USDAA Agility Trial - July 13, 2015 - Longview, WA

2 First place "Q's"

This was Journey's second USDAA trial.  We had entered two days, but changed it to one day, as the temperature has been so hot.  As it turned out it would have been just fine as, by the day of the trial, it had cooled off  to the low 80's.  This trial was outside, and we had lots of nice shade trees.  

Anyway, Journey ran two beautiful runs in Jumpers and in Snooker.  Snooker is the one where you run a coarse partially designed by you.  Journey was to jump a red jump, then do an obstacle of my choosing, (preferably one of the higher point ones). Then another red jump, and another obstacle of my choosing.  Last he is to do one more red jump and then choice obstacle.  After that we take about 7 obstacles in sequence.  He really needs to listen to me for this event, as there are times when we need to weave between obstacles without executing them, in order to get to the obstacles we need to do. Journey is getting to be very good at this one.  It is a lot of fun and is one of my favorite games. 

We missed having Joe Camp taking pictures.  I believe he was attending a different trial on this weekend. 

We were surprised to see some friends from California at this show.  

Below is a link to my friend's winning run in USDAA Masters at NW Regionals .  They are really a super team and they are competing right now in the FCI European Open in Rieden, Germany.  It was so nice to see Desiree and Peggy here in Longview at the USDAA trial on July 13, 2015.  Desiree and her Border Collie Pace are on the USA Team.  I have known them for many years.  When we were all competing in Southern California they were running Siberian Huskies.  They still have Chi, she is 13 now and she really looks good.  

 

 

Another woman who was competing at the Longview show mentioned that there were four members of the USA international team at this event.  It was such a joy to watch them run their dogs.