Sadie's News from the National

Sadie received three Q's (qualifying runs) out of six tries. We entered 2 runs for Rally Novice, 2 runs for Novice Standard (agility), 2 runs for Open Jumpers with weaves. Sadie earned both her legs for Rally Novice. One was a 2nd place with a 95 point out of 100. Sadie on her second day in Novice Standard made it OVER the teeter and got a 2nd place with a score of 95 points out of 100.
More when I come back.....I need to go check lambs again!

Sadie's ready to go!

Sadie has lost the extra weight and is raring' to go! I am hoping that due to the schedule screw up of the agility program director and in turn missing two 8 week sessions of practice, that we'll still be able to maybe get a Q or two at the next trial we decide to go to!! Finger's crossed!

Photos from Sadie's NADAC trial

Thank you to Chris Rhea for taking the time on saturday to take 1100 photos of all the dogs competing. He takes them just for fun! Thanks for sharing.












She sure is happy!

Our first NADAC trial

The North American Agility Dog Council (NADAC) is a seperate agility club that allows all dogs, purebred and Heinz 57, to compete in their fun, laid back and welcoming agility trials.

On Sunday I arrived in Zumbro Falls, MN bright and early to help my friend Dawn set up camp for a day of a agility events! It was both Dawn and my first agility trials and we were nervous enough ;) Dawn owns Magic, a red fluff CWC that is litter mates to my brindle CWC Sadie. That is how i got to meet Dawn and we've been good friends ever since we got our pups, nearly three years ago!

This was Sadie and my first time outside practicing or competing EVER and our first event was Jumpers. Sadie stopped to sniff leaves, walked around the jumps, but man was she happy! Once she realized I meant business she finished the course cleanly but of course after the halfway mark when we were no longer able to get a "Q" (qualifying score). Needless to say it was a great learning tool and we need to practice more outside!

Sadie's 2nd and last event of the day was Tunnelers and she went through at a fast clip, but not fast enough to beat her brothers time :) We had finished in about 30 seconds....but maybe next time :)

Poor Magic would have "Q"ed as well in Hoopers but he was .02 seconds away from the time alloted. I think he should have gotten it but oh well. Next time! He sure looked good out there!

Needless to say Magic and Sadie both got one Q that day, and we got pretty ribbons to add to the scrap book :) The most important thing is that we all had fun and Sadie and Magic were all smiles out in the ring. That's what its about!