Three Rivers

Shetland Sheepdog

Club of

Greater Pittsburgh

(Shows)

TRSSCGP'S FIRST AGILITY TRIAL

TRSSCGP will hold it’s first AKC All-Breed Agility Trial on October 22 & 23, 2005, at Countryside Agility in Edinboro PA.

We will offer 330 runs per day, all levels, all classes. Judge will be James Sanders. Entry fees are $20/$10. Entry method will be Random Draw.

Per AKC rules, we will hold 30 spots in the trial for workers. Those that agree to work one Excellent plus one Open or Novice Class will have a guaranteed entry into the trial, and will not have to go through the random draw process. This offer will be made to TRSSCGP club members first. Volunteer opportunities include: Bar Setting, Scoring, Scribing, Timing, Gate Keeper, Leash Runner, Scribe Runner, Asst Scribe, Course Builder, Check In Table, and Ribbon Table.

The Random Draw period opens September 8th at 8:00 AM, and finishes September 21st at 6:00 PM. The Random Draw will be held on September 22nd at 10:00 AM. Entries close on October 5th at 6:00 PM.

The premium is available, and can be downloaded at: http://www.countrysideagility.com/trialinfo.html If you can’t download a premium, email the trial secretary at CountrysideAS@aol.com to request a paper copy. If you just need an official entry form, you can download one at the AKC website at http://www.akc.org/pdfs/masterform.cfm

To ensure that all club members that volunteer to work get into the trial, the show secretary has requested that worker entries be mailed to her together. Please mail your entry and worker form by September 12th to:

Rita Slepcevich

Trial Chairperson

157 Rosemont Drive

Moon Township, PA 15108

Questions? Email Rita at trsscgp@aol.com

2005 SPECIALTY RESULTS (April 1st, 2005)

Sweepstakes

Best in Sweepstakes: Norwood Eternity - Owner: Alexandra Luhrs

Runner up to Best in Sweepstakes: Lynmarr’s Rekindled Dream - Owners: Linda Urbanek & Frank Fletcher

Conformation

Best Of Breed: CH Bronwyn Tuesday - Owners: Geoffrey Browne & Margaret Browne & Kimberly Mitchell

Best Of Opposite Sex: CH Summerloves Zak Attack - Owners: Rita Von Pusch & April Dunford (Linda Guihen, Agent)

Best Of Winners: Kelvington’s Talisman - Owners: Elaine & David Kelvington

Winners Dog: Kelvington’s Talisman - Owners: Elaine & David Kelvington

Reserve Winners Dog: Emprise Roadmaster - Owner: Lindsay Spitznogle

Winners Bitch: Brieya Crème Brulee - Owner: Deidre Komarek (Geoffrey Brown, Agent)

Reserve Winners Bitch: Sunway Nightengale - Owner: Marni Scharoff (Nick Joines, Agent)

Junior Showmanship

Best Junior Handler: Miss Morgan MacDonald

Obedience

High in Trial (Open B - 198.5) Woodland’s Legend Of Jesse James UDX4 NA - Owner: Suellen Cardman

High Combined (Open B & Utility B - 392) OTCH Buchan’s Friar Tuck UDX8 - Owner: Margo Foster

Utility B: 1st OTCH Buchan’s Friar Tuck UDX8 - Owner: Margo Foster

2nd OTCH Woodland’s Bulffalo Bill Cody UDX12 OA OAJ - Owner: Suellen Cardman

Utility A: 1st Mejimo’s Shadow Dancer CDX RN - Owner: Patricia Ridinger

Open B: 1st Woodland’s Legend Of Jesse James UDX4 NA - Owner: Suellen Cardman

2nd OTCH Buchan’s Friar Tuck UDX8 - Owner: Margo Foster

3rd OTCH Woodland’s Bulffalo Bill Cody UDX12 OA OAJ - Owner: Suellen Cardman

Open A: No Qualifiers

Novice B: 1st Craigmours Classic Bentley - Owner: Margo Foster

2nd CH Kelbren Blue Flame - Owner: Lynn Uram

3rd Saranac Better In Black AX, MXJ - Owner: Elaine Mayowski

Novice A: No Entries

TRSSCGP Agility Match

TRSSCGP SANCTIONED AGILITY MATCH A SUCCESS!

We came ... we set courses ... we conquered! The Three Rivers Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh AKC Sanctioned Agility Match in Edinboro went off without a hitch on Friday, February 11. Over sixty agility runs were made on six different courses in four hours -- pretty doggone good for a first time club working with a provisional judge! In honor of Valentine's Day, we handed out iced pink heart-shaped dog cookies to all our exhibitors, and those who qualified took home non-regular ribbons and stuffed toys as well. The rings ran smoothly, the exhibitors loved the courses and a wonderful time was had by all.

We are deeply indebted to Denise Thomas and Countryside Agility for hosting our match. Denise not only promoted and helped run our match, she also found us a terrific provisional judge in Jacqueline O'Neill, (author of the book All About Agility) who designed some really nice flowing courses and judged them with great skill and good humor.

Special thanks go out to our crew of hard-working club members: Cathy ("Go When Ready") Artis who timed every class and took care of judge's hospitality; Rita ("The Gate Goddess") Slepcevich who got everyone lined up at the gate so efficiently that there was never a bobble with the scribe sheets; Pete ("Let Me Carry That") Grandillo who hauled around heavy equipment and took wonderful pictures for the website; Debbie ("Just Show Me What to Do") McFarland who cheerfully pitched in on just about any job we gave her despite never having done any of it before; Janet ("The Quiet Storm") Norman who scored, set out ribbons, fixed premiums and ran leashes all at the same time; Walter ("No Problem") Piroth who helped out all afternoon long; Marlana ("Don't Need to Ask Twice") Tice who never stopped smiling and was one of our best course-setters; and Joanna ("A Friend in Need") Fortson for helping out when we really needed her to. Special thanks go to our assistant scribe and honorary Sheltie-person Heather Peterson, who drove two hours north just so she could play with dogs.

I don't know how you guys managed to work so hard, stay so cheerful and upbeat and still pull off some great agility runs, but it was a pleasure to have you all on board. I hope we can welcome you all back for the real thing, real soon!

From Karen Rose Cercone, A-Match Chairperson

Below are a few photos of the trial... Enjoy.... (Note: On 2-23-05, the pictures were reduced in size to ensure a much quicker download.)

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