appropriate heat.
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Should someone be unable to attend the Final the next placed eligible Dog may
be invited at the sponsor’s discretion.
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Surrogate Handlers will not be allowed.
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We
reserve the right to publish any photos of the events, dogs & handlers in our
promotional material without obligation.
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